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Latitude

25.234

Longitude

96.9165

Start Date

2017-04-10

End Date

2017-04-10

Translation (Sen Pan) Once upon a time, two brothers lived in a village, and they loved each other very much. However, the younger brother was quite jealous of others. Each of them possessed a buffalo which their parents gave as an inheritance. Both of them worked on the farm for their living. The elder brother did farming, and the younger one did as well. One day, the elder brother's buffalo sneaked into, the younger brother's farm. The younger brother was so angry and beat the buffalo till it died. The elder brother was unhappy because of his brother's actions. So, they attended a court hearing. Anyhow, the elder brother forgave his brother since it was happened because of his brother's stupidity. Then he chopped up the buffalo and took out only the meat. Then he dried the meat. After he had dried, he took the pieces of dried meat and went to a town to sell them. And the elder brother could sell all there. After selling them, he returned home. When he was still on his way home, it got quite dark. Thus he slept in the forest a night. He thought to himself to sleep on the ground, but he worried some wild animals would come at night. Therefore, he climbed a tree and slept on top of it. At night, a group of robbers returned from stealing the gold. And they separated the gold under the tree that the elder brother was sleeping on. The elder brother was sleeping on the top of the tree. Since he was drowsy, the bag that he was holding fell off. It made the group of robbers who were dividing the gold under the tree shocked and scatter. In the morning, when everything became clear, the elder brother got down from the tree. He saw a lot of gold under the tree that the group of robbers left. So, he took the gold back home. And the elder brother became very wealthy. Then, the younger brother said to his elder brother, "How do you become a rich man?" "I dried the meat of the buffalo that you beat to dead and sold them in the town. On my way back home from the town, I got the gold," the elder brother answered. As the younger brother was jealous of him, he beat his own buffalo to death and dried the meat. He followed the same way as his elder brother did. And he went to the town by carrying the pieces of dried meat. He stayed there till it got dark. Then, he climbed the tree which his elder brother slept on, and he also slept on it. On the other hand, the group of robbers planned to go to the tree and looked for their gold since they left them just under the tree. They were angry and came to the tree that the younger brother was sleeping on. "We will kill anyone who we find here tonight," the robbers said. The younger brother trembled with scare. At that time, he threw the bag that he was holding. When it hit the ground, the robbers heard the sound and looked up at the tree. They saw the jealous younger brother on the tree. He was taken down from the tree and beaten by the robber. He died there. Since he was so envious of his elder brother, he was killed at last. Transcription (Lu Awng) Moi shawng e da ndai kahtawng langai mi kaw shan nau gaw grai tawra hkat ai shan nau nga ai da. Retim ndai shi kanau wa gaw grai chye manawn ai re da. Lani mi na aten hta she shan nau gaw da ndai kanu yen kawa shan nau hpe jaw tawn da ai n dai sut gan ngu na gaw wuloi langai hpra shan nau lu ai da. Dai kaw she shannau gaw ndai sun galaw sha ai da. Kanau wa ma sun galaw kahpu ma sun galaw re shaloi she ndai kahpu wa na wuloi ngu na wa gaw lani mi na aten hta she shi kanau na sun kaw she shang ya ai da. Shang ya re shaloi she ndai shi kanau gaw grai pawt mayu ai myit hte she shi gaw shi hpu na wuloi hpe adup sat kau ya ai da. Sat kau ya re shaloi she shi kahpu gaw grai yawn mat ai da. Yawn mat re na shan nau gaw rung dung hkat ai da. Rung dung hkat re shaloi she ndai shi na kahpu gaw hpa mi retim shi kanau myit n su ai majaw byin ai re ngu hpe shi gaw kanau hpe mara dat kau ya ai da. Mara dat kau ya re na she dai shi gaw dai shi na wuloi si ai dai hpe she shi gaw la nna she shi gaw shan hpya la ai da. Shan hpya la na she shi gaw shan jahkraw hkraw na shi gaw hto mare kaba de dai dut na ngu na shi gaw sa mat wa ai da. Dai sa dut re na kaja nan shan jahkraw dai mare kaba de grai lu dut kau ai da, lu dut kau na she shi gaw nta de bai n htang wa re shaloi shi gaw shana jan grai du mat ai da. Jan nau du mat re na she shi gaw lana mi na aten hta dai nam kaw she shi gaw yup mat ai da. Yup re shaloi she shi gaw ga kaw yup na ngu yang mung shi gaw ga kaw e ding re matse labye re dusat ni sa na tsang na shi gaw hto hpun n dung kaw hpun ntsa kaw lung na she yup ai da. Yup re shaloi she ndai damya hpung mi gaw ja damya e ja lagu na she shanhte gaw wa ai da. Wa re shaloi she dai hpun dai shi yup ai hpun npu kaw she dai damya dai ni gaw ja ni wa garan hkat taw ai da. Wa garan hkat taw re shaloi she dai la dai wa gaw hto hpun ndung kaw yup ai she ndai shi na rai majaw hpe shi gaw yup nga na jahkrat dat ai da. Jahkrat da re shaloi she oh ra damya ni gaw ja garan hkat ai dai ni gaw kajawng na she hpa baw wa hkra wa sai kun ngu kajawng na she shanhte gaw koi yawng ni hprawng dumbru dumbra rai hprawng mat ai da. Hprawng mat re shaloi she ndai shi gaw myi mu san re na she hpun kaw na yu wa rai yu dat re shaloi she dai damya ni garan hkat re na tawn kau da ai ja hpe wa shi grai law hkra mu mat ai da. Mu na she shi gaw la mat wa ai da, la mat wa re shaloi she shi kahpu gaw grai lusu mat wa ai da. Lu su mat wa re shaloi she ndai shi kanau gaw shi hpu hpe tsun ai da. Nang gara hku re na lusu ai rai ngu tsun ai shaloi she kahpu gaw nang ngai na wuloi dai hpe adup sat kau ya ai dai hpe ngai atsawm sha ngai shan jahkraw na ngai oh mare kaba de sa dut ai. Dai shaloi ngai wa ai lam kaw dai hku re na ngai lu ai re ngu tsun dan ai da, dai shaloi shi kanau wa mung grai manawn na she shi na wuloi hpe adup sat na shi gaw shan jahkraw sai da, shi kahpu galaw ai zawn galaw sai da. Mare kaba de shi gaw sa sai da. Dai jan jahkraw gun re na she shi sa mat wa re shaloi she shi mung jan du hkra re na nga ai da. Nga re na dai shi kahpu yup ai shara kaw she shi gaw dai hpun kaw wa lung na shi wa yup ai da. Yup re shaloi she ndai damya dai ni gaw shi na ja lagu ai masha dai hpun pawt kaw sha jahkra kau ai re, ndai kaw sha anhte ni bai sa tam ga ngu na dai la ni gaw pawt na she dai kaw sa wa ai da. Dai damya dai ni sa wa, dai na gaw ndai shara kaw na masha mu jang gaw anhte ni jawm sat kau ga ngu shanhte gaw dai hku zuphpaw ai da. Dai shaloi she dai la wa gaw yu na grai hkrit gari taw ai da, grai hkrit gari taw ai shaloi she dai shi na rai wa jahkrat shi lang da ai shi na n hpye hpe she shi jahkrat dat ai da. Jahkrat dat ai shaloi she ga de du re shaloi oh ra damya ni gaw na dat na she hpun de yu dat ai da, yu dat ai shaloi dai grai manawn chye ai la kasha dai wa hpe mu dat na dai damya dai ni gaw shi hpe shayu la re na she a gying a dup na la kasha dai gaw si hkrum mat wa ai da. Hpa majaw nga yang shi gaw kahpu hpe grai manawn ai myit masin rawng ai majaw da shi jahtum e gaw shi si hkrum mat ai da.

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