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Latitude

25.234

Longitude

96.9165

Start Date

2017-04-11

End Date

2017-04-11

Translation (Htoi San) This story is about Rattan Rum Gawng and Rattan Rum Shat Lu. A long time ago, this rattan species was growing and spreading all over the world. As the rattans were many, they wanted to increase more. So they planned, "We have to reproduce abundantly to grow new plants as bearing fruits. If we do not bear fruits, there will be no way to grow more. Let's bear fruits!" The other agreed, "Yes, of course!" "If we bear fruits, how do you like, sweet or sour? Sweet like very sweet or sour like too sour?" asked Rattan Rum Gawng. Rattan Rum Shat replied, "Friend Rum Gawng, sweet sweet sour sour. So all kinds of people like to eat, sweet sweet sour sour." And the other repeated, "Aww, when fruits come out and die?" "No, sweet sweet sour sour. Not too sweet and not too sour. I said sweet sweet sour sour." Rattan Rum Gawng said, "What did you say? When fruits come out, then die?" Rattan Rum Shat was very angry and replied, "Yeah! Yeah!" That's why Rum Gawng dies when the fruits come out until now. Rum Shat bears fruits and reproduces more so she can grow abundantly. Transcription (Lu Awng) Ngai ya hkai na maumwi gaw ndai ri rum gawng ngu ai hte rum shat lu yen a lam re. Moi ndai ri amyu ni gaw mungkan ga e tu bra chyam law htam wa sai da. Re yang she tu wa sai da law, tu wa yang she e anhte tu kaba law htam mayet maya wa na matu gaw asi si yang she asi bai tu, re na gaw anhte asi n si yang gaw law wa ai lam nau n nga na re law asi si ga i ngu da, asi si ga i ngu yang she mai ai nga. Asi si yang gaw kaning rai na re yang she e dwi na i, hkri na i, adwi nga sha dwi na i, grai hkri ai hku sha si na i ngu. Ndai rum shat wa gaw e ning rum gawng e dwi dwi hkri hkri ngu da, dan re she shinggyin masha ni mung yawng sha ra ai, dwi dwi hkri hkri ngu ga ngu she hpa da aw, si si jang si da aw nga. Nre law dwi dwi hkri hkri dwi mung n dwi, hkri mung grai n hkri rai dwi dwi hkri hkri ngu ga law ngu ga law, hpa da aw si si jang si da aw ngu ai da. Nau masin pawt mayu she rum shat gaw um law um law ngu na tsun kau dat ai da. Dai majaw rum gawng gaw ya du hkra tim shi gaw asi si jang si mat mat re da. Ndai rum shat gaw i si si na grau law htam mayet maya wa na grau si tu wa ai da.

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