KK1-1491 - U hka hpe u tawng ga htet (The order of a pheasant) with English translation

Translation (Rita Seng Mai) Once upon a time, there was a family of crows and a family of peafowls. The mother crow and the mother peafowl were best friends. They loved each other. Both of them had one child. They were best friends. Then, the crow was lazy and didn't want to find food. She just ate the peafowl's food without searching for herself. She just ate what the peafowl searched for. She didn't go out to search for food. One day, the peafowl said, "Let's not live together. We both have a child to feed, so we should search for food separately." Then, the crow family lived separately from the peafowl family. While they were looking for food, they encountered each other. They met somewhere in the forest. The peafowl said, "My friend crow, it's already dark here now. Can you give this food to my child?" The crow said, "I don't remember your child." The peafowl said, "The most beautiful bird among other bird species is my child. You will see my child. She is the prettiest and stands out significantly among other birds. Then you can give this food to her." She told the crow to help her. Then, the crow took the food that the peafowl had given for her child and a message that said 'your mother peafowl cannot come back home tonight.' She just carried the food and flew to find the peafowl's child. However, she couldn't find the most beautiful bird no matter how many times she looked. At last, she looked at her own child and found her the most beautiful. So she fed food to her own child. When the peafowl came back, she asked her own child, "Didn't the crow give you food?" The child said, "No." Then she went to the crow and asked her, "Why didn't you give food to my child?" When she asked her the reason why she didn't give food, the crow replied, "You told me to give food to the most beautiful bird. When I looked at all the birds, I found that no bird was more beautiful than my child. My child is so beautiful in my eyes, so I fed it to my child." The peafowl was mad at the crow. Humans are also the same. We think our children are the most beautiful, even if they are not perfect. Even if our own children are not seen as beautiful in other people's eyes, we still see them as the most beautiful. Transcription (Lu Awng) Moi kalang mi hta da ndai u hka yan nu ni hte u tawng yan nu ni gaw grai jinghku grai jinghku hku na shang nu shang lahkawng gaw grai manang ai re da grai tsaw ra hkat ai shang lahkawng gaw kasha ma langai langai lu ai da shang lahkawng gaw dai hku re nga re na she lani mi na aten hta she ndai e u hka gaw grai lagawn ai da nau lagaw na she shi gaw u tawng tam wa ai shat ni sha sha ai da shi gaw n sa tam da u tawng sha tam ai hpe sha sa la sha la sha re na she lani mi na aten hta gaw ndai u tawng gaw tsun ai da e an lahkawng laga ga she nga sa ga nang mung kasha lu ai ngai mung kasha lu ai dai majaw nang na nang tam sha mat sa nu ngu tsun ai shaloi she dai u hka yan nu mung laga de nga mat sai da. U tawng yan mung mu laga de nga mat re jang she ndai e e u tawng gaw u lu sha tam nga na hkawm da ndai u hka mung shi bai u lu sha tam nga na she hkawm re ai shaloi shang lahkawng gaw hkrum ai da nan ndai nam maling langai kaw hkrum re ai shaloi she e u hka ye ngai dai na gaw nsin grai sin na maw sai dai majaw nang ndai ndai lu sha nye kasha hpe wa jaw ya yaw ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi she oh ra u hka gaw ngai na kasha hpe n matsing sai gaw ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi she oh ra u tawng gaw ndai anhte dai hku u amyu ni hta na i tsawm dik htum ai gaw nye kasha rai sai dai kaw nang wa yu yang grau tsawm ai mung nye kasha rai sai rai jang dai grau tsawm ai hpe nang wa dai hpe dai wa hpe nang wa jaw dat ya u ngu na tsun ai da. Dai shaloi dai u hka gaw dai u tawng jaw dat ai e shat mung hpai e dai shi kasha hpe i ah nu dai na n lu wa sai lam ni tsun dan dat ai da. Dai yang she dai u hka gaw e dai u tawng jaw dat ai shat wa lang re na she oh pyen wa pyen wa re gara hpe wa yu tim mung tsawm ai mung n mu da shi gaw gara hpe sa yu gara u hpe sa yu tim mung tsawm ai mung n mu ai da nmu na she shi gaw hpang jahtum she e shi kasha hpe wa yu yang she shi wa grau tsawm mu taw da. Shi kasha hpe she grau tsawm mu taw re na she shi gaw dai shi kasha hpe wa wa jaw sha kau ai da. Dai shaloi she oh ra u tawng gaw i e wa sai da. Wa re na shi kasha hpe wa san ai da wa sa yang shat n wa jaw u ngu tsun yang n wa jaw ai ngu tsun ai shaloi shi gaw dai u hka hpe she sa san re nang hpa majaw nye kasha hpe shat n wa jaw sha ra ai rai ngu na san ai shaloi she nang grau tsawm ai hpe wa jaw u ngu tsun dat ai ngai wa yu yang gaw gara mung tsawm ai n mu ai nye kasha sha re tsawm dik htum gaw ngai yu dat yang gaw nye kasha sha re yawng hta tsawm dik htum gaw e nye kasha sha rai taw ai dai majaw ngai nye kasha hpe sha jaw sha kau sai ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi dai u tawng gaw grai pawt mat wa ai da. Dai majaw anhte shinggyin masha mung i tinang kasha hpe gaw kade ntsawm tim mung e tsawm mu ai le masha ni na kasha kade tsawm ai nga tim mung tinang na kasha hpe gaw ntsawm ai nga tim masha ni ntsawm ai nga tim tinang gaw tsawm mu ai da. . Language as given: Jinghpaw

Translation (Rita Seng Mai) 往昔，有乌鸦一族与孔雀一族毗邻而居。乌鸦妈妈与孔雀妈妈乃莫逆之交，情谊深厚。二者各育一子，两小亦为挚友。然乌鸦天性怠惰，不愿自行觅食，唯依赖孔雀所寻之食果腹，从未亲力外出觅食。一日，孔雀谓乌鸦曰：“吾等宜分炊而居。彼此皆有幼雏待哺，理当各自觅食。” 乌鸦遂携子迁出。孔雀一族亦另觅居所，此后两族觅食途中偶有相逢。某日落时分，孔雀偶遇乌鸦，曰：“天色已晚，烦请将此份食物转交吾儿。” 乌鸦答曰：“吾已不识汝子模样。” 孔雀曰：“在众鸟之中，吾儿最为夺目；汝寻之，那最耀眼者便是吾儿，将食物予之即可。” 乌鸦接过食物，另有一纸便笺，上写“汝母今夜不归”。然乌鸦遍寻各处，未见所谓最夺目之鸟；直至回望己子，竟觉其为世间最美。于是将食物喂予己子。孔雀归家问子，子言未得食物，遂往问乌鸦。乌鸦答曰：“汝嘱吾予食于最美之鸟，吾遍观群鸟，皆不及吾儿之美——在吾眼中，吾儿便是至美，故馈之。” 孔雀闻之愠怒。人类亦然：即便子女并非完美，即便他人眼中平平无奇，吾辈仍视己出为世间至美。

Transcription (Lu Awng) 往昔，乌鸦妈妈与孔雀妈妈乃挚友，情谊甚笃。二者各有一子，两子亦为好友。然乌鸦生性懒惰，不事觅食，唯食孔雀所寻之物，从不外出觅食。一日，孔雀谓乌鸦曰：“吾等勿再共处。皆需抚育子女，应各自觅食。” 乌鸦遂搬离。孔雀亦搬离后，二者觅食时相遇于林中某处。孔雀谓乌鸦曰：“天色已暗，烦请将此食物转交吾儿。” 乌鸦曰：“吾不识汝子。” 孔雀曰：“在众鸟中，吾儿最为美丽，汝见那最出众者便是，将食物予之即可。” 乌鸦接过孔雀所予食物及一纸便笺（上写“汝母今夜不归”），遍寻各处却未见最美丽之鸟。最终，它见己子，觉其为最美，便将食物喂予己子。孔雀归家问子，子言未得食物，遂质问乌鸦。乌鸦答曰：“汝令吾予食于最美之鸟，吾见所有鸟中，吾儿最美，故喂之。” 孔雀大怒。人类亦然：即便子女不完美，即便他人视之不美丽，吾辈仍视己子为最美。

Language as given: Jinghpaw