KK1-1470 - U hka hte hkaipyek (The crow and the duck) with English translation

Translation (Rita Seng Mai) Once upon a time, there was a duck. She usually preened her feathers and splashed water over herself. Then a crow saw her doing it every day. She asked the duck, "Why are you white?" The duck said, "Because I bathe every day." The crow said, "Then I should bath to be white." But she didn't become white no matter how many times she bathed. One day, one of the duck's feathers stuck on the crow's body after she bathed. The crow was so happy that she flew to show off her weather feather. But she lost the white feather as she flew. She was so upset about it. She kept bathing daily just to be white. Later, she died after getting a cold. Transcription (Lu Hkawng) Moi shawng de da hkaipyek langai nga ai da. Dai hkaipyek gaw hka kaw galoi ma hpum yawt na hka ni wa shin shin re galoi ma shi gaw hka hkrai hka hpum yawt na hka hkrai shin yang she u-hka wa gaw manau ai da. Hkaipyek nang hpa rai na dai ram shan hpraw ai rai ngu dai hku tsun yang hkaipyek gaw da ngai gaw shani shagu hka shin na shan hpraw ai she re gaw ngu yang ngai ma hka shin na le ngu na shi mung dai hku tsun re na she shi mung hka shin ai da. Dai she hka shin hka shin re she hpraw mung n hpraw wa ai da hka hkrai shin hka hkrai shin hka hkrai shin re she hpraw mung n hpraw wa re she hpang kalang gaw da shi gaw kalang bai hka shin yang she hkaipyek na amun langai shi da shi na hkum kaw kap nan mat re shi dai na bai pyen re she bai pyen bai pyen mat re she shi na dai amun wa bai hkrat mat re she shi grai bai myit n pyaw re mat ai da. Hpang kalang bai wa shin bai wa shin re na waw waw na si mat ai da. . Language as given: Jinghpaw