KK1-1621 - U hkru du hte kugyin (The dove and the ant) with English translation

Translation (Gun Mai) Long long ago, there was a big river. Since an ant was very thirsty and wanted to drink water, the ant was coming to the big river. The ant was coming to the big river and when he reached near the river, the ant was coming quickly to the river because he was very thirsty and wanted to drink water a lot. Then, the ant accidentally stepped on a stone and slipped so he fell into the river. Thus, the ant was in the river and he was swimming the whole day. At that time, a pigeon was sitting on a tree that growing by the river. The pigeon was sitting because he also wanted to drink water. The pigeon saw that the ant was swimming and in trouble. When the pigeon saw it, he thought to himself that "The ant, my friend is in such trouble and he is almost dying. It is essential to save him." The pigeon stomped a branch of the three that he was sitting so it broke and fell into the river. Because the pigeon stomped the branch, the ant grabbed the branch and got the river bank. The ant was sitting on the riverbank because he felt very cold. When the ant was sitting on the river bank, a hunter who was to shoot the pigeon arrived there. The hunter was silently approaching the place where the pigeon was sitting. The ant saw the hunter who was silently approaching the pigeon. "The pigeon is my saviour who just saved me recently so I have to save him otherwise the hunter will shoot him," the ant thought. The ant wanted to repay the gratitude and wanted to save the pigeon. So, the hunter approached silently and he was pointing to shoot the pigeon. When he was pointing to shoot, the ant seriously bit on the leg of the hunter. Because the ant bit, the hunter pained so he stomped his leg. Thus, the pigeon escaped. The pigeon escaped and one day, in a place, the pigeon was trapped in a trap of the people. When he was trapped in a trap and in trouble, the ant thought that it was essential to save the pigeon again because the pigeon was the saviour who saved the ant from the water. So, the ant went to save the pigeon. The whole night, the ant was biting the string that tied the pigeon. After the ant bit the whole night, the string was broken at dawn. Because the string was broken, the pigeon escaped. But, the pigeon did not know who saved him. He already escaped then. After the pigeon escaped, one day, when they were going around, the pigeon met with the ant. The ant also met with the pigeon and talked to each other. The pigeon said that "Hi brother-in-law ant, I am the one who saved you from the river." The ant also said to the pigeon that "I have already known about you saved me since very early. I have also saved you two times. One time from the hunter and one time from the trap." Then, the pigeon was very glad to hear and had no words to express the gratitude. Thus, the pigeon thought that he had to go on the way of gratitude of the ant. From that day, the ant and the pigeon lived together. The pigeon was on above and dropped the food for the ant. And, they lived together in a cave. Since then, they saved each other from the enemy, supported each other and looked for food, and ate together. They had been living together. Likewise, today we also accept the story of the ant and the pigeon and we should also save each other in a difficult time, take care of each other when sick, feed each other when hungry. So that, it would be very benefiting for we people. I can tell you this story this much that I noted. Thank you very much. Transcription (Lu Hkawng) Moi shawngde e hka kaba langai mi nga ai da. Hka kaba langai mi nga ai dai de Kakyin gaw hka nau lu mayu ai majaw gaw hka kaba makau de sa wa ai da. Hka kaba makau de sa wa na hka kau du ai aten hta Kakyin gaw hka nau hpang gara hka nau lu mayu majaw loi mi tin tin rai na she hka de sa wa ai da. Shaloi she shi gaw nlung tawng langai mi hta wa ga-bye shut nna hka de hkrat bang mat wa ai da. Hka hta hkrat bang mat wa na hka hta grai rai shani tup hpung yawt hkrai hpung yawt hpung yawt hkrai hpung yawt rai taw nga yang e, U hkrudu gaw hpun, dai hka kau kaw tu ai hpun kaw sa dung nga ai da Hkrudu mung hka lu mayu na sa dung nga rai Kakyin wa ning re hka hpung yawt taw jam jau taw ai sa mu sai da. Sa mu rai jang e U hkrudu wa mung Kakyin wa, nye manang wa ndai ram yak hkak nga ai, ndai ram jam jau n ga ai si wa na zawn zawn rai nga ai aw ngai n hkye la nmai sai ngu na Hkrudu wa mung dai shi dung ai hpun langai mi hkindit daw bang dat ai da. Hkindit daw bang dat rai yang she Kakyin gaw dai hpun kaw magra noi na hka hkin-gau de kaw pru wa ai da. Kaw pru wa nna shi gaw hkin-gau e nau kashung mat na wa dung nga ai da. Wa dung nga rai yang she Hkru du, Hkrudu hpe gap na ngu ai jaugawng la langai bai pru wa jaugawng la pru wa na, jaugawng la dai wa gaw htaw Hkru du dung ai shara de grai grai na mayun lung wa Hkru du hpe gap na matu mayun lung wa nga ai hpe gaw Kakyin bai mu ndai mi ngai hpe e hkye la ai madu re dai majaw shi hpe mung nhkye la nmai sai, nhkye la jang jaugawng wa Hkru du hpe gap kau na re ngu na Kakyin wa bai Hkrudu hpe chyeju htang mayu ai,Hkrudu hpe hkye la na myit bai rawng wa myit rawng ai hte maren shi mung jaugawng la wa Hkrudu hpe gap na matu grai rai mayun lung wa na shading taw nga ai da. Gap na matu shading taw nga ai ten hta e ndai jaugawng la wa a lagaw kaw she Kakyin gaw grai rai na kawa dat kawa dat jang she,ndai Hkrudu hpe gap na jaugawng la wa gaw machyi ai majaw kajawng hkindit dat jang she ndai Hkrudu gaw hprawng lawt mat wa ai da. Hprawng lawt mat wa rai yang she lani mi ten shara mi kaw she bai Hkrudu gaw masha ni a mahkam kaw bai dau nga sai da law masha ni mahkam kaw bai dau rai nga yang she jam jau taw nga, ndai wa hpe mung bai nhkye la yang nmai ngai hpe hka kaw na sai la ai chyeju madu wa re ndai hpe nsai yang nhkye yang gaw nmai sai ngu na Kakyin wa mung Hkrudu bai hkye na matu bai sa wa dai Hkrudu hpe hkam ai sumri shana tup kawa ai da. Shana tup kawa rai yang she jahpawt nhtoi htoi wa jang she sumri di mat di mat na she Hkrudu gaw lawt mat wa Hkrudu gaw shaloi e Hkrudu mung kadai hkye la ai re nchye, kadai hpa re nchye na gaw shi gaw lawt gaw lawt sai lawt mat wa da, lawt mat wa rai lani mi gaw shanhte gaw grai rai na nga hkawm nga ai ahkying aten hta she Hkrudu mung Kakyin hpe hkrum, Kakyin mung Hkrudu hte hkrum rai na shada da tsun hkat ma ai da. "E hkau Kakyin e nang hpe ngai hka kaw na sai la ai, nang hpe sai la ai ngai re le" ngu Kakyin wa mung "Nang sai la ai lam gaw ngai jau jau na chye ni ai, ngai nang hpe mung lahkawng la sai, lahkawng lang hkye la ni ai, jaugawng kaw na mung kalang hkye la ni ai,mahkam kaw na mung kalang hkye la ni ai" ngu na Hkrudu hpe Kakyin gaw tsun ai da. Shaloi she Hkrudu wa gaw grai na kabu,na kabu ai hte chyeju ndang tsun hkra dum chyeju lam hta gaw shi hkawm ra sai ngu na shi myit la ai da. Myit la rai yang she dai shani kaw nna gaw Kakyin hte hkrum Hkrudu gaw rau sha nga Hkrudu gaw ntsa de Kakyin ni sha hpa sharu ya rai nna shahte rau sha lungpu kaw e jawm hpawng jawm nga mai ai da. Dai kaw na shanhte gaw kadai kadai mung kadai hpyen wa sa yang kadai hte hkrum yang mung shada da hkye la hkat shada da e garum hkat lusha mung shada da jawm tam sha rai na rau hpawng rau nga wa ma ai da. Dai hte maren dai ni anhte mung ndai Kakyin hte Hkrudu a maumwi hpe hkam la let daini anhte shinggyim masha ni mung shada da yak ai ten hta e hkawm hkye la machyi ten hta jawm tsi shamai la kaw si ten hta jaw sha hkat rai yang anhte shinggyim masha ni matu mung grai akyu nga ai ngu na ndai maumwi hpe mung e ndai hte mi matsing la nna hkai dan lu ai hku re. Grai chyeju kaba sai. . Language as given: Jinghpaw

### 译文（Gun Mai）
很久很久以前，有一条大河。一只蚂蚁因口渴难耐，迫切想要饮水，便朝着大河奔去。它行至河边时，因急于喝水，脚步愈发急切。不料，蚂蚁不慎踩中石块滑倒，跌入河中，就此在水中挣扎了整整一日。
彼时，一只鸽子正栖息在河边的树上，它同样前来饮水。鸽子望见蚂蚁在水中扑腾、身陷险境的模样，暗自思忖："我的挚友蚂蚁正濒临绝境，我必须出手相救。"鸽子啄断了自身所倚靠的树枝，树枝折断后落入河中。蚂蚁抓住树枝，顺利抵达河岸，因浑身湿透而冻得瑟瑟发抖。
就在此时，一名正欲射杀鸽子的猎人悄然靠近。蚂蚁瞥见猎人正悄悄逼近鸽子，心道："鸽子乃是我的救命恩人，我绝不能坐视不理，否则猎人定会开枪将它射杀。"蚂蚁决意报答恩情，救下鸽子。当猎人举枪瞄准鸽子的刹那，蚂蚁狠狠咬住了猎人的小腿。剧痛之下，猎人蹬腿失措，鸽子得以趁机逃脱。
又一日，鸽子不慎落入人类布设的陷阱，再次身陷囹圄。蚂蚁感念鸽子昔日的救命之恩，再度前往施救。它整夜啃咬捆绑鸽子的绳索，待到黎明破晓，绳索被咬断，鸽子重获自由，却不知是谁出手相助，便悄然离去。
不久后，鸽子与蚂蚁偶然相遇，彼此攀谈起来。鸽子说道："你好，蚂蚁兄弟，我便是曾从河中救你性命的那只鸽子。"蚂蚁回应道："我早已知晓是你救了我，而我也曾两次救你：一次是从猎人的枪口下，一次是从陷阱之中。"鸽子听后满心欢喜，感激之情溢于言表，决意与蚂蚁结下深厚情谊。
自此之后，蚂蚁与鸽子便一同生活：鸽子居于高处，为蚂蚁觅食，二者共居一穴。此后，它们彼此互助、共御外敌，一同寻觅食物、共享餐食，相依为命。
时至今日，我们依然传颂着蚂蚁与鸽子的故事，更应在危难之际相互扶持，病痛之时彼此照料，饥饿之时互相接济，如此方能于人于己皆大有裨益。
我所能讲述的这个故事便到此为止，万分感谢。

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### 转录文本（Lu Hkawng）
Moi shawngde e hka kaba langai mi nga ai da. Hka kaba langai mi nga ai dai de Kakyin gaw hka nau lu mayu ai majaw gaw hka kaba makau de sa wa ai da. Hka kaba makau de sa wa na hka kau du ai aten hta Kakyin gaw hka nau hpang gara hka nau lu mayu majaw loi mi tin tin rai na she hka de sa wa ai da. Shaloi she shi gaw nlung tawng langai mi hta wa ga-bye shut nna hka de hkrat bang mat wa ai da. Hka hta hkrat bang mat wa na hka hta grai rai shani tup hpung yawt hkrai hpung yawt hpung yawt hkrai hpung yawt rai taw nga yang e, U hkrudu gaw hpun, dai hka kau kaw tu ai hpun kaw sa dung nga ai da Hkrudu mung hka lu mayu na sa dung nga rai Kakyin wa ning re hka hpung yawt taw jam jau taw ai sa mu sai da. Sa mu rai jang e U hkrudu wa mung Kakyin wa, nye manang wa ndai ram yak hkak nga ai, ndai ram jam jau n ga ai si wa na zawn zawn rai nga ai aw ngai n hkye la nmai sai ngu na Hkrudu wa mung dai shi dung ai hpun langai mi hkindit daw bang dat ai da. Hkindit daw bang dat rai yang she Kakyin gaw dai hpun kaw magra noi na hka hkin-gau de kaw pru wa ai da. Kaw pru wa nna shi gaw hkin-gau e nau kashung mat na wa dung nga ai da. Wa dung nga rai yang she Hkru du, Hkrudu hpe gap na ngu ai jaugawng la langai bai pru wa jaugawng la pru wa na, jaugawng la dai wa gaw htaw Hkru du dung ai shara de grai grai na mayun lung wa Hkru du hpe gap na matu mayun lung wa nga ai hpe gaw Kakyin bai mu ndai mi ngai hpe e hkye la nmai sai, nhkye la jang jaugawng wa Hkru du hpe gap kau na re ngu na Kakyin wa bai Hkrudu hpe chyeju htang mayu ai,Hkrudu hpe hkye la na myit bai rawng wa myit rawng ai hte maren shi mung jaugawng la wa Hkrudu hpe gap na matu grai rai mayun lung wa na shading taw nga ai da. Gap na matu shading taw nga ai ten hta e ndai jaugawng la wa a lagaw kaw she Kakyin gaw grai rai na kawa dat kawa dat jang she,ndai Hkrudu hpe gap na jaugawng la wa gaw machyi ai majaw kajawng hkindit dat jang she ndai Hkrudu gaw hprawng lawt mat wa ai da. Hprawng lawt mat wa rai yang she lani mi ten shara mi kaw she bai Hkrudu gaw masha ni a mahkam kaw bai dau nga sai da law masha ni mahkam kaw bai dau rai nga yang she jam jau taw nga, ndai wa hpe mung bai nhkye la yang nmai ngai hpe hka kaw na sai la ai chyeju madu wa re ndai hpe nsai yang nhkye yang gaw nmai sai ngu na Kakyin wa mung Hkrudu bai hkye na matu bai sa wa dai Hkrudu hpe hkam ai sumri shana tup kawa ai da. Shana tup kawa rai yang she jahpawt nhtoi htoi wa jang she sumri di mat di mat na she Hkrudu gaw lawt mat wa Hkrudu gaw shaloi e Hkrudu mung kadai hkye la ai re nchye, kadai hpa re nchye na gaw shi gaw lawt gaw lawt sai lawt mat wa da, lawt mat wa rai lani mi gaw shanhte gaw grai rai na nga hkawm nga ai ahkying aten hta she Hkrudu mung Kakyin hpe hkrum, Kakyin mung Hkrudu hte hkrum rai na shada da tsun hkat ma ai da. "E hkau Kakyin e nang hpe ngai hka kaw na sai la ai, nang hpe sai la ai ngai re le" ngu Kakyin wa mung "Nang sai la ai lam gaw ngai jau jau na chye ni ai, ngai nang hpe mung lahkawng la sai, lahkawng lang hkye la ni ai, jaugawng kaw na mung kalang hkye la ni ai,mahkam kaw na mung kalang hkye la ni ai" ngu na Hkrudu hpe Kakyin gaw tsun ai da. Shaloi she Hkrudu wa gaw grai na kabu,na kabu ai hte chyeju ndang tsun hkra dum chyeju lam hta gaw shi hkawm ra sai ngu na shi myit la ai da. Myit la rai yang she dai shani kaw nna gaw Kakyin hte hkrum Hkrudu gaw rau sha nga Hkrudu gaw ntsa de Kakyin ni sha hpa sharu ya rai nna shahte rau sha lungpu kaw e jawm hpawng jawm nga mai ai da. Dai kaw na shanhte gaw kadai kadai mung kadai hpyen wa sa yang kadai hte hkrum yang mung shada da hkye la hkat shada da e garum hkat lusha mung shada da jawm tam sha rai na rau hpawng rau nga wa ma ai da. Dai hte maren dai ni anhte mung ndai Kakyin hte Hkrudu a maumwi hpe hkam la let daini anhte shinggyim masha ni mung shada da yak ai ten hta e hkawm hkye la machyi ten hta jawm tsi shamai la kaw si ten hta jaw sha hkat rai yang anhte shinggyim masha ni matu mung grai akyu nga ai ngu na ndai maumwi hpe mung e ndai hte mi matsing la nna hkai dan lu ai hku re. Grai chyeju kaba sai.

### 所用语言：景颇语（Jinghpaw）