| Wednesday, September 19, 2007 |
Hmanlai hian tum khan chu Chhura hi mawngping khuaah a zin a, mawngping khua tih takah chuta chengte chu an mawng a ping vek a. Zing a lo nih chuan Chhura chu luhka thlang lamah a daileng a, a e ta zut zut a. Chutia a mawng atanga ek a lo chhuak ta zut zut mai chu an hmuhin mite chuan mak an ti a, 'Engtiziaa e thei nge a nih bik?' tih an zawt ta a.
Chhura chuan, 'Mi na chu le, kan nausen laiin kan nu leh paten tulthir lingin kan mawng an verh a, tihian kan duh duhin kan e thei ta mai alawm' a ti liam mai a.
Chutia Chhura anga e mai thei nih chu an duh ta vek mai a, 'Ka nau mawng min verh sak ve rawh,' an ti a, an fate chu an rawn lakhawm ta huai huai a. Tichuan tulthir lian deuh chu Chhura chuan a rawh ling ta a, an fate mawng chu a vih pawh sak ta zung zung mai a, papui chhungah chuan an khungkhawm ta ruih mai a. Tuk thum tukah chauh en tur a ni, a ti tlat a, tichuan nausen mawng a verh zawh hnuah chuan chu khua chu a chhuahsan ta a.
Mawngping khuaa mite chuan Chhura thusawi chu an sawm tha hle a, a tuk thum tukah chuan an zuk en a, nausen zawng zawng chu an lo thi deuh vek tawh a, pakhat te hi a lo la dam tek tek a, chu lah chu, 'Kei ka fa a ni,' an ti a, an inchuh a, an pawt hlum leh ta mai si a. Tichuan khuaa mite chu an thin a ur ta a. 'Chhura'n min tihder a ni, hawh u, i um ang u khai, i tihlum vek ang u,' an ti a, an um ta a.
Chhura chuan min um a ni tih a hria a, thing-tuluang lian tak kawrawng chhungah hian a lo biru a. A umtute chuan chu thingtuluang chu an va thleng a, an beidawng ta a, an thukhawm a; an zinga pakhat chuan, 'He thingtuluang hi Chhura ni sela chuan heti hian ka ti tur,' a ti a, a han khawh chat a.
Chupa tawngkam leh thiltih dan chu hriain Chhura chuan, 'Mi khawh fuh tak tak ange,' a lo ti ta a, tah chuan an hnukchhuak a, an man zui ta a. Chhura chuan, 'Anih loh leh, hman laiin pi leh pute ral man dan angin, ka kiuah hian han chelh tel tel rawh ule,' a ti a, a kiuvah chuan a dawmtir ta hlawm a. Tah chuan Chhura chu a han tal a, a vai ta vak a, an hmuiah te, an hnarah te a chum thi sak ta hlawm a, a tlanchhuak leh ta daih mai a ni.
Tichuan loh theih lohvin Chhura tlanchhia chu um a ngai leh ta a, a umtute chuan lehkhalh tumin kawng ni lo lamah an tlankhalh a, chutihlai chuan Chhura chu Hmawng kungah a lawn ta daih a. A umtute chuan Hmawng bulah chuan an nghak ta ran mai a. Rei tak an nghah hnuah chuan Chhura chu a chhuk duh si lova, chu thing chu kih mai an rel ta a.
An thingkih tur chu a tlu lek lek tawh tihah Chhura chuan thingler atang chuan a zuk au va, 'Ekhai, in va hah tawh awm ve, min lo nghak lawk rawh u, ka lo chhuk anga ka rawn kihpui ang che u,' a ti a. Tichuan Chhura lo chhuk thleng chuan an nghak a, mahse thing chu a tluk ruai ruai laiin Chhura chu a tlanchhuak leh ta a.
Amah umtute chaun man lova chhuah chu an duh bik si lo, theihtawp chhuahin an um leh ta a, a tawp a tawpah chuan an man leh thei hram a. A kut hnung an khirh sak a, Papui chhungah an khung a, tuipui chung leihlawnah an khai ta vu vu mai a.
Tunah zet chuan Chhura chuan chhuah ruk ngaihna a hre ta lo. Chu papui chhungah chuan zawimuangin a thi mai dawn niah a ngai tawh a. Amaherawhchu vanneihthlak tak maiin ni khat chu pawihte pakhat thil phur hian chu leihlawn chu a rawn zawh a, Chhura chuan a hlauhawm thei ang berin, 'Pawiha min rawn chhuah vat rawh, min rawn chhuah loh chuan ka chemte hian ka that ngei ngeia ng che' a ti a, a chemte bung chu a hmuh zoh zoh a. Chu pawihte zin veivak chuan a hlau hle mai a. Chhura chu a rawn pan hnai a, Papui chhung atang chuan a chhanchhuak ta a. Chuveleh chuan Chhura chuan, 'Pawiha, han lut ve chhin mah teh, a nuam tak tak a ni,' tiin a thlem a.
Chu pawihte chu thil han tihchhin chak mi tak a lo ni a. Chhura awmna Papui chhungah chuan a lut ve ta a, Tichuan chhura chuan leilawn hnuaiah chuana khai ve leh ta thut mai a. Chhura chu a harhchhuak thut mai a. Pawihte an khaina hrui chu a sat chat ta a, tichuan, chu Pawih zin veivak mi chu a hnuaiah luipui luang so but butah chuana tla hlum ta a ni.
A vanneih asiamin chu pawihte chuan rohlu tak tak a lp hur teuh mai chu niin. Chhura chuan chung zawrhsum thil chi hrang hrang chu a phur a, mawngping khaw lamah chuan a kirchho leh ta a.
Khua a han thlen chuan mawngping khaw mipuite chuan mak an lo ti hle a, Papui atang chuang engtin tak lo chhuak leh ta chu ni maw, an ti rilru a. Tin, chumi rual chuan an thil phurh hlu tak takte chu khawia mi nge ni ang aw an ti bawk a.
Chhura chuan min kalsan hnu khan ka kawngah hian Bel ka taivawn a, lui tuiah chuan ka zuangthla ta a. Lui mawngah chuan rohlu tak tak a lo awm teuh mai chu niin, chung chu ka duh zat zat ka la chhuak ta a, ka rawn phur hawng ta a nih hi. Hausak in duh chuan lui mawngah chuan zuk lut ve mai rawh u, a ti a.
Khuaa pa valai chin zawgn chu rosum phurh tumin an chhuak ta chum chum mai a. Chhura thu awih chuan lui mawng lam chu an pan a, tuiah chuan an tlahlum ta phiar mai a. An pasalte an lo haw tak lovah chuan nuho chu an mangang ta hle mai a, Chhura chuan lui mawngah khan rohlu tak tak a tam em mai a, an phur rit lutuk a ni ang, chhawk turin kal thuai rawh u, a ti a.
Chutia a tih veleh chuan nuho chu an pasalte chhawk turin an liam ta sung sung mai a. Khua an chhuahsan fel ta maw tihah chuan Chhura chuan an mei zawng zawng chu a leih mih sak ta vek a.
Thim hlimah chuan an pasalte chanin nuho chu lungchhe takin an lo hawng a, an ril a tam a, an tui a hal bawk a. Chaw an han chhum dawn a, an mei chu a lo mit vek mai a, tu inah mah chuan mei an chhem thei ta lova ni. Chhura chu mei an dil a, a ni chuan thil chi hrang hrang phutin mei chu a lo pe ta zel a.
Chutichuan chu khuaah chuan Chhura chu a lo hausa ta hle mai a. Hmeithai ho zinga mi chu a duh duh nupuiah a nei a, an fanu hmeltha thate chu a nei bawk a. Mawngpin gkhuaah chuan lal ropui tak a ni chhunzawm ta a ni.
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Chhura's travels to Mawngping
Long long ago, in one of his long travels, Chhura came to a village whose inhabitants were abnormal in that they never passed any excreta. When, therefore, the inhabitants in this village saw one morning Chhura answering the call of nature, they were greatly surprised and asked him what he was doing.
Chhura replied, 'While I was a small baby, my mother made a small incicion in my buttock with a hot iron so that I could pass stool easily.'
Passing stool in the same way as Chhura did, was the desire of the people. The inhabitants of this village requested Chhura to perform a similar operations on their children. Chhura readily agreed to their proposal. Instructing them that they should only open the incisions on the third day, he left the village after performing such a dreadful operation on all the children.
The villagers duly obeyed Chhura's instruction. On the morning of the third day, they found that almost all their children had died except one. The only survivor, who could hardly move his hands was caught from every side by the mothers and subsequently he died too. They were very angry with Chhura and pursued him to take revenge.
Seeing them, Chhura hid inside a hollow log upon which his pursuers, on arrival, sat down to rest. They had given up hope of catching him and were about to return, when one of the youngmen said that if the log were Chhura's head, he would break it into pieces without showing any mercy.
Hearing this, Chhura was frightened and he shouted out from his hiding place, 'Please do not cut me'. He was then dragged out and taken to their village. Then Chhura said, 'There are so many of you; and each of you want to have a hold on me. But you cannot do for want of room. Why don't you start holding me from my elbow? then each of you can have a grip.' As they began to do so, Chhura broke loose the grip and fled as fast as he could.
So, another pursuit being inevitable it began and the villagers were about to overtake him again when Chhura climbed up a big banyan tree. His pursuers waited for him under the banyan tree. After waiting for a long time, his pursuers got tired and they decided to fell the banyan tree.
When it was about to fall, Chhura shouted to them from the top, 'Now you must be quite tired, wait till I climb down and I will help you in cutting the tree'. So they waited and Chhura came down. While it was being felled, he made good his escape once again.
His enemies did not give up their intention to capture him. Chhura evaded capture for a long time; but was at last taken. They bound him with ropes and put him inside a big basket, and hung it underneath a bridge over a turbulent river.
Now, Chhura had no more hope of escape, and had to resign himself to waiting for a slow death in his big basket. Fortunately for him, however, one day a Pawi traveller was passing along the bridge. Chhura shouted out to him saying, 'Pawi-a, Please come and help me out of this predicament or else I shall kill you with this knife.' The Pawi traveller was afraid of him when he showed a little portion of his half cut steel instrument. He came and let him out of the cage. Then Chhura said to him, 'Would you like to try how pleasant it is to be in that basket?'
The Pawi traveller sportingly replied in the affirmative, and Chhura put him inside the cage and suspended him in exactly the same way as his enemies had done over the bridge and left him to die.
He then came to his senses and climbed up the tree again and cut the main string of the basket and the basket along with the Pawi traveller fell into the turbulent river. The traveller could not utter another word.
Luckily, that pawi traveller happened to be a rich merchant. Chhura took all his merchandise and returned to the village of his enemies who had caught him and left him in tha basket to die.
The villagers were greatly surprised and they asked him how he escaped in the first place and then come by all those valuable goods.
Chhura replied, 'After you had left me, I tied a cooking pot round my waist and dived into the water. I found the bottom full of wealth and I collected the best of them. The river-bed must be so heavy that the wealth and I collected the best of them. The river-bed is still fulll of valuable goods. Go quickly and you too can become rich.'
All the men of the village accordingly proceeded to the river and did as advised by Chhura. As a result, all of them perished. When they did not return and their wives enquired of him, Chhura told them that the wealth they had collected from the river-bed must be so heavy that they were delayed on the way.
Immediately, therefore, the wives went out to meet their husbands. As soon as they left the village, Chhura extinguished the fire in all the houses.
After a time, they returned deeply grieved at the loss of their husbands. When they wanted to cook food, they found that there was no fire in any of the houses, and they had to ask for Chhura's assistance. In return, Chhura sold fire at the various prices he demanded.
Thus Chhura made himself a very rich man and he later became the king an married the best among the widows and young girls of that village. |
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