Chapter 17

Numri Ningbo La

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Ningbo lapran, myi myi shade dani re. Dai shang, myit sha ni hpe sha dani ya ai. Dai ma-hkan, myit sha ni hpe hkalun sha ga ai. Dai ma-hkan, myit sha ni hpe tsungru sha ga ai. Dai ma-hkan, myit sha ni hpe shakum sha ga ai. Myit hpe mi madun tai yang, mung nga tsang sha dani re. Shi sawa ga sha ai, shi a ga ni ama hte sha re. Lachyin shakut hkrat wa ai rai yang, mungchyen sha ni go: "Ani lang ngai hpe shinggyim masha ni re" ngu ga ai.

Myit Shawa Hte Hpyen

Ndai laika go hpa lam nga?

Dai labau go, shinggyim hpongshing lai wa ai rai yang, gaja lam hpe tawon shachyen ga ai hku shanaika. Shinggyim hpongshing lai yang, masha ni go gaja lam hpe mung mu ga ai. Lam gaja n rai yang, hpa lam mung n mu. Lam gaja n rai yang, hpa lam mung n rai. Masha ni hpe shakap ya na matu, lam gaja re ngu ai lam hpe sharot lajang ga ai. Dai rai, numri a lam yan jang, myit sha ni go "shi go gaja ai ningbo re" ngu ga ai.

Ngu hpe nanga hpe dai ga?

Dai shaning, ngai go shinggyim hpongshing a akyu hte abo hpe tawon tam la na matu, grai byin hkrat wa ga ai. Ngai mung, hpun e shinggyim ai hku nga na matu, ningsang lai wa ai lam ni hpe shanat lado dat ga ai. Hpun e shinggyim ai hku nga yang, hpa lam mung n rai. Lam ni gaja n rai yang, ngai go lam ni hpe gaja shingnyi ai hku madun dan na re.

Nit nanga hpe dai ga ai byin?

Dai shani, ngai grai tso ai sha shi la rai yang, grai shakut ga ai. Shinggyim lam hpe tam tawon ya na matu, shong de nna hkan leng leng sha mu tam tawon ga ai. Lachyin wa ai rai yang, "ngai hpe shinggyim masha re" ngu sha na re.

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