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Hong14 Haam14 Tau33
Swans Carried a Turtle
    Tae33 khaau45 koan33, mii45 hong14 soang14 phua14 mia45, haa14 kin11 yuu33 nai45 noang14 noai52 haeng33 neung33
      a long time ago   there be swan         a pair         find to eat      at      lake   small        a

nai45 noang14 nan52 koa33 mii45 tau33 'iik21 tua11 neung33 'aa11 sai14 kin11 yuu33 han21 meuan14 kan11, hong14 kap45 tau33
  at   lake    the  also there be turtle     one more     to depend on to eat  at  there   the same      swan   and turtle

dai52 phop33 phoa52 kan11 yuu33 sa45 moe14, jon11 leung52 khoei45 lae33 hak33 phaeng45 kan11.
         meet                often           to be acquainted with  and   help each other
    Pii11 neung33 faa52 fon14 laeng52, nam52 nai45 noeng14 koa33 bok45 khaat21 haeng21, dang33 nan52, hong14 soang14
       one year      rainfall dry      water        lake                 dry up              so       swan

phua14 mia45, jeung33 peuk45 saa14 haa14 leu45 kap45 tau33 waa33.
  a pair       then           to consult       with  turtle say
    Pheuan33 'oei11 ! Nam52 nai45 noang14 nii52 koa33 bok45 haeng21 mot45 laeu52, haa14 naeu45 ja45 kin11
   friend=you         water        lake   this            dry up        finish         find     things to eat

koa33 boa33 mii45, phuak52 hau45 si33 phaa45 kan11 fau21 noang14 'an11 pau33 paen11 het33 nyang14, kheun14 yuu33 toa33
         non           we              togather to protect lake          empty         do what    to continue to live
pai11 koa33 'eut45 taai11 thae52. Phuak52 hau45 hen14 waa33, khuan45 nyaai52 pai11 haa14 kin11 yuu33 noang14
            die of hunger really       we       think  that    must       move     find to eat  at    lake

nyai33 nyai33 thii33 mii45 nam52 sai14 sa45 'aat21, lae33 mii45 'aa11 haan14 'u45 dom11 som14 buun11 dii11 kuaa33 leu14 pheuan33
     big        of   have  water      clear          then  have  things to eat        plenty of         better           you

mii45 khuaam45 khit33 hen14 yaang33 dai11 ?
have          idea               how

    Tau33 toap21 waa33 : Koa33 dii11 laeu52, tae33 hau45 boa33 huu52 waa33 noang14 'an11 'u45 dom11 som14 buun11
   turtle answer  say    also   good         however I         not know     lake              plenty of

nan52 yuu33 sai14 ?
 that   at where
    Hong14 jing33 wau52 waa33 : Leuang33 noang14 nan52 phuak52 hau45 dai52 pai11 hen14 maa45 laeu52,
    swan    then      say         about    lake   that       we     already  go look at come

thaa21 ja45 laeng52 'iik21 don11 naan45, nam52 noang14 koa33 kheu45 si33 boa33 haeng21, 'aa11 haan14 kaan11 kin11, puu11,
    if        dry    more   long time     water  lake       must be      not dry up             things to eat      crab

paa11, kung52, hoai14, boa33 'eut45, ti45 tae33 yuu33 kai11 lae33 pai11 naan45 hoat52 dae33 thoa33 nan52
 fish  shrimp   shell     not lack      but   to place  far  and   go long time to reach

laeu52.
    - Pheuan33 thang45 soang14 mii45 piik21 mii45 haang14 ja45 pai11 yuu33 sai14, kai52 kai11 paan11 dai11 koa33 boa33
         you        two        have   wing   have   tail       go    to   anywhere near  far       how      also  not

nyaak52, bin11 pai11 beut45 diau11 koa33 hoat52. Suan33 hau45 nii52 ja45 pai11 nam45 muu33 dai52 jang33 dai11, khaa14
difficult fly   go     a moment         to reach     however I             go   with  you        how can        leg

koa33 san52 san52, nyaang33 phoa45 ngup33 ngup33 ngap33 ngap33, paan11 dai11 si33 hoat52 jak45 theua33, yaan52 tae33 taai11 kaang11
          short     walk                       slowly               when        to reach             to be afraid of die on the way

thaang45 koan33 thoa33 nan52 laeu52.
          before
    - Thaa21 pheuan33 yaak21 pai11 phuak52 hau45 koa33 si33 haa14 wi33 thii45 'au11 pheuan33 pai11 nam45 jon11
        if     you     want  to go      we                   find     way      take   you    to go togather must

dai52, koa14 tae33 pheuan33 het33 taam11 kham45 nae33 nam45 khoang14 phuak52 hau45 thoa33 nan52 lae45.
be done   just       you      do according to     way         of         us

    - Phuak52 too11 si33 hai21 hau45 het33 yaang33 dai11 ? Loang45 waa33 maa45 boeng33 du45 ?
          you             let   me    do        how        to try  to say             
    - Phuak52 hau45 thang45 soang14 ja45 khaap52 son21 mai52 khon45 la33 son21, hai21 too11 khaap52 thaang45
           we            two            to bite       branch  one end by one     let   you   bite

kaang11 laeu52 phuak52 hau45 koa33 ja45 haam14 too11 bin11 pai11, tae33 toang52 la33 wang45 sop45 la33 wang45
middle              we                  carry   you to fly to go   but   must         to pay attention to
paak21 hai21 dii11 dii11,  wee45 laa45 phuak52 hau45 haam14 pai11 thoeng45 'aa11 kaat21, too11 yaa33 wau52 jaa11
 mouth       well             when          we     to carry to go         sky             you  do not    speak

naeu45 dai11 pen11 'an11 khaat21, thoeng14 ja45 mii45 phuu21 thak33 thuang52 tai33 thaam14 naeu45 dai11 koa33 yaa33 faau52
           ever                         if     there be man       to cry        to ask          how          do not hurry

'aa52 paak21 wau52. Thaa21 too11 het33 dai52 taam11 khuaam45 nae33 nam45 nii52, too11 koa33 ja45 dai52 pai11
open  mouth  speak    if    you   do  can according to       way         this    you  also       can   to go

thoeng14 boan33 yuu33 mai33 nam45 phuak52 hau45 yaang33 sa45 baai11.
   to    place      new     with      us       to live comfortable
    Tau33 toap21 waa33, Khan45 san52 koa33 dii11 laeu52 dee11 ! Hau45 nyin45 dii11 het33 taam11 khuaam45
   turtle answer say       that       also  good                  I     will to     do according to

nae33 nam45 khoang14 pheuan33 thuk33 yaang33, tae33 waa33 phuak52 pheuan33 phaa45 hau45 pai11 hai21 mom52
   way         of      you         all            just           you        take   me        away

jaak21 noang14 'eut45 yaak21 noang14 nii52 thoa33.
 from   lake    to be lacked  lake   this
    Meua33 tok45 long45 kan11 laeu52, hong14 thang45 soang14 koa33 khaap52 son21 mai52 khon45 la33 son21, hai21
     when  to agree each other        swan       two                 bite        branch  one end by one    let

tau33 khaap52 thaang45 kaang11 laeu52 koa33 haam14 tau33 bin11 pai11. Phoa45 pai11 thoeng14 muu33 baan52 haeng33 neung33
turtle to bite     middle                   carry turtle  fly   go     when    go    to       village            a

saau45 baan52 liau14 hen14 jeung33 phaa45 kan11 ngaen14 naa21 kheun21 boeng33 lae33 phaa45 kan11 thuang52
    people    to look at     then    togather            to look up           then    togather    to cry
saeu45 saeu45 waa33 : Hong14 haam14 tau33 ! Hong14 haam14 tau33 ! Tau33 dai52 nyin45 koa33 khit33
   noisy     to say    swan  carry  turtle   swan  carry  turtle  turtle    hear           think

'uat21 dii11 yaak21 pa45 kaat21 hai21 khon45 thang45 laai14 huu52 waa33, man45 boa33 maen33 hong14 haam14 tau33,
  conceited   want  to announce let            people       know          it       not       swan  carry turtle

khoai21 maen33 tau33 wi33 seet21 haap21 hong14 bin11 taang33 haak21. Khit33 laeu52 tau33 koa33 'aa52 paak21
   I      be   turtle  special  to carry  swan to fly   by myself    think   then  turtle       open  mouth

kheun21 ja45 wau52, paak21 loei45 lut45 jaak21 mai52 khaan45 haam14 tok45 long45 maa45 theuk21 pha33 laan45 hiin14
  at that moment    mouth     to fall off from  branch for carrying      fall down    to strike@    @rock

taai11 yuu33 kaang11 baan52.
 die    at   middle  village
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