Bird Story

Isan/Thai Noi

BIRD STORY

Hear the Bird Story

This story is based on a wordless picture book.
Mercer Mayer. 1974. Two Moral Tales. New York: Four Winds Press

(1)	Nii kheu lung kham laa.
	this is uncle kham laa
	This is Uncle Kham Laa.

(2)	Lao mii muek sii khaaw song suung bai neung.
	he have hat color white shape tall Class. one
	He has a tall white hat.

	Lao mak man lai lai.
	he like it many many
	He likes it very much.

	Thuk meu lao se sai muek lææw kor njaang pai lorp muu baan duej khuem phaak phuum cai.
	always he Fut. put.on hat then walk Asp. around village with Nom. pride
	He would always put on the hat and then walk around the village proudly.

	Meu neung lao sai muek læ kor njaang horp muu baan.
	time one he put.on hat then walk around village
	Once, he put on the hat and then walked around the village.

	Lao lœœj maa phor bak ham lææ kamlang nang len njuu tai ton mai.
	he Asp. Asp. meet Pn. ham lææ Pres.Cont. sit play Prep. under tree
	He met Little Ham Lææ playing under a tree.

	Bak ham lææ hen lung kham laa sai muek njaang maa.
	Pn. ham lææ see uncle kham laa put.on hat walk Dir.
	Little Ham Lææ saw Uncle Kham Laa with the hat on walking towards him.

	Man lœœj sii lææw kor hua khuen.
	he Adv. point then laugh
	He pointed and then laughed.

	"Phottuu kham laa cao dai muek maa tææ sai? Sai lææw pen taa njaak hua nor?."
	Pn. kham laa you obtain hat Asp. where put.on already be want laugh
	"Old Kham Laa, from where did you get that hat? When you wear it, I want to laugh."

	Lung kham laa khiet laaj thim muek lææw njaang nii pai lœœj.
	uncle kham laa angry very throw hat then walk flee Dir. Adv.
	Uncle Kham Laa was very angry. He threw the hat and then walked away.

	Bak ham lææ dii cai dai muek fii.
	Pn. ham lææ glad obtain hat free
	Little Kham Lææ was glad to get a free hat.

	paak khaap muek lææw njaang nii kap baan.
	mouth bite hat then walk flee return home
	He picked up the hat in his mouth and ran back home.

	hœœj ?ao muek kuu maa meung waa man khii hai meung ?ao khorng kuu pai het ?iinjang
	Excl. give hat I Dir.to you say it ugly you give possession I Dir.away do what
	Hey! Give me back my hat. You said it's ugly, so why are you taking it?

	Bak ham lææ lœœj cam cai torng kheun muek hai lung kham laa nai cai neuk sia daaj muek
	Pn ham lææ Adv. reluctant must return hat give uncle kham laa in heart think regret hat
	Little Ham Lææ was reluctant to return the hat to Uncle Khma Laa. In his heart, he would miss the hat.

	Lung kham laa phhor dai muek kah sai duej khuam phaak phuum cai
	uncle kham laa Adv. obtain hat Conj. put.on with Nom. pride
	As soon as he got the hat back, Uncle Kham Laa put it on proudly.

	than dai nan ?eeng kor mii nok noi phoo ?ork maa caak tai muek
	moment that Refl. Conj. have bird little emerge out Dir.to from under hat
	At that very moment, a little bird emerged from under the hat.

	Bak ham lææ dii cai top tiin top meu si dai mii muu len nam
	Pn. ham lææ glad clap feet clap hands Fut. obtain have friend play with
	Little Ham Lææ was so happy that he would have a friend to play with that he clapped his hands and feet.