Language: Northern Qiang
Transcription: qefi utu, tshnt°å qåp å e: utu, åsÙåi khu °ek, ¿åtu khu °ekitu,118 khu °ekitu, åsmåqå khu t°ii phåntshÙå khu t°ii stuåhå t°hm, ¿åtu, åsÙåtu håqkitu, i©i demezdeki, ¿åtu, demezdekuitu, Âo:pule: ®qllåui bsle: ut°ukiwå. ÆÆhå, psui i©i l demezde. ¿åke kÙzai, ¿åk x®u°t°ule: kqstå, ut°ujåi åphåu qhu®å.flfl jki. åphåu uqhukitu, ¿åtu jåutsanle: uki, jåutsanle: ukitu. ¿åtu åphåu qhukitu, jåutsanle:ui gz nqtikui. gz nqtikuitu. the:ui juånÙuåi, (pit°ui ÆÆÂmt®iflfl ®pi® q:fiui ÆÆjuånÙuåiflfl Âm, Âmt®i låÙå ÆÆjuånÙuåiflfl ®pukuwå), ¿åtu, jåutsanle:ui tpianthåji ukuiwå. ...... ...... Âmt®ile:ui ÆÆmefiÂ k t°he,flfl ji he°ikui. ...... ...... ÆÆiuå ui (håtu) tdi?flfl ®påqtå ¿op'uki, ÆÆi©i tdin?flfl ji, ÆÆdi ¿ot®hupi di ux®u mål, ¿åtu, di ux®u mål kåhån utu, ÷~u i©i us uuå?flfl ¿åtu, tkefilkkui, Âmt®ile:wu, Âmt®ile:wu tkefil kåhån ukuitu, ÆÆ¿a, qå tshnt°å qåpt° ®pl å °t°i:mi sdzatu, dÂwå,flfl jkui. ¿åtu, Âmt®ile:ui guefi he°ii tshnt°å qåp mefiÂ he°ikuist~u. he°ikui jåtu, ¿åtu, tse:ui tshnt°å qåp t°uthåt°, tshnt°å qåpt° t®iui tshntit°hn, ¿åtu tshnt°å qåpui susuå ©Âjy, ¿ålå tsuåi dÂuk'u dele, ¿åk susuå ©Âi ÆÆqå ¿åk mefiÂ, ¿åtui, a, qåt®i, ÷~uui då©zn, qåui fånt®n® Âmt®i tsoqpi jpåqtåui dolu måljya, ¿åthåsÙå bsle: jopule: ®qlå ut°yåpåqtå ¿åtå tse:ui, ¿åtsoqpiwu qå mefiÂl t°he, qå ®pl å °t°i:mi smdzste:wu, ¿åtå thåhån u®, ¿åtsåuiui, tshntit°hin ÷~u duu dÂt°efiwu duunpå, qåui tsoqpi jpåq ¿åmÙ® måljyå.flfl ik ji ¿ålå duu, t®ile:ui duui naietshinÙå ipkiwå, naietshinÙå ipkitu, ¿ålå dåqå dåqå dåqåtu, ¿ål utu, dåqåtu ¿ålå die®emle: Âikui, wut°upule:ui die®ekui, wut°upule:ui die®ekuitu, ¿åtu, lokun lokun phnju ¿ese u. t°ålå tshålåÙåui ÆÆ¿åtsi lokun ¿esefi®, ¿åtsi ¿esefi.flfl ¿åtsiui ¿esekuiwå. ÆÆha, tse: fånt®n® thåhån shenÂ bls u,flfl ik ji, ¿åke: tblkui. ¿åtu u å thåhån kuånthåm zzi Âikui. ¿åtu thåhån affiali måt®ht° låuilai u. ¿åtuui, ÆÆkuåts å stumpt®e120ui, tså ålå t°he, ÷~uui å®på k l ¿emese,flfl jkui. ¿åk jkuitu, ¿ållåkiwå.låkitu, ai® ¿ålåuilåkitu, t®iui tshnpekhunpe. ¿ålåui ai® tåul t°i kuo jue ®u ij° petu, ai® ¿åtså Âmt®i louqpiwu mefiÂkuiwå. Âmt®i tsoqpiwu mefiÂkuitu, ÆÆa! qåui måk ¿emese, kå:,flfl ¿ålå stsimle:tåui, ÆÆa! qå thåhån u®, qåui måk ¿emese®, ¿åtuui t®i petu utu, °t°p lei l©z å:sukwå. tsi petu, ai® i©i qå mefiÂl met°hi, nai t®i petu ®÷fisui hanip lei ¿åtu qå tå:mefiÂlwå,flfl jjy. ui stsimle:tåuitejy, ¿åtu ÆÆÂmui thånkhemu®pnpå,flfl jjy, ÆÆthånkhemuui ¿åtsi®pnpå, ¿åtu l©z usui °t°p lei, kutu ipli qå ta:mefiÂwå.flfl ¿åtu, xs naiefnÙå ai® mefiÂlmui stekelådzålukui. dzålukuitu, ai® duui kjkitu, naiå®påqtå, ai® ui wut°upu die®emle:tå, wut°upu die®emle:tå ai® ¿åke: pei, qe:fi ®pa®pa ¿åke: tutsujki. ¿åke: tutsujkitu, ¿åui upånthåluo, ¿ålåhånui, ai® thumlåÂ moÙujkui. ¿åthlåkitu, xs mefiÂlm ipljkui ÆÆt®i petu, qå mefiÂl t°hewå, tsi petu, mefiÂl met°hewå, t®i petu, ¿ålå °t°p lei l©z å:suku, hodyp lei qå ta:mefiÂlwå,flfl ¿åk jkuitu. ¿åtu thånkhemu å likhemu jze wu t®i pekui, ¿åtu, åsÙåui då©zi ai®, ¿åthå ÆÆepte: mefiÂ kå:,flfl juå, ÆÆepte: mefiÂ kå:,flfl juå ui dåqå dåqåkitu, båla:Ùå et®epeki. ¿åtu tshntit°hinui ep uw, eple: mefiÂk dåqkitu, ¿ålå gue:fitåui et®epeki. thånkhemuui tkefilki. thånkhemu tkefilkitu, ÆÆ÷~u t°å kå:nå?flfl jkui, ÆÆ÷~u t°å kå:nå?flfl jkuitu. ÆÆha, qå ep mefiÂ kå:flfl jkui. ÆÆ÷~u ep i©i Âmwå?flfl jtu, ÆÆqåep tshntit°hin uuå,flfl121 jji. thånkhemu ¿åts ÆÆep l tshntit°hin u, ÷~u qå måsun®,flfl ik jkui, ÆÆqå måsun®flfl jkuitu, nquåqt°i. hai nequåqkeitu, thånkhemuui ÆÆa, ÷~u å qå ququå maqafi, ÷~u å qå ququå maqafi, zd®å,flfl jkui. åzdtu, ¿ålå åzdiant°i, thånkhemuj baki®, ¿ålå tkefilkui, likhemu tkefilkuitu, ¿ålå likhemuui ÆÆi:tsi uÂå:?flfl jkui®. thånkhemuui, ÆÆ÷~u å qå jze wu tsiui thåhån ep mefiÂe:fi, epte: knti e: ukå:fit°i? ta, i°t°iui k®å,flfl jkui. ¿åthuui, ququå ai dåqkihå. dåqå dåqå dåqtu, ¿ålå xst°ila:Ùåwijki ha, wijkitu, ¿åtu ÆÆthe: mahaui tshnt°å qåpå å tshntit°hint° kuåntåusje, ¿ålåui ¿ålå xst°i pienå t®uj, ¿åk s'ule:pienå t®uj ke: uÂmuåwå,flfl jji. ÆÆha, ÷~u, qåtut® i:ke: uÂmunå?flfl jitu, ÆÆa, qå l ¿åk uÂmuå. a, ta, ÷~u å qå aqs wekå:fit°i? kuåntåusje ¿åtsike: uÂmuå®, tshnui ¿åthå xst°ile:pienåui ÂoÙupienålå wtshile:tå ¿åli ¿åkeze Âij k uÂmuåwå,flfl jji. ¿åtu dåqkitu, Ùåt°hi ¿ålå gue:file:pienåui sljint®å weståui ¿ålå tsle: luji, ts ¿e°pikei, ai dåqkitu, ¿å ts ¿e°pikitu, ¿ålå qåtsimile: ¿ålkui. ¿åtuui, thånkhemuui ts tmefiÂkitu, ¿ålå ts dåt°ki, ts dåt°kitu, ÆÆlikhemu, ÷~uui t°h n, qå tuwåle:ui qe:fi st°lå, ¿åtu st°hi qå dieme®atu, ¿ålui, ÷~u l t°hnpå. nai qå die®atu, ÷~u t°åt°hinpå,flfl jkuit°u. ¿åk jkuitu, thåuitu, thånkhemu st°ki, st°kitu ¿ålå Âåwå®panle: ¿aquejile: tutsuki, ¿åtu e:! tshnt°å qåpå å tshntit°hin kuåntåusje ¿ålå ¿elei ®Âkui ha, pånå ququas pånå, kånt°hi, ¿åthå ®Âkuitu, thåhån, ¿ålåuitu, thånkhemuui ts oqu st°ki, ¿ålå ®pånle: °ala: tqekitu. °ala:ji ttsi målki, ¿åtu ÆÆlikhemu lt°hn qåtut®ut°hn,flfl jkui®, st°tu, ¿ålåuitu, jze wu usu, usui åthån ttsikitu, ¿ålå °ala:ji tmeqeki, ha, athn st°it°®å, åthn st°it°ki, ¿ålåuitu, st°, ®pån tqeiåufu, ¿åthå tshnt°å qåp å tshntit°hinwu pån t®uj, ¿å kuåntåusje ¿ålåhån ¿ålå ilei ®kui, ¿åtu txt®eki, txt®ei het°yi dåqki. ai dåqkitu, ¿ålå gue:figuulå xst°ile:Ùå sinle:tå ¿åli Âikuiwå, ¿ål Âikuitu, ÆÆha qå tshntit°hin å tshnt°å qåpt° ¿å sin un®å qap ¿aÙun, 122 sin måun®å, tu qap ¿at°iÙun, t°ile dzå:n®å, zn, nai t°ilet° sin untu, ¿ålå qap ¿åÙun,flfl jkui. ¿ålå ui, qap ¿aÙukui, qap ¿aÙukuitu, ¿ål utu, kuåntåusje sin tqt®ii dåqkiwå. sin tqt®ii dåqkitu, ¿åtu jautsan pem ¿åtu Âmt®ile:t°, ¿åtse:ui, ¿åtå thånkhemu å likhemu, thewu tshnt°å qåp, tshntit°hinui, tshnt°å qåpui qe:fi jit°in jautsan demi pemle:wu ®pl å °t°i:mi haxt®ei jit°in thex®epiÙåÙåstå ¿ålå tpianthåki, thå tpiånthåiånt°i, gånts uåm ¿ålå Âiki. gånts uåm thå Âikitu, ¿ålå thånkhemu å likhemuui ¿åthå mefiÂk håqå. tshntit°hin mefiÂk håqkwå. t°hntit°hin mefiÂ håqåtu, ¿ålå tshnt°å qåpui ¿ålå tpiånthå, tpiånthåtu, ¿ålå gåntsui ¿ålå sin letuetå ¿å®t°, ¿o®u k ¿åth tbliånt°i gånts uåm ¿ålt°ki, ¿åtu thånkhemu å likhemu ipktu, ¿ålå Ùomen ¿otsujila:Ùå ¿ålå, ÆÆ÷ile t°å: ka:iwå?flfl jtu, ÆÆt°ile tshntit°hin mefiÂ lefiwå,flfl jkui. ÆÆa, gants på:jiuå?flfl jkuitu. ÆÆa, t°ile sinla:Ùå o®u® ¿å®®å. nai moo®utu måpfiwå,flfl jji. ¿åtu ¿å®ki, ¿å®kitu, qhuåt t®ike tu teqe met°hi, ¿åtsi t®ike ¿åk pekui, ¿åtu thånkhemu å likhemuui sin tqt®ii kuåntåusje het°yiqåki. qåtu, ¿åtu jåutsan demi wut°upuui ¿ålå titåu txkuei ¿åtsi®jykuiwå, ¿åtu tshntit°hint° guefiå nquåkui®, t®i thånkhemu å likhemu tshntit°hin i:ept° guefiå nquåkiwå, ¿åtu nquåi ¿ålå utu, steke i:epte:t° guefiui nqti dås. nqti dåstu, ¿ålå jåutsan demi ¿åtsoqpit° Âmt®i ¿åtse:wu tåitåulå, tts`qåku, ¿åtu tshntit°hin l n®ku. n®i ¿åthewu, thånkhemu å likhemuui titåuÙå aÙ'ui isues mele:t°ui sipe då°t°j, sipe då°t°jkutu, ¿åtu n®i ai® i:epte:å ¿ålå å`u` n®i i°iku. ¿åtu epte:ui ¿ålå kefiljy, ®kuÂ pujy,123 ¿åtsi ®kuÂ ¿opui, ÆÆhüa, qå ¿ålte låhån t®i pekå:ji,flfl ikji ¿åk teku, ¿åtu thånkhemu å likhemuui ai®uijljitian, ¿åtsii °t°'u zlåi, a, epte:wu ¿åtsi ¿edikui, ®kuÂ ¿edii ÆÆt®i pekå:ji, t®i petu °t°p lei l©z å:suwå, thewu hat®ip lei qå ta:mefiÂwå, nai stekele:ui likhemu®pi, likhemuui hot°up lei qå ta:mefiÂlwå, t®i petu,flfl ¿åk jkuiwå, ¿åtu ®kuÂ pki. ¿åtu epte:ui ¿åk jkuit°u. thånkhemuui, ÆÆ÷~u å qå i©i bll hålfi, qåtut®,flfl jkui, ¿åtu ¿åk jkuitu. ÆÆa ÷~u å qå ep mefiÂ lfii,flfl jkui, ÆÆep mefiÂ lfi,flfl likhemuui kjkui. ¿ålåuitu, epte:tu, e! ¿å®ikt°ij, ÆÆta, qå ÷ile ep ukå,flfl ik jkui. ¿åk jkuitu, ¿å®i, ¿å®i kåhån utu, mefi®tåsÙåui qtis, ¿åtå tshntit°hin å thånkhemu, likhemu tszziui ¿ålå jåutsan demi wut°upule:ui, ai® Âmt®ile: ukii, ai® qtis®jy, jautsan demi tse:wu ai® låupe°i l qusut®nthå, guefi å thåhån, tshen® qusu tqåÂkuiwå. ¿åtu qusu tqåÂi ¿åkåhån ukuitu. ¿åtu tshntit°hinui ¿åtu tijikuojaut°hiu, ÆÆsoqhoui t°ile ®e Ùzejy, ¿ålåui, ÷~ustsimle:ui t°ile ai® t°å: mile: u, å® ut°u t°he, quåhaupi l umut°ule, t°ile qti ¿emese.flfl Âmt®ile:tåui ¿åk jåut°hiutupukkuistu. ¿åtu wut®hupumle©ltå, ¿åk jkuitu, ¿åk jkuitu, ÆÆmi ai® ut°u ¿esewå,flfl jkui, ÆÆkhuoji tpi ®eÙzejui å® ut°u u l khuoji,flfl jkui®. ¿åtu Âmt®ile:ui stsimle: ¿åthå mefi®tåsÙå Âmu tsuståui stsimle: t®hetsqutåui het°hiki, ¿åthåui, tshntit°hinui, ÆÆa! ots'uquåiui t°ilet° jåut°hiu t°iu®, iuuånui åt°, thewu, kånthån muduui åw ph t°hewå, t°ile tuj'ui Âa:, ÷ilewu t°ile t°hånpipå:jj® qtia:i ji, ¿åthuui, t°ile putulåui kånthån åw ph t°hewå,flfl jkuit°u. ¿åtu ai® ÆÆkhuoji ¿ese,flfl jkui®, Âmt®ile:ui kjkui. ¿åtu iuuån isekui, ¿åtu Âmu tsu ai® ui mi jautsan demile: l hålki, Âmt®i l hålki, Âmutsu thont®tup'ui ¿åtå hålkui, hålkuitu ¿ålå thåsÙåtu, ¿åthizziui t°hanpiput°, ¿ålå qti qdijkui. ¿åtu qti qdijkuitu, ai® thåhån ukuwå, ¿åtuui, ¿åthå t®hetsmq i°t°i sli Âmt®ile: å Âmt®i stsim jautsan demi, ¿åthå sli Âitu. ¿ålå tshntit°hinwu iuuånleste, kånthånmqtå iuuånleste ®kutu, ¿ålå ¿åtsu Âmit®i stsimle: jautsan uku®. jautsanle:ui dz ¿ålkistun. ÆÆha, psui Âmt®i stsimle: t°iut°in ® mile: uuå? jåutsan u, ÷ile å® itseiwå, ¿åtse:wu låupe°in å guefi å thåhån qusu sun® tqåÂ®, ¿åtse:ui ÷ileile itseiwå,flfl jkuistu. ¿åk jkuitu, ÆÆa! Ùåt uflfl ji, ÆÆÙåt uflfl jj. ¿åthewu, ÆÆÂmt®i nq`ti, ¿å Âmt®i taipu, tts`qå, ¿ål ¿emese, Ùåt°hi u, k ¿åk thåuluån ¿åqi,flfl jkuistun. ¿ål keukuitu, ¿ålåuitu t°iu tshntit°hin å thånkhemu, likhemu ¿åt t°iu tsoqpi å phinfanlå, ¿å Â ¿åqÂkwå, Â ¿åqÂi ¿åke utu, ai® ¿ålå t°iu akha, t°iulå luk. t°ulå luk:tu, ai® mefi, stsim låhån, thånkhemu å likhemut° må: å låhån mefiÂ kt°i, mefiÂ ktu, ai®, ¿ålå tmefiÂi dÂuui xss då°t°kwå, tmefiÂi, dÂu xss då°t°k:tu, ai® då°t°ki, xss då°t°i xssÙå t°iu imet°ipl, ¿åt ©ÂståsÙå dåt°ktu, ¿ålå tsi su©du:lå Âm ¿å,kzzi pekui, ¿åtu ¿åke pekuitu, a! ¿ålå sx®stå Âm ¿ålå tszziui thånkhemu å likhemut° må: lzziui doquki, ÆÆha!, t°ile tsoqpi, t°ileåp l tseze jåpqtå die®ejy, ¿a! ÷ile epte: l tsoqpi å ququåståui die®ejka:ji, meÂijy, qåt®iå thåhån hojyi, t°ål k månjyå, ai® t°ile tsoqpi jpåq ®e Ùza:flfl t°åuÂbki, ¿åke Âbot°uki, °t°i:miqtåui, °t°i:miqtå ¿åke Âbot°u kåhån ukitu, ¿ålå ©ÂståsÙå zlåtu, ÆÆsx®stå ¿ålå utu, tså å® ulu t°hewå,flfl jtu, Ùu nquåkiwå, Ùu nqhuåi ¿åkåhån ujtu, hai! met°hi ¿åthå wut®hu¿opu, thånkhemu å likhemut° ®å®u he°ii, wut®hupumle©le he°ii utu, ¿ålå ÆÆtså ulu t°he, sx®stå Âm lzziui tså å® ile t°hewå,flfl jkuiwå, ¿åtu it°hiki, it°hikitu, ¿ålå kntåu ¿ålå fusåntupui få tl`låkiwå, få tl`låiåu kntåu ui ¿åtsizziui ¿ålå må: å ¿ålåhån, thånkhemu å likhemu må: låhånui få tl`låiåufu kntåu ai® ¿åk tblkuiwå.
Glosses: long.ago COP-LNK Chen.family old.man COM one:CL COP-LNK one-day-LOC-ADV dog release-go INT-RESULT dog release-NAR-LNK dog release-NAR-LNK one-day-each dog DIR-release-ADV traveling.expenses-LOC dog DIR-release-ADV food eat-NOM INT-RESULT one-day-LOC-LNK DIR-go-NAR-LNK anything DIR-NEG-hit-NAR INT-RESULT DIR-NEG-hit-NAR-LNK cave-DEF:CL below-LOC-TOP snake-DEF:CL DIR-see-NAR-EMPH EXCL today-TOP anything also DIR-NEG-hit INT-thus go-ought:1sg-ADV INT-thus empty.handed-DEF:CL go-not.as.good.as DIR-see-CSM:1sg-ADV one-shot shoot-HORT say-NAR one-shot DIR-shoot-NAR-LNK INT-RESULT man.eating.demon-DEF:CL COP-NAR man.eating.demon-DEF:CL COP-NAR-LNK INT-RESULT one-shot shoot-NAR-LNK man.eating.demon-DEF:CL-TOP strangle(n.) DIR-kill-NAR strangle(n.) DIR-kill-NAR-LNK 3sg-TOP emperor now-TOP emperor call-LNK before-TOP emperor call emperor DEF:one:kind-LOC emperor call-NAR-EMPH INT-RESULT man.eating.demon-DEF:CL-TOP DIR-change-AUX-CSM COP-NAR-EMPH emperor-DEF:CL-TOP seek go want say-ADV DIR-send-NAR why COP-ADV INT DIR-sick pretend DIR-do-NAR what DIR-sick-2sg say-ADV sick DIR-cure-ADV sick DIR-recover NEG-able INT-RESULT sick DIR-recover NEG-able INDEF:one-kind COP-LNK 2sg what COP-NOM COP-Q INT-RESULT DIR-ask-go-NAR emperor-DEF:CL-AGT emperor-DEF:CL-AGT DIR-ask INDEF:one-kind COP-NAR-LNK EXCL 1sg Chen.family old.man-GEN kidney COM heart DIR-eat:1sg-LNK able-EMPH say-NAR INT-RESULT emperor-DEF:CL-TOP army DIR-send-ADV Chen.family old.man seek DIR-send-NAR-PART DIR-send INT-LNK INT-RESULT this:CL-TOP Chen.family old.man save-AUX-GEN (goal) Chen.family old.man male/son-TOP Chen.Diqing INT-RESULT Chen.family old.man-TOP divine(the.future) able-ASP INT DIR-divine-ADV knowledge DIR-exist INT-thus divine able-ADV 1sg INT-thus seek INT-TOP EXCL 1sg-son 2sg-TOP DIR-set.out-2sg 1sg-TOP (anyway.is) emperor this:family hand-top-LOC-TOP DIR-escape NEG-able-ASP:1sg INT-that:one-day-LOC snake-DEF:CL cliff-DEF:CL below-LOC DIR-see:1sg-LNK(after) INT this:CL-TOP INT-this:family-AGT 1sg seek-come want 1sg kidney COM heart DIR-NEG-eat-NOM-DEF:CL-if INT that:one-kind COP-LNK INT-this:one-time-TOP Chen.Diqing 2sg DIR-run.away able-AMP119:all DIR-run.away-2sg-DTV 1sg-TOP this:family hand-top DIR-NEG-go-LNK NEG-able-ASP:1sg thus say-ADV INT DIR-run.away son-DEF:CL-TOP run.away-ADV other-one-village-LOC DIR-arrive-NAR-EMPH other-one-village-LOC DIR-arrive-NAR-LNK INT DIR-go DIR-go DIR-go-LNK there COP-LNK DIR-go-LNK INT DIR-die-NOM-DEF:CL exist-NAR husband-DEF:CL-TOP DIR-die-NAR husband-DEF:CL-TOP DIR-die-NAR-LNK INT-RESULT sworn.brother sworn.brother friend DIR-make(friends) COP where-LOC village-LOC-LOC-TOP INT-this.manner sworn.brother DIR-make(friends):1pl-LNK INT-this.manner DIR-make(friends):1pl INT-this.manner-TOP DIR-make(friends)-NAR-EMPH EXCL this:CL (anyway.is) that:one-kind birthday make-NOM COP thus say-ADV INT-INDEF:CL DIR-make-NAR INT-RESULT goods COM that:one-kind manage-AUX-NOM a.few exist-NAR INT-RESULT that:one-kind (least.amount) NEG-lack-GEN (take.back) goods INT-RESULT-TOP close.relatives COM relatives-TOP here DIR-come want 2sg-TOP one-place go also DIR-NEG-allow say-NAR INT-thus say-NAR-LNK there DIR-come-NAR-EMPH DIR-come-NAR-LNK (still.is) there-TOP DIR-come-LNK son-TOP smart-capable there-TOP (still.is arrive few CL month time/when) one-two-month become-LNK (still.is) INT-this emperor DEF:one:family-AGT seek-NAR-EMPH emperor this:family-AGT seek-NAR-LNK EXCL 1sg-TOP NEG-go DIR-NEG-allow go:PRS INT wife-DEF:CL-LOC-TOP EXCL 1sg that:one-kind COP-LNK 1sg-TOP NEG-go DIR-NEG-allow-LNK INT-RESULT-TOP son become-LNK COP-LNK seven-years exist-ADV book DIR: INDTV-study-go-DTV daughter become-LNK (still.is) anything 1sg seek-come NEG-want other son become-LNK (twelve.years.old) twelve-year exist-LNK INT-RESULT 1sg INDTV-seek-come-DTV say-ASP TOP wife-DEF:CL-LOC-TOP DIR-exhort-ASP INT-RESULT name-TOP Thånkhemu DIR-call-2sg-DTV say-ASP Thånkhemu-TOP INT-this.manner DIR-call-2sg-DTV INT-RESULT book DIR-study-ADV seven-year exist-ADV thus-COP-LNK DIR-return-come-ADV 1sg DIR: INDTV-seek-DTV INT-RESULT new(again) other-one-CL-LOC (still.is) seek-come-NOM-TOP behind-LOC DIR-chase-come-NAR DIR-chase-come-NAR-LNK (still.is) DIR-run.away-ADV go-REP-NAR-LNK other-one-place-LOC TOP husband DIR-die-NOM-DEF:CL-LOC husband DIR-die-NOM-DEF:CL-LOC (still.is) INT-INDEF:CL become-ADV before same.way INT-INDEF:CL DIR-meet-REP-NAR INT-INDEF:CL DIR-meet-REP-NAR-LNK INT-TOP goods-manage-AUX-perhaps INT-DEF:one-kind-TOP (still.is) there DIR-NEG-come-CAUS NEG-willing-REP-NAR INT-there DIR-come-NAR-LNK new(again) seek-come-NOM DIR-arrive-come-REP-NAR son become-LNK 1sg seek-come want-DTV daughter become-LNK seek-come NEG-want-DTV son become-LNK INT seven.years exist-ADV book DIR: INDTV-study-go:EMPH ten-year exist-ADV 1sg DIR: INDTV-seek-come-DTV INT-thus say-NAR-LNK INT-RESULT Thånkhemu COM Likhemu two-CL all son become-NAR INT-RESULT one-day-LOC-TOP DIR-set.out-ADV (still.is) INT-there father-DEF:CL seek go:PRS:1sg say-because father-DEF:CL seek go:PRS:1sg say-because TOP DIR-go DIR-go-NAR-LNK flat.area.on.side.of.hill-DEF:CL-LOC DIR-encounter-NAR INT-RESULT Chen.Diqing-TOP father COP-VIS father-DEF:CL seek-go DIR-go-NAR-LNK INT road-LOC-TOP DIR-encounter-NAR Thånkhemu-TOP DIR-ask-NAR Thånkhemu DIR-ask-NAR-LNK 2sg where go:PRS-2sg-Q say-NAR 2sg where go:PRS--2sg-Q say-NAR-LNK EXCL 1sg father seek go:PRS:1sg say-NAR 2sg father what call-Q say-LNK 1sg-father Chen.Diqing COP-VIS :1sg say-CSM Thånkhemu INT-this father also Chen.Diqing COP 2sg 1sg NEG-consider-LNK thus say-NAR 1sg NEG-consider-LNK say-NAR-LNK DIR-fight-3pl-HS EXCL DIR-fight-NAR-LNK Thånkhemu-TOP EXCL 2sg COM 1sg fight NEG-ought:1pl 2sg COM 1sg fight NEG-ought:1pl one-CL DIR-rest-HORT say-NAR one-CL DIR-rest-LNK INT one-CL DIR-rest-after Thånkhemu-(TOP) big-NAR-LNK INT DIR-ask-NAR Likhemu DIR-ask-NAR-LNK INT Likhemu-TOP WH.kind COP-CAUS :PRS:1pl say-NAR-LNK Thånkhemu-TOP 2sg COM 1sg two-CL all this.manner-TOP that:one-kind father seek:1pl father-DEF:CL jointly one:CL COP-INF-PRS:1pl-Q INT together-TOP go-HORT say-NAR INT-there-TOP fight DIR-stop-LNK DIR-go-NAR-PART DIR-go DIR-go DIR-go-LNK INT god-house(temple)-DEF:CL-LOC DIR-stay/live-REP-NAR INT DIR-stay/live-REP-NAR-LNK INT-RESULT 3sg night-TOP Chen.family old.man COM Chen.Diqing-GEN sword.and.bow INT-TOP INT god-house beside DIR-hide-REP that.manner tree-DEF:CL-beside DIR-hide-REP INDEF:CL DIR-dream-1sg-EMPH say-HS EXCL 2sg 1sg-younger.brother WH-INDEF:CL DIR-dream-2sg-Q say-HS-LNK EXCL 1sg also INT-thus DIR-dream-1sg EXCL INT 2sg COM 1sg one-form exist-INF-PRS:1pl-Q sword.and.bow INT-this.manner-INDEF:CL DIR-dream-1sg-LNK Chen-TOP INT-there god-house-DEF:CL-beside-TOP courtyard-beside-LOC wild.prickly.ash-DEF:CL-LOC DIR-look-ADV INT-INDEF-CL exist-REP thus DIR-dream-1sg-EMPH say-CSM INT-RESULT DIR-go-NAR-LNK really INT road-DEF:CL-beside-TOP tree-DEF-few-CL exist-NOM-LOC-TOP INT water(river)-DEF:CL come(flow)-HS water DIR-thirsty-NAR one-time DIR-go-NAR-LNK INT water DIR-thirsty-NAR-LNK INT spring.water-DEF:CL DIR-come-NAR INT-RESULT-TOP Thånkhemu-TOP water DIR-seek-NAR-LNK there water DIR-find-NAR water DIR-find-NAR-LNK Likhemu 2sg-TOP drink DIR-stop-2sg 1sg older.brother-DEF:CL-TOP before DIR-drink-INDTV:1sg INT-RESULT DIR-drink-ADV 1sg DIR-NEG-die:1sg-LNK INT-TOP 2sg also DIR-drink-2sg-DTV other 1sg DIR-die:1sg-LNK 2sg NEG.IMP-drink-2sg-DVT say-NAR-PART INT-thus say-NAR-LNK that:one-time-LNK Thånkhemu DIR-drink-NAR DIR-drink-NAR-LNK INT stone-stone.slab-DEF:CL DIR-cover-CSM-DEF:CL DIR-encouter-NAR INT-RESULT EXCL Chen.family old.man COM Chen.Diqing sword.and.bow INT DIR-pack-ADV exist-CAUS-NAR INT thing fight-NOM thing club INT-there exist-CAUS-NAR-LNK that:one-kind INT-DEF:one-time-LNK Thånkhemu-TOP water one-mouthful DIR-drink-NAR INT stone.slab-DEF:CL small-DEF:CL DIR-lift-NAR-LNK small-DEF:CL-EXC DIR-lift NEG-able-NAR INT-RESULT Likhemu also DIR-drink-2sg 1sg-little.brother DIR-drink-2sg say-NAR-LNK DIR-drink-LNK INT-DEF:one-time-LNK two-CL all DIR-jump DIR-jump-ADV one-trip DIR-lift-NAR-LNK INT small-DEF:CL-EXC DIR-NEG-lift-NAR EXCL one-time DIR-CON-drink-LNK one-time DIR-CON-drink-NAR INT-DEF:one-time-LNK DIR-drink stone.slab DIR-turn.over-LNK(as.soon.as) INT-there Chen.family old.man COM Chen.Diqing-AGT thing DIR-hide-CSM INT sword.and.bow INT-DEF: one-kind there DIR-pack-ADV exist-NAR INT-RESULT DIR-take.out-NAR DIR-take.out-ADV DIR-carry-ADV DIR-go-NAR one-time DIR-go-NAR-LNK INT road-upper.part-LOC god-house-DEF:CL-LOC lion-DEF:CL-LOC DIR-look-ADV exist-NAR-EMPH there exist-NAR-LNK INT 1sg Chen.Diqing COM Chen.family old.man-GEN INT lion COP-2sg-LNK head DIR-throw-2sg lion NEG-COP-2sg-LNK RESULT head DIR-NEG.IMP-throw-2sg 1pl eat:PRS-2sg-LNK DIR-eat-2sg other 1pl-GEN lion COP-2sg-LNK there head DIR-throw-2sg say-NAR there COP-ADV head DIR-throw-NAR head DIR-throw-NAR-LNK there COP-LNK sword.and.bow lion DIR-ride-ADV DIR-go-NAR-EMPH lion DIR-ride-ADV DIR-go-NAR-LNK INT-RESULT man.eating.demon become-NOM INT-RESULT emperor-DEF:CL-GEN INT-this:CL-TOP INT Thånkhemu COM Likhemu that-ABL Chen.family old.man Chen.Diqing-TOP Chen.family old.man-TOP before (already) man.eating.demon Demi become-NOM-DEF:CL-AGT kidney COM heart DIR-take.out-ADV (already) that-side-LOC DIR-go-NOM-LOC INT DIR-change-AUX-NAR there DIR-change-AUX-after saddle sell-NOM there exist-NAR saddle sell-NOM there exist-NAR-LNK INT Thånkhemu COM Likhemu-TOP INT-there seek-go DIR-go Chen.Diqing seek-go DIR-go-INF-EMPH Chen.Diqing seek DIR-go-LNK INT Chen.family old.man-TOP there DIR-change-AUX DIR-change-AUX-LNK INT saddle-TOP INT lion DEF-pair-LOC DIR-put-GEN DIR-wash.clean thus INT-there DIR-make-after saddle sell-NOM there DIR-stop-NAR INT-RESULT Thånkhemu COM Likhemu DIR-arrive-go-LNK INT city-gate DIR-stand.up-CSM-DEF:CL-LOC there 2pl where: LOC go:PRS-2pl-Q say-LNK 1pl Chen.Diqing seek come:1pl-EMPH say-NAR EXCL saddle buy:PRS-2pl-Q say-NAR-LNK EXCL 1pl lion-DEF:CL-LOC fit-LNK DIR-put-HORT other NEG-fit-LNK NEG-buy:1pl-EMPH say-HS INT-RESULT DIR-put-NAR DIR-put-NAR-LNK as.it.happens DIR-grow-after RESULT DIR-reveal NEG-want INT-this.manner DIR-grow-after INT-thus become-NAR INT-RESULT Thånkhemu COM Likhemu-TOP lion DIR-ride-ADV sword.and.bow DIR-carry-ADV DIR-go-NAR DIR-go-LNK INT-RESULT man.eating.demon Demi husband-TOP INT tunnel DIR-dig-ADV INT-this.manner DIR-put-ASP-NAR-EMPH INT-RESULT Chen.Diqing-GEN army-COM DIR-fight-NAR-LNK male/son Thånkhemu COM Likhemu Chen.Diqing 3sgREFL-father-GEN army-COM DIR-fight-NAR-EMPH INT-RESULT DIR-fight-ADV there COP-LNK behind 3sgREFL-father-DEF:CL-GEN army-TOP DIR-beat.to.death DIR-finish DIR-beat.to.death DIR-finish-LNK there man.eating.demon Demi INT-this:family-GEN emperor INT-this:CL-AGT (catch) DIR-catch-NAR INT-RESULT Chen.Diqing also DIR-tie.up-NAR DIR-tie.up-ADV INT-that-ABL Thånkhemu COM Likhemu-TOP tunnel-LOC DIR-throw-ADV nearly.dead NEG-exist-GEN-TOP medicine DIR-feed-CSM medicine DIR-feed-CSM-NAR-LNK INT-RESULT DIR-tie.up-ADV (still.is) 3sgREFL-father-DEF:CL-COM INT together DIR-tie.up-ADV DIR-put-NAR INT-RESULT father-DEF:CL-TOP there ask-ASP orangutan-talk do-ASP INT-this.manner orangutan-talk DIR-do-ADV EXCL 1sg there DIR-exhort DEF :one-kind male/son become-INF:PRS-CSM thus-say-ADV INT-thus DIR-exhort-NAR INT-RESULT Thånkhemu COM Likhemu-TOP (also.recalled.a.little) INT-this.manner-ADV thought(n.) DIR-come-ADV EXCL father-DEF:CL-AGT INT-this.manner DIR-say-NAR orangutan-talk DIR-say-ADV male/son become-INF:PRS-CSM male/son become-LNK seven-year exist-ADV book DIR: INDTV-study-DTV that-ABL eleven-year exist-ADV 1sg DIR: INDTV-seek-DVT other behind-DEF:CL-TOP Likhemu DIR-call-ADV Likhemu-TOP ten-year exist-ADV 1sg DIR: INDTV-seek-come-DTV male/son become-LNK INT-thus say-NAR-EMPH INT-RESULT orangutan-talk do-NAR INT-RESULT father-DEF:CL-TOP INT-thus say-NAR-PART Thånkhemu-TOP 2sg COM 1sg what do-come DIR-come:1pl 1sg-younger.brother say-NAR INT-RESULT INT-thus say-NAR-LNK EXCL 2sg COM 1sg father seek come:1p-ADV say-NAR father seek come:1pl Likhemu-TOP thus-say-NAR INT-DEF:one-time-LNK father-DEF:CL-LNK EXCL DIR-discuss-go-3pl-HS INT 1sg 2pl father COP-INF-1sg thus say-NAR INT-thus say-NAR-LNK DIR-discuss DIR-discuss INDEF:one-kind COP-LNK next-DEF:one-day-LOC-TOP beat.to.death-NOM INT Chen.Diqing COM Thånkhemu Likhemu these.people-TOP there man.eating.demon Demi husband-DEF:CL-TOP (still.is) emperor-DEF:CL COP-NAR-ADV (still.is) beat.to.death-NOM DIR-release-ASP man.eating.demon Demi this:CL-AGT (still.is) ordinary.citizens also very.many DIR-kill-AUX army COM that:one-kind dispute very.many DIR-go-CAUS-NAR-EMPH INT-RESULT very.many DIR-go-CAUS-ADV INT-INDEF:one-kind COP-NAR-LNK INT-RESULT Chen.Diqing-TOP INT-RESULT (first.demand) tomorrow-TOP 1pl die must-ASP that-TOP 2sg-wife-DEF:CL-TOP 1pl (still.is) where:LOC person-DEF:CL COP one-time DIR-see want face-appearance also DIR-NEG-see-because 1pl kill DIR-NEG-allow emperor-DEF:CL-DAT-TOP INT-thus demand-DIR-do-go-NAR-PART INT-RESULT help-do-NOM-DEF-pl-LOC INT-thus say-NAR-LNK INT-thus say-NAR-LNK person (still.is) DIR-see DIR-allow-EMPH say-NAR (is.possible) tomorrow-ADV die-must-CSM-VIS-ADV one-time DIR-see COP also say-NAR-LNK INT-RESULT emperor-DEF:CL-TOP wife-DEF:CL INT-there next-DEF:one-day-LOC meeting hold-NOM-LOC-TOP wife-DEF:CL cart-top-LOC-TOP DIR-bring-NAR INT-there-TOP Chen.Diqing-TOP EXCL morning-ADV-TOP 1pl-GEN demand (that.is) bezoar-TOP one-catty that-ABL charcoal charcoal-TOP one-pile blow(burn) want-DTV 1pl DIR-stand-ADV exist:PRS 2pl-AGT 1pl shoot-do:PRS-2pl-say-LNK kill:PRS-2pl say INT-there-TOP 1pl front-LOC-TOP charcoal one-pile want-DTV say-NAR-PART INT-RESULT (still.is) (is.possible) DIR-allow say-NAR-LNK emperor-DEF:CL-TOP thus-say-NAR INT-RESULT bezoar DIR-burn-NAR INT-RESULT meeting hold (still.is) TOP person man.eating.demon Demi-DEF:CL also DIR-come-NAR emperor also DIR-come-NAR meeting-hold notify-DIR-do-ADV INT DIR-come-NAR DIR-come-NAR-LNK INT that:one-day-LOC-LNK INT-3dl-TOP shoot-do-GEN INT kill prepare-CSM-NAR INT-RESULT kill prepare-CSM-NAR-LNK (still.is) that:one-kind COP-NAR-EMPH INT-RESULT-TOP INT-there cart-top together DIR-look-ADV emperor-DEF:CL COM emperor wife man.eating.demon Demi INT-there DIR-look-LNK exist-LNK INT Chen.Diqing-AGT bezoar-DEF-CL charcoal-top-LOC bezoar-DEF-CL put/place-NAR-LNK INT INT-here emperor wife-DEF:CL man.eating.demon COP-NAR-LNK man.eating.demon-DEF:CL-TOP big.teeth DIR-come-NAR-PART EXCL today-TOP emperor wife-DEF:CL (actually COP) person-DEF:CL COP-Q man.eating.demon COP 2pl one-time DIR-look-2pl-DTV INT-this:CL-AGT ordinary.citizens COM soldier COM that:one-kind very.many loss DIR-go-CAUS-LNK INT-this:CL-TOP 2plREFL DIR-look-2pl-DTV say-NAR-PART INT-thus say-NAR-LNK EXCL truly COP say-ADV truly COP say-CSM INT-that-ABL emperor DIR-kill INT emperor capture DIR-capture INT DIR-NEG-allow truly COP thus INT-thus discuss DIR-go-ADV say-NAR-PART INT thus-COP-NAR-LNK INT-DEF:one-time-LNK (then) Chen.Diqing COM Thånkhemu Likhemu INT (then) this:family COM (redressed) INT affair DIR-go-CAUS-INF-EMPH affair DIR-go-CAUS-ADV INT-thus COP-LNK (still.is) INT (then) slow home-LOC come-INF home-LOC come-INF-LNK (still.is) pitiful wife DEF: one-kind Thånkhemu COM Likhemu-GEN mama COM DEF: one-kind seek go-3pl seek go-LNK (still.is) there DIR-seek-ADV guest-TOP three-day DIR-host/feed-INF-EMPH DIR-seek-ADV guest three-day DIR-host/feed-go-LNK (still.is) DIR-host/feed-go-LNK three-day DIR-host/feed-ADV three-day-LOC DIR-NEG-CON-arrive-come INT four-day-DEF:one-day-LOC DIR-find-go-LNK there woman DIR-left.over-LOC exist-NOM INT-INDEF:two:CL become-NAR INT-RESULT INT-thus become-NAR-LNK EXCL INT DIR-be.last-NOM-LOC exist-NOM INT this:two:CL-TOP Thånkhemu COM Likhemu-GEN mama DEF:two: CL-TOP DIR-afraid-NAR EXCL 1pl this:family 1pl-grandfather also this-CL hand-LOC DIR-die-ASP:EVID EXCL 1pl father-DEF:CL also this:family COM fight-NOM-LOC-TOP DIR-die-REP-INF: PRS-CSM NEG-exist-ASP:EVID 1sg-son-COM that:one-kind DIR-set.out-ADV where:LOC go NEG-know-ASP-1sg (still.is) 1pl this:family hand-top die must think.to.oneself-INF-ADV INT-thus think-NAR heart-LOC-TOP heart-LOC INT-thus think INDEF:one-kind COP-NAR-LNK INT four-day-DEF:one-day-LOC DIR-come-LNK DIR-be.last-NOM-LOC INT COP-LNK here one-time DIR-come want-EMPH say-LNK mountain DIR-overturn-NAR-EMPH mountain DIR-overturn-ADV INT-INDEF:one-kind COP-HS-LNK EXCL NEG-want INT-there help-DIR-do Thånkhemu COM Likhemu-GEN assassin DIR-send-ADV helper-do-NOM-DEF-pl DIR-send-ADV COP-LNK INT here DIR-come want DIR-last-NOM-LOC exist-NOM DEF: two:CL-TOP here one-while DIR-bring want-DTV say-NAR-EMPH INT-RESULT DIR-bring-NAR DIR-bring-NAR-LNK INT immediately INT help.up124-DIR-do-ADV clothing DIR-change-NAR-EMPH clothing DIR-change-LNK immediately COP-ADV INT-this:two:CL-TOP INT mama COM INT-DEF:one-kind Thånkhemu COM Likhemu mama DEF :one-kind-TOP clothing DIR-change-LNK(as.soon.as) immediately (still.is) INT-thus DIR-do-NAR-EMPH
Translation: 302 The Old Man of the Chen Family Long ago there was an old man named Chen and another person. Every day they went hunting. They made a living hunting. One day they went up the mountain to hunt but didnflt get a single animal. In a mountain cave they saw a snake and said, ÆÆToday we didnflt get anything. It looks like weflll have to return empty-handed. Itfls better to kill [this snake] weflve just seen with one shot.flfl After they shot it once, [it turned out that] this wasnflt a snake at all, but was an evil demon that ate people. He strangled it to death. She was the wife of the emperor (today we say /Âmt®i/, before we said /juånÙuai/ for Æemperorfl), and had changed into an evil demon who ate people. ... The emperor said ÆÆGo find herflfl, and sent people to find her. (After they found her) this evil demon who ate people pretended to be sick. The emperor asked, ÆÆWhat illness do you have? The doctor canflt cure it. What will you do?flfl The evil demon who ate people answered, ÆÆIf I eat the kidney and heart of Old Man Chen, I can be cured.flfl The emperor sent soldiers to find Old Man Chen. Old Man Chenfls son was called Chen Diqing. Old Man Chen could foretell peoplefls future. He divined his own future and said to his son Chen Diqing, ÆÆThey are looking for me, son. Hurry and leave. I cannot escape. Because that day in the mountain cave I saw a snake, this snake (evil demon who eats people) will come looking for me. Only by eating my kidney and heart can its illness be cured. Chen Diqing, you hurry and escape. I cannot run away.flfl The old manfls son, Chen Diqing, ran away and arrived at another village. It happened that when he arrived at the other village, there was a woman whose husband had just died. He made friends there. The widowfls family and friends made him stay there. ÆÆYou cannot go anyplace.flfl So he stayed there. He was both smart and capable. A couple of months passed and the emperorfls family was again looking for him. He said to his wife, ÆÆI must go. I will go. (When our child is born) if he is a boy, make him go study when he is seven. If it is a girl, donflt look for me. If it is a boy, have him come look for me when he is twelve. Give him the name ÆÆThånkhemuflfl. At seven have him go study and after he returns, have him come look for me.flfl Later the people of another village came to look for Chen Diqing and Chen Diqing fled. He arrived at another place and met another widow whose husband had just died, and again stayed at the widow's. Again some people came looking for him and he said to the widow. ÆÆIf our child is a boy, have him come look for me. If it is a girl, you/she neednflt look for me. If you give birth to a boy, have him go study at seven, and at ten come look for me. (His name should be Likhemu).flfl Thånkhemu and Likhemu were both boys. One day each said ÆÆI will go find my fatherflfl, and they set out to go find their father. After walking a while, the two met each other in a river valley. Thånkhemu asked Likhemu, ÆÆWhere are you going?flfl Likhemu said, ÆÆIflm going to find my father.flfl Thånkhemu further asked, ÆÆWhat is your fatherfls name?flfl Likhemu said, ÆÆHefls called Chen Diqing.flfl Thånkhemu said, ÆÆMy father is also called Chen Diqing. You arenflt to be considered me.flfl In this manner, the two started to fight. After fighting a while, Thånkhemu said, ÆÆLetfls not fight. Letfls rest a minute.flfl After resting a while, Thånkhemu, who was older than Likhemu, asked Likhemu, ÆÆNow what shall we do? Both of us are looking for our father (Chen Diqing), and our father is perhaps one person. Letfls go together.flfl So the two of them stopped fighting and went together. After walking a while, they put up at a temple. ÆÆLast night I dreamed I saw Old Man Chen and Chen Diqingfls sword and bow hidden under a tree by the temple.flfl Thånkhemu said. Likhemu said, ÆÆI dreamed the same.flfl Thånkhemu said, ÆÆWe both saw the sword and bow in our dreams. Could it be the same? We dreamed the sword and bow were on a wild prickly ash tree beside the temple courtyard.flfl They went on again for a while, and in fact there were some trees beside the road. The two of them were very thirsty. Thånkhemu went to look for some water. After finding water, Thånkhemu said to Likhemu, ÆÆLikhemu, donflt drink. Let me, your older brother, drink first. If I donflt die after drinking, then you drink. If I die, then donflt drink.flfl Thånkhemu then drank. When he drank the water he encountered a stone slab cover. Eh! Old Man Chen and Chen Diqingfls sword and bow were put there, a thing for fighting, a club, was there. Thånkhemu drank a mouthful of water and lifted the stone slab. He could only lift it a little bit. ÆÆLikhemu, you drink too.flfl Likhemu drank also, and the two of them together again lifted the stone slab. They still could only lift it a little way. The two drank a mouthful of water again and they turned over the stone slab, and then they saw Old Man Chen and Chen Diqingfls sword and bow hidden inside and took them out. They went on again for a while, carrying the sword and bow, and then there was a lion looking down at them from within a temple above the road. The two of them said, ÆÆIf you are (my) Chen Diqing and Old Man Chenfls lion, then nod your head. If not, donflt nod your head. If you are going to eat us, then eat us. If you are our lion, then nod your head.flfl The head was nodded. Thånkhemu and Likhemu rode on the lion and went on. After Old Man Chenfls heart and kidney had been taken out by the evil demon who ate people, he became a person who sold horse saddles (by the gate to the city). When Thånkhemu and Likhemu went out to find their father, they saw the old man there selling horse saddles. When Thånkhemu and Likhemu arrived at the city gate, Old Man Chen asked them, ÆÆWhere are you going?flfl The two of them answered, ÆÆWe're going to find Chen Diqing.flfl The old man also asked, ÆÆWill you buy a saddle?flfl They said, ÆÆIf it fits our lion, we will buy it. If not, we won't.flfl They tried it and it fit just right, so they bought it. Riding a lion and carrying the sword and bow, Thånkhemu and Likhemu entered (the city). The husband of the evil demon who ate people had already prepared a pit as a trap there. They fought with Chen Diqingfls army, and Thankemu and Likhemu fought with their own fatherfls army. Later Chen Diqingfls soldiers were beaten to death. After that the man-eating demon and the emperor captured Chen Diqing and tied him up. After Thånkhemu and Likhemu were captured, they were thrown into the pit. They were almost beaten to death. After feeding them some medicines, they were tied up together with their father. Their father asked the two of them (using pantomime) ÆÆThe matter I instructed my wives about, did they really have sons?flfl Thånkhemu and Likhemu recalled the past a bit. Their father used pantomime and said, ÆÆCan it really be that [my wives] gave birth to sons? If it was a son, at seven have him go study, and at eleven come look for me. Afterwards that [second] child, call him Likhemu, and at ten have him come look for me.flfl Thånkhemu then said, ÆÆLittle brother, what have the two of us come to do?flfl Likhemu answered, ÆÆWe came to find our father.flfl Thus their father said, ÆÆI am your father.flfl They then had a discussion. The husband [the emperor] of the evil demon who ate people [demi], had already determined to beat Chen Diqing, Thånkhemu and Likhemu to death the next day. The evil demon who ate people [demi] had already killed many ordinary people and soldiers. Their dispute had continuously escalated. Chen Diqing made a demand. ÆÆTomorrow we must die. Because we still have not seen your wife (havenflt had one look at her face). It wonflt do to execute us like this.flfl The emperor said, ÆÆTomorrow they must die. They may have a look (at my wife).flfl The next day when they had a meeting, the emperor brought his wife out on a cart. Chen Diqing said further to the emperor, ÆÆTomorrow our demand is to bring half a catty of bezoar and some charcoal and set a fire. We will be standing and you will shoot us. In front of us, use charcoal and set a fire.flfl The emperor agreed to this as well. The demon who ate people [demi] and her husband [the emperor] notified everybody that they planned to shoot and execute Chen Diqing and his two sons. That day, the emperor and his wife, the demon who ate people, stood on the cart and watched. Chen Diqing put/burned a piece of the bezoar on top of the charcoal. The emperorfls wife, the demon who ate people, grew long canine teeth. Chen Diqing said, ÆÆHa!, today see if your emperorfls wife is human or not. Shefls a man-eating demon. You all look! This thing caused the loss of many soldiers and ordinary citizens. Look for yourselves!flfl He said, ÆÆIt is true! It is true! Kill the emperor, capture the emperor. This canflt be allowed, it is true, you should go discuss this.flfl Thus they did this (the emperor was arrested and beaten to death). Thus Chen Diqing, Thånkhemu, and Likhemu were acquitted [their case was reversed/obtained justice]. The three of them, father and sons, slowly returned home. After returning home, Thånkhemu and Likhemu went to find their mothers. In order to find them, they invited guests for three days. After three days of inviting guests, their mothers still had not returned. On the fourth day, they found them. At this time their mothers had already become the last two people. Thånkhemu and Likhemufls mothers were afraid. ÆÆThis family of ours, our grandfather died at the hands of this person, and is no longer with us. Your father also fought with this person and perhaps is dead. Our sons also went to find their father and we donflt know where theyflve gone. Can it be that we will all die at this personfls hands?flfl That is what they thought in their hearts. On the fourth day they returned and the two of them said, ÆÆThe last few come in.flfl (The result is that) the mountain peak has toppled. Thånkhemu and Likhemu sent out an assassin. ÆÆYou must come here. Those last two people, bring them in.flfl The assassin brought in the two. They were brought in and immediately had their clothes changed, and these two were Thånkhemu and Likhemufls mothers.