MIDAS-A KHAWIH

Hmanlai hian Lal pakhat Midas-a hi a awm a, rangkachak hi a lawm hle a, tam tak a nei chung pawhin neih belh zel a duh a. Nitin hian a rangkachak dahkhawmnaah chuan a kal a, a khawih a, a chhiar a, chutiang chuan a rangkachak bulah chuan hun rei tak hun a hmang thin.

Ni khat chu chutia a rangkachak a chhiar mawlh mawlh lai chuan mi pakhat hi a lo lang thut mai a, a duh duh a pek theih tur a rawn hrilh a. Lal chu a lawm takin, "Ka khawih apiang rangkachakah chang nghal zel se ka duh," tiin a chhang a. Chupa chuan makti takin, "Lalpa, i thil dil chu i duh tak tak ang maw?" tiin a zawt let a.

Lal chuan, "Aw, duh tak tak," a ti a. Mikhual chuan, "Chuti chu naktuk zing ni chhuah rualin i thil dil chu tihhlawhtlin a ni ang a, i khawih apiang rangkachakah an chang zel tawh ang," tiin a chhang a, a kalsan ta a. Lal chuan a thil hmuh leh hriat chu a ngaihtuah zui neuh neuh a, a mumang a nih te a ringhlelh rum rum a, tak tak nise a ti hle mai a.

A tuk zinga a han tho chu ni a lo chhuak uar tawh a. A khum te, a thawmhnaw te leh thil dang dang a khawih apiang mai chu rangkachakah a chang ta zel mai a. Tukverhah chuan a han dak a, huana a fanu infiam chu a va hmu a, a thiltihtheihna chu hrilh lawk lo a hmuhtir a tum ta a, a hlimpui ve ngei pawh a ring a ni.

Mahse, huana a kal hma chuan lehkha chhiar phawt a tum a, lehkhabu a han khawih veleh chuan rangkachakah a chang ta nghal a, a chhiar thei ta reng reng lo a. Chaw ei turin dawhkan a han kil a, mahse ei tur eng pawh a khawih apiang mai chu chawplehchilhin rangkachakah a chang ta zel mai a. Chutiangin tui in a han tum a, no chawp chuan rangkachakah bawk a chang ta nghal a.

A ril lah chu a tam tulh tulh mai a, "Rangkachak hi ei theih leh in theih a ni si lo a," tiin amah leh amah chu a inbe mawlh mawlh a. Chutih lai tak chuan a fanu chu a lo tlan lut a, a rawn pan ding nghal a. Hlim taka lo lawmin Lal chuan a lo pawm chawt a. Chu veleh a fanu pawh chu rangkachakah milimah a chang ve ta nghal a. A hrilh hai hle a, chuta tang chuan a hmelah hlim hmel hmuh tur reng reng a awm tawh lo a ni.

Lungngai takin a kun a, a tap chhuak ta hawm hawm mai a. Chutihlai chuan Lal hnena thiltihtheihna petu kha a lo lang leh hlawl mai a. A khawih apiang rangkachaka an chang zel chu nuam a tih leh tih loh a rawn zawt a. Ngui taka lo indawmkun mek Lal chuan, "Tunah tak hi chuan khawvela mi lungngai ber ka ni tawh," tiin a lo chhang a.

Mi khualpa chuan, "A nih leh duh thlang tha leh dawn ta la, chaw leh i fanu duat em em te hi nge i thlan anga, chawei dawhkana rangkachak hlawm leh i fanu lim rangkachak hi?" tiin a zawt a.

Lal chuan tap chungin ngaihdam a dil ta a. "Ka fanu ka neih let leh theihna tur a nih phawt chuan ka rangkachak neih zawng zawngte hi ka pe phal vek. Khawngaih takin ka fanu kha min pe let leh rawh, a tel lo chuan ka thil neih zawng zawng hi engmah lo mai an ni si a," tiin a ngen ta mawlh mawlh a.

Chu pa chuan, "A hma ai chuan i fing ta e," tiin a chhang a, a tichuan a han dawi a, Lal fanu chu mihringah a lo chang leh ta a. Chuta tang chuan Lal chuan a dam chhunga a theihnghilh ngai tawh loh tur zirlai tha tak a zir chhuak ta a ni.

(THE MIDAS TOUCH tih lehlin a ni - Lalthlamuana Ralte)