| ແຕ່ກີ້ແຕ່ກ່ອນ
ເຫີງນານມາແລ້ວ |
| ຍັງມີສອງເຖົ້າຕາຍາຍຜັວເມຍ
ດຳລົງຊີວິດຢູ່ແຄມ |
| ຫ້ວຍແປະຕີນພູສູງແຫ່ງຫນຶ່ງ
ເຂົາເຈົ້າທັງສອງມີ |
| ຄວາມທຸກຍາກລຳບາກຫລາຍ
ພັດແຕ່ເອົາກັນມາ |
| ຈົນຫົວຫງອກ ຫລັງສິກ່ອມ
ຫາລູກຫລານພໍຈະມາ |
| ຊ່ວຍແບ່ງພາລະຄອບຄົວ
ແລະສືບຫນໍ່ແນວກໍ່ບໍມີ |
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| Once upon a time, there was a childless old couple
who lived near the river bank at the foot of a high mountain. The couple had been
poor ever since they had been married. The couple wished to have children to
help them work and to continue their lineage. |
 
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