Baw Ja’s greed

Jul 18, 2026

Baw Ja’s greed tells of Akha life and relationships shaped by desire and selfish choices. The story follows Baw Ja and others as talk, plans, and confrontations unfold, revealing how greed damages trust and leads to tense outcomes. Through dialogue and escalating consequences, characters reflect on fairness, responsibility, and the value of restraint, emphasizing that harmful intentions bring suffering even when opportunities for better behavior exist.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages13

Reading Time20 min

Story overview

Characters and setting

Greed, dialogue, and conflict

Consequences and moral reflection

Baw jaˬ-euˬ nui qhahˇ Baw Ja’s greed Akha Baw jaˬ-euˬ nui qhahˇ Baw Ja’s greed Sahˬ boꞈ boꞈ-euˬ ghaˬ : Aˇshehˆ Aˇ baˇ boꞈ-euˬ ghaˬ : Aˇshehˆ Tsawˇ jeuˬ dawˬ : Aˬkhaˬ Yaˬ haw-euˬ poˆ: 2021 September Author: Ah She Illustrator: Ah She Original Language: Akha Edition: Test edition Date: 2021 September Akha Copyright © 2021, Akha Literature and Cultural committee [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)[ ](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)[You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)[ ](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)[adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and](adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and)[ ](adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and)[credits for authors](credits for authors) , illustrators, etc. Aˇ hu ba, phu htiˬ phu laꞈ qhoeˇ smˇ muiˬ zawˇ muiˬ-eu Baw jaˬ hawˇ-eu Miˬ saˇ lehˇ myahˇ-eu nyiˬ dzeˇ zaˬ jawˇ-eu meh jeˇ . Aˬ nyaꞈ dzeˇ zaˬ phyuˇ shuiˇ sahˇ dui dui qawꞈ , Miˬgaˬ lehˇ khuˇ-eu aˬ buˇ zaˬ htiˬ ghaˬ tehꞈ-ehˇ jawˇ-eu meh jeˇ . Baw jaˬ-aˬ , phyuˇ shuiˇ aˇ myaˆ ni jaˆ qawꞈ nui qhahˇ maˬ shiˇ choeˇ-ehˇ ngaˬ-euˬ nymˇ htiˬ byah ni shuiˇ tehꞈ-ehˇ jaˆ laˇ law nmˇ-aˬ ghaˬ miˇ-a lehˇ noeˬ-eu meh jeˇ . Htiˬ nah-aˬ , Baw jaˬ ghaˬ naˬ naˬ naˬ-ehˇ jawˇ ngeh, ngaˬ-euˬ phyuˇ shuiˇ heu deuˬ aˬ joˆ-ehˇ jahˇ neh bi myaˬ laˇ-eu phaˬ nga lehˇ shaˇ noeˬ shaˇ noeˬ-ehˇ nui qhahˇ huiˬ laˇ-euˬ nga jeˇ. Aˬ yawꞈ qhoeˇ loꞈ-ehˇ shaˇ noeˬ luꞈ ngeh, aˬ yawꞈ-euˬ mehˬ shi phyuˇ oˬ ni gheh-eu mehˬ tsoeˬ dm htaˬ-euˬ tsawˇ haˬ htiˬ ghaˬ aˬ yawꞈ-euˬ mehˬ shi doˆ le-awˇ Baw jaˬ tsawˬ guˆ-iˇ-euˬ meh. Tsawˇ haˬ qhoeˇ ghaˬ "Baw jaˬ-oˇ, nawˇ qhaˇ pyeuꞈ mawꞈ-eu jeˬ ngaˇ jahˇ nehˬ ma" lehˇ ehˇ nehˬ-euˬ meh. Baw jaˬ gheh "Ngaˬ-euˬ aˬ laꞈ neh qhaˇ htoeˬ tuˆ-eu yawˬ jeˬ na luꞈ shuiˇ tehꞈ-ehˇ bi pyeuꞈ-iˇ mawꞈ nya" lehˇ ehˇ nehˬ -euˬ meh. "Nawˇ qhaˇ pyeuꞈ mawꞈ-eu jeˬ-ehˇ pyeuꞈ laˇ luꞈ-uˇ" lehˇ ehˇ-awˇ byoˆ qaꞈ shaweuˬ meh jeˇ . Baw jaˬ gheh laˬ qhaˬ htiˬ chehˇ,"Nymˬ-mˇ poˆ nmˇ-aˬ ngaˬ-euˬ nymˇ shuiˇ tehꞈ -ehˇ bi byah jiˇ ma" lehˇ ehˇ ehˇ-ehˇ shuiˇ bi pyeuꞈ-iˇ-eu ghaˇ duˬ ngaˇ aˬ jeˬ-ahˇ jeˬ hu yahtoeˬ ciˆ-eu phaˬ nga lehˇ shaˇ noeˬ shaˇ noeˬ -ehˇ aˬ laꞈ yaw dzuˬ dzuˬ laˇ-euˬ meh jeˇ . Qhoeˇ ngeh, iˇ cuꞈ dawˇ la siˬ lehˇ ehˇ-awˇ iˇ cuꞈ qhaˇ-iˇ ngeh, iˇ cuꞈ hawˇ-eu iˇ cuꞈ qhmˬ maˬ dawˬ tawˆ luꞈ shuiˇ tehꞈ-ehˇ pyeuꞈ jiˇ-euˬ meh. Hawˬ dzaˬ-eu lehˇ hawˬ-ahˇ phaˇ beuˬ-iˇ naˇ, hawˬ hawˇ-eu qhmˬ maˬ , khuˬ tcaꞈ dawˬ tawˆ luꞈ shuiˇ tehꞈ-ehˇ pyeuꞈ jiˇ-euˬ meh. Htiˬ jeˬ-iˬ dzaˬ-eu maˬ za, dawˇ-eu maˬ za-ehˇ pyeuꞈ jiˇ ngeh keuˆ ni "Ngaˬ-euˬ nymˇ shuiˇ tehꞈ-ehˇ byah jiˇ shaw-iˬ ngaˇ-a" lehˇ ehˇ ehˇ-ehˇ laˬ qhaˬ chehˇ dui dui luꞈ-eu meh jeˇ . Htiˬ qhehˬ gheh naˇ, aˬ yawꞈ zawˇ gaˬ-eu htiˬ ghaˬ tehꞈ-ehˇ gheh-eu aˬ buˇ Miˬgaˬ , "Aˬ da-oˇ, aˬ da-oˇ" lehˇ guˇ guˇ-ehˇ bawˇ qhahˇ -ahˇ cehˆ uˇ laꞈ gaˇ chiˬ gheh-eu nehˬ-ehˇ Miˬgaˬ shuiˇ pyeuꞈ-iˇ-euˬ meh. Qhoeˇ ngeh poˆ jawˇ-aˬ , Baw jaˬ myaˆ siˬ guiˇ lehˇ le-awˇ, uiˇ phaˬ maˬ siˬ ngoeˇ phaˬ maˬ siˬ lehˇ pyeuꞈ-iˇ -euˬ meh jeˇ . Miˬgaˬ shuiˇ pyeuꞈ-iˇ htaˬ gaˇ Baw jaˬ-euˬ miˬ zaˬ mawˇ ngeh, aˬ yawꞈ-euˬ qhahˬ -ahˇ hteˇ hteˇ-ehˇ, "Zaˬ htiˬ ghaˬ jawˇ-eu qawꞈ shuiˇ pyeuꞈ-iˇ, htiˬ jeˬ-iˬ maˬ dzaˬ maˬ dawˇ nya, nawˇ shiˇ leˇ-eu gheh hte loˇ" lehˇ guˇ guˇ-ehˇ ngoeˇ-euˬ meh jeˇ . Aˬ yawꞈ-euˬ miˬ zaˬ ngoeˇ gaˇ haw haw-ehˇ, lehˬ-iˇ shaw-euˬ miˇ-a lehˇ Baw jaˬ noeˬ qoꞈ leˇ-euˬ meh. Shuiˇ aˇ myaˆ ni jaˆ qawꞈ laˬ qhaˬ maˬ chehˇ nya-a. Miˬgaˬ qawꞈ shuiˇ pyeuꞈ-iˇ shaw, ngaˬ -euˬ miˬ zaˬ-ahˇ htoeˬ tuˆ naˇ aˬ yawꞈ qawꞈ shuiˇ phaˇ pyeuꞈ-iˇ-eu ngaˇ-a lehˇ noeˬ noeˬ-ehˇ jawˇ naˇ, mehˬ tsoeˬ phyuˇ oˬ ni dm luꞈ-eu tsawˇ haˬ qhoeˬ ghaˬ phaˇ doˆ le-awˇ "Aˬ joˆ -ehˇ gheh nya Baw jaˬ-oˇ, nawˇ qhaˇ loˬ-eu za jiˇ-euˬ miˇ-a loˇ" lehˇ naˇ haˬ-euˬ meh. Baw jaˬ gheh ngaˇ shaˇ lehˬ shaw-euˬ miˇ-a. Tsawˇ haˬ zaˬ phyuˇ shuiˇ tehꞈ-ehˇ jaˆ-awˇ maˬ za luꞈ-a lehˇ ngaˇ siˬ duˬ laˇ-euˬ miˇ-a. Qhoeˇ miˇ neh"Ngaˬ-ahˇ yaw beh

FAQs

What is the main theme of Baw Ja’s greed?

The main theme is greed and how selfish desire undermines relationships and creates conflict.

Who are the central characters in the story?

Baw Ja and other figures from Akha life drive the plot through conversations, decisions, and reactions.

How does the story convey its moral message?

It uses dialogue and escalating events to show the consequences of harmful intentions and the importance of restraint and responsibility.

Jul 18, 2026

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