Kya htaw's greed - Lahu

Jul 19, 2026

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Kya htaw’s greed is portrayed through a cycle of desire, bargaining, and moral conflict centered on Caˬ htawˇ. As the narrative unfolds, the pursuit of what one wants drives actions that harm relationships and produce ongoing consequences for both individuals and the surrounding community. The text emphasizes how speech and decisions reflect character, and how unresolved motives intensify tensions. Ultimately, the story highlights the dangers of greed and the cost of misjudgment in daily life.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages13

Reading Time20 min

Story overview

Greed and consequences

Character through choices

Lawˇ hpaꞈ ve Caˬ htawˇ Kya htaw's greed Lahu Lawˇ hpaꞈ ve Caˬ htawˇ Kya htaw's greed Bvuhꞈpaˍ -Ah Sheˍ Awˬ han sawehˇ paˍ Ahˉ sheˍ ˬ Chaw ceu -Akha ꞈ ˬ ˬ ˍ K'aw bvuh ve chaw ceu -Laˇhu Yanˍ ve-Awˉ lawˉ teˇ pawˆ yanˍ ve Awˬ nyi-2021 Sehˆ teˇ baˬ ha pa Author-Ah she Illustrator-Ah she Original Language-Akha Translated language-Lahu Edition-Test Edition Date-September,2021 Lahu Myanmar Copyright © 2021, Northern Shan State Lahu Literature Group and NTC [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)[ ](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc. Teˇ pawˆ htaˇ, hk'aˆ teˇ hk'aˆ awˬ hk'aw lo paw sha jaˇ ve Caˬ htawˇ leh Na htawˇ teˇ cacawˬ ve ceˇ . Yawˇ huiˉ maˬ geh yaˇ miˇ teˇ g'aˇ tiˉ cawˬ ve ceˇ . Caˬ htawˇ lehˬ yawˇ geh hpu shi cawˬ maˇ jaˇ htawˇ nyi hk'aˇ maˇ suh sheˍ ceˇ . Yawˇ ve yehˬ awˬ hk'aw lo shi hk'a biˇ cawˬ k'o , hk'aˬ ma daꞈ tuˬ hehˉ leˇ tehꞈ hk'aˬ htaˆ kaꞈ dawˇ nyi chehˇ ve ceˇ . Teˇ nyi htaˇ, Caˬ htawˇ zuhꞈ guiˇ chehˇ htaˇ, yawˇ ve hpu shi mawˇ jeˬ maˇ la tuˬ hk'aˬ hk'e g'a te cawˇ naˍdawˇ nyi chehˇ ve ceˇ . Ngaˬ ve yehˬ awˬ hk'aw lo shi hk'a biˇ hpehꞈ la puiˉ k'o tehꞈ lawˇ hpaꞈ ve nyi madawˇ chehˇ htaˇ veuꞈ k'aˇ hpuˉehˍ veuꞈ taˍ ve teˇ g'aˇ tawˆ la leh Caˬ htawˇ kawˆ jaˇ ceˇ . Veuꞈ k'aˇ hpuˉehˍ veuꞈ taˍ ve chaw hpu Caˬ htawˇ htaꞈ," Nawˬ hpehꞈ gaˇ ve hk'engaˬ te laˇ-a" k'oˆ piˇ ve ceˇ . Caˬ htawˇ kaꞈ" Ngaˬ ve laꞈ naw hk'a dawꞈ heuˆ ve hk'apeu-eˬ shi tiˉ hpehꞈ tuˬ te laˇ sheˍ" k'oˆ piˇ peuˬ leh chaw hpu kaꞈ mehˉ sheˍ ve ceˇ . Caˬ htawˇ kaꞈ teˇ pawˆ lehˬ yawˇ ve yehˬ awˬ hk'aw shi hk'a biˇ hpehꞈ tuˬ yoˬ k'oˆ leh hk'aˬ ve awˉ lawˉ g'a htawˇ tuˬ naˍ dawˇ nyi ve laꞈ sheh kaꞈ veˆ jaˇ ceˇ . Caˬ htawˇ iˉ kaˆ dawˬ-a te leh iˉ kaˆ kawˆ hk'aw ngeuˍ keu ve teˇ yanˇ , kawˆ leh iˉ kaˆ shi hpehꞈ k'ai ve ceˇ . Awˍ caˇ-a te k'o awˍ leh hkehˇ shi hpehꞈ k'ai ve ceˇ . Caˇ gaˇ ve caˇ maˇ hpehꞈ , dawˬ gaˇ ve dawˬ maˇ hpehꞈ htawˇ nyi ma maˇ luˬ ceˇ . Ngaˬ aˉ hk'aw loshi hk'a biˇ cawˬ chehˇ k'o, nyi hk'aˇ suhchehˇ ve yoˬ ceˇ . Teˇ hkui gaˬ leh yawˇ ve teˇ g'aˇ tiˉ ve yaˇ miˇawˬ pa geh g'uiˇ laˬ ve awˬ pa haꞈ chiˇ hk'a leh awˬ yaˇ miˇ kaꞈ shi diˬ hpehꞈ k'ai ve ceˇ . Teˇ pawˆ lehˬ Caˬ htawˇ hawˬ-a maˇ heˆ, g'uiˬ-a maˇ heˆ hpehꞈ k'ai ve ceˇ . Awˬ miˇ ma Na htawˇ mawˬ leh yawˇ ve nyi ma pui hta leh ," Nawˬ yaˇ miˇteˇ g'aˇ tiˉ cawˬ ve kaꞈ shi diˬ hpehꞈ tcuh ve , nawˬ kaꞈ maˇ caˇ maˇ dawˬ te leh suh la yoˬ" k'oˆ leh kuˬ hawˬ ve ceˇ . Caˬ htawˇ awˬ miˇ ma hawˬ chehˇ ve htaꞈ nyi leh yawˇ yaꞈ jaˇ-oˬ ceˇ . Shi hk'aˬ ma cawˬ htawˇ maˇ ha lehˬg'a vehtaꞈ shiˍ la ve ceˇ . Awˬ miˇ ma htaꞈ cahtawˇ k'o kaꞈ shi diˬ k'awꞈ hpehꞈ k'ai tuˬ yoˬ k'oˆ leh nyi ma maˇ sha ceˇ . Oˇ htaˇ chawhpu k'awꞈ gaˬ la leh ," Hk'aˬ hk'e le nawˬ heuˆ gaˇ ve biˇ la-oˬ laˇ" na piˇ htaˇ, " Ngaˬ lawˬ ve yaꞈ jaˇ peuˬ . Awˬ hkuiˉ puiˍ htaˇ hk'e a ciˉ k'awꞈ te laˇ sheˍ" k'awꞈ k'oˆ piˇ ve ceˇ .

FAQs

What drives the story in Kya htaw's greed?

The story is driven by Kya htaw’s greed and the choices made to pursue it. These choices create conflict and lasting consequences.

How does the narrative show the cost of greed?

It shows that greed leads to harmful decisions, strained relationships, and intensifying tensions over time. The resulting outcomes affect both the individual and others around them.

What theme is emphasized by the text?

The text emphasizes the danger of greed and how misjudgment can escalate problems. It contrasts desires with responsibility and social impact.

Jul 19, 2026

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