คืนหนึ่งในฤดูร้อน

khɨɨn nán ʔaakàat rɔ́ɔn mâak phrɔ́ pen rɨ́duu rɔ́ɔn. hɔ̂ŋ-nɔɔn khɔ̌ɔŋ thəə mây mii ʔææ. thəə ŋɨ̀a ʔɔ̀ɔk lǽ nɔɔn mây làp.

The weather was very hot that night, because it was summer. There was no air-con in her bedroom. She was sweating and could not sleep.

rawàaŋ thîi thəə kamlaŋ phayaayaam nɔɔn hây làp, thəə kɔ̂ɔ dâay klìn měn plæ̀æk plæ̀æk. thəə rə̂əm rúusɨ̀k klua, thəə kɔ̂ɔ-ləəy ʔaw phâa maa hòm.

While she was trying to sleep, she smelled a strange nasty smell. She started to be scared. Therfore, she covered herself with the blanket.

sákphák nɨŋ, thəə dâay-yin sǐaŋ tûp tûp baw baw, mɨ̌an mii ʔaray tòk loŋ maa bon phɨ́ɨn. thəə nɔɔn nîŋ, mây klâa khayàp.

For a moment, she heard a soft sound ‘Toop, Toop’, as if something fell down onto the floor. She lay still, not daring to move.

thəə mɔɔŋ mây hěn ʔaray ləəy, phrɔ́ hɔ̂ŋ mɨ̂ɨt mâak. thəə phayaayaam khít wâa sǐaŋ nán khɨɨ ʔaray con thəə phlia lǽ làp pay.

She could not see anything, because the room was very dark. She tried to think of what was that sound until she was exhausted and felt asleep.

cháaw wan tɔ̀ɔ maa, Mena tɨ̀ɨn khɨ̂n maa lǽ hěn wâa mii nɔ̌ɔn sǐi khǎaw tua ʔûan ʔûan lǎay tua yùu bon phɨ́ɨn hɔ̂ŋ. thəə tòk-cay, lǽ wîŋ pay bɔ̀ɔk phɔ̂ɔ.

The next morning, Mena woke up and saw that there were many white fat worms on the floor. She was shocked and ran to tell her dad.

phɔ̂ɔ piin banday khɨ̂n pay duu lǽ phóp wâa mii lûuk mææw taay yùu tâay lǎŋkhaa. nɔ̌ɔn tòk loŋ maa dâay phrɔ́ pheedaan hɔ̂ŋ mii ruu rûa.

Dad climbed up the stairs to have a look, and found that there was a dead kitten under the roof. The worms fell down because there was a hole on a ceiling.

tɔɔn-níi thəə rúu lǽæw wâa sǐaŋ lǽ klìn mɨ̂a-khɨɨn khɨɨ ʔaray. thəə lôoŋ-cay thîi man mây chây phǐi, tæ̀æ thəə kɔ̂ɔ rúusɨ̀k sâw thîi hěn lûuk-mææw taay.

Now she knew what the sound and smell are last night. She felt relief that it was not a ghost, but she also felt sad to see a dead kitten.