The Untold Stories of Ivatans
 
       
 
     
 
Vatu du Disvayangan
(Ivatan Version)
  
The Stone at Disvayangan
(English Version)
  
 

        Si Layin am asa ka mutdeh a mavakes a matda du takey du Mahatao . Piyahen dava nu inyapuan na u kahbet na du vahay daya takuan uyud da su ka istrictu . Ravaw parinyen na du vahay daya an javuken a kapay namunamu na, kapanutung , kapanyidung kanu kadukaduwan pasa pariparinyen du vahay. Arava u kadwan a kayayam na du vahay daya ta maychatanyi a anak.
        Asa ka araw am naktuktu na u kahbut na du vahay da tapian makapayayam du kadwan pa sa a kametdehan ta uyud na su kangsah as kanu katnga a mayfirmi du irahem nuvahay da a maychukulong .
        Nangay du Disvayangan. Nayapayayo daw as kasitnan na machiyayam du salawsaw. Kapakarapit na du simsiman am naylilyak si Layin as kavata na siya du abkas aw,  “An matudah mu yaken am mavidin ako na ja.” Nachilakat siya du abkas aya as kadmidmin na maychatani du tantu nu  kasuyot na nu kayan aw nu kayayam na.
        Kwanasaw am nawara si ina naya yapu du takey as chinaknyin na ukabu nayan Layin du vahay da. “Layin! Layin!” nu katawatawag na tumita siya . Nyisumibu a umchita siya du takey da am arava daw. Kwanasaw am manakem na u kangay na du Disvayangan am daw chinavuyan na si Layin. Nyeng na tawagan ina naya si Layin. “Layin! Angu nyihbut mo aya?” Niya u milut a chirin nyi ina na ya . Iyidit na ji ina naya as ka kasitnan na maypasngen siya du vata na am na navuya nava nyi Layin u abkas a ya maypasngen as na naw am natudah nanchi.
        Mayayu dana si Layin maypangay ji  ina na am makakaru ava du yanan naya ta mahujuhuji nava u padang na mandad kapanguhnut nan karakuhan na as kajinarana makahujian. Naw u kasitnan na rana ted gumtus nu huu na nyi Layin.. Nyeng na asngenan ina naya an angu naparin aya du anak naya  amna uyud a nayvadyew dana sawen a vatu. Nu vatu aya am  maykurte a mutdeh a machilakat.
        Nyeng tumanyis si ina naya  as kasavat na makavata  siya du kakevet na u minaparin aya du anak daw, kabu na rananata nayvadyew dana  vatu du Disvayangan. Niyayanchi am makapanganuhed ava si ama naya as dawa nyeng a mangay du Disvayangan as kachideb na du vata yan kakuvet na a vatu am na uyud na su nakakknyin du kakawyuran naw. Naknyin si ama naya du kavuya naya su vatu aya akmay mutduh a machilakat. Nyeng a tumanyis si ama naya as kakepkep na du anak naya nayvadyuw dana  vatu.Nanda daw amna chinapatak dapava an angu u uyud aw a naparin ji Layin.
        Manda changuryaw am ri pa du Disvayangan u vatu aya a si Layin.
     

        
        Layin was a young girl who lives in a field in Mahatao. Her parents were so strict and protec-
tive, a reason why she couldn’t get out of their house. She does nothing but to clean their house, cook and help in the household chores. She never had a playmate for she didn’t have any brothers and sisters.
        One day, she thought of getting out of the house to play with the other children of the place because she was bored and tired staying home.
She decided to go to Disvayangan. Once she reached the place, she felt so happy. She began running and playing with the cool blowing wind. When she reached the seashore where the waves were huge, she shouted out to the waves, “Once you reach me, I’ll stay here forever!” She ran with the waves and laughed by herself as she enjoys her freedom.    
        After a while, her mother arrived home from the field. She was surprised to see Layin not at home. “Layin! Layin!” shouted her mother. Upon seeing that Layin was not around, she headed to the field. She searched for Layin but she was not there .Then she thought of searching her at Disvayangan . There, she saw Layin playing. Her mother called her, “Layin! Why did you go out?” angrily asked mother. When Layin looked at her mother and turning towards her, she didn’t notice the huge wave coming.
        Layin wanted to run towards her mother but she can’t move her feet away neither can move .Her feet became stiff until her body was completely hard and turned into a stone. She began to shed tears. Her mother immediately drew near her though was helpless. She just ended staring at what had happened and could hardly believe that her daughter running towards her remained still and had resembled into a stone. Her mother cried and cried and related to her husband the fate of their daughter Layin. Upon hearing this, her husband didn’t believe it too, so, he immediately went to Disvayangan to look for the stone his wife was telling. There he found the stone … resembling a child in a running position.  He felt so dismayed with what his two eyes saw. He hugged it and cried in despair.
        Since then, they never knew the reason why their daughter became a stone. The stone till to-
day remains in that place.

  
         
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