`so, then, after my mother gave birth to me at night she died in the morning. After she died and was buried, then they put (sent) me to the place of the sisters.'
`there was one Brigita from Burma staying there without any children, so she took care of me, looked after me, gave me food and sent the sisters care.'
`so after giving birth to Perpethova, then they followed, when reaching lastly (the last child) then I worked together with Father Turko, I worked outside, I worked everywhere.'
`I cooked together with Father Turko at his place, seven years I cooked for Father Turko, five years from the children, seven years from the father ??.'
`after that, next, I sometimes went to Jowai with Father Turko, upon reaching (there) I cooked there two years, when two years were filled then I returned home.'
`so after that they become older, like that, from 17 years, each year the sisters also loved too much ?? that woman who took care of me, from burma, she died in Shillong.'
`she didn't have any children, any offspring, no sibling, this one that became a sister, so Mother Karona her name was. They loved me intensely, all the sisters.'
`so I married also there in the convent, when I married there with honor, then the sisters bought a garden there, after staying there, then I gave birth to children, ten in all.'
`so after that at the time I remember, father fell from the highschool. Then (when) he fell from the highschool, then I cooked for the father, so always the father call me for my cooking help.'
`when after that his children grew big (enough) to help him cook and do all, then I stayed at home to live with the fifteen year (old) with a disability.'
`then (I) helped them go to school, all of them, so that they would know to go to school, so I don't know how to tell a story, it's just like that, ok?.'
`I say to try delaying ok, then I almost died immediately, then the doctor arrived from Laskein, so they took care (of me), then I got better, healthy.'
`my mother's name is Anna, my father is Emilious of the village Lumlakhet like that, it's very small, and then still there are sisters also, the sisters of Saint Mary's, when the sisters of Saint Mary's return home, these Spanish sisters arrive.'
`say to go (to) Shillong church at night, then her clothes iron, then there was charcoal, it ate charcoal and the home burned completely, when that home burned we all cried..'
`say that sister Mary who took care of us, she said: get up, get up little ones, the home is burning, your home is burning, so then we all went outside.'
`I said: the little ones from the house all got up and ran (from) fire, then we brought them outside. So we pray to Jesus, Mary, Joseph, even so the home and all the rice, everything was burned.'
`there is nothing (left) also, so then when like that the village, the village people made a home for them, a small home there to stay, the village made.'
`so also they gave them all things, rice, plates, clothing, cups that had completely burned, all the things they didn't have, those who were able. After that, those villagers (did) for us, after that we went to eat in the convent.'
`then those sisters (still) began to arrive, then Father Albera who has (it), (he) get rice to eat, so the sisters say to buy rice for the little ones.'
`Then the caretaker of me, Brigita she is called, Brigita from Burma, after then when she grew bigger and died, she loved me so much in the convent also the sisters gave food to her, kept her for my sake.'
`so I went to school also until class 3 grew difficult, so the sisters just said to me: you should go to school, or I didn't want to go to school I was lazy (laughing).'
`when lazy, after that the sisters say: and she doesn't go to school, I say, and not. after that they (help) teach school (to) me until I got married when I was 20 years.'
`so then they say: ok, get married, when after marrying, then I had a child, two, four, five also, only one year he teaches school, after that I didn't go.'
`I just remember now, also Father Turko after that still from then they dug a big pond here at this ground, here the school ground, so from then they begin the pond, the paddy field.'
`when Father Chinato arrive, Father Chinato, after that he dig that, cause to become pond, when becoming pond, from then, so the arrival only Father Mawrie after that it finished (the pond.'
`when after Father Mawrie arrives, only Father Armayana comes, a very good father is Father Armayana, from then arrives those fathers, all those new fathers..'
`so after that, from then we didn't know anything so as also all this fencing, only Father Turko also there Dominic Sabio, Dominic Sbio also Father Turko.'
