But the cold was the worst. Most of

But the cold was the worst. Most of us had not yet changed from our summer and fall coats when the cold rains first hit. Many of us who were caught unawares by the falling water paid with our lives if we weren’t dry when the night and the cold came. At least with the water, though, we had a chance – stay dry, wait out the storm, stay warm, live.

Results (Hmong) 1:

Tab sis qhov no yog qhov phem. Feem ntau peb twb tsis tau hloov ntawm peb lub caij ntuj so thiab lub caij nplooj zeeg coats thaum muaj tus mob khaub thuas los nag ntaus thawj. Peb leej twg raug ntes tau unawares ntawm cov poob dej ntau them nyiaj rau peb lub neej yog tias peb tsis qhuav thaum hmo ntuj thiab tus khaub thuas los. Tsawg kawg yog dej, kiag peb muaj sij hawm – cia kom qhuav, tos seb cov cua daj, nyob sov so, nyob twj ywm.

Results (Hmong) 2:

Tab sis lub txias yog tus phem tshaj. Feem ntau ntawm peb yeej tseem tsis tau hloov los ntawm peb lub caij ntuj sov thiab caij nplooj ntoos zeeg coats thaum lub txias rains thawj ntaus. Peb feem coob uas tau ntes tau unawares los ntawm tus ntog dej them nrog peb lub neej yog hais tias peb tsis qhuav thaum hmo ntuj thiab lub txias tuaj. Tsawg kawg yog nrog cov dej, tab sis, peb muaj ib lub caij nyoog - nyob qhuav, tos tawm lub cua daj cua dub, nyob sov so, ua neej nyob.