Tim Tswv Dej Tus Ntxhais
Artwork by Khruri
©2025 by Pa N. Vue
Tus sau yog Paj Hnub Vwj
Vincent Xyooj yog ib tug tub hluas muaj 24 xyoos. Nws ua ib txoj hauj lwm tsis muaj chaw mus nyob rau hauv ib lub zos me me. Thaum nws pom ib tug ntxhais txawv txawv nyob rau hauv nws ib tug kwv tij lub qab daus, nws pab tus ntxhias khiav dim, tab sis nws tsis paub hais tias yog Tim Tswv Dej tus ntxhais hu ua Zuag Paj. Phau ntawv no yog yuav rov qab muab Hmoob zaj dab neeg Niam Nkauj Zuag Paj & Txiv Nraug Ntsuag los qhia dua. Yuav muab tso tawm li “blog posts”—ib tshooj, los sis ib ntu, yuav yog ib tug qhia. Vincent qhia ib tshooj hos Zuag Paj qhiav ib tshooj. Phau ntawv yuav raws Vincent txoj kev raug rub mus nrog luag sib txeeb ib lub rooj huab tais nyob rau ib lub teb chaws deb deb heev. Txoj kev no yuav qhia Vincent ntau yam txog nws tus kheej, thiab yuav pab nws ntseeg hais tias nws yog ib tug neeg muaj peev xwm.
The Water God’s Daughter
Written by Pa N. Vue
Vincent Xiong is a 24-year-old working at a dead-end job in a small town. When he discovers a strange girl in one of his cousin's basement, he helps her escape without realizing that she is Zuag Paj, daughter of the Water God. In this retelling of the Hmong folktale Txiv Nraug Ntsuag & Niam Nkauj Zuag Paj, released as blog posts with alternating perspectives, a young man becomes embroiled in an epic fight for a throne in a land far far away and discovers who he really is and what he is truly capable of.
Release Schedule
A Hmong chapter will be released every two weeks. Translations in English will be released the week in-between. We are expecting a fall 2026 release.
Access to Read
This book will be free to read, but in order to do the minimum keep it from being stolen, it will be password protected. To get the password, you’ll need to be part of my email list.
Accompanying Podcast
We will be releasing a fully casted podcast with Good Zoo Studios to accompany the release of these chapters. The podcast will be in Hmong language (White dialect). We’re currently finalizing casting for parts and are excited to share this story with you.
We are grateful for the support of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and AmeriCorps.
Please reach out to us at hmonglanguagemovement@gmail.com for more information.