The Cambodian myth of lightning, thunder, and rain - Prumsodun Ok
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Once, a long time ago, there was a powerful hermit named Lok Ta Moni Eysei. He had three promising students: Moni Mekhala, the brilliant goddess of the seas, Vorachhun, the princely manifestation of the earth, and Ream Eyso, a demon whose heart burned with passionate fire. Lok Ta wished to bestow a gift upon his most deserving student. To determine which of the three that was, he announced a contest: whoever first brought back a glass full of morning dew would be master of this mysterious gift. When dusk came, Vorachhun and Ream Eyso ventured into the forest. They left not one leaf or blade of grass untouched, impatiently shaking the precious fluid into their glasses. When they returned to the hermit’s hut, they found Moni Mekhala sitting pati...
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Once, a long time ago, there was a powerful hermit named Lok Ta Moni Eysei. He had three promising students: Moni Mekhala, the brilliant goddess of the seas, Vorachhun, the princely manifestation of the earth, and Ream Eyso, a demon whose heart burned with passionate fire. Lok Ta wished to bestow a gift upon his most deserving student. To determine which of the three that was, he announced a contest: whoever first brought back a glass full of morning dew would be master of this mysterious gift. When dusk came, Vorachhun and Ream Eyso ventured into the forest. They left not one leaf or blade of grass untouched, impatiently shaking the precious fluid into their glasses. When they returned to the hermit’s hut, they found Moni Mekhala sitting pati...
