As long as horseshoe crabs are found, an inquiry is raised of why the male horseshoe crab always stays on the back of female horseshoe crab. It is, therefore, joked for the lazy man with a saying that, "Don't be like a horseshoe crab" . This means that when the male horseshoe crab falls from female horseshoe crab, he will die.
Long time ago, there was a king who lived with a beautiful queen but the royal couple did not have any child. One day, the king called a royal fortuneteller to help them how to have a child.
The royal fortuneteller suggested that the king hold a holy tremendous food offering ceremony for gods to be blessed with a child.
With the power of sacred worship, the king was blessed to the most beloved good looking prince.
When the prince reached seven years of age. The queen felt a wish to take the prince to visit a jungle. The queen and prince said bye to the king and took the journey which was accompanied by many servants.
Unfortunately, there was a garuda flying to find food over the jungle where the queen, prince and other servants were playing happily.
Then the evil garuda took the prince from the crowd of people and flew away. The queen was shocked and saddens by the act of the garuda taking her beloved prince.
The queen and servants sadly observed the way that garuda was taking the prince and flying further and further over the sea.
Hopelessly, the queen and servant came back and informed the king of this sad news. The king was horrendously sadder and called the royal fortune of the prince.
The royal fortuneteller said, "The prince is still alive and the garuda will be interrupted on the half way".
Having heard that, the king ordered a journey and announced to find out the most powerful, holy persons who could cross the sea and save the prince from the evil garuda.
At the time, no one was courageous to do such task and the announcers went on walking and reached the seaside. Fortunately, there was a lady named NAMKROEU living along the coast guaranteed that she could go and bring back the prince.
The king was informed of this piece of good news. The king was thankful to NAMKROEU for her bravery. The king promised that he would give her valuable properties as the reward for her good deed when she brought the prince back.
For the garuda, while it was flying over an island, it was blown by a storm; and as a result, dropped the prince on a beach. The prince was just unconscious.
Sleeping on the beach with dew for a night, the prince was awake. The garuda was sorry for its food and flew over the island several time to seek the prince but it failed to find him.
For NAMKROEU, after being informed of the direction where the garuda flew, she immediately went to island and saw the prince alone.
NAMKROEU reached the prince and told the story. The prince understood and then put his arms around her neck crossing the sea with an aim to go to the royal palace.
In the middle of the way to royal palace on the water, her skirt was flown by a strong wave. While she turned to catch hold of her skirt, the prince got drowns to death.
NAMKROEU was both very frightened of the punishment and felt pity for the prince, she thus stopped her breath and eventually died while the prince arms hugged around her neck.
Both the Prince and NAMKOEU were born as male and female horseshoe crabs. That is why the male horseshoe crab is smaller in size than the female horseshoe one and lives on the back of female horseshoe crab, depending on the female horseshoe crab for his survival up to now.
- The END -
"Time lost can not be found again"
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