Cambodia is a country where majority of people make their living by farming. The agriculture depends on the rainfall or water from the natural resources. Therefore Cambodian people have traditionally believed that Moni Mekhala is the Goddess of rain. Thus whenever the country faces the hardships of drought, lack of water to grow rice and the other crops, the people in the rural areas generally celebrate the ceremony to pray for rain or the royal ceremony for rain is held in the Royal Palace. The story goes as follows:
Once upon a time, there were three students learning with the same teacher: Prince Vorakchhun, Nymph Princess Moni Mekhala and Giant Ream Eyso. They stayed to serve a very powerful hermit to learn ritual formulas and other skills. They all worked hard in an attempt to compete each other in order to satisfy their teacher. As the three students have the same talent, so the hermit loved them equally.
After his students had completed their study, the hermit wanted to test their knowledge before they returned to their respective country. He told them "if anyone of you could collect a full glass of dew and give it to the teacher first, the teacher will transform it to be a magic glittering ball which you can wish what you want".
Giant Ream Eyso and Prince Vorakchhun took each glass to collect dewdrop on the tree leaves and grasses. They tried to collect it for many mornings but the result was not good at all.
While Moni Mekhala, who was an intelligent girl, used her beautiful handkerchief to absorb the dewdrop on the trees and grasses until it was wet. And it she wringed it into a glass and hurried to take it to the hermit first.
The hermit saw it; he was very happy and used incantation to transform the dew into a glittering ball and gave it to Moni Mekhala and told her, this glittering ball is very powerful and if you wish to do something, you only wave it, your wife will be achieved immediately. In addition, with this ball, you can fly on the sky to anywhere you want”.
When Moni Mekhala received the glittering ball, she was very satisfactory and saluted the hermit to say goodbye, and then she waved the ball and flew into the sky toward the ocean.
While Giant Ream Eyso and Prince Vorakchhun owning to their long endeavor, they both could find a glass of dew respectively to present the hermit. The hermit said "you both came back too late now. I have already provided the magic ball to Moni Mekhala, and my incantation can transform such an item only once."
As hearing the hermit said so, the Giant Ream Eyso was very upset and lamented very strongly. In order to console his students, the hermit awarded the magic axe to Ream Eyso and the magic sword to Prince Vorakchhun and advised them to love each other forever.
With his greed, when they left the hermit for their respective country, the Giant Ream Eyso rushed to ambush Prince Vorakchhun intending to take his Magic Sword. They both fought against each other.
At last, the Giant Ream Eyso defeated Prince Vorakchun ant took his magic sword and then the Giant Ream Eyso killed Prince Vorakchhun and threw his corpse into the sea.
After seizing the Magic Sword, the giant Ream Eyso who was full of anger and greed, went to meet Moni Mekhala on the way to her Kingdom in an attempt to seize the sparking ball from her. When Moni Mekhala saw the giant Ream Eyso, she was aware that this giant really had no good will for her, and then she threw up the ball. While seeing the glittering of the ball, the giant Ream Eyso closed his eyes and flung his magic axe at Moni Mekhala creating its sound as the thunder. But it missed the Moni Mekhala.
While Moni Mekhala escaped from the magic axe and tossed the magic ball into the air creating the lightning that blinded the eyes of the Giant Ream Eyso. The giant Ream Eyso could not bear any more and fell down in front of her powerful magic ball with shamefulness at the end of that battle. Since then whenever there is rain, the glittering is seen and the sound is heard loudly. That is why in Khmer language, any stone has the shape like axe or spade or knife, they are called "Kaim Rontes" (stone axe) and it is supposed that they are the arrows which the giant has thrown down the earth.
“Not committing aggression is the sources of Peace”
The END
Once upon a time, there were three students learning with the same teacher: Prince Vorakchhun, Nymph Princess Moni Mekhala and Giant Ream Eyso. They stayed to serve a very powerful hermit to learn ritual formulas and other skills. They all worked hard in an attempt to compete each other in order to satisfy their teacher. As the three students have the same talent, so the hermit loved them equally.
After his students had completed their study, the hermit wanted to test their knowledge before they returned to their respective country. He told them "if anyone of you could collect a full glass of dew and give it to the teacher first, the teacher will transform it to be a magic glittering ball which you can wish what you want".
Giant Ream Eyso and Prince Vorakchhun took each glass to collect dewdrop on the tree leaves and grasses. They tried to collect it for many mornings but the result was not good at all.
While Moni Mekhala, who was an intelligent girl, used her beautiful handkerchief to absorb the dewdrop on the trees and grasses until it was wet. And it she wringed it into a glass and hurried to take it to the hermit first.
The hermit saw it; he was very happy and used incantation to transform the dew into a glittering ball and gave it to Moni Mekhala and told her, this glittering ball is very powerful and if you wish to do something, you only wave it, your wife will be achieved immediately. In addition, with this ball, you can fly on the sky to anywhere you want”.
When Moni Mekhala received the glittering ball, she was very satisfactory and saluted the hermit to say goodbye, and then she waved the ball and flew into the sky toward the ocean.
While Giant Ream Eyso and Prince Vorakchhun owning to their long endeavor, they both could find a glass of dew respectively to present the hermit. The hermit said "you both came back too late now. I have already provided the magic ball to Moni Mekhala, and my incantation can transform such an item only once."
As hearing the hermit said so, the Giant Ream Eyso was very upset and lamented very strongly. In order to console his students, the hermit awarded the magic axe to Ream Eyso and the magic sword to Prince Vorakchhun and advised them to love each other forever.
With his greed, when they left the hermit for their respective country, the Giant Ream Eyso rushed to ambush Prince Vorakchhun intending to take his Magic Sword. They both fought against each other.
At last, the Giant Ream Eyso defeated Prince Vorakchun ant took his magic sword and then the Giant Ream Eyso killed Prince Vorakchhun and threw his corpse into the sea.
After seizing the Magic Sword, the giant Ream Eyso who was full of anger and greed, went to meet Moni Mekhala on the way to her Kingdom in an attempt to seize the sparking ball from her. When Moni Mekhala saw the giant Ream Eyso, she was aware that this giant really had no good will for her, and then she threw up the ball. While seeing the glittering of the ball, the giant Ream Eyso closed his eyes and flung his magic axe at Moni Mekhala creating its sound as the thunder. But it missed the Moni Mekhala.
While Moni Mekhala escaped from the magic axe and tossed the magic ball into the air creating the lightning that blinded the eyes of the Giant Ream Eyso. The giant Ream Eyso could not bear any more and fell down in front of her powerful magic ball with shamefulness at the end of that battle. Since then whenever there is rain, the glittering is seen and the sound is heard loudly. That is why in Khmer language, any stone has the shape like axe or spade or knife, they are called "Kaim Rontes" (stone axe) and it is supposed that they are the arrows which the giant has thrown down the earth.
“Not committing aggression is the sources of Peace”
The END
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