Nary was one of the beautiful women in the village. Although her husband was rather ugly and stupid, he was hard-working and patient at all types of work, honest, and had fidelity towards his wife.
Every year, at the beginning of each rainy season, Bora, Nary's husband, always went out to collect leaves or pieces of cow dung in far and near fields, and carried them to pile up near the house to be placed in his paddy field so that rice plants would grow and yield a lot.
Veasna was Bora's close friend. Because Veasna thought that his friend had the most beautiful wife in the village, he wanted to make fun of Bora; so he went to meet Bora on the way to Bora's home and called out Bora loud from behind, "Eh! Please, stop, Bora! We haven't seen each other for so long."
Veasna talked to Bora, "Look, my friend! This rose is so beautiful. If your wife sees it, she will be happy." Bora responded, "Really? My friend! If so, I am so happy. "Veasna said, "Then! I will plant the rose in the dung of the Bangki (a kind of two handle trash basket), so the rose won't wilt."
Bora walked smiling. When arriving home, he called out his wife, "Eh! My beloved wife, someone sent you this rose." Nary came out of the house and saw a rose planted at the center of pieces of cow dung, so she clearly understood that someone wanted to tease her.
She got very furious and disappointed with her destiny, and no longer wished to live with her stupid husband. Moreover, she did not like to see the villagers laugh at her any more. At that time, Nary decided to kill herself by jumping off the bridge into the river.
About Veasna, he thought that Nary would be hurt emotionally. Therefore, he tried to watch Nary and saw her sit crying alone, so he sought ways to help her in order to eliminate his sense of guilt.
When her husband was not at home, Nary walked to the top of the bridge and tried to jump off the bridge many times. However, she so wondered why she saw the man walk to stand near the bank whenever she reached there. Now by chance was this a coincidence?
As she wondered so much, Nary asked the man, "Eh! Brother! Why do you come here?" Veasna replied, "Well, I came here because I dropped a needle in the river water. I've searched for it with my hands for many days, but I can't still find it. I don't know where it is."
After listening to that man's speech, she turned around and thought that sounded very ridiculous. Then, she thought, "Hey! They say my husband is stupid, yet this man, another woman's husband, is even more stupid than my husband." Nary felt happy, smiled, and walked back home. She no longer wanted to kill herself.
Veasna was very happy because he saw that Nary was emotionally well and that Nary and her husband lived with each other happily and harmoniously. Since then, Veasna no longer wanted to make fun of his friend.
Nary lived happily with her stupid husband, and even felt pity on and loved Bora because she thought that, "Kindness is more important than beauty." She lived with her husband happily, and then they had children and grandchildren.
- The End -
Every year, at the beginning of each rainy season, Bora, Nary's husband, always went out to collect leaves or pieces of cow dung in far and near fields, and carried them to pile up near the house to be placed in his paddy field so that rice plants would grow and yield a lot.
Veasna was Bora's close friend. Because Veasna thought that his friend had the most beautiful wife in the village, he wanted to make fun of Bora; so he went to meet Bora on the way to Bora's home and called out Bora loud from behind, "Eh! Please, stop, Bora! We haven't seen each other for so long."
Veasna talked to Bora, "Look, my friend! This rose is so beautiful. If your wife sees it, she will be happy." Bora responded, "Really? My friend! If so, I am so happy. "Veasna said, "Then! I will plant the rose in the dung of the Bangki (a kind of two handle trash basket), so the rose won't wilt."
Bora walked smiling. When arriving home, he called out his wife, "Eh! My beloved wife, someone sent you this rose." Nary came out of the house and saw a rose planted at the center of pieces of cow dung, so she clearly understood that someone wanted to tease her.
She got very furious and disappointed with her destiny, and no longer wished to live with her stupid husband. Moreover, she did not like to see the villagers laugh at her any more. At that time, Nary decided to kill herself by jumping off the bridge into the river.
About Veasna, he thought that Nary would be hurt emotionally. Therefore, he tried to watch Nary and saw her sit crying alone, so he sought ways to help her in order to eliminate his sense of guilt.
When her husband was not at home, Nary walked to the top of the bridge and tried to jump off the bridge many times. However, she so wondered why she saw the man walk to stand near the bank whenever she reached there. Now by chance was this a coincidence?
As she wondered so much, Nary asked the man, "Eh! Brother! Why do you come here?" Veasna replied, "Well, I came here because I dropped a needle in the river water. I've searched for it with my hands for many days, but I can't still find it. I don't know where it is."
After listening to that man's speech, she turned around and thought that sounded very ridiculous. Then, she thought, "Hey! They say my husband is stupid, yet this man, another woman's husband, is even more stupid than my husband." Nary felt happy, smiled, and walked back home. She no longer wanted to kill herself.
Veasna was very happy because he saw that Nary was emotionally well and that Nary and her husband lived with each other happily and harmoniously. Since then, Veasna no longer wanted to make fun of his friend.
Nary lived happily with her stupid husband, and even felt pity on and loved Bora because she thought that, "Kindness is more important than beauty." She lived with her husband happily, and then they had children and grandchildren.
- The End -
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