There was a narration that there were a husband and a wife who had a son. When the son was twelve years old, his mother passed away. At home, his father opened a small shop to sell a few things but his business did not go well so he became poorer and poorer. Later on, the father died, leaving his son to live alone and look after the house. Five days after his father was dead, his soul came to make his son have a dream that: "My son !You are so poor; I, your father, have nothing to give you, so you go northeast to dig for crabs behind a small hut of the guardian spirit so that you can earn a little money for your daily iving.Don't fail to dig for crabs as soon as the sun rises."When the son got up in the next morning, he remembered what he had dreamed about. He picked up a hoe and walked to the hut of the guardian spirit attempting to dig for the crab as his father's telling. Then he took all the crabs to sell at the market. After the man got some money, he returned home.
Every morning the man went to dig for the crabs at the same place and took them to sell at the market everyday. In his village, there was a millionaire who had five daughters. All of his elder daughters got married except Neang Pov, who refused to marry, even though she was forced by his father. Talking about the crabber, he always went to dig the crabs and took them to sell every day. When Neang Pov saw the man, she asked "Hey, young fellow! Where did you carry your crabs to?" The man replied, "I took them to sell." Neang Pov, then, bought all his crabs and said "From today onwards, if you have crabs, don't sell them to anyone. Please sell them to me only. Neang Pov fell in love with the young man alone.
Since then, the man went to dig for the crabs in the same place and sold them to Neang Pov everyday. As Neang Pov had fallen in love with the man more and more, she showed her behavior to him. However, the man thought that he was now so poor and orphan, while Neang Pov never thought of the status. When the elder sisters knew that Neang Pov had fallen in love with the crab digging man, they told their father.
"Father," said the elder sisters, "we saw Neang Pov felling in love with the crabber. That man brings the crabs to sell her everyday. She doesn't listen to our advice even if we try to explain her." After listening, the millionaire became furious and called for Neang Pov to be blamed, "You are so stubborn! When I prepare you to get married to a rich man, you deny to accept him. But now you love the dreadfully poor man, who only sells crabs. Get out of my house now and marry that poor crabber. From now on, stop coming to my house, and not even walk into the village; I disown you."
Neang Pov's mother felt pitiful on her daughter. She secretly packed up some valuable things for her daughter. Neang Pov put her hands together in respect to leave her mother. With one package, Neang Pov left her home and went towards the crabber's house.
The man was very surprised when he saw Neang Pov walk in. In tears, she told him about why she had to be dismissed from home. When hearing this, the man complained, "Nowadays I am so poor as well as an orphan. Please go back; I dare not accept you." "No!" Neang Pov replied, "I won't return; I agree to devote my life to you."
The crabber and Neang Pov agreed to live together. Next morning the husband went to dig for crabs at the same place and took them to sell as he did before. With the money from the sale of crabs, he bought things for his wife. He did this several days. Neang Pov, because she was a faithful wife, served her husband very well. When they got to bed at night, she told her husband, "From now on, please stop digging for grabs. We have much money; if you want to buy any thing, you can." Next morning, the husband took his hoe and went to dig for crabs again. His wife, seeing this, peeked at him everywhere he went. After she saw every thing, she returned home. The husband, after having crabs, took them to sell at the market as usual.
Next day, the husband went to cut the fire wood in the dense forest. She carried the hoe to destroy the place where her husband had dug for crabs. Then she went back home and made food for her husband. Next morning, when the husband held his hoe to dig for crabs again, he saw that place was destroyed and he found a crab shell, the man picked up the crab shell and returned home; then, he hid it under the house.
When going to bed at night, Neang Pov accidentally fell down a silver coin from her hand into the crab shell. In the morning she went down to pick up the silver coin that she dropped last night. Suddenly, she saw that the crab shell was full of silver coins. She was very happy and took the coins to her husband. "Where did you get so many of these silver coins, darling?" asked the husband. "Last night I dropped down a silver coin under the house," Neang Pov told her husband, "and I didn't come down to pick it up, but now I saw the crab shell full of silver coins; then, I took them to you, my dear." Since then, the crabber did not go to dig for crabs there again.
Every night, both husband and wife dropped down the coin into the crab shell. In the morning, they went down to see the crab shell it was full of the coins, and they collected them everyday. If they dropped a Riel note, they would see the Riel notes; if they dropped a silver coin, they would get silver coins; and if they dropped gold or diamond, they would really have gold and diamond. They did this for one year and they had countless money. They buried all the silver, gold and diamond in many places in the ground.
Later they both went to visit their parents the millionaires. When they arrived at he parents' house, the elder sisters blamed their youngest ister, "Hey, Neang Pov! Why do you bring your husband, the poor crabber here?" asked her elder sisters, "our father has dismissed and disowned you and you aren't allowed to enter the village." Neang Pov replied, "Sister, don't look down on me; I only want to visit our father and mother because they are very grateful. I don't come here to ask for your money, and your properties don't make me turn a hair." Her sisters got angry and scorned her, "You're so boastful; we don't believe you." Neang Pov added, "If you don't, let's have a bet." Her sisters asked "How?" Neang Pov replied, "I want you to go and count all my wealth for one day. If you can count it for one day, I'll share you. But, I don't think you can finish it, even if you are given a few days." Her sisters said, "We agree to go, but you don't lie to us. If you do, I'll hit you to death."
Neang Pov's sisters went to count her wealth altogether. They counted from the morning to night, but it was countless. They decided to return home and told their parents, "Mom and Dad, Neang Pov has a lot of wealth; we see it with our own eyes. She said that if we could finish counting all of her wealth, she would share it to us, but we could not finish it." The millionaire ordered his servants to see it clearly. When they saw that it was true, the millionaire was very happy. He told his servants to invite Neang Pov and his son-in-law to live together. The millionaire saw Neang Pov's wealth countless, he was very glad and praised her, "My daughter is very fortunate; you both will become the successors of millionaires. Forgive father for expelling you from home. Don’t be angry with me, daughter."
Neang Pov and her husband came to live with her parents together. Neang Pov's elder sisters were very respectful to her and their brotherin- law. After the millionaire passed away, Neang Pov and her husband became millionaires forever.
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Every morning the man went to dig for the crabs at the same place and took them to sell at the market everyday. In his village, there was a millionaire who had five daughters. All of his elder daughters got married except Neang Pov, who refused to marry, even though she was forced by his father. Talking about the crabber, he always went to dig the crabs and took them to sell every day. When Neang Pov saw the man, she asked "Hey, young fellow! Where did you carry your crabs to?" The man replied, "I took them to sell." Neang Pov, then, bought all his crabs and said "From today onwards, if you have crabs, don't sell them to anyone. Please sell them to me only. Neang Pov fell in love with the young man alone.
Since then, the man went to dig for the crabs in the same place and sold them to Neang Pov everyday. As Neang Pov had fallen in love with the man more and more, she showed her behavior to him. However, the man thought that he was now so poor and orphan, while Neang Pov never thought of the status. When the elder sisters knew that Neang Pov had fallen in love with the crab digging man, they told their father.
"Father," said the elder sisters, "we saw Neang Pov felling in love with the crabber. That man brings the crabs to sell her everyday. She doesn't listen to our advice even if we try to explain her." After listening, the millionaire became furious and called for Neang Pov to be blamed, "You are so stubborn! When I prepare you to get married to a rich man, you deny to accept him. But now you love the dreadfully poor man, who only sells crabs. Get out of my house now and marry that poor crabber. From now on, stop coming to my house, and not even walk into the village; I disown you."
Neang Pov's mother felt pitiful on her daughter. She secretly packed up some valuable things for her daughter. Neang Pov put her hands together in respect to leave her mother. With one package, Neang Pov left her home and went towards the crabber's house.
The man was very surprised when he saw Neang Pov walk in. In tears, she told him about why she had to be dismissed from home. When hearing this, the man complained, "Nowadays I am so poor as well as an orphan. Please go back; I dare not accept you." "No!" Neang Pov replied, "I won't return; I agree to devote my life to you."
The crabber and Neang Pov agreed to live together. Next morning the husband went to dig for crabs at the same place and took them to sell as he did before. With the money from the sale of crabs, he bought things for his wife. He did this several days. Neang Pov, because she was a faithful wife, served her husband very well. When they got to bed at night, she told her husband, "From now on, please stop digging for grabs. We have much money; if you want to buy any thing, you can." Next morning, the husband took his hoe and went to dig for crabs again. His wife, seeing this, peeked at him everywhere he went. After she saw every thing, she returned home. The husband, after having crabs, took them to sell at the market as usual.
Next day, the husband went to cut the fire wood in the dense forest. She carried the hoe to destroy the place where her husband had dug for crabs. Then she went back home and made food for her husband. Next morning, when the husband held his hoe to dig for crabs again, he saw that place was destroyed and he found a crab shell, the man picked up the crab shell and returned home; then, he hid it under the house.
When going to bed at night, Neang Pov accidentally fell down a silver coin from her hand into the crab shell. In the morning she went down to pick up the silver coin that she dropped last night. Suddenly, she saw that the crab shell was full of silver coins. She was very happy and took the coins to her husband. "Where did you get so many of these silver coins, darling?" asked the husband. "Last night I dropped down a silver coin under the house," Neang Pov told her husband, "and I didn't come down to pick it up, but now I saw the crab shell full of silver coins; then, I took them to you, my dear." Since then, the crabber did not go to dig for crabs there again.
Every night, both husband and wife dropped down the coin into the crab shell. In the morning, they went down to see the crab shell it was full of the coins, and they collected them everyday. If they dropped a Riel note, they would see the Riel notes; if they dropped a silver coin, they would get silver coins; and if they dropped gold or diamond, they would really have gold and diamond. They did this for one year and they had countless money. They buried all the silver, gold and diamond in many places in the ground.
Later they both went to visit their parents the millionaires. When they arrived at he parents' house, the elder sisters blamed their youngest ister, "Hey, Neang Pov! Why do you bring your husband, the poor crabber here?" asked her elder sisters, "our father has dismissed and disowned you and you aren't allowed to enter the village." Neang Pov replied, "Sister, don't look down on me; I only want to visit our father and mother because they are very grateful. I don't come here to ask for your money, and your properties don't make me turn a hair." Her sisters got angry and scorned her, "You're so boastful; we don't believe you." Neang Pov added, "If you don't, let's have a bet." Her sisters asked "How?" Neang Pov replied, "I want you to go and count all my wealth for one day. If you can count it for one day, I'll share you. But, I don't think you can finish it, even if you are given a few days." Her sisters said, "We agree to go, but you don't lie to us. If you do, I'll hit you to death."
Neang Pov's sisters went to count her wealth altogether. They counted from the morning to night, but it was countless. They decided to return home and told their parents, "Mom and Dad, Neang Pov has a lot of wealth; we see it with our own eyes. She said that if we could finish counting all of her wealth, she would share it to us, but we could not finish it." The millionaire ordered his servants to see it clearly. When they saw that it was true, the millionaire was very happy. He told his servants to invite Neang Pov and his son-in-law to live together. The millionaire saw Neang Pov's wealth countless, he was very glad and praised her, "My daughter is very fortunate; you both will become the successors of millionaires. Forgive father for expelling you from home. Don’t be angry with me, daughter."
Neang Pov and her husband came to live with her parents together. Neang Pov's elder sisters were very respectful to her and their brotherin- law. After the millionaire passed away, Neang Pov and her husband became millionaires forever.
- THE END -
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