Neang Kol Thida was a 'beloved daughter of one family in the countryside. Her parents absolutely adored and cared of her because she was a grateful daughter. She always helped her mother to do the housework such as cooking, carrying water, breaking the wood for fire ... etc.
A lot of fellows always walked pass her house to see her beauty. Some of them took a bunch of unripe banana for her without ripening. Anyone who saw her could not help admiring her beauty; otherwise, they were stupid or born-blind eyes. This was as a proverb said, "Being in a childhood is always full of mucus which causes all people feel detestable. However, the adolescence comes; the men are always interested."
There was a fellow called Sam loved her more then the other in her village. Every day, he always kept asking his mother to engage her but his parents were hesitated to do; because her family was the richest in the village. However, the fellow- Sam told his mother that he would die without her.
As for Neang Kol Thida, One day she told her mother about her unusual illness; therefore, her mother tried to ask her about its diagnosis. However, she still did not know what exactly about its identification was.
The next day, her parents invited elder villagers to diagnose with their daughter's illness. At last, they recognized that she has Cachexia illness. It was considered as a serious and incurable illness at that time.
Since that day, her illness was getting more and more serious; even though, several medical men were changed. While she was being ill, the fellow- Sam often visited her more than the other.
No longer time later, Neang Kol Thida passed away in her adolescence by leaving her parents, relatives and especially the fellow- Sam with regret and grief-stricken that could not be compared with how much his sorrow was.
The next day, the late in the afternoon, her relatives made a procession of her body to the crematorium. They were about to cremate her body but cremators told that it was alittle bit late to cremate. Therefore, let’s had rice and then back to cremate later. They left her body without anyone at the crematorium.
Talking about the fellow- Sam, since Neang Kol Thida had passed away he did not eat anything. He was very sorrowful and had black face like a dead face. He also told his close friend that he might die.
In the late darker evening, because of his regret with too deep love her; he went toward the crematorium; mean while, nobody's there; the fellow- Sam opened the coffin's cover then get into the coffin with hugging her body without breathing and died.
Talking about the four cremators, after they had had rice already, they came back to cremate the corps without checking. They did as normal, but they were felt a little bit weird in mind. Normally only this pile of wood was enough for one dead body; however, it was not.
After the cremation was over, the cremators scarped ashes and the remains to pile at the forest near by, and they all went home. In the village, there was another fellw called Chao Speay Thieth, fellow carrying the human ashes, he went to the crematorium and packed some of Neang Kol Thida’s ashes in a bag.
With his much loving to her, that man carried her remains with him into the deep forest. When he arrived at the hermitage, he cried, bowed the head down, placed the palm hands together to salute the hermit and told about his suffering by saying that his beloved wife died and begged the hermit to revive her. The hermit pitited him and he made concentration of his magic Vedas to revive Neang Kok Thida.
After making meditation, the hermit revived the human ashes. When it was affected by a special magic Veda, The ashes were changed immediately into the appearances of both Neang Kol Thida and the fellow Sam.
The hermit askec Chao Speay Thieth, “You told me that she was your wife. I am afraid you picked another one else ashes, didn't you?" Chao Speay Thieth was stunned and spoke nothing.
“Now she cannot be a wife of anyone yet because there are two men available. Therefore, this grand daughter, Kol Thida, has to make a decision who she loves,” said the holy hermit. Suddenly, Chao Speay Thieth interrupted that she must be my wife because I was the one who carried her ashes here.
The holy hermit said, "Well, Ms! This fellow was effort to carry the human ashes to me here to revive you. Therefore, he has much qualification. How do you think?"
Neang Kol Thida placed her palm hands together to salute and said, “With respectful sir, his merit is just like a real father who gives birth to a child. For another man who dares to die with me, I consider him as my husband because it is really hard to find the manwho is honest and sacrificed his life like this.”
The holy hermit turned to ask Choa Speay Thieth, “ Being father both of them is a great honor, do you prefer?” the holy hermit asdked.” I didi not want this position and this honor. Let him take this honor, do as father or do as a grand father," Replied Cheo Speay Thieth.
Then the hermit arranged marriage Chao Sam and Neang Kol Thida as a husband and wife since then.
- The END -
A lot of fellows always walked pass her house to see her beauty. Some of them took a bunch of unripe banana for her without ripening. Anyone who saw her could not help admiring her beauty; otherwise, they were stupid or born-blind eyes. This was as a proverb said, "Being in a childhood is always full of mucus which causes all people feel detestable. However, the adolescence comes; the men are always interested."
There was a fellow called Sam loved her more then the other in her village. Every day, he always kept asking his mother to engage her but his parents were hesitated to do; because her family was the richest in the village. However, the fellow- Sam told his mother that he would die without her.
As for Neang Kol Thida, One day she told her mother about her unusual illness; therefore, her mother tried to ask her about its diagnosis. However, she still did not know what exactly about its identification was.
The next day, her parents invited elder villagers to diagnose with their daughter's illness. At last, they recognized that she has Cachexia illness. It was considered as a serious and incurable illness at that time.
Since that day, her illness was getting more and more serious; even though, several medical men were changed. While she was being ill, the fellow- Sam often visited her more than the other.
No longer time later, Neang Kol Thida passed away in her adolescence by leaving her parents, relatives and especially the fellow- Sam with regret and grief-stricken that could not be compared with how much his sorrow was.
The next day, the late in the afternoon, her relatives made a procession of her body to the crematorium. They were about to cremate her body but cremators told that it was alittle bit late to cremate. Therefore, let’s had rice and then back to cremate later. They left her body without anyone at the crematorium.
Talking about the fellow- Sam, since Neang Kol Thida had passed away he did not eat anything. He was very sorrowful and had black face like a dead face. He also told his close friend that he might die.
In the late darker evening, because of his regret with too deep love her; he went toward the crematorium; mean while, nobody's there; the fellow- Sam opened the coffin's cover then get into the coffin with hugging her body without breathing and died.
Talking about the four cremators, after they had had rice already, they came back to cremate the corps without checking. They did as normal, but they were felt a little bit weird in mind. Normally only this pile of wood was enough for one dead body; however, it was not.
After the cremation was over, the cremators scarped ashes and the remains to pile at the forest near by, and they all went home. In the village, there was another fellw called Chao Speay Thieth, fellow carrying the human ashes, he went to the crematorium and packed some of Neang Kol Thida’s ashes in a bag.
With his much loving to her, that man carried her remains with him into the deep forest. When he arrived at the hermitage, he cried, bowed the head down, placed the palm hands together to salute the hermit and told about his suffering by saying that his beloved wife died and begged the hermit to revive her. The hermit pitited him and he made concentration of his magic Vedas to revive Neang Kok Thida.
After making meditation, the hermit revived the human ashes. When it was affected by a special magic Veda, The ashes were changed immediately into the appearances of both Neang Kol Thida and the fellow Sam.
The hermit askec Chao Speay Thieth, “You told me that she was your wife. I am afraid you picked another one else ashes, didn't you?" Chao Speay Thieth was stunned and spoke nothing.
“Now she cannot be a wife of anyone yet because there are two men available. Therefore, this grand daughter, Kol Thida, has to make a decision who she loves,” said the holy hermit. Suddenly, Chao Speay Thieth interrupted that she must be my wife because I was the one who carried her ashes here.
The holy hermit said, "Well, Ms! This fellow was effort to carry the human ashes to me here to revive you. Therefore, he has much qualification. How do you think?"
Neang Kol Thida placed her palm hands together to salute and said, “With respectful sir, his merit is just like a real father who gives birth to a child. For another man who dares to die with me, I consider him as my husband because it is really hard to find the manwho is honest and sacrificed his life like this.”
The holy hermit turned to ask Choa Speay Thieth, “ Being father both of them is a great honor, do you prefer?” the holy hermit asdked.” I didi not want this position and this honor. Let him take this honor, do as father or do as a grand father," Replied Cheo Speay Thieth.
Then the hermit arranged marriage Chao Sam and Neang Kol Thida as a husband and wife since then.
- The END -
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