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Once, a long time ago,

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there was a powerful hermit [br]named Lok Ta Moni Eysei.

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He had three promising students:

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Moni Mekhala, [br]the brilliant goddess of the seas,

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Vorachhun, the princely[br]manifestation of the earth,

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and Ream Eyso, a demon whose [br]heart burned with passionate fire.

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Lok Ta wished to bestow a gift [br]upon his most deserving student.

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To determine which of the three that was,[br]he announced a contest:

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whoever first brought back [br]a glass full of morning dew

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would be master of this mysterious gift.

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When dusk came, Vorachhun [br]and Ream Eyso ventured into the forest.

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They left not one leaf [br]or blade of grass untouched,

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impatiently shaking [br]the precious fluid into their glasses.

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When they returned to the hermit’s hut,

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they found Moni Mekhala sitting patiently [br]with a full glass of morning dew.

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She had left her shawl out overnight

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and won the contest by simply[br]wringing out the fabric over her glass.

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Proud of all his students, [br]and loving them like his own children,

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Lok Ta surprised all three with gifts.

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He turned the dew Ream Eyso [br]collected into a diamond axe,

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Vorachhun’s into a magic dagger,

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and Moni Mekhala’s into a crystal ball [br]unlike anything ever seen.

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Soon Ream Eyso grew covetous [br]and decided he must have Mekhala’s prize.

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He and Vorachhun tried to woo the goddess[br]so they could get the precious gem.

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But, after she rejected their advances [br]and flew off,

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Ream Eyso resolved [br]to take the crystal ball by force.

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Ream Eyso flew through the air [br]in search of Moni Mekhala,

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propelled on by a jealous rage.

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On his way, he encountered Vorachhun [br]and attacked him,

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knowing that the righteous prince would[br]never allow him to steal the crystal.

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The demon gained the upper hand [br]in the heat of battle,

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and hurled Vorachhun [br]against the side of a mountain.

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Sure of Vorachhun’s death,

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Ream Eyso continued his search[br]until he finally found Moni Mekhala.

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He demanded that she [br]and her friends either submit to him,

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the most brilliant of Lok Ta’s students [br]and rightful master of the crystal ball,

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or die like Vorachhun.

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Mekhala, without fear, [br]refused and flew off into the clouds,

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hoping to draw the demon away[br]from her friends.

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Ream Eyso took the bait, ripping through[br]nimbus after nimbus in his crazed pursuit.

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Once far enough away, [br]Mekhala confronted her pursuer.

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Ream Eyso made one last demand [br]but the goddess remained unfazed.

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Enraged, he began [br]to swing his diamond axe.

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Before he could hurl the weapon,[br]Mekhala threw her crystal into the air.

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As it climbed the height of the sky,

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it emitted powerful flashes [br]of lightning that blinded the demon.

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Ream Eyso let his axe loose [br]in wild desperation.

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As the weapon flew through the air [br]it cut through clouds,

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creating deep rolling peals of thunder.

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And when the lightning and thunder mixed,

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precious seeds [br]of water fell from heaven: rain.

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Mekhala drew close to Ream Eyso, [br]now blind and impotent without his axe.

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She pondered what[br]she should do to the murderer.

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Remembering the kindness [br]and love of her teacher,

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Moni Mekhala chose compassion [br]and flew into the sky.

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Shortly later, Ream Eyso regained his [br]strength, found his axe, and followed her.

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Thunder, lightning, and rain continued [br]to dance across the earth.

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Some drops fell on Vorachhun[br]and revived him,

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his skin golden like [br]a rice field ready for harvest.

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Grabbing his magic dagger,

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he flew into the sky in search [br]of Ream Eyso and Moni Mekhala.