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Once, a long time ago,

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there was a powerful hermit 
named Lok Ta Moni Eysei.

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He had three promising students:

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Moni Mekhala, 
the brilliant goddess of the seas,

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Vorachhun, the princely
manifestation of the earth,

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

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

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

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whoever first brought back 
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 
and Ream Eyso ventured into the forest.

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They left not one leaf 
or blade of grass untouched,

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impatiently shaking 
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 
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
wringing out the fabric over her glass.

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Proud of all his students, 
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 
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 
unlike anything ever seen.

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

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

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But after she rejected their advances 
and flew off,

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Ream Eyso resolved 
to take the crystal ball by force.

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Ream Eyso flew through the air 
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 
and attacked him,

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

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The demon gained the upper hand 
in the heat of battle,

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and hurled Vorachhun 
against the side of a mountain.

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Sure of Vorachhun’s death,

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

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

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

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or die like Vorachhun.

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Mekhala, without fear, 
refused and flew off into the clouds,

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hoping to draw the demon away
from her friends.

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

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Once far enough away, 
Mekhala confronted her pursuer.

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

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Enraged, he began 
to swing his diamond axe.

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Before he could hurl the weapon,
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 
of lightning that blinded the demon.

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Ream Eyso let his axe loose 
in wild desperation.

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As the weapon flew through the air 
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 
of water fell from heaven: rain.

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

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She pondered what
she should do to the murderer.

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Remembering the kindness 
and love of her teacher,

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Moni Mekhala chose compassion 
and flew into the sky.

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

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

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Some drops fell on Vorachhun
and revived him,

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his skin golden like 
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 
of Ream Eyso and Moni Mekhala.