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| Reamker Dance Reamker is a Cambodian epic poem, based on India's Ramayana epic. The name means "Glory of Rama" and was written in the 17th or 16th century. It changes the Hindu ideas to Buddhists ideas and shows the balance of good and evil in the world. The Reamker is also used in various forms of Khmer theatre called lkhaon. The Epic is known to every Khmer People by heart because it is taught in schools and is performed during national holidays. The Reamker have several diffrences form the original Ramayana, including scenes not included in th original and emphasize on Hanuman and Sovanna Maccha. Althought it have striking simmilarities to the Thai Ramakien, the Reamker was written before the Thai version. History of the Reamker From the Indian epic Ramayana gave birth to the Cambodian version the Reamker. The intricate carving on the walls of Angkor Wat depicts scene from the original ramayana nearly a millennium ago, akin to the wall paintings at Cambodia's Royal Palace and Wat Bo. The Ramayana held its position as India's national epic for two thousand years, but the Khmer Reamker came only into existence in th 16th century. It is believed to be written by a Monk to suite Buddhist ideas but also fit the Cambodian way of thinking. Original in the form of dance drama, the Reamker held its role as an integral part of Cambodian culture since the Longvek era.Central Plot The Reamker plots begins with its Protagonist, Preah Ream or Rama was sent into exile by one of the queen mothers who wanted her own son to inherit the throne. After the queen exiled Preah Ream, the true heir to the thrown into the forest, his beautiful and faithful wife Neang Seda whom the prince won in a joust follows her husband into the forest. Preah Leak, the younger brother of Preah Ream is concerned about his older brother joins Neang Seda. While entering the forest, Neang Seda and Preah Leak meets the female demon Sophanakha (Surphanakha in the original epic) who first attempt to seduce Preah Ream, and then Preah Leak. Preah Leak, annoyed by the demon's action cuts off her ear and nose. The butchered Sophanakha thirsting for revenge went to her thousand head brother Krong Reap, or Ravana the invicible lord of the island of Langka. Krong Reap secrectly goes to the forest. When he first set eyes on Neang Seda, he was awe by her divine beauty. Having sent Preah Ream and Preah Leak with a ruse, he diguises himself as an old, errant and kidnaps Neang Seda. Preah Ream and Preah Leak desperately searches for Neang Seda and in the meantime, they assist the Monkey King Sugriva to destroy his rival Valin and regain his throne. Thanking the two, Sugriva sends the monkey warrior Hanuman to aid them in their search. Hanuman, the son of the wind god flies out to discover that the demon Krong Reap held Neang Seda prisoner on the island of Langka. Hanuman order his soilders to build a bridge of stone to connect the island Langka to the mainland. While gathering stones, Hnauman realizes that mermaids were stealling stones to prevent the construction of the bridge. He was roused by this and decides to capture the mermaid princess Neang Machha but falls into deep love. The two was in love and thus her and her mermaid army stop tampering in Hanuman's bussiness. The bridge built, Preah Ream and Krong Reap faces each other in combat and with Hanuman's aid, the demon was killed. Preah Ream, victorious in his battles returns to the capital of Ayuthya and ascends the thrown. Trust issues between him and his wife Neang Seda was settled when she passes the trail of fire to prove she is still pure. Afterword, people began to speak out against the queen and she must find refuge with Valmiki the wiseman, where she gives birth to twin boys. They met their father and he immediately recognizes who they are and takes them to his palace, he agrees to have Neang Seda by his sides once more only if she passes another trial. Neang Seda summons the Goddess of Earth to testify her chasity, and ultimately passes. Characters   Masks used in the Reamker Humans
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Complete Reamker Story  In the city of Ayutyea, there was a King called Tusarot. He had three Queens named Kaousurya, Kaikasey, and Deulaika (Neang Samotreadevi). With these Queens, King Tusarot had four sons: Preah Ream (the son of Kaousurya), Preah Leak and Preah Bhirut (the sons of Kaikasey), and Sutrut (the son of Deulaika). When they were young, these four princes were sent to study with a hermit. When the four princes had finished their studies, the hermit had Preah Ream shoot his bow to show his power and to see whether he was already clever and strong. Convinced that the four had finished their studies, the hermit led the brothers back to the city of Ayutyea. At that time, the father of Queen Kaikasey, who was King of the city of Kaikaet, sent a royal messenger asking that Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut be sent to reign over his city. King Tusarot agreed. When Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut arrived in the city of Kaikaet, King Kaikaet prepared their coronation ceremony. We turn now to the city of Langka, on the island of the yeak or the demons. The king of the yeak was called Krong Reap, and he had ten heads and twenty arms. Krong Reap had an older brother called Thabanaso and two younger brothers called Pipaet and Kum bhakar. Krong Reap had had two Queens named Montolkiri and Akinaet. The first Queen, Montolkiri, had a baby girl who could only cry: "Langka will fall, Langka will fall". Krong Reap called his younger brother, the fortune teller Pipaet, to interpret the baby's cries. he learned that the child would bring misfortune to the city of Langka. Therefore Krong Reap ordered a yeak calleed Soksan to take the baby girl, put her in a trunk, and throw her in the river.  King Januk was King of the city of Mithila. Because he had no children and thus no heirs, King Januk went to become a hermit in the forest of Hemapean. One day, when the hermit King sent his attendants to draw water, they saw a trunk floating in the river. They pulled the trunk to shore, opened it, and saw a baby girl inside of it. Because the hermit King did not know how to take care of a baby, he put the girl back in the trunk and buried it, asking the devada (or goddesses) to take care of the baby so that she wouldn't die. In the forest near the city of Langka there were many hermits. Krong Reap, the demon King, was afraid that these hermits might band together and come after him. The demon King sent his grandchild Kakanaso, in the form of a bird, to peck at the hermits and chase them away. The hermits decided to sent Preah Voa Soipeat and Preah Piswamit to go and ask for help from King Dusarot's sons, Preah Ream and Preah Leak. When Preah Ream came to the forest to help the hermits, he shot arrows killing Kakanaso and then Swahuh as well. Swahuh was the son of Kakanaso. When the yeak Moharik, who was a friend of Krong Reap, saw that Preah Ream and Preah Leak has killed Kakanaso and Swahuh, he ran off to the island of Langka. King Januk, who had left they trunk with the baby girl buried for sixteen years, decided to go and find it. Since he had forgotten where he had buried the trunk, King Januk took the King of the cows, Usapakreach, to plough the ground and look for it. When they found the trunk and opened it, they discovered that the girl inside had grown into an extremely beautiful virgin who King Januk named Neang Seda. The King then led King Januk had a bow which was very heavy. The King announcd that whoever was clever and strong enough to lift the bow would be give Neang Seda as his Queen. Kings from many cirties came to try ato lift the bow, but none of them managed to lift it. The hermits Preah Voa Soipeat and Preah Piswamit led Preah Ream to try to lift the bow and he did so easily. King Januk then prepared the wedding. Preah Ream led his new Queen back to the city of Ayutyea. When they wer halfwary home, Preah Ream and his party met a yeak called Ream Borom Eyso who wanted to fight for Neanh Seda. The yeak soon lost the fight and gave his bow to Preah Ream in homage. Preah Ream then forgave the yeak. When Preah ream arrived home in the city of Ayutyea, Kaikasey, the second Queen of King Tusarot, had asked the King to give his kingdom to Preah Sutrut. Hearing this news, Preah Ream bid farewell to his father and mother and went to become a hermit in the forest, taking Neanh Seda and Preah Leak with him. Preah Ream’s mother, Kaousurya, wanted to go with her son, but Preah Ream would not allow her to accompany him. There was a yellow-skinned water buffalo called Mohingsaso who had a blue-skinned son call Tupi. Neither Monhingsaso nor Tupi knew they were related to each other. The two water buffalo fought and because Tupi was even more clever and strong than his father, he managed to kill Mohingasso. Later, Tupi wandered into the city of Kas Kem Borei where he met Peali, the green-skinned King of the monkeys, Peali and Tupi began to fight but neigther could win and they decided to continue their fight in a cave. Before entereing the cave, Peali told his younger brother Sugrib to watch the mouth of the cave. If red blood flowed from the cave, it would mean that it was the blood of Peali and asugrib should take a boulder and block the door of the cave, thus trapping Tupi inside. If instead Sugrib saw blue blood flowing from the cave, this would mean that Tupi had been killed and that Peali was victorious.  Peali killed Tupi in the cave, but, because at that time it was raining very hard, the blood which flowed from the cave mixed with the earth and looked red to Sugrib. He thought the muddy rain water was the blood of his brother and so he took a boulder and blocked the mouth of the cave. Peali cut off the head of Tupi and used it as a battering ram to bash his way out of the cave. Peali was very angry and rushed at Sugrib, beating him and accusing his younger brother of wanting to kill him. Sugrb was very angry too and ran off to cry in the forest where he met his nephew, the white monkey Hanuman. Preah Ream led Preah Leak and Neang Seda on into the forest until they came to a small river near the city of Kokan where they met a hunter called Kokan. They asked him to help them cross the river. On the other bank, they met a hermit who told them the way to an ashram where Preah Ream and his party could stay. At that time, the three Queens of King Tusarot – Kaousurya, Kaikasey, and Deulaika – along with Preah Bhirut, Preah Sutut, and their soldiers came to invite Preah Ream to return to Ayutyea. But Preah Ream refused, and his mother, brothers, and the two other Queens returned to Ayutyea. Preah Ream, Neang Seda, and Preah Leak continued on again, meeting a yeak called Pireat who wanted to fight for Neang Seda. Preah Ream shot an arrow, killing this yeak. Preah Ream’s party then stopped to rest, seding Preah Leak to pick fruit in the forest. When Preah Leak went to pick fruit in the forest, he suddently saw a sword which he picked up. A yeak call Kombakaas came and said that the sword was his. Preah Leak and the yeak began to fight, and Preah Leak eventually killed Kombakas. Preah Leak then took the sword and offered it to Preah Ream in homage. Preah Ream, Preah Leak, and Neang Seda continued on and met a goddess called Neanh Sorya whom Preah Eyso (Siva) had punished by making her guard an eternal flame. Preah Ream pitied this goddess, and therefore shot an arrow putting out th fire, thus freeing Neanh Sorya to return to Kailas Heaven. The two yeaks, Krong Kar and Moharik, raised their troops to fight against Preah Ream. Preah Ream killed krong Kar and Moharik ran back to the city of Langka. There was a female yeak called Neang Surpanaka who was the niece of Krong Reap. Neang Surpanaka was a widow and she was flying around looking for a husband when she saw Preah Ream in the forest and instantly fell in love with him. She flew down and began to bean Neang Seda and shout at her. Then Neang Surpanaka changed herself from a yeak into the form of a beautiful woman and went to flirt with Preah Ream. Preah Ream chased Neang Surpanaka away but she kept returning to disturb him again and again. Finally Preah Leak caught Neang Surpanaka and cut off her nose. Neang Surpanaka was furious and ran off to tell Drong Reap what had happened. She also described to the King of the yeak how beautiful neang Seda was. Her description of neang Seda made Krong Reap want Neang Seda as his Queen. Krong Reap ordered his friend, the yeak Moharik, to go to the ashram of Preah Ream and change his form into that of a beautiful golden deer. When Neang Seda saw the beautiful golden deer grazing in front of her ashram, she wanted its hide as a rug to sit on, so she asked Preah Ream to go and shoot it for her. When Preah Ream went off to hung the deer, Krong Reap changed himself into the form of a hermit and came close to Neang Seda. Grabbing Neang Seda, he put her on his chariot and flew away with her. In the sky, they met a bird call Jetayuh who founght Krong Reap. Krong Reap pulled a ring from Neang Seda’s fingers and hurled it at the bird, breaking his wing and wounding the bird so badly that it fell to the ground. As they flew on, Neang Seda let her scarf fall, imploring the monkeys in the trees to tell Preah Ream what had happened. Krong Reap took Neang Seda to the island of Langkar where he kept her in a palace in the garden of Asuk, surrounded by many female attendants. Krong Reap went to see Neang Seda often, but he could not win her heart. He did not want to force himself on Neang Seda since he was afraid that she might try to kill herself. Still her was very angry because Neang Seda wouldn’t let him touch her.  When Preah Ream returned from hunting the golden deer and couldn’t find Neang Seda, he wept, jetayuh came with Neang Seda’s ring, paid homage to Preah Ream, and told him that Krong Reap had stolen Neang Seda. Then Jetayuh died. Preah Ream shot an arrow which cremated the body of Jetayuh. Preah Ream then went to meet the peakcocks and the monkeys to whom Neang Seda had given her scarf. Later, along the way, Preah Ream met a yeak with the face of a horse called Asamukai. Preah Ream killed Asamukai and continued on, meeting a yeak called Kompul who had no legs. Kompul told Preah Ream the way to the island of Langka, and Preah Ream, piting Kompul, shot an arrow which turned him into a devada (goddess). As a goddess, Kompul then went to live in the heavens. Preah Ream continued on with Preah Leak. They stopped to rest under a huge tree. In the tree, there was a white monkey called Hanuman who was very clever and strong. Hanuman began to pick leaves and drop them on Preah Ream as he slept. Preah Leak shot arrows at the monkey to get him to stop, but Hanuman causght all of Preah Leak’s arrows. Waking up from the commotion, Preah Ream called Hanuman to come down from the tree. Hanuman saw that Preah Ream had the sign of the charka on the palms of his hands and on the soles of his feet. The monkey therefore knew that Preah Ream was a holy person so he climbed down and paid homage to him, asking if he could become one of Preah Ream’s commanders. Hanuman’s uncle, Sugrib, then came and asked Preah Ream to help him take revenge on his brother Peali. Preah Ream told Sugrib to go and fight with Peali in the sky. As the monkeys were fighting, Preah Ream shot an arrow at Peali who caught it and balanced it on a golden gobbler, asking the arrow to stop for seven days so that he could perform a ceremony. After Peali had performed this ceremony with his children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, the arrow entered his body, killing him. The arrow then flew back into the quiver of Preah Ream. Preah Ream made Sugrib the King of what had been Peali’s city, Kas Kem Borei. Sugrib pledged that the city with all it’s forces would loyally serve Preah Ream. Angkut, who was the son of Peali, also pledged his allegiance to Preah Ream. Preah Ream then decided to go with his troops to thisland of Langka. Since Preah Ream was not familiar with the road to Langka, he sent Hanuman and Angkut to go and borrow a map from Mohajumpu, the monkey King who ruled over the city of Simboli. When Hanuman and Angkut went to meet Mohajumpu, they acted insolently and didn’t show the proper respect. Mohajumpu was very angry and he put the two monkeys in an iron cage. During the night, Hanuman and Angkut tore apart this cage and flew up to break the tower off of Mohajumpu’s palace. Inside the palace, they saw the sleeping King. They two monkeys lifted up the bed on which Mohajumpu was sleeping, and flew with it to pay homage to Preah Ream. Preah Ream had changed his form into that of Preah Neareay (Vishnu) with four heads and eight arms. When Mohajumpu woke and saw the image of Vishnu, he immediately paid homage to Preah Ream. Mohajumpu pledged allegiance to Preah Ream, offeing his four sons Kay Sat, Jumpuhpean, Nil Ek, and Nil Phat as commanders, and giving Preah Ream more monkeys to use as soldiers and administrators. Preah Ream, Preah Leak and their troops stayed in the city of Simboli while Hanuman, Angkut, and Jumpuhpean went off to spy on the island of Langka. Preah Ream gave the monkeys a ring and a hankerchief to show to Neang Seda as a sign that they were reall his messengers. Alson their way, the three monkeys met a yeak called Rithikan whom they killed before continuing on their way. When Hanuman, Angkut, and Jumpuhpean had led their troops about half of the way, night fell and the three monkeys and their troops slept amoung some rocks. A devada whom Preah Eyso (Siva) had punished by turning her into a yeak called Asobalan, came and began beating Angkut while he was sleeping. Startled, Angkut awoke and began to fight with the yeak. But by asking questions while they were fighting, Angkut learned that the yeak was really a devada who was being punished. The monkey immediately stopped fighting and begave to caress the back of the yeak until Asobalan chaged back into a goddess and rose up into the heavens. Hanuman went to meet a wman called Bhutmeali who had once been a devada. She had been punished by Preah Eyso so that she had to live on an island in the middle of the ocean. Hanuman made love to Bhutmeali and she told him they way to the island of Langka. When the monkeys continued on with their troops, they met a hermit who again showed them the way to ths sea. Because they didn’t have a boat, Hanuman made himself huge so that his tail formed a bridge on which all the monkeys could cross the sea. Hanuman, Angkut, and Jumpuhpean led their troops on to meet a bird called Sampali, who had a bare body with no feathers. The three monkeys told the bird that they were commanders of Preah Ream. Sampali asked the monkeys to fly up in the air theree times and after they had done so, the bird’s feathers grew back and he could fly. Sampali then flew up in the air with the three monkey commanders and showed them the way to the island of Langka. The monkeys and their troops decided to wait on the shores of the sea while Hanuman flew alone to this island of Langka. In the middle of the ocean, Hanumand met a yeak whom he killed before continuing on to Langka.  Hanuman changed himself into the form of a tiny white monkey and went to meet the hermit Khobut. The hermit told Hanuman that Neang Seda was being held in the garden of Asauk. Hanuman slipped into the garden to look for Neang Seda. Neang Seda had become very angry with Krong Reap whow was always coming to flirt with her. When Hanuman entered the garden, Neang Seda was just about to hang herself fro a tree branch. Hanuman rushed to hold Neang Seda’s feet from below. Then he told her all that was happening, showing her the ring and the scarf which Preah Ream had given him to make Neang Seda believe him. Neang Seda wept and begged Hanuman to tell Preah Ream to come and help her. Before Hanuman returned to Preah Ream and his troops, he destroyed the garden of Asauk. One of the children of Krong Ream called Sahaskomar saw hanuman destroying the garden, and began screaming at the monkey. Hanuman killed Sahaskomar. Krong Reap captured Hanuman and wrapped him in cloth, pouring gasoline??! Over him and lighting him on fire with a torch. Hanuman flew up, dropping the burning cloth as he flew so that the city of Langka caught on fire. Hanuman saw fire still burning on his tail and he coud not put it out. He went to ask a hermit what he should do, and the hermit told him that if he put his tail in his mouth, the fire would go out. Hanuman then flew back to Angkut and Jumpuhpean and together they went to meet Preah Ream. By then, Preah Ream had assembled eighteen clever and stong commanders, with Sugrib and Mohanjumpu as his right hand men. The monkey commanders set off with their troops to the edge of the sea in order to build a road across the sea to the island of Langka. When Krong Reap learned that Preah Ream wasw coming with his troops, he called Pipeat, his younger brother anf fortune teller, to predict what would happen. Pipaet predicted that if Krong Reap did not give Neang Seda back, terrible things would befall the city of Langka and its inhabitants. Hearing this prophecy, Krong Reap was very angry and wanted to kill Pipaet, but Indrajit begged him not to do so. Pipeat was also furious with Krong Reap for not accepting his truthful prophecy, so he bade farewell to his wife and cildren and left the city of Langka to go an ask to join the forces of Preah Ream. Hanuman captured Pipeat as he wasw coming to look for Preah Ream. Hanuman tied Pipaet cup and took him to meet Sugrib who in turn took him to pay homage to Preah Ream. Preah Ream decided to make Pipaet his prophet and fortune teller. Hanuman captured a yeak called Soksan and took him to pay homage to Preah ream. Preah Ream’s forces mad tattoos on the yeak’s face before releasing him. Krong Reap then changed his form into that of ahermit in order to go and spy among the troops of Preah Ream. Krong Reap turned Neang Ponyakay, the daughter of Pipeat, into the form of Neaqng Seda and had her float as if deadin the river in front of Preah Ream, thinking that this would make Preah Ream withdraw his troops. When Preah Ream and Preah Leak saw the corpse of Neang Seda floating in the water, they wept thinking that the body was really that of Neang Seda. Hanuman was more suspicious however and asked that the corpse be cremated while he flew up and waited in the sky above. When they had lit the funeral pyre, Neang Ponykay flew up and Hanuman caughther. He brought her down to pay homage to Preah Ream. Preah Ream asked Sugrib to question Neang Ponyakay and they discovered that she was the daughter of Pipaet. They therefore let her go and hanuman accompanied her half of the way to this island of Langka. Along the way , the two made love and a child was conceived.  Preah Ream ordered Sugrib to make a road across the sea to Langka, using all the monkey troops to carry stones and drop them into the sea. Nil Phat brought stones to the site, while Hanuman was supposed to catch them and stack them at the edge of the sea. Hanuman used one of his hangds for catching the stones while playing a game similar to checkers with the other hand. This made Nil Phat very angry and he sent Hanuman to get the stones instead. Hanuman collected a huge load of stones and then dropped them all down on Nil Phat. Nil Phat became even more angry and the two monkeys began to fight. Preah Leak finally had to step in an stoptheir fight. Meanwhile the Queen of the fish, Sovann Macha (who had the body of a human and the tail of a fish) ordered her fish to take away all the stones that the monkeys had managed to dropinto the sea. Seeing that many of the stones put down by the monkeys were quickly disappearing, Hanuman dove into the water and saw Sovann Macha. Hanuman caught the Quen of the fish and they fell in love. Sovann Macha then ordered her fish to help build the road by carrying rocks in their mouths and putting them into place in the sea. Hanuman and Sovann Macha had a child called Mechanub who had the body of a white monkey and the tail of a fish. A yeak king called Wereap asked to adopt Mechanub and took him to live under the sea in the city of Batdal. When the road across the sea to the island of Langka was completed, Preah Ream and Preah Leak led all their commanders and troooops cross the road, building a royal encampment near the city of Langka. Preah ream then sent Hanuman to the Mearkut Mountain. When Hanuman arrived at the Mearkut Mountain, he met a yeak called Komkaso who was a commander of Krong Reap. Hanuman killed the yeak. Preah Ream sent Angkut to take a letter to Krong Reap. When Angkut arrived at the city of Langka, Krong Reap’s Queen Montolkiri offered the monkey food since he was her son from her earlier union with Peali. Angkut refused to eat the food. Weh Angkut went to read the letter to Krong Reap, the monkey coiled his tail into a seat hight than the throne of the King of the yeak. The letter from Preah Ream explained that Krong Reap had to give Neang Seda back to Preah Ream or else Preah Ream would come with his troops and destroy the city of Langka and all of its inhabitants. Krong Reap was furious and jumped up to slap Angkut’s face, but Angkut kicked the throne of Krong reap so that Krong Reap fell to the ground. Angkut then flew off. On his way back to Preah ream, Angkut met a yeak commander called Kompoan. Angkut fought with the yeak and killed him beforereturning to Preah Ream’s encampment. Krong Reap went to meditate in order to become even more clever. Pipeat informed Preah Ream of Krong Reap’s meditation, and Preah ream sent Sugrb to disturb Krong Reap. Sugrb cut off the arms and headdress of Krong Reap and then returned to Preah Ream. {Krong reap of course had magical powers allowing him to immediately reattach his own arms}. Krong reap then sent two commanders to invite his nephew, Weyreap, who lived in the city of batdal, to come and heolp him fight Preah Ream. Weyreap went to see Krong Reap and asked his permission to go to the forest of Somsan in order to make a sleeping potieon with which to capture Preah ream. Pipa 94. Hanuman changed himself into an ordinary white monkey and went to meet Sathasoh in the middle of the road. Hanuman asked Sathasoh why he dared to go to fight against Preah Ream. Sothasoh boasted to the title white monkey that he had the power to shot an arrow into the heavens and thus to cause spears to rain down on his enemies. Knowing this, Hanuman went and told Angkut to fly up above the battlefield and wait in the sky. When Sathasoh shot his arrow causing many spears to fall, Angkut caught them all and threw them to the monkey troops who used them to kill the yeak troops. Hanuman then killed Sathasoh, cutting off his head and taking it to Preah Ream in homage. 95. Preah Ream went to fight Vrul Chambang. Preah Ream killed many of the yeak troops and Virul Chambang fled from the battlefield. 96. Virul Chambang ran to hide with Neang Rea Narin in the forest of Hemapean, but Neang Rea Narin refused to let him stay there and Virul Chambang ran on to hide in the ocean. 97. Preah Ream sent Hanuman to chase Virul Chambang and capture him. Hanuman changed his form into that of a beautiful man and asked Neang Rea Narin where Virul Chambang was. When she had told Hanuman, the monkey went to the edge of the sea and made him huge, combing the ocean until he found Virul chambang. Hanuman threw Virul Chambang against a mountain, killing him and cutting off his head. 98. Hanuman carried Neang Rea Narin up to Kailas Heaven. Hanuman then took the head of Virul Chambang to pay homage to Preah Ream. 99. Krong Reap ordered a victory throne to be built. He then went to see his grandfather, Preah Meali Reach Brum (Brahma), and Preah En (indra). Krong Reap asked the two gods to resolve his dispute with Preah Ream. 100. Preah Brum (Brahma) and Preah En (Indra) descended from the Heaven to the encampment of Preah Ream. Krong Reap brough Neang Seda to the encampment as well for a hearing on their dipute. Krong Reap explained that he had simply found Neang Seda in the forest, and that later Preah Ream had come with his troops and started a fight over the girl. Preah Ream Protested, claiming instead that Krong Reap had stolen his Queen. After listening to their arguments, Preah Brum and Preah En decided that Krong Reap should give Neang Seda back to Preah Ream. Krong Reap was furious and mounted his elephant with Neang Seda to return to the island of Langka. Preah Brum and Preah En repeated their decision that Neang Seda should be returned to Preah Ream. The gods returned to Heavens then, but Krong Reap refused to accept their judgement. 101. Krong Reap went to meditate on the mountain of Preah Somear. Preah Eyso (Siva), the King of the gods and goddesses, sent Peali, who was living in the heaven as a god, to go and disturb Krong Reap's meditation. 102. Peali destroyed Krong Reap's meditation and Krong Reap returned to the city of Langka. 103. Krong Reap went with his troops to fight Preah Ream. Preah Ream and Preah Leak prepared for battle as well. Krong Reap used his spear (called '' kombel phat") to seriously wound Preah Leak. Preah Ream then shot an arrow which hit Krong Reap but didn’t kill him. Krong Reap returned to the city of Langka. 104. Pipaet told Preah Ream to send Hanuman to steal the stone mortar belonging to Neang Montolkiri as well as the metal pestle belong to Kalaneak, the King of Batdal, so that they could grind medicine to heal Preah Leak's wound. 105. Hanuman went to collect the urine of the King of the bulls, Usapakreach, in order to make the medicine for Preah Leak. He stole the metal pestle from King Kalaneak and then went to cast a sleeping spell over krong Reap and Neang Montolkiri, tying their hair together as they slept. Having done this, Hanuman stole their stone mortar and brought and brought it back to Preah Ream. 106. When Krong Reap and Neang Montolkiri awoke, they saw that their hair was tied together and their couldn't untangle themselves. They asked a hermit called Khobut what they should do. The hermit told Neang Montolkiri to slap Krong Reap's head three times and that then their hair would untangle. 107. Once the medicine had been made, Pipaet applied it to Preah Leak's wound and could pull out Krong Reap's spear easily. Preah En (Indra) brought holy water and sprinkled it on Preah Leak's wound so that it healed. Then Preah Leak and his forced returned to their encampment. 108. Krong Reap asked his older brother, Thabanaso, to help him fight against Preah Ream. 109. Thabanaso and Preah Ream each rode a chariot into battle. The arrows of Thabanaso killed many of the monkey soldiers. Preah Ream shot arrows which broke apart Thabanaso's chariot and killed all the yeak soldiers. 110. Tabanaso then made himself as huge as Preah Brum (Brahma). He was so big that he blocked the light, and in the resulting darkness he ate all the remaining monkey soldiers. 111. Pipaet told Preah Ream that Tabanaso had eaten his armies. Preah Ream had Sugrib turn into a huge monkey with eight arms. Sugrib cut off Tabonaso's arms and the monkey soldiers vomited out off his mouth. Preah En (Indra) took sacred water and sprinkled it on the monkey soldiers so that they came back to life. Preah Ream then shot an arrow killing Tabanaso. 112. There were two yeaks called Kuchkiriwan and Kuchkirito who were the son of Krong Reap and a female elephant. They lived in the region of Batdal, and they had the form and face of yeak but the trunks of elephants. When Kuchkiriwan and Kuchkirito learned that Krong Reap was fighting Preah Ream, they said goodbye to their foster father, Asakan, and went to hel Krong Reap. Krong Reap meanwhile asked Neang Montolkiri to make a ceremony to create new yeak troops as well as to bring the yeak soldiers who had died back to life. 113. Krong Reap then rode an elephant into battle while Kuchkiriwan and Kuchkirito rode horses. Preah Ream and Preah Leak rode chariots drawn by horses. Many arrows were shot and many troops on both sides died. At the end of the battle, Preah Ream shot an arrow bringing all the dead monkeys back to life. 114. Neang Montolkiri gave magic water to a yeak called Mohautou, who gave the wate to Krong Reap. Te water brought all the dead yeak soldiers back to life. Neang Mondulkiri then performed a ceremony to call up many spirit of the dead. 115. Pipaet knew of Neang Montolkiri's ceremony and told Preah Ream to shoot an arrow that turned into a net, catching all the spirit of the dead. Hanuman, Jumpupean, and Nil Phat then went to disturb the ongoing ceremonies of Neang Montolkiri. 116. Hanuman changed his form into that of Krong Reap and approached Neang Montolkiri, taking her hand and leading her from the hall where she was performing the ceremony to a place where they could make love. Meanwhile, Jumpupean and Nil Non destroyed her ceremony hall. On the battlefield, Preh Leak shot an arrow killing Kuchkiriwan and Kuchkirito. Krong Reap then returned to the city of Langka. 117. When Krong Reap was the destroyed ceremony hall, he asked Neang Montolkiri what had happened. Neag Montolkiri realized that she had been tricked into making love to Hanuman in the form of Krong Reap. She wept until she fainted. 118. Kronk Reap rode a chariot drawn by a Reach Say (a mythical lion-like animal) into battle once again. Preah Ream rode into battle on a chariot drawn by a horse. Preah Ream shot arrows cutting off Krong Reap's arms, legs and head, but Krong Reap used magic incantations to reattach his limbs and head. They fought for a long time but neither could wind, and eventually they withdrew with their troops from the battlefield. pipaet tol Preah Ream to sen Hanuman and Angkut to use whatever trick was necessary to steal the soul of Krong Reap, which he left for safekeeping with the hermit Khobut. If Preah Ream had Krong Ream had Krong Reap's soul, Pipaet explained, he could easily kill the yeak King. 119. Hanuman and Angkut went to meet the hermit Khobut, begging him to help them find a way to serve Krong Reap. On one of the days appointed for the hermit to bring Krong Reap's soul to show the King of the yeak, Khobut asked Angkut to carry the goblet in which Krong Reap's soul was kept. Hanuman accompanied the hermit and Angkut as well. 120. When they got to the gates of the palace, Angkut said that he did not dare to enter. So the hermit told Angkut to wait outside the palace while Hanuman took the gobletin. Before taking the goblet from Angkut, Hanuman secretly exchanged the rel soul for a fake once, leaving Krong Reap's real soul with Angkut while Hanuman and the hermit brought the false one to show to Krong Reap. When they met Krong Reap, the hermit Khobut informed the demon king that Hanuman had decided to change sides and to serve Krong Reap from then on. Krong Reap was very happy. 121. Krong Reap sent Hanuman with some troops to go and fight Preah Leak. During the battle, Hanuman pretended to chase and beat the monkey troops so that Sugrib was unable to win the battle. 122. When Hanuman had won this battle, he returned to the city of Langka. Krong Reap was extremely happy and gave Hanuman the wife of Indrajit, Sovankanyuma, as well as many possessions. Hanuman then asked for permission to go and fight again. 123. Krong Reap sent Hanuman to fight and the yeak King accompanied the monkey to the battlefield in order to watch. When they reached the battlefield, Hanuman asked permission to go and capture Preah Ream and Preah Leak and force them to pay homage to Krong reap. When they had flown up into the sky, Angkut came and gave Krong Reap's real soul to Hanuman who held it up, displaying it to Krong Reap while shouting curses and taunts at him. Krong Reap begged Hanuman to give his soul back but the monkey refused. Hanuman then moved his headdress and jewelery and gave back all the other gilfs which Krong Reap had give him as well. 124. Krong Reap then returned to the city of Langka, while Hanuman took Krong Reap's soul and brought it to Preah Ream. 125. Krong Reap knew then that he had to die. He wept and told his Queens, their attendants, and all his relatives. 126. Krong Reap led his troops into battle for the last time, changing himself into the form of Preah Brum (Brahma). When Preah Ream and Preah Leak saw Preah Brum (Brahma) approaching them, the stood and stared, overcome with awe. Hanuman quickly informed Preah Ream that the image of Preah Brum (Brahma) was really Krong Reap in disguise. Preah Ream then raise his bow and shot the arrow Prom Meas at Krong Reap, knocking him from his chariot and changing his form back into that of a yeak. Krong Reap called Pipaet to come to his side and the two brothers talked and wept together until Krong Reap died. 127. Krong Reap's Queens, Neang Montolkiri and Neang Akinaet, along with their attendants and all the yeak soldiers wept and were filled with regret that Krong Reap had been beyond reason.  128. Pipaet and the yeak Mohautou led Neang Seda, Neang Montolkiri, and Neang Akinaet to the encampment of Preah Ream. When they arrived, the three Queens knelt and paid homage to Preah Ream. Preah Ream refused to acknowledge Neang Seda as his Queen however, since she hd been in the city of the yeak for twelve years by then and Preah Ream feared that she had not been faithful to him. 129. Preah Ream decided to test the fidelity to Neang Seda by making her walk through fire. Preah En (Indra) led beautiful women down to earth. When Neang Seda stepped in the fire, lotus flowers immediately grew out of it, supporting her feet so that they did not burn, and Preah En's women danced in her honor. Seeing this, Preah Ream agreed to take Neang Seda back as his Queen. 130. Preah Ream arranged for the coronation of Pipaet as King of the city of Lanka, giving him Neang Montolkiri and Neang Akinaet as his Queens. At that time, Neang Montolkiri was pregnant by Krong Reap but Pipaet didn't know this. As for Neang Ponyaka, the daughter of Pipaet, she was pregnant by Hanuman. When Neang Ponyaka gave birth, her baby had the head of a yeak but the face of a monkey. She gave her child the name Asophat. 131. Pipaet prepared a main, or cremation pavilion, for the funeral of Krong Reap. Meanwhile, Preah Ream went to visit the gardens of the city of Lankar. 132. When a yeak called Asakan, who lived in the city of chakraval and was a friend of Krong Reap, learned that the King of the yeak had been killed, he called up his troops and went to fight Preah Ream. 133. Asakan rode a chariot into battle against Preah Ream and Preah Leak. Hanuman flew up to flight with the yeak and destroyed his chariot completely. Preah Ream then shot and arrow killing Asakan. 134. Preah Ream and Preah Leak left Langka, leading their troops back over the road across the sea in order to return home to Ayutya. Pipaet had requested that, once of the monkey troops had crossed safely, Preah Ream should shoot an arrow causing the road to disappear into the sea. Meanwhile Neang Montoliri gave birth to the son of Krong Reap, whom she called Apainsovivong. 135. There was yeak called Panlaykal was the son of Krong Reap an a woman from the region of Pipuneak. When Panlaykal learned that Preah Rem had killed his father, he took his troops and went to fight Preah Ream. Hanum changed his form into that of a buffalo and the two fought until Panlaykal ran away. 136. Hanuman went to ask a hermit where Panlaykal had run to. Knowing where he was hiding, Hanuman followed the yeak and killed him, cutting of his head to take to Preah Ream in homage. Preah Ream went to visit the garden of Peali where he met both a hermit and a hunter called Kokan. Preah Ream then returned to Ayutyea and reld a celeberation for his troops, shooting an arrow which caused a huge a mountain to disappear. Preah En (Indra) sent Preah Bisnukar to buil a beautiful palace in Ayutyea for Preah Ream. Preah Ream made Hanuman King of the city of Nubkiri. 137. There was a called Mohabal, who ruled over the city of Chakraval and was a friend of Krong Reap. One day, he wanted to visit Krong Reap but he soon learned the King of the yeak had been killed. Mohakal was very angry and he took his troops and surrounded the city of Langka. At that time, in Ayutyea, Preah Ream had a strange dream and he shot an arrow to Pipaet asking him to come and interpret the dream. Pipaet sent a letter back by the same arrow, telling Preah Ream that the city of Langka had been surrounded by the troops of Mohabal. Preah Ream immediately sent Hanuman to help Pipaet. Hanuman fought with Mohabal until he killed the yeak. Then Hanuman returned home. 138. One day, Hanuman led the ladies-in-waiting from his court to visit a garden. Hanuman took off his crown and was relaxing under a mango tree when a mango fell, hitting his head. Hanuman scratched his head with his leg causing the women watching this to laugh. Hanuman was very embrrassed and went to say goodbye to Preah Ream before going to become a hermit in the forest. 139. When Apainasorivong asked his mother Neang Montoliri who his father was, he learned that his father was really Krong Reap, not Pipaet as had been led to believe. Apainasorivong tricked Pipaet by telling him that he was going off to study magic. Instead, Apainasorivong went to meet the yeak Chakavit, a friend of Krong Reap who ruled over the city of Miwon. Chakavit joined Apainasorivong and the two rode a chariot drawn by a Reach Say (a lion-like mythical animal) into battle against Pipaet. Pipaet rode a chariot drawn by a Reach Say as well. Chakavit captured Pipaet and wanted to kill him, but Apainasorivong asked the yeak not to kill Pipaet, suggesting that they put him in a cage instead. Neang Montolkiri then asked Chakavit to coronate Apainasorivong as King of the city of Langka. Chakavit did so and then returned to the city of Moliwon. 140. When Asophat (the son of Neang Ponyakay and Hanuman)learned of Pipaet's capture, he went to look for Hanuman who was living as a hermit in the forest. Asophat told Hanuman what had happened, and Hanuman went to tell Preah Ream. Preah Ream sent his brothers, Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut, along with Sugrib, Hanuman, Asophat, Nil Phat, Jumpupean and all their troops to go and free Pipaet. When they reached the edge of the sea where they had previously built the road to Langka, Nil Phat made himself huge and spread himself across the sea to form a bridge on which the monkeys could cross to the island. As soon as they had crossed to the island, the monkeys sent Jumpupean to the place with a letter addressed to Apainasorivong, asking the yeak to step down. Apainasorivong refused. 141. Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut sent Asophat to fight Apainsorivong. Yeamlivaet and Kanyuvaet, the son of Indrajit, joined Asophat in his fight and together they captured Apainsorivong and his son Vorneiyso. The two captives were led to pay homage to Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut and then were killed. Pipaet was released from his cage. Neang Montolkiri mourned her son Apainasorivong so much that she eventually became sick and died. 142. Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut went to fight Chakavit. Hanuman changed his form so that he was as gigantic as Preah Brum (Brahma) and thus could capture Mukreal, a commander for Chakavit who guarded the door to the city of Moliwon. Hanuman also killed many of the yeak troops. He then changed his form into that of a Krut (garuda), Swooping down and pecking at the yeak who stood guard over the moat of acid which surrounded by the city of Molivon. the moat immediately dried up. Hanuman went to kill the yeak Kalaso and many other yeak soldiers. Chakavit then ordered his troops to circle close around the city of Moliwon. 143. Preah Bhirut and Preah Sotrut rode chariots pulled by a thousand horses and brought their troops close to the city of Molivon. They sent Nil Non with a letter for Chakvit asking him to surrender, But the yeak refused. Nil Non showed his power by starting a huge fire and then flew up and cut off the tower of Chakviet's palace before returning to Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut. Chakavit sent his son Suryaphup, riding a chariot drawn by a Reach Say into battle against Preah Bhirut and Preah Sotrut. The yeak Maekso, a commander of Suryaphup, changed his form into that of a mountain blocking the passage of the troops of Preah Sutrut and Preah Bhirut. Preah Sutrut shot arrows hitting Maekso and many of the yeak troops, causing the mountain to disappear. Preah Sutrut was injured in the fighting. Nil Phat fought with Suryaphup, while Preah Bhirut went to get medicine from Preah Ream with which to heal Preah Sutrut. Then Bhirut shot an arrow killing the yeak Suryaphup. 144. Chakavit sent his son Panlaichak to fight with Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut. Panlaichak was wounded and went off to meditate, but Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut sent Angkut and Asophat to the yeak meditation. Panlaichak came back to fight again and managed to capture Preah Sutrut. However Sugrib, Hanuman, Angkut, and Nil Phat fought the yeak and managed to take Preah Sutrut back again. Preah Bhirut then shot an arrow which killed Palaichak. 145. Chakavit raised his troops to go and fight against Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut again. Meanwhile, the monkey commander Nil Phat went to fight Mohamaek, while Nil Ek (another monkey commander) fought with Nunyeak, Nil Non fought with Chakso, and Hanuman fought with Mohakal. The yeak were all defeated and their heads were cut off. This made Chakavit furious and he went to fight Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut. Because their forces were evenly matched however, neither side could win and eventually each side withdrew from the battlefield. 146. Chakavit invited his friend the yeak Waiydal from the city of Kurureach Sema to come and celeberate together. They then rode into battle against Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut ridding chariots drawn by Reach Say (mythical lion-like animals). Nil Phat attacked the Chariot of Waiydal fought Nil Phat, while Preah Bhirut shot arrows which pierced Waiydal's body all over. But Waiydal used magic incantations to take the arrows out of his body again. Then the yeak ran off to meditate in the region of Batdal. Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut led their troops back to the city of KaiKaet. 147. Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut sent Angkut to fight Pichtetra, a commander of Chakavit. Angkut killed Pichtetra. Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut then sent Nil Phat and Asophat to disturb Waiydal's meditation. 148. Waiydal rode his chariot in pursuit of Nil Phat and Asophat. Nil Phat changed his form into that of a yeak and approached Waiydal, saying that he was a messenger from Langka. Waiydal let Nil Phat ride on the back of his chariot. Nil Phat changed his form back to that of a monkey as huge as Preah Brum (Brahma). He destroyed Waiydal's chariot and cut the yeak's head off, taking the head back to Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut in homage. 149. When Chakavit learned that Waiydal had been killed, he went to fight Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut again. The two forces shot many back and forth. Meanwhile, Nil Phat fought with a yeak called Komphensena and eventually kill him. 150. Preah Bhirut shot an arrow wounding Chakavit, but Chakavit recited magical chants which enable him to take the arrow out again. Then Chakavit fled back to his city. 151. Chakavit knew that he must die. He wept and bid farewell to his Queen Wichini and his virgin daughter, leaving his city to go and fight once again. 152. Chakavit led his troops into battle riding a chariot. Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut also rode chariots into battle. Preah Bhirut shot an arrow hitting Chakavit. Chakavit saw that Preah Bhirut had particular markings on his skin, indicating that he was related toPreah Neareay (Vishnu). Chakavit raised his hands in a sign of homage and begged Preah Bhirut not be vengeful. Chakavit was then allowed to return to his city of Moliwon where he died. 153. The ministers of the city of Moliwon led Queen Wichini and her daughter to pay homage to Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut. They ask permission to prepare the funeral of Chakavit, and Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut agreed. 154. Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut left the city of Moliwon with their troops and headed for the city of Langka. 155. When Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut came to Langka, Pipaet led his Queens, with Neang Ponyaka and Neang Sovankanyuma (the Queen of Indrajit who had momentarily been given as a wife of Hanuman) to meet Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut. 156. Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut then set off for the city of Ayutyea with their troops. Since there no longer was a road across the sea from Langka, Hanuman made himself huge and lay across the water, forming a bridge so that the soldiers could cross the ocean. When they reached Ayutyea, they went to meet Preah Ream. 157. Weyvaet and Mechanub, who ruled over the region of Batdal under the sea, came to the upper world to pay homage to Preah Ream. Along the way to Ayutyea, they met Jumpuhpean, but since they didn't know each other they began to fight. Preah Ream sent Hanuman to stop the fighting. When Weyvaet and Mechanub had paid homage to Preah Ream, Preah Ream sent Mechanub to be coronated King of the city of Moliwon. Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut returned to continue their reign over the city of Kaikaet. 158. One day, Preah Ream went to walk in the forest while Neang Seda remained behind in the city of Ayutyea. The ghost of a dead yeak called Atulay,who had been a member of the family of Krong Reap, disguised herself as a lady-in-waiting and came to Neang Seda begging her to draw a likeness of Krong Reap so that she could see what the yeak King had look like. When Neang Seda had drawn the picture, she could not erase it. Preah Ream returned from the forest and saw the drawing of Krong Reap. He was furious and accused Neang Seda of loving Krong Reap. He ordered Preah Leak to take Neang Seda away and kill her. At that time, Neang Seda was Pregnant. When Preah Leak raised his sword to kill her, his sword turned into flowers. Preah Leak then refused to kill Neang Seda and told her simply to go away into the forest. Preah Leak returned to the city of Ayutyea with the liver of a deer which he showed to Preah Ream as if it were that of Neang Seda. 159. Neang Seda ran off into the forest. Preah En (indra) changed himself into a water buffalo and led Neang Seda to the ashram of a hermit called Wichimarith, in the forest of Hemapean. Neang Seda lived with the hermit until she gave birth to a son who was born with the help of goddess midwives brought down from the heavens by Preah En (Indra). The hermit gave the name Reamleak. One day, Neang Seda put her baby son in the hammock while she went to draw water. In the forest, Neang Seda saw a monkey carrying her baby just like human mother. Missing her baby, Neang Seda ran back and took Reamleak with her to draw water. When the hermit looked for the baby and couldn't find him, he was very frightened and he conjured up another baby, just like Reamleak, and put him in the hammock as a replacement. When Neang Seda returned from drawing water, carrying Reamleak, she saw the new baby in the hammock and was very surprised. She asked the hermit what had happened and then begged him to let her keep the new baby as well so that Reamleak could have a brother. The hermit agreed and they called the new baby Jupleak.  160. When Reamleak and Jupleak had grewn a bit, the hermit began to teach them magic and meditation until they were very clever and strong. The hermit conjured up a bow for each boy. Once went the boy went to play in the forest, they saw a tree made of very hard wood. the two boys shot arrows at the tree which immediately splintered apart in little pieces. 161. Preah Ream heard the immense sound of the tree splintering and called one of his fortune tellers to tell him what the sound meant. The fortune tell said that the sound came from arrows of two boys who were very strong and clever. Preah Ream decided to sent a gorgous horse with a beautiful saddle and stirrups into the forest to graze. Hanuman was to secretly to follow the horse. When Reamleak and Jupleak saw the beautiful horse, grazing alone, they decided to ride it for fun. The minute they jumped on the horse, Hanuman rushed forward and tried to grab the two boys, but Reamleak and Jupleak beat Hunuman unconscious with their bows. When Hanuman regained consciousness, he changed himself into a small white monkey and took fruit to offer to Reamleak and Jupleak, trying in this way to catch the two boys again. Instead, Reamleak and Jupleak caught Hanuman and tied him up. 162. Preah Ream sent Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut to go and see what had happened to Hanuman. They found Hanuman all tied up in the forest. When they tried to untie him, they could not. 163. With his legs and arms still tied, Hanuman flew to Preah Ream who know how free him. Preah Ream then sent Hanuman to tell Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut to lead their troops into battle against Reamleak and Jupleak. When the troops of Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut met Reamleak and Jupleak, they shot many arrows back and forth. The arrows of Reamleak and Jupleak turned into ropes which tied up all the monkey troops. 164. Hanuman then made himself huge and rushed to catch Reamleak and Jupleak, but the two bys evaded him. Preah Bhirut shot an arrow which hit Reamleak, knocking him to the ground that Hanuman could finally grab him. Jupleak ran away while Preah Britut and Preah Sutrut led Reamleak in chains to pay homage to Preah Ream. Preah Ream ordered Reamleak to be put in a cage and paraded around while the people taunted and shouted at him. 165. Jupleak ran to tell Neang Seda that Preahleak had been captered. Neang Seda told Jupleak to follow his captive brother. 166. Agoddess changed her form into that of a servant girl to help Reamleak. Jupleak met his goddess as she was drawing water. He helped her to liflt her water jar and secretly slipped a ring into her jar. When the goddess poured water from the jar over Reamleak's cage, the cage broke apart and Reamleak ran off to join Jupleak. 167. Preah Ream, Preah Leak, Preah Bhirut, and Preah Sutrut all went to catch Reamleak and Jupleak then. When they met the two boys, each side shot many arrows back and forth. All the arrows on Preah Ream's side turned into delicious foods, while the arrows of Reamleak and Jupleak turned into garlands of flowers as if in homage to Preah Ream. started, Preah Ream asked the boys who they were and he realized that he was fighting with his own sons. 168. Preah Ream immediately told the boys to stop fighting and asked them to led him to the ashram of hermit where he met Neang Seda. 169. Preah Ream asked the hermit to allow him to take Neang Seda back with him to the city of Ayutyea, but Neang Seda refused. Preah Ream then took his two sons back with him to the city of Ayutyea. 170. When Preah Ream arrived at the city of Ayutyea, the three Queens of Turarot, Kaousurya, Kaikasey, and Dealaika (Neang Smantreadevi), came to greet the two boys 171. After they had made a ceremonial procession into the city of Ayutyea, Reamleak and Jupleak went back to ask their mother, Neang Seda, to come and live in the city. 172. Reamleak and Jupleak implored their mother to come and live in Ayutyea, but still Neang Seda refused. 173. Reamleak and Jupleak then returned to Preah Ream though of the way to trick Neang Seda into returning. He staged his own death and ordered his people into mourning. 174. Hanuman conjured up a cremation pavation and told Preah Ream to enter the body urn on the pavilion platform. Then Hanuman went to tell Neang Seda of Preah Ream death. Neang Seda decided to attend the funeral of Preah Ream, so Hanuman made himself huge and flew with Neang Seda through the skies to the city of Ayutyea. When Neang Seda was praying on the cremation platform, Preah Ream suddenly jumped out of the urn and tried to grab her. But Neang Seda ran off. Preah Ream, Preah Leak, Preah Bhirut, Preah Sutrut, gave chase but the earth opened up and Neang Seda disappeared into it. 175. Neang Seda went to stay with king Bhuchungneak in the region of Batdal. Preah Ream sent Hanuman to find her. Hanuman begged Neang Seda many times to return to the city of Ayutyea, but she refused to listen, yelling at him and accusing him of treachery. Hanuman had to return alone to Preah Ream. 176. Preah Ream was very unhappy and he sent a letter by arrow to the city of Langka, asking Pipaet to come and discuss the satiation. When Pipaet arrived in Ayutyea, he told Preah Ream that Neang Seda would come back if Preah Ream left the city for period of time in the forest. Pipaet then bid Preah Ream farewell and return to the city of Langka. 177. Preah Ream left Ayutyea in the care of Reamleak and Jupleak and went of with Preah Leak and Hanuman, leaving the city and walking until they came to a big river. Preah Ream asked Hanuman to fly with him and Preah Leak to the city of Kuwairureach where there was a yeak King called Kuwairureach who a queen called Wileawon and a son called Treikapakhan. 178. Treikapakhan riding a horse, led his troops into battle to try to capture Preah Ream and Preah Leak. Hanuman killed many of the yeak soldiers while Preah Leak shot an arrow killing Treikapakhan. Kuwairunyeak, then raise his troops to fight, but Preah Ream shot an arrow killing the yeak. 179. Preah Ream, Preah Leak, and Hanuman continued on into the forest where they met a yeak called Kumpanreach who rushed at them and tried to capture Hanuman. Hanuman fought with the yeak, but neither could win their battle. They began to ask each other questions and the yeak realized that Preah Ream was Preah Neareay (Vishnu). The yeak immediately paid homage to the god and ask to be changed into goddess and fly up to Kailas Heaven. 180. The eighteen commanders of Preah Ream, who were ruling over various cities of the kingdom, came to the city of Ayutyea and did not find Preah Ream there. They set out to look for him. 181. In the forest, there was a bird called Wiyopeak who had the body of angle, the tail of a peacock, the face of a yeak, and the talons of a krut (garuda). Wiyopeak suddenly swooped down and grab Preah Ream and Preah Leak as they were walking in the forest. The eighteen commanders of Preah Ream flew through the air and fought the bird, taking Preah Ream and Preah Leak back.  182. Preah Ream and Preah Leak continued on their journey until they came to a pond which had a garden all around it. This was the pond of the yeak Onarech. One of Onareach's commanders, Nunkal, had five hundred soldiers who stood guard over this pond. When Preah Ream and Preah Leak arrived at the pond with their monkey commanders, they began to bathe in it. Nunkal and his troops initially managed to catch Angkut and Nil Phat, but the other monkey commanders, Asophat and Macapoan, killed the yeak troops. Nunkal went to tell the yeak Onareach about what had happened. 183. Onareach raised his troops to go and fight Preah Ream. When Preah Ream shot arrows hitting Onareach, he didn't die. Preah Ream asked the hermit Kosktabos why this was so, and the hermit told him that only arrows made from the wood of the Kok tree could kill Onareach. Preah Ream then shot Kok tree arrows at Onareach and killed him. 184. Preah Ream and Preah Leak led their eighteen commanders back to the city of Ayutyea. Preah Eyso (Siva), in Kailas Heaven, sent four goddesses with a chariot to invite Preah Ream, Preah Leak, Preah Bhirut, and Preah Sutrut to go to lead Neang Seda fro Phujungneak Heaven to Kailas Heaven for a meeting. 185. Preah Eyso (Siva) pleaded with Neang Seda until she finally agreed to return to live with Preah Ream in Ayutyea. Preah Eyso then blessed Preah Ream and Neang Seda for reuniting as a couple. 186. Preah Ream, Preah Leak, Preah Bhirut, and Preah Sutrut bade farewell to Preah Eyso (Siva), and led Neang Seda back to Ayutyea. 187. There was a yeak called Kompoanpenureach in the city of Siraisen who had a son called Virunphat. These two yeak went to visit the forest with troops. Kompoanpeanureach rode a chariot draw by a Reach Say ( amythical lion-like animal), while Virunphat rode a horse. Seeing many hermits in the forest, the yeak were angry and ordered their commanders to chase the hermits out of the forests, destroying all their ashrams as they went. 188. Kompoanpeanureach and Virunphat then surrouned the city of Kaikaet. Virunphat entered the palace, capturing all the women and causing the old King of Kaikaet (who was ruling the city in the absence of Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut) to flee into the forest in terror. The king sent one of his commanders with a letter to Preah Ream asking for help. Preah Ream sent Preah Bhirut, Preah Sutrut, Reamleak, and Jupleak to go with their troops and help the city of Kaikaet. 189. When Preah Bhirut, Preah Sutrut, Reamleak, Jupleak and their troops came close to the city Kaikaet, they sent Jumpuhreach {Jumpupean} with a letter ordering Kompoanpeanureach to withdraw from the city. Kompoanpeanureach refused and a battle ensued. 190. Reamleak and Jupleak fought in the battle and the monkey troops killed many of the yeak troops. Reamleak shots arrows which killed Virunphat and then Kompoanpeanureach, one after the other. 191. Preah Bhirut, Preah Sutrut, Reamleak, Jupleak and their troops then entered the city of Kaikaet and invited the old King to come back to his city. 192. Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut, Reamleak, Jupleak and the King of Kaikaet went with their troops to pay homage to Preah Ream in the city of Ayutyea. After they had all met together, Preah Ram sent Preah Bhirut and Preah Sutrut back to the city of Kaikaet to rule. The other commanders went to rule over their various cities. And Preah Ream and Neang Seda ruled happily over the city of Ayutyea from then on. This is the end of the story of Reamker. | |
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