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Khmer Folktales with Illustrations, published by the Buddhist Institute of Cambodia, edited by Erik W. Davis of Macalester CollegeVolume 2 of 4: Place, Ritual, and Environment

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(yO ,-T [+� ZM �eo MX? �@8 C &:H ,-T "Q« Meo-°x [<+ ?q (:]? O? "-)R"H ,-T "Q« M eo -°x [<+ 7? (El]R<@` �7 VM z+ ,Rt-@2 (k (,DT ./ 0) &6 h\ MX? ,"(|T ,h.&: �z RH (k )"H (4o7NO h\ (4 ?\+ ,?>+ (!- I ,-T [+� O? "- ,-T "Q« Meo -°x [<+ 7? C7­:H !<? (4 ?\+ R$� O g\X+I Y: ($T 78M < <QMH LM (�0 T S %CA[2 (! ,hMH.C O? "-g\X+ 7?C7­:H !<? (El] ,-T(7)< (&7w2 (,CB7 :? @± R6o "-,-T ]"Q« M eo -°x [<+I &:HR6o"- (g]O ,-T^ZM �eo O? DM ,-T,"2 6)R"H ,-T-°x [<+?G+ ,-T-<! « )6R (g]O DM ,-T ,"2)R"H ,-T [+� M �Z eo(El] o ,-T -<! « )6RL" R$� RH 7? ,-T^ZM � eo R�� j` (V (El] %¥) 8(�] ,R?H "w% 7NO (El] ?<& 7NO Gb£MH 7NO (g]O R&? ?.M z+ ($T j`Yz O (ko %CA 7NOI ,-T[+� ZM � 6 8 8

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9: ,-T 7z (MT LM()*+ Q?H!+ MX+ ,-T (DEF )GCH.&) I !2 g\X+ 7? -2D?` S 6 ,-T 78M (4 (yO G) ,RofM $ =h\ (k Q?H ,-T(DEF .C (DEF ($T )GCH )g6C 78M,-7 (4(GT )GCH (k )g6C &:H CA+�I :<T <&:H CA+� (g]O 78M ,-7 (4 (k &:H :.+l? (k &:H C<7</� .R) o )(:]+³" �7 !X? fMMH (g]O )GCH < =(�]+ �7 t& !(M z GR g\X+ 6: 7?I !2 g\X+%r ,R>+ "=(´ 7? (DEFLM R<@` g\X+ Rx<.M A &6 S 9 7? 78M&:H 8$ = h\ Q?H (4 (,Y7 (4 ?.M z+v f:H (�]+ )g6C &:H,-T 7z 7?&:H,-T 7z (4 .C Q?H 78M oRH (!~C ($T (!]R 6 6(V (} S ,-T78M (4I [cd X+(&7 (DEF ($T )GCH (�]+ )g6C 7?&:H mYM (MTI (-: 7?&:H mYM(MT ][\? ,">? ?q $ = h\ (El] -8E2 R<@`RN+"N+ "<= Q?H (&7 (DEF LM R<@` ($T j`Q:H .C oRH (g]O ?q Q?H mM &6 ]R=@+ .7MI (-:Q?H ,-T (DEFmM [\?,">?$ =h\ .,"? o"�µ SmMY)(g]O� (!]R!2($T LM (�0 T S mMY) I D?`(MT(R]�M �7"=(M~+t1 (-:[?#) " )" oCN,R?R9,C�%�Mo"=(:+"M" (!]R D?` (MTYz OomMYMI .C��% ,GRH .CYz O(ko mYM %r6 8 7I ^=.M?D?`S(DEFGCH%r 78M.7M 8

7 �7(b?,V� :X7 [�MHM 8POSD?`mYM (MToD?`V$z "H7?-2D?`mMY) %rI (b?M8QM()*+(MTS (4,">?8mYM-27<M"7w) !X?(,^]Mo+&I LM(-:7NOLM(&7(DEF6 2 ] 3(&7E=)GCHRpcd"H!X?7?I [\?,">?(;]r(&7(�]E=&6(^ \T] ]M X?.Rz??q$ =h\ O? -N)O?,-ZC(kQ?H +(&7(DEFg\X+!<?I (QTR2oQ?H +Px+|?q(yO ?q(V78M�^Q?H(&7(DEF($T] ]oRH(�]O (g]O./#-N).&:(VO?(kQ?H +($T(^T.Cy^H)g6C �(&7(DEF($T?q <T.C)GCH(kI (-:($TLM�]

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POM8+� ?q (^T.C:N"[$� ?H{l ?�(k I (-:($T LM&) 2-2) ?a: 9 ,"brH h\ (g]O 9LM =C(,7? )? +h\ (4 ?\+ t,- I ,GRH .C (-: ($T � PO($T (;]r9I &) 2r2($T (;]r &6(v\ T MX? ([~M H < ={0 " (-? |"H ?q )CH (k (m: (m?V?H&) 2 (�0 : V?H L< =+ �� (g]O (yO G) 9/X+ (-? &) 2 r2 ($T ?q .R) = =)CH (k (&r (m? PO� %r 7A+ (,DT -N?hCH o [\? (;]r / zM9 I PO � ?q "�T )CH)? ,m" �O<()~+ 8 N </ zM (k I (-: PO�)CH�mM&:HD?H ?|' : sz% ?q <T .^?sz%h\ )CHI � ?q (mT,?L7NO(k (:] (&7 N 6 6 ](�] (g]O (�]+(k (:] (&7 (�]($T (g]O PO hCH?q )CHs<C.&)I M8PO-2 �&) 2(�0 :%r 9/X+(-? ] = 8?q )CH (k V?H�72r2 %r I 72r2V?H� (�0 : )CH Q:H .C(k&:H(&7(�] I � (;]r &6 ($T ?q !Lz ?H ,?L j` 8 ]

8 72+ L\ ?H (MT 78MmM ,mRH (�0 T &:H ,?>7 "=©" (O]+ / K= (! hCH (4 5678 ,CD =+ t,f ;<= ,Y =+ E\+ ,">? m!2 (/CA �.?%I < <

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Y: ($T(VS ,-T-<! « (4LM (�]O (g]OLM �fM8+ PO f7NO,?>7 .C+$ =h\ (k(El] (m"1 2 2"2: 78M.&:{M I (-:(k"<= "2: 7A+� hCH ?q RRN: (¨ L@- Su "?0O ([]O (k %CA(k9MX+ (V (k6 x(O]+ v"H Rx<@�X + (g]O D?H ?|A : 7M<"# (g]O!"

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(¨ L@-78M,-7(k"<="2:(! (g]O(4.C,R?R)R)(MG!o,R,?C2o7NO?6MI :<T ?6M ,R>" LM%O mMZ J§ £\ = (¨L@-o ¤-<? ?qGz RH(kI ?6M,R>"($T 78M &+)? "<2 [2l ?q (4 .C RM A ,R?R X)R) )? ,C2 ",LRH O?(k 8cd X7 LA O 78M j` LA O (k|U (El][l2 (! j` (4.Cs�TI £\ = (MT&:H ./ s:�Mt1_ <(-r (m) ,RofMM8+-<! «R) 8"Z! &+ So t1_ "2: (!]RL\ ?H�[CH (k)? ,C2 [CH "Lz RH "Cl (!I � (¨ XL@- %r 78M&+ S ot1_ (-r (m ) ./y^H (g]O?q78M &+ S o t1_[l2.&) hCH&+ ,CX7.CSo ()~+e:H t1_ 8 X X X,C�% (^r(k)?,C2j` mM (&7w2O? (k (yT&6) [+­)O? (k 8cd X7 LA O (!]Rt1_($ThCH?q(^r (k )? ,C2 o ]E70�I (-:(k&:H (¨L@-�_:HSu ""([ .Rz? <T h0 M M)| 7?,C2 )? G^H [2(!U?"

78M(;]rLM7M<"# (¨L@-?q78M/ l:H.&)V8C.C)?,C2.CL\ ?H�+(kI (gC< (MT (g]O (!]R (El] j` ,-T �pM � (¦A ,?¥O |"HI ,-T� pM �� _:HS u "([! t1_ (MT (7x &6 o (¦A ,?¥O |"H (4 78M mM &6(^\T? &:H?a: ,-:RH ,-T�pM �?q (R] ?!8-l ?   (7]: 7?·M ?|A :(g]O bMHLCHSu < "[6 ! (¨ L@- )<C ,C2 t1_ "2: (C] !+

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L-@ Su" (R] / K= �RH)? ,C2 (C]/ K=mM "�2 8cd X7 f%C ^8cd X7 LA O(k< < 2 8 ? " �v"H ,mRH Su "78M [2 (! ! v= � j` L" (¨�+I (¨ �+ O? L" Rx<M&6+ !<= (MT (k .C,C�%O? (k

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/ K= h0 M ()*+ ?=.Rz+ ("]^ (! .C LM ()*+ 7NO < ()*+ g\X+ .%+ RM A8 &6(^\T/ K= M8PO YCH �(!|< ! / K= C=|: [=-2 ()*+ R<,C2 ("& L\ ?HI ("& g\X+ LM ?6M ,"2 7NO hCH .C+ j`?6M ,"2 hCH s�7zRH I :<T )N < 2 2 =

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?6M ("& ?q (�z]O %rSu 2 8 "�"Cl �0 C (sT (��T (�+ ?< = "=& Y^ (Y+ 7? (:] (O]+ �+ ?< = 7? fC 7M<"# 2 8(b? (O]+ o 7M<"# (b? �+ o �0 C (sT (��T (�+ g\X+ (k j` £_ O (k!"

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(-: 7? &:H,!M= %r ("A^ �0 C (?]C !<?  78M "</^8CA MX? V< = /X+ M8+ ?6M ("& ¸ ?q b,R-M « (yO "L_ CH 8 27? .C L\ ?H �+ (:]? (MT78M O??6M (¨ 7?o7NO (!I 7? &:H s�T ("& ¸ �0 C ?q .,R ,?ª / zM o L@- L\ ?H 2 NPx+ ,""H G� C (g]O?q (&) 6: 7?(k YMH s�T ("& .1z+ .^+ 9v ,mRH ("& Su ] 2 2 "/ K= (MT o L@-?="CH <L\ ?H h0 M LA O ¤-<? (! ?q Rx<.M A t1_ 7NO($T / K= (;]r ?6M (b?7¥ ("& mM (^r (k (:+ "NM a) (g]O / K= < <2(-r 8C A (-r (1z7MX+ $+ |"H &6 (MT / K= "67 7? 6: h:H &:H (b? 7¥ ("& (&7w2 + G² M (7,C2 "A2 ] 2 ]<&@AX + �� :H &:H (b? Ld "H .C 7A+ (C] mMU78MmM (b? ("& ¸2?"

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7<M 2 �"2 ,?(�? (k (;]r ?q(�T )bO )6R ?6M("A^ ["H (g]O (b? ?q fRH (,m" j` )"H eM LM f%C (�]+ 2 8%r�7 R=@+ Rx+ ,mS\ I (g]O(b? ?q j` ()~M 7M A �V7 %o� Y) (^T "-l .RR Px+I ef ?<L) ?q MX?^+ (k 8 8 H(:+ ?=GM A t,-(:+ ?q RRN: �h=+ (&) (:+ o7NO (g]O (^T .C:N+ (b7 � h=+ "N)Su ] "R+ h=+!(7x mM o ,-T 7<M2 �"2(b? 78M j` (k (:+(4 G b !8"{+ :8^ 9LM ()*+ (gC< (5! Px+ |?"

�h=+ Su "/ K= 78M¥� M ,mRH(! (R] Y: | (k (g]O (b? � &+ S,mRH [=-2 ()*+ Gb !8" {+ < X:8^ g\X+ (b? MX+ ) =bO / K= j` mCH R+ )6R (£7 (b7 -@¶ / K=o �h=+ (g]O< <H ! / K= 78M¥� M ,mRH (!< !"

&:H [cd X+ �h=+ 78M ¥� M ,mRH (!I Rx<.M A M8PO -2 ?<? ,?G ) �$: ,C&?H [2 "-l,VRH .RR Px+ Q =+ ["H M8+ Gl 7NO (!~C mM ?6M ("A^ :N+(b7 j` .sz (�] j` =@2 )[2 "<2 (k?q LM^8CA!MH ,mRH I

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&R6+ "Cl Q =+["H ?q78M ¥� M .&) LM .C ,C&?H 7NO (! .&:¥� M,mRHI "Cl ,C&?H Su = "j` .C (b? Ld "H j` =@2 [l2 � Q =+ªO &:H / K= "<2 <?R<?!=D) mM .��C e:H t1_ g\X+/ K= MX+ ,mRH Y) -8C =(DT (b? Ld "H< < !"

ef ?<L) "MnSu " j`.C ,mRH (O]+ (O]+ MX+ j` =@2 =@< ? o!2 (-r 8C A &:H R+ ,C&?H �+!",C&?H ?q :N^ /#XR ,mRH Su "(4 Gb !8"�:8^ (MT LM R<,C2 L\ ?H :� |"H (b? Ld "H ! :� |"H

(R] Y: | ,-T[+� P+ (k 78M &+ )(R~R ?q 78M�^ (7]: G� :H S$+ o 7M<"# .&)X ! (R] (El] �7 / K= � g\X+ <�^ &+X !"

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� ,C&?H S u "m! .7M! / K= (b?� / K= ºz M =@2 �¥)(-?< < !" ��"2R�� Su "(R] [cd X+ .g�+ 7? (MT! 6: 7? j` fC Y: |YMH.C:�8 !"(b? � �"2 vRH (m^ "?H,C&?H j` ["H -2 ?a: ?< = j`&<T C-6f C-+# .g�+ C(k 7</ (!~CI � �"2 (El]

Q)<@ ?70 (El]mR "Cl ,C&?H (MTI )N ?6M ("&M8+ ?6M ("A^,-T 7<M2 �"2 (} 7?s#= s� h\ (k (,DT o V6 (,-+ -2 2 =<[C2C oC8 I ?6M ("A^ g\X+ mM Sl O R+� b ,-T 7<M2 �"2 ,C:RH(k ,-T MV) / zM %rI [cd X+ (g]O mM o"Cl = N 8,C&?H 78M&<T "?H (:] ?a: C )g6C 7?�

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(b?POgNM LM�O< o+¡§ £\ = hCHLM,">??=(@] C(4,">?¯&<+A (/CA ?=-+ "²�I hCHmM HM 8QM ()*+�&<+PO fZO ,mRH&:H,?>7[\?,R76:()*+(,-+./ 0)(O]+/ K=I hCHmMLM,RG"M�Su<hCH mM (?]C QMHs�T �&<+ PO fZO .&: (4":H (�� +M8+�z M,RL@� CX?I Y:hCHLM�O< 3J£\ =hCHmM (k.,",m =+ o7NO ¤-<?hCH (g]O¤-<?hCHmM,mRHhCHS (MTos�T )R"H �&<+PO fZO I

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(,DT {z ^ [CH?6MI &:HO6) � (k POfZO ?q LM ts� (DTI PO?q,R"6CmM ?6M ,"27NO .&:VN) j` ,"b rHI (gC<.C LA O ,"brH ?6M (-? PO?q y?H (�0 T?6MS $+ ?�d : (yT,Y: (g]OPO � /=R2m^H 8cd X7 ?6M mM E=�CH(-r)6Re+I

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