Although I enjoyed the first half of the Folklore of Laos more, there were some stories in the second half that were pretty interesting. One of them was them was the story of One Woman.
In One Woman, a woman uses her beauty to manipulate her suitors. The story begins with, the woman, Chum Paw, requesting her suitors to build her a home. The suitors are not aware of each other. They do not know that Chum Paw has more than one suitor; each suitor thought himself to be the only one.
They bump into one another while trying to build a home to impress Chum Paw. While talking to each other they soon realize that Chum Paw is manipulating them. This angers them and pushes them to plot against her. They decide to kill her. But once again she manipulates them. And every time the suitors believe her. This happens throughout the story until the suitors finally get themselves killed. Leaving Chum Paw with a beautiful home and wealth.
This ending was a little disappointing for me. I kind of viewed Chum Paw as the bad guy and so I did not want her to win or triumph in the end. But I guess the point of this story was to inform readers to not easily trust people.
Another story that I enjoyed was the story of To Aid a Beast. In this story a hunter helps a blacksmith who has fallen into a pit. The hunter then helps a tiger who is caught in a trap. It doesn't stop there. The hunter then helps a snake who has fallen into a well. By helping all of these creatures the hunter is ensured that when is great need they will come to his rescue just as he had done for them. In the end, the creatures that the hunter had helped kept their word. For in the end with the help of the creatures, the head chow gave the hunter half of his province. I guess you can say that the moral of the story is to treat someone the way you would want to be treated. Help those that are in need and they will help you when are in need just a you did for them.
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