Once upon the time, there was a couple:

the husband, named Koliyak, was

a District Chief and the wife was
named Keo Kesey. They had
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named Kodompikoma. When he became 16,
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Kolkesey while he was waiting to chase the sparrows off the
Since they were afraid that their p~ents on both sides
punished them, they eloped to live in a rural area named
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When they arrived at that district, the thieves caught and tied up
Kodompi. Seeing that, Kolkesey gave one gold ring to the District Chief
and begged him to per suade the thieves to release herhusband. The thieves
released Kodompi since the District Chief claimed that he was a relative
of his. The couple then asked the District Chief and his wife to ·be
their god parents. The District Chief was so happy and loved
Kodompi and Kolkesey as though he and his wife were their biological
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They lived happily till the District Chief, their godfather, died. Kodompi then
became a prominent person in the district, and he was titled, Admirable
Tycoon Kodompi. They had a daughter named Komarey. When she reached
7 years old, there was a widow named Kaley with two daughters; the older
sister was Chanty and the younger sister was Chantea Salini and Kaley had
an older sister named Kaliniya. Since Admirable Kodompi was known for
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was not long after that they became poor, since Kaley
manipulated Kolkesey so Kodompi subjected her to
verbal and physical abuse every day . One day,
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went to fish, and then he beat and pushed her into the
water and died at that time. Then, she was born as a
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At that time, a female cat carried two pieces of root in her mouth to
the little girl. She then planted those roots. Sh,e prayed to her mother
and they grew into a golden Roluos tree (a kind of thorny tree) . Then,
her mother was born as an angel to take care of that area. Moronak
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was hot, he went to rest under the pair qf Roluos trees. Before he left, he
asked for the owner of these extraordinary trees. He was told that they
were Moronak Meada' s. He then asked for the trees from her. He
ordered the solders to dig them up, but it was impossible. When Moronak
Meada prayed, the trees soared and followed the king to the royal palace.
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Meada into the palace, and she prayed. Then, the trees came down, into a
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about her and she told him e~eryrhing. Later on, the king
went hunting for elephants. When Kaley learned that the king went
hunting for elephants, she was figuring out tricks to kill the queen
Moronak Meada, by means of gathering firewood to cook a big pan of
coconut oil and building a room and covering it with planks so that
Moronak Meada would fall through the floor and into the pan. Then,
she asked her two daughters to lie to her. that her father was getting to
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off the outfit and get washed. When she entered the room to wash, she
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Saliny to replace the queen. The serving women did not take any notice
and accompanied her to the palace. The pair of royal plants withered,
and all the branches were broken. Three days later, the king returned to
the royal palace. He had doubts, and was looking for an opport ~ity to
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to be tied to her feet and put her in a cage in the royal palace. After Sarika
prayed, the royal plants grew with leaves and fruits like before. The king
asked the executioner to kill Chantea Salini and made her into a paste with
her head in it; then, it was sent to the parents, telling them that their daughter
sent it to them. Kodompi received the paste, put his hand into it and knew
that their daughter was dead. Then, he immediately ran into the forest with
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bird). Then, he disguised himself as a big tiger, jumping upon a branch
of Chrey (a kind of fig tree) and ate its fruit on a branch to the West;
then , he became a bird. He jumped to eat the Chrey fruit on a branch to
the North ; then , he became a gold deer. The gold deer ate Chrey fruit on
a branch to the South; then , he became a fine person with jewelries.
Sarika sawall the stages and imitated him in all the orders; then, she
became different figures. And at last, she became a lady. She picked
Chrey fruits and packed it up. She then walked to meet a hermit. The
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take the mother to the kingdom. The princess felt gratitude to
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