Ko Kywe - Tales of the Forest Guardian Spirit and the Woodcutter

Two words

Once upon a time, in a lush green forest, there lived two mother pigs.

Whenever the mother pig went out in the forest to look for food, the little pig always followed.

Every day, the little pig followed the big pig. As the days and months went by, he didn't want to follow anymore. He got bored of following.

"Mom"

"What, son?"

"It's boring to go into the forest and look for food. Let's go to the nearby villages and look for food."

"My mother is very old. She doesn't want to go out to the village to look for food anymore. If you want to go, go."

"Yes, Mom."

"Be careful, you will encounter dangers."

"Don't worry, Mom."

- The little pig came out as soon as he spoke.

- When we arrived in the village, some houses had buffaloes and cows. Some had chickens. We saw some ducks swimming in the pond.

In some homes, you can see piglets like him being fed with food and a pig trough.

The piglet was a pig, but seeing it being fed from a pig trough made it want to eat. But it didn't. Because they were talking to each other.

They are just fighting and eating each other, and if he gets involved, it will be even worse. Everyone will fight. It's good for the two of them to be free to search and eat in the forest.

When I arrived at the next house, I saw a man sleeping. A man came from outside.

"Hey, pig, don't be so sleepy, get up," the little pig got really angry when he heard the voice.

When he returned to the forest, the little pig said as soon as he saw his mother, "Mom, people don't say they're lazy when they're lazy. They say they're just lazy when they're sleeping."

Excuse

Once upon a time, there was an elephant named Pho Phyu in a forest. Pho Phyu was a very cute little boy, and he had a good disposition.

They always take the lead in working for the benefit of the animals in the forest.

That's why all the animals loved and respected him so much.

Not only his own kind of elephants, but also other wild animals love him.

Phoe Phyu's mother, the elephant Nyo Ma, was proud that Phoe Phyu was loved and respected by all the animals in the jungle. However, Phoe Phyu always got angry and worried when something went wrong.

Last year, the hunter Kyaw Gyi came to the forest and killed a deer that had come down to drink from the pond. Phoe Phyu was very angry because the hunter Kyaw Gyi was so fast. If it was a young deer, Phoe Phyu would have killed it with just one stroke of his spear.

Minyo was worried that the hunter Kyaw Kyi would one day come and take revenge on her son.

Phoe Phyu couldn't stand it when he saw the big hunter escape. He was very angry.

Phoe Phyu can't let go of the hunter Kyaw Kyi. He also feels a strong desire to avenge his friend Mi Nyo Sray.

So Phoe Phyu went to the village where the great hunter was. The great hunter was not there. When he investigated, he received news that the great hunter was in the king's golden palace.

Upon further investigation, the king went into the forest and imprisoned the hunter Kyaw Kyaw, who had not caught any of the game he had ordered. The hunter Kyaw Kyaw explained that he had tried to catch a deer, but when he encountered a wild elephant, he could not carry it and had to flee for his life.

The king was angry because he did not accept the offer and made up all kinds of excuses. The hunter was imprisoned, so the elephant boy, Pho Phyu, did not have a chance to take revenge on the hunter.

Furthermore, the hunter is making excuses instead of telling us that he had to give up and run away because he couldn't defeat Pho Phyu.

People don't say they're not good at it, they just make excuses and blame the elephants for not winning, and they're not happy with everything.

When they returned to the forest, the baby elephant, Pho Phyu, said, “People don’t just say they can’t do something, they make all sorts of excuses, Mom. They say that our elephants are also to blame for their bad behavior. I can’t stand it.”

"Don't be impatient, one day the answer will come true," said his mother, the elephant.

So, Phoe Phyu didn't say anything and went to sleep soundly.

"Hey, wake up," the sudden call startled Phoe Phyu. He saw a tall, burly man standing next to him. "Who are you?"

"I am the king of hell"

"I'm not here for any reason. Don't call me, I'm too scared."

"I'm not calling you to punish you, I'm calling you to take a tour of hell. I want you to know that people who know everything you want to know can't make excuses."

"Really?" "Oh, really." Phoe Phyu followed the call of the King of Hell.

When they arrived in Hell, they saw a man being heated in a large frying pan full of oil. Phoe Phyu said,

“Why are you in hell?” “Because people killed you.” “I made an excuse that I was angry.” “You can’t make excuses in hell. If you’re guilty, you’ll be punished.”

"Just"

"Yes?"

Phoe Phyu was surprised, seeing someone being fried in the next pan.

"What about you..." "Because I stole someone else's property."

"They made the excuse that they stole it because they didn't have it."

"Stealing because you don't have it, stealing because you have it. If you are guilty, you will be punished, you can't make excuses."

When he went further, he saw someone being fried in a frying pan. "What about you..." "Because you lied to the elders."

"I'll tell you that I won't be fooling adults anymore."

“I can’t make excuses, this place is not a human world, it’s hell,” he said. When he reached the next place, he asked, “What about you?” “You must be an alcoholic.”

"They gave me the excuse that I was sick and took medicine all the time."

"Only humans can make excuses, but hell cannot. If you are guilty, you will suffer."

Then, if there is sin in the human world, one must make excuses and try to avoid it. When one reaches hell, one realizes that one cannot make excuses and decides to live a sin-free life in the future, and returns from hell.

When they returned to the forest, his mother said, "I'm looking for my son, where is he? I'm worried about him."

"Don't worry, Mom, the King of Hell took me to visit Hell. I have learned that Hell is where you get what you deserve, and you can't make excuses. I get angry when I see others doing wrong, and I promise Mom that I won't do anything wrong again."

"I'm so happy to have such a clear vision and a strong will, my son..." said the elephant, Minyo, secretly...