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- Published: 14/02/2012 at 04:14 AM
- Newspaper section: Life
Why did Kimarz extend Papa's life to one hundred years?
This is a revised version of that first printed in the January 2008 edition of Khor Khon magazine. Current translation from Daet Chao Rorn Keun Kwa Ja Nang Jip Ka-fae (It’s too hot this morning to sit sipping coffee in the sun), Pajonphai Publishing, Bangkok, March 2011. ILLUSTRATION: CHOOPONG EAMORAPHAN
I know about the old Moken woman who was about as old as Papa before the giant wave _ when the sea suddenly receded, the old woman was the one who warned everybody of an impending catastrophe: as a child she had seen a giant wave. Her very long life thus was useful and made me understand Kimarz's purpose, Kimarz who creates giant waves, creates all things on the surface of the earth. Kimarz extended a long life to the old woman for her to warn her progeny in a time of danger.
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- Writer: Jadet Kamjorndet
