Life as seen through the lenses of the Kingdom of Wonder

The character on the front porch in various positions

Holy story retold by Lucky Unlucky

Disclaimer: All characters appearing in this tale may or may not be fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental ... sometimes.

On the first day, God created the dog and said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years."

The dog said, "That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?"

And God saw it was good.

On the second day, God created the monkey and said, "Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span."

The monkey said, "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the dog did?"

And God, again saw it was good.

On the third day, God created the cow and said, "You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years."

The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?"

And God agreed it was good.

On the fourth day, God created a one-eye human and said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years."

But the one-eye human said, "Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?"

"Okay," said God, "You asked for it."

So that is why for his first twenty years, he ate, slept, played and enjoyed himself as a KR commander. For the next forty years, he slaved in the sun to support his Viet boss family. For the next ten years, he do monkey tricks, such as land-grabbing etc…, to entertain the grandchildren of his cronies. And for the last ten years, he sits on the front porch and bark at everyone on TVK and almost every other TV and radio stations in Cambodia.

Life has now been explained to you.

There is no need to thank me for this valuable information. I'm doing it as a public service. If you are looking for me I will be on the front porch.

Now, folks, you have learned Cambodia's modern history. Amen!