Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Other Versions?

With every website I visit, the story of Mae Nak is the same but there is one website that has another version or you can say adaptation. It had to deal with a King at the time and his wife. "The story goes: In the reign of King Rama III, a woman called Amdaeng Nak, living with her husband Chum near the mouth of the Prakanong River, died in childbirth. Chum buried her in the cemetery of Mahabusaya Temple. No ghosts appeared, but the older son, fearing that his father would remarry and lose their wealth, devised a plan to prevent any such intentions. He hired men to throw stones at boat people near the cemetery and dressed himself up in women's clothes and terrorized the villagers as his mother's ghost." 

Because this happened centuries ago, there is really no way to keep the story the same. It's just plain obvious overtime stories change. I am very impressed that this story didn't change that much over the centuries. 






Courtesy of: http://www.thaiworldview.com/bouddha/maenak.htm




Bouaphanh, Bo. Personal interview. 31 October 2011
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"Mae Nak Spirit." Web. 02 Nov. 2011. <http://www.thaiworldview.com/bouddha/maenak.htm>.
http://www.sarakadee.com/feature/1999/09/nang-nak.htm

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