(Written by Ty Theavy edited Alex Dedman and
Christopher Copeman from UK)
This place is called the slope of the brown soil.
It is about 2 Km from Phnom Roung. Phnom Roung is a mountain with a big cave
inside. The local people always come here to collect the resin from the Rong
tree (to seal their boats) and to catch fish. The resin collectors and
fisherman tell us that they always used to see elephants here, but since 2006
the elephants have disappeared. This place is regarded as a very sacred and
holy place because it is said that anyone who came here and spoke impolite
words, always got lost on their way home. So you should only speak good words
here. Some hunters said they would ask the spirit for permission when they
needed to go to the toilet. When they cooked food, they would always prepare
some extra food to offer to that jungle spirit.
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