(Writing by Ty Theavy)
Do you hear that sound? This sound is from the
Cicada. There are cicadas living here. They make these sounds during the
day, but not at night. Cicada is an insect living in the trees. It called in
Khmer language is”Rey”. There are two kinds of Cicada. It makes a loudly
tumultuous sound. It eats leaves for food. It is the insect that told in
Cambodian tale. The legend said:
An ant thinks that the upcoming rainy season will rain
overflowed every day caused them hard to look for food. So in the dry season,
ants collected food to poise for the rainy season, while cicadas didn’t do the
same as the ants, but they could only sing happily day by day. Then the rainy
season came, the rainfalls were cats and dogs. Water flooded everywhere caused
cicadas couldn’t seek enough food. At that time the cicadas went to ask for the
ants ‘food. When the ants didn’t supply the cicadas, cicadas were very angry
with the ants. The cicada represents a person who cares nothing. The sound you
hear is when they are singing and careless to find food.
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