Folklore 1 - How the honeycomb was stolen

   This story is from the time of kings. We all know that King Sri Vijaya Rajasinghe had a malaga in the area called Hanguranketha. 'S restroom. There were free people then as there are today..

                 So one day the people who had gathered at this Ambalama saw a large jackfruit in the main courtyard covered with a white cloth and set aside for the king. Everyone knew that this jackfruit was well ripened. Now the people in this Ambalam are talking about this jackfruit. However, there was talk about the punishment if the jackfruit is stolen or broken.

When these people were talking like this, one man was leaning against a pole and was in a heavy state of mind. Worried today? Even if you have a fight with your family? He asked jokingly..

      No ... no..what is the quarrel with our wife? No one has the guts to break it. Ukkuwa said. People who heard this were stunned. A man who loves life does not even dream of such a thing. Everyone thought he was crazy.

People who heard this were stunned. A man who loves life would not even dream of such a thing. Everyone thought he was crazy.

  A villager who knows very well that he does not live by eating honeydew said that if you eat a single nut from this honeydew, I will give you a good rat name, but only if you are alive.

 If you keep your hand in this temple and promise to give me that gift, I will break this nut. Ukkuwa said.

The villager agreed and took an oath.

 This Ukku is just as talkative as someone with innate positional wisdom. Ukkuwa quickly bent over the sarcasm and climbed the honeycomb tree with the knife in his waist.As soon as this king heard this, he angrily arrested the traitor who had insulted the Great Gate without any responsibility and ordered him to be hanged and killed.

      No matter how brave and talkative the princes were, Ukkuwa was captured. He was taken to the torture ground by a torturer with a wreath of red flowers and a thorn in his flesh.

           In this way, Ukkuwa, who was destined to be tortured, cried loudly in some places and laughed out loud in some places. The princes wondered why they behaved like this, as no one had ever laughed or laughed like this before.

Ukkuwa said I will not tell you the reason. Only if asked at the main gate. No matter how much he asked, the king was told about this because he would give the same answer and laugh and cry without stopping. The king was amazed and called Ukkuwa back to the palace.

      Ukkuwa, who was brought to the king, was asked the reason for his behavior.

       Oops! God, I was so hungry that I ate a piece of honeydew. So I died. I cried because of this untimely death and I wondered how my children would live.

   is that so . I accept that your shape is fair. But why do you smile at such a scary, dying moment? The king asked Ukkawa.

      Oops ......! God, I have the consolation of dying like this, King. This is how Ukkuwa answered that question as well. This answer raised another question in the king's mind.

 What's so comforting about that?

       Your Majesty, you will kill me with a small jackfruit, so history will tell you that one day you killed the last man with a jackfruit. Today's people would insult the palace by saying the same. I smiled remembering it. Ukkuwa said before the king.

  When the king heard this he thought a little about Ukkuwa's story and thought that there was truth in that story too. The king decided that he should not be punished because he too might fall victim to the legend that a man who ate a piece of waraka to quench his hunger would be put to death. The king gave life to Ukkuwa.

          Because of your positional wisdom and eloquence, I escaped the humiliation that would have befallen me as king, and you also escaped death. Ukkuwa was given sanctuary.

       Other villagers wondered what would happen to Ukkuwa. At that time Ukkuwa laughed and came there and asked for his gift. As promised by Ukkuwa's friend, Mee Gon Namba gave Ukkuwa as a gift.

 The lesson that this folk tale teaches us will benefit children and young adults alike. If we want something, we should not go from temple to temple looking for it and waiting for it without any effort. It requires effort, courage, and the wisdom of the place.

So that story is over ..... so I will meet you tomorrow with another folk tale ..... Blessings of the Triple Gem ...