Deep in the mountains lived a handsome young man named Bau, a devoted woodcutter who brewed rice wine in the secluded fields. Every day, he prayed to the mountain god, “Please send me a good companion.” But all he ever found were deer tracks trampling his precious crops.
Then one day, Bau stumbled upon an unconscious stranger—a striking man with dark, rugged skin, powerful muscles, and a prominent tusk. A shattered wine glass lay nearby. Bau’s heart leaped with joy. “At last!” he thought. “The mountain god has answered my prayers. Come, my friend, let’s go home together!”
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