Thread: Memory Lane (In my own language)

It was said that the minute that the royalty monk named Prince Mongkut left his monk-hood to ascend the throne as King Rama IV, he was offered wives to produce offspring.

One ‘Praya’ who was a chief of an old styled division under the Bureau of the Royal Household that took care of the convicts (starting from royalties down to commoners) who did crimes within the Grand Palace had offered the King three of his daughters. Their names were ‘Tieng’, ‘Choom’ and ‘Choi’.

Choi, the youngest, had died young before she could bring the King offspring. The rest two had produced a lot.

Little birds (not dead yet, only senile though) said that Tieng had prayed to have a lot of offspring with the King. She had 10 of them.

Choom prayed as well but it was different from her sister’s. She asked for only one child who grew up to be one of the best. Her prayer was finally granted.

Her only child was a son who later was considered to be the second only to King Rama V in power and one of his most trusted persons.

His name was Prince Damrong Rajanubhab, one of the most well-known royalties in the history of Siam/Thailand (His story is coming up).

(The computer colored photo shows Chao Chom (title given to the king’s royal concubines) Manda (= a mother… a suffix added for the one who gave him offspring) Choom)