This is the story of a very distant past. People still believe thai it is a true story and that the towns where the hero and his two lovers lived are now the vicinity of Prae Nan in northern in Thailand. In those days there were two rival principalities, Muang suong and Muang Sorng. They were two independent countries, but the Prince of Muang suong had desired his neighbor, whom he wanted to annex. This was a source of great enmity between the two untries, barring any hopes for love between their children The Prince of Muang Suong raised an army and attacked Muang Sorng. He killed the Prince of Muong Sorng in the ensuing battle, but unable to capture the town, he withdrew back to his own country. The embittered widow of the Prince of Muang Sorng swore eternal vengeance to the royal family of Muang Suong.