Sunthorn Phu’s father and mother were divorced. After the divorce, his father became a monk, and his mother became a nurse for a princess. Suthorn Phu went with his mother to live in the palace of the princess. Sunthorn Phu was a handsome and polite man and talked to people in a nice way. He fell in love with one of the ladies taking care of the king. Her name was Jun. In Thai tradition, a man is not supposed to love a lady who is taking care of the king. And so Sunthorn Phu and Jun left the palace together.