One night, Indra heard a beautiful sound of music that went "yonS, yong, yong."
He was so pleased that he wanted to give a reward to the singing.
So, he said to his courtiers, "You must bring whoever that sang the beautiful song last night to me. I wish
to hear more of the beautiful song."
So, the courtiers went out to making announcement,
"Whoever sang a beautiful song last night must come forwards; the Great Indra wishes to hear more of
your song."
The gecko stepped forward and said, "It's me that sang a beautiful song last night"
Courtier: "Then tell me what I need to prepare for your performance tonight for the Great Indra?"
Gecko: "Oh, you must prepare a good size of bamboo pipe and hang it on a pillar at the Great Indra's
hall" ..... Atl was done before night fell. ..... When the night fell, the gecko crawled inside the bamboo
pipe and began his song "thad, thod, thod, tappo, tappo, tappo."
The Great Indra: "Oh, you sang a beautiful song; I will give you a colorful jacket to wear." Since then, the
gecko has a multi-colored body. :
_Later that night, the Great Indra again heard, "yorg, yong, yong." the beautiful song again "The gecko
song was beautiful, but it is not the same" So, he said to the courtiers, "Do you know that I still hear the
beautiful song? The one I heard before the gecko came to sing? Pleased go to find the singer for me."
So, the courtiers went out to making announcement,
"Whoever sang a beautiful song last night must come forwards; the Great Indra wishes to hear more of
your song."
The bullfrog stepped forward and said, "It's me that sang a beautiful song last night"
Courtier: "Then tell me what I need to prepare for your performance tonight for the Great Indra?"
Bullfrog: "Oh, you must prepare a good bowl of water and place it at the foot of the stairs of the Great
Indra's hall' ..... AU was done before night fell. ..... When the night fell, the bullfrog crawled onto the
bowl of water and began his song
"hueng aang, hueng aang, hueng aAng."
The Great Indra: "Oh, you sang a beautifrrl song; I will give you a striped vest to wear." Since then, the
bullfrog's body is striped.
Later that night, the Great Indra again heard, "yong, yong, yong." the beautiful song again "The gecko
song was beautiful, but it is not the same" So, he said to the courtiers, "Do you know that I still hear the
beautiful song? The one I heard before the gecko and the bullfrog came to sing? Pleased go to find the
singer for me."
This time the courtiers came across MangNgun,the singing cricket. So, they asked,
Courtiers: "Did you sing a beautiful song last night?"
Mang Ngun: "Yes, I did. Why did you ask?"
Courtiers: "Oh, the Geat Indra wants to hear you sing again tonight.
Would you come?"
Mang Ngun: "Yes, I will come"
Courtiers: "Then tell me what I need to prepare for your performance tonight for the Great Indra?"
Mang Ngun: "Oh, absolutely nothing. I will just fly to light at a pillar of the Great Indra's hall and sing"
.... So, the night MangNgun,the singing cricket went to light at a pillar of the Great Indra's hall and
began singig, "yorg, yong, yong)'
. The Geart Indra was so delighted that he granted divine food to Marg Ng*r, the singing cricket
and gave him divine eyes so he can see both night and day. So, the cricket takes no normal food. All he
enjoys is the dew drops from heaven.