SUMMARY OF THE GOLDEN HARVEST Long ago in Old Ayudhya, there lived a man named Nai Hah Tong,

with his wife Nang Song Sai. Nai Hah tong dreamed of turning copper into gold and both withg his wife to become the richest people in Ayudhya, while nang Song Sai, had alittle faith in magic. Nang Song Sai decided to talk to her father and told her problem with her husband. her father told her that he had already made a solution to her problem. The old man, had a dinner with Nai Hah Tong, and told him that he is also looking a way to turn copper into gold, he already had the ingredients but he still need one more thing which is the banana tree fuzz. The old man said he will provide the loan for the land where Nai Hah Tong will need to raise his banana trees. Then, Nai Hah tong agreed to his father-in-law, and obey his father-in-law's instructions. Nai Hah Tong was determined to prepare his fields in a way which would be most pleasing to all the gods who might influence his crops, so he decided to approach the priest's guidance in their village. He patiently wait for the priest's reply while they were walking. He heard the gecko's call seven times, that made the priest to say that the gecko's call was a rare sig for good fortune. The priest told him to begin his plowing on Wednesday, which is the tenh day of the forth lunar month, and begin when the sun is in midway between the horizon and thge highpoint of noon. The priest added that he must offer rice, flowers, and incense, lay flat green banana leaf, and place triangular white flafs in bamboo poles, so that the guardian spirit of the field, Phra Phum, would bless there fields.Nai Hah Tong, obeyed what the priest have told him Each morning Nai Hah Tong, collect the banana fuzz, and put them in jars, while his wife collected the bananas, sold them, and place her tical in a pottery jar. until three lunar years had passed, then his father-in-law told him to collect more banana fuzz, because he might not see the copper to turn into gold. So, Nai Hah Tong borrowed more money to buy more land, and plant more banana trees. Now Nai Hah Tong and his wife worked for so many years., until finally the time arrived when each had accomplished a goal. Nai Hah Tong had two jars full of banana fuzz, while his wife had collected many jars full of tical.

His father-in-law came to there house, and Nai Hah Tong immediately presented him the jars of banana fuzz. The old man told him, that today he will be the richest man in Ayudhya. nai song sai presented the jars full of golden tical and placed t before her husband. Nai Hah Tong looked at the money came from hi father-inlaws directions. The old man said he cannot turn copper into gold but they have harvested god from the sale of their bananas. In honor of his father-in-law, Nai Hah Tong bulit a statue of the old man. He hoped that his son's sons will treasure it as an heirloom. Each time they look upon it, as a reminder of his foolishness and his father-in-law's wisdom.