Kham, a young novice in a yellow robe, sits cross-legged by a stream holding a wrapped mieng, while his red rooster Gai Dang struts beside him.

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Double-Crossed

Nor Sanavongsay

How Xieng Mieng got his name. Kham, a young novice at the wat, loves tricks and mieng. When two merchants bet they can carry the king’s mieng across the stream, he shows them what crossing over really means.