The story of a group of children and a red-robed ghost that is the talk of Thung Kamphaeng Tai villagers. When the night is dark and cold The red-robed ghost walks in search of his beloved husband. And when he reached a small house, he walked in and saw a little child who was all alone in the dark….
My house is a small house made from a lattice of ruak wood, with a thatched roof, and the door has only one entrance made from a piece of wood. No latch lock We live easily, nothing much. My mother was a vegetable seller in the provinces. She would come back to see her children every once in a while. Our father suddenly ran away from debts from people in the village and moved to live in the city of Kanchanaburi. Leaving me and my siblings alone.
It's nice to have grandparents and uncles around our little shack. I have three younger siblings and I am the eldest. Every day, my siblings and I would help each other cook rice, asking how old I was or when dad left us alone. Ask a child in sixth grade now how old he is.
I thank my father and the teachers at school who taught me to cook rice. I have been cooking since I was in the 4th grade. Know how to build a fire. Make a stove from triangular stones Making forest curry for the first time, my eyebrows burned because I finished stir-frying the curry paste and poured water into the pan without warning. The fire burned in my face and my eyes. Good thing the house didn't burn down.
When we are left alone We have to take care of ourselves even at night. Four siblings will sleep in a row on a large bed. Set up a mosquito net to prevent mosquitoes from biting us. As the eldest, I choose to sleep on the edge because I think that if any danger comes, I will be the last to be hit. The other three siblings will be the frontline defenders, haha. But I didn't tell the younger siblings that I thought like this.
The moment to prove the strength of a child's heart had arrived... "Red Ghost" It was an old pregnant ghost with long hair and wearing a long red maternity robe. walking down the street Many people have seen it. Some people were killed by it. It will go looking for its husband. and shouted her husband's name loudly throughout the area Whoever it finds and cannot tell where its husband is
Must be killed without a trace… This is what the villagers have been rumoring. Until the rumors reached me
That night was a winter night. The sound echoing from the main road when cars pass by is loud and resounding. The weather was cool but extremely lonely. There was a startling silence that made my mind feel even more haunted. Or is it time for the Red Ghost to depart this way? He hasn't met his husband yet, right? We've gone to bed. The later it gets, the quieter it gets.
The air is cold, a cold wind blows through the mosquito netted house where we sleep. There is no fan, no electricity. The lit candles have been extinguished... I was curled up on the edge of my seat, and suddenly I started to feel scared. and imagining various events, a red-robed ghost was walking along the road It goes after its husband. It began to wind its way along small roads and alleys.
And it turns onto a country road that leads into people's neighborhoods and it comes in…
The house door is made of half wood, has no latch, and does not need to be locked. Inside, there were only four small children, fatherless and motherless, protecting them. The cottage was surrounded by the homes of aunts and uncles... Every house had turned off the lights and it was very late. Everyone was asleep. It was so quiet that even the dogs didn't bark or howl.
Knock, knock, knock… a strange sound came towards our house. My heart almost stopped beating... A feeling of fear penetrated into the center of my heart. The sound of the old wooden door in front of the house opening came through... It was like a person was walking softly, as if not letting anyone know. The voice slowly came closer to where we were laying together.
It hasn't gotten into the net yet. I felt goosebumps, afraid of my heart, sweating profusely... I was under the covers and covered up. Thinking of father and mother comes to my mind. Why aren't Mom and Dad with us?… "I'm scared! If something happens, I probably won't have the chance to see my father and mother again. Will I die?" My heart was filled with thoughts mixed with fear.
Suddenly, a loud noise came from the end of the bed… It sounded like something was slowly moving around our feet. I didn't wake my siblings up because they were afraid they would hear me and know that there was someone there. It wasn't in our mosquito net, but it was outside the mosquito net. It really came! The red ghost has arrived! I almost stopped breathing… I was sweating.
I'd definitely die this time if it knew I was lying here. I would definitely be tricked by a ghost into having a heart attack. I'm awake I'm all trembling...
I was distracted and distraught for a moment. I felt the sound of something slowly sneaking up and walking at my feet. It passed by the three younger siblings and reached my feet… Hey, did it actually exist? The red-robed ghost. It's not something that was made up. Tonight, I've encountered a blur and my hair is standing on end!
It's moved in. The sound of his footsteps was very soft and he stepped on my toe! Its cry, it shouted, “Meow!”
“Wow,” I sighed and opened the blanket and stood up to look. The picture in front of me is a cute little cat! It was outside the mosquito net. It crawled quietly. It was an orange tabby cat. And it was jumping and pounced on the mouse. When he saw me get up, he quickly jumped away. Heh... you crazy cat, I'm about to have a heart attack!
This story teaches us that When we listen to nonsense stories from other people's mouths Even if we don't actually see it for ourselves. It makes us imagine all sorts of things and even adds eggs to the story itself. It does not bring any benefit to us. What if a thief came in to steal things and found us sleeping without our parents protecting us?
It would have easily killed us, and after this incident, I found something to block the front door of my house so that I could lock it and prevent strangers from entering at night. Anyway, thank you to that orange cat for teaching me how to be careful and protect myself and my siblings. Thank you very much.