ສະມາດສີສຸທົນ

ເລື່ອງລາວຄວາມຮັກອັນໂດ່ງດັງຂອງເຈົ້າຊາຍສີສຸທົນ ແລະ ນາງມະໂນລາ. ດົນນານມາແລ້ວ, ມີອານາຈັກໜຶ່ງທີ່ຮັ່ງມີທີ່ສຸດຊື່ວ່າ ປັນຈາຣະນະຄອນ, ມີຊາຍໜຸ່ມຮູບງາມຄົນໜຶ່ງຊື່ວ່າ ເຈົ້າຊາຍສຸທົນ ຫຼື ສີສຸທົນ ເປັນລູກຄົນດຽວຂອງພະເຈົ້າອະທິຕະຍະວົງ ແລະ ພະນາງຈັນທະເທວີ. ເຈົ້າຊາຍໜຸ່ມເປັນຄົນທີ່ໂດດເດັ່ນ, ຫລໍ່, ສະຫຼາດ, ແລະໃຈດີ. ວັນຫນຶ່ງ, ນາຍພານບຸນ ເຊິ່ງເປັນນາຍພານທີ່ມີຊື່ສຽງໃນອານາຈັກໄດ້ຄົ້ນພົບສະລອຍນ້ໍາລັບທີ່ໃຊ້ໂດຍນາງກິນນະລີເຈັດຕົນ(ສາວງາມເຄິ່ງຜູ້ຍິງເຄິ່ງຫົງ) ຜູ້ທີ່ເປັນລູກສາວຂອງກະສັດຕຸເມຣາດ. ນາງກິນນະລີໜຶ່ງໃນເຈັດນັ້ນຊື່ ມະໂນລາ. ນາຍພານຈັບນາງມະໂນລາດ້ວຍແຮ້ວແລະເອົານາງໄປຫາເຈົ້າຊາຍສີສຸທອນ. ເມື່ອພົບກັນ ທັງສອງກໍ່ຕົກຫຼຸມຮັກກັນໃນທັນທີ.

The famous love story of Prince Sisudhon and Manora. Long time ago, there was a richest kingdom named Pancaranagara, there lived a handsome young man name Prince Sudhon or Sisudhon. He was the only child of King Adhittayavong and Queen Chandhadhevi. The young prince was remarkable, handsome, intelligent, and kind. One day, Hunter Bun who was a famous hunter in the kingdom discovered the secret bathing pool used by seven Kinnari (girl with a beautiful half-woman and half-swan) who were the daughters of King Tumerat. One of the seven Kinnari named Manora. The hunter caught Manora with a snare and brought her to Prince Sisudhon. When they met each other they had immediately fallen in love.

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 12 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.8 cm, width 58.5 cm, depth 0.5 cm.

Condition of original material: Damaged.

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.