Soon after the creation of the universe, the king of the Nats, Ingaunuamagan, decided to decorate the world. He acquired gold and silver bowls and, scooping up water from the great sea - Makchintungu - poured it onto the ground. And immediately rivers and rivulets, ponds and lakes appeared. And when the king of the Nats poured water onto the top of a high, high mountain, the Meika and Malikkha rivers were formed. They flowed, flowed through mountain gorges and, connecting with the Chhingaranga River, formed the most beautiful river in the world - the Irrawaddy. The majestic and beloved daughter of the sea, the Irrawaddy, is different from all other rivers. Its bottom and banks are covered with golden sand, beautiful fish frolic in its waters, its banks are overgrown with lush green trees, and in its lower reaches there are even rich deposits of oil.
With the formation of rivers and reservoirs came the need for bridges, and above all, a bridge was needed across the huge Irrawaddy. When the Nat king began to build the first bridge, nine sons of the nat spirit Layaukanzo came to him and began to create all sorts of obstacles for him. At first they reported that his younger brothers had died. The king of the Nats was saddened, however, answering that the brothers could be replaced by close friends, he continued to work. The next time, the sons of the evil spirit Nat brought news that the only sister of the Nat king had died. The Nat king became more depressed than ever, but did not stop working. Then, filled with evil intentions, the sons of Nat Layaukanzo lied that the mother of the Nat king had died. However, this news did not break his will. He courageously replied that a good father can replace a mother. But when the irrepressible enemies informed the Nat king about the death of his father, he said nothing. The King of the Nats destroyed the bridge that had been built, threw away all the materials and tools that he needed to build the bridge, and went home. At first, the king of the Nats mounted an elephant, but the mountain gorges were so narrow that he had to transfer to a horse. However, under the weight of the Nat king, the horse fell, and the Nat king Ingaunuamagan was forced to get to the palace on foot. Since then, traces of his heavy steps can be found in the Kachin Mountains, and in the place where the Nat king destroyed the bridge, waterfalls arose, which are called Kharun. Arriving home, Ingaunuamagan learned that the nine sons of the spirit-nat Layaukanzo had laughed at him evilly, and he told them this:
“You are vile liars and deceivers, and I have decided to punish you for this.” I will send nine days of rain on you.
“We don’t care about that,” objected the nine brothers. “We are not afraid of not only nine days of rain, but also nine years of rain. We will always find refuge by the fire. Hearing such speeches, the king of the Nats became more angry than before and caused an endless downpour on the earth - a worldwide flood. The water flooded the entire land, leaving only two people alive: Pauponnanchaung and his sister Chankhou.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru