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Come... Help collect his body...

Den...

- Den...

- Den...

Den...

Den...

That's scary, but I want to hear

some more... Manao, keep going...

what about the northern part,

what kind of ghosts do they have?

The northern part has

what they call The Pong ghost.

What kind of ghost is that...

Strange name, never heard of it.

The Pong ghost is all about retribution

that's been brought down from past life...

The person who is The Pong ghost...

really just trying to free

themselves from who they actually are...

but cannot...

so, The Pong ghost is the most

pitiful ghost of them all...

Aren't you scared at all, Dao?

Look at me, I'm getting goose

Bumps all over...

If I keep listening to this I won't be

able to fall asleep tonight...

I'm going to bed.

Go on then.

Bye, Bye.

I don't think I can go on either...

I'm really sleepy...

I'm going to get some rest... Really tired.

This tale takes place in the countryside

of the northern part...

They believe that these herb like plants...

Wait, do you know what type of plant

I'm talking about?

Not a clue...

Anyway, these plants are

where The Pong ghost stays...

you see, when a person

gets possessed by The Pong ghost

their appearance, characteristics

and attitude will change...

Then before the sun rises,

the spirit leaves the body...

and goes back into the plant.

Don't, Dech... We're in the temple...

It's a sacred place...

We've been walking for hours now,

and all we've caught was

this one lousy frog...

I wonder where they're all hiding today...

This is just no fun at all.

Yep... No fun at all...

Hey! Pang. Wait. Who's that?

Scared me half to death.

Hey! Who's there?

What are you doing there in the dark?

Hey! I said, who's there?

Pang! It's a ghost!

Pin... Pin... Wait for me! Pin...

Really working hard there...

Well hey there, Uaykong.

What brings you all the way here?

Just came to visit.

Please, come and sit down.

Have some water to cool down. Jan!

Surely!

Can you please bring down some

water for Uaykong here...

Surely, wait just a minute.

Quickly now...

Wait just a second, Uaykong.

Oh! He is still chopping.

Here we are...

Carefully now... Easy does it.

Here, hand it to me. Let me help.

Now, slowly step down.

Can't risk that pregnancy...

Thank you.

You're welcome...

Come... come here... carefully now...

You must be careful moving around...

Careful steps when going up and down.

You're quite big already.

Is the baby almost due?

It shouldn't be

more than a couple of days.

That's good...

Oh yeah, Uaykong...

Last night I saw a ghost

on my way back home.

Pang, how come you didn't tell me

anything about this...

I didn't say anything to you...

because I was worried this will startle

you and you might just go into labor...

Uaykong, but this ghost that

saw its face was pale white...

and it was holding a frog in its mouth...

There was blood smothered all over.

Did you happen to see its face clearly?

No, I couldn't see it clearly.

Because Pin's lamp was low on gas...

so there wasn't much light.

But there was light coming out of its nose...

I wasn't really that scared of it,

but Pin was so scared that he ran off

ahead of me so I had to run after him.

It seems like you both saw

the Pong ghost.

What exactly is this Pong ghost?

It looks just like an ordinary person...

It won't harm anyone...

Well, that's good to hear

because the next time I see it...

I'm going to knife it right to the head...

You know its eating all

the toads and frogs around...

Why would you want to harm it, Pang?

It's better to just leave it alone...

Jan is right... Don't harm it.

Fate has already overtaken it to suffer

the punishment of retribution.

May all your morale...

spirits return back to you, Pin.

Errr, father...

Will anything bad happen to Pin?

No...

He'll be fine in a few days.

This just really startled him.

The important thing is not to be

going out during the night...

looking for any more frogs and toads.

I'm already afraid to, father.

Thank you so much, father...

If there's nothing else

then we'll be leaving now.

I give you my blessing.

Kom...

Yes... I brought Pin over for

the father to bless him...

Seems that he has seen a ghost...

Well, I've got to be going now...

It seems to me that our homes

aren't peaceful nowadays...

with this Pong ghost

wandering around like this.

But it hasn't harmed anyone.

That may be true...

but no one can be at peace

while living in constant fear...

It's just bad fate...

The Pong ghost is summoned

through these grass like plants...

by the person having high knowledge

in incantation.

The ghost feeds on tiny

creatures and rotten decays.

Its appearance will reflect exactly...

on the image of its master.

That is why it doesn't want anyone

to see it.

But if you do happen to see its face,

that is when you will be attacked.

How will it harm us?

It'll just straight on attack you.

And can the ghost pass itself

on to anyone?

It is said that there are 2 ways

in which this is possible...

way is through saliva

and the other way is if that particular

plant has been passed on to you.

So, what can we do about this?

We'll just have to find

out who owns these Pong plants

and then we'll see

how we're going to deal with it.

For now, we must tell everyone not to

be out wandering around during the night.

Unless you really

get face to face with the Pong ghost,

then there's no problem.

The worst that can actually happen to

you is you'll lose your sense of self-esteem.

Want to take some bananas back with you?

No, that's alright... You take them...

I have lots of them at home...

Would you like to stop by at my place

for a glass of water?

No, you go ahead... I didn't think

I was going to be so long today...

Took up almost a whole day...

You just go and check on Jan...

I hope she hasn't given birth yet...

I'll see you...

Alright then, it's up to you...

Besides, I'm also worried about Jan...

Jan... Jan...

Yes... I'm in the kitchen.

That's good, because I'm already hungry.

What did you cook today?

Hung-Leh curry...

Hey! Be careful...

You're still pregnant, you know...

How are doing today?

Any labor pains?

The pains get stronger...

and more rapid now days...

But it's better now...

That's good... Come here,

let me listen to the baby...

Daddy's hungry now...

So, Daddy's going to eat...

I'm having labor pains again...

Labor pains...

You're going into labor?

The baby is coming!

Go on... Just stay in the other room.

What's wrong, Pang?

What's your hurry?

My wife is going into labor...

I'm going to fetch

Uaykom to do the delivery.

You go back and look after Jan...

I'll go and fetch Uaykom for you.

- Pang! Where's that boiled water?

- Yes, ma'am...

It's coming! Just a second!

Take it easy, child... Slowly...

Here comes the water Uaykom!

Put it down.

And both of you go on outside...

I'll take care of everything in here...

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