Teav Aek

A talented novice monk named Tum Kong Som Eun falls in love with Teav Vichara Dany a very beautiful young lady Teav give offerings to Tum and he proudly accepts the offers despite Cambodian tradition forbidding a young female from engaging in any close activity with a monk so giving offerings is not allowed As the story progress the relationship of Tum and Teav deepens Teavs mother is unaware of the relationship between the monk she respects and her 16yearold daughter No Teavs friendly assistant helps conceal the relationship of Tum and Teav from Teavs mother As soon as Teavs mother finds out that Tum is in love with her daughter she forbids her daughter from ever seeing him again The story ends in a dramatic tragedy when Tum is killed and Teav commits suicide