Sunday 5 May 2013

Mystical Lakes........Rih Lake - the Second Tale





*     Enjoy the second tale about the Rih Lake...........


*     As the legend has it, there was a girl named Rihi who had a cruel 
      stepmother. One day, her father took Rihi’s younger sister into
      forest and killed her. Rihi  eventually found her dead sister and
      started crying. A good spirit, Lasi found Rihi crying and revealed
      to her the healing powers of a magical tree with whose leaf Rihi
      revived her sister back to life.

*     In order to quench the thirst of her younger sister, Rihi turned
      herself into a small pool of water. Later, Rihi was  compelled to 
      change herself into a white mithun, and wandered around in  
      search of a permanent place where she could be safe. She finally
      surveyed Sanzawl village for her permanent settlement not far  
      from which flowed the river Run. But the demon spirit of the river
      threatened to suck her dry if she settled there permanently. 
     
*    It is believed that Rihi finally settled in the present location in the
      form of a lake.


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