Awakened by the roaring of the ravenous ogres, the lazy brothers casually rise and wield their magic swords to protect the princess.

The brothers accepted these fine swords and went on their way. After a time, they came to a kingdom in which there lived two ogres, monsters who loved to eat human flesh.  Every now and then the monsters demanded one of the king’s sons to feast upon.  The children would be brought to the monsters’ sumptuous palace, a little way from the king’s own.  Having already given them his twenty sons, one after another, the poor king was left with only a daughter, though an exceptionally pretty one, named Neang Pu.

Just as the king’s men were leaving the princess to her demise, the young men arrived at the palace.  The soldiers ran off, fearful of the monsters, as the young men discovered the princess in the palace hall.  She told them nervously that they, too, should run away before it was too late.  She, on the other hand, was duty bound to serve as a ransom for her people, she said, though it would only last until the ogres were hungry again. But the brothers were too lazy to be afraid and told her, “We have decided to rest here.  We are too tired to go on walking today.”

So they lay down to sleep, right there in the palace hall.  Soon, the monsters arrived, and the princess cried as they roared with hunger.  Annoyed by the noise, the brothers got up and drew their swords as the monsters came for them, slavering at the smell of human flesh.  The brothers were too lazy to do anything but point their swords at the monsters.  But it took only a touch, and the ogres fell down dead.  Those who witnessed this, hiding from a safe distance, were amazed. They hurried to inform the king, who immediately sent the royal elephant to transport the brothers and an envoy, who addressed them as “your excellencies.”  The princess, still trembling but already in love with Chan, accompanied them to the royal palace.

At last the brothers had a life that suited them well.  They did not have to do anything except ride on the elephant. The king appointed them “prince of the palace,” and Chan was married to the princess.  They had servants to dress and undress them, servants to bring them food, and servants to carry them about in litter.  Indeed, they lived a life of great indolence.

It was not long, however, before Son decided to travel on once more; life at court, he said, was too strenuous.  He bid farewell to his brother and wandered on alone, eventually coming to a seemingly abandoned kingdom.