Lizard takes on son's role
(A.A.P. 29/06/2001; Gympie Times p.8. Saturday 30/06/2001)
BANGKOK: Residents of a Thai town are flocking to the home of a bereaved mother to touch
and see a 1.5-metre monitor lizard she says is a reincarnation of her 13-year-old son and
a bringer of good fortune. Chamlong Taengniem, whose son Charoen died in a motorcycle
crash, said the lizard followed her home after her son's June 17 cremation, slept on his
mattress in the house, and loves his favourite beverage - fresh milk and drinking yoghurt.
Crowds of up to 200 people have been thronging outside the house in Nonthaburi, 30 kms
north of the capital Bangkok, offering their respects and showering the creature with
gifts.END
OF REPORT
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