The sad story of a Cambodian monkey girl (8 photos)

Mowgli children are children isolated from society, completely deprived of contacts with their own kind - a terrible phenomenon. Fortunately, in the bulk of the examples of the lives of these unfortunate - deeds, as they say, past days. But there are also modern exceptions, which, against the background artificial intelligence and space tourism look especially wild.





In a village in a remote Cambodian province Rattanakiri January morning in 2007 began with turmoil. At the edge of the forest locals noticed a strange creature - skinny, naked, disheveled. By looks like a person, but moved exclusively on four limbs, jumps and jumps.



Rochom Pngyen

In this creation, one of the inhabitants identified his daughter. Young woman she was obviously hungry and whined plaintively, hoping for a handout. Precisely repeating monkey antics. Through the crowd of onlookers who gathered to look at savage, local policeman Sal Low squeezed his way through and announced that this is his daughter: on the face of the girl is exactly the same scar as his daughter Roch. Many years ago, she grazed buffaloes at the edge of the forest and disappeared. It turns out that the child got to wild animals, and they took care of human baby. Raised him.

Here is the end of the story



Shortly after discovery

Wiping tears of joy, the parents took the monkey girl home. This is where the flowers ended. And the berries began - problems, in fully demonstrating the complexities of Mowgli children.

First of all, it is speech. Roch never learned to speak. I remembered only a few words - “mother”, “father”, “it hurts”. More precisely, not regained her skills, because before the disappearance (she was somewhere 9-10 years) she spoke quite well. She tore off her clothes and constantly tried to escape into the jungle.



She lived with her parents for a couple of years. Seems like a concern relatives was supposed to perform a miracle and bring the young woman back to life. Physically, Rochom really got better: minor wounds disappeared, weight increased, she began to look much better. But morally... The Cambodian became more and more sad and lost.



During another attempt to escape, she fell into a ravine, from where the villagers with difficulty extracted the fugitive. Rebelling against the restrictions of freedom, Rocham refused to eat. The family had to send her to the hospital. Returning home, the daughter began to eat again. which clearly demonstrates preservation of the intellect. After all, Rochom understood that she could not return home, if she continues to be stubborn and refuse food.

During the next bath at the well, Rochom managed to divert the mother's attention and run away. Now it's forever. Parents abandoned the search, leaving the daughter to decide for herself who to be and where live. After all, in their house she did not feel like who she eventually became.

Who am I?



Keeping tamed wild animals in the house for Cambodians are the norm. After all, there are a lot of the same monkeys. And they take their time run away from home, where they are provided with shelter and food.

Then the police came up with a version of violence. It is so behave animals that are offended, tortured and beaten. And disappear girls could well not be random. On the ankles and on the arm deep scars were found. It may well be that the unfortunate kidnapped traffickers, from whom she miraculously escaped. And then, remembering the pain, caused by people, just did not want to return to them. And although in there were settlements around, she decided to stay in the jungle to avoid possible new traumatic experience.



Rochom adopted the habits of the monkeys. And then she became herself be considered a real monkey. After all, it is easier for an animal to survive, begging food for people. Perhaps by identifying with the animal and consciously giving up the identity, the woman tried to forget about violence - physical, sexual, moral, emotional and who knows what else.



If Rochom got to the specialists, of whom in a remote village for obvious reasons, no, then perhaps she would have had chances at least partially return to the old life. She should be about 44 now of the year. And even if Rochom is alive, then in the socialshe's definitely not coming back.