Author: Nima Dorji
Genre: folktale
Published in 2020
Athang Tenzin Pem and Gangtey Nyerpi Penjor is a Novel filled with romance. Penjor works as a Nyerpa (store in charge) at the Gangtey Monastery and is locally known as Nyerpi Penjor. The Gangtey Rinpoche trusted Penjor to supervise the maintenance work of the temple reconstruction. Lots of workers from different villages in wangdue phodrang gathered near the temple to help with the reconstruction.
Penjor then decided to keep two maids to cook his food and do the household chores. He chose a girl called Tenzin Pem from Athang village. Tenzin Pem choose a girl called Chado who also was from Athang to be as the second maid. As days went by Tenzin Pem and Penjor fell in love. They became inseparable and everyone knew about their relationship. The construction was finished and everyone went to their own village. They went to Athang to talk about their relationship to Pem’s mother. Pem’s mother was happy for them.
It was not long before Penjor received a letter from Gangtey Rinpoche that he need to come back to the monastery. Penjor invited Pem to the festival that was in the next month. He left the following day. The day of the festival arrived. Pem and one of her friend started their journey to Gangtey Monastery. On the way two men pretend to be Penjor’s friend and took Pem with them while her friend went back. The men abducted Pem and took them to Sharchog Dungsam.
Penjor looked for Pem for lots of months. While he was searching he reached Sharchog Dungsam and asked for hospitality. The house owner agreed and when he entered the house he saw his Pem as a servant. Pem was in the house because the men who abducted Pem was the son of the house owner. After a month Pem and Penjor managed to escape by putting everyone to sleep with a help of a poison. Unfortunately on their way back Pem slips on a slippery path and succumbs on the spot.
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