Battambang's version of Super Man:
According to legend Prince Battambang was a humble cook until one day when he stirred a pot of cooking rice with a length of firewood. To his horror the rice turned black. Fearing the villagers' wrath he gobbled up the entire fouled batch, and no sooner his skin turned blacker than night and his body grew strong and powerful, endowed with supernatural strength. Upon hearing his tale the villagers crowned him as prince to rule over and protect Battambang. We missed the moral of the story, but loved the giant black statue, which reminded us of Africa - home, sweet home.