Want to see, feel, or just talk? (From: Stimulating stories from Northern Thailand; nr 28)
The saying goes 'You don't know for sure until you've seen it. But feeling something is even better than seeing something.' This is true for a long-married couple who had no children. And that seemed to be the woman's fault.
Anyway, the man had to go on a business trip for a very long time. On the last night before the trip they had sex again and yes, she got pregnant! But he didn't know that. Family and friends saw that she was pregnant but did not believe it was his child. They thought she would have a suitor… Finally, when a boy was born, no one believed it was his child.
At that time there was no contact possible
Phone, letter, that didn't exist there yet. The man was gone for years and the baby grew fast and became a sturdy child. So when he came home after years, the people in the village told him about the child. 'What are you going to do about it? Your wife has a sweetheart. That's not your kid, you know. He visits her every day.' He only half believed the people….
Then sneak a peek before he went home. Punched a hole in the wall in the dark and saw two people sleeping. But he couldn't see well. One of those two was really his son. He quietly muttered, "You don't know for sure until you've seen it." But he didn't see well; it was too dark.
He changed his mind. 'But feeling something is better than seeing something.' So he put his arm through the hole and felt. He felt four legs and four feet! 'Bust now! It's true! Damn it, it's true!' His first impulse was to grab his sword and kill them.
But he thought again. 'What could be better than seeing and feeling? Talk, of course.' He entered the house and called his wife. And it became clear: the second person was his own son, and not her suitor. 'How did you get a child? We've been sleeping together for years, but you never got pregnant. And if I have to travel then….”
His wife remained calm. “That must have happened that last night before you left. My period stopped and I had a son. No, I have no suitor; never had! Take a good look at your son. Otherwise, just grab that sword….”
But he believed her and the three of them lived on. He didn't listen to the gossip. See, feel and then talk!
Source:
Titillating tales from Northern Thailand. White Lotus Books, Thailand. English title 'Seeing is not as certain as feeling'. Translated and edited by Erik Kuijpers. The author is Viggo Brun (1943); see for more explanation: https://www.thailandblog.nl/cultuur/twee-verliefde-schedels-uit-prikkelende-verhalen-uit-noord-thailand-nr-1/