Kumzer Athing Story

KumzerAthing (Kumzerthing) is a hunter, a husband and  a father, a typical Lepcha man living his life in the ancient time. His story revolves in the present day Leek and Saffo area. He would go into the jungle for weeks and was a prolific hunter. He always came back with a good kill.

In one of his hunting trip he fell into a pit filled with thorns, the more he tried to free himself the more he got stuck. In his struggle to free himself he ends up hurting himself very badly. His entire body is filled with cuts and thorns and he starts wailing in pain. Hearing his cries the jungle queen comes to his rescue. Kumzerathing was a fine looking young man (warrior types) She helps him by removing all the thorns and licked his open wounds. This was really soothing and helpful for Kumzerathing. This is how he and the queen met each other.

Over a period of time Kumzerathing and the queen developed a good relationship. He would go for his hunting trips and spend time with her. On his return the queen would reward/gift him with lots of kill. This bond between the two got stronger and stronger till a point where he had to give the queen a timeline before he came back to the jungle. If he exceeded that timeline she would call for him from a distance. If this was ignored further, the call for Kumzerathing would come nearer and nearer till it was right outside his house. This way Kumzerathing was split between being with his wife or the normal/real world or be with the queen in her spirit world.

It is said that Kumzerathing went for his hunting trip and never returned.