atra . ▁ ▁Another ▁legend ▁tells ▁of ▁three ▁Min ang k ab au ▁war riors ▁from ▁West ▁Sum atra , ▁Indones ia . ▁By ▁their ▁master s ' ▁instruction , ▁the ▁young ▁men ▁were ▁trav elling ▁north ▁in ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁att aining ▁m ok sa ▁( en light en ment ). ▁On ▁their ▁journey , ▁they ▁were ▁caught ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁blo ody ▁battle ▁near ▁the ▁S iam ese ▁border . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁was ▁wounded ▁but ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁into ▁a ▁forest . ▁Following ▁a ▁stream , ▁he ▁reached ▁a ▁water fall ▁where ▁he ▁stopped ▁to ▁rest . ▁The ▁war rior ▁noticed ▁a ▁lot us ▁flower ▁come ▁down ▁the ▁water fall ▁but ▁even ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁pushed ▁below ▁the ▁surface ▁by ▁the ▁water fall , ▁the ▁lot us ▁would ▁float ▁back ▁up ▁completely ▁int act . ▁The ▁war rior ▁tried ▁throwing ▁a ▁stone ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁stick ▁at ▁the ▁lot us , ▁both ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁result . ▁Finally ▁he ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁water ▁and ▁tried ▁slash ing ▁at ▁it ▁with ▁his ▁sword ▁but ▁the ▁lot us ▁would ▁only ▁sw irl ▁away , ▁still ▁un har med . ▁The ▁exha usted ▁war rior ▁then ▁fell ▁into ▁the ▁water ▁and ▁upon ▁clim bing ▁out , ▁he ▁cont empl ated ▁how ▁this ▁principle ▁of ▁over coming ▁the ▁hard ▁with ▁the ▁soft ▁could ▁be ▁applied ▁to ▁battle . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁created ▁a ▁method ▁of ▁sil at ▁with ▁his ▁two ▁compat ri ots . ▁This ▁story ▁is ▁often ▁told ▁in ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁Pen