The Panchatantra, "Five Treatises", is an ancient Indian collection of interwoven animal fables in Sanskrit verse and prose, set within a frame story. Its prelude names an elderly Brahmin, Vishnusharma, who teaches three princes of King Amarasakti the principles of good government; some recensions name Vasubhaga instead. The fables illustrate niti, roughly "the wise conduct of life", through animals with human virtues and vices, and characters often tell stories within stories. Book one follows the jackal Damanaka, who schemes to break the friendships of a lion king. Book two is the reverse: a crow, a mouse, a turtle and a deer show that weak animals with different skills can accomplish together what none can alone. Book three tells of crows and owls at war, where a battle of wits proves stronger than a battle of swords. Books four and five show actions to avoid. In one fable a woman kills the mongoose she left with her child, seeing blood on its mouth, then finds the child alive and learns it had killed a snake to protect him.

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Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.