Giving a good name to a new born child is very important. New married couples, who want get a child quicker, want to make sure that their new born child’s name is well given.

Cambodian-Chinese family prefers names such as Try, Mengtry, Sreang, Sreng, Huong etc, while Cambodian business people like names as Samang, Chamnaul, Chamroeurn etc.

But a middle aged woman in this story chooses to give her triplets rather strange names. The first son is named “Don’t Ask,” the second one is “Shut Up” and the last one is “Trouble.”

One day, while visiting the pagoda, the youngest brother went missing. The two elder brothers were searching for him but all to no avail.

They then went to the Buddhist priest to ask him to help pronounce his name via the loudspeakers.

“What’s your name?” asked the priest.
“Don’t Ask!” said Don’t Ask.
“I ask what your name is?” reassured the priest.
“I said Don’t Ask!” said Don’t Ask, again.

Knowing that the boy did not seem to cooperate, he asks the other one.

“What’s your name?” asked the priest.
“Shut Up!” said Shut Up.
“I ask what your name is?” reassured the priest.
“I said Shut Up!” said Shut Up, again.

The priest got so annoyed and shouted to both of them.

“Are you looking for trouble?” asked the priest.
“Yes, we are.” said the two brothers. “Have you seen him?”