A northern woman’s frog is wowing the internet today after it came to light that the portly yellow amphibian was responsible for over THB100,000 (US$3,000) in lottery wins.
Noodle shop owner Boonleng Muangma, 58, is the lucky owner of a fat, 4-month-old female frog that she credits with equally plump lottery payouts. Boonleng said she bought the chungus at a market and raised it until it was as large as a man’s hand, and golden like the Buddha.
Since the story got out, people have flocked to her Phayao province noodle shop in droves to bask in froggie fortune. They have lined up at its cement pool where it lives alongside two ordinary silver and black frogs, a turtle, and an eel.
When it comes to the lottery, lucky numbers and superstition go hand in hand, with magic monks, levitating statues and even kitten meat sausages inspiring players.
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