Hun lakhon lek

Hun la korn lek has been a form of entertainment for the Thai people and foreigners alike for more than a century.

He developed it while trying to construct a Hun Laung (Royal Thai puppet), which he found involved too many complicated structures and too many strings.

He decreased the number of the strings inside the puppet, and thus invented hun la korn lek.

Kru Kare continued performing with his puppets, but after World War II he found he was growing older, and that hun la korn lek was beginning to decrease in popularity.

They need to have a thorough knowledge of basic Khon dance, and a lot of practice and teamwork are required for the three of them to perform together as one character.