King Mongkut
     Mongkut did not become King of Thailand ……1…… he was 46 years old. Before that he had spent 25 years as a Buddhist …..2….., and this experience was a very important influence when he later became king. In Thailand, most men spend some time during their ……3…… in the monkhood. Usually they go to live …4…. a few months in a …5… with other monks. There they live very simply, and study the Buddhist religion.
     ….6... the Buddhist monkhood, men come from all ….7… of Thai society, rich and poor, farmers and merchants, and they all live together as ….8… . So when the young Prince Mongkut joined a monastery, he was not called "Prince", but simply became known as "Mongkut the Beggar". It is a …9… that all monks must leave the monastery every day to walk in the streets and to …….10……. for food from the people, so in this way Mongkut came to meet and know ordinary people.