But these rocks kept disappearing. Hanuman dove into the sea to discover that the golden mermaid—Sovann Maccha—was responsible for the disruption. While trying to overcome Sovann Maccha, they fall in love, then give birth to a monkey with a fish tail known as Macchanub. Hanuman explains to the golden mermaid why he needed the rocks. Sovann Maccha agrees to allow the causeway to be built, and returns the stolen rocks. She then assists Hanuman in the project. The characters performs in Robam Sovann Maccha consists of Sovan Machha- the golden mermaid who leads a shoal of fish disrupting the construction of the causeway to Lanka and Hanuman- the monkey general who leads a troop of monkeys. In the past, Sovann Maccha worn "mokot ksatrei," a single-spire crown as seen in the Reamker mural painting at Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh and the Sovan Maccha dancer in 1900s. However, in today traditional dance, most Sovann Maccha character wears another type of crown known as "mokot kantuy hong" (hamsa's tailed crown). The costume is seen solely gold in accordance to the character's name (Sovannn Maccha) which is literally translated as "golden mermaid". The ears are adorned with flora (flower and "lbak pkar" on both side), the earings, and chor trajeak (ears decorating jewelry). Unlike other female roles in Royal Ballet of Cambodia, Sovann Maccha does not wear sbai (a shawl-like garment worn in Cambodia) and only wears a gold long sleeved silk shirt. Around the neck and over the shirt is an embroidered collar known as srang kor. A decorated band of beads known as "ksae sangvar" is worn crosswise. Over the srong kor is a large-single pendant necklace. The character of Sovann Maccha wear a gold "sampot sarabap." The sampot is wrapped around the lower body and then pleated into a band in the front and secured with a gold or brass belt"." An embroidered piece of cloth is worn in front under the belt. Moreover, Sovann Maccha wears decorative and embroidered cloth with fish scale patter in the shape of a tail of fish (caudal fin) from the front to the back side with another piece of embroidered cloth drops downward.