NarativeText By GantengYobenz
Sunday, November 6, 2011 | 5:34 AM | 0 comments
The Mousedeer Stole the CucumbersThe farmers disliked the mousedeer very much, since every time he wanted to harvest his cucumbers, the mousedeer had eaten them that the farmer could not get as many as he wanted. So that morning, before the farmer set out to his farm, he made a plan to catch the mousedeer with his wife.
That night, the farmer and his wife made a scarecrow. When they had completed the scarecrow, the farmer put a lot of glue on the scarecrow’s shirt and took it to the middle of the farm and put him there. This time, the farmer was sure, he was able to catch the naughty mousedeer.
Very early in the next morning, the mousedeer had already arrived in the farm. He was very surprised to see the farmer was already there. He did not know that it was only a scarecrow. So he was hiding behind the trees, and waited for the farmer to go away first from the farm before he came and took all the cucumbers he wanted. He waited for a long time, until he grew impatient. It was like the juicy cucumbers in th farm were calling his name to take them away with him. So he decided to come closer to the farm.
The more he looked at the ‘farmer’, the more he realized that it was not the farmer who stood there all along. It was just a scarecrow and did not move at all. The mousedeer was very angry for he was cheated. He approached the scarecrow and kicked the scarecrow. Remember, the farmer had already added some glue on the scarecrow’s body that made it very sticky.
When the mousedeer kicked the scarecrow, he could not let his feet of the scarecrow’s body. The mousedeer was panic. The harder he kicked, the stickier it got to his legs. Finally, the mousedeer was strapped to the scarecrow’s body. He couldn’t free himself. He cried and cried for help, but no one was there to help. When the farmer heard his cry, he quickly went to his farm and caught the mousedeer. No matter how the mousedeer begged for mercy and to let him go, the farmer refused to set him free.
So, that was how the farmer caught the mousedeer who was famous for his brain.
The Smartest Parrot
Once upon time, a man had a wonderful
parrot. There was no other parrot like it. The parrot could say every
word, except one word. The parrot would not say the name of the place
where it was born. The name of the place was Catano.
The
man felt excited having the smartest parrot but he could not understand
why the parrot would not say Catano. The man tried to teach the bird to
say Catano however the bird kept not saying the word.
At
the first, the man was very nice to the bird but then he got very
angry. “You stupid bird!” pointed the man to the parrot. “Why can’t you
say the word? Say Catano! Or I will kill you” the man said angrily.
Although he tried hard to teach, the parrot would not say it. Then the
man got so angry and shouted to the bird over and over; “Say Catano or
I’ll kill you”. The bird kept not to say the word of Catano.
One
day, after he had been trying so many times to make the bird say
Catano, the man really got very angry. He could not bear it. He picked
the parrot and threw it into the chicken house. There were four old
chickens for next dinner “You are as stupid as the chickens. Just stay
with them” Said the man angrily. Then he continued to humble; “You know,
I will cut the chicken for my meal. Next it will be your turn, I will
eat you too, stupid parrot”. After that he left the chicken house.
The
next day, the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door
and was very surprised. He could not believe what he saw at the chicken
house. There were three death chickens on the floor. At the moment, the
parrot was standing proudly and screaming at the last old chicken; “Say
Catano or I’ll kill you”.
TIMUN EMAS
One night, while they were praying, Buto Ijo a giant with
supranatural powers passed their house. He heard they pray. "Don't
worry farmers. I can give you a child. But you have to give me that
child when she is 17 years old," said Buto Ijo. The farmers were so
happy. They did not think about the risk of losing their child letter
and agree to take the offer. Later, Buto Ijo gave them a bunch of
cucumber seeds. The farmers planted them carefully. Then the seeds
changed into plants. No longer after that, a big golden cucumber grew
from plants. After it had ripe, the farmers picked and cut it. They were
very surprised to see beautiful girl inside the cucumber. They named
her Timun Mas or Golden Cucumber. Years passed by and Timun Mas has
changed into a beautiful girl. On her 17th birthday, Timun Mas was very
happy.
However,
the parents were very sad. They knew they had to keep their promise to
Buto Ijo the giant but they also did not want to lose their beloved
daughter. "My daughter, take this bag. It can save you from the giant,"
said father. "What do you mean, Father? I don't understand," said Timun
Mas.
Right
after that, Buto Ijo came into their house. "Run Timun Mas. Save your
life!" said the mother. Buto ijo was angry. He knew the farmers wanted
to break their promise. He chased Timun Mas away. Buto Ijo was getting
closer and closer. Timun Mas then opened the bag and threw a handful of
salt. It became sea. Buto Ijo had to swim to cross the sea. Later,
Timun Mas threw some chilly. It became a jungle with trees. The trees
had sharp thorns so they hurt Buto Ijo. However, he was still able to
chase Timun Mas. Timun Mas took her third magic stuff. It was cucumber
seeds. She threw them and became cucumber field. But Buto Ijo still
could escape from the field. Then it was the last magic stuff she had
in the bag. It was a shrimp paste or terasi. She threw it and
became a big swamp. Buto Ijo was still trying to swim the swamp but he
was very tired. Then he was drowning and died.
Timun Mas then immediately went home. The farmers were so happy that they finally together again.
