Story
of Kids in English: The Crocodiles and The Dayaks
from
East Kalimantan Indonesia
Hundreds of years ago, when the Dayak tribe known as one of the
most powerful tribes in the world, the tribe lives peacefully side by side with
their beloved nature. This condition has made most of the Dayak men grow as the
son of the jungle and well known as the best hunters ever. However, there was
one animal cannot live side by side peacefully with the tribe it was the
crocodile.
One day, a Dayak
man who was a very good hunter went to the jungle to hunt some animals that can
be cook for his family as a dinner. The sky was getting dark when he returned
home carrying four jungle fowls. At the end of the jungle, near a big river, he
was startled to see a large crocodile on the path in front of him. The
crocodile was staring at him in a strange way. The man who was aware of the
cruelness and bad temper of the crocodile tried to avoid the dangerous
situation by starting a friendly conversation. "Where are you going, Mr.
Crocodile?" he asked.
"I m looking
for some food, and was starting swimming up. But then, as I saw you my spirit
rose again." said the crocodile satirically.
"Well,
why don't you come home with me? I am sure my wife will be happy to cook
something for you. Or we can cook these two jungle fowls and have dinner
together."
The
Dayak thought that it was the best way for him to answer the crocodile. He was
afraid that if he did not treat the crocodile politely, the crocodile would be
angry and tried eat him up in a tricky way.
"Thank
you," replied the crocodile. "It was a very interesting
invitation." He was curious to see how the Dayaks lived as had never
visited one of their houses before. Besides, the man was very friendly and
could talk to him very well. It would be a very good chance for him to live
along with the Dayak tribe.
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After
eating the meal that Mrs. Dayak had cooked for him, the crocodile said, "I
feel welcome and very comfortable here. Can I stay with you any longer?"
"Oh,
of course," the Dayak said. He thought that it would make him became a
very important man to have a crocodile staying at his house.
"Why don't you allow
him to marry our daughter?" his wife asked one day.
"You must be out of
your mind!" her husband cried.
"Well,
is there something wrong with my idea? Have you never heard the old Dayak story
about the crocodile that married a girl and afterward changed into a handsome,
rich young man?"
"I
don't believe in fairy stories," her husband said. "In real life it
would be possible if you do not like creature like crocodile to marry a young
girl."
"All
right," she answered, "even if he's not a handsome, rich, young man,
he will have to work to support you. That's the Dayak custom, don't you
remember?"
Finally,
the man agreed with his wife's idea, and allowed the crocodile marrying his
daughter with the hope that the crocodile will always support his family.
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East Kalimantan.
As the
time gone by, the man soon found out that his son-in-law was lazy and good for
nothing. The crocodile only wanted to lie in the sun all day long and show his
sharp teeth from time to time. He refused to do any work. He would not even
catch fish for his wife. One day, when his father-in-law's supply of rice was
lacking Mr. Dayak tried to force-- the crocodile to work in the rice field. The
crocodile refused to do the work and threatened Mr. Dayak to give him more food
by opening his tribe-looking mouth and showing his sharp teeth. The news of
this condition spread to the other villagers, and all of the villagers very
soon hated the crocodile.
"What
shall we do?" they asked each other. "If we keep quite; all of the
crocodiles will think that we're afraid of them. We must find a way to teach
him a good lesson."
Therefore,
one day, while he was sleeping, they jumped on him and cut him to pieces.
The
news of what had happened quickly reached the king of the crocodiles.
Surprisingly enough, he agreed with what the Dayaks had done. "Customs are
important," he said quietly. "They must always be followed. As he
married a Dayak girl, he should have followed the Dayaks customs. He deserved
what he got.".
Therefore,
to this day, a crocodile will not dare to look Dayak in the face or do any harm
to him. End of Story
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