THE
LEGEND OF BALI STRAIT
Once upon a time there was a famous Brahman who lived
in Daha, East Java. His name was Sidhi Mantra. He was very patient, chaste, and
he obeyed Siva's commandments right away. People said that he could be the mode
of other Brahmans in his era. Moreover, the gods gave him a very beautiful wife
and a lot of property. Unfortunately, he had no children for a long time, so he
prayed to the gods asking for a son. After that, his wife really gave a birth
to a child and he named his new-born son
Manik Angkeran.
Bad luck! When Manik Angkeran was growing up, his
conduct was very far from his father's. He liked gambling very much. It made
his father's property vanish. Sidhi Mantra was very sad. Through ascesticism he
tried to get his property back. When he lived as an ascetic, suddenly he got a
vision that he should go easward until he reached the foot of Mount Agung in
Bali, which was still united with Java. There was a lot of hidden treasure
there, guarded by a dragon called Naga Besukih. Sidhi Mantra asked Naga Besukih
for apart of the hidden treasure, and he succeeded in getting it.
Sidhi Mantra felt very happy because he could give
everything which was demanded by his beloved son. Unfortunately, Manik Angkeran
did not stop gamble. He had much debt. and again he asked his father for money.
Sidhi Mantra still gave him whatever he wanted because he really love his son.
When he asked Naga Besukih for another part of the hidden treasure again, Naga
Besukih also gave it to him. But Manik Angkeran was too greedy. He was not
satisfied with his father's gift. He wanted to look for the hidden treasure
himself. He tried to find where it was. He finally managed to meet Naga Besukih
itself because of his perseverance. He asked Naga Besukih a part of the hidden
treasure just like his father. Naga Besukih, knowing about his bad conduct, he
refused his request.
When Naga Besukih was turning its body around in order
to leave him, Manik Angkeran saw many diamonds around his tail. Suddenly Manik
Angkeran cut that tail with his keris took it, and tried to escape. But the
Naga Besukih having supernatural power, could catch him and killed him at once.
Knowing that, Sidhi Mantra asked Naga
Besukih kindly to bring his son back to life. On the other hand, Naga Besukih
requested a condition from Sidhi Mantra, he had to connect Naga Besukih's tail
was cut with its body. Sidhi Mantra
fulfilled it and then Manik Angkeran got his life back. When Sidhi Mantra was
going back to Daha, he forbade his son to follow. He ordered Manik Angkeran to stay somewhere
near Mount Agung. In order to give him barricade, Sidhi Mantra lined the earth
with his sacred cane. That long line separated Java and Bali. The water from
South Sea began to go northward along that line. Finally, it became Bali Strait
and has lasted up to now.
Bali’s strait
Þ Orientation
a.
Characters
·
Sidhi Mantra : patient, chaste, and he obeyed
Siva's commandments right away, love his son, kind.
·
Manik
Angkeran : he loved to gamble,
always spent his father’s money, liar, not exactly a promise.
·
Naga Besuki : firm, very strong, kind
but if lied
will make he very angry.
b.
Place
·
in Daha, East
Java
·
Mount Agung in
Bali
·
somewhere near
Mount Agung
·
That long line
separated Java and Bali
·
from South Sea
began to go northward along that line
c.
Time
·
Once upon a time
there was a famous Brahman who lived in Daha, East Java
·
he had no
children for a long time.
·
After that, his
wife really gave a birth to a child and
he named his new-born son Manik Angkeran.
·
When Manik
Angkeran was growing up, his conduct was very far from his father's.
·
When Naga Besukih
was turning its body around in order to leave him, Manik Angkeran saw many
diamonds around his tail. Suddenly Manik Angkeran cut that tail with his keris
took it, and tried to escape.
·
Finally, it
became Bali Strait and has lasted up to now.
Þ Compication
Unfortunately, Manik
Angkeran did not stop gamble. He had much debt. and again he asked his father
for money. Sidhi Mantra still gave him whatever he wanted because he really
love his son. When he asked Naga Besukih for another part of the hidden
treasure again, Naga Besukih also gave it to him. But Manik Angkeran was too
greedy. He was not satisfied with his father's gift. He wanted to look for the
hidden treasure himself. He tried to find where it was. He finally managed to
meet Naga Besukih itself because of his perseverance. He asked Naga Besukih a
part of the hidden treasure just like his father. Naga Besukih, knowing about
his bad conduct, he refused his request.
When Naga Besukih was turning its body around in order
to leave him, Manik Angkeran saw many diamonds around his tail. Suddenly Manik
Angkeran cut that tail with his keris took it, and tried to escape. But the
Naga Besukih having supernatural power, could catch him and killed him at once.
Þ Resolution
·
Knowing that,
Sidhi Mantra asked Naga Besukih kindly to bring his son back to life. On the
other hand, Naga Besukih requested a condition from Sidhi Mantra, he had to
connect Naga Besukih's tail was cut with
its body. Sidhi Mantra fulfilled it and then Manik Angkeran got his life back.
When Sidhi Mantra was going back to Daha, he forbade his son to follow.
Þ Moral Value
·
Do not steal
our fathers, never break a promise to parents
or others, do not like to gamble,
be kind, be useful for parents and others,
try to achieve something
good.
because all it takes effort and conviction and be a good person !.
because all it takes effort and conviction and be a good person !.
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