KEBUN CERITA

Once there, in a village located in Tanimbar Island (Maluku), there lived a rich man with a wife and 2 children that had already been teenagers. The children were extremely spoiled by their father so that they became lazy conceited children. They lives were so dependent upon other people. There were a lot of servants at their home. One day, the father passed away. Instead of being more mature because of the fact that they had no longer their father around, they were getting more spoiled. Their attitude toward their servants were not getting better. They often said rude words, and because of that all servants in their home felt that they couldn’t stay longer. They felt that they couldn’t accept to be treated in that way. ( To read the st ory in Bahasa Indonesia  click here) Then one day, all the servant left the home. Knowing that she had no longer people that could help her, the mother now took care of all the job at the house. Cleaning, cooking, watering flower, washing,

To read part 1, please click  here! To read Part 2, please click here! In the next day, in the early morning, all adult man in the village had gathered in the town hall. That day, they were going to begin their journey to look for the giant. There were 3 groups. Group one would go inside the forest in the north and west of the village, the second group would go down to the river in the south, while the last group would wander along the hills in the east. All preparation had been set. Not only did they bring equipment needed, but they also bring baskets full of foods cooked by their wives. Before leaving, they said to the woman and young man that stayed in the villages to keep their eyes on each other back. They commanded them be cautious and not to forget shut all the doors and windows in the afternoon. Then, they began their journey. 3 days later, all woman, young man, and children gathered in the town hall. It is in the middle of the day, and the sun was shining

To read Part 1 click here!   “Help! Help! Help! My children are gone! Screamed the woman when realizing that her children were nowhere to be found. The neighbors coming to the house and asking what happened. “What happened? What happened? What happened to your children?” asked people when reaching her house. That woman, then told what had happened, how she had asked her children to go inside the house as the day was getting dark, how the children refused her command, and how she realized that the children had gone. People that were in the house, then, called other people in the village to help them look for the children. Few moments later, many people had gathered in the woman’s house, and they bring torch and also tool needed to search the children. That night people in village began to investigate all the side of the village and also the forest near the village. Until late of the night, they found nothing. Then, as it is almost dawn and also because they felt tired, t