Thursday, March 15, 2012

The Skolong Story (Story From east nusa tenggara)

Skolong reba todo, who was known as skolong, was a handsome young man. He lived at manggarai with his beloved father and mother. Not only handsome, skolong was also a diligent, hard worker young man.
Apparently skolong’s parent was already arrange a mate plan for him to the daughter of his aunt, although his aunt had no daughter yet. Because of that mate plan. Skolong was asked to go to his aunt home and stay with his aunt and uncle.

At his aunt’s home, skolong always help his aunt and uncle fo finish their work. He did the gardening and went to the jungle to collect fire wood. Those activities made his aunt felt helpful. And she was really gratefull for skolong’s coming.

The aunt become happier whten she found out that she was pregnant. Every body wished that she would have a beautiful baby girl. Nine months latter, when the baby was born, the happiness turned into sadness.
Apparently, the new baby born was not a human baby but a hairy tumber. Because of her strange look so that her parent. Name her “cue”. As the matter of the fact that cue was a name of wild tumber, which usually found in jungle.

Altough cue was a tumber but she could speak. The aunt still keot a hope that someday skolong could accept her to be his wife.
Of course skolong refused, because it was impossible to marry a tumber. Skolong was disappointed by the unexpected reality.

Soon he decided to return home. Cue wanted to go along with skolong but skolong disagree with her. Both of them were insist with their each opinion.
“I do not want you to go with me ! my mother will be never receive you as her daughter in law. Because you are just a wild tumber without hand and leg ! you are just a hairy speaking tumber,” said skolong angrily.
But cue had ho hurt feeling. Cue ignored everything wich skolong had said to her.
Although her idea was not well welcomed by skolong. Cue kept following skolong. On skolong way back home, skolong gave no attention to cue, he pretended he didn’t see her. Sometimes cue walked behind him, sometimes she walked few meters in front of him. But skolong did not realize about it.

When cue was walking in front of skolong, skolong felt that hw saw a group of people wo were walking in front of him. That group consists of number of man and women. Among the group there was a beautiful girl, she was triying to attract skolong attention.
Wherever they were passing skolong, the beautiful woman looked at him. She made eyes at skolong and tried to tempt him.

Skolong didn’t realize that actually that group of people was the assume a shape of cue. Every time they were passing skolong heard a song. It was a woman song.
“on the long-long way to go, you look at the beautiful woman.. how really love you..”
When the skolong heard the song, he stop. He wondered to know who was the one who had sing that song. But when he looked around he could not find her. He whispered,
“is that cue who sing that song? But where is she now ? I don’t see her around…”
Meanwhile at skolong’s home, everyone was very busy to welcome him. Skolong’s parent, family and neighbors were all together prepared for his coming, they were all excited because they thought that skolong would return home bringing his new beautiful wife.

By the time skolong entering his village, skolong’s parent disappointed. They did not see a beautiful women on skolong side but a cute which was rolling following him.
“that is not necessary to welcome me with this extraordinary party. Please stop the drum and gong ..” said skolong exhausted.

The villager save strange look at cue. It was the first time for them to see a wild tumber who could speak. But cue did not pat attention to them. She ignored them, then went inside the house.
While cue was at skolong’s home, she always help skolong’s mother. She cooked, and took the water from the shower.

“aunt, I am going to take the water from the shower,” said cue.
“can you do that?” asked skolong’s mother doubtfull.
“sure” answered cue politely.

Inside the showering room, cue had difficulty to move the empty pail. When she was sure that nobody was around. She took off her tumber skin so that could easily move the pail. This secret activity was continually done since that day.

to be continue




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