ONCE
upon a time in Bali, a man and his wife were praying. They have been
married for a long time but did not have any children. They asked God to
give them a child. They prayed and prayed.
God finally answered their pray. The wife, then, got pregnant and they had a baby boy. They were very happy.
The
baby was extraordinary. He was very much different from other babies.
He ate and drank a lot. Day after day he ate more and more. His body was
getting bigger and bigger. And by the time he was a teenager, his body
was as big as a buffalo. People then started to call him Kebo Iwa.
Because
of his eating habit, Kebo Iwa’s parents spent a lot of money to buy his
food in large amount. They finally went bankrupt. They gave up and
asked the villagers to help them provide the food.
The
villagers then worked together to cook and build a big house for Kebo
Iwa. He was like a giant. He could not stay in his parents’ house
anymore because of his big body. Sadly, after a few months, the
villagers also could not afford to cook him the food. They then asked
Kebo Iwa to cook his own food. The villagers just prepared the raw
materials.
Kebo
Iwa agreed and as an expression of his gratitude to the villagers, he
built a dam, dug wells, and he also protected the villagers from animals
and people who wanted to attack their village. He did those things by
himself.
Meanwhile,
the troops of Majapahit were planning to attack Bali. They knew about
Kebo Iwa. And they also knew that they could not conquer Bali with Kebo
Iwa there. Kebo Iwa was more powerful than they were.
Gajah
Mada, the Maha Patih (Chief Minister) of Majapahit then planned
something. They were pretending to invite Kebo Iwa to Majapahit to help
them dig some wells. They said that Majapahit was suffering from a long
dry season and needed much water. Kebo Iwa did not know the plan, so he
went to Majapahit.
When
Kebo Iwa was busy digging a very big well, the troops covered the well.
Kebo Iwa had difficulty in breathing and buried alive. He died inside
the well.
Sumber : http://bluesky1210.blogspot.com/2011/10/kebo-iwa-folklore-from-bali.html
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