Breaking the Sun
Folklore from Papua
A long time ago, the sun did not shine too long. It was only shine for a while then it set to the west. Earth was in the dark most of the time. People did not like it. There were not many things they could do during the day. The wished to see the sun shine longer.
There was one man who really hated to be in the dark. His name was Rangga. Everyday he was thinking how he could make the sun shine long enough. One day he had an idea.
"I think the sun is too big to move. If we can break it into some pieces, the sun can move quickly. Therefore we can have enough light from the sun," said Rangga to his friend.
"But how can we break the sun?" asked one of his friend.
"We can break it by throwing a spear. But it should be a magic spear," said Rangga.
"How can we get the magic spear?" asked his friend. We ask the elf to guide us to find the magic spear," asked Rangga.
Then Rangga and his friends meditated in the jungle. It was not an easy thing to do. They were disturbed by wild animals. Luckily they had strong concentration. They were save from the animals. after a while, an elf finally came to them.
"What do you want my child?" asked the elf.
"We want to break the sun. We need to find a magic spear," explained Rangga.
"Hmm.. the magic spear belongs to the great thief. You have to fight him and grabs the spears from him, said the elf.
Rangga and his friends understood. They knew about the great thief. They herd that he had a supernatural power. Luckily the elf had also give them the supernatural power to fight against the great thief. Rangga and his friends were looking for the great thief. They finally found him. At first Rangga nicely asked the great thief to give him the spear, but of course the thief refused.
"Why should I give you the spear so you can break the sun? I love darkness. I can steal easily, ha.. ha.. ha.." said the thief.
Rangga and his friend knew that they did not have other choice. Then they were fighting. Thanks to the supernatural power given by the elf. Rangga and friends won the fight.
Finally Rangga held the magic spear. He held it firmly. he did not want to waste the time. He wanted to throw the spear and break the sun.
Rangga concentrated and threw the spear with great power towards the sun. and it worked! The sun was breaking into some pieces. The biggest piece became a moon and the small pieces became the stars.
Since then, the sun shines long enough. and when it set to the west, the earth was not completely in the dark. The moon and the stars gave people enough light. ***
A long time ago, the sun did not shine too long. It was only shine for a while then it set to the west. Earth was in the dark most of the time. People did not like it. There were not many things they could do during the day. The wished to see the sun shine longer.
There was one man who really hated to be in the dark. His name was Rangga. Everyday he was thinking how he could make the sun shine long enough. One day he had an idea.
"I think the sun is too big to move. If we can break it into some pieces, the sun can move quickly. Therefore we can have enough light from the sun," said Rangga to his friend.
"But how can we break the sun?" asked one of his friend.
"We can break it by throwing a spear. But it should be a magic spear," said Rangga.
"How can we get the magic spear?" asked his friend. We ask the elf to guide us to find the magic spear," asked Rangga.
Then Rangga and his friends meditated in the jungle. It was not an easy thing to do. They were disturbed by wild animals. Luckily they had strong concentration. They were save from the animals. after a while, an elf finally came to them.
"What do you want my child?" asked the elf.
"We want to break the sun. We need to find a magic spear," explained Rangga.
"Hmm.. the magic spear belongs to the great thief. You have to fight him and grabs the spears from him, said the elf.
Rangga and his friends understood. They knew about the great thief. They herd that he had a supernatural power. Luckily the elf had also give them the supernatural power to fight against the great thief. Rangga and his friends were looking for the great thief. They finally found him. At first Rangga nicely asked the great thief to give him the spear, but of course the thief refused.
"Why should I give you the spear so you can break the sun? I love darkness. I can steal easily, ha.. ha.. ha.." said the thief.
Rangga and his friend knew that they did not have other choice. Then they were fighting. Thanks to the supernatural power given by the elf. Rangga and friends won the fight.
Finally Rangga held the magic spear. He held it firmly. he did not want to waste the time. He wanted to throw the spear and break the sun.
Rangga concentrated and threw the spear with great power towards the sun. and it worked! The sun was breaking into some pieces. The biggest piece became a moon and the small pieces became the stars.
Since then, the sun shines long enough. and when it set to the west, the earth was not completely in the dark. The moon and the stars gave people enough light. ***
Biwar
A Folk tale from Papua
PEOPLE in a village in Mimika are busy. They want to find sago. They prepare 12 boats to sail in the river. After three days, their boats are full with sago and now they want to go back to their hometown.
While they are sailing, suddenly a dragon comes! The dragon uses his tail to attack people. The tail makes a very big wave in the river. Most of them are drawn. Only one person survives. The person is a woman. She is hanging to her boat and finally arrives in a land.
She is very sad. She is pregnant and her husband is killed. Her boat is broken so she cannot go back to her hometown. Later she gives birth to a son. She names her son Biwar. She raises Biwar and gives skills, like how to make weapons, set traps to catch animals, and how to make fire.
Biwar becomes a handsome, strong, and healthy man. One day she asks his mother.
"Mother, where is my father? And how do we live alone? Where is everybody?"
Biwar's mother cries. "Your father is killed by the dragon. I'm the only one survived from the incident. That's why we live alone here, Son."
Biwar is very sad. His father has died. Then he plans to take his mother to go back to their hometown.
Biwar makes a big boat. He also makes a lot of weapons. He wants to protect his mother from the dragon. After the boat is ready, they are sailing in the river. While they are sailing, suddenly there is a big wave. The dragon is coming!
From his boat, Biwar uses his arrow to attack the dragon. After several times, he finally kills the dragon.
When they are arrive in the village, people are happy to welcome Biwar. Thanks to him, they are not afraid to sailing in the river anymore. ***
While they are sailing, suddenly a dragon comes! The dragon uses his tail to attack people. The tail makes a very big wave in the river. Most of them are drawn. Only one person survives. The person is a woman. She is hanging to her boat and finally arrives in a land.
She is very sad. She is pregnant and her husband is killed. Her boat is broken so she cannot go back to her hometown. Later she gives birth to a son. She names her son Biwar. She raises Biwar and gives skills, like how to make weapons, set traps to catch animals, and how to make fire.
Biwar becomes a handsome, strong, and healthy man. One day she asks his mother.
"Mother, where is my father? And how do we live alone? Where is everybody?"
Biwar's mother cries. "Your father is killed by the dragon. I'm the only one survived from the incident. That's why we live alone here, Son."
Biwar is very sad. His father has died. Then he plans to take his mother to go back to their hometown.
Biwar makes a big boat. He also makes a lot of weapons. He wants to protect his mother from the dragon. After the boat is ready, they are sailing in the river. While they are sailing, suddenly there is a big wave. The dragon is coming!
From his boat, Biwar uses his arrow to attack the dragon. After several times, he finally kills the dragon.
When they are arrive in the village, people are happy to welcome Biwar. Thanks to him, they are not afraid to sailing in the river anymore. ***
The Unhappy Cendrawasih
Folklore from Papua
Mr and Mrs Brown Bird lived in a jungle in Papua. Mr Brown always complains about his feathers. He thinks they were ugly. He is jealous with his friend, Mr Green Bird.
"I want to have beautiful feathers like Mr Green Bird. His feathers are not brown like mine. They are very beautiful," says Mr Brown Bird to his wife.
"Honey, you have to be grateful with your feathers. With feathers like this, humans are not interested in us. So they will not hunt us," says Mrs Brown Bird.
Mr Brown Bird then goes to the God of Jungle. "I want to have beautiful feathers like Mr Green Bird's feathers,” says Mr Brown Bird.
"Don't worry. I can make your wish comes true. Just choose one color."
"Hmm I don't know. How about red? Yellow? Green? I'm confused."
The God of Jungle is upset. "Choose now!"
Mr Brown Bird then looks up to the sky. He has an idea. "Aha! I know which color to choose. I don't want want one color of my feathers. I want many colors. I want my feathers to be colorful like the rainbow in the sky."
Not longer after that, Mr Brown Bird's feathers are colorful. When he goes home, his wife does not recognize him.
"Honey, it's me. I'm your husband."
"No, my husband is not like you! His feathers are brown!" says Mrs brown Bird.
Mr Brown Bird tries very hard to convince his wife realizes that he is really her husband.
"You are very stupid, my husband. Wit color like these, humans will hunt you. What if thy also take our children? Now, please go away! Our lives are in danger if you are still here," says Mrs Brown Bird. She is crying.
Mr Brown Bird is very sad. He knows he just made a very big mistake. He then lives his house. His name then changes into Cendrawasih. It means a bird of paradise. ***
Towjatuwa and the Sacred Crocodile
Folklore From papua
Folklore From papua
ONCE upon a time in Papua, Towjatuwa and his wife lived by the Tami River. They were very happy. They had been waiting to have a baby and after some time, his wife got pregnant. The pregnancy was in the ninth month. Soon, his wife would give a birth. Days passed by, but his wife was still unable to give birth. She had a problem that made her in the great pain. To help her give the birth, Towjatuma needed a sharp stone. He wanted to have an operation to help his wife. So, he went to the river side to find a sharp stone. While busy looking for the stone, he heard a noise. He was so scared. He knew the river was full of crocodiles. Just before he left, a big crocodile was in front of him! The crocodile was different from any other crocodiles. It had feathers. The feathers were like kaswari's. Towjatuma was ready to run, suddenly the crocodile talked. "Don't worry. I'm not going to harm you. What are you doing here?" asked the crocodile politely. Towjatuma was really scared. He was really amazed to see a crocodile talked like humans. After a while, he then answered. "I'm here to find a sharp stone. My wife is pregnant and she has a problem. She cannot give birth. So, I want to do an operation," explained Towjatuma. "I will help you. Go home now and I'll come to your house tomorrow," said the crocodile. Towjatuma immediately went back to his house. When he arrived, he explained about the crocodile to his wife. On the following day, the crocodile came to Towjatuma's house. With his magical power, the crocodile helped her to give birth. The baby was a boy. The crocodile named him Narrowra. "Towjatuma, I already helped you. Now I ask you to help me. Your son Narrowra will grow as a great hunter. He has great skills in hunting. He can catch many animals. However, don't hunt my friends, the crocodiles. You have to tell Narrowra not to hunt crocodiles. And not only Narrowra, all your descendants have to protect crocodiles. If they hunt and eat crocodile’s meat, all your descendants will die," said the crocodile.
"Yes, I understand. I will never forget your help. So I will teach my child and all my descendants to protect you and your friends," said Towjatuma. Since then, Towjatuma and his descendants promised to protect the crocodiles from other hunters. They also protected other animals that lived in the river. ***
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