In East Kalimantan there is a famous river of Mahakam River.

In the river there are

fish that are very distinctive shape that is Irrawady Pesut Mahakam (Orcaella
brevirostris) is a freshwater dolphin Indonesia. Body robust, small and triangular
dorsal fin and the head rounded / blunt reply with a small eye. Classified as a small
dolphin, the Irrawaddy dolphin has an adult length of 2.0 to 2.75 m, 1.0 m. The
dolphin baby is very active, sometimes jumping low). Actually Irrawaddy Dolphin is
not fish but mammals of water as the dolphins and whales. According to the residents
around the river Irrawady is not just any fish but is a human incarnation.

The story in the days of yore in the Mahakam, there is a village inhabited by several
families. They live as farmers and fishermen. Every year after harvest, the villagers
usually customary to throw a party filled with a wide range of performances and artistic
dexterity.

Amid the people living in hamlets, there is a family living in harmony and peace in a
simple hut. They consist of a husband and wife and two sons and daughters. Needs
of their lives are not too difficult to achieve because they have a garden planted with
various kinds of fruits and vegetables. So did all kinds of difficulties can be overcome
by a wise, so they lived happily for many years.

At one point, the mother was attacked by a disease. Although some people have been
treated by a physician, but the mother never recovered until she eventually died. After
the death of the mother, the family lives in sorrow. They are hold deep sorrow of
losing people they loved so much. The father became withdrawn and morose, while
her two children are always overwhelmed with a sense of confusion, not knowing what
to do. Their house and their garden are now no longer maintained. Some village elders
have tried to advise his father to not dissolve in sadness, but their advice can not
make any change. This situation lasts long enough.

One day in the village feast was again held customary harvest. Various performances
and entertainment is held again. In one of the stage show, there is a girl that very
beautiful and fascinating, she always attracted the village youth when she was in
action. Hearing such news, it also stirred the heart of the father to watch too, he want
to see what kind of the show is so highly praised among villagers and turn many youth
so crazy.

That night was the seventh night of the event, held the crowd. Slowly his father walked
over to the venue where she will play. He deliberately stood in front so it can be clearly
witnessed the game and face the girl. Finally the show began. Unlike the other
spectators, the father was not much amused laugh or praises the girl's appearance.
Yet occasionally there is also the father smiled a little. The girl threw a cheery smile
to the audience who praised him as well as a tease. One time, the girl sees the father,
it happens many times. Both of them fall in love each other without know when the
love is start to begin in their heart. Many people, especially the villager's youth did not
expect that the young girl would want to marry him, who already have two child.

Soon after, with the approval of both parties and the blessing of the elders they get
marriage just after the customary feast in the village over. And also was the gloom
over the family, now they began preparing a new life. They began working on activities
that previously they did not try again. The father returned diligent farming with the
help of her two children, while her stepmother stayed at home preparing food for their
family. And so on down for months until their life bright again.

Peoples of the village saw a happy family, but nobody know the truth that the brother
are live in a different situation. The two children were fed only after there are leftovers
from his father. The father can only tolerate his wife's actions; he can not do anything
because she really loved her. Finally, the whole household organized in the hands of
the young wife who is greedy. The brother work hard every day tirelessly and even
told to do things beyond their capabilities.

At one point, his stepmother had made an evil plan. He told both his stepson to look
for firewood in the forest.
"Both of you, go another pile of firewood today!" Ordered the mother, "There should
be three times more than you earn yesterday. And remember! Do not go home before
the wood is much collected. Understand?! "

"But, Mom ..." his son replied, "Why do you need so much wood ...?. Our wood stock
is still quite a lot. We could take another more when the stock are almost empty.

"What! You have dared to argue with me? Do you want me told your father that you
were lazy! Come, go now!! " the stepmother angry.

The young boys then pulled his sister's hand to get going. He knew that his father had
influenced by his stepmother, so it is useless to argue because they will get blamed
too. After bringing some supplies, they departed into the forest. Until dusk
approached, the wood they have collected is not sufficient as required by their
stepmother. They was forced to spend the night in the forest, in a former villager
cottage to continue their work in the next day. They can sleep despite the hunger is
still wrapping their stomachs.

The next morning, they started collecting as much wood. By midday, the hunger was
unbearable again; finally they lay on the ground for several moments. And without
knowing, an old man came up to them.
"What are you doing here, kids?!" The old man asked them. Both the poor child was
then told everyone, including the behavior of their stepmother and their circumstances
that have not eaten rice since yesterday until it was no longer able to continue the
work.
"Well ..., you go down that way." The old man said, pointing toward the hedge grove.
"There are many fruit trees. Eat all of it until you are full. But remember; do not search
again the next day because it will be in vain. Go now! "

After saying thank you, both sisters are rushing toward the place. It was true what
was grandfather said before, there are many different kinds of fruit trees. Durian,
jackfruit, similar to jackfruit, mango and papaya fruit that have been fully matured
scattered on the ground. Other fruits such as bananas, rambutan and coconut are
visible hanging from the tree. They then eat the fruit until the body feels fresh again.
After resting a while, they can return to continue the work to collect wood in
accordance with the requested his stepmother.

By late afternoon, they have successfully installed it into the house. They arranged
the wood without diligently. Once completed, then they got into the house to report
to his stepmother, but were surprised when they saw the house that has been empty.

Apparently their father and stepmother had left the house. All property within the
house have been fully taken along, this means they are leave both of them and never
come back again to the house. The young brother only cries. Hearing the cries of the
two, the surrounding neighbors came to the house to know what the hell was going
on. They were shocked after learning that both his father and stepmother of the
children had been moved secretly.

The next day, the children are determined to find her parents. They announce the
plan to the nearest neighbor. Some neighbors who pity then exchanged fire wood with
the stock of food for the journey of two brothers. By midday, they went looking for
their father and stepmother.

It has been two days they are running but have not found their parents, while food
supplies had run out. On the third day, they came in a hilly area and were seen by
their smoke billowing in the distance. They immediately headed toward the place was
just asked the residents probably know or see both their parents.

They finally come across a decrepit cottage already. It seemed an old man sitting in
front of the cabin. Two sisters and pay homage to the old man and saluted.

"Where are you guys? What do you mean to come to my place far this remote?

"Sorry" The boy said, "We are currently looking for our parents us. Do you ever seen
a man and a young woman through here? "

The old man paused as he wrinkled his forehead; apparently he is trying hard to
remember something.
"Hmmm ..., a few days ago there was a husband and wife who come here." "They
bring a lot of stuff. Are they that what you're looking for? "

"No doubt" The boy said excitedly, "They must be our parents! Which way they go,
sir? "
"At that time they borrow a boat to cross a river. They said they wanted to settle there
on the other side and want to create a cottage and a new plantation. Try your search
on the other side. "

"Thank you, sir ..." said the elder son is, "But ..., can you help us across the river?"

"I am already old kids ... I don't have the strength to paddle a boat!" Said the
grandfather with a chuckle, "If you want to catch them, use an existing boat alone on
the edge of the river."

Both of them have the courage to take boats the grandfather. They promised to return
the boat if it has managed to find their parents. After saying thank you, they then
boarded a boat and headed across. Both are oblivious to the hungers that convolute
their stomachs because of a sense of joy upon learning the existence of their parents.
Finally they reached the other side and the boat moored in a creek. After two days
walking on an empty stomach, then they meet the edge of a hamlet that is rarely
populated.

They both saw a newly built cottage. Slowly they approached the cabin. With feelings
of anxiety and doubt the brother get up in the stairs and calling out the occupants,
while the little brother walked around the cabin until he found a clothes horse who is
behind the cabin. He also remembered his father's clothes; after he approached then
rest assured that it was indeed his father's clothes. Immediately she ran to her sister
as she showed her father had found clothes in the back. Without thinking again they
entered the cottage and the cottage was indeed contained the belongings of their
father.

Apparently their parents were in a hurry to leave, so in the kitchen there is a pot that
is placed over the fire that is still burning. Inside the pot there is a rice that become
porridge. Because the starved stomach, the brothers finally ate the rice porridge. His
sister who just followed into the kitchen is surprised at what he was doing, she
immediately grabbed the pot whose contents were low. Starved, she immediately ate
rice porridge at once along.

Because the porridge that is still hot, their body temperature rises. In circumstances
such abysmally, they ran to seek the stream. They hug each banana trees they
encountered on either side of the road to the river, the banana tree become wither.
Once they arrived at the river bank, they immediately jump into it. Almost at the same
time, the residents of the cottage that was indeed the father of the brother were
astonished when he saw many banana trees around their cottage becomes withered
and charred.

But they were very surprised when entered into the hut and encounter a pack and
two sabers belong to her two children. The wife continued to examine the contents of
the cottage down to the kitchen, and she could not find a longer pot that had been
left behind. He then reported it to her husband. They then hurried down from the hut
and follow the road to the river on the left-right that there are many banana trees that
have withered and charred.

Arriving on the banks of the river, they saw the two creatures that move to and fro in
the water while spraying water from his head. Mind the husband remembered the
sequence of events that might once have anything to do with family. He was surprised
because all of a sudden his wife was not there beside him. Apparently she disappeared
mysteriously. Now the husband realized that his wife is not a common human
ancestry. Since their marriage, the wife does not ever want to tell their origins. He
almost becomes the victim of a wicked witch. Thanks to the children who have eaten
the porridge

Not long ago, the villagers came flocking to the riverbank to witness the oddity that
had just happened. Two fish whose head is similar to the human head is moving to
and fro in the middle of the river as he occasionally appears on the surface and
squirted water from his head. The people that are in place it estimates that the water
bursts of two entities was hot that can cause the baby fish die if exposed.

By Kutai people, the fish are named pesut (Irrawady dolphin). While communities in
the interior of the Mahakam named Bawoi fish.