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Teks I

Black
IN THE OLDEN DAYS, when the tigers still lived in peace with other animals, the crow
was called "The Bird of Paradise." Her feathers were of purest white; but since then
she has lost these beautiful white feathers and in their place wears black ones. How
this came about is told in a very old tale: When Allah had shaped the fishes, the birds,
and the four-footed beasts, he called the white crow to him and said, "Bird of Paradise,
you are large and handsome, you are strong and swift; therefore you shall be my
messenger." The crow bowed her sleek white head and said, "Great Allah, I will be your
messenger. Tell me what you wish me to do.Allah showed the white crow a bit of clay,
and said, "From this clay I am going to knead a man."So Allah kneaded a man, and when
he had laid the figure near him on the ground he called the animals to admire it. All of
them came the birds, the four-footed beasts, and the fishes. All of them looked on the
man made of clay that lay motionless on the ground. And when Allah asked, "Well, how
do you like this man?" the fishes began by saying, "It's a very, very strange thing!"

"Is that a man?' cried the birds in amazement. "It's nothing but a piece of clay!"

"Yes, that's all it is just a piece of clay!" the four-footed beasts cried, too.

"And you, my messenger, what do you think of this man?"

Allah asked the white crow.

"I say that it has a wonderful shape," answered the crow, "but . . ."

"What else do you want to say?" asked Allah.

"Only this: there is no life in the man," the crow said at last.

"There shall indeed be life in the man," Allah said then

"And I not only wish to give him life, I want to make him immortal. Therefore I am
sending you, my messenger, this very day to bring me the life-water from the fountain
of life, that shall make man immortal."

"And in what shall I fetch the water?" asked the white crow. "Will one beak-full be
enough to make the man immortal?"

"No," Allah replied. "You must fetch the water in the big vessel that you will find
beside the fountain of life. And remember this: do not let any other animal drink of the
water, because I want man alone to be immortal. Promise me that you will not drink any
of it, either."
"I promise," said the white crow, and she flew away to fetch the life-giving water. The
fountain of life was far away, and the white crow became tired and thirsty.

After she filled the vessel and had flown part of the way back, she had a great desire
to drink just a few drops of the water. "Allah will never be able to see that there are a
few drops missing," she reasoned to herself. "And why shouldn't I slake my thirst with
the water? Then I shall be immortal, too."

So thought the white crow. And the more she thought about it, the more she longed for
immortality. Finally she drank a few drops . . . and then a few more . . . and, at last, she
had almost emptied the vessel.

"Is that the vessel full of life-water that you were to bring me?" asked Allah, when he
saw the few drops that still remained in it. "With these few drops I can give man life,
but I cannot make him immortal. Why were you unable to fill the vessel, my
messenger?"

"There was no more life-water in the fountain/' lied the white crow.

At that moment a magpie, whose feathers also were a beautiful white, flew to Allah,
and cried, "The white crow lies, Lord; she herself drank of the life-water that was in
the jar. I sat in a tree along the way and I saw her drinking/'

When Allah heard this, he was so angry at the white crow that he took her beautiful
white feathers from her and in place of them gave her black ones.

And when the black-feathered crow stood before him with her head bowed in shame,
Allah spoke to her and to the magpie, "I expel you both from Paradise. You, crow,
because you drank the life-water and then lied about it. And you, magpie, because you
were a spy and a talebearer, I will take away half of your white feathers and, even as
the crow, you shall have black ones in their place!"

That is why the magpie has black-and-white feathers, and the crow is entirely black.

But whether or not the life-water made the crow immortal the story does not tell.
Teks II

LOVE
Once there was a king of evil from the kingdom of Iman Imantaka whose name is
Niwata Kawaca. He was a powerful and cruel king who had conquered many kingdoms.
The invincible king then had another ambition. He wanted to marry a beautiful angel
from the heaven of god whose name is Dewi Supraba. He came to god Indra to propose
for the beautiful angel. But the god refused. He thought that the king was not a good
husband for the angel. The king was so angry that he decided to attack Kingdom of god
Indra. The army of Niwata Kawaca proved to be very strong. The army of god was
easily defeated. Luckily the god managed to close the gate. Then the god's palace was
besieged by the army of Niwata Kawaca.

Then the god Indra decided to ask for help of human being. His choice fell into Arjuna,
the third son of Pandu. At that time Arjuna was meditating in Mount Indrakila. He was
meditating there to pray and to search for spiritual power that he needed to face the
great war of Barata yudha (war of the Barata family). God Indra wanted to test his
spiritual power to know whether he was fit for the battle with Niwata Kawaca. Indra
sent seven beautiful angels to tease Arjuna. Two of the most beautiful ones were
Supraba and Tilottama. They used their beauty to tease him but Arjuna was proved to
be a true hero. He could resist their temptation. Indra was sure that Arjuna was the
right person to overcome the problem.

Meanwhile King Niwata Kawaca realized that there was a hero who could be a threat to
his power. That's why he decided to eliminate the potential threat. He sent a monster
that could change himself into a wild boar. His name was Momong Murka. Momong Murka
came to the village where Arjuna was doing ascetics. As he got there soon he changed
himself into a giant wild bore and destroyed the village. Arjuna did not let him do
further damage so he fought back. The wild boar was so strong that he was forced to
use his new weapon. He attacked the wild boar with an arrow and it was killed instantly.
But as he came closer to take a look at it he was very surprised to see another hero
stood by it arrogantly.
Arjuna said politely:
'Excuse me; let me take a look at the wild boar. I just shot it with my arrow'
 'Excuse me, did you shoot it? Look this is my arrow', the hero said.
 'Of course I shot it. This is my arrow'
'But I shot it first. You just followed me'
The quarrel became so tense that they were both became very angry. The two heroes
fought fiercely but finally the other hero could beat Arjuna. As he sat in the ground
suddenly the hero changed into god Syiwa. Arjuna was shocked so he saluted the god
immediately.
'I beg your pardon your holiness, I did not realized your presence
'Arjuna, you are truly a hero. You have reached a highest level of spirituality. That's
why I give you a special arrow called Pasopati. It was special because it had
extraordinary spiritual power. No one could resist it. Be careful'
Not long after that Syiwa disappeared like smoke. Arjuna was then a very powerful
hero. Just as he was about to go home to Indraprasta, an emissary from Indra came to
see him. He asked Arjuna to help Indra fight King Niwata Kawaca. Arjuna agreed to
help because he realized that it was his duty as a hero to protect anyone who needs his
help.
In the heaven of god Indra, a discussion was held to overcome the threat of King
Niwata Kawaca. Indra told Arjuna that Niwata Kawaca was unbeatable. He was very
strong and he could resist any kinds of weapon, even the most lethal ones. His victims
were countless. So they had to find out a strategy. Arjuna decided to find out the
secret of his weakness. He ordered Supraba, the most beautiful angel, to surrender to
King Niwata Kawaca. But it is only a trick to search for his weakness. Arjuna would
protect her from a distant. He had a spiritual mystical power that could make him
invisible.
Indra and Supraba agreed to the plan. So one day Supraba came to kingdom of Iman
Imantaka to see King Niwata Kawaca. Arjuna who was invisible kept guarding her. The
King was very happy to welcome her
'Your Majesty King Niwata Kawaca. The Most Glorious king of Iman Imantaka. I am
honored to be your servant. Let me serve you with all of my heart'
'O, my dear one. I have been waiting for this happy moment. But why you leave the
heaven of Indra?
'I do not find happiness, your Majesty. I am sure I will find it here'
King Niwata Kawaca had fallen in love to Supraba for a long time. He did not realize
that it was only a trick. Supraba kept praising him so Niwata Kawaca was flattered and
he lost control of his emotion. Then Supraba asked about his power.
'Your Majesty, the most powerful king in the world. What makes you very powerful?'
'Supraba, long time ago gods gave me a special power after I done ascetics. I became
very powerful and unbeatable. No weapon could do any harm to me. Except for one
thing'
'What is that?'
'My only weakness is my tongue. If it is hit, I will be killed instantly'
Arjuna who stood by Supraba heard that. But he was invisible. Soon he went out of the
palace and destroyed the front gate of the palace. When the soldiers were busy
hunting for him Arjuna went back to the palace and saved Supraba. They fled to the
heaven of Indra.
King Niwata Kawaca was very angry to hear that Supraba had escaped. He realized that
god Indra and Arjuna were behind the event. So he immediately prepared his army to
invade the heaven of Indra. He had a strong army of monsters.
As the army arrived in the heaven of Indra they stormed it. The army of god was no
match for the mighty army of Iman Imantaka. King Niwata Kawaca who was very angry
shouted:
'Indra, Arjuna, come out of you bedroom. Be a real man. Come on, fight me'
Then Arjuna came to fight him. Niwata Kawaca who realized that his secret had
revealed fought very carefully although he was very angry. He never opened his mouth.
Consequently it was very difficult for Arjuna to beat him. Then Arjuna tried a
different strategy. When Niwata Kawaca hit him, he fell to the ground and cried.
'Please have mercy. I just followed order from my god. Let me live'
Niwata Kawaca was very satisfied when he saw Arjuna fell and then sat helplessly on
the ground. He was sure that he won the fight.
'I thought you are a real hero Arjuna. I thought you are a tough enemy. I never know
that you are a chicken'
Arjuna kept on begging.
'I am just an ordinary guy who searches for a living. I am not responsible for
this. Please let me go' 
'On one condition, do you endorse that I am your king?'
'Yes, absolutely, your majesty, great king of Iman Imantaka'
Niwata Kawaca was very satisfied. He laughed out loud.
'Ha, ha, ha, little coward,.......'
He was just about to finish his words when an arrow suddenly broke into his mouth. The
mighty Pasopati arrow from Arjuna went through his mouth and hit his tongue. Niwata
Kawaca was killed instantly. His army was shocked and soon they were demoralized.
They had no choice but to surrender to the army of god.
 
The god Indra was very satisfied with Arjuna's contribution. So he gave him a great
reward.
'Arjuna, Now that a threat to human and god had disappeared. You really have a great
contribution to god and to all humanity. So I decided to give you a reward. You will
marry the seven angels'
Arjuna married the most beautiful angels of heaven including Supraba and Tilottama.
After that he stayed in heaven for seven months. But then he had to leave heaven.
Finally he left them and returned to Indraprastha to serve for his country and his
family

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