Batara Kala

It is good to know some of the folktales that our country has. Here is one of the
legends that is commonly told in Java. People in some village in Java believe that an
eclipse happens when the sun or the moon is swallowed by Batara Kala,the evil
giant. Although Batara Kala is not one of the gods in heaven, he is very powerful.

One day Batara Wisnu ( god the protector ) distributed the Tirta Amerta Sari or the
drink of the god. Anyone who drank it would never die. Batara Kala wonted to have
some, too, so he tried to cheat by changing himself to form of a god. Batara Surya
(the sun god ) and Batari Candra ( the moon goddess ), however, knew of this trick
and told Batara Wisnu aboud it. When Batara Kala’s turn came to receive the drink,
Batara Wisnu shoot him from a distance with his famous weapon, the Chakra and it
cut his head of. Some of the drink, however, spilled over Batara Kala’s head, and this
made his head live forever. From then on, Batara Kala continued to live with his
body.

Batara Kala was very angry with Batara Surya and Batari Candra and tried to
swallow them, bud the god and goddess escaped Batara Kala got angrier and from
the time on he never stopped chasing them. Batara Wisnu wanted to protect the
gods and goddesses. He ordered the people on earth to make a lot of noise
whenever there was an eclipse. The noise would help Batara Surya and Batari
Candra to escape from Batara Kala’s throat.

To this day people beat object like rice grinders when they see an eclipse. They stay
in their houses. Pregnant women are told to hide under their beds in order to avoid
Batara Kala’s anger.

Activity 1st.
Work in individual, Pick out finite and non-finite verbs in the text Batara Kala!
Finite Verb Non-Finite Verb