THE ORIGIN OF

MEKONGGA MOUNTAIN

Once upon a time, in Sorume land or now is called as

Kolaka lived a giant eagle called Kongga. The bird
always created chaos in the village. (Paragraph 1)

Every time it flew, it always preyed on the villagers'

livestock. Even if it didn't find any animals, it would
kidnap a human and devour him. The villagers felt
restless and frightened. Day by day, the people's
livestock are slowly being eaten up.That's why the
people of Sorume were looking for ways to deal with
the Kongga bird. (Paragraph 2)

One day, the villagers heard a news about a strong

and great man who lived in a neighboring country
called the land of Solumba (now Balandete) named
Larumbalangi. As a result, the residents of Sorume
then sent a delegation to Solumba Country to meet
Larumbalangi. As well as intending to ask
Larumbalangi's willingness to help expel the giant
eagle.After they told Larumbalangi about the events
that had befallen their country, he then advised the
people of Sorume to use sharpened bamboo to fight
the giant Kongga bird."To deal with the giant garuda,
you must use the right strategy. Gather old bamboo
and then make the ends sharp. Also smear the ends
with poison. Look for a brave man in your country to
fight the giant garuda. Fence him with sharp bamboo.
So if the Kongga bird attacks, it will be stabbed by
the poisoned bamboo," said Larumbalangi. The
envoys were grateful for the suggestion and they
rushed back to Sorume Country to carry out the will
of the sharpened bamboo. (Paragraph 3)

Arriving at Sorume, the envoys told Larumbalangi's

suggestion to the elders. Furthermore, the elders
immediately held a competition to find brave men to
fight the giant bird. The contest promises that anyone
who can fight the Giant Kongga Bird, if he is a
commoner, will be appointed a noble. And if he is from
among the nobility, he will be appointed as the leader of
the country. Finally, after going through intense
competition and selection, a winner named Tasahea
was chosen. He is an ordinary but brave citizen from the
land of Loeya. After that, the elders asked the residents
to make sharp bamboo which was smeared with poison.
Then the sharp bamboo sticks were stuck in Padang
Bende. Then, Tasahea walked into a circle surrounded
by poison bamboo. He was then left alone to fish for the
giant Garuda bird Kongga. For hours Tasahea stood
inside the spiky bamboo, but the giant bird had not been
seen. Until during the day, suddenly the weather that
had been sunny turned cloudy and it was getting dark.
(Paragraph 4)
 That's when Tasahea saw a giant eagle flying
towards him. With a thunderous voice, the giant bird
was ready to attack and eat Tasahea. (Paragraph 5)

However, before he could touch it, the wings of the

eagle were pierced by poisoned sharp bamboo. The
giant bird groaned in pain. Not wanting to waste the
opportunity, Tasahea immediately grabbed a poisoned
bamboo stick that was beside him. And then threw it
and hit the giant bird's chest.The bird was thrashing in
pain and decided to fly away from that place. It flapped
its wings again to escape from the poison spiky
bamboo. He immediately flew high but not long after,
his body fell right on top of a mountain. Not long ago,
the bird finally died from the toxic effects of sharp
bamboo. Since then, the villagers of Sorume called
Tasahea as a hero. (Paragraph 6)

Unfortunately, their joy didn't last for a long time.

The carcass of a giant bird turns out to spread a
disease outbreak. Many villagers died after vomiting
due to disease outbreaks.In addition, many plants are
eaten by caterpillars. Knowing this, the traditional
elders again sent envoys to meet Larumbalangi.
Arriving in the country of Solumba, the envoys
conveyed the problem of the plague originating from
the carcass of the Kongga eagle to Larumbalangi.
Hearing this, Larumbalangi immediately prayed to
God Almighty to send down heavy rain so that the
carcass of the giant eagle and its caterpillars would
be carried away by the floods. God granted
Larumbalangi pray. The country of Sorume was hit by
very heavy rain for seven days and seven nights. As a
result Sorume Country experienced a severe flood.
The great flood carried away the carcass of a giant
eagle and its caterpillars which were carried away by
the water. (Paragraph 7)

After the rains subsided and the floods receded, the

plague and caterpillars that plagued the country of
Sorume finally disappeared. The people of Sorume
country are happy, finally peace can be present in their
country. To appreciate the services of Tasahea &
Larumbalangi, the elders agreed to raise Tasahea to
become royalty. While Larumbalangi was appointed as
the leader of the country of Sorume.The mountain
where the giant bird fell was also named Mekongga
Mountain. (Paragraph 8)

Please answer the questions below based on the text above!

1. What is the main idea of the text above?
2. Identify the generic structure of the text above!
3. Write down 2 words of the each language features in a narrative text
that you found from the text above!
4. Why did the mountain was called as Mekongga Mountain?
5. How did the villagers of Sorume live in peace again after all the
problems they experienced in their village?