Papuan Children's Story - Bats and Frogs
DIBUNI AND DAPA
(BAT AND FROG)
TRIBE MONI, KAB. PANIAI
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Dibuni and Dapa are good friends. They live in one village. They are always together in everything. One day they planted bananas in their garden. Bananas are planted in a variety of ways. Unfortunately the bananas planted by Dibuni always die. While the bananas planted by Dapa are very fertile and bear fruit. The next few Dapa bananas are ripe and some are starting to turn yellow.
Actually Dibuni was getting angry, but not so angry. He said, "When the bananas are ripe, I will be the one to take them." Dibuni stayed quietly sitting at home waiting for Dapa. Every day can start climbing the old banana.
His efforts always failed. He couldn't climb his ripe banana. Then Dapa went to Dibuni to ask for help to raise a ripe banana. "Hi, friend! I beg of you to climb up my ripe banana! the sound is slow. "I promise I will share the results later," he continued. " Well!" Welcome Dibuni with pleasure.
Dibuni started climbing the banana tree whose fruit was ripe. Dapa just keep under the tree. Dibuni secretly plucked a ripe banana and ate it immediately. The young bananas are thrown down. Dapa saw Dibuni's behavior became very angry.
Dapa want revenge. Dapa went to the river and prayed to nature for heavy rain and flooding. Dapa's prayer was granted by God. Suddenly it rained heavily. Many trees fell. Water started to pool everywhere.
At that time, Dibuni was still sleeping in the tree because he was full of bananas. The banana tree where Dibuni was sleeping was swept away. Dibuni fell and was carried away by the water. He can't swim. Finally, Dibuni died of drinking water. The incident was witnessed by Dapa. Dapa was satisfied to get his revenge. Now Dapa can live freely again without anyone disturbing.
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