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upon a time, in a small village in Ngada of Flores Island, there was a beautiful
girl named Bu’e Gae. She was a daughter of a wise king. She was beautiful and
shapely, simple, and good natured. One night, there was a charming boy named Kua Siga Wunga. He was handsome and very
powerful as the incarnation of a red eagle went into a dream of a beautiful
princess named Bue Gae. One beautiful night,
the princess woke up and it was hard to close her eyes again. She recently met
a young man dreaming mighty and handsome when she was going to fetch water at
the fountain bamboo near her home.
Smiling young man who was then fetch water in the fountain bamboo. The
generosity of the young man was really captive the princess. “Who’s the boy?
Why did I find it hard to forget?” murmured Bue
Gae. The heart of princess’ Bue Gae was very anxious because the smile
of charming boy always had over on her eyes. “Ah, this was just a dream, I have
to forget the boy, “Muttered the princess again”.
Two
months later, miraculously, was only the beautiful princess who dreamed of
becoming pregnant. The incidents then caused the princess to be expelled from
their village because they have committed acts La,a Sala (unlawful marriage).
What was the fate Bue Gae and the
unborn baby’s next. Bu, e Ga’e asked
herself. Princess Bue Gae knew she
was pregnant. He surprised because she has never been associated with any
man. The Princess intended to keep about her pregnant to her parents, but the
secret she could not keep long because her stomach was increasingly enlarged so
as to arouse suspicion for parents. “Hi, my daughter, why is your stomach so
big?” Her father asked suspiciously” well, lest you are pregnant.” Bue Gae shyly admitted that she indeed
was pregnant.
Hearing
the answer, the father was suspected that his daughter has been violated
customary law. “My daughter, who is the father of your child birth?, “father
insisted . Bue Gae was silent, and looking
down.
After a few moments, she later told her father that she never at all in
touch with a man. “But how can you get pregnant if you never had a relationship
with a man?”, Protested the father. “Forgive your daughter my Daddy"! Princess
also surprised by the incident. Princess only ever dreamed of meeting a young
man mighty two months ago, but the Princess did not know who he was and where
he came from,” said the princess in tears. Seeing only daughter crying, the
mother, too shed tears and hugged her immediately. The atmosphere of emotion
was enveloping the heart of the family. “My daughter, father and mother may be
able to understand and believe in your words.
But what about the people here?. Are they too will understand and trust
in you?” the father said. Then, how can we convince them?, Said the mother. “The
only thing we can do is our daughter had to tell the truth and believed in
presence of all citizens. However, I am not sure if this can be successful.
Therefore, our daughter had to get ready to leave this village, “Said the
father.
Although the Princess Bue Gae has delivered the oath, therefore
to keep the customary session decided that the truth of the matter will be
submitted to the laws of nature. Based on the decision, then the princess had
to expel from the village. On the next day, Princess Bue Gae paraded up to the end of the village towards the sunset.
Furthermore, the poor beautiful Princess walking down the wilderness together
with her beloved dog named Dala Kuwa.
After arriving in exile in the forest, the princess lived with her dog in a
cave is quite spacious and livable. A few months later, Bue Gae gave birth to a baby boy. Along with the birth of the baby
emerges a beam of light is accompanied by the sound of voice he is the son of
sun. Hearing the voice, Princess Bue Gae
was taking care of her baby with affection to grow into a brave child. At the
age of seven, the child was already adept at hunting and slicing palm wine. One
day, when about slicing wine, the child was found the bamboo of wine called Moke or Tuak not contain a single drop of water.
“Hey,
who did steal my Tuak?” He murmured.
I had to catch the thief.” The next day, the boy and his dog in the early morning
hiding under the palm tree wine was.
At mid-day, there came a red eagle
perched on the tree. Unexpectedly, the eagle was suddenly shrouded in white
clouds, and then transformed into a baby, then a teenager, then a young adult,
then a middle – aged man who is authoritative, and finally as a white – bearded
grandfather. When the grandfather was dripping his beard into a hollow bamboo
palm wine, suddenly, the brave boy was with the lighten speed to catch the old
man’s beard. “Hey, kid mighty! I was the one who stole your Tuak (wine), “I’m the old man,” Punish
me!” No, grandpa! Because Grandpa was honest, I will not punish, I prefer peace
“the boy said. “Boy, you are certainly child who noble and wise. Grandpa proud
of you“ the old man said”. “Happy mother who was given birth and raised you”.
Grandpa said. “Oh yes, Grandpa, if I may know, my grandfather whom and where
comes from?” The boy asked.“ If you want to know about Grandpa, wait two days,
Grandpa would come to see your mother and at that time, I will reward a kind of
animal that will emerge from the wine tree’s hole. It shall be you give it name is Kaba (buffalo) “said the old man. After saying this, the old man suddenly
changed again to red eagle and fly off into the sunset. Before leaving he had
advised the boy. “Oh, my grandson, immediately you leave this place! Soon the
sun will set,“ he said.
Two days later, the child was with
his mother and their pet dog waiting for the arrival of his grandfather.
Suddenly, an eagle was that coming from the direction of the sun and soon landed
on palm tree. A moments later, a white cloud enveloped the whole body so that the
process of becoming. When Princess Bue
Gae watch the process of becoming a red eagle becomes a man, the heart of
Princess immediately pounding and the blood flowing very fast. “The young man
was ever present in my dreams,” said Bue
Gae nervously. After saying this, the princess suddenly fainted. Seeing
this, the male was incarnation immediately approached and touched the princess
forehead. It was a miracle! Bue Gae
immediately regained consciousness and embrace the mighty youth. It has been
realized that the young man is the father of her child. Both later explained
their relationship to their child.
