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| Mahakam river view at dusk - East Kalimantan, Samarinda |
Once upon a time in kampung Melanti, Hulu Dusun there
lived a couple, the leader of Hulu Dusun and his wife Babu Jaruma. One day,
Hulu Dusun was stroked by stormy rains for seven days. On seventh day they were
running out of firewood. The leader decided to took parts of his house ceiling
woods for his fire wood.
When
the leader of Hulu Dusun cut the wood that he wanted to burn, a larva came out
of the wood. When the larva was taken by The Leader, the storm that last for
seven days suddenly stop. The leader and his wife were amazed by that miracle.
They decided to take care of the larva and consider it as their child. Day by
day, month by month, the larva was growing up very fast and became a dragon.
One
night, The Leader of Hulu Dusun met a beautiful princess in his dream. She was
the incarnation of the dragon. She said “My dear Father, don’t be afraid of me,
I’m sorry if I scared the people in Hulu Dusun. Make me a ladder so that I can
come down and follow my incarnation where ever it creeps.” The leader of Hulu
Dusun and his wife Babu Jaruma fulfilled the request of the princess.
When
they followed the dragon, the dragon dived into the river. That river was
suddenly frothing and on the river banks many beautiful flower was blossoming.
The Leader of Hulu Dusun and wife just amazed and didn’t know what happened.
They frightened when they heard a baby cries between the river froth.
Babu
Jaruma told his husband to steer the boat to the directing of the baby cries.
When they got close, they
saw a sparking baby lying inside a gong. Suddenly the
gong was carried by the dragon. As it was getting higher there was an ox that
also carried the dragon. That ox was standing on a stone.
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| Lembuswana |
The
dragon and lembuswana drowned slowly, leaving the baby inside the gong. Babu
Jaruma swiftly took the gong and the baby and put them into the boat. They
happily rowed back because they finally have a baby. At night, Babu Jaruma
dreamed hearing a command that told her to name the baby as Puteri Karang
Melenu and celebrate Erau (Traditional festival) along with Tijak Tanah
ceremony. Erau was held with great fun fare.
The
people from all of the country gathered to attend and celebrate Erau at Hulu
Dusun for fourty days. When Putri Karang Melenu reached adolescence they
arranged Tijak Tanah ceremony. In that ceremony a man and two buffaloes was
sacrificed. The feet of the princess was stepped on the head of the man and
buffaloes that were sacrificed, then on a steel and a stone.
After
Erau was finished, the daily live of Hulu Dusun back to normal. The people
returned to their routines. Day by day Putri Karang Melenu has grown bigger and
her breast began to protrude, signified that the princess reached puberty. She
finally became an adult and a very beautiful princess.
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