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The Deer and The Sea Snail

The Deer and The Sea Snail
Folklore from Maluku



A long time ago in a jungle in Aru Islands, Maluku, lived a group of deer. They were very proud of their ability in running very fast. They always stayed in different places. They challenged other animals in a running match. If the deer won the match, they took over the place and stayed there. Not far from the jungle, there was a beautiful beach. A group of sea snail lived there. The deer heard about the beautiful beach and planned to live there. They had a plan to challenge snails in a running match. They were very sure to win the match. Sea snails were slow in walking. “What’s the rule?” asked the leader of the sea snails after he heard about the challenge. “Do you see all the capes there? There are twelve capes, from here until there,” the deer leader pointed the capes. The distance between one cape to another was very far.

“We run from the first cape until the twelfth cape. If my runner arrives first at the twelfth cape, we’re the winner. And we stay here!” The sea snails then had a meeting. They set a strategy to win the match. “My plan is to put the twelve of us in every cape. If their runner arrives in every cape, you shout. So, the deer will never rest and gets very tired,” said the leader. And the day of the match finally arrived. All animals watched this unique match, the deer versus the sea snail. The runners were standing side by side. Then, the deer ran very fast. In just a second, he already left the sea snail. After a few hours of running, he arrived at the first cape.

He shouted, “Hey? Where are you?” “I’m here,” said the sea snail. He was another sea snail that was hiding in the first cape. The deer was surprised. He cancelled his plan to get some rest. He continued running. In every cape, there was always a sea snail. And the deer always cancelled his plan to get some rest. Finally, the deer almost reached the twelfth cape but he was exhausted. He was really tired. And he gave up. He did not have any more strength to run. He fell down on the ground. “Hooray!” said all the sea snails. The deer were so embarrassed. They were just tricked by the clever sea snails. So the deer came back to the jungle and never returned to the beach.

The Deer dan The Sea Snail The Deer dan The Sea Snail Folklore dari Maluku Dahulu kala di hutan di Kepulauan Aru, Maluku, hidup sekelompok rusa. Mereka sangat bangga dengan kemampuan mereka dalam menjalankan sangat cepat. Mereka selalu tinggal di tempat yang berbeda. Mereka menantang hewan lain dalam pertandingan berjalan. Jika rusa memenangkan pertandingan, mereka mengambil alih tempat dan tinggal di sana. Tak jauh dari hutan, ada sebuah pantai yang indah. Sekelompok siput laut tinggal di sana. Rusa mendengar tentang pantai yang indah dan berencana untuk tinggal di sana. Mereka memiliki rencana untuk menantang siput dalam pertandingan berjalan. Mereka sangat yakin untuk memenangkan pertandingan. Siput laut yang lambat dalam berjalan. "Apa aturannya?" Tanya pemimpin siput laut setelah ia mendengar tentang tantangan. "Apakah Anda melihat semua tanjung sana? Ada dua belas jubah, dari sini sampai sana, "pemimpin rusa menunjuk tanjung. Jarak antara satu cape lain sangat jauh. "Kami menjalankan dari cape pertama sampai cape belas. Jika pelari saya tiba pertama di Tanjung kedua belas, kami pemenangnya. Dan kami tinggal di sini! "Siput laut kemudian mengadakan pertemuan. Mereka menetapkan strategi untuk memenangkan pertandingan. "Rencana saya adalah untuk menempatkan dua belas dari kita dalam setiap cape. Jika pelari mereka tiba di setiap cape, Anda berteriak. Jadi, rusa tidak akan beristirahat dan akan sangat lelah, "kata pemimpin. Dan hari pertandingan akhirnya tiba. Semua hewan menyaksikan pertandingan ini unik, rusa versus siput laut. Para pelari berdiri berdampingan. Kemudian, rusa berlari sangat cepat. Dalam sesaat, ia sudah meninggalkan siput laut. Setelah beberapa jam berjalan, ia tiba di cape pertama. Dia berteriak, "Hey? Di mana kau? "" Aku di sini, "kata siput laut. Dia adalah siput laut lain yang bersembunyi di cape pertama. Rusa terkejut. Dia membatalkan rencananya untuk beristirahat. Dia terus berjalan. Dalam setiap cape, selalu ada siput laut. Dan rusa selalu membatalkan rencananya untuk beristirahat. Akhirnya, rusa hampir mencapai cape kedua belas tapi ia kelelahan. Dia benar-benar lelah. Dan dia menyerah. Dia tidak memiliki kekuatan lebih untuk menjalankan. Dia jatuh di atas tanah. "Hore!" Kata semua siput laut. Rusa yang begitu malu. Mereka hanya ditipu oleh siput laut pintar. Jadi rusa kembali ke hutan dan tidak pernah kembali ke pantai.