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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.

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Rusa dan siput lautRusa dan siput lautCerita dari MalukuLama waktu yang lalu di sebuah hutan di Kepulauan Aru, Maluku, tinggal sekelompok rusa. Mereka adalah 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. Tidak jauh dari hutan, ada 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 adalah sangat yakin untuk memenangkan pertandingan. Siput laut yang lambat dalam berjalan. "Apa itu aturan?" tanya pemimpin siput laut setelah dia mendengar tentang tantangan. "Apakah Anda melihat semua mantel di sana? Ada dua belas mantel, dari sini sampai ada,"pemimpin rusa menunjuk mantel. Jarak antara satu cape lain adalah sangat jauh."Kami menjalankan dari cape pertama sampai cape kedua belas. Jika runner datang pertama di Tanjung kedua belas, kita sudah pemenang. "Dan kami tinggal di sini!" Siput laut kemudian mengadakan pertemuan. Mereka menetapkan strategi untuk memenangkan pertandingan. "Rencana saya adalah untuk meletakkan dua belas orang dari kita di cape setiap. Jika mereka pelari tiba di cape setiap, Anda berteriak. Jadi, rusa akan pernah beristirahat dan mendapat sangat lelah,"kata pemimpin. Dan hari pertandingan akhirnya tiba. Semua hewan menyaksikan pertandingan ini unik, rusa versus siput laut. Pelari yang berdiri berdampingan. Kemudian, rusa berlari sangat cepat. Hanya dalam kedua, ia sudah meninggalkan siput laut. Setelah beberapa jam berjalan, ia tiba di cape pertama. Dia berteriak, "Hei? Dimana Apakah Anda?" "Aku di sini," ujar siput laut. Dia adalah siput laut lain yang bersembunyi di cape pertama. Rusa terkejut. Ia membatalkan rencananya untuk beristirahat. Dia terus berjalan. Di setiap cape, selalu ada siput laut. Dan rusa selalu dibatalkan rencananya untuk beristirahat. Akhirnya, rusa hampir mencapai cape kedua belas tapi dia lelah. Dia adalah benar-benar lelah. Dan dia menyerah. Ia tidak memiliki apapun lebih banyak kekuatan untuk menjalankan. Ia jatuh ke tanah. "Horee!" kata semua siput laut. Rusa yang begitu malu. Mereka yang hanya ditipu oleh siput laut pintar. Jadi rusa kembali ke hutan dan tidak pernah kembali ke pantai.