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Senin, 06 Mei 2013
Nai Manggale
Once upon a time, there lived a famous
sculpture in Tapanuli, North Sumatra. His name was Datu Panggana. He could
carve wood into many things. One day, he got an inspiration to carve a wood
into a statue of a beautiful woman. Then, he put the statue in front of his
house. It was not finished yet. The statue still had any clothes yet. Later, a
young merchant passed by in front of Datu PangganaÕs house. His name was Bao
Partigatiga. He sold jewelleries and clothes. He was very impressed by the
beauty of the statue.
"She would be more beautiful by
wearing my clothes," said Bao Partigatiga. He then put on the clothes he
wanted to sell on the statue. Bao Partigatiga was very pleased now. The statue
looked like a real human. Then he left Datu Panggana's house. After that, a
priest and his wife passed by. They were also impressed by the beauty of the
statue. "I want to pray to God to make her live like a real human. I want
to make her as our daughter," said the priest to his wife. The couple had
any children yet. Their dream came true. The statue had changed into a very
beautiful girl. The priest and his wife then took the girl home. They named her
Nai Manggale. The news about Nai Manggale spread very fast. All the villagers
came to the priest's house to see Nai Manggale. Among them were Datu Panggana and
Bao Partigatiga. Datu Panggana said, "She has to stay in my house. The
statue was mine." But, Bao Partigatiga also claimed the same thing.
"She is wearing my clothes. So, she has to stay in my house." The
priest did not want to lose Nai Manggale. "Remember, I am the one who made
her live like a human. So, she stays here." Those three men then were busy
arguing. They claimed to have the rights of Nai Manggale. To calm them, an
elderly of the village gave a solution. His name was Aji Bahir. "You all
can have her and have a relationship with her. Datu Panggana, you are her
uncle. Bao Partigatiga, you are her brother. And you the priest, you are her
father."The three men accepted Aji Bahir's advice. And now they were happy
because they all could ask her to stay in their houses. Besides that, now those
three men were related. ***
