Kebolwa

Once upon a time in Bali, lived a wealthy man and his wife. They have been married for a long time but did not have any children. They prayed to God to give them a child. They prayed and prayed. God finally answered their pray. The wife got pregnant and they had a baby boy. They were very happy. The baby was extraordinary. He was very much different from other babies. He ate and drank a lot. Day after day he ate more and more. His body was getting bigger and bigger. And by the time he was a teenager, his body was as big as a buffalo. That’s why people called him KeboIwa, it means uncle buffalo. Because of his eating habit, KeboIwa’s parents spent a lot of money to buy his food. They finally went bankrupt. They had no other choice but to ask the villagers to help them provide the food.

The villagers then worked together to cook and build a big house for KeboIwa. He was like a giant. He could not stay in his parents’ house anymore because of his big body. After a few months, the villagers also couldn’t afford to cook him the food anymore. They then asked KeboIwa to cook his own food. The villagers just prepared the raw materials. KeboIwa agreed and as an expression of his gratitude to the villagers, he help built a dam, dug wells, and he also protected the villagers from animals and people who wanted to attack their village. It was easy task for him since he also had incredible strength.

Meanwhile, the kingdom of Majapahit was planning to attack Bali. They knew about KeboIwa. And they also knew that they could not conquer Bali with KeboIwa there. KeboIwa was more powerful than they were. The MahaPatih of Majapahit then planned something. They were pretending to invite KeboIwa to Majapahit to help them dig some wells. They said that Majapahit was suffering from a long dry season and needed water. KeboIwa did not know the plan, so he went to Majapahit to help them. When KeboIwa was busy digging a well, the Majapahit troops covered the well. KeboIwa had difficulty in breathing and buried alive. He died inside the well. After the death of KeboIwa, Bali was conquered by Majapahit. Until now, people still remember KeboIwa because he had done a lot for Bali.***

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Biwar and the Dragon

One day, the people from the village of Mimika were very busy. They prepared twelve boats and set off on a journey to find sago (traditional food of the people in the island of Papua). After three days, their boats were filled with sago. But on their way back to the village, they were attacked by a dragon. The dragon’s tail caused a big wave in the river. Most of the villagers were drown, but there’s a woman who managed to save herself. She was hanging to a tree log and finally arrives in a land.

The woman was the only survivor from the incident. She was pregnant. Her boat was broken so she couldn’t go back to the village. The woman then lived in the forest near the river. Later she gave birth to a son. She named her son Biwar. He grew up as a skillful hunter. He can make various weapons, set traps to catch animals, and provided sufficient food for both of them.

One day he brought some fish for their food. When his mother saw him bringing fish, she asked where Biwar got them. He said it was from the river. The mother was still afraid of the dragon, so she forbade Biwar to go near the river again. She also told him about his father and the villagers that were killed by the dragon, "Your father was killed by the dragon. I'm the only one survived from the incident. That's why we live alone here, Son."

Biwar then decided to hunt the dragon so that he and his mother could go back to the village. He set traps near the river. Then he made some noise by playing the tifa (traditional drums). Attracted by the noise, the dragon came to Biwar. When the dragon started to attack, Biwar pulled the rope that linked to his traps, releasing spears that hit the dragon’s head directly. The dragon died instantly.

Biwar then came to his mother and told her about the death of the dragon. The next day, he built a boat and set sail to return to the village. When they arrived in the village, all the people were so happy to hear the news about the dragon’s death. Thanks to Biwar, they are not afraid to sail in the river anymore.***

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Princess Mandalika

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom in Lombok Island that was ruled by a king named Raja TonjangBeru. He was a wise king. He had a queen named DewiSeranting. He also had a beautiful daughter named Princess Mandalika. It is said that princess Mandalika was the prettiest girl in the whole island. Everybody knew about Princess Mandalika’s beauty and kindness, even the people from other kingdom around the island.

Princes from all over the place wanted to marry her. One by one, they came to propose her. Princess Mandalika was a kind girl. She hated to make people sad. So, when those princes came to propose her, she was very confused. She could not decide, and she didn’t want to make them sad. She also didn’t want to cause a war to happen because of her.

To solve the problem, Raja TonjangBeru then held a competition in SegerKuta beach. He asked all the princes to take part in archery competition. The rule was simple; whoever shot the target perfectly will be accepted as Princess Mandalika’s future husband. One by one, all participants tried their best. After some time, there was no winner. All the participants were great in archery.

Because there was no a winner, all the participants started to argue. They claimed to be the best. The argument was getting hotter. Finally, they all were fighting. Soon, the fighting got bigger. It was like a war, because all the princes brought their soldiers in the archery competition. Princess Mandalika was really worried. She did not want the war to get bigger and hurt many people. Finally, she had an idea. "Everybody, listen up! I know you all love me and want me to be your wife. But I don't want you to fight because of me. And I don't want you to be sad either. I want you all to have me, but not as your wife. I want to be someone that everybody can have," said Princess Mandalika.

Raja TonjangBeru and all other people in the beach did not understand what she meant. The king then came to her. But suddenly, Princess Mandalika jumped to the sea. She disappeared in the big waves. Everybody was surprised. It was chaos on the beach. All the princes tried to swim to find the princess, but they found nothing.

After several hours trying to search the princess, suddenly they found a lot of colorful sea worms on the beach. Raja TonjangBeru then realized that his daughter had returned as sea worms. The worms were then called nyale. Until now, people in Lombok always try to catch nyale. Nyale is very delicious and that is why a lot of people come to Lombok to catch it. However, they can only find it once a year, in February or March. The tradition to catch the sea worms is called BauNyale.***

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The Origin of Landak River

Long time ago, lived a farmer and his wife in a village by the side of a forest. They lived simply and they like to help other people, especially one who in afflictions. One night, the farmer and his wife were resting in their house. The farmer was sitting beside his sleeping wife. Suddenly, a white centipede came out from the wife’s head. The farmer was amazed. He then followed the centipede until they reach a small pond not far from their house. Then the centipede suddenly disappeared. The farmer went home and found his wife still soundly asleep.

In the morning, the wife told his husband about the dream she had last night. “I was walking through a vast field, and I came to a lake. I saw a giant hedgehog in the lake. It was glaring at me, so I ran away.” After he heard his wife’s dream, the farmer went back to the small pond. In the pond, he saw something very shiny. He came to the shiny object and took it. It was a golden hedgehog statue. It was very beautiful. Its eyes were made of diamond. The farmer then brought the statue home.

At night, the farmer had a dream. A giant hedgehog came to him, “Please let me stay in your home. As return, I will give you everything you want. Just caress the statue’s head and say the prayer. There are two kinds of prayers, one is to start your wish and the second is to stop your wish. Now memorize the prayers.”

In the next day, the farmer told his wife about his dream. They really wanted to prove it. The farmer slowly caressed the statue's head. He said the prayer and asked for rice. Suddenly, rice came out of the mouth of the statue. The rice kept on coming out from the statue's mouth. The farmer immediately said the prayer to stop it. The rice then stopped coming out from the statue.

The farmer and his wife then asked for other things, jewelry and other stuff they needed. They became very rich. But they still like to help other people. A lot of poor came to them for help. Unfortunately, a thief found out about the secret of the golden hedgehog statue. Pretending to be a poor asking for help, he stole the statue from the farmer’s house.

The thief blurred to the district area of Ngabang. There was a drought in the area. The thief wanted sympathy from the people, so he said to them that he would provide them with water. The thief then caressed the hedgehog statue and said the prayer. Water came out of the statue’s mouth. All the people were so happy. But the water kept on coming out. The thief didn’t know the prayer to stop the wish. People who saw the incident were really scared. They ran away to avoid the water as it was started to flood the area. The thief also wanted to run away, but he cannot move his legs. In his vision, there was a giant hedgehog holding both his legs. Water kept coming from the statue and slowly it became a river. The thief was drowned in the river. People then named the river as Hedgehog River or Sungai Landak.***

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1St MDC

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Topics for ESCIMO

1. Exploring Indonesia's natural resources
2. Controversy of School Orientation in Indonesia
3. Preparing Indonesian citizens against MEA
4. Role of the youth towards the peace of the world

CP : 085732510361 (chusnun)

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Rules and Regulations of STORM

Story Telling of Nurul Ummah (SMP/MTs/Se-derajat)

1.        Peserta masih aktif sebagai siswa

2.        Mendaftar ke alamat sekretariat kami yaitu:

MBI Amanatul Ummah Pacet, Mojokerto

Jl. Tirto Wening No. 02 Ds. Kembangbelor – Pacet – Mojokerto 61374

Telp. (0321)7229097

3.        Atau via e-mail mbienglish2015@gmail.com

4.        Pendaftaran akan kami mulai dengan rincian sebagai berikut :

       7 agustus – 4 September 2015. Biaya Pendaftaran: Rp. 150.000,-

5.         Biaya pendaftaran dapat dikirimkan melalui rekening Bank Mandiri Syariah (BSM) Atika   Febriahati 7066484348 *dengan kode 9 di digit terakhir transfer e.g 150.009

6.         Terdiri dari 2 babak; penyisihan dan final

7.         Menyerahkan fotocopy naskah sebanyak tiga kali dan dikumpulkan terakhir saat Technical Meeting

8.         Untuk informasi lebih lanjut dapat menghubungi Contact Person (CP) panitia:

Nur Habibah: (085608520891)

9.         Kuota peserta Story Telling of Nurul Ummah 40 orang
10.  Tiap sekolah bisa mengirimkan 5 siswanya untuk mengikuti lomba ini.

11.     Memakai pakaian yang sopan

12.     Kostum dan properti disiapkan sekreatif mungkin

13.     Penilaian babak

A.    PENYISIHAN

·      Durasi cerita maksimal 7 menit

·      Tidak diperbolehkan membawa kertas apapun selama penampilan

·      Naskah dibuat harus sesuai dengan salah satu dari cerita yang dipost di blog MEC

·      Aspek penilaian:

·      Fluency

·      Expression

·      Punctuality

·      Costume and property

·      Blocking

·      Pronounciation

B.     GRAND FINAL

Ø Durasi cerita maksimal 7 menit

Ø Diberikan waktu dua jam untuk membuat naskah pada Grand Final

Ø Diambil 10 peserta dari 40 peserta untuk masuk Grand Final

Ø Naskah yang dibuat harus berdasarkan salah satu dari empat tema yang diumumkan saat TM dan dipost di blog setelah TM.

Ø Aspek penilaian:

·      Fluency

·      Expression

·      Punctuality

·      Costume and property

·      Blocking

·      Pronounciation

C.       Hadiah peserta

a)        Juara I       : Tablet + Trophy + Sertifikat + Rp 1.000.000,00

b)        Juara II     : Trophy + Sertifikat + Rp 750.000,00

c)        Juara III    : Trophy + Sertifikat + Rp 500.000,00

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