SEC-S30W4: Building a Fable | The Friendship of the Buffalo and the Black Starling |
Welcome back with another exciting challenge, about an inspiring fable with a strong moral message. I want to liven up this challenge by telling a fable about the friendship between a buffalo and a black crow.
In a beautiful and peaceful village, there lived a farmer and a son. They owned a strong and mighty buffalo named Trump.
Trump was a buffalo with expensive, dark hair. He was very proud of his dark skin and often boasted about it in front of his herd of other black buffalo.
Every day, Trump helped the farmer plow the rice fields. He only took a short break to graze on the green grass, then returned to plowing until evening.
One day, a shiny black starling named Biby landed on Trump while he was grazing. "Go away, you're disturbing my rest!" Trump said.
"I just want to clean the fleas off your body," Biby replied, pecking at some fleas crawling on Trump's head.
"Go away, I'm a clean buffalo, flea-free. My master always bathes me in a clean river, not in a puddle like other buffalo."
Biby pretended not to hear. He could smell Trump's scent, which didn't smell like mud like most other buffalo. But Biby's sharp eyes could see the fleas feasting all over Trump's body.
"You didn't hear me. Go away now, or I'll call my master. Maybe he's interested in enjoying some sweet and sour starling tonight."
The Trump buffalo moved its body and tail to chase Biby the Black Starling away. Frightened, the starling finally flew away.
Months later, Biby never returned. Meanwhile, the fleas on Trump's body grew, making his skin itchy. During the dry season, the river dried up, making Trump unable to bathe anymore. However, he was too proud to bathe in the mud like his friends.
That afternoon, as he walked home, Trump felt incredibly itchy as the tick colony grew larger and larger, even sucking the blood from his sunbeams. The unbearable itch made Trump move uncontrollably, causing him to fall into a ravine. Fortunately, he was caught in the trees, preventing him from plunging into the abyss.
The sound of Trump's rolling body startled the other forest dwellers, including Biby, the black starling. He perched on Trump's body and began cleaning off the ticks that had been feasting. But this time, Biby was the one feasting, eating them all.
"Are you able to get up?" Biby asked.
"I'll try…" Trump replied, embarrassed.
"Don't force yourself. I'll call my friends to inform your master."
In an instant, several black starlings arrived and flew to the farmer's house.
While waiting for the farmer to arrive, Biby continued to clean Trump's body of the annoying ticks. That's how it is, in this life we always need others, no matter how weak they may be. As social beings, we live by helping each other and building mutually beneficial relationships.[]
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SEC-S30W4: Building a Fable | Persahabatan Kerbau dan Si Jalak Hitam
Kembali dengan tantangan menarik, tentang sebuah dongeng yang menginspirasi dan memiliki pesan moral yang kuat. Saya ingin meramaikan tantangan ini dengan mengisahkan kisal fable dongeng tentang persahabatan seekor kerban dengan seokor burung bangau.
Di sebuah desa yang indah dan damai, hiduplah satu keluar petani dengan seorang anak. Mereka memiliki seokor kerbau yang kuat dan gagah perkasa, namanya Trump.
Trump adalah seekor kerbau yang berbulu perang yang mahal harganya. Dia sangat sombong dengan kulitnya yang perang dan sering membanggakan diri di hadapan rombongan kerbau lain yang berwarna hitam.
Setiap hari, Trump membantu Pak Tani membajak di sawah. Dia hanya beristirahat sebentar sambil memakan rumput hijau, kemudian kembali membajak sawah sampai sore.
Suatu hari, seekor jalak hitam berkilau bernama Biby hinggap di atas tubuh Trump ketika sedang memakan rumput. “Pergilah, kau mengganggu istirahatku!” usir Trump.
“Aku hanya ingin membersihkan kutu-kutu di tubuhmu,” sahut Biby sambil mematuk beberapa kutu yang merayap di atas kepala Trump.
“Pergilah, aku kerbau yang bersih, tidak berkutu. Majikanku selalu memandikanku di sungai yang bersih, bukan di kubangan seperti kerbau lain.”
Biby pura-pura tidak mendengar. Dia memang bisa mencium aroma Trump yang tidak berbau lumpur seperti kebanyakan kerbau lain. Tapi mata Biby yang tajam bisa melihat rombongan kutu sedang berpesta di sekijur tubuh Trump.
“Kau tidak mendengarku. Pergi sekarang juga, atau aku akan memanggil majikanku. Mungkin dia tertarik menikmati jalak asam manis malam ini.”
Kerbau Trump menggerakkan badan dan ekornya untuk mengusir Biby si Jalak Hitam. Karena takut, akhirnya jalak itu pun terbang menjauh.
Berbulan-bulan kemudian, Biby tak pernah kembali lagi. Sementara itu, kutu di tubuh Trump semakin banyak dan membuat kulitnya gatal. Di musim kemarau, air sungai mengering sehingga Trump pun tidak bisa mandi lagi. Namun, ia terlalu gengsi untuk mandi di lumpur seperti teman-temannya yang lain.
Sore hari ketika berjalan pulang, Trump merasa sangat gatal karena koloni kutu semakin banyak menyerang tubuh bahkan mengisap darah di kelopak matahari. Karena gatal yang tak tertahankan, Trump menggerakkan tubuhnya tak terkendali hingga jatuh ke jurang. Untungnya, tubuhnya tertahan di pepohonan sehingga tidak sampai jatuh ke jurang yang dalam.
Suara tubuh Trump yang berguling mengagetkan penghuni hutan yang lain, termasuk si Biby jalak hitam. Dia hinggap di atas tubuh Trump dan mulai membersihkan kutu-kutu yang sibuk berpesta. Tapi kali ini, Biby yang berpesta dengan memakan semua kutu tersebut.
“Kamu sanggup bangun?” tanya Biby.
“Aku akan berusaha…” sahut Trump menahan malu.
“Jangan memaksakan diri. Aku akan memanggil kawan-kawanku agar mereka memberitahukan tuanmu.”
Dalam sekejap, beberapa ekor jalak hitam datang. Mereka pun terbang ke rumah Pak Tani.
Sambil menunggu Pak Tani tiba, Biby terus membersihkan tubuh Trump dari kutu yang mengganggu. Begitulah, dalam hidup ini kita selalu membutuhkan orang lain, seberapa pun lemahnya orang tersebut. Sebagai makhluk sosial, kita hidup saling membantu dan membangun hubungan yang saling menguntungkan.[]
I invited @lirvic, @sualeha, and @yuswadinisam to share inspiring stories.
As social beings, it's impossible to survive alone. We need genuine people who are willing to support is through the journey and make our lives better.
Unfortunately, this is not usually the case. You'd see someone get into a public office only to make life more unbearable than they came to see it.
Children will end to attending poorly equipped schools. Women will visit substandard healthcare systems during their pregnancies. Young people will struggle to migrate with the aim of having a greener future.
These were people appointed to manage public funds appropriately so other lives will be better. But due to their neglect, others suffer.
Life is like a vicious cycle. One kindness makes the lives of others better. But when an individual is unkind, it affects others as well.
It's our duties as humans to make conscious effort to genuinely contribute to the lives and betterment of others like that starling.
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In building a career, in our country, Indonesia, and perhaps in many other countries, social connections are sometimes more crucial than integrity and capacity. Recommendations are important, but don't neglect the values of integrity and capacity.
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