THE LEGEND OF LAKE BATUR
A long time ago, there lived on the island of Bali a giant-like
creature named Kbo Iwa. The people of Bali used to say that Kbo Iwa was
everything, a destroyer as well as a creator. He was satisfied with the
meal, but this meant for the Balinese people enough food for a thousand
man.(ORIENTATION)
Difficulties arose when for the first time the barns almost empty
and the new harvest was still a long way off. This made Kbo Iwa wild
with great anger. In his hunger, he destroyed all the houses and even
all the temples. It made the Balinese turn to rage. (COMPLICATION) So,
came together to plan steps to oppose this powerful giant by using his
stupidity.
They asked Kbo Iwa to build them a very deep well, and rebuild all
the houses and temples he had destroyed. After they fed Kbo Iwa, he
began to dig a deep hole. One day he had eaten too much, he felt asleep
in hole. The oldest man in the village gave a sign, and the villagers
began to throw the limestone they had collected before into the hole.
The limestone made the water in the hole boiling. Kbo Iwa was buried
alive. (RESOLUTION) Then the water in the well rose higher and higher
until at last it overflowed and formed Lake Batur. The mound of earth
dug from the well by Kbo Iwa is known as Mount Batur. (RE-ORIENTATION)
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