Alma's Journey Looking for a Mother

Job 18: Eating Birds

*Month Worshiper's Cheer (Mother's Work)* 

“Truly, both are possessed by love slaves. It must be married soon. How not to get pregnant if every meeting is entered? Fortunately they are not bad people, just wrong in the affairs of love taste,” thought Alma Fatara who sat dangling legs on the branch of a large tree.

From a distance, Alma Fatara monitored the activities of Rawil Sembalit and Wangiwulan. Apparently, when both of them were left behind by Alma, they actually continued their religious activities. Alma who was monitoring from afar could only shake. As if the impingement of love has become opium for Rawil Sembalit and Wangiwulan.

After making sure the two people make love is finished and tidying up his clothes, Alma decided to go down, then walk casually to Rawil Sembalit and Wangiwulan.

“You're back, Alma?” tanya Wangiwulan pitched rather surprised, especially Alma came without bringing anything and the time of his arrival when the two of them could still feel the remnants of the peak of the pleasure of love.

“Has Brother Wangi and Kakang Rawil already set the next plan?” ask Alma Fatara without the need to answer Wangiwulan's question.

“Su-already,” replied Rawil Sembalit somewhat stuttered. The look in his eyes was a little unsettled, like a person feeling caught.

“What?” ask Alma again.

“We agreed to leave our family. We couldn't convince our family to make peace, so we agreed to go to my teacher's house and get married there. There, we will draw up the next plan,” Wangwulan said.

“Good. Hopefully everything goes well,” said Alma who was not guaranteed. “We will wait for the others. After that, take me to the Bitter Springs to check the basics.”

“Good,” says Rawil Sembalit.

“For what to Bitter Springs?” ask Wangiwulan.

“Finding Keris Worship Moon,” replied Rawil Sembalit.

“If we get that keris, what will we do?” ask Alma.

“Kata Grandpa, if Keris Worship of the Moon can be returned to Singayam Kingdom, then the nobility of both my family and the Wangiwulan family will be returned. We will be allowed again to stay in the Capital,” replied Rawil Sembalit.

“Means there is an opportunity to reconcile the two families,” said Alma optimistically.

“Then what if it turns out that the heirloom keris is not at the base of the Bitter Springs?” ask Wangiwulan.

“No, that keris must be found, so that your extended family does not kill each other again. Like this, you leave this academy later tonight. Let me and my four best friends try to find that keris. How?”  alma motion.

“We agree. However, is it harmless to you?” ask Wangiwulan.

“Hahaha!” alma's laughter clearly showed her arrogance to the lovers.

Rawil Sembalit and Wangiwulan smiled broadly at Alma's laughter.

“Trust me,” says Alma.

“Almaaa!” yelled Anjengan suddenly from a distance that was still quite far away.

The three of them looked in a far direction. They saw the fat Anjengan lifting up high some birds that had become carrion. Not far from him, walked Gagap Ayu carrying a set of yellow-skinned bananas.

“Hahahak!” the laughter of Anjengan when it had arrived in front of Alma. “We eat birds. If Wangiwulan eats Kakang Rawil's bird, then we eat my bird! Hahahak!”

“Hahahak ..!” the laughter of Alma Fatara when Rawil Sembalit and Wangiwulan glared surprised to hear the words of Anjengan.

“You bi-bi-talk what, Anjengan?!” hardik Gagap Ayu who has lowered his banana.

“I speak birds,” Anjengan replied lightly.

“Le-le-better Sister Wa-wa-wangi eat -pi-pi-banana, more nikmaaat!”

“Hahaha! No, don't talk about birds and bananas. Since when did Kakang Rawil have birds? Horses just don't have,” Alma said. “Mana Iwak Ngasin and Juling Jitu?”

“There is in the back,” Anjengan replied while down sitting cross-legged on the grass. He put the three birds in his hand.

Alma and the others looked far in one direction. They saw Iwak Ngasin and Juling Jitu coming with heavy strides. The two young men pulled the wooden leather rope using his body. The bark rope was connected to a wooden assembly where it tied a large pig.

“Can they?” ask Alma.

“Ba-ba-pig!” anjengan.

“Ja-ja-don't sneak!” bentak Gagap Ayu then did a silat movement.

Know-how the kick Stuttering Ayu stopped in front of Anjengan's face, making the fat girl snort silently.

“Ji-ji-if you get sucked up again, ka-ka-kakiku be-be-will really kiss you!” the Ayu Stuttering Bathroom.

Dak!

“Akk!” jerik Gagap Ayu while spontaneously pulling his leg which was hit by Anjengan using his knuckle. Stuttering Ayu pranced with one leg while holding her leg which throbbed pain.

“Hahahak!” the laughter of Alma and Anjengan saw Stuttering Ayu in pain.

“What is this? What's the matter?” asked Juling Jitu who had just arrived between them.

“Gagap Ayu is learning to dance. Hahaha!” anjengan.

“I with Kakang Rawil and Kakang Wangi will go to the Bitter Springs to look for Moon Worshipers, you take care of your catch and make a delicious dinner,” said Alma.

“Yeah, I ju-ju-also want ta-ta-know Pa-pa-pahit Springs,” said Gagap Ayu disappointed. He no longer prances.

“You're here, Ayu. Among us, if Anjengan's brother is the most intelligent to spend food, then you are the one who is the most good at delving food,” said Alma. Then he said to Iwak Ngasin and Juling Jitu, “Your task is clearly cutting and skinning!”

“Good, Alma. Go, we will ...”

The words of Iwak Ngasin suddenly stopped and changed with a movement of swallowing his own saliva. It happened when Iwak Ngasin eye contact with Wangiwulan who seemed to look at him without blinking. It made Iwak Ngasin feel guilty for looking very closely at Wangiwulan when the girl was helpless.

“I just trust you guys!” alma told her friends. “Come, Kakang Rawil, we go to the Bitter Springs!”

“Come!” bring Rawil Sembalit.

Alma then stepped away followed by Rawil Sembalit and Wangiwulan. While the four friends who were assigned to take care of food, so confused. They are not equipped with any sharp weapons.

After entering the forest far enough, they finally arrived at the Green River at the upstream. However, they had to climb more to get to the Bitter Springs.

“Alma, try you see!” rawil Sembalit exclaimed suddenly while pointing to the flowing river water.

Alma Fatara and Wangiwulan immediately set their sights on the river water.

“Do you guys see the green color on the water?” ask Rawil Sembalit.

Alma Fatara and Wangiwulan had no trouble finding the thick green liquid that flowed downstream.

“What water is it?” ask Alma.

“Nobody knows for sure. Such a liquid only occasionally appeared to flow. There were citizens who had seen it emerge from within the Bitter Spring, but no one could be sure what liquid it was. But according to Grandpa, it is a liquid caused by the Moon Worship Keris,” explained Rawil Sembalit.

“Is it poisonous, Kakang?” ask Wangiwulan.

“Entahlah. No one has tried to drink it.”

“Hahaha! After all, who would dare to drink such green-colored water? But ... how can a keris remove fluid?” said Alma.

“Entahlah,” replied Rawil Sembalit.

“Or maybe everyone's guess is wrong. Maybe it's not from Keris Moon Worshipper,” said Wangiwulan.

“Stay we have to prove it,” Alma said.

They continued their journey upstream. (BH)

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