LET ME PAINT THE WIND

2.ABOUT NISA

The house is the same as most houses in this village, the village transmigration from Java to Kalimantan in the year 94, although it has been renovated here to adjust the desire, but not eliminate the typical trans house.. stage and walled board.number 75 is listed on the main door, along with the name of the family sikepala"sutrisna".it is where nisa and family live.sutrisna is the name of the father of nisa, along with one older sister and 2 younger sisters who are still very small.the position of nisa is currently the second child among her 3 siblings.

But all know about it.which maybe people do not know or who often people ask is why the attitude of sirisna feels like a child threshing nisa. in contrast to the other three children, both yulli, yulli, isma, or rose, the attitude of sirsutrisna very cold to nisa even tend to be rude and not infrequently he flirted with the eight-year-old girl, his wife mediates when nisa is treated harshly by her husband, but not infrequently also just cry without doing anything.or maybe he is actually very afraid that sir sutrisna will be more rude if he tries to calm down.

Nisa the frail girl seemed to be matured by the circumstances.at half-five nisa was used to wake up then she would go kedapur to wash any dirty kitchen utensils from the remaining dishes of dinner last night, up to the cauldron and other kitchen utensils2 though he never sat down to eat with the people he called family.. he only got a ration of 2 standard size plates for two breakfast and dinner.. because if for lunch it must have been wrapped by the mother.and she will eat the provisions while watching the duck belongs to the father.then after breakfast , ''and then after breakfast , nisa will start to open the door of the duck cage and drive her towards the wet rice field that is deliberately not planted with rice, and the rice field is 4 plots and everything belongs to the father. because the father has got a job at one of the PT oil palm plantations in an area not far from home so sir sutrisna prefers working concessions in PT and 4 rice fields he left abandoned without plants paddy he will only irrigate the swath of rice fields to be the place of duck herds by nisa of course.

. " the shepherd is the duck with great care nisa!!. lest anyone be lost. However, until there is a duck lost or troubled father will blame you, and I won't take any excuses from you at all." That's the line you hear from your father every morning, I don't know how many times.nisa can only listen and never intend to reply to the sentence, that sentence, even though he was only eight years old, he already knew and could feel what heartache was like.

From seven in the morning until four in the afternoon he will be in the pool with the duck of course. at lunch he will take shelter and start to spend his provisions.he does not know what is the deadline to shepherd ducks in general.. all he knew was that from seven to four in the afternoon he had to be in the pool, and he could not resist it. nisa, he had even forgotten when he had first herded the ducklings, he had completely forgotten.

after four o'clock in the afternoon, he would go home, wash himself change his clothes that were not much. then fold all the clothes that had been dry owned by his family from father to his sister, then fold all the clothes that had been dry from his father to his sister, which was washed this morning by sister yuli. then dinner will be sent to nisa's room after that nisa will immediately sleep. at home they do not have the only television entertainment is radio tape, radio tape, which is not likely nisa will join nimbrung because there is definitely a father there.so what can be done, immediately sleeping is the right choice for nisa. isn't tomorrow morning she's going to have a tough routine too.? The question remains, the question especially sir sutrisna seems not to care much about people's views of his attitude towards nisa.looks like a fool. whether it is considered as his upbringing or even torture, even torture, but why at the age of nisa not even and not on the list right to enter any elementary school??

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"Nisa. this is your stock, "the voice of mother resuscitated nisa from her reflection.whether what she contemplated earlier. "mother has added her fish cob. tea water is just as white already inside.. " said the mother while handing over the bag of supplies that were immediately greeted by nisa. "trank you ma'am.

Nisa did not linger long, she immediately moved to dispel the duck to immediately go to the rice field.this time she wore a wide hat typical of farmers made of woven bamboo, plus a thin veil so that the skin does not burn too much.

Little feet nisa pedaling slowly through the grater rice field. after the duck duck entered the nisa rice field matters began to spread a cloth about the size of half his body along and around the rice field where the duck ducks revel so that no one fled. nisa will sit on one of the banana trees in one of the roosters and start watching the duck, then usually he will take the shoots of cassava leaves along with the stem he will adjust the leaves there are cut short there are left to extend. then she would play it like any other daughter would play a toy unloading pair or doll, because it was only there that she could be whatever she wanted to be, she said, and a little forget that she is a girl who does not go to school who every day does a raw routine that never seems to change, she said,. befriend a duck duck and wallow in mud and bathed in the hot sun all day. she could be a queen, she could be ah I don't know.! anyway in addition to the fact that every day must be accepted and lived. occasionally he stood looking at the flock of ducks, see the duck, or do not let the other fence there is collapsed because it can be dangerous if there is a duck lost. if it is safe then nisa will sit back and continue the game.

next to the rice field where the nisa herding herd of ducks, there is a small river that flows clear water.sometimes if the nisa is not strong enough to withstand the heat, there is a small river that flows clear water, nisa will mention herself into the river that is only limited to her back until she is satisfied to start watching the duck again until the wet clothes will dry by themselves.

so is every day nisa activities like that. by night sometimes kak yuli comes to nisa's room to teach nisa to teach or read writing.it's just sometimes not a routine every night. nisa is just trying to understand the situation.

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As usual, when at four o'clock in the afternoon kak yuli will run to him and always carry a hand. today kak yuli carrying ice cream shaped pieces of watermelon, fresh. nisa immediately devoured him when sister Yuli gave her ice cream.

"let's go home, " said sister yuli after nisa spent her ice cream.

nisa did not answer she just nodded her head in agreement.this time yuli did not walk ahead of her, sister Yuli walked behind nisa. nisa felt a little astonished but remained silent without a word. he only knows kak yuli is considerate to him but because of the influence of the father who is so strong kak yuli very rarely chatted with him as a pair of brothers as usual.. it was a little dark and nisa hoped it would rain tonight so she could think of it as music to send her sleep.It was easy.

Before long they had arrived in front of their house. kak yuli directly entered the house when he saw the motor father had seen next to their house, meaning the father had gone home. nisa as usual immediately herded the duck until everything she made sure had entered the cage.then nisa will prepare to immediately clean her body, bathe, and change clothes. samar nisa heard the father and mother were talking about something very serious, not so heard but nisa's heart suddenly racing. nisa immediately stepped towards the well bath that was outside their house.

.. nisa must draw water. currently only people who have more money have installed water machines. but for the nisa family more thought to buy other needs than just a water machine. about 15 times the bucket then the big bucket was full, only then nisa can shower. and after that he had to draw again to meet the big bucket back, for dad of course because the clock is now showing almost five in the afternoon. his mother and sister they must have taken a bath.back nisa glanced at the western horizon.The cloudy still exists.and she again hopes that tonight it can rain, rain, rain, nisa stepped inside the house slowly.

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