MOUSE DEER AND TIGER

One upon a time, there was a mouse deer living in a forest. Although he was small, he wasn’t afraid of the other bigger animals who wanted to eat him. He was so smart; he always managed to ditch them. One day, a tiger was wandering around for food. He hadn't been eating for days. He was really hungry. While he was walking in the forest, he saw Mouse Deer. The tiger wanted to eat him.

Tiger slowly ducked, crawled, approaching Mouse Deer, then..."Gotcha!" said Tiger. He caught Mouse Deer. “Hello, Mouse Deer! I’m really hungry right now. You’ll be my lunch!” said Tiger. Mouse Deer didn’t want to be his lunch. He tried to be calm. He looked around and saw some buffalo’s dung. He had an idea. “I’m sorry, Tiger. I can’t be your lunch now. The King has ordered me to guard his cake,” said Mouse Deer calmly. “His cake?” said Tiger curiously. “Yes, there it is. It’s very delicious. The King doesn’t want anyone else to eat it, so he ordered me to guard it,” Mouse Deer pointed the buffalo’s dung. “Can I taste it?” Tiger asked. “Of course you can’t. The King would be very angry,” said Mouse Deer refused. “Just one little bite, Mouse Deer! The King will never know,” said Tiger. “Well, okay, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so the King won’t blame me,” said Mouse Deer. “All right, Mouse deer. You can go now.” Mouse Deer ran quickly out of sight. Tiger then took a big mouthful of the ‘cake’. “Phoooey!” He spit it out. “Yuck, that’s not cake. That’s buffalo’s dung.” Tiger ran through the forest. He caught up with Mouse Deer. “Mouse Deer, you tricked me. But now you will be my lunch.” Mouse Deer looked around and saw a wasp nest in a tree. “I’m sorry, Tiger. I can’t be your lunch now. The King has ordered me to guard his drum,” said Mouse Deer calmly. “His drum?” said Tiger curiously. “Yes, there it is. It has the best sound in the world. The King doesn’t want anyone else to hit it,” Mouse Deer pointed the wasp nest. “Can I hit the King’s drum?” Tiger asked. “Of course you can’t. The King would be very angry,” said Mouse Deer refused. “Just one little hit, Mouse Deer! The King will never know,” said Tiger. ”Well, all right, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so the King won’t blame me,” said Mouse Deer. “All right, Mouse Deer. You can go now.” Mouse Deer ran quickly out of sight. Tiger then reached up and hit the wasp nest. Bzzzzzzz…! “Ouch…ouch! That’s not a drum. That a wasp nests!”

Tiger ran away. But the wasps keep following him. He came to the river. He jumped in and stayed underwater as long as he could. At last the wasps went away. Then he jumped out. He ran through the forest till he found Mouse Deer. “Mouse Deer, you tricked me again. But now you will be my lunch.” Mouse Deer looked around and saw a cobra. The snake was coiled asleep on the ground. “I’m sorry, Tiger. I can’t be your lunch now. The King has ordered me to guard his belt,” said Mouse Deer calmly. “His belt?” said Tiger curiously. “Yes. There it is. It’s the best belt in the world. The King doesn’t want anyone else to wear it,” Mouse Deer pointed the cobra. “Can I wear it?” Tiger asked. “Of course you can’t. The King would be very angry,” said Mouse Deer refused. “Just for one moment, Mouse Deer! The King will never know,” said Tiger. ”Well, all right, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so the King won’t blame me,” said Mouse Deer. “All right, Mouse Deer. You can go now.” Mouse Deer ran quickly out of sight. Tiger then took the snake and started to warp it around himself. The cobra woke up. It squeezed Tiger and bit him. SSssssstt! “Oouch! Ow! Ooow! That’s not a belt! That’s a cobra! Help! Mouse Deer! Help!” But Mouse Deer was already far away. He laughed aloud. Mouse Deer was safe from Tiger now.***

PEREMPUAN YANG DI CINTAI SUAMIKU 2

Setahun kemudian .....
Wina membuka amplop-amplop surat itu dengan airmata berlinanga. Tanah pemakaman itu masih basah merah dan masih di penuhi bunga.

Angga, suamiku ......

Aku tidak pernah menyangka pertemuan kita saat aku pertama kali bekerja di kantormu, akan membawaku pada cinta sejatiku. Aku begitu terpesona padamu yang pendiam dan tampak dingin. Betapa senangnya aku ketika aku tidak bertepuk sebelah tangan. Aku begitu mencintaimu, dan begitu posesif ingin memilikimu seutuhnya. Aku sering marah, ketika kamu asyik bekerja dan tidak memperdulikan aku. Aku merasa di atas angin ketika kamu hanya diam dan memenuhi keinginanku. Aku pikir, aku si Putri cantik yang diinginkan banyak pria, telah memenuhi ruang hatimu dan kamu terlalu mencintaiku sehingga kamu mau melakukan apa saja untukku.

Ternyata aku keliru. Aku menyadarinya tepat sehari setelah pernikahan kita. Ketika aku membanting hadiah jam tangan dari seorang teman kantor dulu yang aku tahu sebenarnya menyukaimu. Aku melihat matamu begitu terluka. Ketika kau berkata :

Kenapa Lanie ?

Kenapa kamu mesti cemburu ?

Dia sudah menikah, dan aku sudah memilihmu menjadi istriku.

 Aku tidak peduli, dan berlalu dari hadapanmu dengan sombongnya. Sekarang aku menyesal, memintamu melamarku. Engkau tidak pernah bahagia bersamaku. Aku adalah hal terburuk dalam kehidupan cintamu. Aku bukanlah wanita sempurna yang engkau inginkan.

 Istrimu,

 Lanie.

Di surat yang lain,

...... Kehadiran perempuan itu membuatmu berubah, engkau tidak lagi sedingin es. Engkau mulai terasa hangat, namun tetap saja aku tidak pernah melihat cahaya cinta dari matamu untukku, sepertinya aku melihat cahaya yang penuh cinta itu berpendar dari kedua bola matamu saat memandang Wina ....

Di surat yang kesekian,

 ...... Aku bersumpah akan membuatmu jatuh cinta padaku. Aku telah berubah Angga. Engkau lihat, aku tidak lagi marah-marah padamu, aku tidak suka banting-banting barang dan berteriak ketika emosi. Aku belajar masak, dan selalu membuatkan masakan yang engkau sukai. Aku tidak lagi boros, dan suka menabung. Aku tidak lagi suka bertengkar dengan ibumu. Aku selalu tersenyum menyambutmu pulang ke rumah. Dan aku selalu menelponmu, untuk menanyakan sudahkah kekasih hatiku makan siang? Aku merawatmu jika engkau sakit, aku tidak kesal saat engkau tidak mau aku suapi, aku menungguimu sampai tertidur di samping tempat tidurmu, di rumah sakit daat engkau di rawat, karna penyakit pencernaanmu yang selalu bermasalah.

Meslipun belum terbit juga sinar cinta itu dari matamu, aku akan tetap berusaha menantinya .... 

 Wina menghapus airmata yang terus mengalir dari kedua mata indahnya. Di peluknya Alika yang tersedu-sedu disampingnya.
Di surat terakhir ...... Pagi ini,

.......... Hari ini adalah hari ulang tahun pernikahan kami yang ke 9. Tahun lalu engkau tidak pulang ke rumah, tapi tahun ini aku akan memaksamu pulang karena hari ini aku akan masak masakan yang paling enak sedunia. Kemarin aku belajar membuatnya di rumah Bude Tati sampai kehujanan dan basah kuyup.

Karena waktu pulang hujannya deras sekali dan aku hanya mengendarai motor. Saat aku tiba di rumah kemarin malam, aku melihat sinar kekwatiran di matamu. Engkau memelukku dan menyuruhku cepat ganti baju agat tidak sakit.

suamiku ....

andai engkau tahu, selama hampir 15 tahun aku mengenalmu, 6 tahun kita pacaran, dan hampir 9 tahun kita menikah, baru kali ini aku melihat sinar ke khawatiran itu dari matamu. Inikah tanda-tanda cinta mulai bersemi di hatimu? 

Alika menatap Wina dan kemudian bercerita,

Siang itu mama menjemputku dengan motornya, dari jauh aku melihat keceriaan di wajah mama. Dia terus melambai-lambaikan tangannya kepadaku. Aku tidak pernah melihat wajah yang sangat bersinar dari mama seperti siang itu. Dia begitu cantik. Meskipun dulu sering marah-marah kepadaku, tapi aku selalu menyayanginya.

Mama memarkir motornya di seberang jalan. Ketika mama menyeberang jalan, tiba-tiba mobil itu lewat dengan kecepatan tinggi. Aku tidak sanggup melihatnya terlontar. Tante, aku melihatnya masih memandangku sebelum dia tidak lagi bergerak. 

Alika memeluk Wina dan terisak-isak. Bocah cantik ini masih terlalu kecil untuk merasakan sakit hatinya, tapi dia sangat dewasa.
Wina mengeluarkan selembar kertas yang ia print tadi pagi ......
"Angga mengirim email lagi tadi malam, dan tadinya aku ingin Lanie membacanya."

Dear Wina,

 Selama setahun ini aku mulai merasakan Lanie berbeda, dia tidak lagi marah-marah dan selalu berusaha menyenangkan hatiku. dan tadi, dia pulang dengan tubuh basah kuyup karena kehujanan, aku sangat khawatir dan memeluknya. Tiba-tiba aku baru menyadari betapa beruntungnya aku memiliki dia. Hatiku mulai bergetar, inikah tanda-tanda aku mulai mencintainya?

Aku terus berusaha mencintainya seperti yang engkau sarankan, Wina. dan besok aku akan memberikan surprise untuknya. Aku akan membelikan mobil mungil untuknya, supaya dia tidak lagi naik motor kemana-mana. Bukan karena dia ibu dari anak-anakku, tapi karena dia belahan jiwaku. 

Wina menatap Angga yang semakin ringkih, yang masih terduduk di samping nisan Lanie. Di wajahnya tampak duka yang dalam. Semuanya telah terjadi Angga.

Kadang kita baru menyadari mencintai seseorang, ketika seseorang itu telah pergi meninggalkan kita. 

 Jakarta, 7 Januari 2009
(dedicated to my friend ........ may you rest in peace)


Kisah ini saya dapatkan dari sebuah milist kantor ......
saya share kisah ini karena sebagian ceritanya mirip pengalaman hidupku yang belum tahu akhirnya hehehehehe
Namun dibalik semua itu, cerita ini mampu menjadikan sebuah pembelajaran bagi seorang istri maupun suami       untuk lebih mensyukuri apa yang dimiliki, lebih terbuka dengan pasangan, & bersedia menerima pasangan kita apa adanya. 

TOBA LAKES .....

Once upon a time, there was a fisherman lived in a North Sumatra. Don’t ask me the year, all I know it was a very long time before you were born. When he was fishing in a river, a big fish was nailed. This fish had gold color all over its body. It was beautiful. The fisherman was very excited. He imagined a delicious dinner in his head. He put the fish in his basket and went home happily. When he got home, he put the fish in a sink. He grabbed a knife to kill the fish. But when he almost killed it, he saw the fish eyes and felt pity. He took the knife away and put the fish in washbasin and added water in it. “Don’t worry, I wouldn’t kill you” the fisherman said. The fisherman went fishing again. But this time he couldn’t get any fish. He went home with nothing in his hand. His stomach started to sing. He walked home slouching. He was surprised when he saw smoke came out from his kitchen. “Who cooked in my kitchen?” he confused. He took a peep and surprised when he saw a beautiful girl cooked in his house. “Why there’s a girl in my kitchen?” he confused. The fisherman entered the room. “Who are you?” he asked the girl. “I’m the fish.” The girl said. The fisherman looked the washbasin and saw nothing in it. “The fish?” he asked incredulous. “Yes. You didn’t kill me and I’m very thankful. I will return your kindness.” The girl said. “That’s ok. I didn’t ask any return” the fisherman said. “But I have to.”The girl insisted. “Well, I lived alone. I don’t have family. If you want to be my wife, I will be very happy.” The fisherman asked the girl. The girl smiled and said “I’d love to but you have to promise me that if we have kid you can’t tell him about me.” And so, the fisherman and the fish girl were married. And then they had a child called Samo. Samo was very naughty. He couldn’t be advisable. He always played and never helped his parents. One day Samo was asked to deliver lunch to his father. On his way, he met his friends and forgot to deliver his father’s lunch. Samo played with his friends. When he was tired and hungry, he was resting under a tree and ate his father lunch. Meanwhile his father waited him in starve and tired. His father went home and saw Samo played. “Where is my lunch?” he asked. “Mmm…mm.. I ate it” Samo said afraid. “Why you ate it?” his father asked. “Mmm..mm.. I was hungry after playing with my friend” Samo said. “You were told to deliver my lunch but you didn’t listen.” his father was very furious. “I can’t handle you anymore. You are very naughty. Go away from me. Don’t come home anymore.” His father yelled and evicted Samo from his house. And this what happened if you can’t control your mouth when you angry. His father said the words that he wouldn’t suppose to say. “You… fish’s son.” Suddenly, the sky was getting dark. The storm was breaking the ears. The rain felt from the sky like giant hose sprayed water all over the place. And then the water came out from the land and getting harder. Sumo’s mother was very sad. “I told you don’t tell him about me” she said to her husband. “Now I’m going back to be fish again. Good by” the mother was transformed magically to be gold fish again and disappear through the water. The water was getting higher and drown the village and formed a lake. Meanwhile, sumo run to the hill and stayed there. The hill then was surrounded by the lake. Now the lake was known as Toba Lake. Toba came from Tuba word means no mercy. And the hill in the middle called Samosir Island. Samosir means ‘Samo di usir’ or in English : Samo have been evicted. This is just a legend, there were so many versions of the name’s story. You can’t tell which one is really true. But I heard this version since I was a little girl.