Name : Dewantoro Agani
No : 09
Class : X IPS 1
KEBO IWA
One day in Bali, there is a man and his wife were praying. They have been married for a
long time but didn't have any child. They asked God to give them a children. They prayed and
keep prayed. God finally answered their pray. The wife then, got pregnant and gave a birth to a
baby boy. They were very gratefull and happy.
The baby was extraordinary. He was very different from most babies. He ate and drank a
lot. Day after day he ate more and more. His body was getting bigger and bigger. And by the
time he was a teenager, his body was as big as a buffalo. People then started to call him Kebo
Iwa.
His eating habit make Kebo Iwa’s parents spent a lot of money to buy his food in large
amount. They finally went bankrupt. They gave up and asked the villagers to help them provide
the food.
The villagers then worked together to cook and build a big house for Kebo Iwa. He was
like a giant. He could not stay with his parents anymore because his body is too big. Sadly, after
a few months, the villagers also could not afford to cook him the food. They then asked Kebo
Iwa to cook his own food. The villagers just prepared the raw materials.
Kebo Iwa agreed and as an expression of his gratitude to the villagers, he built a dam,
dug wells, and he also protected the villagers from wild animals and people who wanted to attack
their village. He did those things by himself.
After the death of Kebo Iwa, Bali was Meanwhile, the troops of Majapahit were planning
to attack Bali. They knew about Kebo Iwa. And they also knew that they could not conquer Bali
with Kebo Iwa there. Kebo Iwa was too powerful for them.
Gajah Mada, the Maha Patih (Chief Minister) of Majapahit then planned something. They
were pretending to invite Kebo Iwa to Majapahit to help them dig some wells. They said that
Majapahit was suffering from a long dry season and needed much water. Kebo Iwa didn't know
the plan, so he went to Majapahit without any suspicion.
When Kebo Iwa was busy digging a very big well, the troops covered the well with many
lage boulders. Kebo Iwa had difficulty in breathing and buried alive. He died inside the well.
conquered by Majapahit. Until now, people still remember Kebo Iwa because he had
done a lot for Majapahit and Bali. The stone head of legendary Kebo Iwa can be found in Pura
Gaduh temple in Blahbatuh, Gianyar. Kebo Iwa also known as Kebo Waruga or Kebo Taruna
Name : Dewantoro Agani
No : 09
Class : X IPS 1
A proud tiger story
One morning there was a tiger who woke up and just felt great. He
felt so good, he went out and cornered a small monkey and roared at him
“Who is the mightiest of all the jungle animals?” The poor little monkey
replied, “You are of course, no one is mightier than you.”
A little while later, this tiger confronted a deer and bellowed out.
“Who is the greatest and strongest of all the jungle animal?” The deer
was shaking so hard it almost could not speak, but managed to say, “Oh
great tiger, you are by far the mightiest animal in the jungle.”
The tiger walked proudly to an elephant that was quietly eating
some weeds and roared at the top his voice, “Who is the mightiest of all
the jungle animals?”
Then this elephant grabbed the tiger with his trunk, picked him up,
slammed him down, picked him up again and shook him until the tiger
was just a blur of orange and black. Finally, the elephant threw him
violently into a nearby tree. The tiger staggered to his feet and looked at
the elephant and said, “Man, just because you don’t know the answer,
you don’t have to get so angry!”
