The sun had just risen on the east. A column of smoke rose to the air at the top of a mountain. That smoke meant that people lived there. On the mountain, the Blackwood trees thrived. Blackwood
trees, sometimes were also called Ebony, were unique to Sulawesi. Some of the trees were tall and big, some were shorter with dense foliage. These trees formed a dense forest on the
mountain. On the tree branches, birds were chirping cheerfully, filling the morning air with beautiful sounds. Some of them flew from branches to branches. The morning air was cool. The mountain
top was surrounded by white clouds. The leaves on the trees rustled when a breeze blew. The old and dried leaves fell down to the ground, forming a carpet of leaves in the forest. Blackwood was not the only trees in the forest. There were some kaluku (coconut) trees, too.