Once upon a time, there was a village in Pangguruan area. Its name is Lobu Sotartaban. In order to keep the enemy away, around the village was planted bamboo densely as fence. Twigs and leaves intertwined and hooked each other. The king who ruled Lobu Sotartaban Village was King Parsahala Sotarihuthon. In his father’s regime, the village would often be conquered by the enemy. However, the ene…
Far away, in Kampung Gunggung of Tanah Karo, North Sumatra, there lived a group of people headed by a campong headman. The headman of Kampung Gunggung had a handsome son. After his son had grown up, he wanted to marry his son with his niece. Such marriage according to the custom of Bataknese, where the headman lived, was common. The wedding was also held very luxurious. Many friends and relati…
In a village lived two siblings named Cendana and Cendini. They lived as orphans for a long time. Cendana loved his younger sister very much, Cendini. Even though Cendana was a kid, he had been able to plant paddies, fruits, and vegetables for food. Bananas and papayas were planted on the sidelines of the paddy fields. All foods were available from their fields and gardens. His body was so st…
Once upon a time, on Java Island, there was a place named Silanegara. It was a very prosperous and fertile land. The people live in prosperity. The land was led by a king named Mangkunegara. Mangkunegara was a very fair and wise king. He was also very concerned about his people. Because of that, he is respected and loved by his people. King Mangkunegara had a Queen and one adolescent son. His…
The cool night air was bone-chilling. Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds poured down continuously since this afternoon. Inside the hut, Lemang sat stretch out his hands, hiding behind his armpit to withstand the cold. His eyes fixed on the wooden window swaying hit by the roaring wind. Beside him lay an old man dressed in black with a sarong tied around his fat body. Since afternoon he wa…
In a garden full of flowers and grasses, the twilight sky glowed gold. There sat a man and a woman. The man was handsome and his face showed wisdom. He was none other than Baginda2 Hasyim, the ruling king of north Bangka. Next to him sat a very beautiful woman.
Once upon a time in the hinterland of Muarojambi, in one of regencies of Jambi, a highly respectable village headman lived there. The villagers usually called him Datuk Sengalo. Under the leadership of Datuk Sengalo, the people in his village lived in harmony, safety and prosperity. The people were extremely happy to be led by Datuk Sengalo who was always friendly, humble, behave assertively,…
Based on the legend circulating in Central Kalimantan, once upon a time, the sky and the earth were very close to each other. As it was close, one could take a trip between the sky and the earth, down and up through the hills or mountains. In fact, when we looked up, it seemed like we could touch the blue sky simply by using stairs or climbing up a tree. It was told that on earth or the world …
In a remote village located on the shoreline of Pulau Laut, lived a married couple. The husband was named Ning Mundul. He was usually called Datu Ning Mundul despite his young age. In those days, the title Datu was a call of honor to a man deemed to have mastered considerable knowledgeable, both religious knowledge and supernatural powers. Ning Mundul was very down to earth. Despite his young …
In northern Dairi, there was a village named Sicike-Cike. Sicike-Cike Village had lovely, beautiful landscape, and the people there also lived a harmonious and peaceful life. In that village, a widow lived with her son, who was about seven year-old. Her son was named Simpersah, because from his birth until seven years of age, their lives had always been overridden with hardship. One morning, …
Once upon a time, an orphaned boy lived with his grandmother in a hut on the field. Since his father and mother passed away about ten years ago, he lived with his grandmother in a bamboo-walled hut on a field located on the hillside in the area of South Bengkulu. The place was located far away from the villages of the people. In the center and several corners of the field, several trees were …
In the east of Ambon Island, there was a small island called Haruku Island. The island was famous for its fertility. The hills were grown with leafy trees. The plants grew well. Cloves and nutmegs bore abundant fruits at all times. That was why many people of Haruku Island planted cloves and nutmegs. These two plants were the leading plants that gave profits to local people. Apart from the fe…
Once upon a time, in the region of Mangiran, or Mangiran Village, there lived a figure named Ki Ageng Mangir Wonoboyo. Ki Ageng Mangir Wonoboyo possessed a knife. It was simply- shaped, not too big, and had the appearance of a kitchen knife. Nevertheless, the inside of the knife contained an extraordinary power. When a beautiful woman named Sarinem came to the village to borrow the knife, Ki …
Once upon a time, there lived a rich merchant in Jakarta called Mr. Salim. He was known as a landlord and owner of many renthouses. His property was not limited to Jakarta. He owned lands in Karawang area too. Mr. Salim earned his living not only from people paying rent to him but also from selling fruits. His wife had passed away years before due to typhus
The fog had begun to set on Hargamulya Hamlet. The hamlet at the foot of Menoreh hills looked as calm as it had always been. During the day, most of its inhabitants worked on the fields on the hillside. Therefore, the hamlet got to be rather quiet during this time. Meanwhile, those who did not work in the farm earned their living by working as coconut pickers
The province of Papua is the easternmost and the largest province in Indonesia. The province comprised of mountains and jungle. It was said that in a time long, long ago there was a mount called Mount Rongkwri in Papua
Dewi Arimbi, wife of Raden Werkudara, was heavy with child. The warriors of Pringgadani prayed day and night for the safe delivery of the Queen’s baby. It was in the midst of the solemn silence that Dewi Arimbi gave birth to a baby boy. The members of the royal family rejoiced, but none more heartily than Raden Werkudara for his hopes for a son had finally been answered
The sun was high on the sky, but Kabayan still sprawled on a bamboo bench in the veranda of his house, fast asleep. The warm morning breeze made him even drowsier. His loud snore reverberated even to the kitchen in the back of the house. Nyi Iteung, his wife, was sweeping the floor inside. She stopped and shook her head in disbelief.
Rawa Pening is a swampy area (rawa means ‘swamp’) that is popular as a tourist attraction in Central Java. This area has become an ecosystem of water hyacinth (enceng gondok). Evidently, there one can clearly see how water hyacinths grow fertilely on the swamp, forming an overlay of green tapestry. This tourist attraction offers a natural beauty wrapped in mystical myths and tales.
The scorching rays of the midday sun seeped through the rooftiles of the Governor’s residence, making it almost unbearable. Governor Logender repeatedly wiped the sweat off his brow and neck pacing back and forth, occasionally sitting down and getting up again anxiously
The king was famous as a wise and sensible king in the Kahayan Hilir Kingdom, Mintin Island. The people live in harmony and prosper because of the king's justice. The glory of the kingdom was well known to the surrounding area.
The sun has never left the earth despite the perfect raincloud that covers the sky2 . Similarly, God will never leave humans even though we see that our lives are always miserable, underprivileged, or full of trials. Behind it all, there must be a mighty power that strengthens human beings
The night got quieter. The crescent moon lighted every corner of Blambangan. The fog arose, gripping the trees. The wind blew softly that the leaves swayed gently. It was tranquil and solemn. Almost everyone was fast asleep in the safe and peaceful Blambangan Kingdom
Mount Tinjau was said to be the biggest mount in West Sumatra. This mount, which was located in Agam Regency, was close to two other mounts, Mount Merapi and Mount Singgalang
Gema Loyola Reborn kali ini mengusung tema kekeluargaan di SMA Kolese Loyola. Redaksi ingin menunjukkan bahwa meskipun tidak sedarah, namun kita bisa menjadi satu keluarga. Dengan nilai-nilai Ignatian dan budaya Indonesia yang memberi landasan kuat untuk mempererat kekeluargaan di Loyola.
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Experience and education is the best concise statement on education ever published by John Dewey, the man acknowledged to be the pre-eminent educational theorist of the twentieth century. Written more than two decades after democracy and education , this book demonstrates how Dewey reformulated his ideas as a result of his intervening experience with progessive schools and in the light of the c…
This study treats ecotourism in National Protected Areas of Lao PDR as a “recreational frontier” which instrumentalizes the recreation of human natures in capitalism’s centers for that of nonhuman natures at capitalism’s (closing) frontiers. This world-ecological practice of ecorational instrumentality – i.e. of nature domination in the name of “Nature” – presents a remedy for c…
This book systematically analyzes how and why China has expectedly lost and then surprisingly gained ground in the quest to solve the complicated environmental problem of air pollution over the past two decades. Yuan Xu shines a light on how China’s sulfur dioxide emissions rose quickly in tandem with rapid economic growth but then dropped to a level not seen for at least four decades. Despit…
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