The Legend of Surabaya

The Legend of Surabaya

Folktale from East Java

In old times, in incomprehensible ocean there was an incessant battle between a Shark (sura) and a Crocodile (baya). They battled one another to battle for prey in the sea. They very nearly had same quality and as of now battled such a large number of times yet nobody ever wins or loses. In the long run they both made an understanding that must be taken after. The assention was a division of chasing territory. They isolated their chasing region into two where Sura administered in water and chased amphibian creatures while crocodile managed on the area and chased area creatures. Their domain limited by the shoreline in shoreline. This assention ought not be abused by anybody.

With this understanding, there was no more battle in the middle of Sura and Baya. They both had accomodated and consented to regard every domain. Then again, this peace did not keep going long. Until one day, Sura came up short on prey in the sea. He started to sneak in streams and lakes in area. Sura additionally got land creatures which were drinking at the stream. He did this chase furtively without being known by Baya.

One day Baya asked why his prey turned less. At that point he searched for the reason and he discovered Sura was chasing in his general vicinity. It made Baya turned out to be exceptionally irate. “Why are you chasing in my region?” Baya asked in displeasure. Sura was stunned to hear Baya was irate with him, “I don’t chase in your general vicinity, I chase in waters which are my domain” said Sura. “Yet, you were chasing in stream. The stream is situated on the territory and you’re likewise eating area creatures that are my prey. You have disregarded our understanding “said Baya. “It can’t be. all water is my domain, including waterways and lakes that exist in the area!” Sura included. They both contended one another. Since there is nobody moved an extraordinary fight happened between them.

This battle is intense and appalling. Sura and Baya were slamming, jumping and gnawing one another. None creatures set out to approach or even stop their battle. This battle made all the water around them turned red in light of the fact that blood which was leaving their harmed. This battle kept going long. They kept on battling to shield domain without taking a rest by any stretch of the imagination.

In this fight Sura chomp Baya’s tail. Getting a chomp from Sura, Baya answered to nibble Sura’s tail. Two of them were gnawing the tail each other without taking it off. This occurrence kept going long until Sura was not stand any longer on the grounds that his tail almost separated. At that point Sura rushed to the sea. Baya fulfilled that he had figured out how to keep up his region. Until this day they both proceeded with antagonistic and Sura stayed away forever to waterways and lakes any longer.

The battle in the middle of shark and crocodile named Sura and Baya was extremely exceptional and important for the nearby society. In this way, the zone was given the name of Surabaya. Furthermore, this battle is made as an image of Surabaya which is the picture of sharks and crocodiles chomp their tail one another.


Question :
1. What is the Crocodile's and Shark's real name?
2. Why this peace did not keep going long?
3. Why is the Baya's prey turned less?
4. Who owns all the water areas?
5. What is the moral value from this folktale?

Direct Sentence:
1. “Why are you chasing in my region?” Baya asked in displeasure.
2.  “I don’t chase in your general vicinity, I chase in waters which are my domain” said Sura.
3. “Yet, you were chasing in stream. The stream is situated on the territory and you’re likewise eating area creatures that are my prey. You have disregarded our understanding “said Baya.
4. “It can’t be. all water is my domain, including waterways and lakes that exist in the area!” Sura included.

Indirect Sentence:
1. At that point he searched for the reason and he discovered Sura was chasing in his general vicinity.
2. It made Baya turned out to be exceptionally irate.
3. This occurrence kept going long until Sura was not stand any longer on the grounds that his tail almost separated.
4.  Baya fulfilled that he had figured out how to keep up his region.