Sura bit baya’s tail. Baya
did the same thing to sura. He bit very hard until sura finally gave up. He
went back to the sea. Baya was very happy. He had his place again. The place
where they were fighting was a mess. People then always talked abaout the fight
between sura and baya. They then named the place of the fight as Surabaya, it’s
from sura the shark and baya the crocodile.
On one hot day, sura and baya
were looking for some food. Suddenly, baya saw a goat. “Yummy, this is my
lunch,” said baya. “No away! This is my lunch. You are greedy! I have not eaten
for two days!” said sura. Then sura and baya fought as usual. After several
hours, they were very tired. Sura had a plan to stop their bad habit. “I’m
tired of fighting, baya,” said sura. “Me too. What should we do to stop
fighting? Do you have any idea?” asked baya. “Yes, I do. Let’s share our
territory. I live in the water, so I look for food in the sea.
A long time ago in east java
there were two strong animals, Sura and Baya. Sura was a shark and baya was a
crocodile. They lived in the sea. Actually, they were friends. But when they
were hungry, they were very greedy.
And you live on the land,
right? So, you look for the food also on the land. The border is the beach, so
we will never meet again. Do you agree? “Asked sura”. “Hmm…. Let me think about
it. OK, I agree. From now on, I will never go to the sea again. My place is on
the land,” said Baya. Then they both lived in the different places.
But one day, sura went to the
land and looked for some food in the river. He was very hungry and there was
not much food in the sea. Baya was very angry when he knew that sura broke the promise.
“Hey, what are you doing here? This is my place. Your place is in the sea!”
“But, there is water in the river, right? So, this is my place!” said sura.
Then sura and baya fought again. They both hit each other.
Taken from http://indonesianfolklore.blogspot.com
