The Underwater Palace
Thanksgiving event

“Aya here again no events?” ask Nia.

“Yes, there is a thanksgiving later tonight,”.

“Rame really yes, everything on helped. This mang has to use firewood? There will be a gas stove,” said Nia.

“Iya but indeed the tradition is like this. Besides, if you use firewood tastes better,” I said.

“Yes too, but I can't smoke it! My eyes hurt!” jasmin.

“You don't go near there Jasmin,”.

“Oh yes. Indeed, there is nothing cooking below here why not on the edge there?” ask Nia.

“Not knowing, who has a show tell him to cook here so we follow aja.”

Coincidentally Nia and Jasmin visited my house when there was a celebration of one of my neighbors. Usually we will help together who have an event to cook and prepare other things. The owner of the show asked to cook under the road precisely on the riverbank land because the water was receding so we could take advantage of the vacant land.

“Yes ... Aya this why the ground cracked?” peekik Nia's.

The longer the land was tenuous, I Nia and Jasmin retreated. The originally flat ground suddenly collapsed the spices we cooked fell into the river with a large pan.

Everyone was panicking because the herbs and the dishes were drifting into the river. An elder in my place also told the others to immediately move the cooking place so that nothing unwanted happens.

“This sky is the pity of bulan ikam jam here! (The owner is angry because you guys are cooking here)”

“Who's uncle who's so hot (angry)?” my many.

“Ampun (owner/owner) this river.”

The village elder who was none other than my own uncle asked that the one who had an event to immediately prepare offerings to pray, so as not to happen unwanted things to the entire family of the event owner.

“Aya. Bribed it what?” ask Jasmin.

“It's our tradition said the grandmother was hereditary. Giving offerings on the river he did when he wanted to adzan magrib reverberate,” sahutku.

“I am curious, if you see the process can not be?” ask Nia.

“Bby kok.”

“But the spice is very dear definitely who has a show must spend more money to buy materials,” 

“Well how again,”.

“But it's strange that the ground suddenly cracked and collapsed and again I feel on the ground is rich there is something moving,” said Nia.

“Iya I also know there are rich people who walk underground,” said Jasmin.

“Udah deh we enter the house first,” I said.

I talked to Nia and Jasmin while watching TV, Jasmin and Nia seemed happy to be in my house at first I was a little inferior because my house was not like their house which had a permanent building.

“Aya where are your friends?” ask Nia.

“There are, they are busy playing maybe,” said.”

“Oh yes I heard in the big river there is a dragon,” said Nia.

“There are, there are also dragon stinking breaths! Ha-ha-ha,” says Jasmin.

“Husss! Don't like the origin of talking!” 

“Udah don't fight.”

“Oh Yes. What time is it?” ask Nia.

“It's half five, why is it? You want to go home?” my many.

“No, I was just waiting for the ritual event what was the name I forgot,” said Nia.

Not long ago I came to us with a few dishes.

“Well eat first,” says Abah.

“Wah ... Thanks Bah,” my word.

“Aya next time if there is a rich event gini again invite us yes,” said Nia.

“That's how it is,”.

The time also showed at 17:50 pm, everyone had also gathered to watch the ritual.

The difference this time is anchored in the direction so that when the event takes place there is no interference whatsoever. In the house that has the thanksgiving is already available various offerings that will later be drowned into the river.

The three of us also gathered to witness the ritual. The sky already looks orange uncle quickly walked to the river by passing the collapsed road earlier. 

Seen uncle was silent for a moment and then patted the water three times and drowned the offerings. Uncle walked back to my neighbor who gave thanks.

“It's safe. Thanksgiving can be done tonight.”

“Aya who will eat his offerings? Fish?” ask Nia.

“Not. But something under this river,”.

“What indeed? There is no way there will be a kingdom down there,” said Jasmin.

“Can only. Nothing is impossible in this world,”.

The event of thanksgiving was very solemn as the chants of the holy verses of the Qur'an echoed the soothing sense of hearing. Because this is a special thanksgiving for men, I Nian and Jasmin can only participate in the kitchen while listening to the tausiah of the speaker.

“You're the first time ya join the event rich gini?” my many.

“Iya. Usually if there is a rich event gini only mama who goes,” said Jasmin.

“Oh yes usually rich ritual is done just fitting there is a rich event gini aja ya?” ask Nia.

“Not so anyway, fitting again sick he could but, if the pain do not heal and label it instead use a rich offerings,”.

“Then rich how?”

“Wear red porridge white porridge only if not wrong. That's also if the pain caused by supernatural beings,” said I.

“Eh Aya is indeed on this river what the hell is like in the sanctuary,” asked Nia.

“Trust people here, in this river there is his occult kingdom so if here you can not carelessly have to keep the attitude,” my mouth.

“Nah means the talk I was actually dong,” said Jasmin.

“Not in vain I came here in addition to free food I can knowledge as well,” concluded Nia.

“What are you guys doing home at night?” I'm afraid the Laras incident is repeated.

“It's quiet Yes, it's safe right Jasmin?”

“Iya anyways I want to be free,” Jasmin said.

At around 22:00 pm the ceremony ended, Jasmin and Nia said goodbye to go home. The event owner gave each of them a bag full of food and cake and a little money.

The faces of the two of them were also so visible.

“Asik get food dapa money anyway, next time if you have an event said gini again tell us yes Aya,” said Nia.

“OK. All of you later I will know my friends if you come here,” I said.

“Then we go home first yes.”

“You guys be careful ya don't forget to read prayer.”

“Iya. Once again thank you,” said Jasmin while riding on his motorbike.

They both went home on their bikes. I went inside the house and locked the door.

“Friends you've gone home?” ask abah.

“Already New Bah aja.”

“Ya. You break tomorrow into school,” said.

I went into my room and sat in my bed. I took my HP and saw a message coming in from Laras, he sent me some links when I tried to open it I was interested in reading it because there is a history of how the agreement between humans and crocodile demon inhabitants of the river.