The Underwater Palace
Yellow Crocodile Child

When I got home from school, I saw someone get something in the river. He wrapped it in his jacket when I noticed that all he got was a crocodile boy with yellow skin measuring about 40 cm.

“Uncle why captured?” my spoken.

“Prohibit (expensive) this his son sold,”.

“Cada (no) can be Uncle!” sahutku.

“Kada can? Indeed ikam (you) who?”

The man rushes on his motorcycle and leaves while carrying the crocodile cub in his hand.

I went home and told that to my brother.

“Bah was ulun (i fluffy language) saw people catching crocodile children,” said.

“Where? Who caught it?”

“Cada (not) know other (not) people here,”

“Katulahan got the parents! (because of the plague later that person just look at it)”

I went into my room and changed clothes. When I told him that it seemed like I was upset, I felt the same way because what he caught was a crocodile that should live freely in nature.

“Assalamualaikum,” someone came to my house.

“Walaikum greetings, enter,” sahutku because the door is open.

“Mana?”

“There is in the room, holdang ulun kiaukan (wait for me to call).”

“Bah ... There are people looking for.”

“Who?” ask Abah.

“Kada knows,” sahutku while shrugging.

Anah went out of the room and approached the man.

“Rahmad Lawas kada guests, (Rahmad long time no see)” said the person.

“Amrul. Yes Allah is rich what habar (news)?” said the man who immediately shook his hand.

“Alhamdulillah good. Kawas kada be eagles ka here (long do not stop by here),” said.

“Where is damini badiam? (where is it now?)”

“Samarinda, rich what (how) healthy?” ask the man to Abah.

“Alhamdulillah we are a healthy family.”

The chat brother and his old friend lasted a long time I went to the kitchen to make a drink. Afterwards I chose to sit in the back enjoying the wind as well as the afternoon sky.

But because I was bored, I took the paddle stored in the kitchen, I went down to the top of the jukung (rowboat) and started rowing.

I paddled casually on the riverbank until I was startled by the appearance of Atmajaya in front of me.

“You haven't rowed here in a long time,” he said.

“Astagfirullah! Couldn't you don't suddenly appear make me surprised,” said I.

“Why should you be surprised?” he said with a cold and flat expression.

I rolled my eyes and kept rowing, “I have a human called heart. If you appear rich earlier it makes the adrenaline of the heart racing and makes a startled effect!” my spoken.

“Ahh ... Forgetit. What was? Your tumben appears?” my many.

“There are ignorant hands that take my people, do you know?” 

'His people? He means a creature of his kind, ' I thought.

“Yes I saw I forbade him to take but he didn't care what I said,”.

“We actually do not like to disturb human life because we also have restrictions, but sometimes people are greedy to take what is not their right without permission it makes us feel angry,” he said.

“Then what will happen to that person?” my many.

“You can see, you will definitely hear the news.”

“I have a question for you,” I said.

“Why do snakes and crocodiles not unite? Why are you two so far apart?” my many.

“Our energy is different, there will be a clash if we become one unit,”.

I nodded my head, “ already want magrib. I go home first,” I said.

I paddled to return to the edge of my house Atmajaya had also disappeared. I climbed onto the board and walked into the house.

When I entered my old friend there was no more.

“Bulik was a friend pian earlier Bah? (That friend came home?)”

“Iya already, well in the money bari earlier against Amrul (nih in love money with Amrul)” said Abah while giving a piece of money.

“Assyc! Make a snack tomorrow,” sahutku.

I pocketed the money a hundred thousand and then went into the room, I had thought about what Atmajaya said earlier.

'Is it true that the man will be hit by a plague?' muttered.

Unknowingly I could suddenly see a picture, it felt like I was watching a movie on the big screen with the person who took the crocodile boy as the cast.

I saw the man holding the crocodile cub inside his house. Apparently the man was in the village across the river.

I vaguely saw that person as if staggering while inside the house.

“Why do these houses play?” 

His words sound clear.

He felt the wall of his house to stand up but still he fell down. Finally he crawled out the door.

When he came out I saw his house surrounded by hundreds of crocodiles of various sizes.

I also flinched and then woke up.

'I saw what?' muttered.

'What does Atmajaya mean? But how can I see it. While I was in the room at the moment.’

I was confused about what happened to myself. I feel like something is wrong with me.

'Do I have to see a doctor?' my thinking.

I try to shift my mind so as not to see things that I think are strange and unreasonable.