The Underwater Palace
Dutch Ship

I saw Abah sitting dumbstruck behind the house looking at the passing boats. Since mama no Abah often aloof and daydream I also approached abah.

“Change what?” my many.

“Against the wind,” sahut abah.

'Oh yes it looks the same Abah I asked ah the problem of this river I was curious, ' I thought.

“Oh yes Bah indeed bebar yes if under this river there is a palace?” my many.

“You know where?” is from

“Ya said the person did not accidentally hear,” sahutku lying.

Abah looked at the river and told me something.

“First colonization time there was a Dutch ship anchored in our river and intend to take natural resources that are here.”

“Then what does Bah have to do?” I asked directly.

“According to the story of ka’i (grandfather) the Dutch ship was willing to lean but when going to enter the bottom dock the ship hit something and the hull part broke to make the ship sink. When they dive into the river to check it turns out there is no object whatsoever,” said abah.

“And until now the wreck of the ship is still there, if the banyu (water) recedes it must look,” continued abah.

“Where's Bah?” manya curious.

“That's next to uncle Junaidi's house, if it recedes you can see,” sahut abah.

“Wah means in our place there are relics of the former Netherlands in addition to the museum in front of the road. But Aya still do not understand what to do when the Netherlands is the same palace under this river.”

“Usually ka'i had inguan (maintenance) white crocodile, and next to uncle Junaidi's house there used to be a road from the board there where ka'i jammed.”

“Tabooh? Why do you mean Abah?”

“Iya. Since the time the Dutch ship sank they undo their intention to take natural resources that are here,” said Abah.

“Means Abah will follow in the footsteps ka'i dong kan Abah selected them,” said spontaneous.

Hearing that Abah furrowed his brows. “You know where?” is from ask Abah.

'Oh, I'm flabbergasted! It was just a dream, ' I murmured in my heart.

“Neg ... Aya accidentally heard from nini when Abah got the egg.”

“Later we anchor here,” said Abah.

“When Bah?” 

“Isuk (tomorrow) what day?” ask Abah.

“Sunday Bah,” sahutku.

“Besok means we have to provide sticky rice, boiled chicken eggs, bananas and setaman flowers,” said abah.

“Make a cake? Can Abah really?” tanyaku plain.

“Not. That's a treat for us to anchor later.”

I nodded my head. I sat next to Abah while looking at the river that was quite swift from a distance from the sound of the boat engine. Until without feeling the sky began to turn grayish-orange the sun slowly just leave the bias of the light. The sound of the mushola loudspeaker was heard.

I followed Abah into the house, and Abah and I closed all the doors and windows. Abah rushed to prepare for the magrib prayer at the mosque while I preferred to pray at home with my grandmother.

After the Magrib prayer I turned on the TV and watched my favorite yellow box cartoon series over dinner. I went to the kitchen first to get some food. 

When I wanted to pick up the plate, the blue tarpaulin on my kitchen cover burst into the wind, and that's when I saw someone standing on the board where Abah used to relax.

'Who? The feeling of not coming home, ' I murmured.

From the silhouette that guy looks like a man, he is tall and sturdy but there is a strange thing his legs are very long even I doubt it's legs, because it looks more like a snake tail.

I peeked behind my tarp, I saw above his head a crown, although it was not very clear, but I was pretty sure it was not a headband or anything like that.

Apparently he knew I was peeking and looking at him, he turned to me and started walking towards me. 

“U-ular!” i'm surprised.

I retreated and went straight into the house and closed the door, I was surprised he could find out I was looking at him. 

“Ngapain you?” suddenly I was behind me.

“Astagfirullah!” kataku shocked.

“There is a snake!” say again.

“Where's the deal?”

Abah quickly picked up the wood at the door and walked into the kitchen.

“Where is the snake?” ask Abah again.

“Man's switch Bah in the same on that board,” I showed you the direction we were sitting in this afternoon.

“Man's switch how does it mean?”

“Human's foot is snake!”

Abah grunts. “You don't make it up!” Abah went into the room

“But Bah is real!”

Abah did not listen to my words and went into the room, I went back to watch TV, grandma came to me.

“Where did you see it?” ask grandma.

“On the usual board sit down,” sahutku.

“Any. This is not his territory but why come here?” said grandma.

“Region?”

I was curious about what he said because I think grandmothers understand this kind of thing the most. Actually not only my grandmother, most of the people who are old or old in my area are very wistful and understand about the traditions and beliefs of the ancestors. 

“The river is divided into two regions, there are two palaces below it. Snake and crocodile castles.”

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