wealthy couple.
They had
been married for a long
time but they were
childless. They prayed to
God to give them a child,
and their prayer was
answered.
The wife gave birth to
a big, healthy baby
boy. They named him
Kebo Iwa, which
meant “buffalo uncle”.
Years passed.
Kebo Iwa became
a huge, strong
young man.
strength reached the ears
of the King of Bali. All this
time, Bali was under threat
by the kingdom of
Majapahit under patih
Gajah Mada.
Palapa Oat, Gajah
Mada swore to
defeat all islands of
Nusantara, including
Bali.
The king invited Kebo Iwa
to the palace and told him
about the problem that the
kingdom had.
Then he promoted him to
be a patih.
and promise. “I
promise, as long as I
live, I will not let Bali
be defeated by
another kingdom.
hahaha
patih, he would always
defeat anyone who
attacked Bali. Soon, Patih
Gajah Mada from Majapahit
heard of Kebo Iwa’s
greatness.
he attacked Bali.
Therefore, he
proposed peace
between Bali and
Majapahit.
Iwa to Majapahit and
promised to marry him to a
beautiful princess of
Majapahit. Accordingly,
Kebo Iwa came to Java
island.
Gajah Mada treated him
nicely . As usual, Kebo Iwa
ate a lot. Then Gajah
Mada began to tell him
about the condition of
Majapahit.
problem with water. I
heard you are very
powerful. Would you
help us and build a well
in a short time?” “Yes
of course Gajah Mada.”
said Kebo Iwa.
digging the well. When Kebo
Iwa was deep inside the well,
Gajah Mada instructed his
troops to bury him with
rocks. “Kebo Iwa has died!
Now we can defeat Bali!
Hahaha”
Mada! Your
wrong, I am not
died yet Gajah
Mada. I’m still
alive!
give up! Our intention is to
unite Nusantara, not to
harm your kingdom! I
promise we will bring
advancements to your
kingdom!”
He realized that Gajah
Mada was not lying.
“But I promised I
would not let anything
happen to Bali as long
as I live
“Yes, for the good of Bali,
kill me. My only weakness is
limestone. Take a piece of
limestone from a mountain,
and smear the powder upon
my forehead. I will become
weak, and you can defeat
me.
Gajah Mada, took a piece of
limestone from the nearest
mountain, smashed it, and
smeared the powder upon
Kebo Iwa’s forehead. True to
his words, Kebo Iwa became
weak.
“Promise me, you will
bring good to Bali.“
“Yes I promise to you
Kebo Iwa, I will give my
best to Bali.” said Gajah
Mada.
A few minutes later
Kebo Iwa passed away.
Then, Majapatih defeat
Bali under Patih Gajah
Mada.
The End
story of Kebo Iwa, I
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