Legend Of Mahakam Dholpin *English Version*

In East Kalimantan, there is a famous river of Mahakam River. On the river there are fish that are very distinctive shape that is Pesut Pesut Mahakam (Orcaella brevirostris) is a freshwater dolphin Indonesia. Body robust, triangular dorsal fin and small & round head / eyes dull with little reply. Classified as a small dolphin, with an adult length of 2.0 2.75 m, 1.0 m baby dolphins Dolphins keep one's active, sometimes low jumps). Actually, dolphins are not fish but mammals of water as the dolphins and the Pope. According to residents around the river Pesut not just any fish but is a human incarnation.
The story in the days of yore in the Mahakam shoreline, there is a village inhabited by several families. Their livelihood mostly as farmers and fishermen. Each year after harvest, the villagers usually customary to throw a party that is filled with a wide range of performances and artistic dexterity.
Amid the people who live in the village, there is a family that lived in harmony and peace in a simple hut. They consist of a husband and wife and two sons and daughters. Necessities of life they are not too difficult to meet because they have a garden planted with various kinds of fruits and vegetables. So did all sorts of difficulties can be overcome by a prudent manner, and they lived happily for many years.
At one point, the mother is stricken by a disease. Although some people have been treated by a physician, but the pain the mother does not go away until she also died. After the death of the mother, family life is starting again neglected. They dissolve in deep sorrow of losing a very loved one. The father became taciturn and morose, while her two children are always filled with a sense of confusion, not knowing what to do. State houses and their gardens is now no longer maintained. Some village elders have tried to advise the father that does not dissolve in grief, but their advice can not give him change. This situation lasted long enough.
One day in the village feast was again held customary harvest. Various performances and entertainment is held again. In one stunt, a girl who lies the beautiful and fascinating that it always received the youths of the village when he was in action. Hearing this news, it also stirred the hearts of the fathers to contribute to witness how the greatness of the show that is so touted to many young villager who made crazy.
That night was the seventh night of the event, held the crowd. Slowly the father walked over to the venue where she will play. Deliberately he stood in front to be able to clearly see the game and the girl's face. Finally the show began. Unlike the other spectators, the father did not laugh much or praising the girl's appearance. Yet occasionally there is also the father smiled a little. The girl threw a cheery smile to the audience who praised or teased. At one point, finally met nevertheless views between the girl and the father was. This incident repeated several times, and was not expected at all would love that existed between the girl with the father of two children.
Thus the circumstances, the consent of both parties and the blessing of the elders then dilangsungkanlah marriage between their peoples in the village after the party was over. And the end was the family's gloom was, now they began to compile a new life. They began working on the activities that previously did not they try again. The father returned diligent farming with the help of his two children, while her stepmother lived at home preparing food for their family. That was so until months and months of their lives brightened up again.
In that case, was not suspected at all it turns out the new mother nature over time has a less well against both her stepson. Both children were fed after just leftovers from his father. The father can only tolerate his wife's actions, can not do anything because she loved him very much. Finally, all households are organized and in the hands of his young wife are greedy. Both men told his stepson worked hard every day tirelessly and even told to do things that are beyond their capabilities.
At one point, her stepmother had made a bad plan. He told both his stepson to fetch firewood in the forest.Both of you today have to look for firewood anymore! Command of the mother, amount must be three times more than you earn yesterday. And remember! Do not go home before the wood is much collected. Got it?!
But Mom said her son, for what that much wood? Wood that there are still quite a lot. Later when it's almost gone, then we look for it again
What! You've dared to deny it?! Later kulaporkan to your father that you are lazy! Come on, leave right now! The stepmother said angrily.
Stepson who she then pulled her sister to leave immediately. He knew that his father had influenced her stepmother, so in vain to refute because it would nevertheless be blamed. After bringing some supplies, they set out into the woods. Until dusk approached, the wood is collected have not been sufficient as requested their stepmother. Will they be forced to spend the night in the woods in an old cottage that person can continue their work the next day. Nearly midnight before they can sleep while hunger is still twisting their stomachs.
The next morning, they started to gather wood as much as possible. Shortly before noon, the hunger was unbearable, finally they lay on the ground for several moments. And without their knowledge, an old man coming toward them.What are you doing here, kids?! Asked grandfather to them. Both of these unfortunate children and tell them everything, including their stepmother behavior and the circumstances they are not eaten rice since yesterday until it was no longer able to continue the work.
Then you go in that direction. The old man said, pointing toward the thicket hedge, there are many fruit trees. Eat your heart's content until full. But remember, do not find it again the next day because it will be in vain. Go now!
As I say thank you, both sisters are rushed to the spot in question. It was true what my grandfather said earlier, there are many there are various kinds of fruit trees. Fruit durian, jackfruit, Cempedak, wanyi, mango and papaya that has been cooked seemed scattered on the ground. Other fruits such as bananas, rambutan and coconut ivory seems hang on the tree. They then eat the fruit until satiety and body feel fresh again. After resting a while, they can return to continue the work to collect wood to match the requested her stepmother.
By late afternoon, little by little wooden polynomial was successfully repaid all of them into the house. They then arrange for the wood regardless of the home. Once completed, then they got into the house to report to her stepmother, but was surprised when they see the contents of the house which had been empty.
Apparently their father and stepmother had left the house. The entire property inside the house has been brought out as well, this means they leave and never come back to the house. Both brothers are poor and crying uncontrollably. Heard the cries of the two, berdatanganlah surrounding neighbors to find out what the hell was going on. They were surprised upon learning that both father and stepmother of the children had been moved secretly.
The next day, the second child to find his parents insist. They announce their plans to the nearest neighbors. Some neighbors are sorry for firewood and then swap with the stock of food for the journey the children. Shortly before noon, they went looking for their father and stepmother.
It has been two days they are running but their parents have also found, while food supplies had run out. On the third day, they arrived at a hilly area and it appears by their smoke billowing in the distance. They immediately headed toward the place was just asked the occupants may know or see their parents.
They eventually find a cottage that was rickety. It appears an old man sitting in front of the cottage. Two sisters and saluted the old man and a greeting.
From where you are? What do you mean to come to my place this far flung 'asked his grandfather, while occasionally a small cough.
Sorry, Tok. Said the boy, We are currently looking for both our urangtua. Do Datok never seen a man and a young woman through here?
The grandfather was silent a moment, wrinkling her forehead, apparently he was trying hard to remember something.Hmmm, a few days ago there was a husband and wife who come here. Said the grandfather later, they brought a lot of stuff. Are they what you were looking for?
No doubt, Tok. Said the boy happily, they must urangtuha us! Which direction they go, Tok?
When they borrow my boat to cross the river. They said they wanted to settle there and opposite the cottage and want to create a new plantation. Try your search on the other side.
Thank you, Tok said the elder son, But can Datok drove us across the river?
Where ni dah Datok tuha strength to paddle the boat! Said the old man with a chuckle, if you want to catch up with them, use the existing boat alone the river's edge.
Brothers had ventured to bring the boat's grandfather. They promised to return the boat if it has managed to find their parents. After saying thank you, they then climbed into the boat and headed across mendayungnya. Both were oblivious to the hunger that convolute their stomachs because of a sense of joy after finding out the existence of their parents. Finally they reached the other side and the boat moored in a creek. After two days running on an empty stomach, then they see the end of a hamlet that is rarely populated.
Appeared by their apparently a newly built cottage. Slowly they approached the cabin. With feelings of anxiety and doubt the brother up the stairs and calling out the occupants, while her sister went around the cabin until he found a clothes horse in the rear cabin. He also remembered his father's clothes sewing ever since torn related thorns, after he approached then rest assured that it was indeed her father's clothes. Immediately he ran to his brother while showing clothes his father had found on the back. Without another thought they were entering the cabin and the cabin was indeed contained the belongings of their father.
Apparently their parents in a hurry to leave, so in the kitchen there is still a pot is placed over the fire is still burning. Inside the pot there is rice that has become mush. Because of hunger, the brother finally eat rice porridge is still hot heart's content. His younger brother who just followed into the kitchen to be surprised at what he was doing his brother, he immediately grabbed the pot whose contents were low. Fearing not miss out, he immediately devoured it at once with rice porridge pot.
Because they eat porridge is still hot then the body temperature rises they become infinite. In circumstances such abysmally, they ran to and fro about to find the river. Each banana trees they encountered on either side of the road to the river, alternately they espouse so the banana tree to wither. Once they arrived on the banks of the river, immediately plunge them into it. Almost simultaneously, the inhabitants of the cottage which is indeed the children of poor parents were amazed when I saw a lot of banana trees around the cottage they become wilted and charred.
But they were very surprised when entered into the cottage and a parcel and encounter these two saber belongs to her two children. The wife continued to examine the contents of the cottage down to the kitchen, and he could not find another pot that had been left behind. He then reported it to her husband. They then rushed down from the hut and follow the road towards the river on either side there are lots of banana trees that had wilted and charred.
Arriving on the banks of the river, there it by those two creatures that move to and fro in the water while spraying water from his head. Mind of the husband remembered the series of events that may very well be something to do with the family. He was surprised because all of a sudden she was not there beside him. Apparently he disappeared mysteriously. Now realize the husband that his wife is not a descent human being. Since their marriage, the wife does not ever want to tell their origins.
Not long ago, the villagers came in droves to the river bank to witness the weirdness that just happened. Two fish whose head is similar to the human head is moving to and fro amid the river while occasionally appear on the surface and spraying water from his head. Communities that are in place it estimates that the water bursts the two entities was hot so it can cause small fish die if exposed to semburannya.
Kutai communities, fish-nyemburkan spraying water fish called Pasut or Pesut. While communities in the interior Mahakam fish named Bawoi.