Citations & Reference:"Once, I paid a visit to a hotel called Varukai," said the Moon when she came, after saying Basmalah and Salaam. "Its shaped was spherical like a tied tortoise, a row of luxurious horse-drawn carriages lined at the front yard, and at the outer part, there was a coffee shop. As my ray of light came in through the window, I saw an artist, singing,Los dol! Ndang lanjut lehmu WhatsApp-an![Relax! Just go on with your WhatsApp!]Cek paket datane, yen entek tak tukokne[Check the data-plan, if it runs out, I'll pay it]Tenan, Dek, elingo, yen mantan nakokno kabarmu[Indeed dear, if yuor ex asked]Tandane iku ora rindu[That's not a sound of yearning]Nanging kangen kringet bareng awakmu[But rather, longing to sweat with you]The shop, according to the local, was once a traditional market, but it caught fire, then turned into a hotel, and ultimately, it's became a legal property of wealthy businessmen. It's not a strange thing in this Land I visited, that the Justice, is not for the People, but for the Businessmen.Afterwards, I looked around, there were tables, each had 4 seats, and in the middle of the table, placed a table code-number. Then, I turned my attention randomly. First, to table 888, those were sitting there, quietly eating their dinner. And then I shifted to table 1122, the visitors were talking in whispers in a language I didn't understand. Next, I shifted to table 411, a visitor told his table mates,Once upon a time, there came to this earth a visitor from a neighbouring planet. And he was met at the place of his descent by a great philosopher, who was to show him everything. First of all they came through a wood, and the stranger looked upon the trees. 'Whom have we here ?' said he. 'These are only vegetables,' said the philosopher. 'They are alive, but not at all interesting.''I don’t know about that,' said the stranger. 'They seem to have very good manners. Do they never speak?’''They lack the gift,' said the philosopher. 'Yet I think I hear them sing,' said the other. 'That is only the wind among the leaves,' said the philosopher.' I will explain to you the theory of winds : it is very interesting.''Well,' said the stranger, 'I wish I knew what they are thinking.''They cannot think,' said the philosopher. 'I don’t know about that,' returned the stranger : and then laying his hand upon a trunk, 'I like these people,' said he.'They are not people at all,' said the philosopher. 'Come along.'Next they came through a meadow where there were cows. 'These are very dirty people,' said the stranger. 'They are not people at all,' said the philosopher; and he explained what a cow is in scientific words which, I my self, didn't get it.'That is all one to me,”'said the stranger. 'But why do they never look up?''Because they are graminivorous,' said the philosopher, 'And to live upon grass, which is not highly nutritious, requires so close an attention to business, that they have no time to think, or speak, or look at the scenery, or keep themselves clean.''Well,' said the stranger, 'That is one way to live, no doubt. But I prefer the people with the green heads.’Next they came into a city, and the streets were full of men and women. 'These are very odd people,' said the stranger. 'They are the people of the greatest nation in the world,' said the philosopher. 'Are they indeed?' said the stranger. 'They scarcely look so.'I was in a bit of a hurry, so I didn't linger long to listen to their conversation. Then I paused for a moment, listening to the song of the singer,Tak gawe los dol, blas aku ra rewel[I'll take it easy, not fussy at all]Nyanding sliramu sing angel disetel[Close to the one, whom hard to change]Tutuk-tutukno chattingan karo wong liyo[Satify yourself, chatting with the other]Rapopo, aku ra gelo[It's okay, no offend]Then, my focus shifted, to table 511, I didn't find what I was looking for. And move again to table 1234, I heard, one told another,Two carthorses, a Gelding [a castrated male horse] and a Mare [a female horse or other equine animal especially when fully mature or of breeding age], were brought to Samoa, and put in the same field field with a Saddlehorse, to run free on the island. They were rather afraid to go near him, for they saw he was a Saddlehorse, and supposed he would not speak to them.Now, the saddlehorse had never seen creatures so big, 'These must be great chiefs,' thought he, and he approached them civilly. 'Lady and gentleman,' said he, 'I understand you are from the colonies. I offer you my affectionate compliments, and make you heartily welcome to the island.'The colonials looked at him askance, and consulted with each other. 'Who can he be?' said the Gelding. 'He seems suspiciously civil,' said the Mare. 'I do not think he can be much account,' said the Gelding.'Depend upon it he is only an extremist,' said the Mare.Then they turned to him. 'Go to the devil!’ said the gelding. 'I wonder at your impudence, speaking to persons of our quality!' cried the mare. The saddlehorse went away by himself, 'I was right,' said he, 'They are great chiefs!'I went to another table, to table 1010, nothing, to table 637, no, table 707, nay. And at table 9999, I found a talk,Four reformers met under a bramble bush. They were all agreed the world must be changed. 'We must abolish property,' said one. 'We must abolish marriage,' said the second. 'We must abolish God,' said the third. 'I wish we could abolish, the command to make a living,' said the fourth.'Do not let us get beyond practical politics,' said the first. 'The first thing is to reduce men to a common level.’'The first thing,' said the second, 'is to give freedom to the sexes.''The first thing,' said the third, 'is to find out how to do it.''The first step,' said the first, 'is to abolish all kind of Devinity Books.''The first thing,' said the second, 'is to abolish the laws.''Well, if so,' said the third, 'How about, first thing first, to abolish mankind?'For a moment, I stopped, then accidentally, I overheard a brief conversation, at table 13, a visitor said to his colleague,'This is not my own part, but was written by a writer from the West, that,The Frog said, 'Be ashamed of yourself,''When I was a tadpole, I had no tail.''Just what I thought!' said the tadpole. 'You never were a tadpole!'Not finding what I was looking for, I finally left the coffee shop, but still had time to hear the singer, ended the song,Kok tutup-tutupi, nomere mbok ganti[You covered it up, you've changed the number]Firasat ati, angel diapusi[Premonition, hard to be deceived]Snajan mbok ganti tukang las[Even if you change it to the welder]Penjual sayur lan tukang gas[Vegetable and gasman]Titeni, bakale ngerti *)[Just watch, it'll be caught]The Owl asked, "Pardon me, O Moon! What were you looking for?" The Moon replied, "I was looking for tabel 333.""Might be, it's not been presented yet," says the Owl. "But, the Sun told me, it's been existed!' the Moon commented, "Well then, just wait for it!" the Owl calming, "By the way, what have you found in that cofee shop then?' asked the Owl. The Moon concluded, "I found nothing but, Indecision has swept the Sound. And Allah knows best."
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Fables, Charles Scribner's Sons
*) "Los Dol" written byDenny CakNan
