Tiqu, A Dirty Shaman

One day Undan flew fastly. The swan chased an airplane. Because felt tired the swan landed on the left wing of the iron bird. Some passengers peered through the glass window. "Look, there is a huge swan and a boy on the airplane wing!" shouted one of the passengers. "May they the ghost of sky?" cried the other passenger, surprised. The other said, "Try to give them a beverage! If ghosts, they do not want to drink!" shouted a thin passenger, curious.

"The airpalne's window must not be opened, very dangerous," said a fat passenger. "We only able to portraits them to be a memento!" Then they raced to take pictures with cameras and camcorders. Camera of handphones should not be used, must be turned off when airplane on the air, because it can interfere the communication between the airplane crew and the airfield.

The wind blew very strong and the sun very hot. Undan protected Togo by his wings. Togo looked down, views of the sea and the land in turns. As the sun was about to set, the ship flew lower. Togo patted Undan, told him to fly with its own wings. They stopped in a very broad meadow. There were giraffes, elephants, lions, rhinos, and others.

"Where are we?" asked Togo.

Suddenly, out of which direction it came from, Togo saw a lion which carried a bundle with its strong teeth. It was a blanket that containing a baby. Some dwarf men armed with spears of wood pursue the lion but in vain. When saw Togo and Undan they stopped. Togo surprised, especially when the dwarf surrounded them. But, when the crying of baby was heard, Togo immediately climbed onto Undan's back and pursue the lion.

The lion toward a hut and put the baby on the doorstep. A short time later, there were a man creeps out. There are big earrings dangling from her ears. The hand of spooky man would grab the baby. But before he touch the baby, Togo preceded it and brought the baby to fly. Togo had seen a large pot with boiling water. Togo and Undan flew back toward the dwarf men and the baby was given to them.

"Who is the spooky man?" asked Togo.

"Tiqu, he is a shaman," replied one of them. "He will make this baby as a magic potion."

Togo said, "You are so many, why not strike him together?" The dwarf men

seemingly reluctant and frightened. One of them answered that Tiqu was very powerful. The fence of Tiqu's house couldn't be penetrated by humans and animals, except his lion. "But I and Undan has success to enter his yard. His magic fence does not work."

"We were afraid if he bewitched us into a frog or a monkey!" said one dwarf.

His friend continued, "He can enchant us as the worms."

The other replied, "Even he could zap us into a chicken shit."

Togo laughed and said, "You just lied!"

"No, he's very powerful!" They replied.

"Is there someone who was bewitched as a chicken shit?" asked Togo.

All shook their head. But they were still afraid. "Is there is no way to beat him?"

One of them said that Tiqu should not be in contact with the fragrance. "Enter herb scented gum tree in his pot, then he will not sacred anymore." Why? "Because his magic potion was made from the various types of animal waste in this desert," replied one of them. At that, Togo covered his noses. He was going to throw up. Then, Togo told them to gather all the sap of trees which the smell is good and bring it to him. Togo would enter the fragrance to Tiqu's pot.

Togo and Undan was invited to the dwarf's village. The house in the form of a simple shack which was made of grass and sticks. "Many of our babies had gone, taken away by the Tiqu's lion," said the village leader. "To beat Shaman Tiqu is not easy, should be held on a full moon. But the full moon had not long gone. Are you able to wait the next full moon?"

Togo answered, "All right. But, by the time, whether he does not order his lion to steal a baby?"

"No, he took a baby once a year," said the village leader. Finally, Togo and Undan had to wait for the next full moon. They lived with them in the Kalahari Desert. It was a very tough life, they were rely on nature to survive. Togo invited to look for termites and other insects to eat. Togo also taught to look for bird nests and the eggs were taken. The eggs and chicks were burned and eaten.

One day, Togo saw an arrows stuck at old tree, there was also animal skin with letters. Togo curious and took the skin. "Whose is the arrow?"

"No owner, even Tiqu did not dare to take it. Perhaps it belonged to the sky, it fell by the wind," replied the village leader.

Togo observe the animal's skin. "Who able to read this letters?"

The village leader replied that they caould not read. They were illiterate. But he told that in the next village there was a man who good at reading and writing. "I hope he can read this. Who will drove me to him?"

"I am," said the village leader.

They went to the next village and met the man. The man read the text for Togo, but it was not a poem. It was only food recipes. Togo disappointed. But, he became glad when know that the man was a poet. The man read a poem for Togo.

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whether this story has come to you

o, The Swan Rider

the story of ancient times

about the Prophet Noah and his ark

who reminding the thousands of pagan stone

waad, suwaa ', yaghurt, n'asr were the mute statue

Noah opposed, considered as a liar

one day there came a revelation

to make an ark of wood

bring your people and animals around you

water flows out of the sky with a terrific

Noah see her son cried

my son, go up into the ark

because we will be sail

I do not hope your advice, my father

because I can go up to the mountain top

but there is no place to escape

when the water was raging all submerged

swinging Noah's ark

water receded, when time is it?

raven told to look for wood sticks

but came home without bringing something

the pigeon was told to do the same

and bringing twigs to the ark

water has receded!

water has receded!

alhamdu, alhamdu!

on Judi hill the ark docked

o, The Swan Rider

fly more to upstream

another narrator wait you

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Togo requested that her lyric poet notes. "Well, I will write to you. Come back here again." The full moon arrive soon and Togo never break a promise. Togo and the dwarf people prepared to destroy Shaman Tiqu and his lion. They have been collecting tree's sap aromatic. The fragrant sap put into a bag. Togo would bring the sap and put into the potion pot of Tiqu. He had to beware because Tiqu's lion was not an usual lion, but a magic lion. The lion never sleeps and always awake to prey anyone who enter the territory of the shaman's house."

It was a formidable task. Togo was accompanied by a little girl named Qiuqia. They rode on Undan's back. Night had arrived, pitch black, and they waited for the full moon appears anxiously. When large round-shaped moon emerged from behind the desert, Undan flew into Tiqu's garden. From the heights they lurked the shaman activity.

"Where is the pot?" asked Togo to Quique.

Quiqua replied, "I've never seen before, but my grandmother said it was a very big pot!"

"If so, I ever saw it. It is a pot of boiling water, "said Togo. Quiqua signaled that they were close Tiqu Shaman garden. There was a sound of the lion, a sign that their presence was known. Tiqu was dancing swirling with strange sound surround the pot.

But there was something wrong with Undan. It was too heavy to carry two children at once. When Undan was flying over the shaman's garden, he lost control and flew very low. The lion ambushed them. Several of Undan's feather fell out and the blood was dripping. Undan wounded. Togo, without wasting time, immediately threw the bag that containing perfumed sap into the smoking pot.

A short time later, there was an explosion and the pot broke. The concoction which was made from animal dung culd not be fused with aromatic tree sap. Tiqu roared. He was exposed by the boiling water that had been mixed fragrant sap. Surprisingly, the fierce lion also rolled on the ground. The lion turned into smoke and disappeared. The shaman turned into a skull, collapsed on the ground, and his bones ravel. It was very terrible. The witch was finished.

The Undan flying was weakeness. When down, Togo was very surprised to see the wound. "Undan, are you all rigaht?" exclaimed Togo, confused and sad. But the blood had stop dripping from the wound. The village leader immediately ordered the physician to treat Undan. Because of that, to continue the journey, Togo had to wait Undan recover from the injuries. By that, Togo went to the poet and asked for a copy of the poem that had been promised. The man was never lie. Even, he also gave him another poem and read it.

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o, The Swan Rider

please, hear the story of the messenger

who was born in the middle of 'Ad nation

Hadhramaut was the name of his city

which was not far from the Yemen city

people called him: Eber

who their heart as hard as steel

he conveyed God's revelation

to the nation that stubbornly

ungodly and pagan

Baal was their biggest statue

they oppose the Prophet

God's revelation was considered just an act

'Ad nation remains broken

then God sent a hurricane

they and the idols was perish

The Swan Rider

it was a real story

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Finally the time to move on was arrive. Undan had been healthy and strong. But his feather became gray by the dust of Kalahari Desert. Togo said goodbye to the dwarf. "Goodbye The Swan Rider. Without your presence, certainly, Tiqu still threatening us," said the village leader.

"It is the will of God!" said Togo. Togo and Undan flew into the space. Before far, Togo waving his hands. Qiuqua wiped off her tears which dripping. Togo and Undan was more higher and further.

Do you know? Kalahari is a desert in Africa. The resident was called as the forest people, the native of South Africa. They are very short, brown-skinned, oval-headed and big-boned cheeks. They wander in small groups and life by hunting and also eat insect. They hunting animals by toxic weapons and other primitive weapons.