The Origin of Catu’s Hill-Bali

One day in Bali’s island inland, there was a prosperous and fertile village. The fields always gave plentiful harvests. In that village there was a farmer whose name Mr. Jurna. He had a wife. They wanted paddy harvest’s result more plentiful than before. Mr. Jurna suggested to his wife. "Hem, I think I should we vowed in this planting season.” Mrs. Jurna asked "What must we vowed?" Mr. Jurna said with much hope "If paddy harvest more plentiful we will make a big rice tumpeng.” Mrs. Jurna agreed.

The result, Mr. Jurna’s harvest’s increased. With Mr. Jurna’s vow, automatically Mr. Jurna and his wife made a big rice tumpeng. Mr. Jurna also made eat and drink party. But, Mr. Jurna and his wife didn’t satisfy with the result of the harvests. They wanted to vow again in next paddy season. Mr. Jurna said "Now, we will vow again. If paddy harvests more plentiful, we will make 3 big rice tumpengs.” His wife agreed. They also wanted to make party which more rousing than the last party.

The result of paddy harvest’s increased again. Mr. Jurna and his wife automatically did they vow. A half of their harvests, they used to buy livestock. But, they still didn’t satisfy. Mr. Jurna and his wife vowed again and will made 5 big tumpengs if their harvests and livestock were increasing. Next the result of harvests more abounded and their livestock much than before. "An endowment from God, God blesses our wishes." said Mr. Jurna.

In a sunny morning, Mr. Jurna went to rice field. When he arrived in the edge of rice field, he saw something strange. "A heap land as big as catu?" asked him on his heart. Mr. Jurna murmured while he was remembering "I feel, yesterday this heap land wasn’t exist." Catu was rice graduated tool from coconut shell. After he observed that heap land, Mr. Jurna immediately continued his journey to surround his field. After that, he went home. At his home, Mr. Jurna told to his wife what have been. Immediately, he suggested to make rice catu like what he saw at field. Mrs. Jurna supported his husband.

Mrs. Jurna suggested "I think, how about we make some rice catus. With that, our harvests will abounds, so our harvests can exceed other’s harvests.”

Their harvests exceeded. Their granary fulled. Mr. Jurna’s neighbors amazed with their harvests. "Mr. Jurna is accomplished farmer.” Said a middle-aged man to his friends. One of his friends was chiming while he smiled "He isn’t accomplished farmer but, he is a lucky farmer." Mr. Jurna and his wife made some rice catus. Party immediately held very rousing. Mr. Jurna immediately brought some rice catus to the place of heap land as big as catu. But, Mr. Jurna very surprised when he saw that catu bigger than before.

Mr. Jurna willpowered with arrogant’s suggestive "Well, I will make rice catu as big as this heap land which bigger than before.” Mr. Jurna immediately went home and asked his wife to make a rice catu which bigger.

Mr. Jurna was bringing a rice catu while he hummed and was accompanied with gurgling sound from field’s water. But, after he arrived on that place, Mr. Jurna aghasted.

He squealed "Oh My God! This catu is bigger and higher!" Mr. Jurna said arrogantly “No problem. I still have some saving rices that I can make as big as this catu.” That was been. Every Mr. Jurna made bigger rice catu, that heap land bigger and higher. Sooner that heap land became a hill.

Mr. Jurna and his wife resigned. They can’t make rice catu again. Mr. Jurna became poor because his acts and his pride. So, that heap land became a hill that named Bukit Catu.

Mandate : Grateful for everything God’s giving. Don’t be very arrogant and greedy.