him. The river's waves were docile all the way. Crocodiles observed

men's gown to grasp the magical empty white paper. He brought it near to his face, and to his great aston

cross the streets. She walked past Mobu street, Madi street, Kada street, and Sanka street to the gra

caught when the miss went past the Emperor's statue. It was one of the most famous monumen

" Babida exclaimed, stunned,

ight away." He told h

its east door. As he moved forward he glared at a wooden house. It was a chalet. It seemed

blank white paper!" He shouted

age. That's the young maiden's hideout

cally locked. There was no opening. He paused for a moment to think about his next move. While doing so

Another house but entirely identical to the previous one. A twin house. The only differenc

uietly to the opened window. Yet, he was not tall enough to spy through comfortably. So he took a br

overwhelming for the poor brick wh

e noise he made when he

angry voic

ng maiden with the Kaba growled, standing on

over there?" A voice fro

t time in the forest, when I went to fetch mushrooms

whoop his bottom." Grandma said in fury and fire. Then she rose off t

from the other twin house where B

er darling?" He enquired

k. He has been tracking me down. The first time I caught

g through the window using the now broken brick."

e me up, please!" Uncle Bibi, his glasses off,

r and merit by the reigning Emperor's deceased father, the Great Batang IV, for his bravery and heroic actions during the att

bi." Grandmother confirmed, he

no doubt about it.

asped the news and hurried to raise Bab

Batang's people, the slayer of the Monster

curiosity and amid the crowd which had surrounded the lumberjack in admira

tain? I have never heard of it, though I have been in this land

g I was a three-year-old toddler back then. So I must have witnessed the sad event b

it that I had no idea who this man, Babida the lumberjack, was? Are the empire's hero

red his throat and replied: "Well, liste

of rain began to fall. The crowd that orbited the lumberjack was d

ting Suzie and uncle Bibi to do the same.

Bibi had a