The courage to defend the truth is capable of making an ordinary person act extraordinarily. Through the article The Jombang Taste is the author invites you to listen to one of the Filipino folklore. In ancient times in the Philippines there was a very cruel giant. He lives in a cave at the foot of a mountain.
As the food, once a week the giant takes one of the villagers who live around the mountain. Of course the villagers around the place became very frightened. They think, at some point they must be the victim of that ferocious giant meal. In one of the villages not far from the mountain, there was also a boy.
Moniko's name. When he heard about the giant greed, his young soul could not accept the abuse. Her little heart said, how cruel the Giant is. He was determined to end the history of the wicked. Moniko then think how to make people can live quietly without a giant disturbance. For a few hours he paused at the thought of how. On one day he had planned, Moniko went to the Giant's cave. He has got a sense of how to kill the Giant. On his way, Moniko first encounters a musician in the village.
He borrowed a drum and a trumpet from the musician while continuing the journey, Moniko bearing the musical instruments on his back. Then collected the roots of the banyan tree that he got in the middle of the journey. Day before dusk when he arrived at the residence of the Giant. He carefully looked around the place. Inside the cave, the giant was invisible.
The story of Moniko's monstrous legend conquer the giant begins. Moniko cautiously entered the cave, then looked for a dark corner and hidden from the eye. In that corner he hides out holding a drum and a trumpet, awaiting the arrival of the Giant. The weather had been dark and dense when the Giant came home.
He was very surprised when he met the open door of the cave. Although he can not see anything because of the darkness, but smelled also by the smell of humans. "Who dares to open the door of my house!" She yelled. "Me, Moniko, Giant bigger than you! I came here to punish what you did! "Moniko said bravely, his voice raising with all his might. "Ha ha ha! Nothing bigger than me It happens that my stomach is hungry. I'll eat you for dinner! "Shouted the Giant. "Do not be arrogant, bitch! Apparently you do not know who you're talking to! "Moniko replied in a voice that was cultivated to match the Giant's voice.
The giant patted his chest with his hand. There was a tremulous sound. Moniko immediately beat his drums with all his might. "Still harder clapping my chest!" Moniko said not to be outdone. The Giant is furious. Then shouted, "If you're bigger than me, show your hair! "Moniko immediately threw a bunch of roots of the banyan tree he was carrying, exclaiming," Look at my hair! Longer and much bigger than your hair! "" How much do you keep me! "Said the Giant. At that moment Moniko shouts, he will sing to prove himself the greatest Giant.
Then he blew the trumpet with all his might. It turned out that the sound of the trumpet echoing in the cave had made the Giant terrified. He ran, rushing out of the cave. Due to the very dark weather, the giant lost its way, then crashed into a huge tree. Meanwhile Moniko waits patiently in the cave. The next morning, Moniko leaves the cave early. He found that the giant had been lying in a steep valley, with its head cracked by crashing into a big tree.
With carefree heart Moniko returned to her village. He was welcomed as a hero's rescue hero. A festive party was soon held to celebrate the victory. Moniko then known the public as one of the legendary heroes of the people. The moral message of the story of Asian legend Moniko defeating the giant is that we always defend the truth wherever we are. The message of Moniko's fairy tale also teaches us not to be discouraged in doing good even though we have various deficiencies in life.