EDUKATIF | Raft Island home was not so grand but has the attraction that is very strong. The uniqueness of the home area of 70 square meters, not because the model trinkets or ornaments but, the presence of carnivore animals wandering around.
Carnivorous reptile animals were casually joked in front yard, side garden and backyard. The owner of the house, Dartim, 60 years, more unique again because, in addition to not feel afraid, gray-haired man Itupun never seemed disturbed over the existence of lizard-sized lizard that. However, that does not lose its unique, male graduates SR (equivalent to SD) was left
at home a widower since his wife died several years ago.
at home a widower since his wife died several years ago.
Raft Island is administratively into legal territory Indramayu district, West Java (West Java), Indonesia. If the drawn straight line, the distance from downtown district to the island only 14 miles and fairly implemented using 4 hour drive outboard engine boat at moderate speed.
In Indramayu district, in addition to Raft Island, there are still two other islands, each of the North Island and Reef Raft Island Central Gosong. Among the three, the island's most famous Rakitlah. Because, on the back of the island area of 50 hectares, there are hundreds of species of flora in mangroves dominated, dozens of species of fauna renik, amphibians, reptiles and reptiles that are natural wealth. Today, the island's fauna is enriched by the presence of tens of lizard tail that comes in mysterious ways.
Never mind the people outside the island, Dartim do not know exactly where the location of the animal's habitat before it emerged that around the house. In fact, he occupied the island's decades rafts.
Previously, Dartim was a fisherman who lived in coastal villages. Due to large waves or so-called abrasion (erosion of sea water), loss of homes and Dartim alone wayangnya son.
Unknown reason, decided to build a house Dartim on Raft Island and brought his wife. Itupun spouses living in exile on the island was uninhabited.
On the island, he had no neighbors let alone the RT. Astonishing, though his wife had died Darinah, male hunter of wild fish are still going to stay living there.
When Mystery visit, the house was right on the beach because it was silent, then the owner is still struggling in the swamp to remove dozens of installed fish traps there.
9 o'clock in the morning, Dartim emerged from behind a bushy clump of mangrove bubu carrying on his left shoulder. Bubu made of woven bamboo, almost full of fish trap results overnight.
He gave a speech quite cold with a look flat course. After greeting with a short sentence, Dartim continue step toward the door of her home kitchen. Without being asked, Mystery trying trailing behind.
Close bubu Itupun opened and the fish Itupun poured into the bowl made of rubber material. From the bertumpahan bubu fish of various sizes into the bowl. Apparently, the fish is not for sale, but only for their own consumption.
Throughout his age, Dartim such routine without feeling tired or bored. It seems, never crossed the ambition in the soul-skinned man had dark brown to a sort of modern electronics furniture TV sets, radios or mobile phones. As if she were living in medieval times, where people still carry primitive life.
Before accepting a reprimand, Mystery directly introduce yourself and explain the mission of the investigation into the island's raft. As at the beginning of the meeting, the response indicated in the response was so cold that introduction with a facial expression was still flat.
Without changing the damp clothes and feet diselaputi knees in mud, prepare Dartim kitchen knives and tools. Some of the fish for the arm out of the bowl and the cleansing bowels.
Itupun fish is grilled over coconut shell charcoal as a friend Rice. That morning the mystery is still time to taste the fish gurihnya remote island marshes. It was, quite maknyuus ...
Throughout the afternoon, killing time Dartim talk about supernatural experiences while staying in the island. From a series of magical experience, one of the greatest supernatural events of the colony appearance of a mysterious lizard.
Lizard's tail as much as tens emerged from the bottom of the earth as Ya'juz Wam'ajuz incredible amount until the animal colony was able to spend the entire surface of the water on earth at the last minute to meet the Day of Resurrection.
"About two hours before sunset, dozens of lizard will appear to come from the mangroves. The animals were just wandering around the house, then disappeared again into the mangrove forest at the dim atmosphere, "explained Dartim.
As he Tell the, at around 16:00 pm, at the same time from the opening up dozens of mangrove thicket lizard tails of various sizes. From behind the glass front window, it seems clear that meat-eating animals is not a monster like a Hollywood movie scuel. Monitor lizard around the house looking Dartim benign from a distance, either when in close proximity?
Itupun spectacular views of heart are not passed to target using a sophisticated digital camera berzoom. Thus, even from behind the glass and in the distance, but seemed to be only a few inches in front of the nose.
There is a strange, among the tens of lizard tail is one of the greatest posture, if weighed maybe a weight equivalent weight of pregnant female buffalo. Long posture, distance equals the length of the body in tow the ferry Kulon.
Itupun amazement did not last long because, from the side, explaining that lizard Dartim greatest berpostur it is the host or the parent of dozens of existing lizard. Lizard's host female, and dozens more are children. So, Where males?
"Wow, do not ask so far, sir," replied Dartim.
Two hours were very short to enjoy the stunning scenery of extraordinary mudiknya tens downstream-tail lizard around the house. A few minutes more the sun sank in the ocean lines, such as the emergence of this, they simultaneously entered the mangrove thicket gaps and gone leaving a silence followed by ramp it up and screams jangkerik worms orong from orong-nan misbi night.
Spending the night on a desert island, for some people have their own memories. Here was sterile from all over the life pulse of the metropolis smell. There was no lust immoral and rah-rah. There, only the silence of the night and the smell of natural purity.
Moment is the most appropriate to explore the real story from the mouth wrinkles Dartim about the mysterious things. In fact, for some people is considered abnormal, when the witness lives elderly man in a remote island which blocked the ocean as far as 14 kilometers from the city center district.
However, the attention and become a strong magnet to attract interest in mystery to stop the remote island's real, not because the decision to retreat Dartim. Rather, there are events beyond the emergence of what lizard colonies at his place.
Because, khabar winds circulating in the city center district of the existence of closely related Dartim incarnation Stealth Raft Island authorities. Phantom in place was transformed into an animal form of predatory carnivorous reptiles that, solely to serve Dartim.
The existence of supernatural rulers Raft Island is not new, it was even talked about among local fishermen. In fact, so popular until the storm comes the term commonly abbreviated as raft or "barracks".
These barracks attack was not playing games, more than a dozen fishing boats dragged, overturned even shattering hit barracks. Although physically a storm with large waves, but the fishermen believe, in fact it was the work of unseen hands of the authorities Raft Island.
"It was no secret, people love connecting Indramayu events with the supernatural, although there is no relationship at all," said Dartim.
Common thread between the barracks, lizard with supernatural ruler Raft Island is very hard to find. Whatever they say, if Dartim sure lizard's tail number was actually dozens of residents of mangrove forest habitat existing well in advance before Dartim and his wife live there.
Such reality is very difficult to argue with, and very difficult to explain the argument. Dartim do not want to bother to complain to the argument, for him it was not important, just not important to have a TV set or mobile phone. Important for him, how to survive on a desert island by utilizing existing natural potential and preserve it.
In terms of preserving the natural potential, instinctively she had always applied. One proof of this, tonight he's not the fish traps in the swamp, with the reason there is still stock catches the previous night. This extraordinary and a testament to the ambition was never to grow in Dartim chest.
He had no ambition to catch as many fish to be sold to the market in the city center district. For him, the essential needs for survival are adequate and available all around. Whatever he now lived, he believed God had outlined and has recorded since he was still in the womb of the mother.
So is the emergence of colonies lizard, believed to have a command of Allah is hard to pursue using the ratio of human reason, let alone Dartim ratios which are very limited.
Imagine, thirsty animals that fresh meat came in as being at the top Dartim doubts persist on the remote island or back to his homeland.
For Dartim, not easy to specify the options that other people might not be something that needs consideration. For the moment, exactly five months of her return to the side of God, Dartim no friends to survive on a desert island it. But on the other hand, he was reluctant to go home because the village had no land but only to build the hut booth.
At the time of inner turmoil and continued to weigh the decision to find, out of nowhere came, that afternoon around the house full of lizard in large quantities. Initially panicked, because he knew exactly, the animals that wander around the meat-eating species and not a pet.
When the lizard colonies appeared, Dartim in a standing position on the shoreline with a blank stare trying to cross the coast until he reached the village of his birth. His attempt was of course impossible to succeed, given the farthest point of the human eye is not allowed beyond the 14 kilometers distance.
His thoughts were immediately shattered when his hearing there to catch heavy footsteps behind her in large quantities. Encouraged curiosity, Dartim turned around. It was then that his heart was going to fall out. Dozens of lizard's tail as he circled stick out your tongue stuck bercabangnya.
He hoped that when it was a bad dream. But many times biting his lower lip, she still felt ill. But how could the fact that just happen around him and soon tens of lizard it would snatch the meat tasted stale body already.
Fear has mastered every pulse. He even felt it had no energy left, even just lifting your foot from the ground dipijak. As a result, she remained petrified when the animals move toward him.
In his mind was imagining his wife's hand waving to greet him together in nature barzah. He was sure, a few seconds more would join in spirit with his beloved wife along with the mangled body was torn off Dartim-hungry animal eats it.
Dartim prejudice was not proven. What happened next is difficult to solve any scientist on earth. Imagine, tens of lizard lick it fought Dartim feet and knees without trying to rip his flesh. Even the amazing, every time after licking feet Dartim, lizard moved directly into the relevant meeting of mangrove forests, until finally it was returned empty.
The following days, the colony Itupun lizard reappears each time before sunset. But then they did not attempt to lick the feet Dartim, but just wandering up and down around the house. Although still uncertain, seek Dartim over the colony, and lizard-lizard was so tame that even if wanted to be friends with him.
The presence of tens of lizard was gradually fill the silence in the chest cavity Dartim. Now he feels a new friend, so that was unanimously taken keputusanpun, he remained living in Raft Island until his death later to be reunited with his wife on the side of God .