TALE ABOUT ANGKARO AND TUNTURANA (From Talaud)

Angkaro and Tunturana are two sea crabs are best of friends. Both lived together at the seaside, take refuge on the rocks near the shore. If low tide, both in hiding because at that time a lot of people fishing, and looking for him. Sea crabs are very popular with people because the meat is delicious. Therefore, their most feared enemy is man. Human rollicking catch crabs at low tide. That's why Angkaro and Tunturana most afraid to go out at low tide. Another case when high tides, they are fun to play happily, without fear of being caught by humans. On a full moon night, they came out to enjoy the beauty of the universe. At that time, tide and manusla on land too busy enjoying the full moon feast like other creatures. While playing and bersenda kidding, Angkaro told Tunturana, "Comrade, our bodies plain, not beautiful to the eye. Backs we have decorated to attract. Without ornate clothing, we are less interesting. "Tunturana replied," Well it's the fruit your mind. Now we try ourselves to be beautiful and captivating the hearts of other beings. Now how? "" Look, comrade, "said Angkaro." Backs we decorated with beautiful paintings, beautiful and colorful. Wear-resistant paint color matching by age and our skin. "Tunturana said," Well, my friend. Now let us beautify themselves at home. I have a paint with a brush, let us adorn ourselves in turn. "" Good, "said Angkaro." Who's first? "" I go first, "said Tunturana." Ukirlah my back is decorated with beautiful pictures, beautiful. Decorate the most beautiful! Then start carving and painting Angkaro Tunturana crab backs. Angkaro adorn the back of his friend with dots of a good, orderly, neat, straight line, and great varies little from the front to back and top to bottom. Very nice painting dots with colorful charming every eye looking at him. "It's over, comrade," said Angkaro. • "Look at the sea in the moonlight, the good is not it?" "Well done, mate. Thank you!" Tunturana said. "Now turn you carve my back," said Angkaro to his friend, Tunturana. "Make it bagusya?" "Good," said Tunturana. "Plant your back, I'll beautify your body." Then, as soon as he took the brush and the paint was about to carve back Angkaro. But, what happens? Seawater suddenly become retroactively, torches and lamps come-Iampu fish finder on the beach. Both were very surprised, then immediately they are running from danger. "Sorry, comrade," said Tunturana. "People have come would have arrested us. No more time to carve your back! "" No! My back should be attached, do not be left plain with no picture and color! "Shouted Angkaro. Seeing the light-Iampu is imminent, then clawing back Tunturana Angkaro with brushes and paint. Angkaro full claw back a mess now because they want to rush to escape. "Do not be angry, my friend," said Tunturana. "Figure dipunggungmu ugly because the danger had come. Better your body is full of scratch-scratch instead destroyed our lives. It's no accident. "Angkaro received his pictorial state-claw scratches due to forced circumstances. Both remained consort in the form of a contrast. Tunturana Angkaro beautiful and ugly. (Note: Tunturana in Talaud means regular, good, while the mean claw-claw Angkaro ).