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long time ago, there lived on the island of Bali a giant like creature named Kbo
Iwo. The people of Bali used to say that Kbo Iwo was everything, a destroyer as
well as a creator. He was satisfied with the meal, but this meant for the
Balinese people enough food for a thousand men.
Difficulties
arose when for the first time the barns were almost empty and the new harvest was
still a long way off. This made Kbo Iwo wild with great anger. In his hunger,
he destroyed all the houses and even all the temples. It made the Balinese turn
to rage. So, they came together to plan steps to oppose this powerful giant by
using his stupidity.
They
asked Kbo Iwo to build them a very deep well, and rebuild all the houses and
temples he had destroyed. After they fed Kbo Iwo, he began to dig a deep hole.
One day he had eaten too much, he fell asleep in the hole. The oldest man in
the village gave a sign, and the villagers began to throw the limestone they
had collected before into the hole. The limestone made the water inside the
hole boiling. Kbo Iwo was buried alive. Then the water in the well rose higher and
higher until at last it overflowed and formed Lake Batur. The mound of earth
dug from the well by Kbo Iwo is known as Mount Batur.
Source: BSE; English in Focus for Grade IX
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