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The magical chicken legend

Once upon a time in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, there lived a husband and wife
named Dopang and Bangun. At that time the wife was in a state of old pregnancy, until the
time to give birth. When it's time to give birth, then get ready for Dopang to welcome the
birth of her baby being conceived by his wife. Until finally born a baby boy who later named
Tulangdidi.

Bone is rumored to someday be a child who brings blessings and prosperity for the family
and society of Tana Toraja. But apparently there are some people who are not happy and
became jealous of the news. Because envy dominates the hearts of these people, then they
then spread libel about Tulangdidi. Defamation is more cruel than murder, and so it
happens, Tulangdidi is rumored to be bringing disaster and catastrophe to all Toraja
people.And to prevent the catastrophe and the disaster, the Tulangdidi must be killed.
Society seems to be affected by the slanderous news without first exploring its true origins.
They immediately met Dopang and Bangun, Tulangdidi's parents, and delivered the news
they received and they urged that Tulangdidi be killed for the safety of the people of Tana
Toraja.

Both parents Tulangdidi helpless to face the public pressure, so finally agreed to kill
Tulangdidi. But they asked for time until the age of Tulangdidi was enough to be killed. His
father also promised to kill Tulangdidi himself with his hand, it was agreed by the
community.

Bone had grown into a healthy child, smart and clever, until the time came when Tulangdidi
will be killed by his Father himself. So Tulangdidi-also invited his father into the forest that is
very far from their home. A chicken egg given to her mother Tulangdidi as stock. Upon
arrival in the forest, the chicken eggs were placed in a bird's nest in the tree, before
Tulangdidi was eventually killed by his own Father.

Seeing the death of his son who was so deadly and dead in his own hands made Dopang,
Mr. Tulangdidi very sad. Tidied up his son's corpse, dressed the best clothes for his son's
corpse, after which Tulangdidi's body was laid in a cave in the forest. Then dawdled the
Father, sobbing to leave the body of Tulangdidi, returning home, meeting the Tana Toraja
community and reporting that he had killed Tulangdidi.

A few weeks after the incident, hatch a chicken egg under Tulangdidi, into a rooster. The
chicken was apparently not an ordinary chicken, but a magical cock, and could talk like a
human being and get big in no time. Until one day the Chicken approached Goa where
Tulangdidi's body was laid by his Father. Arriving in Goa, crowed the Chicken when he saw
the body of Tulangdidi. The miracle happened, Tulangdidi rose from his death. Rooster-also
told what happened to Tulangdidi, until then they also went out of the woods to find family
Tulangdidi.

Mr and Mrs Tulangdidi are surprised to be happy to see his son has come back to life and
now come back to them. In the end, they live together again in a happy state, while the
people who know it can not do anything else. Until at one time, when the time came to
harvest rice. When the rice is pounded, approach the rooster to look for rice. Inadvertently
the head of the Chicken was hit by a pestle from one of the pounder rice.

Because of the pain he felt, the rooster ran away to meet Tulangdidi. In the presence of
Tulangdidi, the Chicken tells that his head was beaten by the pounder, so he wanted to
leave and wanted to leave Tana Toraja and intend to go to the moon. Unable to part with
his chickens, Tulangdidi finally said goodbye to his parents, and said if they miss the
Tulangdidi, then look at the moon when the full moon, because that's when the bones can
be seen.

After the farewell, the rooster flew and Tulangdidi held on to his two roosters' legs.
They two flew to the moon and settled there forever. Until now, in Tana Toraja, every full
moon, ordinary people see the moon, looking for the existence of Tulangdidi with his
rooster.
1. What is the title of the text ?
2. How is the nature of the bones involved in the story ?
3. Where the bone was killed by his father ?
4. Who causes the bone to live again ?
5. What features of the chicken ?

Answer
1. The magical chicken legend.
2. Have a healthy, smart and ingenious.
3. In a forest and the corpse is stored in a cave.
4. Cock magic.
5. Can talk like a human and get big in no time.

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