Tasik Chini - part 2
Once upon a time, at a beautiful lake in a kingdom of Pahang, dwell a dragon known as Seri Gumum (some said there are 2 dragons, the other dragon is known as Seri Pahang*). Some said the lake is the beast home. Some said the beast stayed in the lake to train it's power. Not one knew whether it true or false. But everyone knew that they cannot disturb the beast. Everyone knew there are a lot of do's and dont's when they go to the lake.
The lake prosper and a lot of native people live there. From the lake, they get fish. From the forest, they hunt for the deer, forging fruits and cut the tree. All the living live peacefully in and around the lake. And all know that the lake will be peaceful as long as the dragon dwell there.
There are rumours about a bad creature that went amok at the sea. The creature disturb other living being, destroyed human ship, and other thing. The rumours was carried by the wing to the inland and then was heard by the dragon(s*). One of the dragons decided to stop the chaos but they know if one of them decided to go to the sea, the human need to move, the water level at the lake and Sungai Pahang will raise and flood will happened. They decide to wait until the monsoon season.
*The dragons contact the human live around the lake. They advised the people to prepare the foods and move to higher ground during monsoon season. The human know that finally the beast in the lake will make their move.
The monsoon season finally came. Rain fall heavily and continued for several days and nights. The human know the worse will come. They will see a biggest flood no one alive ever seen. The flood will become a history known the Pahang people**.
The water has risen. The path to the Pahang river finally open wide for the beast. Then on one night, one of the dragons make their move.
To make the story short, the dragon finally arrived at the sea. It searched for the creature. Then it find the creature. The dragon fought with the creature for several days and nights. The moment of victory is near. The creature finally weaken. The sea colour is also changed. From green the water turned into red. Most of the blood is coming from the creature.
Then the unexpected happened. The creature used dirty tricks during the fought. It make the dragon loss a lot of blood and weaken. The creature ran for it's dear life. The dragon didn't had any energy left to fought. Then the dragon decide to go back for home.
During the journey back, the dragon know it will not live long enough. Using it's power, it contact Sultan Pahang***. It tell the Sultan that the moment for it to live is not long enough. It asked Sultan Pahang to tell others about it's death. Then the dragon died. The Sultan performed royal ceremony for the dragon. Some said the dragon is buried at Kampung Ketapang at Pekan and some said the dragon is left at the sea and as the time came, the dragon became an island known now as Tioman Island.
For the other dragon, some said it still live at Tasik Chini waiting for the right moment for revenge. Some said it already made a move. Nobody know and nobody will. The secret lies as depth as the lake.
Notes :
* This is taken from Juara yang Tewas
** Some said the flood happened in 1970's and some said it happened during Banjir Merah in 1800's. Yes, the two flood is the biggest flood ever happened at the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The flood in 1970's had made my grandfather's family moved from our home to the emergency quarters. From my grandfather's story the flood in 1970 is big enough. He said the water also entered our home. For your information our home is about 2 meters from the ground and the water level in our home is about 1 meter. And the floods happened during my lifetime, the water never enter our home.
*** Some said the Sultan Pahang that received the dragon 'call' was the late Sultan Abu Bakar (father to the current Sultan Pahang). Some said it was Sultan Abu Bakar's father.
The lake prosper and a lot of native people live there. From the lake, they get fish. From the forest, they hunt for the deer, forging fruits and cut the tree. All the living live peacefully in and around the lake. And all know that the lake will be peaceful as long as the dragon dwell there.
There are rumours about a bad creature that went amok at the sea. The creature disturb other living being, destroyed human ship, and other thing. The rumours was carried by the wing to the inland and then was heard by the dragon(s*). One of the dragons decided to stop the chaos but they know if one of them decided to go to the sea, the human need to move, the water level at the lake and Sungai Pahang will raise and flood will happened. They decide to wait until the monsoon season.
*The dragons contact the human live around the lake. They advised the people to prepare the foods and move to higher ground during monsoon season. The human know that finally the beast in the lake will make their move.
The monsoon season finally came. Rain fall heavily and continued for several days and nights. The human know the worse will come. They will see a biggest flood no one alive ever seen. The flood will become a history known the Pahang people**.
The water has risen. The path to the Pahang river finally open wide for the beast. Then on one night, one of the dragons make their move.
To make the story short, the dragon finally arrived at the sea. It searched for the creature. Then it find the creature. The dragon fought with the creature for several days and nights. The moment of victory is near. The creature finally weaken. The sea colour is also changed. From green the water turned into red. Most of the blood is coming from the creature.
Then the unexpected happened. The creature used dirty tricks during the fought. It make the dragon loss a lot of blood and weaken. The creature ran for it's dear life. The dragon didn't had any energy left to fought. Then the dragon decide to go back for home.
During the journey back, the dragon know it will not live long enough. Using it's power, it contact Sultan Pahang***. It tell the Sultan that the moment for it to live is not long enough. It asked Sultan Pahang to tell others about it's death. Then the dragon died. The Sultan performed royal ceremony for the dragon. Some said the dragon is buried at Kampung Ketapang at Pekan and some said the dragon is left at the sea and as the time came, the dragon became an island known now as Tioman Island.
For the other dragon, some said it still live at Tasik Chini waiting for the right moment for revenge. Some said it already made a move. Nobody know and nobody will. The secret lies as depth as the lake.
Notes :
* This is taken from Juara yang Tewas
** Some said the flood happened in 1970's and some said it happened during Banjir Merah in 1800's. Yes, the two flood is the biggest flood ever happened at the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The flood in 1970's had made my grandfather's family moved from our home to the emergency quarters. From my grandfather's story the flood in 1970 is big enough. He said the water also entered our home. For your information our home is about 2 meters from the ground and the water level in our home is about 1 meter. And the floods happened during my lifetime, the water never enter our home.
*** Some said the Sultan Pahang that received the dragon 'call' was the late Sultan Abu Bakar (father to the current Sultan Pahang). Some said it was Sultan Abu Bakar's father.
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