The next day when she visited the grave, she was amazed with the sudden appearance of a swing above the grave, hanged over a branch of the tree. She gathered the fish bones and buried them underneath a tree in the forest. After they finished eating, she told her mother where she got the fish loudly so Bawang Putih could hear her from the kitchen. She then cooked the fish and served it on the table for dinner. Soon after Bawang Putih left, Bawang Merah caught the fish and brought it home. “So this is why she stays here longer than she always did before,” thought Bawang Merah. Seeing Bawang Putih stayed longer at the river recently, Bawang Merah secretly followed her to the river and witnessed Bawang Putih talking to the fish after she finished washing the cloths. I’m here to accompany you and make you comfort.”īawang Putih was very happy and often went there afterwards to visit the fish just to talk and share her suffers. “Don’t be afraid my dear,” said the fish tenderly, “I’m your mother. She became startled when suddenly the fish spoke to her like human. One day when Bawang Putih went to the river nearby the house to wash the cloths she found a pond with a live fish inside. However they treated Bawang Putih badly as their house maid servant. Bawang Merah and her mother took over the charge of the household. Not long after his death, Bawang Putih’s mother also passed away due to sickness. The father died attacked by a tiger when he hunted for a deer. The daughters were Bawang Merah or onion and Bawang Putih or garlic. Long time ago there was a man who had two wives, and each wife had their own daughter.
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