Pengangkut Lumbung Padi (Cerita Rakyat Nusantara dari Sulawesi Tengah)
- Updated: Januari 9, 2024
Oleh: Kak Nurul Ihsan
Pendekar di Sulawesi disebut dengan taduloko yang berarti panglima perang.
Dikisahkan tiga orang taduloko sakti dari Sulawesi yang hidup di Desa Bulili.
Mereka adalah Bantili, Molove, dan Makeku.
Berkat mereka, Desa Bulili menjadi aman.
Suatu hari, seorang raja dari Sigi menikahi gadis cantik desa Bulili.
Setelah beberapa bulan kemudian istrinya pun mengandung.
Namun Raja Sigi tidak bertanggung jawab.
Ia justru pergi meninggalkan istrinya dan kembali ke Sigi.
Saat bayi istri Raja Sigi melahirkan, semua warga Bulili sangat bahagia menyambutnya.
Para pemuka desa segera mengutus dua taduloko, Makeku dan Bantili.
Mereka pergi menemui Raja Sigi untuk meminta padi di lumbung kerajaan sebagai bekal putra Raja Sigi yang baru lahir.
Mendengar permintaan itu, Raja Sigi tampak kesal.
“Baiklah. Jika kalian menginginkan lumbung padi milikku, coba kalian angkat dan bawalah lumbung itu. Perlu kalian tahu, dengan puluhan tenaga orang saja, tak ada yang bisa menggeser lumbung itu,” ucap Raja Sigi dengan angkuh.
Kemudian Makeku dan Bantili segera pergi menuju lumbung padi raja.
Dengan kesaktiannya, Bantili mampu mengangkat lumbung padi yang besar itu, sedangkan Makeku mengawal Bantili dari belakang.
Betapa terkejut dan marahnya Raja Sigi melihat lumbung padinya berhasil mereka bawa.
Akhirnya, ia mengerahkan para pengawal kerajaan untuk menangkap dua taduloko itu.
Meskipun tenaga sudah dikerahkan, mereka tetap tidak mampu mengejar kedua taduloko itu.
Sampai akhirnya, tibalah Makeku dan Bantili di sebuah sungai yang sangat besar dan dalam.
Kedua taduloko dengan mudah menyebrangi sungai itu, meskipun Bantili membawa lumbung padi yang sangat besar.
Para pengawal kerajaan yang menyaksikan kejadian itu hanya bisa terperangah.
Mereka tidak mampu menyeberangi sungai itu.
Akhirnya, loloslah Makeku dan Bantili dari kejaran para pengawal Raja Sigi dan tiba di Desa Bulili dengan selamat. ***
Pesan Moral
Jadilah seorang suami dan ayah yang bertanggung jawab dan menyayangi semua anggota keluarganya.
RICE GRANARY TRANSPORTER
(Indonesian Folklore from Central Sulawesi)
Warriors in Sulawesi are called taduloko which means warlords.
Narrated three powerful taduloko people from Sulawesi who live in the village of Bulili.
They are Bantili, Molove, and Makeku.
Thanks to them, Bulili Village is safe.
One day, a king from Sigi married a beautiful village girl Bulili.
After a few months later his wife was pregnant.
However, King Sigi was not responsible.
Instead, he left his wife and returned to Sigi.
When King Sigi’s wife gave birth to a baby, all Bulili residents were very happy to welcome her.
The village leaders immediately dispatched two taduloko, Makeku and Bantili.
They went to see King Sigi to ask for rice in the royal barn as provisions for King Sigi’s newborn son.
Hearing that request, King Sigi looked annoyed.
“Okay. If you want my rice barn, try lifting and carrying the barn. You need to know, with just tens of people, no one can move the granary,” said Raja Sigi arrogantly.
Then Makeku and Bantili immediately went to the king’s rice barn.
With his supernatural powers, Bantili is able to lift the huge rice barn, while Makeku guards Bantili from behind.
How shocked and angry was King Sigi when they saw that they had brought their rice barn.
Finally, he mobilized the royal guards to arrest the two taduloko.
Even though their energy had been mobilized, they were still unable to catch up with the two taduloko.
Until finally, Makeku and Bantili arrived at a very large and deep river.
The two taduloko easily crossed the river, even though Bantili brought a very large rice barn.
The royal guards who witnessed the incident could only be stunned.
They were unable to cross the river.
Finally, Makeku and Bantili escape from the pursuit of King Sigi’s guards and arrive safely at Bulili Village.
Moral message
Be a husband and father who is responsible and loves all his family members.