The Nutracker, a soft toch story

When last year books sale, I just bought this. Children book with hard cover, pages, and fur for accent.^^

and little bit pages of this book............

3 from 8 spread....^^hehe
the red color of all pages is fur,this book is fun....I hope can make book like this..someday maybe..^^
Book by Nicholas Baxter and Deborah Jones.

Cosmo and the magic Sneeze

Cosmo is ones children novel by Gwyneth Rees. In Indonesia, just release at 2008. with new cover. Now, the cover like this-right. I more comfortable with the second one.
The other serial from Cosmo is Cosmo and the Great Witch Escape (2006) and Cosmo and the Secret Spell (2008).

This novel tell about the witch-cat, where the main character want to be a witch-cat like his father Memphisto(pure witch-cat). Cosmo, the main character is a kitten with black fur and with fur arms. This kitten has 80% of pure blood, because his mother is a normal cat named India, the beautiful white cat.

Cosmo's father had long worked at Sybil's family, so Memphisto always believe to Sybil, the Witch, but Cosmo still uncomfortable with Sybil. Sybil seems to have evil intentions and something weird in her self. Sybil can not use magic carpet, and never use her magic broom without Memphisto. How strange? When he knows Sybil has a magic formula to make a strange golden kittens statues(thats look live), Cosmo and his friend, Mia, try to find the truth.

That's a little summary of Cosmo and the Magic Sneeze, hope you like that.^^

Golden Watermelon

This story from Sambas, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

In the days before now,
lived a Rich Merchant with his boys.
The eldest named Muzakir.
The youngest named Dermawan.

The eldest was so greedy and stingy, only money that he was thinking.
Different with his brother, Dermawan always given charity for poor people.

When The Rich Merchant die, each of them get half of their father properties and money.

Immediately, Muzakir put his properties and money into the  locked iron box. When someone poor ask for charity, he'll laught saw fortuneless peoples without leg, or eye. And Then Muzakir will ask to them to go from his house.

While that, Dermawan uses his properties and money for charity, he always open hand to poor peoples. Dermawan give them food, clothes, and many more. When his money give off, he moved into small house and work. Now his salary is just enough to eat, but he already felt happy to live like that.

Someday, when Dermawan having his relax time under the tree. A little bird fell down at his leg. The bird's wing was injured. Dermawan try to medicate the bird, and gives the bird some rice for eat.

In some day, the bird can fly again. The bird fly away at morning, and back again to dermawan at the sunset. The bird give a seed for Dermawan to thank. Dermawan gladly accepted the seed, he planted it in the garden.

3 days ago...
the seed grew to be watermelon tree. He take care the vine so carefully. The vines have many flower, but just one fruit. Days passed, the fruit grow bigger and bigger, bigger than other watermelon he ever see.

Once ripe, the watermelon fruit picking by Dermawan. Very weight, Dermawan uses two hand to bring it. He cut the melon, after a watermelon split off, Dermawan shocked by shining dust in the watermelon. The dust is pure gold sand. How happy Dermawan, he dance for joy, generous exclaimed thank you to the bird that fly away without come back again.

Next day, Dermawan buys large house and wide garden. All poor people came to him get charity like food, some clothes, money, and happiness. Now, Dermawan never impoverished again, he have much money from his watermelon garden. News of a rich Dermawan has reached the Muzakir's ears. Muzakir asked about the origins of his wealth, and Dermawan told the truth.

Muzakir immediately ordered his workers to find an injured bird.
He waited 3 days, no result,
He waited 4 days, no result,
He waited 5 days, no result,
He waited 6 days, no result,
He waited 1 week, still no result, Muzakir to be mad.

then he ordered his workers to shoot a bird, so he can medicate the bird. Muzakir then pretended compassion and medicate the bird.


In some day, the bird can fly again. The bird fly away at morning, and back again to Muzakir at the sunset. The bird give a seed for Muzakir . Muzakir gladly accepted the seed, he planted it in the best place of his garden.

3 days ago...
the seed grew to be watermelon tree. He take care the vine so carefully. The vines have many flower, but just one fruit. Days passed, the fruit grow bigger and bigger, bigger than Dermawan's watermelon.

Once ripe, the watermelon fruit picking by Muzakir's workers. Very weight, more than Dermawan's. Muzakir uses two workers to bring it. He cut the melon, after a watermelon split off, Muzakir shocked by splatter black mud mixed with dung in the watermelon. Amazing bad smell like the smell of cadaver spread quickly till Muzakir and his worker run and screaming at the same time. All people see that laughing and clapping.

Melon Princess

Long time ago,

lived an Old Man and his Old Lady in a small village.
One day Old Man went to a mountain to gather woods whileOld Lady went to a river to wash clothes. When she was washing in the river, she found a big melon flowing down to her. She took it and brought the melon to old man at, "Dad, I found this big melon in the river today, so let's eat together." said Old Lady trying to cut it with a kitchen knife, when it split of itself, a pretty baby came out of it.

Now they had children, they were very happy. They named her 'Melon' because she was born from a melon.
Soon the baby grew up to be a pretty girl, then a beautiful lady. She was so clever and especially good at making textiles. The rumor of her went to the town, lastly to the lord of the country.

The lord sent his men to the house. The old man and his wife were so glad to hear that their daughter would marry the lord. On the day before her marriage her parents went shopping in the town.

"Dear Melon, we'll go shopping in the town to buy your trousseaus. You must be in the house and must not open the door and windows even if someone calls you. Be careful in case a mountain monster comes to you."

Melon was making textiles alone at home. A mountain monster had been watching them leaving the house and now visited her.

"Miss Melon. Are you in? I'm your grandmother. Please open the door." said the monster.

"I'm here, but I was told by my parents never to open the door even if somebody came. So I can't open the door."

"If so, why don't you open it for my finger to enter?"

Melon opened a little.

"Miss Melon. Why don't you open for my hand to enter?"

Melon opened a little more.

"Miss Melon. Why don't you open for my leg to enter?"

Melon opened a little more.

"Miss Melon. Why don't you open for my head to enter?"

"No. I will be scolded by my parents" answered she.

"But, Miss. Melon. I would like to see your face. Why don't you open?"

"So, I'll open for only your head to enter."

Melon opened a little more for a head.

The monster rushed into the house. The monster changed her dirty clothes with her beautiful Kimono and transformed herself into 'Melon', who was taken to the mountain and tied to a plum tree.

On the next day, the lord's men were carrying the monster in a palanquin to the lord castle. On their way to the castle, when they came near the pear tree to which she was tied, the crows in the mountain began to have a strange cry.

"She is not Melon. Melon is in the mountain."

"She is not Melon. Melon is in the mountain."

They thought there was something strange with her and found 'Melon' tied to the tree. The mountain monster was caught and killed on the spot.

The beautiful lady got married to the lord and she was called 'Melon Princess.'

Kebo Iwa

A Long, long time ago..
at one village of Bali, lived a husband and his wife .
They were rich, but not yet had children.
every day, they go to Pura*.
Pray and pray to God for children.

Days passed
The wife began to be pregnant.
How happy their
They two says thanks to God for this moment.

some month ago, born a baby boy.
Unusual baby! He can eat adult food!
As he grow up, this kid eat more and more.
Their boy grow to be a big guy, so he called Kebo Iwa, which means "Uncle Buffalo".

Kebo Iwa eat more and more continues greedly until his parent were poor.
His parent can not give food again to Kebo Iwa.
Now Kebo Iwa bigger than all houses at that village.

With shyness, Kebo Iwa's parent ask for help to villagers.
All villagers was Kebo Iwa's family friends, so
since then, Kebo Iwa's food requirements provided by villagers.
They cook large portion for Kebo Iwa....

Every day cook and cook...
always in large portion....
Villagers feels tired...
They have another activity too...

Kebo Iwa feel sad and hungry...

Some people get a good idea to teach Kebo Iwa cooking.
Villagers just give the ingredients.

Kebo Iwa always loved by villagers.
Childrens are happy play with him...
Kebo Iwa take them to his big hand and walk arround the village..
When Kebo Iwa has thirsty, he will make big hole over the land and drink from there.
Villagers were use this hole for their water wells.

In the big war with Majapahit,
Kebo Iwa can force all Majapahit's soldiers..
Because of his big power, the village keep save.

Then Maha Patih Majapahit make a great plan.
He was invite Kebo Iwa to Majapahit.
And ask for help to make water wells, because they don't have enough water for all people.


Because of his kindness, he agreed.
When Kebo Iwa arrived at Majapahit, he make many of wells.
Kebo Iwa kept digging and digging..
When Kebo Iwa works deeper, Maha Patih command his people to close the wells with chalk soil.
Kebo Iwa can not breath and die in a hole that he made.

Without Kebo Iwa, Majapahit succeeded in conquering the village

*a Hindu Temple complex with statues and stone reliefs.

Scarlett flower

Once upon a time,
in a far away village, a merchant was preparing his packages for a long journey.
This merchant had three daughters, and
he asked all of them,

          "My precious daughters, what do you would like as gifts when Dad returned from this voyage?"

"I like a golden crown!, make me look like a princess.." said the first daughter loudly from bedroom.
"Crytal mirror with gold engraving is perfect for my gift." said the second one while choosing ribbon for her hair.
"the first little scarlet flower that Dad see when come home. "said the third daughter while preparing their father's mantle.

The merchant take to the road on his journey.
It didn't very difficult to find a beautiful golden crown and a engraving crystal mirror.
He had difficulty finding the third gift, the scarlet flower.
When the merchant go to home, he see the beautifull rose garden mansion.
He search over the huge mansion.
Deep and deep, the merchant can not found the owner. So, he take one beautiful scarlet flower and back to the fence. The merchant was close with the fence when hear the deep voice call him.

Unexpectedly, the youngest daughter rose make badly deal with the big beast. Who picking flower in his garden must be send one daughter or family to live with the beast forever, the merchant can't turn back the time, the scarlet flower already picked. Inevitably, the merchant must be accept the deal or die.

Upon recieving the scarlet flower, the merchant's youngest daughter agreed to go to the beast.
She walk alone into the forest and found the huge mansion where she would live forever.

Evidently, she lived there very happily.
The beast showered her daily with kindness and gifts.
She started to grow quite fond of her invisible keeper, and one day asked that he show himself.
The beast reluctantly gave into her plea, and just as he had feared, she recoiled in terror at the site of him.


That night the girl had a bad dream about her father falling deathly ill.
She begged the beast to release her, so that she could find her dying father.
Touched by her concern, the beast released her on one condition - that she return to him in three days time.

The girl found her father, and prepared to return to the beast in the alloted time.
However, her sisters altered the time on the clocks, making her arrive late.

There upon her arrival the girl was horrified at what she encountered. The beast was dead, lying there clutching her scarlet flower.
Heartbroken, the girl embraced the dead beast, and declared her love for him.

Having done this, she unknowingly broke the evil spell, and
her beloved beast awoke,
turning into a handsome prince.
They lived happily ever after

The Sleeping MAN

long time ago lived a queer young man who was always sleeping
at the every day and every night day in a village.

He never awoke to get up
even if he was spoken ill of by the villagers
or made fun of by the children.

When he was a small child, he was an ordinary boy.
But one day he suddenly began to sleep in his bed all days.
When he woke up and got up from his bed, it was the time he went to the toilet because he couldn't stand it.

After that he fell asleep again.
He was called "A Sleeping Man" by villagers.

By the way this village was troubled with a long spell of dry weather.
They prayed seriously to God for rain.
At last they thought God got very angry because "the sleeping man" never worked and was only sleeping.


The villagers came to punish him.

He opened his eyes,
got up on his bed,
stretched himself,
whispered something and left his house.

He climbed up the mountain step by step to the top of it.
Whispering something, he began to push a huge rock.

The villagers were much surprised and thought; "It is impossible to move such a huge rock."

He PUSHED and PUSHED the rock.
It never moved. He PusHeD and PusheD and PUSHED with all his might.

The huge rock began to sway a little until it rolled down the valley.
It moved the enormous rocks.
They moved the gigantic rocks.
They stopped the stream of the river.
The river changed the stream to the fields in the village.

HORAY!!
They all jumped for joy. Their rice fields had enough water for rice plants.
"The young man" was always thinking of a drought and the solution for it.
He went to bed and fell into sleep again.