The Legend Of Rawa pening

Once upon a time, an old blind man lived on Pulau Timbun Mata (Shut-Eye Island). He often sat in the sun outside his house looking after paddy which his son had placed there to dry. Whenever chickens came to eat the paddy, he used a long stick to bang the ground to chase them away. One day, his grandson played a trick on him. He caught a couple of crabs on the beach and placed them on the paddy. They made a noise just like chickens eating the paddy. “What’s that?” asked the old man. “Don’t you know?” his grandson replied. “Some chickens are eating the paddy.” The old man banged on the ground with his stick. But the crabs were not frightened. They continued to eat the paddy. “Ha, ha, Ha!” laughed the boy. Suddenly, there was a terrible roar like the firing of cannon. An old man with a long white beard appeared in a cloud of smoke. He pointed his wand at the boy. “You should never laugh at your grandfather,” he said, “especially as he is blind.” Before the boy could answer, a strong wind