The Legend Of Surabaya

A long time ago in East Java there were two strong animals, Sura and Baya. Sura was a shark and Baya was a crocodile. They lived in a sea. Actually, they were friends. But when they were hungry, they were very greedy. They did not want to share their food. They would fight for it and never stop fighting until one of them gave up.

It was a very hot day. Sura and Baya were looking for some food. Suddenly, Baya saw a goat.

“Yummy, this is my lunch,” said Baya.

“No way! This is my lunch. You are greedy! I had not eaten for two days!” said Sura.

Then Sura and Baya fought again. After several hours, they were very tired. Sura had a plan to stop their bad behavior.

“I’m tired of fighting, Baya,” said Sura.

“Me too. What should we do to stop fighting? Do you have any idea?” asked Baya.

“Yes, I do. Let’s share our territory. I live in the water, so I look for food in the sea. And you live on the land, right? So, you look for the food also on the land. The border is the beach, so we will never meet again. Do you agree?” asked Sura.

“Hmm... let me think about it. OK, I agree. From today, I will never go to the sea again. My place is on the land,” said Baya.

Then they both lived in the different places. But one day, Sura went to the land and looked for some food in the river. He was very hungry and there was not much food in the sea. Baya was very angry when he knew that Sura broke the promise.

“Hey, what are you doing here? This is my place. Your place is in the sea!”

“But, there is water in the river, right? So, this is also my place!” said Sura.

Then Sura and Baya fought again. They both hit each other. Sura bit Baya's tail. Baya did the same thing to Sura. He bit very hard until Sura finally gave up. He went back to the sea. Baya was very happy. He had his place again.

The place where they were fighting was a mess. Blood was everywhere. People then always talked about the fight between Sura and Baya. They then named the place of the fight as Surabaya, it’s from Sura the shark and Baya the crocodile. People also put their fight as the symbol of Surabaya city. 

TERJEMAHAN :

Dahulu kala di Jawa Timur ada dua hewan yang kuat, Sura dan Baya. Sura adalah hiu dan Baya adalah buaya. Mereka tinggal di laut. Sebenarnya, mereka adalah teman. Tapi ketika mereka lapar, mereka sangat serakah. Mereka tidak ingin berbagi makanan mereka. Mereka akan berkelahi untuk itu dan tidak pernah berhenti berkelahi sampai salah satu dari mereka menyerah.

Ini adalah hari yang sangat panas. Sura dan Baya sedang mencari makanan. Tiba-tiba, Baya melihat seekor kambing.
"Yummy, ini adalah makan siang saya," kata Baya.
"Tidak! Ini adalah makan siang saya. Anda serakah! Saya belum makan selama dua hari!" kata Sura.

Sura dan Baya kemudian berkelahi lagi. Setelah beberapa jam, mereka sangat lelah. Sura punya rencana untuk menghentikan perilaku buruk mereka.
"Aku lelah berkelahi, Baya," kata Sura.
"Aku juga. Apa yang harus kita lakukan untuk menghentikan perkelahian? Apakah Anda punya ide? "Tanya Baya.
"Ya, saya punya. Mari berbagi wilayah kita. Saya tinggal di air, jadi saya mencari makanan di laut. Dan Anda tinggal di darat, kan? Jadi, Anda mencari makanan juga di darat. Perbatasan pantai, sehingga kita tidak akan pernah bertemu lagi. Apakah Anda setuju? "Tanya Sura.
"Hmm ... biarkan aku berpikir tentang hal ini. OK, saya setuju. Mulai hari ini, aku tidak akan pergi ke laut lagi. Tempat saya di darat, "kata Baya.

Kemudian mereka berdua tinggal di tempat yang berbeda. Tapi suatu hari, Sura pergi ke darat dan mencari makanan di sungai. Dia sangat lapar dan tidak ada banyak makanan di laut. Baya sangat marah ketika ia tahu bahwa Sura melanggar janji.
"Hei, apa yang kau lakukan di sini? Ini adalah tempat saya. Tempatmu di laut! "

"Tapi, ada air di sungai, kan? Jadi, ini juga tempat saya!" kata Sura.

Sura dan Baya kemudian berkelahi lagi. Mereka berdua saling memukul. Sura menggigit ekor Baya. Baya melakukan hal yang sama pada Sura. Dia menggigit sangat keras sampai Sura akhirnya menyerah. Dia kembali ke laut. Baya sangat senang. Dia memiliki tempat lagi.

Tempat dimana mereka berkelahi itu berantakan. Darah di mana-mana. Orang kemudian selalu berbicara tentang perkelahian antara Sura dan Baya. Mereka kemudian menamakan tempat itu dari perkelahian seperti Surabaya, itu dari Sura dan Baya hiu buaya. Orang juga menempatkan perkelahian mereka sebagai simbol kota Surabaya.