The tale of Guno and Koyo

Introduction

               Guno and Koyo is an Indonesian story written by Harold Courlander.

   Harold Courlander was an American novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist and an expert in the            study of Haitian life. The story has two or more lessons that you should remember in life.

   When you read the first part you would think that it was just all for fun and has no essential value

   and doesn't have any lesson whatsoever. But when you get to the middle part going to the end you           realize your opinion was wrong and there was more to it than just a simple story.

Body

            The story mentioned the word "Hadji" which according to the internet means "Hadji" is a title and prefix added to an existing family name that is awarded to a person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca. Hadji's are usually aged people.

            Java is an island in Indonesia.It is located between Sumatra and Celebes Java has a population of over 141 million. Java is home to 56.7 percent of the Indonesian population and is the world's most populous island. Everywhere in Java, Sumatra and Celebes, the people know of two men named Guno and Koyo and whenever they hear of them they smile. For the name Guno means “Helpful” and Guno is really a very unhelpful man; and while Koyo’s name means “rich”, Koyo in fact never has any money at all. Whatever he manages to get his hands on, Guno the “Helpful”, one helps him lose.

               I think Guno and Koyo robbed the old "Hadji" was because he was rich. and the villager chased them because the "Hadji" (in muslim culture) was respected because he completed the Hajj to Mecca. And they were also being so noisy.

           After the failed robbery of the two boys, they are known to the people in Java, Sumatra and Celebes. And people tell their friends who tries to get out of a ridiculous act that "Dont go swimming in a dry riverbed." Because that was the way Guno and Koyo did to try to escape. The saying is a warning to anyone who is planning to do a ridiculous act that wont do anything good.

Conclusion 

               I realized that after writing this. that this story is a story that is meant to be enjoyed and learned upon. It teaches everyone not to do silly acts just like Guno and Koyo. And think of the consequences of your actions.

References

http://worldliteraturetwo.weebly.com/guno-and-koyo.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadji    

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java