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The Bajang Child Swinging the Moon (60)

Sukrosono goes after his father, leaving Jatisrana, the place he had always missed. At Jatisrana, he thought he would be able to live in peace forever. Now, he feels, Jatisrana is no longer present.

The Bajang Child Swinging the Moon (59)

Suddenly, as the word tiger comes out of Begawan Swandagni's mouth, the sound of the thunder is heard in the sky. The sky's balcony opens. And the lightning is dashing around, entering the Jatisrana hermitage.

The Bajang Child Swinging the Moon (58)

Sukrosono arrives back at Jatisrana in the morning, when it is warm and sunny. The sun's rays tear apart the clouds, flashing reddish light. Birds are chirping merrily on the stalks of majestic trees.

The Bajang Child Swinging the Moon (57)

He gazes outside, from the shrine window he sees the moon shining. He pours incense on the fireplace again, and sprinkles jasmine flowers over Sumantri's head.

The Bajang Child Swinging the Moon (53)

Sukrosono is silent, taking stock of what has happened. He asks in his heart why he never thinks deeply about the golden banana tree, even though it often crosses his mind.

The Bajang Child Swinging the Moon (52)

Sukrosono becomes a child playing with the moon. The moon becomes a very light ball. Sukrosono feels he has rediscovered his lost childhood. He is so happy, when he can easily swing on the moon.

The Bajang Child Swinging the Moon (51)

Emptiness frees Sukrosono from time. Time has no power over him anymore. He feels he is beyond time. And that is when he feels that he and the universe have become one.

The Bajang Child Swinging the Moon (46)

Begawan Swandagni gazes deeply at Sukrosono. The moonlight makes a sweeping gesture, as though it wants to help him see who his son truly is. When his son was born, there was no moon in the sky.

The Bajang Child Swinging the Moon (45)

"Are you not ashamed to accept me as an ugly creature, my older brother?"

The Bajang Child Swinging the Moon (44)

Longing has completed its journey. The tired heart has arrived because of the hope in its resting place. Now the one that is available is only light, darkness is left far behind. Sukrosono cannot hold back his tears.