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 * __The Chickens From Kamal__**

Q1. In what area/s of Indonesia is the story set (if the story tells you)?
A1. The story is from Kamal which is a town in Madura.

Q2. Describe/list the main characters.
A2. Pirates, Dwarf, Cock, Hen, the King of Majapahit, Lord Vishun, Lakshmi and the Fisherman from the town.

Q3. Write a brief summary.
A3. A long tome ago some pirates attack a rice ship. All the people on board were murder except one. A dwarf that was hiding below deck with his cock and hen. He was on his way see king Majapahit. When the pirates found him the begged for them not to kill him and his cock and hen. he said "The cock crows at sunrise and sunset, showing the hour when man has to start work and the time he can rest. The hen lays a fresh egg every day," The pirates we persuaded by the cock and hen. So the pirates keep him as there prisoner. When the pirates got to land they keep the dwarf and the hen and cock in a wooden cage. The next day the the pirates waited for the cock to crow and the hen to lay it's egg. The cock did crow but the hen didn't lay it's egg. The pirates asked the dwarf why the hen didn't lay it's egg. the dwarf said " the hen only lays it's eggs when it's happy and thats when i'm happy. The pirates asked the dwarf how they could make them happy. The dwarf answered "let us free." The pirates thought about it. They thought he might run away but they decided to let him go. The dwarf tried to run away. When the pirates found out they caught him and tied him up to a plank of wood then threw him and his friends (Cock and Hen) into the water. Luckily the wood was buoyant enough that the Dwarf Cock and the hen didn't drown. There was a giant storm and the pirates ship sank with all it's contents. The storm blow the dwarf the cock and the hen onto a beach. Then the dwarf fell into a deep sleep. The dwarf had a dream. The dream was about Lakshimi, the wife of Lord Vishun. She said to him "I'll give you one wish. When he woke up he saw some people from a fishing village pulling the feathers of the cocks tail. this mad him angry. This made him angry so he yell out "You stupid people, I wish you all would turn into cocks and chickens and they did in a flash. Soon a ship appeared on the beach that was on there way to the King of majapahit. luckily the dwarf was accepted on the ship and the dwarf finally got to go to King of majapahit.

Q4. Is there a moral
No not really