JOURNEY TO NATURE

“It is dark. I still see quite light, but it looks like we are walking far enough. Look around us, we have started a lot of big trees, there was the sound of crickets, the air is cooler when compared with our first time here. But this is the moment that we like, right? It becomes darker, even better because it means we are closer to the forest and felt more our climb.” Taufik said to Budi.
"Damn, you are so gay! Budi looked frightened.
“Hahahaha.” Taufik actually laughed out loud. “I’m joking, stupid!”

The night was getting late, they decided to rest after seeing many of the tents of other climbers.
“Well, as usual, you make the tent, and I made a bonfire, deal?”
“Yes.” Budi answering brief.
“Have you just arrived, sir? What can I do for you?” said one of the climbers.
“Oh, maybe, if you don’t mind.”
The climber helps Budi to build tent. After finished making a tent, Budi offered a cup of coffee to the climbers, while closer to the bonfire that Taufik made.
“I’m Budi and he is my friend, Taufik. We are from Bandung.” Budi introduced himself and Taufik to these climbers.
“My name is Tomy, I'm from Jakarta. And they who in the orange tent are my friends.”

They talk a lot, Taufik telling their identity, he told that he and Budi are friends since childhood and have the same hobbies like hiking and going to places associated with nature. Budi just smiled at his friend who is talkative and has easy way to get closer with the people.
Then Tomi told them about a waterfall he had ever heard while climbing in Rancaupas’ area.
“People call it “small Niagara”, because it looks like real Niagara but not as tall as the real one in Canada. Have you been to Canada before?” Tomi said.
“Ha-ha. Not yet, but it sounds interesting to go there, but the myth is the Niagara won’t be found if we find seriously.” Taufik said then laughed.
“Hey Budi, are you ok?” (Taufik tickle Budi) but Budi just gave his smile.

***

“In the forest we can find many kinds of medicinal plants. Cendana is one of them, its wood uses for dysentery medicine, diarrhea, and enteritis. Its leaf also uses for people who suffers asthma.” Boris, a fierce biology teacher, explained clearly in the class.
“Huh…why this teacher always talking too much, I want escape from this class!” Taufik talked to Budi.
“Hey Taufik, what are you talking about? Do you listen to me? Now explain the advantages of Cendana. If you can’t, get out from my class!”
Taufik a little bit shocked. Budi just laughed.
“Calm down sir, I can answer your question, because people call me a jungle boy. Ha-ha.” Taufik said. “Cendana, the leaf and wood is used for asthma, dysentery, diarrhea, and enteritis. We can drink its water as our treatment.”
Boris was in a huff for a while, and then screamed, “Although, you are arrogant, but you are the jungle man. There is no wrong answer, ah, if you talk, no problem. It’s all up to you. I know, you can arrange itself,” Taufik laughed full of victory.
The lesson of Mr. Boris finished, student’s face looked happy but it must be postponed because Mr. Boris said, “Students, before this class over, I want to tell you several information, we will hold extracurricular inauguration in Rancaupas next week, so, it must be followed by all extracurricular members”.
“Wooooo” the class was noise, they had various responses.
Some students looked happy and smiling including Taufik and Budi. They were happy because forest is their second home where they are free to express everything. There were students who look daze, other they talked what they should bring busily.
Suddenly, Taufik’s smile was different, knit one’s brows, and squint. Budi realized Taufik’s face expression then he touched Taufik’s shoulder.
“What’s happen to you?,” Taufik stared Budi delightfully.
“Do you remember when we met the climber that told us about a small Niagara, he said that the waterfall hard to find, if we are looking for it?”
“Yes, so, what is happen?” Budi asked innocent.
“Yes, we can try to find this unearthly waterfall!” Oh, Budi just said that word. “Will you follow me?” Taufik asked.
“I am not Budi, If I were not follow” Taufik’s smile looked wide; some plans are arranged in his mine.
***
“We will depart in 15 minutes, all of students should be around the bus, and so, you can be listed by teachers in each group.” Boris said.
“Bah, it’s cool, we can find that waterfall, horary” , said Taufik imitate Mr. Boris’ expression. “Horas bah”, Budi replied.
Just as their arriveed in the forest, they put the goods in order.
“Hey, I see both of you always together, what are you doing? You better bring those goods to the camp”. Rangga, leader of the group, commanded.
Taufik and Budi followed Rangga’s instruction with no sincerity.
“That’s right Rangga. Why do both of you always together? It’s so weird.” Rio said rudely. Taufik and Budi said nothing.
“I think you two are gays”, Rani laughed out loud.
“Both of you have to make a tent! But I doubt. Can you?” Rio asked. Hearing Rio’s instruction to Taufik and Budi, Rangga and rani just smiled.
“It’s ok Bud, calm down. The important thing is to find he waterfall, isn’t it? Haahaha” Taufik said.
The following day.
“Kriikk kriikk kriikk.” The sound of crickets neither broke the silence of forest nor breaks the boredom of taufik and Budi. Only Boris’ shouted that woke up the people in the tent and might be the animals surround the tent.
“Everybody gathers now! You may clean yourself in that river, and then re-gather here in 15 minutes to have a breakfast.” Boris gave the instruction to his students.
Some children began to clean themselves in the river. For those who are not familiar with the forest weather must be feeling cold.
Budi and Taufik, the "Siamese twins" who was educated in the woods is not the slightest feeling cold, they look really enjoy swimming in the river as she joked.
“You are a jungle boy!” Rio said sarcastically as he folded his hands into his own chest, trying to reduce the chill.

“Heh, cute girl won’t you to take a bath here? What fear of hypothermia bathing in the river? Or you think that in the river had piranha fish? Hahahahaha,” Taufik said as she laughed heartily.
While the mind was only a small laugh as she splashed water-splash at the Rio, and Rangga.
“Damn you!”, Rio replied annoyed and ready to plunge to the river to approach the mind and ease, but Rani took him to explore the Rancaupas forest sounds more attractive than the cold water of the river that morning.
"Rio, Rangga, why do you still stay there? Come one follow me to explore Rancaupas forest, while the air is still fresh." Rani’s invitation from the river’s sounded so tempting. Mindlessly Rio and Rangga agreed with rani.
Taufik and Budi secretly planned the same thing for the sake of finding a small Niagara supposedly hard to find it.
They just used their instincts while down a path around the river flow. The longer they passed the river widened; the sign will soon meet with the downstream river. They decided to play them because of the direction of travel based on information received that they go to the Niagara area with forest, and reportedly difficult to find.
In another place, Rani, Rio, and Rangga still amazed with the beauty of their surrounding forests. Rani looked busy looking for the best view for a collection of photographs, while Rangga and Rio compared what they've learned so far from biology lessons that they can at school.
"That was so different between the book and the real, how is the shape of Begonia plants? According to the book, it can heal the wounds?" Suddenly Rio asked a question like that.
"Yes, yes, in the woods all the plants look the same, so it's hard to distinguish" Rangga responded.

"Ooh… Why do you talk about the lesson, just enjoy the scenery." Rani said.
Unconsciously, their way was farther away, two meters in front of them a long wooden bridge stretched, connecting the two valleys that are mutually across.
"Hurry up..." Rangga yelled, pulling on both of their hands.
"Yeah, wait me…" Rani shouted back to Rangga.
"Ooh… Is there no bridge that is better than this wooden bridge?” Rio asked.
"Husshh.. Don’t talk haphazardly like that!" Rani began too nervous to see the swayed wooden bridge. A quarter of the bridge has been passed safely, but suddenly. “Krakk.”A sound of broken wooden disturbs the silence of the forest. The bridge has broken off! “Aaahhhhhhh…” Within seconds they fell on the river flow under the broken bridge...
***

When Budi and Taufik walked along the river, they were surprised by their three friends who were driven ashore on the riverside. They rushed to help their friends. One of them was faint.
"Anyway, why could you be here?" Taufik shouted astonishingly.
"We fell down from the bridge," Rangga said. Budi and Taufik tried to awaken Rani with the cajuput oil carried by Budi.
"Well, your preparation is well, sir" Rio responded to the treatment given by Budi. Finally, Rani had regained consciousness and they were trying to calm her down after the events they had.
"Do you realize if we've lost? Why have you and Budi been here, fik? “Rani asked.
"Hahah, we just walking around," Taufik said and give a sign to Budi.
“What are you doing here?” Budi said curiously.
“We are just walking around, but we lost our way,” Rio answered softly.
“Do you know the way back to the base-camp? We want to back now,” Rani to Budi and Taufik asked.
“Ha-ha, it is easy guys, don’t worry, everything will be alright,” Taufik answered certainly with give a code again to Budi.

Eventually, the way where they wanted to back pass the dark so that they were suspicious about their friends, Budi and Taufik, lied them. The late of night, they resolve to build the camp.
“Wow.Your plan is incredible, also bring the camp,” Rangga begun suspicious to Taufik.
“Haha. We are a jungle boy and full with mistery,” Taufik answered with act playfully.
They spent the night in the camp. In the morning, they resolved to find the way back to the basecamp and leave them, before Taufik and Budi wake up. Unfortunately, they didn’t find the right way to the basecamp. At the time, one of them stumbled over the root of the tree and wounded. In the meantime, when Taufik and Budi woke up, they didn’t find their friends in the camp.

“Where are they go, Bud?” Taufik asked with chapped the clarity forest in the morning.
“I don’t know,” Budi answered calm.
“Let’s go to look for them,” Budi asked.
Then, they walked through the forest to look for their friends by following the footprint they left. After walked about one hour, Taufik and Budi find them and got one of his friends, Rangga, injured in his leg.
“Where did you go? We are confused,” Budi said.
“Oke, I want to know where you went, actually. You didn’t show me the way back to the camp, but go around without the aim” Rio asked.
“You are freak,” Rani teased.

"Come on! Tell us the truth. Where are you going?" Rangga asked.
"That is not important. We need to heal your wound. But first, I need water to clean it." Budi said.
"Sure. But where we can find the water?" Rani asked.
They went to find water. Then, they heard something, a sound of rumbling water.
"It seems that we are close to a river. You all go first. I need to fine medical plant." Taufik said.
They got near to the sound and find something amazing. A big and beautiful waterfall stood in front of them. This was the waterfall that Budi and taufik looking for.
"Th,thi,this is it. Little niagara." Budi was amazed.
"S,so, you have been searched it?" Rio said.
They were amazed and motionless for a while. Then Taufik came.
"Oh my God."Taufik said. He dropped all leaves that he brought.
"So the myth is true." Budi said to Taufik.
After they were motionless for a while, Rangga shouted,
"Can you stop doing nothing?”
They all surprised and then laughed.
"I'm sorry." Taufik said. "This is begonia. It can netralize your wound."
Rangga, Rio and Rani stared each other.
"So, this is begonia." Rani said.
Budi and Taufik smiled.





Work Explanation
This short story inspired from William Wordsworth poetry, Expostulation and Reply. The story is about two students who feel bored to study at class, they prefer go to forest or something like that to learn about nature. In contrast, there are 3 students who are very diligent and never play truant. One day, five of them are attending extracurricular inauguration in Rancaupas. In that moment, the two people (who prefer go to forest then study in class) show their intelligent and skill, they help one of three students (diligent student) who were injured in the forest. They help their friend with their knowledge about medicine (plant that can be used to cure the wound). They get that knowledge not from the book but from nature. It shows their ability to keep struggle in the forest, knowledge isn’t only comes from the book but also it comes from around us, our nature.
Creating the work
This work is created by discussing and combining ideas from each person. First, we write the story in Indonesian language and then translate it into English. Each person translated one page.
Renisa Khairani (180410070072) : story writer, translator
Denny Septian Wahyudy(180410070074) : story writer, translator
Alvira Andang Kusuma(180410070075) : story writer, translator
Diana Melisa Dewi (180410070078) : story writer, translator
M. Khalifagypan (180410070089) : story writer, translator
Tiara Kartika Sari (180410070091) : story writer, translator
Meilani Nurul Utami(180410070093) : story writer, translator
Derra Parindra (180410070094) : story writer, translator