There were once a man and a woman who had long, in vain, wished for a child. At length it appeared that God was about to grant their desire.
These people had a little window at the back of their house from which a splendid garden could be seen, which was full of the most beautiful flowers and herbs. It was, however, surrounded by a high wall, and no one dared to go into it because it belonged to an enchantress, who had great power and was dreaded by all the world.
One day the woman was standing by this window and looking down into the garden, when she saw a bed which was planted with the most beautiful rampion, and it looked so fresh and green that she longed for it. She quite pined away, and began to look pale and miserable.

Suatu hari Paman Gober pergi ke Klub Milioner, tempaat ia biasa berkumpul bersama teman-temannya. Sesampainya disana, ia melihat pengumuman perlombaan memancing untuk anggota klub dengan hadiah sepatu ladam dari emas. "Wah, perlombaan yang hebat !, Aku akan ikut serta", kata Paman Gober.

Paman Gober segera berangkat ke pelabuhan. Ia menyewa perahu motor dan kail. Dalam waktu singkat, Paman Gober berhasil mendapatkan seekor ikan yang sangat besar. Tapi, tiba-tiba ikan itu bisa berbicara. "Kumohon, lemparkan aku ke laut lagi", kata ikan tersebut. "Kalau kau melepaskan aku, aku akan mengabulkan semua permintaanmu", kata ikan itu lagi. Paman Gober berpikir,"Ikan yang bisa berbicara pasti ikan ajaib dan barangkali ikan ini memang benar-benar dapat mewujudkan apa yang paling kuinginkan." Paman Gober akhirnya meminta agar gudang uangnya dipenuhi dengan uang. "Kau akan mendapatkan apa yang kau inginkan, pulang dan lihatlah gudang uangmu sekarang. Setelah melemparkan ikan itu ke laut lagi, ia segera pulang dengan tergesa-gesa.

Kekekow is a kind of bird found in Minahasa, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The word “kekekow” is derived from a local word that means “you are a girl;” “keke” (girl) and “kow” (you). People believe that there was a kekekow bird living in a forest in a place that is now known as North Sulawesi Province. It was a legendary bird that was famous for its kindness towards two poor girls who were suffering from starvation. 

Unfortunately, there was a group of local people hunting for the bird at the forest. The question now is: why did those people hunt for the bird? What’s wrong with the bird? Find the answers at the story about Two Poor Girls and the Kekekow Bird.

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