The Bajang Child Swinging the Moon (139)

By the grave, Sumantri felt death calling him to come soon. Facing the call, Sumantri suddenly took off all of his armor, leaving him in his simple coverings.

Sumantri asked why only at the time of his death did he find Darmawati as a very precious pearl. In fact, he had been trying to find the pearl all his life, believing that one day he would find it. And indeed, he found it, even as many times as Darmawati offered her love with all her heart.

But he always refused the offer, even though there he found the treasure of pearls he was looking for. Only now was he really aware that the pearl was Darmawati. He felt remorse knowing that he had found the pearl he had been looking for all his life, only to lose it forever.