BY HEIDI MUNANBY HEIDI MUNAN( Bagaimana kampung “ Dalat ”( Bagaimana kampung “ Dalat ” mendapat namanya )mendapat namanya )

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HEIDIHEIDI MUNANMUNAN

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NAMENAME : H E I D I M U N A N: H E I D I M U N A N

BIRTH PLACEBIRTH PLACE : Switzerland. Lived in Sarawak: Switzerland. Lived in Sarawak since her marriagesince her marriage

EDUCATIONEDUCATION : Switzerland, ( B.A. ( Edu ), : Switzerland, ( B.A. ( Edu ), T. Dip. ), New ZealandT. Dip. ), New Zealand

EARLYEARLYOCCUPATIONOCCUPATION : Worked as graduate post – : Worked as graduate post –

primary teacher ( 1965 )primary teacher ( 1965 )

INTERESTINTEREST : Interested in folk tales. Loved: Interested in folk tales. Loved listening to her late motherlistening to her late mother in law telling children’s storiesin law telling children’s stories

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1. Sarawak Crafts ( Pub. TIMES )1. Sarawak Crafts ( Pub. TIMES ) 2. Culture Shock Borneo2. Culture Shock Borneo ( Pub. TIMES )( Pub. TIMES ) 3. Culture Of the World – 3. Culture Of the World – Malaysia ( Pub. TIMES )Malaysia ( Pub. TIMES ) 4. Sarawak Stories4. Sarawak Stories ( Pub. FAJAR BAKTI )( Pub. FAJAR BAKTI ) 5. Iban Stories ( Pub. FAJAR5. Iban Stories ( Pub. FAJAR BAKTI )BAKTI ) 6. Bidayuh Stories ( Pub. FAJAR6. Bidayuh Stories ( Pub. FAJAR BAKTI )BAKTI ) 7. Melanau Stories ( Pub. 7. Melanau Stories ( Pub. FAJAR BAKTI )FAJAR BAKTI )

Her writing :Her writing :

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INTERESTINTEREST : :

freelancing as a regular freelancing as a regular contributor to national andcontributor to national and foreign newspaper and foreign newspaper and publication – eg: MAS in – flightpublication – eg: MAS in – flight magazine – “ GOING PLACES ”magazine – “ GOING PLACES ”

Doing research into local –Doing research into local – SARAWAKIAN – Malaysian SARAWAKIAN – Malaysian herritage at Sarawak Museum herritage at Sarawak Museum

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BACKGROUNDBACKGROUNDTO THETO THESTORYSTORY : The author fist heard this folk : The author fist heard this folk

from a dear friend in Mukah,from a dear friend in Mukah, a town near Dalat.a town near Dalat.

she recorded it and then re –she recorded it and then re – wrote the storywrote the story

ABOUT THE TITLE

FROM THE WORD FLIES

WHAT IS FLIES?

HOW DO YOU THINK ,DALAT GOT ITS NAME?

FLIES FLIES

FLY

FLY

MEANS “ DALAT ” IN MELANAU

( LANGUAGE OF SARAWAK )

HERE WE CALL IT “ LALAT ”

SO “ DALAT ” OR “ LALAT ”IS THE SAME THING

This short story is about how a small riverine MELANAU Village on the OYA RIVER in SARAWAK acquired its name a long time ago

The Melanau community lives as an AGRARIAN society work on farms near the river

The people are RULED by tradition and hold on totheir traditional customs and values.

It is set in a SMALL TOWN called “ DALAT ”

The old Melanau Chief died without naming his HEIR

A power struggle between the old chief ‘s twoELDER SONS: GALAU & UMAT, caused a rift in the Melanau village community

Umat JOINED forces with the ENEMY to OVERTHROW his brother, Galau

The war that followed ended in destruction, bloodshed and deaths

In memory of his dead brother and as a memorial of the war, Galau renamed the village “ DALAT “, the Melanau word for FLIES

Flies had settled on the rotting and bloody corpes.

The bahasa Melayu word for FLIES is LALAT.

This act was to remind the villagers of the IMPOTANCE OF PEACE & FRIENDSHIP

MAP OF THE LOCATION

SARAWAK

KUCHING

OYA

DALAT

MIRI

THE LOCATION IT HAPPENED HERE

Oya river

But been challenged by his own ambitious brother,But been challenged by his own ambitious brother,UMAT. This caused a rift in the Melanau communityUMAT. This caused a rift in the Melanau community

The wise old chief dies without any The wise old chief dies without any HEIRHEIR left left

This story is about how a peaceful, Melanau coastal townThis story is about how a peaceful, Melanau coastal townis is RENAMEDRENAMED after a after a BITTER FIGHT BITTER FIGHT between 2 brothersbetween 2 brothers( GALAU & UMAT )( GALAU & UMAT )

Tradition states that, Galau, the eldest son, should beTradition states that, Galau, the eldest son, should bechiefchief

Umat gets help of enemy villagersUmat gets help of enemy villagers

Galau prepares the villagers for warGalau prepares the villagers for war

Dead body ( rotten and corpses ) unburiedDead body ( rotten and corpses ) unburied

Many people dead. Dead body everywhere Many people dead. Dead body everywhere

Followed by the bloody battle ( war ) Followed by the bloody battle ( war )

Implication : Destruction, bloodshed and deaths Implication : Destruction, bloodshed and deaths

Flies swarm settled on the dead bodyFlies swarm settled on the dead body

After that, the noble Galau renames the village as After that, the noble Galau renames the village as “ “ DALAT ” ( or LALAT / Flies ) in memory of hisDALAT ” ( or LALAT / Flies ) in memory of hisBrother ( Umat ) and the dead innocent peopleBrother ( Umat ) and the dead innocent people

Peace and order is finally restoredPeace and order is finally restored

SETTINGSETTING

The story is set in riverine The story is set in riverine Melanau Village ( Near the town Melanau Village ( Near the town of Sibu in Sarawak )of Sibu in Sarawak )

The village sits on the OYA RIVERThe village sits on the OYA RIVER

It is a small pleasant villageIt is a small pleasant village

The villagers are HOUSEHOLD in The villagers are HOUSEHOLD in LONGHOUSESLONGHOUSES

SETTINGSETTING

MORE DETAILS ABOUT THEMORE DETAILS ABOUT THE LOCATION :LOCATION :

OYA RIVEROYA RIVER

OLD SMALL TOWN - DALATOLD SMALL TOWN - DALAT

Veranda of old chief houseVeranda of old chief houseGalau’s houseGalau’s houseUmat’s houseUmat’s houseTall’s houseTall’s house

SARAWAKSARAWAK

PLOT SUMMARYPLOT SUMMARY

EXPOSITIONEXPOSITION

BEGINNING OFBEGINNING OFCONFLICTSCONFLICTS

CLIMAXCLIMAX

ANTI - CLIMAXANTI - CLIMAX

RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION

THEMESTHEMES

5 MAIN THEMES5 MAIN THEMES

1. 1. GREEDGREED

UMATUMAT

P o w e r P o w e r

R a n kR a n k( position ) ( position )

THEMESTHEMES

5 MAIN THEMES5 MAIN THEMES

2. 2. SELFISHSELFISH

UMATUMAT

PersonalPersonalDesires Desires

Over – Over – ambitiousambitious

THEMESTHEMES

5 MAIN THEMES5 MAIN THEMES

3.3.UNHEALTHY RIVALRYUNHEALTHY RIVALRY ( BROTHER ) ( BROTHER )

UMATUMAT

FEEL ALONE FEEL ALONE

NOT NOT APPRECIATED APPRECIATED

THEMESTHEMES

5 MAIN THEMES5 MAIN THEMES

4. 4. VALUES OF VALUES OF FRIENDSHIPFRIENDSHIPBELONGINGS BELONGINGS

LOVING & CARELOVING & CARE

PATRIOTISMEPATRIOTISME

HELPING HANDHELPING HAND

UNITY & TRUSTINESSUNITY & TRUSTINESS

THEMESTHEMES

5 MAIN THEMES5 MAIN THEMES

5. 5. MEANING OF MEANING OF PEACEFULLPEACEFULL

HARMONY LIFES HARMONY LIFES

NO CONFLICTSNO CONFLICTS

HELPING HANDHELPING HAND

ONE TEAMONE TEAM

CHARACTERSCHARACTERS

2 MAIN CHARACTERS2 MAIN CHARACTERS

1. 1. MAIN CHARACTERSMAIN CHARACTERS

1.1. GALAU GALAU – eldest son– eldest son2.2. UMAT UMAT – 2– 2ndnd son son

3.3. LUTONG LUTONG – Youngest son– Youngest son

4.4. OLD CHIEFOLD CHIEF – – FatherFather

CHARACTERSCHARACTERS

2 MAIN CHARACTERS2 MAIN CHARACTERS2. 2. MINOR ( MINOR ( SUPPORTINGSUPPORTING ) ) CHARACTERSCHARACTERS

1.1. THE CHIEF ELDER & THETHE CHIEF ELDER & THESENIOR ELDERSSENIOR ELDERS

2.2. THE ENEMY CHIEF & ENEMYTHE ENEMY CHIEF & ENEMYSOLDIERSSOLDIERS

3.3. UMAT ’ S WIFE UMAT ’ S WIFE 4.4. DALAT VILLAGERS DALAT VILLAGERS

CHARACTERSCHARACTERS

4 MAIN VALUES4 MAIN VALUES

MAIN VALUESMAIN VALUES

1.1. PEACE AND HARMONYPEACE AND HARMONY2.2. UNITY AND LOYALTYUNITY AND LOYALTY

3.3. FAMILY LOVEFAMILY LOVE

4.4. RESPECT FOR CUSTOMSRESPECT FOR CUSTOMSTRADITIONSTRADITIONS