Assalamualaikum.
Saya kali ini akan menuliskan tentang sebuah cerita nyata ''MARTUNIS'' korban dari tsunami Aceh Indonesia. versi English.
It was sunday, 26th of December 2004. Morning had broken in Aceh. The sun started rising at a crawl. A little Martunis, a 7 years old Acehnese boy, didn't go to school. He was just like the other common boys who liked playing, especially football. While his mother and father were being busy at home and his sister was playing around, Martunis wearing a Portugues National Football Team Uniform, was on his way to the village field nearby. He went for playing football. The name of Cristiano Ronaldo , a Portugues popular football player, was written on that costume. Martunis was walking happily when he heard a thunderous sound. He stopped walking. He was terrified by the sound. Then the earth shook hard, harder and harder. Everybody ran every whichway. Martunis knew nothing what happened. He was so scared that he ran back to his house. He ran as fast as he could. Arriving at home, he grabbed his sister and held her tightly. Suddenly , the first tidal wave came and rolled them . His sister was still in his hold. But the second tidal wave sepereted them. he lost his sister. An extraordinary and huge tidal wve destroyed and completely crashed The Land of Rentjong Aceh.
Tsunami wave rolled and dragged Martunis away far from his house. He wasn't conscious of his being in the sea. But God helper the poor boy so he didn't sink. After some times he became conscious. Knowing that he was floating on the sea, he tried to cacth everything passing around him. Thank God ! He found a sofa. As if the sofa was sent by the God especial for him. Then Martunis got on the floating sofa. When he was hungry he ate evrything he could eat that was passing. When he was thirsty, the salter sea water was enough to quench his thirst. The intensity of the heat of the sun burned him. The coldness of the night and the rain froze him. Amazingly, The seven years old litle boy, Martunis, didn't give up. He wasn't desperate over the sorrow. One thing made him survive was a hope. He hoped he could meet and together again with his mother , father and his sister.
Time went by till 21 days. God had mercy on Martunis and loved him so much that HE sent a helper to find him. A villager found him dying on the floating sofa. Then, he was brought to an English Journalist who was covering the disaster of Tsunami. The news of Martunis who saved from Tsunami 21 days floating on the sea, spread all over the world including Portugal, the country of Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo who wathced the news, saw Martunis's costume. The costume was under his name. He was touched. Soon he went to Indonesia to see Martunis.
The storm must go by. Martunis let his mother and his sister go to heaven. He met his father who was still alive. And his suffering ended as Cristiano Ronaldo visited him. He adopted him to be his foster son.
The sun goes shining. The sea rushesh to shore. Martunis realized that it wasn't the end of the world. He must move on. He had approved that his fighting spirit, his patience and his hope made him survive and won the battle.
By Ristriani.
Based on the true story happened in Aceh Indonesia.
Terima kasih kepada bu Ristri , guru bahasa inggris di sekolah ku SMPN 1 Mojoanyar , telah mengizinkan saya menulis karangan cerita nyata ini.
Apabila ada yang mau copas , SILAHKAN !!!
Wassalamualaikum.
