For a long time Si Kabayan and his father-in-law had entertained the idea of making a deer trap, but nothing had ever come of their intention. Oneday Kabayan called his father in-law."Come, Pa," he said. "Let's dig a ditch. A deer is sure to fall into it, and then we'll slaughter it together.""No," replied Kabayan's father-in-law. "You dig the ditch, Kabayan. I'd rather snare a bird.""Good," said Kabayan. "But when I catch my deer,I won't give you any part of it.""Never mind," replied the father-in-law. "When I catch my bird, you'll get no part of it either."The next morning, very, very early, Kabayan's father-in-law went outside to have a look at the trap he had set up. It was just as-he had left it the night before. He walked over to Kabayan's trap and there he saw a fine, large deer. He looked about him stealthily and seeing no one, he tied a rope around the deer's neck, which he then fastened to his own trap. He quickly returned to the house and called his son-in-law."Kabayan, Kabayan, wake up!" he shouted. "Let's go out and see whether there's anything in our traps."Kabayan yawned and stretched and joined his father-in-law."Alhamdullillah! The Lord be praised!" exclaimedKabayan's father-in-law. "Look at that!" He pointed to the deen next to his trap.Si Kabayan walked away without saying a word.A little later, when Si Kabayan's wife called her father and husband for breakfast Kabayan did not appear. Kabayan's wife was worried. "Where is he?" she asked her father. They waited, but he did not come. Kabayan's wife began to cry."He's been eaten by a tiger," she sobbed, "Or choked by a devil in the forest - or kidnapped!"Her father tried to console her and said he wouldgo out immediately to search for Kabayan.It was not long before he found him, sitting by the bank of a river in an attitude of meditation, watching the water flow by."Kabayan!" called his father-in-law. "What are youdoing? Why didn't you come to breakfast?""Look, Pa!" said Kabayan, glancing up at his father-in-law, but leaving his questions unanswered. "Look at this water. If this isn't the strangest thing! ........""What's the matter?""Just look! The river is flowing upstream!""Ah, Kabayan, impossible, Kabayan! Water doesn't flow up stream. It has to flow downstream!""Why does it have to?" said Kabayan, if a deer can be caught in a trap for a bird?"Kabayan's father-in-law looked very sheepish. Headmitted that he had deceived Kabayan and he returned the deer to his son-in-law. But Kabayan took revenge, and when the deer was slaughtered his father-in-law got nothing but its bones.***
Untuk waktu yang lama Si Kabayan dan mertuanya telah menghibur gagasan untuk membuat jebakan rusa, tapi tidak pernah ada yang datang dari niat mereka. Suatu hari Kabayan memanggil mertuanya. "Ayo, Pa," katanya. "Mari kita menggali parit, rusa pasti jatuh ke dalamnya, lalu kita akan membantainya bersama." "Tidak," jawab ayah mertua Kabayan. "Anda menggali parit, Kabayan, saya lebih suka menjerat seekor burung." "Bagus," kata Kabayan. "Tapi ketika saya menangkap rusa saya, saya tidak akan memberi Anda bagian darinya." "Sudahlah," jawab ayah mertua. "Ketika saya menangkap burung saya, Anda juga tidak akan mendapatkan bagian darinya." Keesokan paginya, sangat awal, ayah mertua Kabayan pergi ke luar untuk melihat perangkap yang telah dia bangun. Itu sama seperti-dia telah meninggalkannya malam sebelumnya. Dia berjalan ke perangkap Kabayan dan di sana dia melihat seekor rusa besar yang bagus. Dia melihat sekelilingnya dengan diam-diam dan tidak melihat siapa pun, dia mengikatkan tali di leher rusa, yang kemudian diikatkan pada jebakannya sendiri. Dia cepat kembali ke rumah dan memanggil menantunya. "Kabayan, Kabayan, bangun!" dia berteriak. "Ayo keluar dan lihat apakah ada yang ada dalam perangkap kita." Kabayan menguap dan meregangkan tubuh dan bergabung dengan mertuanya. "Alhamdullillah! Tuhan dipuji!" seru mertua Kabayan. "Lihat itu!" Dia menunjuk ke arah deen di samping jebakannya. Si Kabayan berjalan pergi tanpa mengucapkan sepatah kata pun. Beberapa saat kemudian, saat istri Si Kabayan memanggil ayah dan suaminya untuk sarapan Kabayan tidak muncul. Istri Kabayan khawatir. "Dimana dia?" tanyanya pada ayahnya. Mereka menunggu, tapi dia tidak datang. Istri Kabayan mulai menangis. "Dia dimakan seekor harimau," isaknya, "Atau tersedak oleh setan di hutan - atau diculik!" Ayahnya mencoba menghiburnya dan mengatakan bahwa dia segera pergi mencari Kabayan. Tak lama kemudian ia menemukannya, duduk di tepi sungai dengan sikap bermeditasi, mengamati arus air. "Kabayan!" memanggil ayah mertuanya. "Apa yang kau lakukan? Kenapa kau tidak datang untuk sarapan?" "Begini, Pa!" kata Kabayan sambil melirik ayah mertuanya, tapi membiarkan pertanyaannya tidak terjawab. "Lihatlah air ini, jika ini bukan hal yang aneh! ........" "Ada apa?" "Lihat saja! Sungainya mengalir ke hulu!" "Ah, Kabayan, tidak mungkin, Kabayan! Air tidak mengalir deras, mengalir ke hilir! "" Kenapa harus? " kata Kabayan, jika seekor rusa bisa terjebak dalam perangkap seekor burung? "Mertua Kabayan tampak sangat malu-malu. Dia mengatakan bahwa dia telah menipu Kabayan dan dia mengembalikan rusa tersebut kepada menantunya, namun Kabayan membalas dendam. , dan ketika rusa itu disembelih, mertuanya tidak mendapat apa-apa selain tulang belulangnya. ***