For My Assigment : Story of Gatotkaca

          Gatotkaca was a strong and brave man from Pringgadani Kingdom. He was the son of the strong Bimasena of Pandawa family and a female giant Arimbi of the Pringgadani Kingdom.

           Gatotkaca was naturally born half-giant. The baby was so strong that no weapoon could cut off his umbilical cord. "It's been a year," Bimasena said sadly, "But my son still has his umbilical cord."

             Hearing this, his brother named Arjuna decided to meditate for gods' guide. Arjuna didn't realize that at the same time Karna, the army commander of Hastina Kingdom, was meditating nearby. Since the two of them looked alike, god Batara Narada by mistake gave a super power weapon Kontawijaya to Karna. Then Narada told Arjuna his mistake, and accordingly Arjuna tried to take away the weapon. They were fighting fiercely. Karna managed to keep the weapon. Arjuna, on the other hand, got the case only. Miraculously, the case cut Gatotkaca's cord and shortly after that, penetrated the baby's stomach. "My goodness," said Arjuna, "This will strengthen the baby. But I have a strong feeling that he'll be killed by the weapon."

               Seeing this, Batara Narada then took Gatotkaca to the Nirvana, the place up there where the gods live. Narada would have the baby fight Patih Sekipu who was attacking the Nirvana. "What? A baby?" Sekipu burst in laughter. "Do I have to fight a baby? it's fine with me if you insist."

               Sekipu grabbed Gatotkaca. He hit the baby hard on its leg, but the baby kicked him. He squeezed the baby's arm, but the baby pulled his arm so hard that he felt it would break off. He slapped the baby on its face, but the baby hit his face repeatedly with such an increasing force that his face became badly bruised. With great embarrassment, Sekipu returned the baby to Narada and then ran away.

           Batara Narada was so amazed by the baby's strength that he planned to give more power to Gatotkaca. Narada plunged Gatotkaca into Candradimuka, which was the crater of Mount Jamurdipa. Almost immediately, the other gods threw all kinds of powerful weapons into the crater. The following day Gatotkaca emerged from the depth in the shape of a fully grown man with a power equal to all kinds of weapons.

                 The gods gave him a special gift: a hat called Basunanda, a vest called Antrakusuma, and sandals called Padakacarma. With these clothes Gatotkaca could fly from cloud to claud as fast as lightning to defend not only his father and uncle but olso the gods.