STREET BABY OCTOPUS

Drama Inspirational Teens & Young Adult

Written in response to: "Write a story about someone coming to terms with how different they are from their younger self." as part of Evolution.

The dark afternoon revels in fatigue between the glimmers of passing vehicles adding to the impression of a jet black afternoon burning in the fierce sun, the conductor who shouts indicates a causality in habits that are no longer furious, Bekasi-Grogol, Batusari-Tanah Abang, Senen-Cimone and other directions who are constantly passing by, on the pedestrian bridge that stretches between the mayor and a mall.

It seems that the prospective passenger is waiting for his idol's bus which looks old to be boarded, next to the bus stop near the brain-brain shop; there is a small man who looks unsteady walking around the universe as if he wants to leave the ethics that surround him. He was like that not because he drank too much liquor let alone using drugs, but indeed his physical condition made him that way. Conscience causality, effectiveness and the wheel of the main work that he usually does is begging and whoever you are will be amazed-looking serene, it is impossible to even reach into the small amount of money that is in his pocket to give it all to him. Let's just say that Udin is none other than a Salewang teenager or people often call him a squatting IQ. It's really rude if someone calls him that. Humans were created perfect by God; even though there are many defects here and there God has created humans as the perfect human beings among existing creatures. If Udin could be like us, of course he would demonstrate with you in the MPR/DPR building to demand free food, free education or fame like an artist in mass media who is often in the public spotlight with his glamorous twists and turns or would sneer at his words.

Who has been thrown from the mouth of your benefactor could not even sneer at God for creating him like that? Unfortunately, Udin is not like us, who are old and passionate about the beauty of work and materials. He is forced to earn a fortune by being a beggar because of an essence of life, namely how to be able to support his younger siblings, father and mother who are too old to work. Or is it really only Udin who is able to feed a broken heart with material things.

Udin is one of the portraits of beauty who was deceived by the director, the cameraman who wanted to edit it—becoming a survival actor who saved his parents like the angel Gabriel in the morning who gives fortune to humans who diligently get up early. Even though the director and cameraman are his own parents, the fact is that this profession Every day I see more and more pawned people and I even rarely meet them on protocol streets in capital cities like Jakarta, because maybe the Satpol PP often conducts raids so maybe they realize that they are the dregs of society. Maybe in big cities other than Jakarta there are still very, very many. Here limitations are used as a tool for seeking fortune based on other people's compassion for existing disabilities. On the other hand, fellow human beings are no longer attached to one another.

It should have been for both parents to make a living as a form of parental obligation to provide for their children by providing materials and sending udin to school in designated places and the fact is that now there are many free schools that place people like udin to receive education, because Indeed, this country guarantees education with the financing of citizens, including Udin, not instead of being a daily worker and a producer of financial coffers for his family, or indeed his parents are preoccupied with the material that has been produced by Udin, so they are already in a comfort zone and don't want Udin like most children. -his age. I don't know I don't understand

But that's not the case for Parjo, a boy who left his parents in the village to wander in search of a bite of rice in a land donated by an old man because of his bastard uncle who deliberately kicked him out just because he couldn't help produce a perverted beauty in the form of anathema money, his uncle called him Lik Parto. Is a big drug dealer who turns out to be a courier, so stupid is his uncle who has promised his parents eternal beauty, namely the path of greedy, restless education. But what could he do when he came and visited Jakarta; he was thrown into a human being who only knows how to deliver illicit goods, which are none other than putaw or methamphetamine.

Until one day when he accidentally dropped the item into a ditch because it was hit by a moped that had no eyes. As soon as he returned home he was immediately slapped and interrogated where the illicit goods were. He innocently replied that the item had fallen into a ditch and was shattered because the moped was so hard it had thrown its emaciated body. Without saying a long word his uncle immediately threw his big hand towards Parjo's right cheek and drove Parjo away. Parjo was forced to leave his uncle's house and squirm restlessly looking for a moment of beauty until he was thrown into a street busker and transformed into a street disease in the bright daylight surrounded by puffs of smoke of scorching sadness, they tried to attack the arrogance of the drivers and conductors.

Babies teach old grandparents how to be humane. A street baby with a hoarse voice who seems to be looking for a mouthful of chicken porridge by wandering the world to a donated country. The babysitter in a pygmy dress with a cap and buckle who carries a prison, scoundrel prison and delivers frantic diapers. Scraps of sweat, feet aground, skin that is bustling are an impression on the baby octopus, its many legs can crash on buses and public transportation. Small change to earn their survival, road markings can only witness crying over the lives of these babies.

Posted Dec 03, 2022
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January 24, 2023 05:51

From this story I learned that there are still many people who are not as lucky as us. Like Parjo and Udin, when they should be busy playing and studying like other children their age, they are actually working hard to support themselves.

Parjo and Udin are two diamonds who witness the hardness of life. like Udin who was kicked out by his uncle for removing illicit goods. Parjo who became trash and street germs because his mother and father were old.

From here we must learn to be grateful because we are still given pleasure and luck by God Almighty.

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Safira Azzahra
January 24, 2023 05:46

Parjo, a boy whose parents left him in the village, wanders looking for a bite of rice on an old man's endowment land because his scum uncle deliberately kicks him out just because he can't afford it. helps produce perverted beauty in the form of anathema money, her uncle calls her Lik Parto Is a big drug dealer who turns out to be a courier, so stupid is his uncle who has promised eternal beauty to his parents, namely the path of restless greedy education. But what can he do when he comes and visits Jakarta; he is thrown into a human being who only knows how to deliver illicit goods, which are nothing but putaw or methamphetamine.

Parjo was forced to leave his uncle's house and squirmed restlessly in search of beauty for a moment until he was thrown into a street busker and transformed into a street disease in the bright daylight surrounded by scorching clouds of sadness, they tried to attack pride. of the driver and conductor.

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Nazriella Fatwa
January 24, 2023 03:41

Characterization:
- Prospective passenger
- Male.
- Udin
- his younger siblings
- father and mother
- Satpol PP
- parjo
- lik parto

Theme : the story of a street child who lives a hard life earning money here and there to support his family, while other children his age are playing and studying at school.

Mandate:
- learn wherever you are, no matter the place or time.
- make life now as motivation for future motivation
- we must be grateful for what Allah SWT gives us
- don't give up on life, because life is still long

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Aya Fauziah
January 11, 2023 16:03

synopsis : a small child who finds it hard to make a living for himself or his family

Characterization :
• The prospective passenger
• His father and mother
• Parjo
• His younger siblings
• Udin
• Satpol PP

-Message in this story:
always grateful for what has been given to us don't give up easily if you have shortcomings, keep trying until we are at the point where we want.

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Selma Zhuhuriyah
January 10, 2023 06:35

Title : Street Baby Octopus

Synopsis : This story tells about several children who must be the backbone of their family and they have their own goals.
They are still passionate about working just to meet the needs of themselves and their families, while we are still not grateful for what we have.

People with perfect bodies today are even too lazy to work, in contrast to Baby Octopus with their economic limitations, they are still able and really want to work just to earn a bite of rice.

Characterization :
1. His younger siblings
2. His father and mother
3. Uncle
4. Prospective passengers
5. Parjo
6. A man
7. Satpol PP
8. Udin

Message in this story:
1. We must always be grateful for what Allah SWT has given us. Because there are still many people out there who want to live well enough, without having to work hard to get a bite of rice.
2. Do good to anyone, so that your life will be useful
3. Never give up with your current situation, for a brighter future
4. Keep learning wherever and whenever you are.
5. Make your current life a motivation for your future life to be better
6. Remember you are luckier than them, "Street Octopus"
7. Your hard work will not betray future results
8. Make your parents happy so that your parents are proud

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January 10, 2023 06:15

Title : Street Baby Octopus

Synopsis : This story contains onions once, telling about a child who must be the backbone of his family. From childhood they have wandered in search of money to support their family. With the economic limitations they have, they remain enthusiastic in facing all the trials of life presented by Allah SWT.

Seen in the present, people - people who have enough life are very lazy to achieve a dream. They don't see the situation of the children who leave school to earn money for their families. They are much worse off than us but they are still trying to work to support their family. Sometimes when they are looking for sustenance on the outskirts of Jakarta, they are also often exposed to rain and heat. However, they do not despair but are always eager to find sustenance to support their families. We must be grateful for our condition both in terms of economics and physical aspects that have been given by Allah SWT.

Characteristics:
1. Udin
2. Parjo
3. Like Parto
4. Her uncle
5. His father and mother
6. Satpol PP

Mandate :
1. We must always be grateful for what Allah SWT has given us.
2. Not easy to give up in achieving success.
3. Must always be patient in facing all tests of life.
4. Work hard.
5. Always pray to ease his sustenance and fill life with happiness.
6. Make this story a motivation for life and ourselves.

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January 10, 2023 05:14

Title : STREET BABY OCTOPUS

Theme : the struggle of a boy who has physical limitations in meeting the needs of his family.

Mandate :
-Always be grateful for what we have and always enjoy what God has given us, because there are many out there who have the same fate as Udin and Parjo
-Never give up on what we are experiencing right now because in the future we don't know what we will experience, God could give us good things in the future
-Keep learning whatever your situation is because by learning we can change our current situation in the future
-Make the current situation a motivation that will be able to raise your enthusiasm to fight in the future
-Don't forget to love and make happy people who are precious to you

characterization:
-Udin
-Parjo
-Lik Parto

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Rizqa Tsaniya
January 10, 2023 05:09

- Title : Street Baby Octopus
- Synopsis : This story tells about several children who have to be the backbone of their family and they each have their own goals. They are still passionate about working just to meet their needs and that of their families, while we are still not grateful for what we have.

- We don't even have to worry about food and drink shortages, because we have sufficient family finances and steady jobs, unlike the Baby Octopus. People who currently have perfect physiques are even very lazy to work, in contrast to Baby Octopus with their economic limitations, they are still able and really want to work just to earn a bite of rice.

- Characterization :
1. Udin
2. Parjo
3. Lik Parto
4. Uncle

- Message in this story:
1. We must always be grateful for what Allah SWT loves us. Because many people out there want to live in abundance like us.
2. Never give up with the current situation.
3. Make the people you care about happy.
4. Keep studying whatever your circumstances are.
5. Make your life now a motivation for your future life to be better.

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Nur Adelia
January 10, 2023 04:53

Synopsis:
This story tells the story of a street kid who has to support himself with the harshness of the outside world. Where his young self must accept the fact that he must support himself, his father, mother and younger brother while his friends his age are playing and studying. But he has to be the backbone for his family and himself.

Characterization :
- Uncle
- Udin
- his younger siblings
- father and mother
- parjo
- lik parto

Mandate:
Always be grateful for what we have, and never give up on what we have. Also always remember the people around us, because some of our wealth is also for the poor like them.

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Jihan Adelia
January 10, 2023 04:38

Theme:
the life of a child who is the backbone of the family

Characterization :
• The prospective passenger
• His father and mother
• Parjo
• Like Parjo
• His younger siblings
• Udin
• A man
• Satpol PP

Conclusion of the story:
A street baby with a hoarse voice who seems to be looking for a mouthful of chicken porridge by wandering the land of benefactors.
Tears of sweat, grounded feet, blotchy skin are the impressions of a baby octopus, its many legs can be crushed on buses and public transport.

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January 10, 2023 04:20

Theme:
Street Baby Octopus

I think we should be grateful for what we have now. Not everyone is as lucky as us who don't have to worry about eating and drinking because we have an upper middle class family. If you still feel ungrateful, you should take a walk around the outskirts of Jakarta. Then you find a lot of street children living there, they are much worse than us but they still work for their life or support their family. Their lives always wander around the city of Jakarta just to be able to eat a bite of rice, they will share food with their families. Therefore, we must be grateful for our circumstances that have been given by Allah SWT.

Those so called street baby octopus was even worse. One example is Parjo who was kicked out of the house by his uncle which forced him to roam the streets and try to support himself. That's why we also have to help them as much as possible, if there is a street baby octopus near you then at least give him some of your pocket money so he can eat and move on with his life. For you the money you gave them was not much, but for them the money you gave allowed them to live another day.

Message in this story:
1. We should always be grateful for what we have
2. Never give up with your current situation
3. Your hard work will not betray future results
4. Remember you are luckier than them, "street baby octopus"
5. Make your parents happy

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Putri Andini
December 08, 2022 04:22

Theme :
The struggle of a child who has limitations who want to achieve his goals, but he must be the backbone of the family
Mandate :
- Breaking poverty through education is the goal of the characters built by the author in his short story
- Education is very important, because it will raise one’s degree, even with all the limitations
- Don’t give up easily by circumstances (don’t give up). Circumstances may be completely lacking, but lack should not be an excuse not to try. Precisely make that deficiency as motivation to be able to cover it
Characterization :
- The prospective passenger
- a man
- Udin
- his younger siblings
- father and mother
- Satpol PP
- parjo
- lik parto
Conclusion
The dark afternoon exults in fatigue among the twinkling of passing vehicles adding to the impression of a jet black afternoon scorched by the hot sun, the conductor shouting indicates causality in habits that are no longer angry, Bekasi-Grogol, Batusari-Tanah Abang , Senen-Cimone and directions others that pass constantly, on the footbridge that spans between the mayor and the mall.
The conscience of causality, effectiveness and the main wheel of work that he usually does is begging and whoever you are will be amazed that he looks calm, it’s impossible to even reach the small amount of money in his pocket to give it all.
Unfortunately, Udin doesn’t like us who are old and infatuated with the beauty of works and materials.
But what can he do when he comes and visits Jakarta; he is thrown into a human being who only knows how to deliver illicit goods, which are nothing but putaw or methamphetamine.
A street baby with a hoarse voice who seems to be looking for a mouthful of chicken gruel by wandering the beneficent country.
Tears of sweat, grounded feet, pimply skin are the impressions on a baby octopus, its many legs can be crushed on buses and public transport.

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December 09, 2022 13:28

Thank you for your significant comments in thoroughly discussing this work

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Dela Aprilia
January 24, 2023 03:49

Tells about Udin, a child with special needs. He is forced to earn a fortune by becoming a beggar because of the essence of life, namely how to support his younger siblings, father and mother who are too old to work. Or is it really only Udin who is able to feed a broken heart with material things.

Both parents should earn a living as a form of parental obligation to provide for their children by providing provisions and sending udin to school in predetermined places and the fact is that now there are many free schools that place people like udin to go to school. get an education, because indeed this country guarantees education with the financing of its citizens, including Udin, instead of being daily workers and producers of financial coffers for his family, or indeed his parents are preoccupied with the materials he has produced. Udin, so they are already in their comfort zone and don't want Udin to be like most kids at his age.

But that's not the case with Parjo, a boy whose parents left him in the village to wander looking for a bite of rice on an old man's endowment land because his scum uncle deliberately kicked him out just because he couldn't afford it. helping to produce perverted beauty in the form of anathema money, his uncle called him Lik Parto. It is a big drug dealer who turns out to be a courier, so stupid is his uncle who has promised his parents eternal beauty, namely the path of restless greedy education. But what can he do when he comes and visits Jakarta; he is thrown into a human being who only knows how to deliver illicit goods, which are nothing but putaw or methamphetamine.

Until one day he accidentally dropped the item into a ditch because he was hit by a moped that had no eyes. As soon as he returned home he was immediately slapped and interrogated where the illicit goods were. She innocently replied that the item had fallen into a ditch and was crushed because the moped was so hard it sent her emaciated body flying. Without saying much his uncle immediately threw his big hand towards Parjo's right cheek and chased Parjo away. Parjo was forced to leave his uncle's house and squirmed restlessly in search of beauty for a moment until he was thrown into a street busker and transformed into a street disease on a sunny day surrounded by scorching clouds of sadness, they tried to attack pride. of the driver and conductor.

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