Nicholas Mark combine their Mythology and Western Indonesia

By Sekar and Dance
 
The book "the adventures of Indonesia Child" written by young writers from Australia, Nicholas Mark, tells the story of an adventure filled with a blend of imagination and Western Indonesia mythology.

Nicholas Mark told Afp Saturday, argued that, since she was interested in the film and the book tells the story of adventure and mythology.

"I really like this type of story about mythology and adventure. A story like this can generate more time feeling my childhood and others as well as membangitkan children's imagination, "said the young man who now resides in Sydney, Australia, it is.

The book "the adventures of Indonesia's son" is a collection of stories written by Nicholas Mark, with Illustrator Bambang Shakuntala.

The book comprises three stories, the stories of his adventures in the Woods and Wayan Monkey Ubud, and his adventures on the island of Mutia Gold as well as the adventures of Nanda, Dhani, and the fairies rescued from the eruption of Mount Merapi in Yogyakarta.

The story follows the adventures of Wayan in Bali tells Wayan and the struggle to save the monkey forest monkeys. Nicholas described the monkey forest as a mystical, there is the evil monster who wants to capture the monkey forest of the monkeys.

In the second story that tells of The adventures and Brooke Taylor on the island of gold. Nicholas took the background atmosphere of Padang after the earthquake.

Mutia is a child who is diligent and kind. One day there are seirang grandmother asking his help. Granny is Brooke Taylor met with the golden egg, and go to the world of garuda on top of sky and Lake Toba to save the city of Padang.

The last story about the adventures of Nanda, Dani, and the fairies saved the city from a volcanic eruption.

Sisters Nanda and Dani getting orders from their father to go to the Secret Passageway to meet the fairies. Afterwards they met with the three kings, go to Borobudur temple to stop a volcanic eruption.

This book takes the background on typical locations such as Padang, Indonesia, Lake Toba, Borobudur Temple, and Bali and Nicholas attempted to stir up the imagination of children on an adventure through the imaginary figures like Grandma's magic, bird garuda, the monkeys at Monkey forest, gang secrets, and the fairies.

Living in Indonesia

Nicholas says, get story ideas from his experience the streets and living in Indonesia. He said, never been to places that he make the background story in his book.

"The name of each character within the story of Yogyakarta is the name of a friend I am familiar of Yogyakarta, so it has elements of personal stories as well for me," said the 24-year-old man.

Recently had a chance to read the story of Nicholas also writing in front of the pupils of the primary school (ELEMENTARY SCHOOL) of Santa Ursula Jakarta.

He was satisfied because of the positive response, and the students also enjoy a fairytale third read.

"I am happy because the tales of Western mythology and mixing the Indonesia could be accepted by children native Indonesia," he said.

Nicholas hope to write children's books again. He said he was very fond of this type of adventure stories and mythology.

"If the book is successful, I would have loved to continue series Adventure Indonesia, and write new fairy tale about a collection of other islands in Indonesia," said Nicholas.

This book could have been obtained at various bookstores in Indonesia. Nicholas estimates, up to this point had 300 books sold.