Dagon Khin Khin Lay - Kyun Bonyo

Chapter 1

The waves were rolling and rolling, and the sky was blue and blue. The seagulls, which were roaming and feeding in the vast ocean, were fluttering their wings in front of and behind a small seaplane that was sailing up and down like a seahorse among the waves, as if they were watching a strange sea creature.

This place is not only a secluded part of the sea that is not often navigable by large ships, but also a place where the Pacific archipelago is located. Many large and small islands, islets, and islets, as well as rocky outcrops and cliffs, are scattered throughout the ocean waters.

Under the clear blue sky, as if a large sheet of white and silver leaves had been spread out, and above the vast expanse of water, like large emeralds and blue pearls, floating in a raft, the people on board the small boat soon saw large and small islands floating among the waves. Some of them were large, dark brown rocks, partly submerged in the water, and some of them were completely hidden under the water, lying in wait for enemies. Therefore, whether they deliberately ventured into those passages or were mistaken for the wrong path, The small boats that arrived unexpectedly often crashed into rocks that were like death traps, like a tiger slipping in front of a tiger, and the crew had to navigate with great caution to avoid danger to those who joined them as passengers on the small motorboat.

Among those who were on board the ship was Professor Dr. Darwin, who was leading his students. Professor Dr. Darwin and his students set out on a journey to the islands of Malaya, now known as Sumatra and Borneo, which are famous for having the most diverse and abundant species of plants in the world, in order to study botany.

For that day, Professor Dr. Darwin had chartered a small Dutch ship to sail from Sumatra, where he had first set up camp, to Bono Island, where he and his students were studying botany. The area was full of rocks and rocks, making navigation dangerous, but the sailors in that area were confident that the small ship was used to sailing between the islands and the surrounding islands, and they set off without any worries.

Dr. Darwin sat in a deck chair at the bow of the ship, reading a book. Sometimes he would put down the book and look into the distance through a telescope. Sometimes he would spend his time admiring the beautiful waves and the foaming waters, and the gulls that were eating the seals.

The students, however, talked about the places they had visited and the journeys they would take, and some of them sang songs as they looked out over the sea and sometimes at the distant islands and mountains. However, among those who had come to study botany, one of the Burmese, Maung Tin Lat, also known as Mr. Tin Lat, had come because he was a passionate student. However, he was sometimes troubled by the unpleasant affairs that arose, and so he did not mingle much with the other companions, but whenever he could, he would go to a quiet place and find his mind and interest in them, and he fell asleep in a small room in the bow of the ship.

Maung Tin Latt was accompanied by two Japanese, two Caucasians, five Englishmen, and two Frenchmen. Maung Tin Latt was a quiet and reserved person, and because he was a Burmese without any companions of his own race, he preferred to live on his own. They allowed him to live freely, so Maung Tin Latt was soundly asleep at that time.

Maung Tin Latt had made an offer to study botany with Professor Dr. Darwin, and had already obtained a passport to travel. He unexpectedly met his girlfriend, who was about to marry him before he could leave. He was a young boy who had been waiting for Dr. Darwin to invite him, and because he did not want to break a promise he had made, he had to leave Burma by ship. He always thought about the time he had to study botany, except for the hours he had to spend in practice.

Therefore, today, even though I had fallen asleep due to the dizziness and longing for my thoughts, I was still dreaming of my beloved, who was so obsessed with me in my mind, and I was meeting her in a dream, so close to me, so close to me.

In the dream, he was not on a motorboat that had set sail from Sumatra, but on a small sailboat in the vast waters of the Yamuna Sea. On the boat, he was enjoying a peaceful and happy time with his beloved wife. At that moment, the motorboat that Maung Tin Latt was actually on was sailing towards the open sea, passing the large rocks that he had avoided earlier until they disappeared. This time, the tide was rising, and even the rocks that had been floating on the surface were disappearing under the water, so the sailors had to steer very carefully. According to the chief of the Malin, they had left a little late and the tide was high, so it was difficult to find a way out from the rocky area, so they warned the people to be ready in case something unexpected happened.

In case of an emergency, they had sealed off a small room in the ship's hull and were unable to wake Maung Tin Lat, who was sleeping. While they were shaking and unable to control themselves, someone clung to the rope and someone held the rope, a large rock suddenly hit the ship's hull with great force. The entire ship shook and could not continue to move forward, and the stern of the ship slowly sank. The sailors had to urgently carry all the ships and three or four small boats to escape. When the small boats reached about five hundred yards, they saw that only a third of the bow of the ship was still sinking, and they looked on in pity and sorrow. However, people's lives are more valuable than ships. They considered the lack of people as a benefit, and they remembered to check the people's status one by one. So when the three ships lined up and checked everyone, they realized that one of the crew members and one of the student passengers, a Burmese named Mr. Tin Lat, had not arrived, and they turned back towards the ship with great concern.

But at that time the ship was only visible for a foot. And that foot, as he watched, disappeared from sight, and sank. Dr. Darwin and a group of his crew searched for the two missing men, who had appeared from under the water, for some time, but they could not find them, and while they were making a sad spectacle of themselves, a strong wind blew from the southwest, and they had to hoist sail and retreat, fearing for their lives.

In this way, Maung Tin Latt, who was enjoying his dream in the room where the ship was still sinking, was on a boat trip with his girlfriend when a strong wind blew and he capsized the boat and fell into the water, completely drowning. At the end of the dream, he opened his eyes with a loud bang. He saw that the entire room, which was completely flooded, was flooded with water from the ship's hull, and the water had already reached two hands on the bed. He knew that something had happened to the ship, so he got up and ran upstairs. When he reached the upstairs, only half of the ship remained, and he shouted to his friends, but Maung Tin Latt's voice was drowned out by the noise of the waves and the water.