Planting Padi 

To a farmer, to have a piece of padi
field is eualvalent to having a
long term rice bowl for the family.
Working in the padi field involves
every member of the family.

A plough,drawned by a buffalo,
is the traditional method of
ploughing the field.

Nowadays, tractors are  used by most
farmers.

When it is planting time,  padi
seedlings are gathered from
the nursery and planted by women.

Later , when the padi gradually ripens,
the children are Put in charge of scaring
away the birds, the rats and other pests ,
although scare crows are also used.

Harvesting comes . All hands are needed !
Sometimes the method gotong royong
which means working together as a team ,
is practiced in the kampung or village .

This is a popular planting song :

Planting rice is never fun
Bend from morn till set of sun
Never stand and never sit
Never rest a little bit.

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