Young Kilat lives in peaceful Sipora, an island off Sumatra. He sells gifts to tourists but none have been seen for a while. Near the deserted airport, he tells the resident American hippy the legend of King Sidabatur, who brought Kilat's people to Sipora as refugees from war centuries ago. An pinned-up newspaper cutting tells of a major war in Europe and a large plane is seen approaching the airport. A heavily ironic tale. ( )