Folklore- from Bali

DEER AND GECKO

One day deer held a meeting with his friends in large building. On the ceiling of the building. Gecko the little house lizard wak hiding. Wile the meeting was going onl Gecko knocked eown a one which trudk Deer on the head.
Dear became angry and saik “ Gecko, how dare you hit me with a stone? What’s going on? You have courage only because you are safe up there. You think you’re clever, but I want to see you proveit.
Gecko replied, “ Deer, words can only hurt my ears. I want to know how clever you are too! Deer said Gecko if you want to know how clever I am let’s have a rece right now. This meeting house here can be the finishing post. Whoever arrives first wins. If I lose , you can do what you like with me, even kill me. And if you lose, then that’s end of you.
Okay Deer “ Gecko replied if that’s what you want, I’ll race you. But not now. Tomorrow we’ll begin the contest. Deer agreed, and so the contest was set for the next day. Gecko, the little lizard, had made a rash promise to race the swift Deer, so he had to think of something quickly. Now he thought to himself. What shall I do for Deer surely can run faster than I? First of all I will look for my Gecko friends and we can tink of a plan.
Gecko called all his friends and said “ tomorrow I am to rece with Deer, with this meeting house as the finishingpost. Deer can indeed run fast so we must have a plan, or I am sure to lose. If Deer loses, we have the right to kill him, for he promised that. Now, here is my plan. Since we all look alike, we can have several Geckos waiting along the course to fool Deer : one in the tree where the race is to begin, one at the middle post, and one here . Should Deer call out, one of us must answer. Deer will always think it is I.
Next day, Deer arrived earky. But the three geckos were already there. “ Hey Gecko” Deer ask do you agree that we start our race now??
Gecko answer : Ok let’s start from the tree over there. We will race to the middle post and back again to the tree, then to the meeting house. Yes said Deer. Deer set off calling out “ Are you off and running Gecko? Yes said Gecko. Deer run on with the dust flying behind him and when he had almost arrived at the middle post he called out “ Gecko where are you? The third Gecko who was waiting at the post replied I m already here at the post Deer. You really are clever said Deer. Now let’s run back again sorry for himself and wanted to win. As he neared the starting tree, he again called out, where have you got to Gecko? The second gecko in the tree said” I m here again at the tree Deer”. When Deer panting and out of breath reached the finishing line at the meeting house he found Gecko there again for him. Gecko said to him “ Well Deer, I have beaten you both ways an I’m no even brathing hard. Do you remember your promise?
Deer replied, “ I have it forgotten my promise. Indeed, I have lost, but don’t kill me now Gecko. Later on I’ll black face you will be reborn as a speckled cock with yellow legs. Then it will be proper time for you to kill me.
Gecko agree no to kill Deer right then and there. And that is why in Bali at the cockfight the speckles cock with yellow legs always beats the red cock with the black face.