Azam Raharjo, the narrator of the story, tells us that there are other things in the village that are unique. For instance, each house has a pond with catfishes, even though they never ate them or even served them to guests. He also tells us about a large clay jar planted next to their yard, with a "trifling" in it, which he first saw when he arrived. The narrator says that the trident seems like a "foreign object" there, and that there is a "mixed feeling of astonished, curious, and disgusted" about it. He says that he had no idea what the trident was, but that it was already there. He explains that they are arriving on Wednesday, and the following Monday, they helped the villagers do their "tradition" of washing their hands of the water and drinking the water from a bucket. They say that it is like "making a fertilizer," and that the ritual has been going on since the time of the previous king. He adds that the next morning, the villagers joined in the washing of their hands and drinking of their water. The next day, some of the men joined the villagers in their "family prayer," but they did not notice that the prayer was being followed.