 " Karena Hati " ( meaning " Because of the Heart " ) follows a man who becomes an official in a small village . There , he marries Sitti Aminah , a young woman who , though only 20 years of age , has been married and divorced three times . Their marriage does not last long , and the man leaves Aminah three days before the Eid al @-@ Fitr holiday . However , his expensive set of black clothing , which he must wear during the Eid ceremonies , is accidentally left at Aminah 's home . Pretending to be sick , the man goes to Aminah and asks her to cover him with clothing and light a fire to keep him warm . When she starts a fire in the kitchen , the man escapes with his black clothes . The story was first published in 1936 , in issues 100 and 101 , volume 14 , of Pandji Poestaka . 
