Bali was divided into seven small kingdoms. The island around each kingdom was kept empty,and no one lived there. Since the kingdoms did not share the same border, the people could not fight about them. On Bali, even chlidren were not allowed to fight. If two chlidren started a fight over a toy, someone separated them. When two boys argued, they would agree not to speak to each other. Sometimes they did not talk together for months. This gave the boys a chance to forget their anger.