My Name Is Flower

People call me Flower, yes because I grow as a big beautiful girl in my small village. Only that name that I could
have. I have no parent, no Mother, No Father, no others or even siblings who know who I am. Don’t ask me with
whom I live, I am one and only.

This is a small village, a village in Germany. I don’t want people give a pity to me. None of them can do it. I live
and life with a bad condition. Whern I was a 5 years, a family called Parker family brought me to their home from
the social house. I remembered it. They said to the staff to care me and love me like their own child. Because they
don’t have a child.

Everything was going to be well as I wished. They love me and care me. But an unexpectedly moment took them
from me. They got accident after went from their office. Both of them. It was so strange for me, when I was 10. It
was not fair, said me to the god.

After that moment a new life had changed. No one wanted take me home, wanted care me. But for me it was okay.
My parent, I meant real parent, even my real mom throwed me up to the social house. A place for them who cannot
acceptable to parent’s life. At least I got it from the staff.

Walking alone, eating alone, and live in the streets. Like street boys. I got food from the trash, a bin, or from people
who kindly giving a food. When I was 12 I could work. I could do some little work that not all child did like me.
You know I did? I was a secondhand dealer. The things in the street that I found I collect them. Sell it the big house.
And get the money. In the time, I found Patrick star, he is a nice boy. We live in the street. He prays as muslim, we
work together. We do many things together.

8 years been a great days. I got my money from 1 cen, 2 euros, big, and even big. You know that after that time how
much money I had have? 1000 euros? So what do you think by this money? Eating? By house? Buy a new car? Or
buy anything that make you fun.

No, it was not me. I buy a land, and build a small place named cafe. I love eating. So I could taste which good food,
which is not. I only sell a bread. Nothing special in small village in Germany. But so believ? People love my bread, I
become rich.

This moment does not make mind blind, I know who I was before. My 50 percent of my money is served for street
boys. You still remembered Patrick? He is my husband now. We live together. Love each other.
 A Dligent

A diligent, calm, and smart boy began his journey from his village to the town where he continued his study at a
university. Bagus Alghani was a pride of the small village as he was familiar with his faith and he was also a son of
the village chief. One of his weaknesses was that he was a snail. He rarely got out of his house and had only a few
friends.

Riding an old ugly vehicle, he confused where to find a dormitory as he knew nothing about this town and he never
came there before. It was a week before the lecture started. He wandered near the campus, but all dormitory around
there were full.

A boy came to him when he took a rest in front of a mosque.

Hi boy, can I help you?

Are you a new student?

‘Yes, I am. I’m looking for a dormitory, but all of dormitory are full’, said bagus.

My name is abdul.

I’m bagus.

You are too late, every dormitory near here has been full. You must go bit far from here. I can show you the dorm if
you wish’,said bagus.

Bagus received his offer because he really needed to find a dorm as soon as possible.

It was cheap, small and a bit disorder. He got no idea for finding another place.

He forced himself to stay at this hell. He was the only one occupant of the dormitory. Not only far from the campus,
it was also dirty, silent, and stinky. Nothing’s good of this place excepted the owner who was patient and sociable.

The first night he slept at the dorm, he was awaken at 2.15 am, one thing that habitually happened when one
occupied a new home. He then went on his sleeping.

A nice morning Bagus started his activity as a new student at a favorite university, he smiled along his way to
campus.

He got tired of his activity at the campus. In his first day, he was introduced to the regulation of the campus. Rector,
deans, and some professor also attended the event. He got no friend at that time because he was a closed boy.

At the second night he was awaken again with no reason at the same time 2.15 am. He couldn’t continue his
sleeping. He was anxious and feeling something strange toward himself.

In the class, his lecture got mad of him because he was asleep. He was lucky that he was not sent out by the lecture.
He was still forgiven by the lecture.

After the class, a beautiful girl came to him and began a conversation with him. He got his first friend from his class.

Why are you so sleepy?

Didn’t you sleep tonight?

My name is Imelda. Can I know your name?

Sure! I’m Bagus. I couldn’t sleep tonight. I’m not used to living at a dormitory. Are you my classmate?

Yes, I am. I saw you were mocked by the lecture.

After having dinner at the dormitory. He went sleeping as he was very tired and sleepy.

In the third night he stayed at the dorm, he was awaken again at 2.15 am. He couldn’t sleep again until the
sun knocked on my door.

He had a class at 10 am at that day. He spent his leisure time at library to find some books he needed for
doing his assignment. Suddenly someone called on his name.

Hi gussss. How’s life?

Just so so. What are you doing here?

I need some books for reference of my scripts.

‘Owh I don’t know you are a student too.

What about your dormitory?

I’m still not used to it. I met some strange there. May be it is just my feeling, but it is so stronge.

Abdul didn’t know anything about this. He felt sorry to bagus.

Bagus went to his class after getting some books for his assignment. He underwent his boring class with his
boring professor named Tutu. An old professor who had served the university for fifty years.

At the evening when he wanted to take a bath, he felt something from room 7. He slept at night because he
had a lot of assignment.

His three friends visited him to discuss about assignment. They were one group with Bagus. Bagus was the
best student among them. He was persuaded by them to finish all the assignment himself while they were playing
game.

So many assignments so that they must stay at his dormitory that night. Bagus was so tired that he must give
up and went sleeping while his friends had already slept.

Again after he slept only for an hour, he was awaken at 2.15 am. He looked so tired with his eyes like
panda’s eyes. He then slept again.

He woke up at morning while his friends had gone. He decided to clean his dormitory by himself. At the
store he found a bottle of anaesthetic which had been expired. He put it back just in case it was still needed.

It was time for him to have lunch. At the canteen near his dormitory, the waitress ask him about his
dormitory. The waitress told something about his dormitory.
 There was a boy used to live there, said the waitress.

I felt something strange there too. What has happened? Asked Bagus.

There was a boy who always brought his friend. they seemed to have a close brelationship. They looked so
closed’, the waitress told him. But I never see them again for about six month. Bagus left the canteen while thinking
about waitress’s story.

Just as usual when he went to take a bath , he passed room seven. On the ventilasi of room seven he found a piece of
letter which is the content as follow :

If only you knew how painful my heart was when I saw you with her. I can not let you belonged by
someone else. I prefer God taking you out from this earth to letting you be not mine.

Yonar P

It was Yonar the one who was told by the waitress written in the paper. Bagus was getting more curious to know
what was actually happening .

The fourth night was the most scary night. He got a dream which told him something.

There was a boy who fell in love with his friend. He often invited his friend to come to his dormitory. Friend of the
boy said that his name was Joulhack. Joulhack seemed to be his friend. They spent all the day together, going to the
same campus, playing playstation, even going to beach to see sunset. One day Joulhack was attracted by a girl in his
class. He was planning to approach the girl. Yonnar switched to hate him due to it. If only Joulhack knew it. Yonnar
was getting crazier when he knew Joulhack shot the girl.

Yonnar ask Joulhack to came to his dormitory. He made a party for Joulhack who had had a girlfriend. He served
him some foods and wine. Joulhack turned to be very sleepy. He couldn’t bear anymore and fell asleep.

In his dream Joulhack asked Bagus to enter room 7 and dig the ground under the table. Bagus then woke up from his
sleep and entered violently room seven. He began to dig. He was socked when he found a pile of skeleton.
Immediately he took his phone and call Mr. Muji the owner of the dormitory. The next day he decided to move
faraway from the dormitory.
 New Friends
It had been two month since I decided to live with my dad after his divorce. Actually, I’d never want them to break
apart. I loved both much. But, I didn’t know what on their mind. Parents sometimes were complicated just like
childish. I inhaled deep breathe for many times and I really didn’t know for how many, and once again I saw my dad
kept an eye one me. But I didn’t care, not really care. I hated this situation so much. I missed my mom.
My dad and I were still going to my brand school. I just had homeschooling before this because I didn’t really like
the crowded and noisy places, not except for school, it was horrible for me.
“So, how is your day?” asked my dad breaking the ice.
“Not really fine”, answered me flatly and boring.
“Are nervous now?” he asked curiously.
“Just a little.”
“Do not worry, you’ll get many friends and experiences there,” he said with holding my hands warmly. I was forced
to smile. As if I forget how to smile brightly to him.
I felt so long time going to school with my dad on his old car. I’ve known that the distance from our house was not
long enough. Hey, although I didn’t really care about all things about school, it didn’t mean I wasn’t curious with my
new school dude. Arggh… I hoped I could handled this.
To chase away my boring, I always wore my earphone listening my favorite playlist songs and look outside the
window hoping to see attractive things. Avril Lavigne’s songs always made me feel comfort and safe. Once again, I
saw my dad looking at me. And once again I really didn’t care.
Now here I am, at the headmaster room. I waited outside the room, and it was my chance to explore many things
here. The building was old enough but looked so strong and cool. I saw no other students, may be they were on their
class because it was 8 a.m. I didn’t wonder actually. Headmaster’s room was on the second floor so I could see the
students playing basket ball on the fields. The girls just watched the boys who showed their skills, always like that. I
just snorted. After that, I heard the burst door opened. I almost jumped because of shocked. My dad gave me a code
to follow him entering the room.
“So, Miss Dandelion Moore, you can choose the class whatever you want. I’ve read your data here. I think you have
no problem about it.” The headmaster started to speak. I just gave him smile and looked to my father to ask for help.
“Ehm,, how if you choose the class for my daughter sir? She of course can’t choose by herself what she wants.” My
dad tried to ask.
He looked as if think it. “Oke, Eleven Science 1. hope she can explore her ability there. Welcome to this wonderful
school Miss,” headmaster shook my hands enthusiastic.

***

On class.
“Ok miss, now introduce your self, who are you, where do you come from, “ Mrs. Rena as head of this class spoke.
I smiled clumsy. I swallowed my saliva fast. All eyes focused on me, and I hated this. Oh God…“Ehm,, hello
everyone, I am Dande, I came from Venice. Nice to meet you all,” about what I said before I even feel so awkward.
They were still silent, not even gave me applause or not, but I didn’t really care. I hated this condition.
“What is your full name hey guys?”abruptly a blonde boy.
“Dandelion More,”
“Oke miss dande, you can sit on the behind desk!” Mrs. Rena said.
“Thanks Madam,”
When i sat recently, a white and flawless hand outstrectched in front of my face.
“Hai, I am Mia. Nice to meet you too. “she said happily. I smiled perforcely.
“Nice to meet you too,”
***
“Hey Dande, come here!” I heard someone calling me loudly when I was on cafetaria. There Mia standing with
smile on her face.
“You can sit with us, right girls?” Mia asked her other friends. And they nodded.
“Thanks,”
“Anyway Dande, “ Said long brown haired girls friendly. “Hye, I am Poppy, and this is Clara and Rachel, “ she
continued to speak introducing the others.
“Hay all, “ I said rather nervously.
“Dande, do you comfort with this place? I mean as new comers, they usually get nervous or not comfort with new
situation like this, “said Rachel.
“This place is wonderful enough, I'm lovin it.”
“Oh,,, I’m glad Dan to hear that if you like it, “Mia said.
“By the way, you came from Venice right? I always image can get there, would you like to invite us go there?” Clara
said enthuastic. They all laughed agreed.
“Well, do not worry, just prepare your day,”I msiled brightly. They were not bad.
“Hahahha,,,.” We laughed together.
“Would you like to tell us how you get here? From Venice to Scotland?”Poopy asked.
“My dad and my mom got divorce. My mom had married again and they moved to Vegas. I chose to live with my
dad here. I used to have homeschooling before when in Venice. I had one sister, and she lived with my mom and her
new husband. And now, I am here, “ I end the story with sad smile.
“Oh,,, I am sorry to hear that Dan, I didn’t mean making you remember this,,,”
“Oh,,, it is ok. I am fine. Life is choice, isn’t it?” I smiled again to comfort her.
“Yess you’re right. At least, you still have Dad who loved you much Dande, you are lucky girl.”Mia said with tears
flood at the corner of her eyes.
“Oh,,, you all made me feel sad,”Rachel said. They hugged me. Mia was right, I was so lucky still have daddy who
love me more. Ohh,,, I missed him.
 Mouse Deer and Crocodile

One day, Mouse Deer went down to the river to take a drink. But he knew that the crocodile might be waiting
underwater to eat him, so he said out loud. “I wonder if the water’s warm. I’ll put in my leg and find out.” Of course
Mouse Deer didn’t put in his leg. He picked up a stick instead and put one end into the water. Chomp…! Crocodile
grabbed the stick and pulled it underwater. Mouse Deer laughed. “Ha… ha…ha… Stupid crocodile! Cant you tell
the difference between a stick and a leg?” Then Mouse Deer ran off to drink somewhere else.

In the next day, Mouse Deer wanted to cross the river. He wanted to eat the fruits on the other side of the river. He
saw a floating log in the river. He knew that Crocodile looked like a log when he floated. Mouse Deer didn’t want to
be eaten by Crocodile when he crosses the river. He had an idea. He called out loud, “Crocodile!” Crocodile rose
from the water, “Hello, Mouse Deer. Have you come to be my lunch?” Mouse Deer smiled. “Sorry, not today,
Crocodile. I have orders from the King. He wants to invite all the crocodiles in this river to a party. He wants me to
count all the crocodiles so he could prepare enough meal for you.”

“Really…? Tell us what to do,” said Crocodile. “You must line up from this side of the river to the other side,” said
Mouse Deer. Crocodile then got all his friends and family. They lined up across the river. Mouse Deer then jumped
onto Crocodile’s back. “One,” he counted. He jumped onto the next crocodile, “Two.” And the next crocodile,
“Three.” Mouse Deer kept jumping until he arrived on the other side of the river. “How many are there?” asked
Crocodile. “Just enough,” said Mouse Deer. He laughed as he ran to the forest.***
 LUTUNG KASARUNG

Prabu Tapa Agung had led a kingdom in West Java for a long time. He was getting old and therefore wanted to
choose a successor. But unfortunately, he had no son. He thought of choosing one of his daughters, Purbararang and
Purbasari. But it wasn’t an easy choice. They were both very pretty and smart. The only difference was their
temperament. Purbararang was rude and dishonest, while Purbasari was kind and caring. With those considerations,
Prabu Tapa Agung finally chose Purbasari to be his successor.

Purbararang didn’t agree with her father’s decision. “It’s supposed to be me, Father. I’m the eldest daughter!”
Purbararang said. Prabu Tapa Agung smiled. “Purbararang, to be a queen takes more than age. There are many other
qualities that one must possess,” explained Prabu Tapa Agung wisely. “What does Purbasari have that I don’t?”
Purbararang pouted. “You’ll find out when Purbasari has replaced me,” Prabu Tapa Agung answered.

After the discussion, Purbararang went back to her room. “Is there something wrong?” asked Indrajaya. Indrajaya is
Purbararang’s future husband. “I’m upset! Father chose Purbasari as his successor and not me! I have to do
something!” Purbararang said. Driven mad by her anger, she came to a witch and asked her to send rash all over
Purbasari’s body. Before going to bed, Purbasari started to feel itch all over her body. She tried applying powder to
her body, but it’s no use. Instead, the itching grew even worse. She didn’t want to scratch it, but she just couldn’t
help it. In the next morning, there were scratch mark all over Purbasari’s body. “What happened to you?” asked
Purbararang, pretending to be concerned. “I don’t know, sis. Last night, my body suddenly felt very itchy. I
scratched and scratched, and this is what happened,” Purbasari answered. Purbararang shook her head. “You must
have done something really awful. You’ve been punished by the gods!”

That day, the whole kingdom was scandalized. “What have you done, Purbasari?” demanded Prabu Tapa Agung.
Purbasari shook her head. “I didn’t do anything that would upset the gods, Father,” she answered. “Then how can
you explain what happened to your body?” Prabu Tapa Agung asked again. “If you don’t confess, I’ll banish you to
the woods.” Purbasari took a deep breath. “Like I said before, I didn’t do anything wrong. And I’d rather be thrown
into the woods than to confess to a deed I didn’t commit.”

After a short discussion with his advisor, Prabu Tapa Agung ordered Purbasari to be moved to the woods. Purbasari
was very sad, but she couldn’t do anything to defy her father’s order. She was accompanied to the woods by a
messenger. He built a simple hut for Purbasari. After the messenger left, suddenly a black monkey came to
Purbasari’s hut. He carried a bunch of bananas. From behind him, some animals looked on. “Are the bananas for
me?’ Purbasari asked. The black monkey nodded, as if he understood what Purbasari said. Purbasari took the
bananas with pleasure. She also said thanks. The other animals that were looking on also seemed to smile. “Are you
willing to be my friend?” Purbasari asked them. All the animals nodded happily. Although she was living by herself
in the woods, Purbasari never lacked of supplies. Everyday, there were always animals bringing her fruits and fish to
eat.

A long time had passed since Purbasari was banished to the woods, but her body still itched. At some places, her
skin was even ulcerating. What am I supposed to do?” Purbasari sighed. The monkey who was sitting next to her
stayed still, there were tears in his eyes. He hoped Purbasari would remain patient and strong.

One night, on a full moon, the monkey took Purbasari to a valley. There is a pond with hot spring water. The
monkey suddenly spoke, “The water of this pond will heal your skin,” he said. Purbasari was surprised, ”You can
talk? Who are you?” she asked. “You’ll find out, in time,” the monkey said. Purbasari didn’t want to force the
monkey. She then walked to the pond. She bathed there. After a few hours, Purbasari walked out of the pond. She
was shocked to see her face reflected on the clear pond water. Her face was beautiful again, with smooth and clean
skin. Purbasari observed her entire body. There were no traces of any skin ailments. “I’m cured! I’m cured!”
Purbasari shouted in joy. She quickly offered thanks to the gods and also to the monkey.

The news of Purbasari’s condition quickly spread to the kingdom, irritating Purbararang. She then accompanied by
Indrajaya go to the woods to see Purbasari. Purbasari asked if she would be allowed to go home. Purbararang said
she would let Purbasari return to the palace if Purbasari’s hair were longer than hers. Purbararang then let her hair
down. It was so long, it almost touched the ground. But it turned out that Purbasari’s hair was twice longer than
Purbararang’s hair.

“Fine, so your hair is longer than mine.” Purbararang admitted. “But there is one more condition you must fulfill, do
you have a future husband who is handsomer than mine?” said Purbararang as she walked toward Indrajaya.
Purbasari felt miserable. She didn’t have a future husband yet. So, without much thought, she pulled the black
monkey beside her.

Purbararang and Indrajaya burst out, but their laughter didn’t last long. The monkey meditates and suddenly
transformed into a very handsome young man, a lot more handsome than Indrajaya. “I’m a prince from a kingdom
far away. I was cursed to be a monkey because of a mistake I committed. I could regain my true form only if there’s
a girl who would be willing to be my wife,” said the young man.

Finally, Purbararang gave up. She accepted Purbasari as the queen, and also confessed everything she had done.
“Please forgive me. Please don’t punish me,” Purbararang said, asking for forgiveness. Instead of being angry,
Purbasari smiled. “I forgive you, sis,” she said. Soon after, Purbasari become queen. Beside her was the handsome
prince, the former monkey known as Lutung Kasarung.
 SANGKURIANG

Long time ago in West Java, lived a beautiful girl named Dayang Sumbi. She was also smart and clever. Her beauty
and intelligence made a prince from the heavenly kingdom of Kahyangan desire her as his wife. The prince asked
permission from his father to marry Dayang Sumbi. People from Kahyangan could never live side by side with
humans, but his father approved on one condition, when they had a child, the prince would transform into a dog. The
prince accepted the condition.

They get married and lived happily in the woods until Dayang Sumbi gave birth to a baby boy. The prince then
changed into a dog named Tumang. Their son is named Sangkuriang. He was very smart and handsome like his
father. Everyday, he hunted animals and looked for fruits to eat. One day, when he was hunting, Sangkuriang
accidentally killed Tumang. His arrow missed the deer he was targeting and hit Tumang instead. He went home and
tells her mother about the dog. “What?” Dayang Sumbi was appalled. Driven by sadness and anger, she grabbed a
weaving tool and hit Sangkuriang’s head with it. Dayang Sumbi was so sad; she didn’t pay any attention to
Sangkuriang and started to cry.

Sangkuriang feel sad and also confused. How can his mother love a dog more than him? Sangkuriang then decided
to go away from their home and went on a journey. In the morning, Dayang Sumbi finally stopped crying. She
started to feel better, so she went to find Sangkuriang. But her son was no where to be found. She looked
everywhere but still couldn’t find him. Finally, she went home with nothing. She was exhausted. She fell asleep, and
in her dream, she meets her husband. “Dayang Sumbi, don’t be sad. Go look for my body in the woods and get the
heart. Soak it with water, and use the water to bathe, and you will look young forever,” said the prince in her dream.
After bathing with the water used to soak the dog’s heart, Dayang Sumbi looked more beautiful and even younger.

And time passed by. Sangkuriang on his journey stopped at a village and met and fell in love with a beautiful girl.He
didn't realize that the village was his homeland and the beautiful girl was his own mother, Dayang Sumbi. Their love
grew naturally and he asked the girl to marry him. One day, Sangkuriang was going on a hunt. He asked Dayang
Sumbi to fix the turban on his head. Dayang Sumbi was startled when she saw a scar on his head at the same place
where she, years ago, hit Sangkuriang on the head.

After the young man left, Dayang Sumbi prayed for guidance. After praying, she became convinced that the young
man was indeed her missing son. She realized that she had to do something to prevent Sangkuriang from marrying
her. But she did not wish to disappoint him by cancelling the wedding. So, although she agreed to marry
Sangkuriang, she would do so only on the condition that he provides her with a lake and built a beautiful boat, all in
one night.

Sangkuriang accepted this condition without a doubt. He had spent his youth studying magical arts. After the sun
went down, Sangkuriang went to the hill. Then he called a group of genie to build a dam around Citarum River.
Then, he commands the genies to cut down trees and build a boat. A few moments before dawn, Sangkuriang and his
genie servants almost finished the boat.

Dayang Sumbi, who had been spying on him, realised that Sangkuriang would fulfill the condition she had set.
Dayang Sumbi immediately woke all the women in the village and asked them to wave a long red scarf. All the
women in the village were waving red scarf, making it look as if dawn was breaking. Deceived by false dawn, the
cock crowed and farmers rose for the new day.

Sangkuriang’s genie servants immediately dropped their work and ran for cover from the sun, which they feared.
Sangkuriang grew furious. With all his anger, he kicked the unfinished boat. The boat flew and landed on a valley.
The boat then became a mountain, called Mount Tangkuban Perahu (Tangkuban means upturned or upside down,
and Perahu means boat). With his power, he destroyed the dam. The water drained from the lake becoming a wide
plain and nowadays became a city called Bandung (from the word Bendung, which means Dam).***
 TELAGA WARNA

Long time ago there was a kingdom in West Java. The kingdom was ruled by a king called Prabu. He was a kind and
wise king. Under Prabu’s leadership, the kingdom grew into a prosperous kingdom. There’s no hunger in the
kingdom. Everybody in the kingdom loved their king. But, there’s one problem. The king and his queen hadn’t got
any children. It made the couple very sad. That was why Prabu decided to go to the jungle. There, he meditated and
prayed to God. Everyday he begged for a child. His dream finally came true. A few months later, the queen got
pregnant. All people in the kingdom felt very happy. They sent many presents to the palace to express their
happiness. Nine months later a baby girl was born. The baby grew as a beautiful teenager then.

Prabu and his queen loved their daughter so much. They gave what ever she wanted. It made the princess grew into
a spoiled girl. When her wish couldn’t be fulfilled, she would be very angry. She even said bad things often. Even
though the princess behaved badly, her parents still loved her, and so did the people in the kingdom.

Time passed and the princess grew more beautiful. In a few days, the princess would be seventeen years old. That’s
why people of that kingdom brought many presents for her. They bring gold and beautiful jewelries. Prabu collected
the presents. Then Prabu stored them in a special room. Some times he would take them to give to his people who
needed it. Prabu only took a few gold and jewels. Then he brought them to a goldsmith. “Please make a necklace for
my daughter,” said Prabu. “My pleasure, Your Majesty,” the goldsmith replied. The goldsmith worked with all his
heart and his ability. He wanted to create the most beautiful necklace for the princess.

The birthday came. People gathered in the palace field. Then Prabu and the queen appeared. They waved to their
beloved people. Cheers were loud and louder when the princess appeared. Everybody admired her beauty. Prabu got
up from his chair and took a small pillow. A beautiful necklace was on the pillow. Prabu took that necklace. “My
beloved daughter, today I give this necklace to you. This necklace is a gift from people in this country. They love
you so much. They presented it for you to express their happiness, because you have growing to a woman,” said
Prabu. The princess accepted the necklace. She looked at the necklace in a glance. “I don’t want this necklace! It’s
ugly!” shouted the princess as she threw the necklace away. The necklace hit the floor and was broken. The gold and
jewels were spread out on the floor.

No body dared to speak. They never thought that their beloved princess would do such a cruel thing. In their silence,
people heard the queen crying. Every woman felt sad and began crying too. Then everybody was crying. Suddenly,
from the middle of the field, a spring emerged. It quickly became a pool. The palace was getting flooded. Soon the
place became a big lake.

Nowadays the water on that lake is not as full as before. There is only a small lake now. People called the lake
Telaga Warna (it means lake of colour). On a bright day, the lake is full of colour. These colors come from the
reflections of forest, plants, flowers, and sky around the lake. But some people said that the colours are from the
princess’ necklace, which spreads at the bottom of the lake.***
 TIMUN MAS

Long time ago in the island of Java, Indonesia, lived a couple of farmer. They had married for some years but they
had no children. So they prayed to a monster called Buta Ijo to give them children. Buta Ijo was a ferocious and
powerful monster. He granted their wish on one condition. When their children had grown up, they had to sacrifice
them to Buta Ijo. He liked eating fresh meat of human being. The farmers agreed to his condition. Several months
later the wife was pregnant.

She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. They named her Timun Emas. The farmers were happy. Timun Emas was
very healthy and a very smart girl. She was also very diligent. When she was a teenager Buta Ijo came to their
house. Timun Emas was frightened so she ran away to hide. The farmers then told Buta Ijo that Timun Emas was
still a child. They asked him to postpone. Buta Ijo agreed. He promised to come again. The following year Buta
Ijo came again. But again and again their parents said that Timun Emas was still a child.

When the third time Buta Ijo came their parents had prepared something for him. They gave Timun Emas several
bamboo needles, seeds of cucumber, dressing and salt.

‘Timun, take these things’

‘What are these things?’

‘These are your weapons. Buta Ijo will chase you. He will eat you alive. So run as fast as you can. And if he will
catch you spread this to the ground. Now go!’

Timun Emas was scared so she ran as quickly as she could. When Buta Ijo arrived she was far from home. He was
very angry when he realized that his prey had left. So he ran to chase her. He had a sharp nose so he knew what
direction his prey ran.

Timun Emas was just a girl while Buta Ijo was a monster so he could easily catch her up. When he was just several
steps behind Timun Emas quickly spread the seeds of cucumber. In seconds they turned into many vines of
cucumber. The exhausted Buta Ijo was very thirsty so he grabbed and ate them. When Buta Ijo was busy eating
cucumber Timun Emas could run away.

But soon Buta Ijo realized and started running again. When he was just several steps behind Timun Emas threw her
bamboo needles. Soon they turned into dense bamboo trees. Buta Ijo found it hard to pass. It took him some time
to break the dense bamboo forest. Meanwhile Timun Emas could run farther.

Buta Ijo chased her again. When he almost catch her again and again Timun Emas threw her dressing. This time it
turned into a lake. Buta Ijo was busy to save himself so Timun Emas ran way. But Buta Ijo could overcome it and
continued chasing her.

Finally when Timun Emas was almost caught she threw her salt. Soon the land where Buta Ijo stood turned into
ocean. Buta Ijo was drowned and died instantly.

Timun Emas was thankful to god and came back to her home.
 AJI SAKA

A long time ago there was a kingdom called Medang Kamulan. The kingdom of Medang Kamulan was ruled by
Prabu Dewata Cengkar. The people in the kingdom were very scared by the king. It was because the king liked to eat
human flesh. Once a week, he commanded his messenger, Patih Jugul Muda, to find him a human to eat.

Far away from the kingdom of Medang Kamulan, there was a village called Medang Kawit. A young man named Aji
Saka lived there. Aji Saka was a brave young man. He loved to help people who needed help. One day, Aji Saka saw
an old man lying unconscious on the ground. The old man was wounded. Some thieves just hit him and stole his
money. Aji Saka then carried the old man to his hut. Soon after, the old man started to regain consciousness.
“Where…am I?” he asked. “You’re in my house. You’re safe now,” said Aji Saka. It turned out that the old man was
from the kingdom of Medang Kamulan. “Everybody was leaving Medang Kamulan,” the old man told Aji Saka. He
also told him about Prabu Dewata Cengkar’s bad habit. “We were terrified, that’s why we left,” The old man said.

After he heard the explanation from the old man, Aji Saka decided to go meet Prabu Dewata Cengkar and make him
stop the menace. With his magical white turban on his head, Aji Saka went to the kingdom. The turban was a gift
from his Guru that could be used to fight evil. On his journey to Medang Kamulan, Aji Saka passed through a very
dark forest where he met an evil genie. The genie blocked his path. “If you want to get through this forest, you must
be my slave for ten years,” the genie demanded. Aji Saka refused to be the genie’s slave. The two of them then fight
for seven days and seven nights, until at last Aji Saka came out as winner. The genie finally allowed Aji Saka to pass
through the forest.

When Aji Saka arrived in the kingdom of Medang Kamulan, the king was angry to Patih Jugul Muda. He was not
able to find the king some humans. “If you can’t find me any humans, I’ll eat you instead,” Prabu Dewata Cengkar
said to Patih Jugul Muda. After Patih Jugul Muda left, Aji Saka revealed himself. Prabu Dewata Cengkar’s eyes
suddenly widened upon seeing Aji Saka. He could already imagine how delicious his meat would taste. “Who are
you?” asked Prabu Dewata Cengkar. “I am Aji Saka from the village of Medang Kawit,” Aji Saka answered.
“Ha...ha...ha.... I’m glad you came here. You would be my meal. I'm starving,” said the king.

“I would gladly let you eat me, but I want something in return.” Aji Saka said. “What is it that you want?” asked
Prabu Dewata Cengkar. “I want a land as large as my turban,” said Aji Saka. He then took off his turban and threw it
on the ground. Prabu Dewata Cengkar agreed. He himself would measure the land with Aji Saka’s turban. Suddenly
the turban grew bigger and bigger. It just kept on stretching until it finally covered the whole kingdom. Prabu
Dewata Cengkar was angry. He then attacked Aji Saka. But, then the turban wrapped itself around him and began to
strangle him. The turban then threw the king’s body to the South Sea. The waves carried Prabu dewata Cengkar
away until he finally drowned and died.

Aji Saka then asked the people of Medang Kamulan to come back to the kingdom. They all thanked the brave Aji
Saka. They also agreed to make Aji Saka to be their king. Aji Saka then ruled the kingdom wisely. Under the
leadership of Aji Saka, Medang Kamulan become a peaceful and prosperous kingdom.***
 RORO JONGGRANG

Long time ago, there was a kingdom named Prambanan. All the people of Prambanan lived peacefully. But then,
Prambanan kingdom was attacked and occupied by the Pengging kingdom. Prambanan then was ruled by Bandung
Bondowoso of Pengging kingdom. He was a mean king. He also had great supernatural power. His soldiers were not
only humans, but also genies.

The king of Prambanan had a beautiful daughter named Loro Jonggrang. Bandung Bondowoso fell in love with her
and wanted to marry her. “You’re very beautiful. Would you be my queen?” asked Bandung Bondowoso. Loro
Jonggrang was shocked. She didn’t like Bandung Bondowoso because he was a mean person. She wanted to refuse,
but she afraid that Bandung Bondowoso would be angry and endangered the people of Prambanan. Then, she came
up with a plan. “If you want to marry me, you have to build a thousand temples for me in just one night," said Loro
Jonggrang. “What? That’s impossible!” said Bandung Bondowoso. But he did not give up. He consulted with his
advisor. “Your Majesty can asked the genies to help built the temples,” said the advisor.

So, Bandung Bondowoso summoned his entire genies soldier and commanded them to help him built a thousand
temples. The genies worked in unbelievable speed. Meanwhile, Loro Jonggrang heard from her servant that the
building of a thousand temples was almost finished. She was so worried. But again, she came up with a great idea.
She asked all of her servants to help her. "Please prepare a lot of straw and mortar. Please hurry up!" said Loro
Jonggrang. “Burn the straw and make some noise pounding the mortar, quickly.” All those servants did what Loro
Jonggrang ordered them; burning straw and pounding the mortar, making the genies think that the sun is going to
rise.

“It’s already dawn. We have to go,” said the leader of the genies to Bandung Bondowoso. All the genies immediately
stopped their work and ran for cover from the sun, which they afraid of. They didn’t know that the light was from
the fire that burning the straw, not from the sun.

Bandung Bondowoso can’t stop the genies from leaving. He was angry. He knew Loro Jonggrang had just tricked
him. "You cannot fool me, Loro Jonggrang. I already have 999 temples. I just need one more temple. Now, I will
make you the one-thousandth temple." He pointed his finger to Loro Jonggrang and said some mantras. Magically,
Loro Jonggrang’s body turned into stone. Until now, the temple is still standing in Prambanan area, Central Java.
And the temple is called Loro Jonggrang temple.***
 KANCIL DAN HARIMAU

Mouse Deer and Tiger

One upon a time, there was a mouse deer living in a forest. Although he was small, he wasn’t afraid of the other
bigger animals who wanted to eat him. He was so smart; he always managed to ditch them. One day, a tiger was
wandering around for food. He hadn't been eating for days. He was really hungry. While he was walking in the
forest, he saw Mouse Deer. The tiger wanted to eat him.

Tiger slowly ducked, crawled, approaching Mouse Deer, then..."Gotcha!" said Tiger. He caught Mouse Deer. “Hello,
Mouse Deer! I’m really hungry right now. You’ll be my lunch!” said Tiger. Mouse Deer didn’t want to be his lunch.
He tried to be calm. He looked around and saw some buffalo’s dung. He had an idea. “I’m sorry, Tiger. I can’t be
your lunch now. The King has ordered me to guard his cake,” said Mouse Deer calmly. “His cake?” said Tiger
curiously. “Yes, there it is. It’s very delicious. The King doesn’t want anyone else to eat it, so he ordered me to guard
it,” Mouse Deer pointed the buffalo’s dung. “Can I taste it?” Tiger asked. “Of course you can’t. The King would be
very angry,” said Mouse Deer refused. “Just one little bite, Mouse Deer! The King will never know,” said Tiger.
“Well, okay, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so the King won’t blame me,” said Mouse Deer. “All right, Mouse
deer. You can go now.” Mouse Deer ran quickly out of sight. Tiger then took a big mouthful of the ‘cake’.
“Phoooey!” He spit it out. “Yuck, that’s not cake. That’s buffalo’s dung.”

Tiger ran through the forest. He caught up with Mouse Deer. “Mouse Deer, you tricked me. But now you will be my
lunch.” Mouse Deer looked around and saw a wasp nest in a tree. “I’m sorry, Tiger. I can’t be your lunch now. The
King has ordered me to guard his drum,” said Mouse Deer calmly. “His drum?” said Tiger curiously. “Yes, there it
is. It has the best sound in the world. The King doesn’t want anyone else to hit it,” Mouse Deer pointed the wasp
nest. “Can I hit the King’s drum?” Tiger asked. “Of course you can’t. The King would be very angry,” said Mouse
Deer refused. “Just one little hit, Mouse Deer! The King will never know,” said Tiger. ”Well, all right, Tiger. But
first let me run far away, so the King won’t blame me,” said Mouse Deer. “All right, Mouse Deer. You can go now.”
Mouse Deer ran quickly out of sight. Tiger then reached up and hit the wasp nest. Bzzzzzzz…! “Ouch…ouch!
That’s not a drum. That a wasp nests!”

Tiger ran away. But the wasps keep following him. He came to the river. He jumped in and stayed underwater as
long as he could. At last the wasps went away. Then he jumped out. He ran through the forest till he found Mouse
Deer. “Mouse Deer, you tricked me again. But now you will be my lunch.” Mouse Deer looked around and saw a
cobra. The snake was coiled asleep on the ground. “I’m sorry, Tiger. I can’t be your lunch now. The King has
ordered me to guard his belt,” said Mouse Deer calmly. “His belt?” said Tiger curiously. “Yes. There it is. It’s the
best belt in the world. The King doesn’t want anyone else to wear it,” Mouse Deer pointed the cobra. “Can I wear
it?” Tiger asked. “Of course you can’t. The King would be very angry,” said Mouse Deer refused. “Just for one
moment, Mouse Deer! The King will never know,” said Tiger. ”Well, all right, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so
the King won’t blame me,” said Mouse Deer. “All right, Mouse Deer. You can go now.” Mouse Deer ran quickly out
of sight. Tiger then took the snake and started to warp it around himself. The cobra woke up. It squeezed Tiger and
bit him. SSssssstt! “Oouch! Ow! Ooow! That’s not a belt! That’s a cobra! Help! Mouse Deer! Help!” But Mouse
Deer was already far away. He laughed aloud. Mouse Deer was safe from Tiger now.***
 KANCIL DAN BUAYA

Mouse Deer and Crocodile

One day, Mouse Deer went down to the river to take a drink. But he knew that the crocodile might be waiting
underwater to eat him, so he said out loud. “I wonder if the water’s warm. I’ll put in my leg and find out.” Of course
Mouse Deer didn’t put in his leg. He picked up a stick instead and put one end into the water. Chomp…! Crocodile
grabbed the stick and pulled it underwater. Mouse Deer laughed. “Ha… ha…ha… Stupid crocodile! Cant you tell
the difference between a stick and a leg?” Then Mouse Deer ran off to drink somewhere else.

In the next day, Mouse Deer wanted to cross the river. He wanted to eat the fruits on the other side of the river. He
saw a floating log in the river. He knew that Crocodile looked like a log when he floated. Mouse Deer didn’t want to
be eaten by Crocodile when he crosses the river. He had an idea. He called out loud, “Crocodile!” Crocodile rose
from the water, “Hello, Mouse Deer. Have you come to be my lunch?” Mouse Deer smiled. “Sorry, not today,
Crocodile. I have orders from the King. He wants to invite all the crocodiles in this river to a party. He wants me to
count all the crocodiles so he could prepare enough meal for you.”

“Really…? Tell us what to do,” said Crocodile. “You must line up from this side of the river to the other side,” said
Mouse Deer. Crocodile then got all his friends and family. They lined up across the river. Mouse Deer then jumped
onto Crocodile’s back. “One,” he counted. He jumped onto the next crocodile, “Two.” And the next crocodile,
“Three.” Mouse Deer kept jumping until he arrived on the other side of the river. “How many are there?” asked
Crocodile. “Just enough,” said Mouse Deer. He laughed as he ran to the forest.***
 JAKA TARUB AND NAWANG WULAN

Jaka Tarub was a handsome and diligent young man. He lived in a village near a lake. One day, when Jaka Tarub
passed the lake, he heard some giggles and laughs of some girls who were bathing in the lake. He was curious, so he
peeped through the bushes. There were seven beautiful girls in the lake. They’re fairies from the heavenly kingdom
of kahyangan. Jaka Tarub saw a scarf near the bushes. It belonged to one of the fairies. Jaka Tarub then took it and
hid it.

Crack!!! Accidentally, Jaka Tarub stepped on a twig. “There’s someone!” said one of the fairies. “Let’s get back.
Hurry!” she said. They pulled over and wear their scarf. “Where is my scarf?” one of the fairies couldn’t find her
scarf. She was the youngest fairy called Nawang Wulan. They tried to search for it, but it was no where to be found.
“We’re sorry, Wulan. We have to go back to kahyangan,” said the eldest fairy. “You’ll have to find it by yourself.
We’ll wait for you in kahyangan,” she said in empathy. The other fairies then flew to the sky leaving Nawang Wulan
behind. Nawang Wulan saw them leaving in tears. She was so sad.

“Excuse me …,” said Jaka Tarub, startling Nawang Wulan. “Are you okay?” he asked. Nawang Wulan moved
backward, “Who are you?” she asked. “My name is Jaka Tarub. I was passing by and I heard you crying, so I came
to see what happen,” Jaka Tarub lied. Nawang Wulan then told him about her problem. “I can’t fly without my
scarf,” she said. Jaka Tarub then asked Nawang Wulan to come home with him. At first, Nawang Wulan refused the
offer. But since she didn’t have anywhere else to go, Nawang Wulan then decided to follow Jaka Tarub.

Nawang Wulan stayed with Jaka Tarub in the village. A month passed, and they decided to get married. Nawang
Wulan was willing to marry a human because she fell in love with Jaka Tarub. After a year, they had a beautiful
daughter. They named her Kumalasari. They lived happily.

Jaka Tarub was also happy to live with Nawang Wulan and Kumalasari. Especially because he always got a lot of
harvest since he married Nawang Wulan. He couldn’t even keep all of his harvest in the barn because it was always
full. “It’s so weird. Nawang Wulan cooked everyday, but why is my barn always full,” Jaka Tarub mumbled to
himself. He was so curious. One day, Jaka Tarub stayed at home. “I want to stay home today. I’d like to play with
Kumalasari,” he said to his wife. “Well, I’ll go to the river to wash the clothes. Please keep an eye on Kumalasari,”
asked Nawang Wulan. “I’m cooking rice now. Please do not open the pan cover before it’s done,” she said just
before she left. “Could this be the secret?” Jaka Tarub thought. After Nawang Wulan left, he curiously opened the
pan cover. He found only one single paddy. “How come?” he wondered.

Before lunch, Nawang Wulan came home. She headed to the kitchen to see the rice she had cooked. She found that
the rice turned into only a few grains. “Did you open the pan cover?” she asked her husband. “I… I’m sorry. I was
curious,” Jaka Tarub said as he realized his fault.

Ever since, Nawang Wulan had lost her power. She couldn’t cook rice with only a single paddy. Their paddy supply
was slowly lessened. Their barn was almost empty. One day, Nawang Wulan went to the barn to get some paddy.
When she took one of them, she found a scarf. “What’s this? This is my scarf,” said Nawang Wulan startled.

That night, Nawang Wulan asked her husband about the scarf. Jaka Tarub’s eyes widened, “You found it?” he asked.
Jaka Tarub looked down and asked for her forgiveness. “Because I’ve found my scarf, it’s time for me to go back to
where I belong,” Nawang Wulan said. Jaka Tarub tried to stop her, but Nawang Wulan had made up her mind.
“Please take good care of Kumalasari,” she said. “If she wanted to see me, take seven grains of candlenut and put it
into a basket. Shake it as you play the bamboo flute. I’ll come to see her,” she explained.

Jaka Tarub promised to take good care of their daughter. He once again asked for forgiveness for all of his mistakes.
“I’ve forgiven you, so you don’t have to feel guilty. I must go now. Take care,” said Nawang Wulan as she flew to
the bright full moon.***
 CINDELARAS

Raden Putra was the king of Jenggala kingdom. He had a beautiful queen and concubine. Unlike the queen, the
concubine had bad personalities. She was envious and jealous with the queen, so she planned to make the queen
leave the palace. The concubine then asked the royal healer to help her in her plan. One day, the concubine
pretended to be ill. Raden Putra called the royal healer to give the concubine treatments. “What is her disease?”
Raden Putra asked the royal healer. “I’m very sorry, My Majesty. She is sick because the queen put poison in her
meal,” the royal healer lied.

Raden Putra was shock and angry to hear the explanation. He called the queen and asked her if the story was true.
Of course the queen denied, but Raden Putra won’t listen. “Please Your Majesty, have mercy. I really didn’t do
anything,” cried the queen in her tears. Raden Putra’s anger ended in a decision. The queen should be banished to
the woods and terminated. He did not know that the queen was already pregnant. Raden Putra commanded one of
his general to do the punishment. The queen was banished to the woods, but the wise general didn’t have the heart to
kill her. He built a simple house in the woods for her. On his way back to the palace, he smeared his sword with
rabbit blood, so Raden Putra would believe that he had killed the queen.

After the general left, the queen lived by herself in the woods. Several months later, she gave birth to a healthy baby
boy. The baby was named Cindelaras. He grew up as a nice, healthy, and handsome boy. One day, while Cindelaras
helped her mother to collect some fire woods, an eagle dropped an egg. Cindelaras brought the egg to be brooded by
a chicken behind their house. The egg hatched into a chick and then it slowly became a strong rooster. The rooster is
no ordinary rooster. The rooster could sing. Every morning, the rooster woke Cindelaras up with its beautiful song,
“My master is Cindelaras. His house is in the woods. He’s the son of Raden Putra.” The rooster often sang that song.

Cindelaras always woke up early in the morning and listen happily to his rooster’s song. He didn’t realize the
meaning of the song until one day, he started to think. “Who is Raden Putra?” he asked his mother. The queen then
told him the whole story. She also told him why they were banned from the kingdom and lived in the woods.
Cindelaras was very surprised. He decided to go to the palace to meet the king, his father. Cindelaras asked her
mother’s permission to go to the kingdom and to tell the king what really happened. He also brought his rooster that
grew bigger and stronger each day.

On his way, Cindelaras stopped at a village. There, he met some people who were involved in cockfighting. They
challenge him to see how strong his rooster was. “If your rooster wins, you’ll get a reward,” said the man who
challenged him. Cindelaras accepted the challenge. In a few minutes, his rooster defeated the opponent’s rooster. He
was challenged again by other man, and one more time, his rooster won. He won again and again.

The news about Cindelaras’ rooster quickly spread to the whole Jenggala kingdom and made Raden Putra curious.
So, he invited Cindelaras to the palace. “What is your name, boy?” Raden Putra asked as Cindelaras arrived in the
palace. “My name is Cindelaras, Your Majesty,” Cindelaras answered. He felt both thrilled and happy to see Raden
Putra.

Raden Putra challenged Cindelaras with one condition. If Raden Putra’s rooster won, Cindelaras’ head would be cut
off. But if Cindelaras’ rooster won, Raden Putra would share half of his wealth. Cindelaras accepted the condition.
The competition was held in the front yard of the palace. The two roosters fought bravely. But in just a few minutes,
Cindelaras’ rooster won the fight! Raden Putra shook his head and stared at Cindelaras from his seat, “That rooster
is no ordinary rooster, and the boy is not an ordinaty boy either. Who is he exactly?” he thought. Raden Putra was
about to asked when suddenly Cindelaras’ rooster sang the song, “My master is Cindelaras. His house is in the
woods. He’s the son of Raden Putra.”

Raden Putra was surprised. “Is it true?” he asked. “Yes, My Majesty. My name is Cindelaras and my mother was the
queen,” said Cindelaras. Raden putra called the general who had banished the queen. The general then confessed
that he never killed the queen. Later, the royal healer also admitted his mistake. Raden Putra was so shocked. He
immediately went to the woods to pick up the queen. Ever since, Cindelaras and his parents lived happily together.
As for the concubine, she was sent to the jail as punishment.***
 DAMAR WULAN

Damar Wulan was born in the village of Paluh Amba, not far from the capital city of Majapahit. He was the son of
Udara, the former prime minister of Majapahit. Since his father had retired his family live in a quiet and prosperous
village outside the capital. Damar was a smart boy so he could easily learned the lessons his father taught him. He
learned martial art, religion, politics, and literature. He was very good at all those subjects. When his father thought
that he is mature enough, he asked Damar to find job in Majapahit. He told Damar to apply for a job at the Prime
Minister's office. He hoped that his close relation with the new prime minister would help him get the prime
minister's attention. Furthermore Damar was a smart boy so his father was sure Damar was capable to do any job.

Damar was very confident he would get a good position at the prime minister's office. Early morning he left his
village. At midday he got to Majapahit and he directly went to the prime minister's house. Prime Minister Logender
was his name. The guards sarcastically questioned him when he told them he would see the prime minister.
'Who do you think you are?'
'I am Damar Wulan. I am the son of the former prime minister Udara. My father told me to see the prime minister
here'
'If you think you can impress us by telling us about your father, you are completely wrong poor boy. The son of a
prime minister would never go anywhere on foot'
'But, that's true. My father told me to find job here'
'Listen poor boy, the prime minister is a very busy person. He does not have time for job seeker like you. But if you
need a job, there is a vacant position here. Let me report my chief'

Then the soldier reported to his superior. After that someone called Damar to get into the commander's chamber. He
told Damar that the prime minister's office needed several boys to take care of the horses. Damar was surprised
because he expected clerical job but then he accepted the offer. Since that day he lived in a simple hut behind the
prime minister's house.

Damar did a good job so his superior was satisfied with him. He was also very sociable. Soon he had a good
relationship with the prime minister and his family. The prime minister had two sons - Layang Seto and Layang
Kumitir and a daughter - Anjasmoro. His sons were very arrogant and lazy. They treated Damar cruelly. They
wanted Damar to do whatever they want. Every body hated them but nobody dare to express their feeling.
Anjasmoro, on the other hand, liked Damar very much. Gradually she fell in love to Damar. So did Damar. They had
a secret love. When Layang Seto and Layang Kumitir knew what happened to Damar and Anjasmoro, they were
very angry. They treated Damar more and more cruelly.

At the time the kingdom of Majapahit faced a very serious problem because of the rebellion of Menak Jinggo. He
was a half brother of the Queen Kecono Wungu. He was a prince of Majapahit and a highly respected general of the
Majapahit army. For his great achievement for his country his father appointed him as the ruler for the kingdom of
Blambangan, a vassal state under Majapahit. When his father passed away he was sure that he would become the
successor. But he was very disappointed when his father appointed his sister instead. He thought that he was more
capable than Kencono Wungu so he rebelled.

Menak Jinggo proved to be a good general. Under his leadership the Blambangan army could win several battles
with Majapahit army. The territory of Majapahit one by one fell to Blambangan. At the time the morale of the
Majapahit army was already down. They were not sure that they could win the war. So the queen and the prime
minister met everyday to discuss the worsening situation. Some weeks went by but still they did not have any ideas
to solve the problem. Every report they received about the war was only about the defeat of the Majapahit army.

Prime Minister Logender was shocked when his wife reported to him about the affair of Anjasmoro and Damar
Wulan. For a highly respected person like him, it was a very serious blow to his ego. He was a very respectable
person while his daughter dated with a poor boy. It was a serious humiliation. He could not accept it. This fact made
him very angry. He thought very hard to find a solution. Suddenly an idea struck his sharp mind when he was
meditating at midnight.

Early in the morning he went to the palace and asked the queen for an audience. Then he explained his plan.
'Your Majesty, last night I had an idea'
'Tell me about it'
'Our army could not win because we apply a wrong strategy. The Blambangan army is very good at a frontal open
warfare like that. Furthermore our army's morale is now down. So we have to avoid open warfare. Since now on we
have to launch a new tactics of secret operation. We must send a small army unit to kill Menak Jinggo secretly'
'Who will do that?'
'I have a body guard. His skill in martial art is excellent. He is very capable at individual fight. So he is ready for this
duty. I am sure he is the right person'
'OK, I think you are right. Send him as soon as possible to Blambangan. If he can do his job well I will give him
great reward'

When Logender got home he called Damar Wulan immediately. He asked him about his martial art skill. Damar said
he had mastered some fighting skill. His father had trained him Pencak Silat, the Indonesian martial art. As a result,
he was very skillful at using sword, lance, as well as empty hand fighting technique. Then Logender asked him to
fight both Layang Seto and Layang Kumitir. Both of them fought emotionally since they hated Damar very much.
But Damar was smart, skillful, strong and tough. In just several minutes he could beat both of them without
difficulty. Logender was angry but also satisfied since he found a way to get rid of both problems - his home and his
country.
'Damar, you are a great fighter. I am very proud of you. And that's why you will receive a great honor to fight for
your country. Now there is a rebellion in Majapahit. The king of Blambangan has done a crime. His name is Menak
Jinggo. Find him in his palace and Blambangan and kill him. Are you ready?'
'I am ready any time Sir'
'Good. Today you have to prepare everything and tomorrow you must leave for Blambangan secretly. Do not tell any
one about this duty. Not even Anjasmoro. Don't be afraid because the Majapahit army will fully support you. They
will back you and provide all your needs. When you can kill Menak Jinggo behead him and bring his head here. If
you can do this job well you will be promoted to a high position as the commander of Majapahit army'
'Yes, Sir. I am very glad to receive this order. I will do my best'

The next day, very early in the morning Damar Wulan left Majapahit alone. Meanwhile Prime Minister Logender
had implemented his own plan. He prepared a small army unit under the leadership of his two sons. They went
behind Damar in a distant so that Damar did not notice them. They went secretly so no one knew it. Their task was
not to protect Damar but to kill him and seize the head of Menak Jinggo if he could kill Menak Jinggo. But if Damar
was killed then they had nothing to do.

Several days later Damar Wulan arrived in Blambangan. The Majapahit army kept on spying on him. They were
surprised to see Damar did not directly attack the palace. He applied for a job instead. Once again he was accepted
to work in the palace to take care of the horses. Everybody including the king Menak Jinggo liked him because he
was very polite and he did his job well. He was also very handsome that two of the king's wife fell in love with him.
Waito and Puyengan were the wives of King Menak Jinggo.

As everybody trusted him, it was easy for Damar to search the palace. He knew where Menak Jinggo lived. One
night he secretly jumped the palace wall to kill the king. Finally he was inside the king's bedroom. But unfortunately
the king was ready to welcome him. A small army unit was there to arrest him. He was no match for Menak Jinggo.
But Menak Jinggo was a smart person. He did not kill Damar instantly. He wanted to gather information from him.
So he ordered his guards.
'Don't kill him. Let him alive, treat him well. I will question him tomorrow'.
'Yes, Your Majesty'

He ordered his men to treat him well. He even let Waito and Puyengan to see Damar. By doing so he hoped that
Damar would give him valuable information. But Damar was also a smart person. He dated Waito and Puyengan and
he asked them the way to kill Menak Jinggo. Since the two women loved Damar they revealed a secret.
'Nobody can hurt him. He is a tough guy and he is protected by god. God gave him a secret weapon called Wesi
Kuning'
'What is that?'
'That's a golden amulet. It is just a small amulet, as small as a thumb but it is very powerful. Its shape is like a stick.
It is stored in his bedroom'
'He is a dangerous man. We have to stop him. Could you help me find his amulet?
'I will help you if you marry me'
'Sure I will marry both of you as soon as I can arrest him'

When their turn to amuse the king arrived Waito and Puyengan could get into the kings chamber. They used that
opportunity to steal the amulet. Then they gave it to Damar Wulan. Menak Jinggo did not realize their conspiracy.
When the night was very quiet they opened the door for Damar Wulan. There was a fight but it was too late for
Menak Jinggo. The sudden attack did not give him much chance to survive. Consequently Damar could beat his
enemy and Menak Jinggo was beheaded.

Damar Wulan immediately left Blambangan palace that night while promising Waito and Puyengan to be back after
he received the rewa.
 Mentiko Betuah

A long time ago, there was a kingdom in Simeulue, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. The king and the queen had a son,
Prince Rohib. They loved the prince very much and they always gave him anything he wanted. That’s why the
prince grew as a spoiled young man. The prince was then sent to study in a school. The King told him to study
seriously. But because the prince was used to be spoiled, he couldn’t finish his study in time. The King was so angry.
He realized his mistake. He wanted to give the prince a lesson. He then ordered the prince to leave the palace and
became a merchant. "I will give you some money. Use the money only for trading. Don't come back until you are
rich!" said the king.

Prince Rohib was sad. He knew his father was angry with him because he was a spoiled boy. He then promised
himself that he could become a great merchant. After he left the palace, he went to a village. While he was walking,
he saw some kids were trying to shoot a bird using their slingshots. “Stop… Don't hurt the bird!” Rohib tried to stop
the kids. “Hey, it’s none of your business,” replied one of the kids. “I'll give you some money if you stop hurting the
bird," said Rohib. After that, he gave some money to those kids.

Later on his journey, Rohib saw some men were torturing a snake. Again, he asked them to stop hurting the snake.
He also gave them some money. He kept on giving some money to people who tortured animals. Finally he ran out
of money. He was so worried. He knew he could not become a merchant without any money in his pocket. He was
also scared of going home. He knew that his father would be very angry at him.

The prince then went to the forest because he didn’t know anywhere to go. He was so tired, so he took some rest.
While he was sitting under a big tree, a giant snake came to him. He was so scared. “Don't worry, young man. I will
not eat you,” said the giant snake. “You…you can talk? Who are you?” Rohib asked. “I am the king of snakes in this
jungle. I heard you helped many animals from being tortured. Now, I want to give you a gift. This is Mentiko
Betuah. This magical stone can give you anything you want." Then the snake went deep into the forest. The prince
was very happy. He asked the Mentiko Betuah to give him a lot of money. Then he went home and told his father
that the money was from his business as a merchant.

Rohib kept the Mentiko Betuah carefully. He then went to a goldsmith and asked him to make the magical stone as a
ring. But the goldsmith stole the Mentiko Betuah. Luckily Rohib had made friends to the animals. He asked a cat, a
dog, and a mouse to help him find Mentiko Betuah. The dog followed the smell of the goldsmith, and they found his
hideaway. However they could not enter his house because it was locked. Only the mouse was small enough to enter
through a small hole in the door.

After waiting for a moment, the mouse came out of the house. He said he could not find the magical stone. After that
they all went back to the palace. The cat and the dog did not know that the mouse actually had found the magical
stone. He was hiding it in his mouth. The mouse then gave the Mentiko Betuah to the prince. Rohib was so happy
and said that the mouse was the hero. The cat and the dog were jealous and angry. They knew that the mouse had
tricked them. According to the local people, that’s why until now cats and dogs always tried to catch mice.***
 The Parakeet King

Once upon a time, there was a group of parakeets in the forest. The parakeets group was led by a king. One day,
their peaceful life was threatened by a hunter who planned to catch and sell them in the market. The hunter put some
glues around the parakeet’s nests to trap them. Some parakeets and the parakeet king were trapped on the glues that
the hunter set up before. They had tried to release themselves from the trap, but their efforts resulted nothing. All of
them cried for help, except their king. “Relax my friends! This glue is put by the hunter. He wants to catch us alive.
If we die, he will not bring us with him. I suggest we all pretend to be dead when he comes to take us tomorrow.
When the hunter releases us from this trap, he will checks whether we still alive or not. If he thinks we are dead, he
will leave us here. Please wait for my counting to one hundred, and then we will fly together,” the parakeet king said
calmly. All parakeets agreed with the idea, “Good idea. Tomorrow we will pretend to be dead to free ourselves from
the hunter.”

The hunter came in the next morning, and released those parakeets one by one from the trap. Finding all of them had
not breathed, the hunter was very upset. The parakeets were left unattended in the ground, and the hunter walked
home. But suddenly, the hunter slipped and felt down. Surprised by the accident, the pretending parakeets flied and
scattered to all directions without waiting for the king‘s counting. The hunter realized that the parakeets had
deceived him. But then he saw one bird was still on the ground. It was the parakeet king who was still pretending to
be dead. "Gotcha!" he seized the parakeet king. “I’ll kill you,” said the hunter in his anger. “Forgive me, sir! Please
do not kill me! Please release me,” the parakeet king asked for mercy. But the hunter replied angrily, “I will not
release you. Your friends and you have fooled me. But I’ll not kill you if you promise to entertain me,” the hunter
said. “Okay, sir. I’ll chirp for you everyday,” said the parakeet king agreed.

The hunter then brought the parakeet king to his home. He put the parakeet in a cage. The parakeet king chirped
melodiously everyday to please the hunter. “Wonderful voice, luckily I didn’t kill him,” said the hunter. The news
about the beautiful voice of the parakeet king was heard by the king of Aceh. The king decided to invite the hunter
to come to his palace. The king intended to buy the parakeet.

At first, the hunter refused to sell the parakeet. “Oh my Majesty, I do not intend to go up against your wish to have
this bird, but it is hard for me to hand over him to you,” said the hunter. “I would like to buy him with high price,”
replied the king. After thought the price offered by the king for a while, the hunter finally said, “Oh my Majesty, if
you really intend to have the bird, I would gladly sell it to you.” The king was delighted to hear the hunter‘s answer,
and quickly paid him the amount of the promised money.

At the palace, the parakeet king was put in a golden cage. He was given so many delicious foods, but he still felt
imprisoned. He wished that he could back home to the forest and could fly freely with his parakeet fellow. His
sorrow made him sick. He stopped singing at all. “Why does my beloved bird stop chirping? Is he sick?” the king
asked the guard. “My Majesty, I do not know exactly the causes. I have provided him with many delicious foods and
taken care of him carefully, but he still keeps silent,” replied the guard. The king was so sad hearing the guard‘s
explanation.

Meanwhile, in his golden cage, the parakeet king began to think a way to escape. He came up with an idea. “I will
pretend to be dead as I had ever done before,” he said to himself. In the next morning he began to do his plan and
imagined could fly freely. The palace guard who saw the condition of the parakeet king came to the king to tell the
bad news. The king was very sad hearing the news, because the parakeet‘s beautiful twitter was no longer be heard.
To express his love for the parakeet king, the king had his guards dug a cemetery for the dead parakeet.

The burial ceremony would be held with the kingdom tradition in the next morning. The parakeet was then taken out
from the golden cage. Everybody thought that he had been dead. Suddenly, the parakeet king flied fast and high on
the sky. All people were amazed seeing him, because they thought that he had died. The parakeet king got his
freedom again, and flied directly to the forest.***
 Kebo Iwa

Once upon a time in Bali, lived a wealthy man and his wife. They have been married for a long time but did not
have any children. They prayed to God to give them a child. They prayed and prayed. God finally answered their
pray. The wife got pregnant and they had a baby boy. They were very happy. The baby was extraordinary. He was
very much different from other babies. He ate and drank a lot. Day after day he ate more and more. His body was
getting bigger and bigger. And by the time he was a teenager, his body was as big as a buffalo. That’s why people
called him Kebo Iwa, it means uncle buffalo. Because of his eating habit, Kebo Iwa’s parents spent a lot of money to
buy his food. They finally went bankrupt. They had no other choice but to ask the villagers to help them provide the
food.

The villagers then worked together to cook and build a big house for Kebo Iwa. He was like a giant. He could not
stay in his parents’ house anymore because of his big body. After a few months, the villagers also couldn’t afford to
cook him the food anymore. They then asked Kebo Iwa to cook his own food. The villagers just prepared the raw
materials. Kebo Iwa agreed and as an expression of his gratitude to the villagers, he help built a dam, dug wells, and
he also protected the villagers from animals and people who wanted to attack their village. It was easy task for him
since he also had incredible strength.

Meanwhile, the kingdom of Majapahit was planning to attack Bali. They knew about Kebo Iwa. And they also knew
that they could not conquer Bali with Kebo Iwa there. Kebo Iwa was more powerful than they were. The Maha Patih
of Majapahit then planned something. They were pretending to invite Kebo Iwa to Majapahit to help them dig some
wells. They said that Majapahit was suffering from a long dry season and needed water. Kebo Iwa did not know the
plan, so he went to Majapahit to help them. When Kebo Iwa was busy digging a well, the Majapahit troops covered
the well. Kebo Iwa had difficulty in breathing and buried alive. He died inside the well. After the death of Kebo Iwa,
Bali was conquered by Majapahit. Until now, people still remember Kebo Iwa because he had done a lot for
Bali.***
 Manik Angkeran

A long time ago, lived a rich man named Begawan Sidi Mantra. He was very famous for his kindness and also for
his supernatural power. He had a son named Manik Angkeran who liked to gamble. Because of Manik Angkeran’s
bad habit, his father soon bankrupt. Begawan Sidi Mantra had spent all of his money to pay his son‘s debts. But,
Manik Angkeran still liked to gamble and he still owed some people a lot of money.

Begawan Sidi Mantra wanted to help his son to pay the remaining debts. He meditated for days, and finally he got a
clue from the gods to go to Agung Mountain. He went to the mountain. There, he met with a dragon named Naga
Besukih. It is said that Naga Besukih could provide gold and jewelries to those who could say a certain prayer and
ring the sacred bell. Fortunately, Begawan Sidi Mantra had the bell, and he also knew the prayer from his
meditation. “My name is Sidi Mantra. I have a problem. My son likes to gamble. I’ve spent all of my money to pay
his debts, but it’s still not enough. I came here to ask for your help,” explained Begawan Sidi Mantra after he met
with Naga Besukih. “I’ll help you, but you have to advise your son so he would not gamble again,” said Naga
Besukih. The dragon then shakes his body and cause some of his scales fall of. Magically, the scales turn into gold
and diamonds.

Begawan Sidi Mantra took the gold and diamonds and return home. He paid all the remaining debt and advised his
son about his gambling habit. Manik Angkeran promised to stop gambling, but soon he broke the promise. Bagawan
Sidi Mantra had to go to the dragon for help once again. “What brought you here again?” asked Naga Besukih. “I’m
very sorry, Naga Besukih. My son had disappointed me; he broke his promise to me. I beg for your help once
again,” said Begawan Sidi Mantra to the dragon. “I’ll help you, but this is the last time,” said Naga Besukih.

Begawan Sidi Mantra once again paid Manik Angkeran’s debts and advised him not to gamble again. Manik
Angkeran promised and soon he broke his promise again. This time, Begawan Sidi Mantra didn’t want to help him
anymore. He was too ashamed to meet with the dragon.

Manik Angkeran knew that his father got the jewelries from the dragon. So, he stole his father’s sacred bell and went
to Agung Mountain. After he arrived, Manik Angkeran rang the bell. Naga Besukih heard the bell but there’s no
prayer. He decided to see who was calling him. “Hey, Manik Angkeran. What are you doing here with your father’s
bell? Did you steal it?” asked Naga Besukih angrily when he saw Manik Angkeran. “Please help me, Naga Besukih.
I really need the money to pay my debts. Those people would kill me if I don’t pay them in time. Please, I beg for
your mercy,” said Manik Angkeran to the dragon. “Okay, I’ll help you. But this is the last time, and you have to
promise to stop gambling,” Naga Besukih then give him the jewelries.

But suddenly, Manik Angkeran had a bad idea. He wanted to kill the dragon and take all the jewelries. So he drew
his keris and attacked Naga Besukih. He managed to cut the dragon’s tail, but he was no match for Naga Besukih.
With his great power, Naga Besukih burned Manik Angkeran and killed him instantly.

In his home, Begawan Sidi Mantra couldn’t find his sacred bell. He knew that his son had stolen it, so he went to
Agung Mountain. He was so sad when he found out what happened in the mountain. “I’m very sorry, Naga Besukih.
But he was my only son. I beg you, please bring him back to life,” Begawan Sidi Mantra begged the dragon for
mercy. Naga Besukih agreed with one condition, Manik Angkeran had to stay at Agung Mountain. Naga Besukih
said some prayer and after few moments, Manik Angkeran lived again. Begawan Sidi Mantra then used a stick to
make a big line between them on the ground. From the line, water flowed. Soon it became a river. Finally it became
a strait. It separated Java and Bali. People then named the strait as Bali Strait.***
 The Crying Stone

One upon a time, lived a poor old widow in a small village. She lived with her daughter. Her daughter was very
beautiful but also very lazy and arrogant. She never helped her mother and didn’t want to know what problem her
mother had. Everyday, she put make up and wears her best clothes. She always wanted to look rich and beautiful.

One day, the mother and her daughter went to the market to buy some food. At first, the daughter refused to
accompany her mother, but finally she agreed. “I’ll go with you, but you must walk behind me,” said the daughter.
She didn't want to walk side by side with her mother. Although her mother was very sad, she agreed to walk behind
her daughter.

On the way to the market, everybody admired the girl's beauty. But they were also curious. Behind the beautiful girl,
there was an old woman with a simple dress. The girl and her mother looked very different. “Hello, beautiful girl.
Who is the old woman behind you? Is she your mother?" they asked. “No, she is not my mother. She is my servant,”
the girl answered. Her mother was very sad to hear that, but she didn't say anything. She could understand that her
daughter was ashamed.

The girl and the mother met other people. Again they asked who the woman behind the beautiful girl. And again the
girl answered that her mother is her servant. She always said that her mother is her servant every time people asked.

At last, the mother cannot hold the pain anymore. She prayed to God to punish her daughter. Suddenly, the girl's leg
turns into stone. Slowly, the process continues to the upper part of the girl's body. The girl was in panic. "Mother,
please forgive me! Mother!" she cried and asked her mother to forgive her. But it's already too late. Her whole body
finally becomes a big stone. Until now, people can still see tears falling down from the stone. People then call it batu
menangis (it mean the crying stone).***
 The Golden Watermelon

Long time ago, at the north area of West Kalimantan, lived a wealthy merchant. He had two sons. The older one is
named Muzakir and the younger one is named Dermawan. The two brothers were so different in their attitudes.
Muzakir had a very mean and greedy character. On the contradictory, Dermawan was a caring and kind person. He
was not greedy and always tried to help those in needs.

Before he passed away, the merchant divided all of his money equally to both of his sons. He did it so that both of
his sons will not envious at each other. Muzakir then bought a big cash-box. He put his entire share inside the cash-
box and locked it. When a poor came to Muzakir’s house, he laughs at them instead of giving them something. If the
poor don’t want to leave, Muzakir would summon his servants to chase them away.

Many of the poor in that area had heard about Muzakir’s rude attitude, therefore they preferred to come to
Dermawan. When Dermawan saw those peoples coming, he sincerely welcome them to his house and shared money
with those who needed it. It was almost every day a poor came for his help that f inally he ran out of money.
Dermawan then moved to a smaller house. He also worked as a foreman. His salary was not much, only enough to
buy his own daily meals. But Dermawan was happy with his simple life.

His elder brother laughed when he heard the news about Dermawan. He always thought that Dermawan was a fool
to share his money with other people. He himself has just bought a large new house. “There is no one who as stupid
as my younger brother,” he said.

One day, when Dermawan was sitting and relaxing in his house yard, a sparrow suddenly fell off in front of him.
The sparrow twittered in pain. “Poor bird, did you broke your wing?” He took the bird and examines its wings. He’s
right. One of the sparrow’s wings is broken. “Let me take care of you,” he said. Dermawan bandaged the sparrow’s
wing and then he took some rice to feed the poor bird. After some time, the bird gradually tamed and was no longer
afraid to Dermawan. Few days later, its wings were completely healed. After a while, it flew to the sky. The
following day, the sparrow came to visit Dermawan. It held a seed with its beak, and then it put the seed in front of
Dermawan. It was an ordinary seed, but Dermawan accepted it with a big smile on his face. He then planted the seed
in the back yard of his house.

Three days later, the seed started to grow. It was a watermelon tree. Dermawan took good care of the tree. He
thought the tree would bear many fruits since it was so blossomy. But, from all the flowers, only one turned to fruit.
Day by day, the fruit grows bigger, bigger than any watermelon Dermawan ever see. Harvesting time finally came
and he decided to take the watermelon. “Oh my God, it is so heavy”, he uttered while trying hardly to carry it into
the house to put on the table. He took a knife and started to cut the watermelon. Dermawan was shocked. Inside the
watermelon is some kind of yellow sand. “What could this be?” Dermawan wondered. Then he realized that the
strange yellow sand was actually a pile of pure golden sand. “Holy God, it’s gold. I’m rich,” he danced happily. He
heard bird twittered and he looked outside. He saw the sparrow on a tree. “Thank you”, he shouted. “Thank you”, he
shouted again, and then the sparrow flew away.

Dermawan then bought a big house with a very big garden the next day. All of the poor came to his house and were
welcomed for meals. This time, Dermawan would not run out of money. He had so much money, and his fields
produced plants with good fruits as well.

The news about Dermawan’s fortune was heard by Muzakir and made him envy. He went to Dermawan house, and
Dermawan honestly told his brother about the sparrow. Muzakir immediately commanded his servants to find a bird
with broken wings as he heard the story from his brother. A week passed, but Muzakir’s servants still couldn’t find
such bird. He was so angry and even couldn‘t sleep during the nights. The next day, he asked one of his servants to
catch a bird using chopsticks. Of course, the chopsticks hurt the bird and broke its wings. Muzakir then pretended to
pity the bird and took care of it. Days passed and the bird was completely healed and let to fly. The following day,
the bird came back to Muzakir and brought a seed for him. He was very happy. ”I will be very rich soon, even richer
than Dermawan,” he said to himself.
Muzakir planted the seed at the back yard of his house and it grew to a fine watermelon tree after several days. It
also bore only one fruit, which was much bigger than that once owned by Dermawan. As the harvesting time
approached, Muzakir asked his servants to take the fruit into his house. He couldn‘t wait to find a pile of golden
sand inside. He cut the watermelon himself and was very shocked when black mud mixed with dirt flushed out to his
face. It smelled very bad. Muzakir‘s clothes and also the room were terribly dirty because of it. He ran to the street
because he couldn‘t stand the rotten smell from the watermelon. All the people on the street laughed at him for what
they saw.***
 The Origin of Landak River

Long time ago, lived a farmer and his wife in a village by the side of a forest. They lived simply and they like to
help other people, especially one who in afflictions. One night, the farmer and his wife were resting in their house.
The farmer was sitting beside his sleeping wife. Suddenly, a white centipede came out from the wife’s head. The
farmer was amazed. He then followed the centipede until they reach a small pond not far from their house. Then the
centipede suddenly disappeared. The farmer went home and found his wife still soundly asleep.

In the morning, the wife told his husband about the dream she had last night. “I was walking through a vast field,
and I came to a lake. I saw a giant hedgehog in the lake. It was glaring at me, so I ran away.” After he heard his
wife’s dream, the farmer went back to the small pond. In the pond, he saw something very shiny. He came to the
shiny object and took it. It was a golden hedgehog statue. It was very beautiful. Its eyes were made of diamond. The
farmer then brought the statue home.

At night, the farmer had a dream. A giant hedgehog came to him, “Please let me stay in your home. As return, I will
give you everything you want. Just caress the statue’s head and say the prayer. There are two kinds of prayers, one is
to start your wish and the second is to stop your wish. Now memorize the prayers.”

In the next day, the farmer told his wife about his dream. They really wanted to prove it. The farmer slowly caressed
the statue's head. He said the prayer and asked for rice. Suddenly, rice came out of the mouth of the statue. The rice
kept on coming out from the statue's mouth. The farmer immediately said the prayer to stop it. The rice then stopped
coming out from the statue.

The farmer and his wife then asked for other things, jewelry and other stuff they needed. They became very rich. But
they still like to help other people. A lot of poor came to them for help. Unfortunately, a thief found out about the
secret of the golden hedgehog statue. Pretending to be a poor asking for help, he stole the statue from the farmer’s
house.

The thief blurred to the district area of Ngabang. There was a drought in the area. The thief wanted sympathy from
the people, so he said to them that he would provide them with water. The thief then caressed the hedgehog statue
and said the prayer. Water came out of the statue’s mouth. All the people were so happy. But the water kept on
coming out. The thief didn’t know the prayer to stop the wish. People who saw the incident were really scared. They
ran away to avoid the water as it was started to flood the area. The thief also wanted to run away, but he cannot
move his legs. In his vision, there was a giant hedgehog holding both his legs. Water kept coming from the statue
and slowly it became a river. The thief was drowned in the river. People then named the river as Hedgehog River or
Sungai Landak.***
 The Wise King

Long time ago, there was a kingdom named Sanggau in the Borneo Island. It was a peaceful and prosperous
kingdom under the leadership of their wise king. There was a market in the kingdom of Sanggau. Pak Razak was a
famous cook there. He owned his own restaurant in the market. One day, Pak Razak was cooking in his restaurant
when a farmer passed by. But the farmer stopped in front of Pak Razak’s restaurant. He smells the aroma of the
delicious food Pak Razak was cooking. “Hmmm… delicious… yummy,” said the farmer. "Hey! What are you
doing? Do you want to come to my restaurant or not?” Pak Razak asked. "No, I don't. Smelling the aroma of your
delicious food makes me full," said the farmer. “So you’re full by smelling my food?” asked Pak Razak again. “Yes,
I am,” the farmer answered. “If that’s the case, you have to pay me for the smell of my delicious food,” said Pak
Razak. “Ridiculous, I don’t want to pay. I didn’t eat anything,” the farmer refused to pay. But Pak Razak kept
persisting that the farmer must pay for the aroma of his food. Both of them started to quarrel. People came and asked
them to calm down. They suggested that Pak Razak and the farmer go to the King to solve the problem.

In the following day, Pak Razak and the farmer went to the palace. "Please tell me what happened,” asked the King.
Pak Razak and the farmer told the King about the problem. "Hmm...I have the solution,” said the King after he heard
the story from both Pak Razak and the farmer. The King then asked the farmer to bring out his money. The farmer
took a gold coin from his pocket. “Now put your coins into this bottle.” The farmer then put his coin into a bottle
prepared by the King’s servant. ”Do you hear the sound of the coins?" asked the King to Pak Razak. "Yes, I do,"
answered Pak Razak. "Then, the farmer has just paid you. He pays your delicious aroma with the sound of his
money," explained the King. Pak Razak was silent. He knew the King was right. The King just gave him a lesson.
He then apologize to the farmer.***
 Legend of Gunung Batu Bangkai

Many years ago, in Loksado, lived a young man with his mother. He was called Andung Kuswara. He was a smart
young man. He had medical skill that he learned from his late father. Andung Kuswara worked hard everyday to
fulfill their daily needs. One day, Andung Kuswara went to the forest alone, searching for fruits and vegetables. On
his way home, he found an old man squeezed badly between two big trees. Andung Kuswara immediately helped
him. He then healed his wound perfectly. “Dear young man, I thank you for your help,” the old man said and took
something hanging on his neck. “As my gratitude, I give you this necklace. Hopefully it would bring good fortune
for you,” said the old man. Andung Kuswara took the gift and went home.

Both Andung Kuswara and his mother passed their times happily. But Andung Kuswara wanted a better life for him
and his mother. “Maybe it is better to leave my home to another country and practice my medical skill,” he thought.
However, he had not enough courage to tell his intention to his mother. He knew his mother would be alone if he
left. After a month passed, finally Andung Kuswara told his mother about his intention. “Mother, I want to make our
life better. I want to go to other country and find a better job,” he said to his mother. “Andung… my son. If it is your
final decision, I won’t stop you. All I can do is pray for you to find what you’re searching for,” his mother said
wisely. “Thank you, Mother,” Andung Kuswara smiled happily.

The next morning, Andung Kuswara left his homeland to pursue his dream. He went overseas. He walked for weeks
until he reached the kingdom of Basiang. On his way, he met a farmer whose body was full of ulcers and scabies.
Andung Kuswara tried to help him. He cured the farmer with his medical skill.

The farmer was so happy. He offered Andung Kuswara to stay at his home. He also told Andung Kuswara that
almost all inhabitants of the country were suffering from the same diseases. The news about Andung Kuswara’s
medical skill quickly spread throughout the whole country. All sick people come to him to be cured from their
sickness.

The king of Basiang also heard the news about Andung Kuswara’s excellent medical skill. The king then ordered his
guard to brought Andung Kuswara to cure the princess who was also been sick. “My daughter has been on her bed
for two weeks. She can not do anything. Many healers had attempted to recover her, but they failed. Will you cure
her?” asked the king to Andung Kuswara. “My Majesty, I am just a poor wanderer and I have minimal medical skill.
So, please forgive me if I also fail in recovering the princess”, Andung Kuswara replied.

Andung Kuswara was then allowed to enter the princess‘s room. The princess was very pale and weak. However,
her beauty clearly seemed through her wonderful face. Andung Kuswara was amazed looking at her, “Ah, the
princess is so beautiful,” he said to himself. He then tried to cure the princess with all his skill, but the princess did
not move at all. Andung Kuswara then thought of another way. He took the necklace hanging on his neck. The
necklace was soaked in the cup of water for a moment. After reading some prayers upon the water, Andung Kuswara
spattered it on the princess‘s face for several times. Suddenly, the princess could move her body. Her eyes and lips
opened, and her face turned bright. The princess was eventually able to sit on her bed.

The king was very grateful for Andung Kuswara‘s help to his only daughter. To express his gratefulness, he allowed
Andung Kuswara to marry his daughter. The princess was happy to welcome Andung as her husband. The same was
felt by Andung who fell in love with the princess.

A year passed, and the princess was pregnant. She told her husband that she desired to eat kasturi fruit that only
grew in Kalimantan Island. Andung Kuswara‘s accompanied by several kingdom troops went to search the fruit.
After arriving at the Kalimantan Island, Andung Kuswara headed to Loksado to find the kasturi tree which,
according to local people, was bearing fruit. Andung Kuswara stood surprisingly after knowing that the tree grew
exactly in front of his mother‘s small hut. Andung Kuswara immediately commanded the troops to return to the
kingdom without taking the fruit to avoid meeting his own mother.

But suddenly Andung Kuswara’s mother went out from the hut. She saw her son among the troops in front of her
home. “Andung…Andung…my son,” she tried to call her son. Andung Kuswara and the troops continuously walked
to keep away from the old woman. However, she ran after them and kept calling for his son. Feeling ashamed in
front of the troops, Andung Kuswara said angrily to his own mother, “Stop calling me as your son, old woman. I am
a nobility of the Basiang Kingdom. I never know an old woman like you.” After that, Andung kuswara continued
walking.

Andung Kuswara’s mother was shocked to hear those words from her beloved son. She cried and prayed with
trembling lips, “Oh my God, show your power and justice.” Her tears had not been drying when the sky suddenly
turned dark and thunder stroke repeatedly. After that, a sudden storm smashed and heavy rain fell dementedly.
Suddenly Andung Kuswara‘s body slowly turned into stone.

Since the time, the locals called the mountain as Gunung Batu Bangkai (mountain of decease stone), because the
stone that lays on it resembles human body. The mountain located in the sub district of Loksado, South
Kalimantan .***
 Ning Rangda

A long time ago in the southern area of Borneo Island, lived a beautiful girl named Rangda. She had excellent
weaving and sewing skills. Her beauty was known in the whole area. Many young men fell in love with her.

One day, the prince who had heard about Rangda’s beauty, came to her house to order a dress from her. The prince
was amazed by Rangda’s beauty and her humbleness. He fell in love with her. After he got his dress, the prince
immediately went back to the palace. He wanted to tell his father that he already found his future wife. However,
right after the prince arrived at the palace, he suffered a terrible illness. He was unconscious and got high fever.
Every night in his sleep, he always whispered a name, "Rangda... Rangda... Rangda."

The king was really worried. He asked his advisors about the Rangda's name. One of the king’s advisors, Wakil
Mangkubumi was familiar with the name. “Rangda is a beautiful young girl who lives at the southern area. She had
excellent weaving and sewing skill. All of the prince’s clothes were made by her,” explained Wakil Mangkubumi.

The king knew that his son had fallen in love with the girl. The next day, he ordered his soldiers to take him and the
prince to Rangda's house. Wakil Mangkubumi went first to Rangda’s house. The king had ordered him to tell
Rangda and her parents about the wedding proposal. Rangda was very happy because she also fell in love with the
prince.

When the prince heard that he would meet with Rangda, he was very happy. His health improved significantly. Then
the prince, the king, and the soldiers went to Rangda's house. But the trip was very tiring and made the prince
suffered his illness again. The illness was worse than the previous one. It was so bad that finally the prince died on
the journey.

The king was so sad. He thought it was useless to continue the trip. Then he went back to the palace. Meanwhile,
Rangda did not know that the prince had died. She was sewing a wedding dress for the wedding. She wanted to give
the prince the best wedding dress. Everyday, she waited and waited for the prince, but he never came. She kept on
sewing the wedding dress until she was old. People then called her Ning Rangda. She was called Ning because she
was old and had a hunchbacked body.***
 Dang Gedunai

Long time ago in Riau, lived a kid named Dang Gedunai. He lived with his mother. Dang Gedunai was a stubborn
kid. His mother was sad. Dang Gedunai was her only child but he never made her happy. One day, Dang Gedunai
went to the river to catch some fish. “Mother, I want to go to the river. I want to go fishing,” said Dang Gedunai to
his mother. “It’s cloudy outside. Rain will soon fall. Why don’t you just stay at home?” said his mother. As always
Dang Gedunai ignored her. He then went to the river.

It was very cloudy when he arrived at the river. Soon it was drizzling, but Dang Gedunai was still busy fishing. Later
rain fell down heavily. Dang Gedunai finally gave up. However right before he left, he saw something shining in the
river. It was a very big egg. Dang Gedunai then brought the egg home.

His mother was surprised to see him brought a big egg. “What egg is that? Where did you find it?” she asked. “I
found it in the river, Mother,” replied Dang Gedunai. “Be careful with the egg. It’s not yours. You should return it,”
advised his mother. As always, Dang Gedunai ignored his mother’s advice. He planned to eat the egg even though
his mother said not to.

In the morning, his mother was ready to go to the paddy field. Again, she advised Dang Gedunai to put the egg back
to the river. Dang Gedunai did not say anything. When his mother left the house, he immediately boiled the egg.
Then he ate it. It was so delicious. He was so full and suddenly he fell asleep. He had a dream. A giant dragon came
to him in his dream. “Human, you stole my egg! For the punishment, you will become a dragon.”

Dang Gedunai woke up with fear. He was sweating. He felt very thirsty. Later his mother went home. She saw her
son panicking. “What happened?” she asked. “I don’t know, Mother. Suddenly I feel very thirsty. My throat is like
burning,” said Dang Gedunai. His mother then gave him a glass of water. It’s not enough. He drank another glass,
and then another glass until there was not any water left in the house. His mother told him to go the pond. Dang
Gedunai drank all the water until the pond was dried. But it was not enough. Then they went to the river.

Again it was not enough. Dang Gedunai knew his dream would come true. He would become a dragon. “Mother,
please forgive me. I ignored you. I ate the egg. It was a dragon’s egg. I will change to a dragon. I cannot live with
you anymore. I will live in the sea. If you see big waves in the sea, that means I’m eating. But if the waves are
calmed, then it means I’m sleeping,” said Dang Gedunai.

Then Dang Gedunai left his mother. He headed for the sea. His mother couldn’t do anything to stop him. She just
cried. Until now fishermen don’t want to go fishing in the sea when the waves are big. They know that the dragon is
eating. They just wait until the dragon is finished eating and the waves are calmed.***
 Malin Kundang

Once upon a time, on the north coast of Sumatra lived a poor woman and his son. The boy was called Malin
Kundang. They didn’t earn much as fishing was their only source of income. Malin Kundang grew up as a skillful
young boy. He always helps his mother to earn some money. However, as they were only fisherman’s helper, they
still lived in poverty. “Mother, what if I sail overseas?” asked Malin Kundang one day to his mother. Her mother
didn’t agree but Malin Kundang had made up his mind. “Mother, if I stay here, I’ll always be a poor man. I want to
be a successful person,” urged Malin kundang. His mother wiped her tears, “If you really want to go, I can’t stop
you. I could only pray to God for you to gain success in life,” said his mother wisely. “But, promise me, you’ll come
home.”

In the next morning, Malin Kundang was ready to go. Three days ago, he met one of the successful ship’s crew.
Malin was offered to join him. “Take a good care of yourself, son,” said Malin Kundang’s mother as she gave him
some food supplies. “Yes, Mother,” Malin Kundang said. “You too have to take a good care of yourself. I’ll keep in
touch with you,” he continued before kissing his mother’s hand. Before Malin stepped onto the ship, Malin’s mother
hugged him tight as if she didn’t want to let him go.

It had been three months since Malin Kundang left his mother. As his mother had predicted before, he hadn’t
contacted her yet. Every morning, she stood on the pier. She wished to see the ship that brought Malin kundang
home. Every day and night, she prayed to the God for her son’s safety. There was so much prayer that had been said
due to her deep love for Malin Kundang. Even though it’s been a year she had not heard any news from Malin
Kundang, she kept waiting and praying for him.

After several years waiting without any news, Malin Kundang’s mother was suddenly surprised by the arrival of a
big ship in the pier where she usually stood to wait for her son. When the ship finally pulled over, Malin Kundang’s
mother saw a man who looked wealthy stepping down a ladder along with a beautiful woman. She could not be
wrong. Her blurry eyes still easily recognized him. The man was Malin Kundang, her son.

Malin Kundang’s mother quickly went to see her beloved son. “Malin, you’re back, son!” said Malin Kundang’s
mother and without hesitation, she came running to hug Malin Kundang, “I miss you so much.” But, Malin Kundang
didn’t show any respond. He was ashamed to admit his own mother in front of his beautiful wife. “You’re not my
Mother. I don’t know you. My mother would never wear such ragged and ugly clothes,” said Malin Kundang as he
release his mother embrace.

Malin Kundang’s mother take a step back, “Malin…You don’t recognize me? I’m your mother!” she said sadly.
Malin Kundang’s face was as cold as ice. “Guard, take this old women out of here,” Malin Kundang ordered his
bodyguard. “Give her some money so she won’t disturb me again!” Malin Kundang’s mother cried as she was
dragged by the bodyguard, ”Malin... my son. Why do you treat your own mother like this?”

Malin Kundang ignored his mother and ordered the ship crews to set sail. Malin Kundang’s mother sat alone in the
pier. Her heart was so hurt, she cried and cried. “Dear God, if he isn’t my son, please let him have a save journey.
But if he is, I cursed him to become a stone,” she prayed to the God.

In the quiet sea, suddenly the wind blew so hard and a thunderstorm came. Malin Kundang’s huge ship was
wrecked. He was thrown by the wave out of his ship, and fell on a small island. Suddenly, his whole body turned
into stone. He was punished for not admitting his own mother.***
 Pak Lebai Malang

Pak Lebai was an old man living in a village by the river. Everyday, he used his sampan for travelling at the river.
Pak Lebai had a bad habit. He always changed his mind before he did something. He was an inconsistent man. One
day, Pak Lebai was invited to a party by his neighbor. Pak lebai was happy. He loved party because he could eat
delicious food. He also could get a buffalo's head from the party. Still on the same day, he got another invitation.
Those two party invitations made him confused. The two parties were held at the same time, but at different places.
The two neighbors who invited him lived in different sides of the river. One neighbor lived on the east side and the
other one lived in the west side. "If I go to the west side, I will only get one buffalo’s head. If I go to the east side, I
can have two heads of buffalo. But the host at the west side is friendlier,” he said to himself. He was confused.

On the following day, Pak Lebai paddled his sampan to the party at the west side of the river. But then he changed
his mind and went to the east side. On the way there, he met with some friends. "The party is awful. There are not
many buffalo's heads," said one of them. So, Pak Lebai turned back his sampan again and went to the west side.
Unfortunately, the party was already over when he arrived there. Pak Lebai immediately paddled his sampan to the
east side again. But he also missed the party.

Pak Lebai was upset and blaming himself for being so inconsistent. He was so hungry and tired because he was
padding back and forth in the river. He then fell asleep in his sampan. He did not realize that his sampan was drifting
away at the river. When he woke up, he was already in the different village. That’s why all his neighbors started to
call him Pak Lebai Malang (poor mister Lebai).***
 Lake Toba

In the northern area of Sumatra Island, lived a young man. Everyday, he work hard as a farmer. One day in the
morning, the young man went fishing in a river. Not so long after he threw the bait, it was bitten by a fish. He pulled
the fishing rod and was amazed by the fish he caught. It was a golden fish. “Wait, please don’t eat me,” the fish
suddenly spoke to the young man. Startled, the young man dropped the golden fish and it suddenly turned into a
beautiful girl.

“I must have been dreaming,” the young man said to himself. “Don’t afraid, Sir. I was a princess cursed by the gods
because a mistake I did. You’ve save me,” said the girl. “As my gratitude, I’m willing to be your wife.” The young
man was so amazed to see the beauty of the girl, so he accepted her as his wife. They became man and wife but with
one condition, the young man promised not to mention about the fish form of the girl. Terrible disaster will happen if
the promise is broken.

A year passed, the young man and his wife already had a son. They were so happy. Their son grew up as a healthy
boy. But he was a little naughty. He also had a habit, he was always hungry. One day, the wife asked their son to
deliver lunch to his father. But, the son ate the food on his way to the fields. The father had been working since
morning. He was so hungry. Finding that there’s no food left for him, he said angrily, “Stupid boy! You little fish
boy!” He didn’t realize that he broke the promise.

After he said those words, his son and wife mysteriously disappeared. From their footstep on the ground, there’s
water bursting out. The water kept coming out and started to flood the area. The whole village and the surrounding
area became a lake. There’s a small island in the middle of the lake, known as Samosir Island. And the lake is known
as Lake Toba. ***
 Lau Kawar

Once upon a time, there was a very fertile land at the Karo Regency. It was known as the Kawar Village. Its people
were mostly farmers, and the land did produce wonderful harvest. It is said that one day the harvest was doubled
compared to the previous year. The barns were extremely full with rice. For this reason, the people agreed to have a
celebration party. On one beautiful day, all the villagers gathered in a field. They wore beautiful dresses and made
delicious food. Everybody was having good times. They were singing, laughing, and of course, eating delicious
food.

All of the villagers attended the party except an old woman who was paralyzed. Her son, her daughter-in-law, and
her grandson all went to the party. The old woman lay on her bed alone. “I really want to be at the party but I cannot
even stand on my feet,” sobbed the old woman. She could only see the merry party from distance.

The lunch time came and all of the people at the party gathered around the table for the foods that had been
prepared. All of them enjoyed the foods happily. Contradictory to what was going on at the party, the old woman
was starving in the house. She didn`t eat even a bite since morning. “My goodness, I am so hungry. Why any of my
family didn`t come to bring me something to eat?” sighed her with her body shivering for hunger. She forced herself
up from the bed and searched for something to eat in the kitchen, but there’s nothing. Her daughter in law did not to
cook that day, realizing that foods would be prepared in the feast. The poor old woman came back to her bed. She
was so disappointed and sad that her tears dropped. She cried for her poor life.

At the party, the son asked her wife, "Why don't you take some food from the party and give it for my mom. Ask our
son to deliver it. “Alright”, said the woman while hurriedly wrapping the foods for the mother. After that, she asked
her son to take the foods home for her as her husband told her previously, “My son, please take these foods for your
grandmother.”

The old woman was very happy for the foods. Finally, she got something to eat. But her happiness turned into
sadness when she saw find only leftovers. It just had little rice and there were only some bones of beef and lamb
which were almost without any meat to eat. “What is this!? Do they think I’m an animal? Why did they give me
leftovers and bones!” moaned her furiously.

The mother stored complete grilled meat into the package in fact. However, the grandson ate the foods on his way to
his grandmother that only bones were left. The old woman didn`t know anything about this that she thought her son
and daughter in law did it on purpose. She felt so disappointed and humiliated that she hardly held her tears to fall
down. She then prayed to God to curse both her son and daughter in law. “My God, they were sinful to me. I beg
You to punish them!” said the woman in her prayer.

Suddenly, there was a very strong earthquake not even a minute when the woman completed her prayer. The sky was
turned dark and cloudy, and there was a great thunder followed by heavy rain. All the villagers were so scared. They
wanted to save themselves. They tried to find shelters. The village was drowned in a short time and there was not
even a single person survived. The drowned village turned into a big crater and flooded by water. The people in the
surroundings later on call it Lau Kawar.***
 Nai Manggale

Once upon a time in Tapanuli, lived a famous sculptor named Datu Panggana. When he got an order, he went to the
forest to look for the most suitable wood and carved it according to the order. One day, he got an inspiration to carve
a wood he found. He worked all day in his workshop to carve the wood into a statue of a beautiful woman. Then, he
put the statue in front of his house.

Later, a young merchant passed by and saw the statue. His name was Bao Partigatiga. He was very impressed by the
beauty of the statue. He then put beautiful clothes and jewelries on the statue. “It’s so beautiful,” he said to himself
proudly. The statue looked like a real human. Then he left Datu Panggana’s house.

After that, a priest named Datu Partoar and his wife passed by. They were also impressed by the beauty of the statue.
"I want to pray to God to make her live like a real human. I want to make her as our daughter," said Datu Partoar to
his wife. The couple didn’t have any children yet. The statue changed into a very beautiful girl. Datu Partoar and his
wife then took the girl home. They named her Nai Manggale.

The news about Nai Manggale’s beauty spread throughout the village. All the villagers came to Datu Partoar’s house
to see Nai Manggale. Among them were Datu Panggana and Bao Partigatiga. Nai Manggale honestly told the
villagers that she was actually a statue which became a living woman by the grace of God.

Datu Panggana went after Datu Partoar to claim his own creation and Bao Partigatiga also claimed his right for the
living statue. “It was me who carved her from a wood. So, she is mine,” said Datu Panggana. “She is wearing my
clothes and jewelries. So, she should go with me,” said Bao Partigatiga. "Remember, I am the one who made her
live like a human. So, she stays here," Datu Partoar also join in the argument.

Those three men were arguing. They claimed to have the rights of Nai Manggale. To calm them, an elderly of the
village gave a solution. His name was Aji Bahir. "You all can have her and have a relationship with her. Datu
Panggana, you’re her uncle. Bao Partigatiga, you’re her brother. And Datu Partoar, you’re her father." The three men
accepted Aji Bahir's advice. And they were happy because now they were related.***
 The Origin of Pond Sampuraga

In the area Sumatra, lived a widow with her son named Sampuraga. They lived in a small hut in the forest. Everyday
they worked hard as employees in a farm owned by a rich man. One day, Sampuraga and his boss took a rest,
leaning on a tree after working all day. While enjoying their lunch, the boss asked, “Sampuraga, you’re still young.
Why don’t you move to a prosperous land and find a better job?” Sampuraga was an honest and diligent young man.
That why his boss cared for him and wanted a better life for him. ”Actually I`ve been dreaming to move to search
for a better life. I want to make my mother happier. But where to?” asked Sampuraga. “You should go to
Mandailing. One of my friend live there. Most of the inhabitants have farms and fields. They also seek for living by
panning for gold in the river since it has high level of gold content,” explained the boss. The conversation made
Sampuraga decided to follow the boss’s advised.

Back in his hut, Sampuraga told his mother about his decision. “Mother, I want to move to look for a better life. In
this place, I’ll always be employee and work for other people. I want to go someplace else and try out my luck,”
Sampuraga said to his mother. “Where will you go, son?” his mother asked. “I was thinking about Mandailing. The
boss told me that the people in Mandailing live in prosperity because of its fertile soil,” Sampuraga said. His mother
knew that Sampuraga had made up his mind and nothing can change his decision. “Though I`m afraid of being
separated with you, as I get older, but I have no reason to forbid you. I`m sorry I never make you happy,” his mother
said. “Thank you, Mother! I promise I`ll be back soon if I were success. Pray for me Mom,” Sampuraga asking for
his Mother’s blessing.

Sampuraga depart on his journey to Mandailing the following day. He left his mother alone. Days passed, he walked
throughout a forest passing by villages. One day, he reached a city in Pidoli Kingdom, in Mandailing. In that place,
he tried to apply for job. A rich merchant accepted his application. The merchant took a great trust in him as he was
diligent and honest young man. After a year, the boss gave him some financial capitals so that he could run his own
business. His business grew up rapidly in a short time. Some of his profits were kept to increase his capital in order
to make his business bigger. Finally, he was known a rich young business man.

The merchant was so proud with Sampuraga. One day, he asked Sampuraga if he is interested to marry his daughter.
“Sampuraga, you are honest and diligent man. Do you want to marry my daughter?” asked the merchant. “Of
course, Sir,“ Sampuraga answered. The merchant’s daughter was known as the most beautiful girl in the Pidoli
Kingdom.

They got married in a luxurious wedding party. All preparations had been started months before the wedding day.
Ten buffalos and goats were provided in the party. Everybody knew about the big wedding including Sampuraga’s
mother. She heard the news from a passing merchant from Mandailing. “Is it true? Maybe it’s just the same name,”
she was at doubt. How could it possible for her son to marry a beautiful girl from a wealthy family, whereas he’s just
a son of poor widow. But, Sampuraga’s mother still wanted to make sure, so she went to Mandailing to watch the
wedding. When she arrived in Pidoli Kingdom, the wedding party already started. It was so crowded and noisy. She
tried to get closer in the crowd. She was shocked when she saw the man who was sitting next to a beautiful girl. It
was her son, Sampuraga. “Raga…! Sampuraga, my son,” she shouted, trying to get Sampuraga’s attention.

Sampuraga was shocked to hear that familiar voice. “Oh…It`s not possible,” he thought while looking for the source
of the voice among the crowded. But then he saw an old woman ran to him. “Sampuraga, my son! I’m your
mother!” said the old woman while she tried to embrace Sampuraga. But Sampuraga was so embarrassed to see his
own mother. His face turned red. “Hey, old woman! Don`t pretend to be my mother! I have no mother like you! Go
away from here now! Don’t disturb my party!” he shouted with angry tone. His mother was startled to see
Sampuraga’s reaction. “Raga… Sampuraga. I’m your mother. How could you forget your own mother?” she started
to cry.

“No!! You`re not my Mother! She’s already dead! Guard, take this old woman out of here!” Sampuraga ordered his
guard. His heart had totally hardened until he denied and chased away his own mother. All of the guests only kept on
silence, no one dared to mediate them. The old woman then was dragged by two guards out of the party. While still
crying, she prayed, “Dear God…If he were truly my son, Sampuraga, please give him a punishment for disavowing
me.”

Suddenly, the sky turned dark, covered by thick cloud. The rain fell down followed by thunderstorm. All of the
guests tried to ran away, but they couldn’t escape the storm. Just in a short time, no one was safe, including
Sampuraga and his wife.

On the next days, that place turned into a hot pond surrounded by limestone whose shape were the same as buffalos.
There were also two heaps of sand and colorful mud that looked like the food offered on Sampuraga`s wedding
party. People later call it “Kolam Sampuraga” or Pond Sampuraga.***