Telaga Warna

A Folktale from West Java

The king of a famous kingdom in Cipanas, West Java, was a very wise man. He had a
beautiful daughter. The king and queen loved their daughter so much. But all their love was no
enough for the princess. All the jewelries that they had given, were not enough for her. She was
not satisfied with her gorgeous look either.
Once, the princess had an idea. She planned to put all the jewelries in every single hair in
her head. So, she told her parent about it. She was very sure they would not say no. The king was
surprised to hear his daughter desire. He tried to convince her that her plan is not proper.
"My daughter, the beauty of a princess is not measured by her clothes or by the jewelry she
is wearing, but by her attitude. It's not that we don't love you, but what will people think if you go
through with your plan?" said the king.
The princess was so mad to hear that. So she ran to her room to get her jewelry box, and in
anger, she threw it to her father.
The wise king is outraged seeing his daughter did, "You are the ungrateful daughter!"
Suddenly, the floor of the palace erupted and water poured out from the crack. In a matter
of second the palace was flooded, drowning the ungrateful princess and her jewelry. The palace
then replaced by a lake. The lake always reflects multiple colors to its surrounding. Some say the
colors come from the princess's jewelry. The lake is known as Telaga Warna that means colorful
lake.

Telaga Warna
A Folktale from West Java
The king of a famous kingdom in Cipanas, West Java, was a very wise man. He had a
beautiful daughter. The king and queen loved their daughter so much. But all their love was no
enough for the princess. All the jewelries that they had given, were not enough for her. She was
not satisfied with her gorgeous look either.
Once, the princess had an idea. She planned to put all the jewelries in every single hair in
her head. So, she told her parent about it. She was very sure they would not say no. The king was
surprised to hear his daughter desire. He tried to convince her that her plan is not proper.
"My daughter, the beauty of a princess is not measured by her clothes or by the jewelry she
is wearing, but by her attitude. It's not that we don't love you, but what will people think if you go
through with your plan?" said the king.
The princess was so mad to hear that. So she ran to her room to get her jewelry box, and in
anger, she threw it to her father.
The wise king is outraged seeing his daughter did, "You are the ungrateful daughter!"
Suddenly, the floor of the palace erupted and water poured out from the crack. In a matter
of second the palace was flooded, drowning the ungrateful princess and her jewelry. The palace
then replaced by a lake. The lake always reflects multiple colors to its surrounding. Some say the
colors come from the princess's jewelry. The lake is known as Telaga Warna that means colorful
lake.

Telaga Warna
A Folktale from West Java
The king of a famous kingdom in Cipanas, West Java, was a very wise man. He had a
beautiful daughter. The king and queen loved their daughter so much. But all their love was no
enough for the princess. All the jewelries that they had given, were not enough for her. She was
not satisfied with her gorgeous look either.
Once, the princess had an idea. She planned to put all the jewelries in every single hair in
her head. So, she told her parent about it. She was very sure they would not say no. The king was
surprised to hear his daughter desire. He tried to convince her that her plan is not proper.
"My daughter, the beauty of a princess is not measured by her clothes or by the jewelry she
is wearing, but by her attitude. It's not that we don't love you, but what will people think if you go
through with your plan?" said the king.
The princess was so mad to hear that. So she ran to her room to get her jewelry box, and in
anger, she threw it to her father.
The wise king is outraged seeing his daughter did, "You are the ungrateful daughter!"
Suddenly, the floor of the palace erupted and water poured out from the crack. In a matter
of second the palace was flooded, drowning the ungrateful princess and her jewelry. The palace
then replaced by a lake. The lake always reflects multiple colors to its surrounding. Some say the
colors come from the princess's jewelry. The lake is known as Telaga Warna that means colorful
lake.