The Legend of Baturaden

Once upon a time, there was a peaceful kingdom in Central Java. The king of the
kingdom had a beautiful daughter. He loved her daughter so much. He also had great horses
that were taken care of by his servant, Suta.
Suta was a good servant. His duty was to look after the king's horses; fed them,
cleaned the horses and their mews. Suta liked to take a walk after doing his chores to relax
for awhile.
One day, when Suta was walking near a lake, he heard a woman screaming. Suta
hurried to find out the scream. He found the woman. It was the king’s daughter. A giant
snake would attack her. She was really in danger.
Suta was afraid, but he also worried about the princess. He took a big stick and hit the
snake on its head bravely. The snake was fallen down in pain and finally died.
"Thank you, Suta. You've saved my life," said the princess.
"It’s my pleasure. It's my obligation as your father's servant to help you." Suta replied
"Would you be my friend, Suta? I don't have any friend." the princess asked.
"Of course my princess, I will be your friend and always take care of you." Suta
answered.
Since that day, Suta and the princess became good friends. They even fell in love each
other. So, the princess told Suta to go to her father and asked his permission to marry her. But
the king had heard about their plan. The king was very furious. He said angrily to his
daughter.
"My lovely daughter, I have known about your plan. Suta is just a servant while you
are a princess. It is unacceptable for you to marry a servant." said the king.
"But I love her, and he also loves me. He is a kind and responsible man. I love him so
much." the princess said.
"No, you will not marry him. I will not allow that things happen." the king said.
The princess was sad to hear her father's answer, especially after her father jailed Suta
for asking the princess to marry him. In the jail, Suta was not given anything to eat or drink. 
Hearing about that, the princess made a plan to break Suta out of jail. They succeed
and ran far away. They rested near the river. They got married and started a family there.
The place where Suta and the princess raised their family was called BATURADEN.
Batur means servant while Raden means noble. Nowadays, Baturaden is very interesting
tourism spot. It's located at the foothill of Mount Slamet in Purwokerto, Central Java.