Putri Bungsu and the Dragons

Putri Bungsu and the Dragons

A Folklore from Aceh, Indonesia

Once upon a time, there were two dragons lived in Aceh, Indonesia. The dragons were male and female,
they were husband and wife. The dragons really wanted to have a child. They always prayed to God to
give them a child.

One day the dragons were resting at the river side. Suddenly they saw a baby beside a basket. The
basket was drifting by the current of the water.

"My husband, look! There is a human baby inside the basket. Let's save the baby!" said the mother
dragon.

"okay, you wait here ! let me take it" said the father dragon.

The father dragon immediately swam fast. He brought the baby to the side. She was a baby girl. The
dragons were very happy.

"see! she is a beautiful and cute baby girl" said the father dragon after brought the baby to the side.

"Wow, this baby girl is so cute. my husband, how can we take care of this baby, can we?" ask the mother
dragon.

"Yes, dear. We better take care of this baby even though it's a human baby. We have been waiting for a
child for a long time" said the father dragon with happy.

"How do we name this baby girl with the name of Putri Bungsu?" Said the mother dragon.

"The good name" said the father dragon agreed

They had a child. Although the baby was a human child, the dragons really loved her. They named her
Putri Bungsu.
Days passed by, Putri Bungsu was adult. She was very beautiful. The dragons always took care of her.
They also always protected her.

In the mean time, Putri Bungsu real parents were looking for her. There was an incident and accidentally
Putri Bungsu was drifting in the river.

After years looking for her, Putri Bungsu's real parents finally found her.

"My child, thank God we finally found you. You are our daughter. We know it from the mark in your
hand," said the mother.

"Thank God our daughter was found safe and fine" said the father.

"Am I your child?" said the Putri Bungsu with confusion.

"Yes, my dear. You really are our child who has been lost for a long time because of the river current"
said the mother while crying.

"Look, your hands! There's a birthmark here. That's proof you're really our child. Come on, now go home
with us" said the father while showing the birthmark of the Putri Bungsu in his hand and take her home.

The dragons were angry! they said Putri Bunsu was their daughter.

"No! She is our daughter! We have raised her since she was a baby. We loved her and she loved us," said
the mother dragon.

"Yes, that's our child. You can't take it." said the father dragon with angry.

Putri Bungsu's real parents and the dragons were arguing. They each claimed to be Putri's Bungsu's
parents and they asked Putri bungsu to stay with them.

They were arguing and they did not get any solutions. Putri Bungsu's real parents asked for help. They
asked Tuan Tapa to help them. Tuan Tapa was a holy man. He also had supernatural power.

"Mr. Tapa, help us to be able to bring our child back." Said the father.

"Yes, Sir tapa. please help us!" mother said while begging.

"I will try to negotiate with those dragons" said Mr. Tapa.
Tuan Tapa then asked the dragons to let Putri Bungsu leave and stay with her real parents. The dragons
were angry. They asked Tuan Tapa not to interfere.

"Can they bring the child back? The birthmark on the child's hand was strong evidence that it was
indeed their child." Mr. Tapa said calmly.

"Can't! She is our child" the dragon father said angrily.

"Don't bring our child!" said the mother dragon.

Tuan Tapa realized that the dragons could not negotiate. Therefore Tuan Tapa challenged them to fight.

"Okay, how about we make a deal?" Said Mr. Tapa making an offer.

"What's that?" Ask the father dragon.

"How about we fight? If you win, you can keep her. However you have to let her go and stay with her
real parents if you both lose the fight," said Tuan Tapa.

"Ha ha ha...No problem! We will win the fight!" Said the father dragon.

Then Tuan Tapa and the dragons were fighting bravely. Although he was alone and had to fight with two
dragons, Tuan Tapa was very brave. he used all his skills to fight them.

And finally he won the fight! The father dragon was dead. The mother dragon was very sad and angry.
She knew she could not win the fight. She escaped.

The mother dragon was very angry. She wagged her tail. It broke an island into two small islands. people
named the islands as Pulau Dua.

The tail also wagged another big island into many small islands. People named the island as Pulau
Banyak.

While the body of the father dragon changed into a big stone.

People named it as Batu Hitam. And the blood dried into a big red stone, people named it as Batu
Merah.