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Dive into an enchanting world of traditional tales from across the globe. Our colorful platform brings folklores to life with audio cues and captivating animations.
Dive into an enchanting world of traditional tales from across the globe. Our colorful platform brings folklores to life with audio cues and captivating animations.
Dive into an enchanting world of traditional tales from across the globe. Our colorful platform brings folklores to life with audio cues and captivating animations.
Delve Into Folklore
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Folklore embodies the narratives shared among people - such as traditional stories, fairytales, exaggerated tales, and even contemporary myths. Instead of being inscribed in literature, oral transmission is the primary medium of folklore (though sometimes, compilations of these folktales are put into writing to conserve a community's narrative heritage). The crucial point is that folklore lacks a defined author - it naturally evolves within a society and persists via constant recitation.
Folklore embodies the narratives shared among people - such as traditional stories, fairytales, exaggerated tales, and even contemporary myths. Instead of being inscribed in literature, oral transmission is the primary medium of folklore (though sometimes, compilations of these folktales are put into writing to conserve a community's narrative heritage). The crucial point is that folklore lacks a defined author - it naturally evolves within a society and persists via constant recitation.
Once upon a time, there was a couple in Bali, the island of Gods. This couple had been married for a long time but didn’t have any children. They prayed to God every day. Finally, God answered their prayers. The wife was pregnant with a baby boy. They were very happy. The wife gave birth to a healthy baby boy. But the baby was different. He was much larger, and he ate and drank a lot. With this habit, his parent should provide him with food and drinks. His body was as big as a buffalo when he was a teenager. People then called him Kebo Iwa. Kebo Iwa kept consuming food with his enormous amount. This led to the bankruptcy of his parents. His parent then asked the villagers to feed Kebo Iwa. The people agreed, and they provided food for him. Besides, they also built a big house for Kebo Iwa. Kebo Iwa’s body was like a giant, and he couldn’t stay at his parents anymore. Finally, after several months, people gave up on feeding Kebo Iwa. They asked Kebo Iwa to cook his food, and the people would prepare the raw materials. Kebo Iwa agreed and showed his gratitude by building facilities the villagers need, such as a dam and wells. He also protected the village from dangerous animals and men. The people were happy. At the same time, the Majapahit kingdom planned to conquer Bali. They heard about a giant human called Kebo Iwa, who protected his village. The troops of Majapahit then made a plan. They pretend to invite Kebo Iwa to Majapahit to help them dig wells. The Chief Minister or Maha Patih Gajah Mada, made an alibi that Majapahit went through a long dry season and needed much water. That’s why they invited Kebo Iwa to dig well. Kebo Iwa, who didn’t know the plan went to Majapahit and helped the kingdom. Little did he know that the troops covered the well with soil when he was busy digging well. Kebo Iwa was buried alive, and he died. After Kebo Iwa’s death, Bali could be conquered by Majapahit. Up until now, people still remember Kebo Iwa and his good deed.
KEBO IWA
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Once upon a time, there was a couple in Bali, the island of Gods. This couple had been married for a long time but didn’t have any children. They prayed to God every day. Finally, God answered their prayers. The wife was pregnant with a baby boy. They were very happy. The wife gave birth to a healthy baby boy. But the baby was different. He was much larger, and he ate and drank a lot. With this habit, his parent should provide him with food and drinks. His body was as big as a buffalo when he was a teenager. People then called him Kebo Iwa. Kebo Iwa kept consuming food with his enormous amount. This led to the bankruptcy of his parents. His parent then asked the villagers to feed Kebo Iwa. The people agreed, and they provided food for him. Besides, they also built a big house for Kebo Iwa. Kebo Iwa’s body was like a giant, and he couldn’t stay at his parents anymore. Finally, after several months, people gave up on feeding Kebo Iwa. They asked Kebo Iwa to cook his food, and the people would prepare the raw materials. Kebo Iwa agreed and showed his gratitude by building facilities the villagers need, such as a dam and wells. He also protected the village from dangerous animals and men. The people were happy. At the same time, the Majapahit kingdom planned to conquer Bali. They heard about a giant human called Kebo Iwa, who protected his village. The troops of Majapahit then made a plan. They pretend to invite Kebo Iwa to Majapahit to help them dig wells. The Chief Minister or Maha Patih Gajah Mada, made an alibi that Majapahit went through a long dry season and needed much water. That’s why they invited Kebo Iwa to dig well. Kebo Iwa, who didn’t know the plan went to Majapahit and helped the kingdom. Little did he know that the troops covered the well with soil when he was busy digging well. Kebo Iwa was buried alive, and he died. After Kebo Iwa’s death, Bali could be conquered by Majapahit. Up until now, people still remember Kebo Iwa and his good deed.
Once upon a time, there was a couple in Bali, the island of Gods. This couple had been married for a long time but didn’t have any children. They prayed to God every day. Finally, God answered their prayers. The wife was pregnant with a baby boy. They were very happy. The wife gave birth to a healthy baby boy. But the baby was different. He was much larger, and he ate and drank a lot. With this habit, his parent should provide him with food and drinks. His body was as big as a buffalo when he was a teenager. People then called him Kebo Iwa.
Kebo Iwa kept consuming food with his enormous amount. This led to the bankruptcy of his parents. His parent then asked the villagers to feed Kebo Iwa. The people agreed, and they provided food for him. Besides, they also built a big house for Kebo Iwa. Kebo Iwa’s body was like a giant, and he couldn’t stay at his parents anymore. Finally, after several months, people gave up on feeding Kebo Iwa. They asked Kebo Iwa to cook his food, and the people would prepare the raw materials. Kebo Iwa agreed and showed his gratitude by building facilities the villagers need, such as a dam and wells. He also protected the village from dangerous animals and men. The people were happy.
At the same time, the Majapahit kingdom planned to conquer Bali. They heard about a giant human called Kebo Iwa, who protected his village. The troops of Majapahit then made a plan. They pretend to invite Kebo Iwa to Majapahit to help them dig wells. The Chief Minister or Maha Patih Gajah Mada, made an alibi that Majapahit went through a long dry season and needed much water. That’s why they invited Kebo Iwa to dig well. Kebo Iwa, who didn’t know the plan went to Majapahit and helped the kingdom. Little did he know that the troops covered the well with soil when he was busy digging well. Kebo Iwa was buried alive, and he died. After Kebo Iwa’s death, Bali could be conquered by Majapahit. Up until now, people still remember Kebo Iwa and his good deed.
A long time ago in the Jenggala Kingdom. He had two wives, a queen, and a concubine. Both of them were beautiful. But, the concubine had a bad personality. She was jealous of the queen and wanted to take her place. She planned to make the queen leave the palace. So the concubine carried out the plan. She asked the palace healer to help her. They said that the queen wanted to poison the king. Hearing this, the king was angry. He sent the queen to the jungle as her punishment. Little did the king know that the queen was pregnant. The queen now lived in the jungle. She gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Cindelaras. He grew up as a nice and handsome man. One day, when Cindelaras and his mother went to collect some fire woods, he saw an eagle. The eagle dropped an egg. Cindelaras took it, and he took care of it. The egg hatched into a chick and later grew into a strong rooster. The rooster was mystical. He was very strong in dueling with other roosters. He could also sing. He sang a song about Cindelaras and his father. Once Cindelaras heard the song, he ignored it. The rooster kept singing the song until Cindelaras was fed up. He asked his mother about the song. The queen then told him everything. Cindelaras was surprised to know it. He decided to go to the palace to meet the king, his father. He brought the rooster as well. On the way to the kingdom, he met many people who did the rooster fighting. Cindelaras joined, and he always won. The king, Raden Putra, also heard about the greatness of Cindelaras’ rooster. He invited Cindelaras to the palace to fight with his rooster. The king made a bet. If Cindelaras won, he could get all the king’s jewelry. But if he lost, he would be sent to jail. Cindelaras agreed, and the roosters started fighting. Easy guess. Cindelaras’ rooster won. The rooster then sings the song. “My master is Cindelaras. He lives in the jungle. His father is a king. His name is Raden Putra.” When hearing the song, the king was surprised. He asked about Cindelaras’ origin. The palace healer admitted the true story that the queen was innocent and that all the things that happened in the past were the concubine’s evil plan. The king was angry and ordered the concubine to be sent to jail. The king then went to the jungle to pick up his wife and made her queen again.
CINDELARAS
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A long time ago in the Jenggala Kingdom. He had two wives, a queen, and a concubine. Both of them were beautiful. But, the concubine had a bad personality. She was jealous of the queen and wanted to take her place. She planned to make the queen leave the palace. So the concubine carried out the plan. She asked the palace healer to help her. They said that the queen wanted to poison the king. Hearing this, the king was angry. He sent the queen to the jungle as her punishment. Little did the king know that the queen was pregnant. The queen now lived in the jungle. She gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Cindelaras. He grew up as a nice and handsome man. One day, when Cindelaras and his mother went to collect some fire woods, he saw an eagle. The eagle dropped an egg. Cindelaras took it, and he took care of it. The egg hatched into a chick and later grew into a strong rooster. The rooster was mystical. He was very strong in dueling with other roosters. He could also sing. He sang a song about Cindelaras and his father. Once Cindelaras heard the song, he ignored it. The rooster kept singing the song until Cindelaras was fed up. He asked his mother about the song. The queen then told him everything. Cindelaras was surprised to know it. He decided to go to the palace to meet the king, his father. He brought the rooster as well. On the way to the kingdom, he met many people who did the rooster fighting. Cindelaras joined, and he always won. The king, Raden Putra, also heard about the greatness of Cindelaras’ rooster. He invited Cindelaras to the palace to fight with his rooster. The king made a bet. If Cindelaras won, he could get all the king’s jewelry. But if he lost, he would be sent to jail. Cindelaras agreed, and the roosters started fighting. Easy guess. Cindelaras’ rooster won. The rooster then sings the song. “My master is Cindelaras. He lives in the jungle. His father is a king. His name is Raden Putra.” When hearing the song, the king was surprised. He asked about Cindelaras’ origin. The palace healer admitted the true story that the queen was innocent and that all the things that happened in the past were the concubine’s evil plan. The king was angry and ordered the concubine to be sent to jail. The king then went to the jungle to pick up his wife and made her queen again.
Once upon a time, a poor woman and his son lived on the north coast of Sumatra. Malin Kundang was the name of the boy. As they lived in the coastal area, fishing was their primary income. Malin Kundang grew up as a skillful young boy. He always helped his mother to make money. However, as they were only fisherman’s helpers, they still lived in poverty. One day, Malin Kundang shared his thought with his mother. He wanted to sail overseas so that he could be a successful man. Hearing this, his mother disagreed. “But mother, if I stay here, I’ll always be a poor man. I want to be a successful person.” he said. Seeing his persistence, his mother couldn’t stop Malin Kundang. She asked Malin Kundang to promise her to go home after gaining success. The following day, Malin Kundang was ready. He joined a successful ship crew who offered him to join the crew. Malin Kundang’s mother bid him adieu, and asked her son to take care of himself. Malin Kundang asked the same from his mother. They parted, with Malin Kundang pursuing his dream and his mother waiting for him at home. It had been three months since Malin Kundang’s departure. Not once did he take his time to contact his mother. The mother, who waited patiently, always stood up on the dock every morning. She wished for a ship to bring her son home. She prayed day and night, endlessly, for Malin Kundang’s safety. One day, after several years of not hearing from her son, the fated day came. A large ship docked at the point where Malin Kundang’s mother used to wait. A wealthy-looking man stepped down from the ship, accompanied by a beautiful woman next to him. Realizing he was her son, Malin Kundang’s mother ran toward the man. She hugged her son dearly while crying out how much she missed him. Malin Kundang froze and gave no response. He was ashamed that the woman wearing old and shabby clothes was his mother. He replied coldly, “You’re not my mother. My mother would never such a shabby clothes.” The mother released her hug and asked unbelievably, “Malin, you don’t recognize your mother? I am your mother!” Malin Kundang then ordered his guards to take his mother out of there. Her mother cried as the bodyguards dragged her. She was very sad, knowing that his awaited son treated her badly like this. Malin Kundang ignored her mother’s cry and ordered his crew to set sail. Malin Kundang’s mother stared at him blankly. She prayed to God, “Oh God, if he is not my son, please let him have a safe journey. But if he is indeed my son Malin Kundang, I curse him into a stone.” Right after she prayed, the calm sea turned into a thunderstorm. Malin Kundang’s ship was wrecked. The wave threw him out of his ship, and he was stranded on an island. Suddenly, his whole body turned into stone. He was punished for not admitting his mother.
A long time ago, there was a couple. Both of them were already old, yet they didn’t have children. They wished for a child, and they prayed every day. One day, Buto Ijo, or a giant, came to them. He said he would grant the old couple’s wish to have a child, but with one condition. They had to give the kid to Buto Ijo when she reached 17. The old couple was very happy to know this, and without hesitation, they agreed with Buto Ijo. After the agreement, a lovely girl was born from one of the golden cucumbers planted in the old couple’s yard. They decided to name the girl “Timun Mas” or “Golden Cucumber,” suiting the place she was born in. Timun Mas grew into a cheerful and smart kid. The old couple was happy to see Timun Mas’ development everyday. This happiness continued until Timun Mas reached 17. When Timun Mas reached her age, they remembered the agreement with Buto Ijo. Knowing this, the mother and the father were very sad. They didn’t want to lose their only kid. So, they tried to make Timun Mas stay alive by giving her a pouch. Inside the pouch were cucumber seeds, salt, and shrimp paste. They told Timun Mas that if a giant came after her, she just needed to throw each item to Buto Ijo. On Timun Mas’ 17th birthday, Timun Mas was ready. Buto Ijo came after her, just as her parents said. She ran swiftly, and she threw the cucumber seeds. The seeds turned into tangled plants, trapping Buto Ijo’s feet. His chasing stopped for a while but he managed to get off the plants. Realizing that the plants couldn’t stop Buto Ijo, Timun Mas threw salt. The salt turned into sea, which drowned the giant. But still, he was able to after Timun Mas. The last item inside the pouch was a shrimp paste. Timun Mas threw it, and it turned into quicksand. This time, Buto Ijo couldn’t get away. The quicksand sucked him so quickly till he drowned in it. Timun Mas was saved, and she can gather with her family again.
MALIN KUNDANG
MALIN KUNDANG
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MALIN KUNDANG
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A long time ago, there was a couple. Both of them were already old, yet they didn’t have children. They wished for a child, and they prayed every day. One day, Buto Ijo, or a giant, came to them. He said he would grant the old couple’s wish to have a child, but with one condition. They had to give the kid to Buto Ijo when she reached 17. The old couple was very happy to know this, and without hesitation, they agreed with Buto Ijo. After the agreement, a lovely girl was born from one of the golden cucumbers planted in the old couple’s yard. They decided to name the girl “Timun Mas” or “Golden Cucumber,” suiting the place she was born in. Timun Mas grew into a cheerful and smart kid. The old couple was happy to see Timun Mas’ development everyday. This happiness continued until Timun Mas reached 17. When Timun Mas reached her age, they remembered the agreement with Buto Ijo. Knowing this, the mother and the father were very sad. They didn’t want to lose their only kid. So, they tried to make Timun Mas stay alive by giving her a pouch. Inside the pouch were cucumber seeds, salt, and shrimp paste. They told Timun Mas that if a giant came after her, she just needed to throw each item to Buto Ijo. On Timun Mas’ 17th birthday, Timun Mas was ready. Buto Ijo came after her, just as her parents said. She ran swiftly, and she threw the cucumber seeds. The seeds turned into tangled plants, trapping Buto Ijo’s feet. His chasing stopped for a while but he managed to get off the plants. Realizing that the plants couldn’t stop Buto Ijo, Timun Mas threw salt. The salt turned into sea, which drowned the giant. But still, he was able to after Timun Mas. The last item inside the pouch was a shrimp paste. Timun Mas threw it, and it turned into quicksand. This time, Buto Ijo couldn’t get away. The quicksand sucked him so quickly till he drowned in it. Timun Mas was saved, and she can gather with her family again.
TIMUN MAS
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A long time ago, the island of Java was not balanced. The western side of the island was higher than the east. It is because there was a big mountain on the western side. The big mountain was called Jamurdipa Mountain. The gods were planning to move the mountain to the island’s center. The head of the gods, Batara Guru, held a meeting with the gods. However, there was one problem. Two empus, or blacksmiths, lived around where the gods wanted to move the mountain. The two empus were Empu Rama and Empu Pamadi. They were blacksmiths who created objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal. They were excellent at making keris, a traditional weapon with mystical powers. At that time, only the chosen ones could create keris. Both of them, Empu Rama and Empu Pamadi, were the chosen ones. Batara Narada, ordered by Batara Guru, went to persuade the empus to move to another place. Hearing this, they rejected the suggestion. They said they couldn’t move to another area, as it would affect their work creating keris. They asked Batara Narada to find another place to move the Jamurdipa Mountain. Batara Narada reported that the empus refused to move to another place. Batara Guru had decided that he would move the mountain, whether the empus would like it or not. Then, Batara Guru asked Dewa Bayu, the god of wind, to move Jamurdipa Mountain. With his power, he placed the mountain on the empus’ houses in a second. The two empus who were inside the houses died instantly. It is believed that the spirits of Empu Rama and Empu Pamadi are still in the mountain. The fireplace inside the empus’ houses is still working. It is also believed that the fireplace became the mountain’s crater burning heavily. Now, the mountain was known as Gunung Merapi or the mountain of fire.
THE LEGEND OF MOUNT MERAPI
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Once upon a time, there are a god and goddess which were detained for breaking the rules. They both then were sentenced to live the rest of their life in the world while doing good deeds. During their time on earth the God was turned into a dog named Tumang and the the Goddess turned into a swine named Wayung Hyang. Tumang was owned by a king named Sumbing Prabangkara and live in the palace. Both become good friend, and stick like a glue. One day, King Sumbing decided to go for hunt to the nearest forest. Apparently, it’s the forest where Wayung Hyang lives. At the forest, the king needed to do his thing, and apparently his pee was cupped in a coconut shell. Little did they know, Wayung Hyang who felt thirsty and found the ‘water’ in coconut shell drank it and she became pregnant. 9 month after the pregnancy, right after Wayung Hyang gave birth, the king back to hunt on the same forest. He heard a baby crying, looking for it, and found a lovely baby girl. He took the baby to the palace withourt knowing that it was his daughter and named her Dayang Sumbi. Long story short, Dayang Sumbi grew up to be a loveliest girl in the country. Lots of prince quarreled and fought over her. Dayang Sumbi who felt uncomfortable chose to remain silent and move to the middle of nowhere where no one knows her. There she lives only with Tumang, her bestfriend. She spend her live weaving clothes with traditional loom she has. One day the loom was fallen to the ground and she was too lazy to pick it up. She swore to herself anyone who brought her the loom if she’s a girl then she will consider her as her sister, and if he was a man then she would marry him. Suddenly, Tumang appeared and bring her the loom. As her promised, she married Tumang. As his husband Tumang revealed himself and turn himself to be a lovely God only when the full moon comes. Daang Sumbi then became pregnant in no time. The king was so angry to hear about this. He casted her out of his family name and told her to live far away from the palace. Long story short, Dayang Sumbi has a prettiest baby boy you could ever see. She named him Sangkuriang. He grew up to be a descent strong pretty guy who loves her mother without knowing that the dog who happened to stay with him all along was his father. One day, Dayang Sumbi sent him to go for hunt. She told her son that she wanted a deer heart for dinner. Sangkuriang took Tumang to go with him. Yet, he couldn’t found any deer after three days of hunting. He was too afraid of going home with an empty hand. Suddenly, he saw a pig and asked Tumang to go for it. Tumang remained silence since he knew it was Wayung Hyang, her granny. Sangkuriang was so upset and point her bow and arrow to Tumang. Accidentally he got shot and died. Tumang asked him to get his heart to be given to his mother. This young guy cried with tears for he couldn’t bear the sadness of losing his best friend. He took Tumang’s heart as he wish and came home to her mom. Dayang Sumbi was so happy to have her son back. Yet, she was curious why didn’t Tumang came along. She asked Sangkuriang where Tumang was. But Sangkuriang kept silent and didn’t tell the truth. Dayang Sumbi who have a good instinct found out that it was Tumang’s heart. She hit Sangkuriang on his head and then casted him out. Time flew by, Sangkuriang has grown up to be a good looking man with well-built body. Meanwhile Dayang Sumbi who was a descendant of Goddess was given an eternal beauty and stays forever young. Sangkuriang who wandered anywhere, one day reached his house yet he couldn’t remember that it was his former residence. Dayang Sumbi didn’t recognize him either when they met around the house. They both fell in love and planned to get married soon. On the day of their marriage, Dayang Sumbi fixed Sangkuriang’s bang. She found a scar on his head and remembered her old forgotten son. Dayang Sumbi then called out the marriage and explained everything to Sangkuriang. Blinded by his love, Sangkuriang couldn’t take the explanation and kept resisting marrying his own mom. He even threatened that he will destroy everything he found. Dayang Sumbi who knew that Sangkuriang has such God power felt threatened with it. She then thought of an idea on how to defect the marriage. She gave Sangkuriang a term that she thought he won’t be able to fulfill. In order to marry her, he needed to build her a huge lake along with the boat just in a night. If he could fulfill it then she would marry him. Sangkurinag with his Godey superpower asked the genies and spirits to help his work done in just a few hours before the dawn. Dayang Sumbi who didn’t expect that to happen was so surprised and thought of an idea. She made a huge fire in the east to decoy Sangkuriang so he thought the dawn had coming. The genies that thought it was the dawn were afraid of the sunlight run away and left Sangkuriang alone. Sangkuriang was so mad that couldn’t finish his work. The coconut shell he used to dig the ground was thrown to the East and becomes Mount Manglayang. Sangkuriang kicked away the boat he made and apparently it was laid down on the back. The boat then turned into Mount Tangkuban Perahu. Tangkuban Perahu literally means upside down boat. Yes, believe it or not, the mountain looks like an upside down boat.
THE LEGEND Of SANGKURIANG
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TIMUN MAS
A long time ago, there was a couple. Both of them were already old, yet they didn’t have children. They wished for a child, and they prayed every day. One day, Buto Ijo, or a giant, came to them. He said he would grant the old couple’s wish to have a child, but with one condition. They had to give the kid to Buto Ijo when she reached 17. The old couple was very happy to know this, and without hesitation, they agreed with Buto Ijo. After the agreement, a lovely girl was born from one of the golden cucumbers planted in the old couple’s yard. They decided to name the girl “Timun Mas” or “Golden Cucumber,” suiting the place she was born in. Timun Mas grew into a cheerful and smart kid. The old couple was happy to see Timun Mas’ development everyday. This happiness continued until Timun Mas reached 17. When Timun Mas reached her age, they remembered the agreement with Buto Ijo. Knowing this, the mother and the father were very sad. They didn’t want to lose their only kid. So, they tried to make Timun Mas stay alive by giving her a pouch. Inside the pouch were cucumber seeds, salt, and shrimp paste. They told Timun Mas that if a giant came after her, she just needed to throw each item to Buto Ijo. On Timun Mas’ 17th birthday, Timun Mas was ready. Buto Ijo came after her, just as her parents said. She ran swiftly, and she threw the cucumber seeds. The seeds turned into tangled plants, trapping Buto Ijo’s feet. His chasing stopped for a while but he managed to get off the plants. Realizing that the plants couldn’t stop Buto Ijo, Timun Mas threw salt. The salt turned into sea, which drowned the giant. But still, he was able to after Timun Mas. The last item inside the pouch was a shrimp paste. Timun Mas threw it, and it turned into quicksand. This time, Buto Ijo couldn’t get away. The quicksand sucked him so quickly till he drowned in it. Timun Mas was saved, and she can gather with her family again.
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THE LEGEND OF MOUNT MERAPI
Roro Jonggrang was the daughter of King Prabu Baka, who ruled over the ancient Javanese kingdom of Prambanan. The king was killed in a fierce battle by the minister of the King of Pengging, who fought with a magic weapon called ‘Bandung’. For this reason, he was known as ‘Bandung Bondowoso’. Not long afterwards, Bandung Bondowoso decided to marry Princess Roro Jonggrang., the daughter of his victim. But she had no desire to marry the murderer of her father, so she sought the advice of the Patih. The Patih made a wise suggestion. Bandung would have to build a thousand temples and two deep weels. If he managed to complete all this in the course of one night, he could marry the princess. Bandung knew two people possessing magic powers who promised to help him. one was his father, “Damarmaya”, and the other was mighty King of Pengging. A date was fixed and in the evening, Bandung’s followers began their giant construction job. Five hundred temples were completed by midnight. Roro Jonggrang sent a man to watch the progress of Bandung’s work and by four o’clock in the morning he saw that nine hundred and ninety five temples were already built and to deep wells nearly finished. The whole palace was filled with sadness, because the Princess would have to marry the man who had murdered her father. Again the Patih had an idea. He woke up all the young girls and ordered them to pond rice at once. When the workers heard the pounding of rice and smelt the flowers, which were the signs of dawn they stopped their work. Bandung Bondowoso was glad to see the temples before him and counted them himself. But to his surprise, there were only 999 temples. He soon learned the reason of his failure and became very angry. Roro Jonggrang herself was changed into a statue, which stands in the great inner hall of the largest temple and is now know as, “The Temple of Roro Jonggrang’.
RORO JONGGRANG
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THE LEGEND OF MOUNT MERAPI
A long time ago, the island of Java was not balanced. The western side of the island was higher than the east. It is because there was a big mountain on the western side. The big mountain was called Jamurdipa Mountain. The gods were planning to move the mountain to the island’s center. The head of the gods, Batara Guru, held a meeting with the gods. However, there was one problem. Two empus, or blacksmiths, lived around where the gods wanted to move the mountain. The two empus were Empu Rama and Empu Pamadi. They were blacksmiths who created objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal. They were excellent at making keris, a traditional weapon with mystical powers. At that time, only the chosen ones could create keris. Both of them, Empu Rama and Empu Pamadi, were the chosen ones. Batara Narada, ordered by Batara Guru, went to persuade the empus to move to another place. Hearing this, they rejected the suggestion. They said they couldn’t move to another area, as it would affect their work creating keris. They asked Batara Narada to find another place to move the Jamurdipa Mountain. Batara Narada reported that the empus refused to move to another place. Batara Guru had decided that he would move the mountain, whether the empus would like it or not. Then, Batara Guru asked Dewa Bayu, the god of wind, to move Jamurdipa Mountain. With his power, he placed the mountain on the empus’ houses in a second. The two empus who were inside the houses died instantly. It is believed that the spirits of Empu Rama and Empu Pamadi are still in the mountain. The fireplace inside the empus’ houses is still working. It is also believed that the fireplace became the mountain’s crater burning heavily. Now, the mountain was known as Gunung Merapi or the mountain of fire.
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THE LEGEND OF SANGKURIANG
Once upon a time, there are a god and goddess which were detained for breaking the rules. They both then were sentenced to live the rest of their life in the world while doing good deeds. During their time on earth the God was turned into a dog named Tumang and the the Goddess turned into a swine named Wayung Hyang. Tumang was owned by a king named Sumbing Prabangkara and live in the palace. Both become good friend, and stick like a glue. One day, King Sumbing decided to go for hunt to the nearest forest. Apparently, it’s the forest where Wayung Hyang lives. At the forest, the king needed to do his thing, and apparently his pee was cupped in a coconut shell. Little did they know, Wayung Hyang who felt thirsty and found the ‘water’ in coconut shell drank it and she became pregnant. 9 month after the pregnancy, right after Wayung Hyang gave birth, the king back to hunt on the same forest. He heard a baby crying, looking for it, and found a lovely baby girl. He took the baby to the palace withourt knowing that it was his daughter and named her Dayang Sumbi. Long story short, Dayang Sumbi grew up to be a loveliest girl in the country. Lots of prince quarreled and fought over her. Dayang Sumbi who felt uncomfortable chose to remain silent and move to the middle of nowhere where no one knows her. There she lives only with Tumang, her bestfriend. She spend her live weaving clothes with traditional loom she has. One day the loom was fallen to the ground and she was too lazy to pick it up. She swore to herself anyone who brought her the loom if she’s a girl then she will consider her as her sister, and if he was a man then she would marry him. Suddenly, Tumang appeared and bring her the loom. As her promised, she married Tumang. As his husband Tumang revealed himself and turn himself to be a lovely God only when the full moon comes. Daang Sumbi then became pregnant in no time. The king was so angry to hear about this. He casted her out of his family name and told her to live far away from the palace. Long story short, Dayang Sumbi has a prettiest baby boy you could ever see. She named him Sangkuriang. He grew up to be a descent strong pretty guy who loves her mother without knowing that the dog who happened to stay with him all along was his father. One day, Dayang Sumbi sent him to go for hunt. She told her son that she wanted a deer heart for dinner. Sangkuriang took Tumang to go with him. Yet, he couldn’t found any deer after three days of hunting. He was too afraid of going home with an empty hand. Suddenly, he saw a pig and asked Tumang to go for it. Tumang remained silence since he knew it was Wayung Hyang, her granny. Sangkuriang was so upset and point her bow and arrow to Tumang. Accidentally he got shot and died. Tumang asked him to get his heart to be given to his mother. This young guy cried with tears for he couldn’t bear the sadness of losing his best friend. He took Tumang’s heart as he wish and came home to her mom. Dayang Sumbi was so happy to have her son back. Yet, she was curious why didn’t Tumang came along. She asked Sangkuriang where Tumang was. But Sangkuriang kept silent and didn’t tell the truth. Dayang Sumbi who have a good instinct found out that it was Tumang’s heart. She hit Sangkuriang on his head and then casted him out. Time flew by, Sangkuriang has grown up to be a good looking man with well-built body. Meanwhile Dayang Sumbi who was a descendant of Goddess was given an eternal beauty and stays forever young. Sangkuriang who wandered anywhere, one day reached his house yet he couldn’t remember that it was his former residence. Dayang Sumbi didn’t recognize him either when they met around the house. They both fell in love and planned to get married soon. On the day of their marriage, Dayang Sumbi fixed Sangkuriang’s bang. She found a scar on his head and remembered her old forgotten son. Dayang Sumbi then called out the marriage and explained everything to Sangkuriang. Blinded by his love, Sangkuriang couldn’t take the explanation and kept resisting marrying his own mom. He even threatened that he will destroy everything he found. Dayang Sumbi who knew that Sangkuriang has such God power felt threatened with it. She then thought of an idea on how to defect the marriage. She gave Sangkuriang a term that she thought he won’t be able to fulfill. In order to marry her, he needed to build her a huge lake along with the boat just in a night. If he could fulfill it then she would marry him. Sangkurinag with his Godey superpower asked the genies and spirits to help his work done in just a few hours before the dawn. Dayang Sumbi who didn’t expect that to happen was so surprised and thought of an idea. She made a huge fire in the east to decoy Sangkuriang so he thought the dawn had coming. The genies that thought it was the dawn were afraid of the sunlight run away and left Sangkuriang alone. Sangkuriang was so mad that couldn’t finish his work. The coconut shell he used to dig the ground was thrown to the East and becomes Mount Manglayang. Sangkuriang kicked away the boat he made and apparently it was laid down on the back. The boat then turned into Mount Tangkuban Perahu. Tangkuban Perahu literally means upside down boat. Yes, believe it or not, the mountain looks like an upside down boat.
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Once upon a time, there are a god and goddess which were detained for breaking the rules. They both then were sentenced to live the rest of their life in the world while doing good deeds. During their time on earth the God was turned into a dog named Tumang and the the Goddess turned into a swine named Wayung Hyang. Tumang was owned by a king named Sumbing Prabangkara and live in the palace. Both become good friend, and stick like a glue. One day, King Sumbing decided to go for hunt to the nearest forest. Apparently, it’s the forest where Wayung Hyang lives. At the forest, the king needed to do his thing, and apparently his pee was cupped in a coconut shell. Little did they know, Wayung Hyang who felt thirsty and found the ‘water’ in coconut shell drank it and she became pregnant. 9 month after the pregnancy, right after Wayung Hyang gave birth, the king back to hunt on the same forest. He heard a baby crying, looking for it, and found a lovely baby girl. He took the baby to the palace withourt knowing that it was his daughter and named her Dayang Sumbi. Long story short, Dayang Sumbi grew up to be a loveliest girl in the country. Lots of prince quarreled and fought over her. Dayang Sumbi who felt uncomfortable chose to remain silent and move to the middle of nowhere where no one knows her. There she lives only with Tumang, her bestfriend. She spend her live weaving clothes with traditional loom she has. One day the loom was fallen to the ground and she was too lazy to pick it up. She swore to herself anyone who brought her the loom if she’s a girl then she will consider her as her sister, and if he was a man then she would marry him. Suddenly, Tumang appeared and bring her the loom. As her promised, she married Tumang. As his husband Tumang revealed himself and turn himself to be a lovely God only when the full moon comes. Daang Sumbi then became pregnant in no time. The king was so angry to hear about this. He casted her out of his family name and told her to live far away from the palace. Long story short, Dayang Sumbi has a prettiest baby boy you could ever see. She named him Sangkuriang. He grew up to be a descent strong pretty guy who loves her mother without knowing that the dog who happened to stay with him all along was his father. One day, Dayang Sumbi sent him to go for hunt. She told her son that she wanted a deer heart for dinner. Sangkuriang took Tumang to go with him. Yet, he couldn’t found any deer after three days of hunting. He was too afraid of going home with an empty hand. Suddenly, he saw a pig and asked Tumang to go for it. Tumang remained silence since he knew it was Wayung Hyang, her granny. Sangkuriang was so upset and point her bow and arrow to Tumang. Accidentally he got shot and died. Tumang asked him to get his heart to be given to his mother. This young guy cried with tears for he couldn’t bear the sadness of losing his best friend. He took Tumang’s heart as he wish and came home to her mom. Dayang Sumbi was so happy to have her son back. Yet, she was curious why didn’t Tumang came along. She asked Sangkuriang where Tumang was. But Sangkuriang kept silent and didn’t tell the truth. Dayang Sumbi who have a good instinct found out that it was Tumang’s heart. She hit Sangkuriang on his head and then casted him out. Time flew by, Sangkuriang has grown up to be a good looking man with well-built body. Meanwhile Dayang Sumbi who was a descendant of Goddess was given an eternal beauty and stays forever young. Sangkuriang who wandered anywhere, one day reached his house yet he couldn’t remember that it was his former residence. Dayang Sumbi didn’t recognize him either when they met around the house. They both fell in love and planned to get married soon. On the day of their marriage, Dayang Sumbi fixed Sangkuriang’s bang. She found a scar on his head and remembered her old forgotten son. Dayang Sumbi then called out the marriage and explained everything to Sangkuriang. Blinded by his love, Sangkuriang couldn’t take the explanation and kept resisting marrying his own mom. He even threatened that he will destroy everything he found. Dayang Sumbi who knew that Sangkuriang has such God power felt threatened with it. She then thought of an idea on how to defect the marriage. She gave Sangkuriang a term that she thought he won’t be able to fulfill. In order to marry her, he needed to build her a huge lake along with the boat just in a night. If he could fulfill it then she would marry him. Sangkurinag with his Godey superpower asked the genies and spirits to help his work done in just a few hours before the dawn. Dayang Sumbi who didn’t expect that to happen was so surprised and thought of an idea. She made a huge fire in the east to decoy Sangkuriang so he thought the dawn had coming. The genies that thought it was the dawn were afraid of the sunlight run away and left Sangkuriang alone. Sangkuriang was so mad that couldn’t finish his work. The coconut shell he used to dig the ground was thrown to the East and becomes Mount Manglayang. Sangkuriang kicked away the boat he made and apparently it was laid down on the back. The boat then turned into Mount Tangkuban Perahu. Tangkuban Perahu literally means upside down boat. Yes, believe it or not, the mountain looks like an upside down boat.
THE LEGEND Of SANGKURIANG
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Roro Jonggrang was the daughter of King Prabu Baka, who ruled over the ancient Javanese kingdom of Prambanan. The king was killed in a fierce battle by the minister of the King of Pengging, who fought with a magic weapon called ‘Bandung’. For this reason, he was known as ‘Bandung Bondowoso’. Not long afterwards, Bandung Bondowoso decided to marry Princess Roro Jonggrang., the daughter of his victim. But she had no desire to marry the murderer of her father, so she sought the advice of the Patih. The Patih made a wise suggestion. Bandung would have to build a thousand temples and two deep weels. If he managed to complete all this in the course of one night, he could marry the princess. Bandung knew two people possessing magic powers who promised to help him. one was his father, “Damarmaya”, and the other was mighty King of Pengging. A date was fixed and in the evening, Bandung’s followers began their giant construction job. Five hundred temples were completed by midnight. Roro Jonggrang sent a man to watch the progress of Bandung’s work and by four o’clock in the morning he saw that nine hundred and ninety five temples were already built and to deep wells nearly finished. The whole palace was filled with sadness, because the Princess would have to marry the man who had murdered her father. Again the Patih had an idea. He woke up all the young girls and ordered them to pond rice at once. When the workers heard the pounding of rice and smelt the flowers, which were the signs of dawn they stopped their work. Bandung Bondowoso was glad to see the temples before him and counted them himself. But to his surprise, there were only 999 temples. He soon learned the reason of his failure and became very angry. Roro Jonggrang herself was changed into a statue, which stands in the great inner hall of the largest temple and is now know as, “The Temple of Roro Jonggrang’.
RORO JONGGRANG
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RORO JONGGRANG
Roro Jonggrang was the daughter of King Prabu Baka, who ruled over the ancient Javanese kingdom of Prambanan. The king was killed in a fierce battle by the minister of the King of Pengging, who fought with a magic weapon called ‘Bandung’. For this reason, he was known as ‘Bandung Bondowoso’. Not long afterwards, Bandung Bondowoso decided to marry Princess Roro Jonggrang., the daughter of his victim. But she had no desire to marry the murderer of her father, so she sought the advice of the Patih. The Patih made a wise suggestion. Bandung would have to build a thousand temples and two deep weels. If he managed to complete all this in the course of one night, he could marry the princess. Bandung knew two people possessing magic powers who promised to help him. one was his father, “Damarmaya”, and the other was mighty King of Pengging. A date was fixed and in the evening, Bandung’s followers began their giant construction job. Five hundred temples were completed by midnight. Roro Jonggrang sent a man to watch the progress of Bandung’s work and by four o’clock in the morning he saw that nine hundred and ninety five temples were already built and to deep wells nearly finished. The whole palace was filled with sadness, because the Princess would have to marry the man who had murdered her father. Again the Patih had an idea. He woke up all the young girls and ordered them to pond rice at once. When the workers heard the pounding of rice and smelt the flowers, which were the signs of dawn they stopped their work. Bandung Bondowoso was glad to see the temples before him and counted them himself. But to his surprise, there were only 999 temples. He soon learned the reason of his failure and became very angry. Roro Jonggrang herself was changed into a statue, which stands in the great inner hall of the largest temple and is now know as, “The Temple of Roro Jonggrang’.
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A long time ago in the Jenggala Kingdom. He had two wives, a queen, and a concubine. Both of them were beautiful. But, the concubine had a bad personality. She was jealous of the queen and wanted to take her place. She planned to make the queen leave the palace. So the concubine carried out the plan. She asked the palace healer to help her. They said that the queen wanted to poison the king. Hearing this, the king was angry. He sent the queen to the jungle as her punishment. Little did the king know that the queen was pregnant. The queen now lived in the jungle. She gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Cindelaras. He grew up as a nice and handsome man. One day, when Cindelaras and his mother went to collect some fire woods, he saw an eagle. The eagle dropped an egg. Cindelaras took it, and he took care of it. The egg hatched into a chick and later grew into a strong rooster. The rooster was mystical. He was very strong in dueling with other roosters. He could also sing. He sang a song about Cindelaras and his father. Once Cindelaras heard the song, he ignored it. The rooster kept singing the song until Cindelaras was fed up. He asked his mother about the song. The queen then told him everything. Cindelaras was surprised to know it. He decided to go to the palace to meet the king, his father. He brought the rooster as well. On the way to the kingdom, he met many people who did the rooster fighting. Cindelaras joined, and he always won. The king, Raden Putra, also heard about the greatness of Cindelaras’ rooster. He invited Cindelaras to the palace to fight with his rooster. The king made a bet. If Cindelaras won, he could get all the king’s jewelry. But if he lost, he would be sent to jail. Cindelaras agreed, and the roosters started fighting. Easy guess. Cindelaras’ rooster won. The rooster then sings the song. “My master is Cindelaras. He lives in the jungle. His father is a king. His name is Raden Putra.” When hearing the song, the king was surprised. He asked about Cindelaras’ origin. The palace healer admitted the true story that the queen was innocent and that all the things that happened in the past were the concubine’s evil plan. The king was angry and ordered the concubine to be sent to jail. The king then went to the jungle to pick up his wife and made her queen again.
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