In the era of ancient Padjajaran Kindom, there was a king named Prabu Mundingsari. He was known as a hunt-lover king. One day, he lost his way in the jungle he had not known before. After rotating that jungle all night long, he met with a beautiful girl who was known as the daughter of the king of the jungle.
"I will help your majesty to exit this jungle but marry me," the princess asked Prabu Mundingsari.
Because of her friendliness, Prabu Mundingsari agreed to get married with her. He was invited to her palace in the middle of the jungle.
After living there for a while, Prabu Mundingsari wanted to go back to his kingdom. He shorthly permitted to his wife.
"All right, my husband. But, once in a while please come to see me," the princess said sadly.
She then accompanied Prabu Mundingsari to exit the jungle. The returning of the king got joyful reaction from Pajajaran people. They assumed their king had passed away in the jungle. The queen and all of Pajajaran people arranged a big party to welcome Prabu Mundingsari.
One night, the King heard a baby cried from the outside. He went there and found a baby in the corner of the garden. When he took the baby, a beautiful girl came suddenly. He knew her moast because she was his wife who lived in the jungle.
"My beloved husband, Mundingsari, this baby girl is our child. I give her for you to be raise up in your society. Actually, I come from your outer world," she said.
After giving the baby girl to her husband, the princess went invisible. The king was very surprised, but he shortly implemented what his wife had said to him.
That baby girl was named Ratna Dewi Suwido and raised up in the palace.
Eighteen years after, Dewi Suwido grew up to be good-looking girl. So many princes from many kingdoms came to suit her. This situation made the queen unhappy because her own daughter was not beautiful as Dewi Suwido. Finally, the queen intended to thrown the princess away from the palace. She asked a witch to destroy the beauty of Dewi Suwido.
Her face became bad and she was thrown away to the jungle in order to prevent the spreading of her skin disorder to all Pajajaran people.
How desperate Dewi Suwido was.
She wandered in the jungle for many years and finally arrived in Kombang Mountain. There, she paryed to the God requesting to return her beauty.
At that moment, she heard a voice,
"My child, Dewi Suwido. Go to the south. Go down into the sea and be firmly united to the sea....don not come back the people society."
Dewi Suwido followed the instruction. She walked to the south day by day. After meeting up with the big wave of the sea, she went down following the wave.
Amazingly, her disease was recovered. She was pretty again, prettier than ever. Since that day, she became the queen of south sea and called Nyi Roro Kidul.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Malin Kundang Story
Since he was a child, Malin Kundang wanted to be a rich man. Thus was because he came from poor family. he lived in the fisherman village in Padang, West Sumatra. Most of people there lived under poverty line. The wealth he had only great love and affection from his mother.
His father had died long time ago and his his mother, Mande Rubayah, worked hard to fill their daily needs.
"Mother, someday when I grow up, I want to sail along somewhere. I will try my luck to reach success," Malin Kundang said to his mother.
When Malin Kundang was entering his teenage, a big ship docked in the beach near his house. Malin was very amazed to see it. On that day, he permitted to his mother to follow the ship. Mande Rubayah originally did not allow him.
"This is a good chance for me, Mom," Malin Kundang said.
"I am not sure the ship will transit here again someday," he added.
Finally, she gave him permission heavy-heartedly. Her tears flowed her cheek when she was accompanying Malin Kundang entered the ship. She was not forgotten to give Malin with rice. When the ship was leaving the beach, Mande Rubayah weaved her hands with weeping till the ship vanished from her view.
Years went so fast.
Mande Rubayah used to wait for Malin in the edge of the beach everyday. Nevertheless, there was bi big ship transit in that beach and she never got clear information about Malin Kundang.
Mande Rubayah grew old rapidly, but she got information from a ship captain that Malin had married to a beautifull girl, the daughter of a rich businessman. How happy Mande Rubayah was, she then prayed with the intention that Malin will safe and come back to her soon.
"Your mother had grown old, Malin. Come home soon...," she whimpered.
Her prayer was granted.
One day, there was a big and luxurious ship transit in the beach. Many peoples came to welcome that ship. That was Malin Kundang's ship. Mande Rubayah became more contented person in this situation. She trampled on the crowd just to meet Malin, her beloved son.
On the ship, Malin Kundang stood up with his beautifull and glamorous wife.
"Malin, my son..," Mande Rubayah screamed with lung at him.
Her tears flowed down but deep in her hearth she was very happy. However, Malin Kundang saw her intensely. His wife spat when she was looking at the old lady,
"Cuih, Is she really your mother? Why did you lie to me? You have ever said that your mother is a rich woman, haven't you?" How embarrassed he was with his wife.
Besides, Malin Kundang and his wife saw how bad and dirty the clothes of the old lady.
To be a stone.
To conceale his embarrassment, he said, "No, she is not my mother."
Afterwards, he expelled the old lady roughly, "Hi, the old and dirty woman, go away from me. My mother is not poor like you," he even kicked the pld lady when she was holding his leg.
Therefore, Malin Kundang asked his crews to prepare for sailing again. How desperate his mother was. She wept to God, "Oh my God, if he is really my son, I will your fairness of this situation.."
Not long after that, the rain and storm fell heavily. Malin Kundang's ship was seized and broken into pieces by thunderstorm. The pieces of the ship then spread to the edge of the beach. When the storm had subsided, there was a stone seems like a man in the side of beach. That was the body of Malin Kundang who had cursed to be a stone.
His father had died long time ago and his his mother, Mande Rubayah, worked hard to fill their daily needs.
"Mother, someday when I grow up, I want to sail along somewhere. I will try my luck to reach success," Malin Kundang said to his mother.
When Malin Kundang was entering his teenage, a big ship docked in the beach near his house. Malin was very amazed to see it. On that day, he permitted to his mother to follow the ship. Mande Rubayah originally did not allow him.
"This is a good chance for me, Mom," Malin Kundang said.
"I am not sure the ship will transit here again someday," he added.
Finally, she gave him permission heavy-heartedly. Her tears flowed her cheek when she was accompanying Malin Kundang entered the ship. She was not forgotten to give Malin with rice. When the ship was leaving the beach, Mande Rubayah weaved her hands with weeping till the ship vanished from her view.
Years went so fast.
Mande Rubayah used to wait for Malin in the edge of the beach everyday. Nevertheless, there was bi big ship transit in that beach and she never got clear information about Malin Kundang.
Mande Rubayah grew old rapidly, but she got information from a ship captain that Malin had married to a beautifull girl, the daughter of a rich businessman. How happy Mande Rubayah was, she then prayed with the intention that Malin will safe and come back to her soon.
"Your mother had grown old, Malin. Come home soon...," she whimpered.
Her prayer was granted.
One day, there was a big and luxurious ship transit in the beach. Many peoples came to welcome that ship. That was Malin Kundang's ship. Mande Rubayah became more contented person in this situation. She trampled on the crowd just to meet Malin, her beloved son.
On the ship, Malin Kundang stood up with his beautifull and glamorous wife.
"Malin, my son..," Mande Rubayah screamed with lung at him.
Her tears flowed down but deep in her hearth she was very happy. However, Malin Kundang saw her intensely. His wife spat when she was looking at the old lady,
"Cuih, Is she really your mother? Why did you lie to me? You have ever said that your mother is a rich woman, haven't you?" How embarrassed he was with his wife.
Besides, Malin Kundang and his wife saw how bad and dirty the clothes of the old lady.
To be a stone.
To conceale his embarrassment, he said, "No, she is not my mother."
Afterwards, he expelled the old lady roughly, "Hi, the old and dirty woman, go away from me. My mother is not poor like you," he even kicked the pld lady when she was holding his leg.
Therefore, Malin Kundang asked his crews to prepare for sailing again. How desperate his mother was. She wept to God, "Oh my God, if he is really my son, I will your fairness of this situation.."
Not long after that, the rain and storm fell heavily. Malin Kundang's ship was seized and broken into pieces by thunderstorm. The pieces of the ship then spread to the edge of the beach. When the storm had subsided, there was a stone seems like a man in the side of beach. That was the body of Malin Kundang who had cursed to be a stone.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Cucumber Gold V
Afterwards, Timun Mas opened the second pack and spread the thread in the ground. The thread changed into bamboo forest. The giant could walk through it even though his leg bleeding because she got stabbed the bamboo.
The giant still stuggled to run after Timun Mas and she thrown the third pack which was filled with salt. The salt suddenly changed to be the sea.
Surprisingly, the giant was able to swim in the sea.
"Hi, naughty child. Whatch out, if I can catcht you, I will swallow you," the giant was very angry.
Timun Mas threw the fourth pack which was filled with shrimp pate to the giant. The shrimp paste changed to be boiled-mud. The giant finally died under the boiled-mud.
Timun Mas was safe and at last she lived happily with the divorcee, her adopted mother.
The giant still stuggled to run after Timun Mas and she thrown the third pack which was filled with salt. The salt suddenly changed to be the sea.
Surprisingly, the giant was able to swim in the sea.
"Hi, naughty child. Whatch out, if I can catcht you, I will swallow you," the giant was very angry.
Timun Mas threw the fourth pack which was filled with shrimp pate to the giant. The shrimp paste changed to be boiled-mud. The giant finally died under the boiled-mud.
Timun Mas was safe and at last she lived happily with the divorcee, her adopted mother.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Cucumber Gold IV
Two years after, the giant came to demand fulfillment of promise. The divorcee asked Timun Mas soon to run throught back door and gave the four small packs of things.
"Ho...ho...ho...Althought you run to outer corner of world, I will catch you," the giant said with run after Timun Mas.
She was very tired because of running continously. In urgent situation, she spread the first pack which was filled with cucumber seeds. The seeds grew to be cucumber plant with bigh and laden fruit.
The giant ate the cucumber greedily and back to run after Timun Mas.
Continued.
"Ho...ho...ho...Althought you run to outer corner of world, I will catch you," the giant said with run after Timun Mas.
She was very tired because of running continously. In urgent situation, she spread the first pack which was filled with cucumber seeds. The seeds grew to be cucumber plant with bigh and laden fruit.
The giant ate the cucumber greedily and back to run after Timun Mas.
Continued.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Cucumber Gold III
Once upon a time, the giant came to demand fulfillment of her promise,
"I know that your presence is aimed to take the Timun Mas, but give me two years more. If I give her to your right now, she will not be delicious to eat. Her body is still thin," The divorcee said.
"You are right, I will be back the next two years. If you are lie, I will eat you," the Giant threated.
Timun Mas hid under the bed, she was very afraid when she was listening to the conversation between the Giant and the divorcee. The divorcee then looked for a way to save Timun Mas. She went to a hermit and she was given four small packs to prevent the wickedness of giant.
The four small packs were filles with cucumber seeds, thread, salt, and shrimp paste.
"I know that your presence is aimed to take the Timun Mas, but give me two years more. If I give her to your right now, she will not be delicious to eat. Her body is still thin," The divorcee said.
"You are right, I will be back the next two years. If you are lie, I will eat you," the Giant threated.
Timun Mas hid under the bed, she was very afraid when she was listening to the conversation between the Giant and the divorcee. The divorcee then looked for a way to save Timun Mas. She went to a hermit and she was given four small packs to prevent the wickedness of giant.
The four small packs were filles with cucumber seeds, thread, salt, and shrimp paste.
