Indonesia

Once upon a time there was a kingdom in Prambanan village which was ruled by King Baka. He had a very beautiful daughter named Roro Jonggrang.   Once under Bandung Bondowoso, the Pengging Kingdom defeated Prambanan. King Baka died on the battlefield. He killed Bandung Bondowoso who was very powerful. Bandung Bondowoso then occupied the Prambanan Palace. After seeing Prabu Baka's beautiful daughter Roro Jonggrang, his desire to marry Roro Jonggrang grew bigger.   Roro Jonggrang knew that Bandung Bondowoso had killed his father. Hence, it was prudent for him to refuse it. He then presented the conditions for 1,000 temples and two deep wells. Everything must be done overnight. Bandung Bondowoso agreed to Roro Jonggrang's request . He asked his father for help and summoned an army of spirits to aid him on the appointed day. At four in the morning only five temples were unfinished and two wells were almost finished. Roro Jonggrang knew that the 1000 temples were almost re...

A long time ago, there lived a beautiful girl named Dayang Sumbi in West Java. Her beauty and intelligence made Prince Kahyangan of the Heavenly Kingdom want her as his wife. The prince asked  his father for permission to marry Dayang Sumbi. However, the Kahyangan people  could never coexist with humans, but his father agreed on one condition that if they had a child, the prince would become a dog.    They  married and Dayang Sumbi gave birth to a son named Sangkuriang. Then the prince became a dog named Tumang. He was very smart and handsome like his father. Sangkuriang liked to hunt animals and looked for fruits to eat. While hunting one day,  Sangkuriang accidentally killed Tumang. He went home and told his mother about the dog.  Driven by grief and anger, he grabbed a large spoon and hit Sangkuriang's head with it. Dayang Sumbi was so sad and started crying because she just lost her husband. Sangkuriang is confused. How can his mother love a dog mo...

MALING KUNDANG  Once upon a time, on the northern coast of Sumatera, there lived a poor woman with her son, whose name was Mali Kundang. His father later died and his mother lived alone as a poor old woman.    Malin Kundang grew up as a  young bright boy. He always helps his mother  earn  money. One day, Malin Kundang decides to go abroad and promises to come back.  After many years, Malin Kudang finally decides to return to the village. He arrived in beautiful clothes and traveled in one of his ships. An arrival in such grandeur was rare for the villagers, so many of them went  to the harbor to see the sight.   A villager recognized Malin Kundang's scar, which he  received while playing as a child. When the villager recognized the sign, he went to tell Malin Kundang's mother that her son had returned. She excitedly went to the beach and recognized her son as soon as her eyes fell on him.    When the older woman ...

 Many years later, Sangkuriang found a house in the woods inhabited by a beautiful woman. The woman, Dayang Sumbi, recognized him as Sangkuriang. He felt in love with her without even knowing she was her mother. He forced her to marry him. Dayang Sumbi couldn't take it because she was her mother and son. She made unreasonable demands on him to marry him. He must build a large ship overnight and have it ready by dawn. Sangkurian agreed to this and built it with the help of spirits. When the work was almost done, Dayang Sumbi asked nearby women to pound the grain as a false sign that dawn was approaching. The ghosts escaped and Sangkuriang was unable to complete the boat. He got so angry that he overturned the ship and turned it into a mountain called Tangkuban Perahu. she was quilting. Suddenly her comforter felt out of her house. She prayed to God: "If a man picks up my blanket, he will be my husband. If she is a woman, she will be my sister." The man then picks it up. Sh...

Toba reluctantly went to the farm. But he did not immediately go to the farm. He stopped somewhere on the street and ate. It was already late afternoon when he reached the farm. His father was disappointed. Then he got angry when he realized that his son had eaten his food. He said sarcastically. 'Oh, you're a stupid lazy boy. You are a fish boy!' Samosir was injured. He immediately went home and when he got home he told his mother what his father had said. Samosir's mother was shocked. He was also deeply wounded. "Oh Toba. You broke your promise so I can't live here with you anymore. Now you have to accept the consequences of your actions. Samosir, now go to the hill, find the tallest tree and climb it. - Why mom? What's going on?' - Just do it, never ask for anything. bye' As soon as he said that, suddenly the weather changed. A sunny day suddenly became a cloudy day. Shortly afterwards it started to rain. The rain continues for several days. As a...