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Cerita rakyat from East Java
Cindelaras
Raden Putra was the king of Jenggala kingdom. He had a beautiful queen and
concubine. Unlike the queen, the concubine had bad personalities. She was
envious and jealous with the queen, so she planned to make the queen leave the
palace. The concubine then asked the royal healer to help her in her plan. One
day, the concubine pretended to be ill. Raden Putra called the royal healer to give
the concubine treatments. “What is her disease?” Raden Putra asked the royal
healer. “I’m very sorry, My Majesty. She is sick because the queen put poison in
her meal,” the royal healer lied.
Raden Putra was shock and angry to hear the explanation. He called the queen
and asked her if the story was true. Of course the queen denied, but Raden Putra
won’t listen. “Please Your Majesty, have mercy. I really didn’t do anything,”
cried the queen in her tears. Raden Putra’s anger ended in a decision. The queen
should be banished to the woods and terminated. He did not know that the
queen was already pregnant. Raden Putra commanded one of his general to do
the punishment. The queen was banished to the woods, but the wise general
didn’t have the heart to kill her. He built a simple house in the woods for her. On
his way back to the palace, he smeared his sword with rabbit blood, so Raden
Putra would believe that he had killed the queen.
After the general left, the queen lived by herself in the woods. Several months
later, she gave birth to a healthy baby boy. The baby was named Cindelaras. He
grew up as a nice, healthy, and handsome boy. One day, while Cindelaras
helped her mother to collect some fire woods, an eagle dropped an egg.
Cindelaras brought the egg to be brooded by a chicken behind their house. The
egg hatched into a chick and then it slowly became a strong rooster. The rooster
is no ordinary rooster. The rooster could sing. Every morning, the rooster woke
Cindelaras up with its beautiful song, “My master is Cindelaras. His house is in
the woods. He’s the son of Raden Putra.” The rooster often sang that song.
Cindelaras always woke up early in the morning and listen happily to his
rooster’s song. He didn’t realize the meaning of the song until one day, he started
to think. “Who is Raden Putra?” he asked his mother. The queen then told him
the whole story. She also told him why they were banned from the kingdom and
lived in the woods. Cindelaras was very surprised. He decided to go to the
palace to meet the king, his father. Cindelaras asked her mother’s permission to
go to the kingdom and to tell the king what really happened. He also brought his
rooster that grew bigger and stronger each day.
On his way, Cindelaras stopped at a village. There, he met some people who
were involved in cockfighting. They challenge him to see how strong his rooster
was. “If your rooster wins, you’ll get a reward,” said the man who challenged
him. Cindelaras accepted the challenge. In a few minutes, his rooster defeated
the opponent’s rooster. He was challenged again by other man, and one more
time, his rooster won. He won again and again.
The news about Cindelaras’ rooster quickly spread to the whole Jenggala
kingdom and made Raden Putra curious. So, he invited Cindelaras to the palace.
“What is your name, boy?” Raden Putra asked as Cindelaras arrived in the
palace. “My name is Cindelaras, Your Majesty,” Cindelaras answered. He felt
both thrilled and happy to see Raden Putra.
Raden Putra challenged Cindelaras with one condition. If Raden Putra’s rooster
won, Cindelaras’ head would be cut off. But if Cindelaras’ rooster won, Raden
Putra would share half of his wealth. Cindelaras accepted the condition. The
competition was held in the front yard of the palace. The two roosters fought
bravely. But in just a few minutes, Cindelaras’ rooster won the fight! Raden Putra
shook his head and stared at Cindelaras from his seat, “That rooster is no
ordinary rooster, and the boy is not an ordinaty boy either. Who is he exactly?”
he thought. Raden Putra was about to asked when suddenly Cindelaras’ rooster
sang the song, “My master is Cindelaras. His house is in the woods. He’s the son
of Raden Putra.”
Raden Putra was surprised. “Is it true?” he asked. “Yes, My Majesty. My name is
Cindelaras and my mother was the queen,” said Cindelaras. Raden putra called
the general who had banished the queen. The general then confessed that he
never killed the queen. Later, the royal healer also admitted his mistake. Raden
Putra was so shocked. He immediately went to the woods to pick up the queen.
Ever since, Cindelaras and his parents lived happily together. As for the
concubine, she was sent to the jail as punishment.***
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Cerita rakyat from West Java
Sangkuriang
Long time ago in West Java, lived a beautiful girl named Dayang Sumbi. She was
also smart and clever. Her beauty and intelligence made a prince from the
heavenly kingdom of Kahyangan desire her as his wife. The prince asked
permission from his father to marry Dayang Sumbi. People from Kahyangan
could never live side by side with humans, but his father approved on one
condition, when they had a child, the prince would transform into a dog. The
prince accepted the condition.
They get married and lived happily in the woods until Dayang Sumbi gave birth
to a baby boy. The prince then changed into a dog named Tumang. Their son is
named Sangkuriang. He was very smart and handsome like his father. Everyday,
he hunted animals and looked for fruits to eat. One day, when he was hunting,
Sangkuriang accidentally killed Tumang. His arrow missed the deer he was
targeting and hit Tumang instead. He went home and tells her mother about the
dog. “What?” Dayang Sumbi was appalled. Driven by sadness and anger, she
grabbed a weaving tool and hit Sangkuriang’s head with it. Dayang Sumbi was
so sad; she didn’t pay any attention to Sangkuriang and started to cry.
Sangkuriang feel sad and also confused. How can his mother love a dog more
than him? Sangkuriang then decided to go away from their home and went on a
journey. In the morning, Dayang Sumbi finally stopped crying. She started to feel
better, so she went to find Sangkuriang. But her son was no where to be found.
She looked everywhere but still couldn’t find him. Finally, she went home with
nothing. She was exhausted. She fell asleep, and in her dream, she meets her
husband. “Dayang Sumbi, don’t be sad. Go look for my body in the woods and
get the heart. Soak it with water, and use the water to bathe, and you will look
young forever,” said the prince in her dream. After bathing with the water used
to soak the dog’s heart, Dayang Sumbi looked more beautiful and even younger.
And time passed by. Sangkuriang on his journey stopped at a village and met
and fell in love with a beautiful girl.He didn't realize that the village was his
homeland and the beautiful girl was his own mother, Dayang Sumbi. Their love
grew naturally and he asked the girl to marry him. One day, Sangkuriang was
going on a hunt. He asked Dayang Sumbi to fix the turban on his head. Dayang
Sumbi was startled when she saw a scar on his head at the same place where she,
years ago, hit Sangkuriang on the head.
After the young man left, Dayang Sumbi prayed for guidance. After praying, she
became convinced that the young man was indeed her missing son. She realized
that she had to do something to prevent Sangkuriang from marrying her. But she
did not wish to disappoint him by cancelling the wedding. So, although she
agreed to marry Sangkuriang, she would do so only on the condition that he
provides her with a lake and built a beautiful boat, all in one night.
Sangkuriang accepted this condition without a doubt. He had spent his youth
studying magical arts. After the sun went down, Sangkuriang went to the hill.
Then he called a group of genie to build a dam around Citarum River. Then, he
commands the genies to cut down trees and build a boat. A few moments before
dawn, Sangkuriang and his genie servants almost finished the boat.
Dayang Sumbi, who had been spying on him, realised that Sangkuriang would
fulfill the condition she had set. Dayang Sumbi immediately woke all the women
in the village and asked them to wave a long red scarf. All the women in the
village were waving red scarf, making it look as if dawn was breaking. Deceived
by false dawn, the cock crowed and farmers rose for the new day.
Sangkuriang’s genie servants immediately dropped their work and ran for cover
from the sun, which they feared. Sangkuriang grew furious. With all his anger,
he kicked the unfinished boat. The boat flew and landed on a valley. The boat
then became a mountain, called Mount Tangkuban Perahu (Tangkuban means
upturned or upside down, and Perahu means boat). With his power, he
destroyed the dam. The water drained from the lake becoming a wide plain and
nowadays became a city called Bandung (from the word Bendung, which means
Dam).***
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Cerita rakyat from West Sumatra
Malin Kundang
Once upon a time, on the north coast of Sumatra lived a poor woman and his
son. The boy was called Malin Kundang. They didn’t earn much as fishing was
their only source of income. Malin Kundang grew up as a skillful young boy. He
always helps his mother to earn some money. However, as they were only
fisherman’s helper, they still lived in poverty. “Mother, what if I sail overseas?”
asked Malin Kundang one day to his mother. Her mother didn’t agree but Malin
Kundang had made up his mind. “Mother, if I stay here, I’ll always be a poor
man. I want to be a successful person,” urged Malin kundang. His mother wiped
her tears, “If you really want to go, I can’t stop you. I could only pray to God for
you to gain success in life,” said his mother wisely. “But, promise me, you’ll
come home.”
In the next morning, Malin Kundang was ready to go. Three days ago, he met
one of the successful ship’s crew. Malin was offered to join him. “Take a good
care of yourself, son,” said Malin Kundang’s mother as she gave him some food
supplies. “Yes, Mother,” Malin Kundang said. “You too have to take a good care
of yourself. I’ll keep in touch with you,” he continued before kissing his mother’s
hand. Before Malin stepped onto the ship, Malin’s mother hugged him tight as if
she didn’t want to let him go.
It had been three months since Malin Kundang left his mother. As his mother
had predicted before, he hadn’t contacted her yet. Every morning, she stood on
the pier. She wished to see the ship that brought Malin kundang home. Every
day and night, she prayed to the God for her son’s safety. There was so much
prayer that had been said due to her deep love for Malin Kundang. Even though
it’s been a year she had not heard any news from Malin Kundang, she kept
waiting and praying for him.
After several years waiting without any news, Malin Kundang’s mother was
suddenly surprised by the arrival of a big ship in the pier where she usually
stood to wait for her son. When the ship finally pulled over, Malin Kundang’s
mother saw a man who looked wealthy stepping down a ladder along with a
beautiful woman. She could not be wrong. Her blurry eyes still easily recognized
him. The man was Malin Kundang, her son.
Malin Kundang’s mother quickly went to see her beloved son. “Malin, you’re
back, son!” said Malin Kundang’s mother and without hesitation, she came
running to hug Malin Kundang, “I miss you so much.” But, Malin Kundang
didn’t show any respond. He was ashamed to admit his own mother in front of
his beautiful wife. “You’re not my Mother. I don’t know you. My mother would
never wear such ragged and ugly clothes,” said Malin Kundang as he release his
mother embrace.
Malin Kundang’s mother take a step back, “Malin…You don’t recognize me? I’m
your mother!” she said sadly. Malin Kundang’s face was as cold as ice. “Guard,
take this old women out of here,” Malin Kundang ordered his bodyguard. “Give
her some money so she won’t disturb me again!” Malin Kundang’s mother cried
as she was dragged by the bodyguard, ”Malin... my son. Why do you treat your
own mother like this?”
Malin Kundang ignored his mother and ordered the ship crews to set sail. Malin
Kundang’s mother sat alone in the pier. Her heart was so hurt, she cried and
cried. “Dear God, if he isn’t my son, please let him have a save journey. But if he
is, I cursed him to become a stone,” she prayed to the God.
In the quiet sea, suddenly the wind blew so hard and a thunderstorm came.
Malin Kundang’s huge ship was wrecked. He was thrown by the wave out of his
ship, and fell on a small island. Suddenly, his whole body turned into stone. He
was punished for not admitting his own mother.***
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Cerita rakyat from Central Java
Mouse Deer and Tiger
One upon a time, there was a mouse deer living in a forest. Although he was
small, he wasn’t afraid of the other bigger animals who wanted to eat him. He
was so smart; he always managed to ditch them. One day, a tiger was wandering
around for food. He hadn't been eating for days. He was really hungry. While he
was walking in the forest, he saw Mouse Deer. The tiger wanted to eat him.
Tiger slowly ducked, crawled, approaching Mouse Deer, then..."Gotcha!" said
Tiger. He caught Mouse Deer. “Hello, Mouse Deer! I’m really hungry right now.
You’ll be my lunch!” said Tiger. Mouse Deer didn’t want to be his lunch. He
tried to be calm. He looked around and saw some buffalo’s dung. He had an
idea. “I’m sorry, Tiger. I can’t be your lunch now. The King has ordered me to
guard his cake,” said Mouse Deer calmly. “His cake?” said Tiger curiously. “Yes,
there it is. It’s very delicious. The King doesn’t want anyone else to eat it, so he
ordered me to guard it,” Mouse Deer pointed the buffalo’s dung. “Can I taste it?”
Tiger asked. “Of course you can’t. The King would be very angry,” said Mouse
Deer refused. “Just one little bite, Mouse Deer! The King will never know,” said
Tiger. “Well, okay, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so the King won’t blame
me,” said Mouse Deer. “All right, Mouse deer. You can go now.” Mouse Deer
ran quickly out of sight. Tiger then took a big mouthful of the ‘cake’. “Phoooey!”
He spit it out. “Yuck, that’s not cake. That’s buffalo’s dung.”
Tiger ran through the forest. He caught up with Mouse Deer. “Mouse Deer, you
tricked me. But now you will be my lunch.” Mouse Deer looked around and saw
a wasp nest in a tree. “I’m sorry, Tiger. I can’t be your lunch now. The King has
ordered me to guard his drum,” said Mouse Deer calmly. “His drum?” said
Tiger curiously. “Yes, there it is. It has the best sound in the world. The King
doesn’t want anyone else to hit it,” Mouse Deer pointed the wasp nest. “Can I hit
the King’s drum?” Tiger asked. “Of course you can’t. The King would be very
angry,” said Mouse Deer refused. “Just one little hit, Mouse Deer! The King will
never know,” said Tiger. ”Well, all right, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so
the King won’t blame me,” said Mouse Deer. “All right, Mouse Deer. You can go
now.” Mouse Deer ran quickly out of sight. Tiger then reached up and hit the
wasp nest. Bzzzzzzz…! “Ouch…ouch! That’s not a drum. That a wasp nests!”
Tiger ran away. But the wasps keep following him. He came to the river. He
jumped in and stayed underwater as long as he could. At last the wasps went
away. Then he jumped out. He ran through the forest till he found Mouse Deer.
“Mouse Deer, you tricked me again. But now you will be my lunch.” Mouse Deer
looked around and saw a cobra. The snake was coiled asleep on the ground. “I’m
sorry, Tiger. I can’t be your lunch now. The King has ordered me to guard his
belt,” said Mouse Deer calmly. “His belt?” said Tiger curiously. “Yes. There it is.
It’s the best belt in the world. The King doesn’t want anyone else to wear it,”
Mouse Deer pointed the cobra. “Can I wear it?” Tiger asked. “Of course you
can’t. The King would be very angry,” said Mouse Deer refused. “Just for one
moment, Mouse Deer! The King will never know,” said Tiger. ”Well, all right,
Tiger. But first let me run far away, so the King won’t blame me,” said Mouse
Deer. “All right, Mouse Deer. You can go now.” Mouse Deer ran quickly out of
sight. Tiger then took the snake and started to warp it around himself. The cobra
woke up. It squeezed Tiger and bit him. SSssssstt! “Oouch! Ow! Ooow! That’s
not a belt! That’s a cobra! Help! Mouse Deer! Help!” But Mouse Deer was already
far away. He laughed aloud. Mouse Deer was safe from Tiger now.***
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Cerita rakyat from West Kalimantan
The Origin of Landak River
Long time ago, lived a farmer and his wife in a village by the side of a forest.
They lived simply and they like to help other people, especially one who in
afflictions. One night, the farmer and his wife were resting in their house. The
farmer was sitting beside his sleeping wife. Suddenly, a white centipede came
out from the wife’s head. The farmer was amazed. He then followed the
centipede until they reach a small pond not far from their house. Then the
centipede suddenly disappeared. The farmer went home and found his wife still
soundly asleep.
In the morning, the wife told his husband about the dream she had last night. “I
was walking through a vast field, and I came to a lake. I saw a giant hedgehog in
the lake. It was glaring at me, so I ran away.” After he heard his wife’s dream,
the farmer went back to the small pond. In the pond, he saw something very
shiny. He came to the shiny object and took it. It was a golden hedgehog statue.
It was very beautiful. Its eyes were made of diamond. The farmer then brought
the statue home.
At night, the farmer had a dream. A giant hedgehog came to him, “Please let me
stay in your home. As return, I will give you everything you want. Just caress the
statue’s head and say the prayer. There are two kinds of prayers, one is to start
your wish and the second is to stop your wish. Now memorize the prayers.”
In the next day, the farmer told his wife about his dream. They really wanted to
prove it. The farmer slowly caressed the statue's head. He said the prayer and
asked for rice. Suddenly, rice came out of the mouth of the statue. The rice kept
on coming out from the statue's mouth. The farmer immediately said the prayer
to stop it. The rice then stopped coming out from the statue.
The farmer and his wife then asked for other things, jewelry and other stuff they
needed. They became very rich. But they still like to help other people. A lot of
poor came to them for help. Unfortunately, a thief found out about the secret of
the golden hedgehog statue. Pretending to be a poor asking for help, he stole the
statue from the farmer’s house.
The thief blurred to the district area of Ngabang. There was a drought in the
area. The thief wanted sympathy from the people, so he said to them that he
would provide them with water. The thief then caressed the hedgehog statue and
said the prayer. Water came out of the statue’s mouth. All the people were so
happy. But the water kept on coming out. The thief didn’t know the prayer to
stop the wish. People who saw the incident were really scared. They ran away to
avoid the water as it was started to flood the area. The thief also wanted to run
away, but he cannot move his legs. In his vision, there was a giant hedgehog
holding both his legs. Water kept coming from the statue and slowly it became a
river. The thief was drowned in the river. People then named the river as
Hedgehog River or Sungai Landak.***
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