Indonesian folklore "GOLDEN SNAIL"

GOLDEN SNAIL

 

 

Once Upon a time. There lived a king named Kertamarta. He led a very beautiful and majestic kingdom, the kingdom was the kingdom of Daha. King Kertamarta has two beautiful daughters, Dewi Galuh and Candra Kirana. Their life is very happy and fulfilling.

One day, there came a handsome prince from the kingdom of Kahuripan. The prince was named Raden Inu Kertapati. The Prince's arrival to the Daha kingdom was to propose to one of the King's daughters, namely Candra Kirana. The arrival and intention of the Prince were warmly welcomed by King Kertamarta. Princess Candra Kirana also accepted Prince Raden Inu Kertapati's proposal.

Because of the engagement that made Dewi Galuh feel very jealous. He has a crush on Raden Inu Kertapati and feels that he is more suitable to be his fiancé. Feelings of envy then develop into feelings of hatred. Dewi Galuh began to plan to remove Candra Kirana from the kingdom.

One day, Princess Dewi Galuh secretly went to meet an evil witch. He asked the Witch for help to turn Candra Kiran into something disgusting and Prince Raden Inu stayed away from him. He also hopes to be a substitute for Candra Kirana as his fiancé.

The magician also agreed to Dewi Galuh's request. However, Magicians were unable to enter the palace because it would arouse suspicion. Finally, Dewi Galu had a ploy to slander Candra Kirana, so she was expelled from the kingdom. Candra Kirana left the kingdom with a sad feeling. On the way, he met an evil witch and bewitched Candra Kirana into a golden snail. After successfully conjuring Candra Kirana, the witch immediately threw her into the river.

"Your curse will disappear if you can meet your fiancé, Prince Raden Inu." Said the Witch.

One day, a grandmother was looking for fish using a net. Finally, the Conch Mas was caught in the net. Seeing how beautiful the Conch Mas he got. The grandmother immediately took him home and kept the Conch Mas in the jar. The grandmother took good care of the golden snail and gave it food so it wouldn't die.

The next day, the grandmother returned to the river to look for fish. However, he got none of it. Because it's been too long but not getting results. He immediately decided to go home.

When Grandma got home. He was very surprised. He saw that very good food was already on his table. He was very surprised and wondered who had made this food.

Every day the same thing keeps happening. Because I was curious. The grandmother decided to pretend to go to the sea. Actually, he wanted to see and see who was making food every day.

The grandmother was very surprised. Seeing the Conch Mas that he kept in the jar turned into a beautiful girl. The beautiful girl immediately set the food on the table. Out of curiosity, the grandmother immediately approached the beautiful girl

"Who are you, beautiful princess? And where are you from?” Ask Grandma

The golden snail that turned into its original form is Candra Kirana. Very surprised to see Grandma's sudden arrival. Finally, Candra Kirana explained who she really was. And told why he turned into a Conch Mas. After explaining to the grandmother, Candra Kirana again transformed into a golden snail.

The golden snail incarnation of Candra Kirana is caught in the nets of the fishermen's grandmother

The golden snail incarnation of Candra Kirana is caught in the nets of the fishermen's grandmother

Meanwhile, Prince Raden In was looking for Princess Candra Kirana who suddenly disappeared somewhere. However, he could not get any news from Candra Kirana. Prince Raden Inu Kertapati was very sure that Candra Kirana was still alive. because that belief made Raden Inu not stop looking. He also promised that he would not return to the kingdom until he found his fiancé, Candra Kirana.

Finally, the evil witch found out that Prince Raden was looking for Candra Kirana. He was looking for a way so that the Prince could not find Candra Kirana. He disguised himself as a crow.

On the way, Raden Inu was surprised by the talking Crow. The Crow knew its purpose. The prince who was happy and thought the bird knew where Candra Kirana was. He also followed the instructions given by the Crow. However, the directions are wrong.

Prince Raden began to be confused by the instructions given by the Crow. On the way, he met an old grandfather who was starving. He immediately gave me food. It turned out that the grandfather was a powerful grandfather and helped Raden Inu from the Crow. Grandfather hit the Crow with his stick and suddenly the Crow turned into smoke.

The Legend of the Conch Mas - The Story of the Conch Mas - The Tale of the Conch Mas

The Legend of the Conch Mas – The Story of the Conch Mas – The Tale of the Conch Mas

The old man gave directions. Prince Raden Inu Kertapati immediately headed to Dadapan Village. Day after day, he traveled. However, in the middle of the journey supplies have run out. He felt very thirsty. He also saw a house and immediately headed to the house. He intended to ask for a glass of water. However, it's not just water that he gets. But it was Candra Kira that he was looking for. He saw his fiancé from the window cooking.

Finally, Prince Raden was able to find Candra Kirana. He felt very happy. Likewise with Candra Kirana managed to remove her curse, when she met her fiancé. Candra Kirana became a beautiful girl.

Raden Inu Kertapti immediately brought Candra Kirana to the Daha kingdom. He also invited Grandma who had helped him. Candra Kirana also explained Dewi Galu's actions so far to His Majesty the King. Finally, Dewi Galu's crimes were exposed.

Dewi Galuh was punished for her actions. However, because of the fear of punishment. he fled to the forest. Meanwhile, His Majesty apologized to Candra.

Finally, Prince Raden Inu and Candra Kirana decided to get married. They live happily.