Indonesian Folklore

  The Legend of Gajah Wong     That day, Ki Sapa Wira whistled cheerfully. As usual, he would bathe the elephant belonging to his lord, Sultan Agung, the king of the Mataram Kingdom. Carefully, Ki Sapa Wira led the elephant, named Kyai Dwipangga. They walked to the river which was located near the Mataram Palace, and he began to bathe the elephant from the land of Siam. "Well, now you're clean. Your fur is shiny, now let's go back to your cage," said Ki Sapa Wira to Kyai Dwipangga. Ki Sapa Wira did treat Kyai Dwipangga like his own son. Not surprisingly, Kyai Dwipangga was very obedient to him. One day, Ki Sapa Wira was unable to bathe Kyai Dwipangga. There is a big boil on his armpit, it hurts so bad. His body also has a fever because of the boil. He asked his sister-in-law, Ki Kerti Pejok, to replace him in bathing Kyai Dwipangga. "Kerti, please help me. I really can't work today," said Ki Sapa Wira. "Don't worry, I will definite...

  “The Legend of Batu Menangis”       On a hill far from the village, in the area of ​​​​Kalimantan, there lived a poor widow and her daughter. The widow's daughter was very beautiful. But unfortunately, he has a very bad attitude. The girl was very lazy, never helped her mother with the housework. His job is just preening every day. Apart from being lazy, the girl has a very spoiled attitude. All requests must be complied with. Every time he asked his mother for something, it had to be granted, regardless of his poor mother's condition, every day he had to work hard to find a mouthful of rice. One day the girl was invited by her mother to go down to the village to shop. The location of the village market is very far, so they have to walk which is quite tiring. The girl strolled around wearing nice clothes and preening so that people on the street who saw her would admire her beauty. While his mother walked behind carrying a basket with very dirty clothes...

  Cindelaras Folklore   The Jenggala Kingdom was led by a king named Raden Putra. He was accompanied by a benevolent empress and a concubine who was envious and envious. King Putra and his two wives had lived in a very majestic and peaceful palace. Until one day the king's concubine planned something bad for the king's consort. This was done because Raden Putra's concubine wanted to become empress. His concubine then conspired with a court healer to carry out the plan. His concubine pretended to be seriously ill. The palace healer then immediately summoned the King. After examining the concubine, the healer said that someone had put poison in the princess's drink. "That person is none other than His Majesty's consort," said the healer. The king became angry after listening to the doctor's explanation. He immediately ordered the patih to throw the empress into the forest and kill her. The Patih immediately brought the pregnant empress to the mid...