Cindelaras

Once upon a time, there was a prosperous kingdom, named Jenggala. The people in the kingdom lived happily with their wise King. The name of the king was Raden Putra. He was accompanied by a beautiful consort of the king, and also a beautiful mistress. But, the mistress had a bad character. She was jealous with the consort of the king, cause she was just the king’s mistress.

One time, the mistress of the king planned tricky plant to the consort of the king. She harted her very much.

“The one who suppossed to be the king’s wife is me, not her,” the mistress tought. “I have to do something to throw out her.” The mistress was realy a cruel woman. She could do anything to make her eagerness was achieved.

The mistress conspired with the palace physician to do the plan she had prepared. She pretended to be sick. Knowing that his mistress was seriously ill, the king called the palace physican to cure the mistress.

And then, the palace physician examined the mistress’ condition. The physician concluded that there was someone put poison into the mistress’ drink. It caused the mistress had a serious illness. The was shocked to know this.

“Who did this to her?” The king said angrily. “It was the queen, your majesty, who put the poison into the mistress’ drink” The phsycian lied. He was instructed by the mistress to say this. The king was so angry. He believed what the physician was said. He instruktied the “Patih” to throw away the Quenn to the jungle as the punishment. Everyone in the palace was shocked to know this. But, they couldn’t do anything. No one had a braveness to help the Queen from the King’s decision.

Soon after that, the Patih brought the Queen into the jungle. He felt pitied to the queen, because when she was doing the ounishment, she was pregnant. Patih could not bring himself to kill the queen. He difinitely knew about the mistress’s trickly plan, so he didn’twant to kill the queen.

‘Don’t warry, her majesty, I will tell his majesty that you are killed” said Patih. To convince about the queen’s death, patih spead his sword by rabbit’s blood he caught. After that, patih got back to the palace and told the King that the had already killed the queen. The king felt satisfied with patih’s report.

After several months, the queen gave brith a funny cute baby. She gave him name “Cindelaras”. The queen was so happy with this moment. He could forget his sadness because of the punisment from the king. Cindelaras was grown up. He became a handsome and smart boy. Since he was child, he made friends with all of animal in the jungle. Everyday he played round in the jungle. He grown as a brave strong boy.

One day, he saw a largeblack hawk droppedan egg to him. Cindelaras was so surprised, but he was happy and bring the egg home. “The hawk was really nice, he gave me an egg” Cindelaras thought. After 3 weeks, the egg cracked. It was chicken egg. Cindelaras kept the cick happily. The chick grown up and became a good and strong rooster. He played with the rosster everyday. The rossterbecame Cindelaras’s best friend. But there was a unique thing about the rosster. The voice o f the rosster was amazing. It could even said something. “Kukuruyuuuukkk…. my master Cindelaras, he lived a jungle, the roof made of coconut leaves, his father is Raden Putra….’’

Cindelaras was excited with the rosster’s uniquiness. He told this to her mother. Knowing this, the queen finally told what actually happened. She told Cindelaras about why they could live in this jungle. After hearing the story from his mother, Cindelaras decided to go the palace. He wanted to reveal what actually the mistress had done. His mother gave permission to Cindelaras when he wanted to go to the palace. The mother prayed for Cindelaras’ safe.

On the way to the palace, Cindelaras met some people figthing rooster. Cindelaras was called by one of the rooster fighter. “Hey, child. Come on. If you have braveness, let’s fight your rooster with mine” he challenged. “All right!” Cindelaras said.

When the two rossters was competed, Cindelaras rooster fought bravely and could beat the other roosters. He become famous because of his great rosster. The story about the amazing rooster was spread quickly. The King Raden Putra heard about this. He was really curious about the boy and his rooster. Then he instructed the commander of the palace to invite Cindelaras. Cindelaras come to the palace and net the King. The King felt admired with the boy, he thought that the boy was smart and handsome, wasn’t like a poor.

The King asked Cindelaras to fight his rooster with the King’s rooster. There was a requirement for this fight. If Cindelaras’ rooster won, half of the King’s properties became Cindelaras. But, on the contary, Cindelaras’s headd would be cut off.

The two rossters fought bravely. But, no need so long time, Cindelaras’s rooster could beat Raden Putra’s. The people who saw the fight gave applause to Cindelaras and his rooster. “All right, I admit I lose in this fight” said Raden Putra. Cindelaras just smiled. He was happy to have such a moment like this. “But, who you realy are? Where do you come from?” asked Raden Putra.

Cindelaras bowed to his rooster and wishpered something to the rooster. Not so long after that… “Kukuruyuk…… My master Cindelaras, his house is in the jungle, the roof made of coconut leaves, his father is Raden Putra….” the rooster crowed repeatedly. Raden Putra was shocked to hear that. He was confused. “Is that true, a young boy?” The King questioned. “Yes, your majesty. My name is Cindelaras, my mother is your wife. I am your son” said Cindelaras.

To know about this, patih came closer to the King and said something. Patih told what actually happened. When relaized about what trulyy happened, The King regreted his decision to throw away his wife while she was pregnant. “I will give punishment to the mistress for doing this to my wife and my son.” Raden Putra said angrily.

And than, the mistress was thrown away to the jungle. Raden Putra hugged his son tight and said apologize what he had done. The King and the comanders picked up the Queen from the jungle and brought her back to the palace.

Finally, The King, The Queen and Cindelaras could be together again. After Raden Putra passed away, Cindelaras replaced her father to be the next king. He ruled the kingdom wisely and he also was loved by all of the kingdom’s citizen.

Tampomas Mountain

Years ago, there was a kingdom. The kingdom name was Sumedang Larang. It was a wealthy-peace kingdom. The people of the kingdom lived in harmony peace. Gunung Gede a volcano mountain, stood on the side of the capital.

By this condition, the kingdom blessed by good soil and fertile-thick jungle. The nature had provided many advantages for the people. On the dry season they never lack of water while on the west season flood had never happened in that kingdom. The king of Sumedang was alsoa good man. Young, but wise, brave and respected, smart and patient, the king was admired either friends or enemis. He taught his people to  take a good care of the nature.

But one day, the peaceful suddenly broke the silent into terror when the earth quake shocked all of the kingdom. Peoples ran and screamed, to safe their life. Outside the house, they saw a big fire on the top of the mountain. Apparently the mountain was about to exploded.

Slowly, the kingdom turn into darkness. Surrounded by black coulds, dust and smoke. Some time flash of fire light up the darkness, made everyone panic. Realized that the explosion would caused great damage for the kingdom, the king become very sad. He entered the palace and started to asceticise. He prayed and prayed without sleep or eat for days. Weak and tired, then he fell uncouscious. On the his uncouscious moment, he saw an old man who talked to him.

“If you want to safe your kingdom and the people. There is a way that you can do. Climb up thah mountain, than put the heritage golden keris in to the crater of the Gede mountain.” Soon, the King woke from his unconsciousness. “I have to go to mountain Gede crater now and put my heritage golden keris into it.” Said the king.

Everyone in that palace was extremely astonished. They tried to stop him because the situation of Gede mountain was danger. They wanted to safe their king from his horrible decision. But the king was very sure about what he was doing. “Don’t stop me. I have to stop the explosion before it’s too late!” the king ignored his people and went straight to the Gede mountain.

Riding his strong horse, the king started to climb up. He broke through hot air, dark smoke, black cloud, and loud of thunders. He finally arrived to the crater. He took the heritage goldel keris and thre into the crater. “I give you this most valuable heritage golden keris to you. I have to safe my people and Sumedang Larang Kingdom.

Remarkable, the crater slowly off. Followed by the mountain which then turn into silent. The black cloud gone, and the fire off. The sky turned into blue followed by wind which blew the dark-hot air, and the bird started to sing again. The king kneel down and grateful. He returned to the palace and welcomed by his excited people. Since thet moment, Gede mountain never exploded again. The crater extinguished. The name “Gede” changed into Tampomas which means a mountain which received (tampa/tampo) a heritage golden keris (mas).

Malin Kundang (Story from West Sumatra)

Somewhere, at the cost of Sumatra, lived a fisherman with the family. They had a son  named Malin Kundang. Because the family live in poverty, the father dediced to sail a long. So that Malin Kundang lived with his mother only. Day by day but Malin’s father never returned home. That was why his mother had to work hard to support their life.

Naughty, but Malin kundang growth as a smart boy. One day, he fell when he was chasing a chicken. And this accident left a scar in his right arm. Time goes by, Malin become a handsome man. The poor condition encouraged him to sail a long the inlets. He insisted to make a better life. Malin dream that one day he would return home as a success man. He inspired by a successful skipper, who also used to live in poor years a go.

With hard hearted Malin’s mother finally allowed him to chase his dream. “My son, when you finally reach your dream, and lives wealthy, one thing that I want you to remember, not to forget about your mother and your home town.” Said Malin’s mother.

Soon, Malin’s started his journey by working as a ship crew. There, he learn about sailing and trading. But on the way they were sailing, the ship attacked by the pirate. The pirate took over the ship, everyone at the ship were killed. But malin was survived, he hid inside a wooden box.

Several days later, Malin drifted ashore in an island. Exhausted, Malin walked to the nearest village. Blessed by the fertike soil and beautiful view, the island become a dream land for Malin Kundang. There, Malin decided to starr his new life. By his hard working, several years later, Malin become a very rich man. He own numbers of trading ship with 100 crews. He then married to a beautiful women.

The news about the rich successful man; Malin Kundang, soon fpr sure, was very gratefulled by Malin’s mother. Since the day Malin’s mother heardthe news, she went the harbor everyday, wondering to meet her son soon. She never gave up to wait and wait.

Not long after the wedding, Maling took his wife to sail using his big beautiful ship. Numbers of crew and guard sail along with them also. When the ship entered the harbor, Malin’s mother was very joyfull. She run into her son, right after Malin step his feet on the ground. When she saw a scar in Malin’s right hand, she extremely believe that the rich man was no other but her own son.

“Malin, my son, why do you leave me so this long without a news?” asked her in tears.

Unsuspected, Malin pushed her mother away from him. He pushed her hardly so that his mother fell. “Who are you? Why you admit your self as my mother? It’s ridiculous” said Malin cruely. Malin pretended that the old women wasn’t his mother. He was ashame by his mother’s look.

“is this women your mother?” asked Malin’s wife. “Of course not! She is just a beggar who pretend to be my mother. Apparently she is interesting on my wealth.” Answered Malin.

Shocked and dissaponted, Malin’s mother was fulled of anger and she started to pray. “Dear God tell me the truth, if he is realy my son, so I curse him into a stone for everything he has said about me!”

Suddenly light and thunder showed it’s power. Strong wind followed by the storm come in second, it crashed the ship into pieces. Malin’s body turn into stone slowly, right after malin’s mother finished spelling her curse.

Joko Tarub ( Story from Central Java )

Once upon time, in the Tarub village, live a widow. She was the wife of Ki Ageng Tarub. Because she had no son or daugther she always wished that she would get some peace after her husband passed away. Almoust in every night she visited husband’s grave to pray for him and her own good.

One day, when she was walking to the grave, she saw amazing light. Fear but curious she comes to the light. she was very surprised when she found out that the light was coming from her husband’s grave.

“Dear God, what is the meaning of  it?” whispered Nyi Ageng. Suddenly she saw a wonderfull thing. A baby boy was kaying a down on the side of the grave. Than she decided to take the baby home.  Nyi Ageng is very gratefull for that. ” thanks God for your bless…”