History of Prambanan Temple
A long time
ago in Prambanan palace lived a king named Baka with her beautiful daughter,
Roro Jonggrang. Many rulers wanted to marry Roro Jonggrang, so they competed
for her. When Prambanan was conquered by Bandung Bandawasa, King Baka was
killed in a battle. The poor lone Roro Jonggrang was allowed to live, but she
was supposed to marry him. She refused, making Bandung humiliated and offended.
Roro Jonggrang struggle to escape. However, although she used all her supernatural
power, she could not escape. Roro had to face the fact that the man she was
dealing with was cagey and uncanny.
Roro agreed to marry Bandung, but on one condition. Bandung had to present her with a big wonderful palace with one thousand sculptures in it. And it had to be done before sunrise. He agreed.
Bandung immediately called his invisible friend for help. Bandung thought that fulfilling Roro’s wish would not be so difficult, because he was sure the group of evil spirits that he had defeated would help him. They did what their master ordered. Roro found out what Bandung was doing. She was worried. It appeared they would finish the work before morning and would not be stopped.
What can I do? Roro thought in a panic. Suddenly she had an idea. She awoke her maid and nannies, and asked them to do their was a sun in the sky. So in that pitch dark night a game began.
Bandung was surprise; the sky was red, the roosters were crowing, and the people were pounding rice. Meanwhile the job had not been finished. The evil spirits, although they felt sorry for their master, disappeared because they were scared of light. Bandung was there alone. When he found out that Roro has used tricks, he cursed her. He turned her into a stone, which completed the temple. There had been 999 statues; now there were 1000.
Roro agreed to marry Bandung, but on one condition. Bandung had to present her with a big wonderful palace with one thousand sculptures in it. And it had to be done before sunrise. He agreed.
Bandung immediately called his invisible friend for help. Bandung thought that fulfilling Roro’s wish would not be so difficult, because he was sure the group of evil spirits that he had defeated would help him. They did what their master ordered. Roro found out what Bandung was doing. She was worried. It appeared they would finish the work before morning and would not be stopped.
What can I do? Roro thought in a panic. Suddenly she had an idea. She awoke her maid and nannies, and asked them to do their was a sun in the sky. So in that pitch dark night a game began.
Bandung was surprise; the sky was red, the roosters were crowing, and the people were pounding rice. Meanwhile the job had not been finished. The evil spirits, although they felt sorry for their master, disappeared because they were scared of light. Bandung was there alone. When he found out that Roro has used tricks, he cursed her. He turned her into a stone, which completed the temple. There had been 999 statues; now there were 1000.
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Tangkuban Parahu
Long time
ago in West Java, there lived a woman named Dayang Sumbi. She was thirsting for
a husband. Along her life she kept praying and praying. At last, God heard her
pray. A male dog picked her up and Dayang Sumbi got married to the dog and
called the dog ‘Tumang’. After years, Dayang Sumbi gave a birth to baby and
named him Sangkuriang. Unfortunately, Dayang Sumbi never told Sangkuriang who
his father was.
One day, Sangkuriang was hunting with Tumang in the forest and he found nothing except a little animal. He blamed Tumang for the failure and then he killed Tumang. When Dayang Sumbi knew that she hit Sangkuriang’s head with a big spoon and expelled him.
Many years later, Sangkuriang wandered and found an old house in the forest. Sangkuriang came closer to the house and there was an old beautiful woman. The woman, Dayang Sumbi, recognized the wanderer as Sangkuriang.
Unintentionally, Sangkuriang forced Dayang Sumbi to marry him. Dayang Sumbi agreed to marry him but Sangkuriang had to build a vast boat, just in one night.
At night, Sangkuriang called his friends, ghosts and fairies to help him. Feared with the boat to complete, Dayang Sumbi asked other women in her village to help her. Then the women punched the grains with grain puncher to make noise which disturbed the ghosts and fairies.
The morning came before Sangkuriang completed the boat. Unfortunately the fairies and the ghosts also left Sangkuriang alone. Finaly Sangkuriang got very angry and kicked away the boat to the downside, which finally turned into a mountain, called Tangkuban Parahu.
One day, Sangkuriang was hunting with Tumang in the forest and he found nothing except a little animal. He blamed Tumang for the failure and then he killed Tumang. When Dayang Sumbi knew that she hit Sangkuriang’s head with a big spoon and expelled him.
Many years later, Sangkuriang wandered and found an old house in the forest. Sangkuriang came closer to the house and there was an old beautiful woman. The woman, Dayang Sumbi, recognized the wanderer as Sangkuriang.
Unintentionally, Sangkuriang forced Dayang Sumbi to marry him. Dayang Sumbi agreed to marry him but Sangkuriang had to build a vast boat, just in one night.
At night, Sangkuriang called his friends, ghosts and fairies to help him. Feared with the boat to complete, Dayang Sumbi asked other women in her village to help her. Then the women punched the grains with grain puncher to make noise which disturbed the ghosts and fairies.
The morning came before Sangkuriang completed the boat. Unfortunately the fairies and the ghosts also left Sangkuriang alone. Finaly Sangkuriang got very angry and kicked away the boat to the downside, which finally turned into a mountain, called Tangkuban Parahu.
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CINDERELLA
Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Cinderella. She lived with her step mother and two step sisters.
The step mother and sisters were conceited and bad tempered. They treated Cinderella very badly. Her step mother made Cinderella do the hardest works in the house; such as scrubbing the floor, cleaning the pot and pan and preparing the food for the family. The two step sisters, on the other hand, did not work about the house. Their mother gave them many handsome dresses to wear.
One day, the two step sister received an invitation to the ball that the king’s son was going to give at the palace. They were excited about this and spent so much time choosing the dresses they would wear. At last, the day of the ball came, and away went the sisters to it. Cinderella could not help crying after they had left.
“Why are crying, Cinderella?” a voice asked. She looked up and saw her fairy godmother standing beside her, “because I want so much to go to the ball” said Cinderella. “Well” said the godmother,”you’ve been such a cheerful, hardworking, uncomplaining girl that I am going to see that you do go to the ball”.
Magically, the fairy godmother changed a pumpkin into a fine coach and mice into a coachman and two footmen. Her godmother tapped Cinderella’s raged dress with her wand, and it became a beautiful ball gown. Then she gave her a pair of pretty glass slippers. “Now, Cinderella”, she said; “You must leave before midnight”. Then away she drove in her beautiful coach.
Cinderella was having a wonderfully good time. She danced again and again with the king’s son. Suddenly the clock began to strike twelve, she ran toward the door as quickly as she could. In her hurry, one of her glass slipper was left behind.
A few days later, the king’ son proclaimed that he would marry the girl whose feet fitted the glass slipper. Her step sisters tried on the slipper but it was too small for them, no matter how hard they squeezed their toes into it. In the end, the king’s page let Cinderella try on the slipper. She stuck out her foot and the page slipped the slipper on. It fitted perfectly.
Finally, she was driven to the palace. The king’s son was overjoyed to see her again. They were married and live happily ever after.
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