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.
Roro jonggrang
Roro Jonggrang was the daughter of King Prabu Baka, who ruled over the ancient Javanese kingdom of
Prambanan. The king was killed in a fierce battle by the minister of the King of Pengging, who fought
with a magic weapon called ‘Bandung’. For this reason, he was known as ‘Bandung Bandawasa’.
Complication
Not long afterwards, Bandung Bandawasa decided to marry Princess Roro Jonggrang., the daughter of
his victim. But she had no desire to marry the murderer of her father, so she sought the advice of the
Patih.
Roro Jonggrang was worried knowing Bandung Bondowoso helped by his demons. Many ladies in
waiting are mandate to gather stubbles then burned out. The others are commanded to pound rice
mortar in order to the cock crowing. So that, troop of demons thought if the sun rose and had to stop.
In the morning, Bandung Bondowoso showed to Roro Jonggrang the temple he had built just a night. He
shocked when he knew that the temple only 999. Then, he changed Roro Jonggrang as statue to
complete the temple. Finally, there were 1000 temples. The temples are called Roro Jonggrang Temple.
Toba lake
The Story of Toba Lake
Once upon a time, there was a man who was living in north Sumatra. He lived in a simple hut in a
farming field.
One day, while the man was do fishing, he caught a big golden fish in his trap. It was the biggest catch
which he ever had in his life. Surprisingly, this fish turned into a beautiful princess.
Rawa pening
.Once upon a time, there was a little poor boy came into a little village. He was very hungry and weak.
He knocked at every door and asked for some food, but nobody cared about him. Nobody wanted to
help the little boy.
Finally, a generous woman helped him. She gave him shelter and a meal. When the boy wanted to leave,
this old woman gave him a “lesung”, a big wooden mortar for pounding rice. She reminded him, “please
remember, if there is a flood you must save yourself. Use this “lesung” as a boat”. The “lesung” was
happy and thanked the old woman.The little boy continued his journey. While he was passing through
the village, he saw many people gathering on the field. The boy came closer and saw a stick stuck in the
ground. People challenged each other to pull out that stick. Everybody tried, but nobody succeeded.
“Can I try?” asked the little boy. The crowd laughed mockingly. The boy wanted to try his luck so he
stepped forward and pulled out the stick. He could do it very easily. Everybody was dumbfounded.
Suddenly, from the hole left by stick, water spouted out. It did not stop until it flooded the village. And
no one was saved from the water except the little boy and the generous old woman who gave him
shelter and meal. As she told him, he used the “lesung” as a boat and picked up the old woman. The
whole village became a huge lake. It is now known as Rawa Pening Lake in Salatiga, Central Java,
Indonesia.
Malin kundang
A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra, a woman and her son lived. They
were Malin Kundang and her mother. Her mother was a single parent because Malin Kundang’s father
had passed away when he was a baby. Malin Kundang had to live hard with his mother.
Moral value
We shouldn't be rebellious to our parents, especially your mother.
We must not rebellious mother
As a child, never forget all parents, especially a mother who already raise you, Don't become a rebel.
Insubordinate to the parents is a big sin that will be borne by your self.
