Jonggrang

Story in the days of yore, stands a very large kingdom named Prambanan. Prambanan the people are very peaceful and prosperous under the leadership of king named King Baka. Small kingdoms in the region around Prambanan is also very submissive and respect the leadership of King Baka.
Meanwhile in other places, there is a kingdom that is not less great as Prambanan kingdom, namely the kingdom Pengging. The kingdom was known to be very arrogant and always wanted to expand his power. Pengging kingdom has a powerful warrior named Bondowoso. He has a powerful weapon called Bandung, so Bondowoso known as Bondowoso. Besides having a powerful weapon, Bondowoso also have a Jin army. The army used Bondowoso to help him to attack other kingdoms and possessions.
Once up, the arrogant king Pengging Bondowoso call. Pengging king was then ordered to attack the kingdom Bondowoso Prambanan. The next day Bondowoso call his hosts in the form of Jin to gather, and immediately went to the kingdom of Prambanan.
On arrival in Prambanan, they immediately rushed into the palace Prambanan. King Baka and troops scrambling, because they lack preparation. Bondowoso finally managed to occupy the kingdom of Prambanan, and King Baka died Bondowoso exposed arms.
Bondowoso victory and his troops welcomed by King Pengging. Then King Pengging Bondowoso was mandated to occupy Prambanan Palace and take care of everything in it, including the family of King Baka.
At the time Bondowoso Prambanan lived in the royal palace, he saw a very beautiful woman beautiful. The woman is Jonggrang, daughter of King Baka. While viewing Jonggrang, Bondowoso start falling in love. With without thinking anymore, directly Bondowoso Jonggrang call and apply.
"O Jonggrang, if thee Will be Permaisuriku?", Tanya Bondowoso on Jonggrang.
Hearing the question of the Bondowoso, Jonggrang was silent and seemed confused. He really hates Bondowoso, because his father had killed his beloved. But on the other hand, fear Jonggrang Bondowoso reject an application. Finally after thinking for a moment, Jonggrang also find a way to make Bondowoso not consummate the marriage.
"All right, I accept lamaranmu. But once you meet one condition from me ", replied Jonggrang.
"Is it syaratmu Jonggrang?", Tanya Bandawasa Bandung.
"Make me a thousand temples and two wells in one night",

Lake Situ Bagendit

"Lake is located in the Village Situ Bagendit Bagendit, Banyuresmi District, West Java, about four kilometers from the city of Garut. Lake's name is taken from the name of a wealthy widow whose greedy and miserly. Due stinginess and greed, one day the widow got a lesson from an old man , so he and all his assets were drowned water ". Here's her story:
Once upon a time, in a remote village in West Java, there is a wealthy young widow and had no children. His wealth is abundant and very large houses they occupy a legacy of her husband who had died. Unfortunately, in the widow was very miserly, stingy, and greedy. He does not ever want to give aid to those in need. Even if there are poor people who came to his house to ask for help, he did not hesitate to throw him out. Because it is miserly and stingy it, then the people around him call him Bagenda ENDIT, which means that the rich are stingy.
Besides having a rich inheritance, Bagende ENDIT also inherited her husband's work as a loan shark. Almost all agricultural land in his village that is purchased from nearby residents by way of blackmail, which lends money to people with high interest payments and gave him a very short time. If there are people who can not pay the debt to maturity, then the farm must be at stake. No wonder so many people around who were poor due to their farms bought all exhausted by the widow.
One day, when Bagende ENDIT're busy tallying gold and jewels in front of his house, suddenly an old woman carrying a baby came to her.
"Bagende ENDIT, have mercy on us! It's been two days my kids do not eat, "she said plaintively.
"Hey old woman who does not know himself! So, do not have children if you can not afford to feed! Get out you out of my sight! "Snapped Bagende ENDIT.
Baby in her arms cried Bagende ENDIT hear screaming. Because sorry to see her baby, an old beggar was again appealed to the wealthy widow bite of rice in order to provide for his son. Without a word, Bagende ENDIT into the house. What a happy heart the old woman, thinking Bagende ENDIT will take food.
"Cup ... cup ... cup ...! Be still, my dear boy. Soon we'll get food, "she pleaded as she wiped tears from her baby.
Not long after, Bagende ENDIT came out. However, instead of bringing food, but a bucket of water and suddenly Bagende ENDIT splashed toward the old woman.
"Byuuurrr ...! The Taste O old woman! "Exclaimed Bagende ENDIT.
Needless to say, the entire body of an old woman and her baby become waterlogged. The baby was crying uncontrollably. Grief-stricken, the old woman strove and baby wipes soaked body. Looking at the old woman had not yet gone, the wealthy widow not told that getting angry. With a fierce face, he immediately evict an old woman came out of his yard. After the old woman away, Bagende ENDIT back into her house.
The next day, some people came to the house asking Bagende ENDIT well water for cooking and bathing. It just happened to be in the village rich widow that is the only that has a well and the water was very abundant. While residents in the surrounding areas have to fetch water in the river a short distance from the village.

"Bagende ENDIT, help us! Let us take to the water in the well Bagende we use to cook. We are starving, "iba a resident from outside the fence Bagende ENDIT.
"Hi, you all! I do not permit you to take the water in sumurku! If you want to take the water, go to the river there! "Expel Bagende ENDIT.
The residents could not do anything about it. Eventually, they were forced to go to the river to fetch water. Shortly after the residents passed, suddenly a frail old man standing, holding his stick in front of the house Bagenda ENDIT. Grandpa was also intends to ask for water but only to drink.
"Boy Bagende ENDIT! Give servant drinking a sip of water. Servants are very thirsty, "Grandpa's pity.
Bagende ENDIT who had been feeling upset since become increasingly annoyed at the old man's arrival. Sepata Without a word, he walked out of his house and seized a stick and grandfather. Stick with it, he then beat up the old man's battered and fell down to the ground. Seeing the old man is not helpless anymore, Bagende ENDIT throw the stick beside the old man and hurried into the house.
It got so bad the old man's fate. Instead of drinking water obtained from the widow but persecution. While holding the pain in his body, the grandfather was trying to grab his cane to get up again. With the remnants of its power, the old man stuck his stick on the home page Bagende ENDIT. As soon as he pulled the stick, the water suddenly gushed out of the former tancapan stick it. At the same time, the old man had disappeared somewhere.
The longer bursts of water that the greater and heavy. The residents were scurrying to leave the village in order to save themselves. Meanwhile, Bagende ENDIT still inside the house was about to save all their possessions. Without realizing it, turned the water has submerged entire villages. He was trying to save himself while screaming for help.
"Tolooong .... Toloong ... Help me! I can not swim! "ENDIT Bagende shouted for help while carrying a chest of gold and jewels.
Bagende ENDIT kept yelling until his voice became hoarse. But no one came to help him because of all the people had left the village. The stingy rich widows who can no longer save himself and sank with all their wealth. Over time, the village was kept under water until it disappears and a lake takes on a broad and deep. By the local community, the lake was named Situ Bagendit. The word there means a vast lake, while the word is taken from the name Bagende Bagendit ENDIT.

The story of Ant and Cocoon

Indonesian children in a fairy tale before, we've read the fairy tale about the monkey Indonesian children who became king. Well now we are going to read another story about the fabled Indonesian children Ant and Si cocoon. Here's the story:
It is said there is a very dense forest, there lived a variety of animals, ranging from ants, elephants, tigers, rhinos, birds and so on. On a day when very powerful storms. The storm came at once so make panic throughout the forest-dwelling animals. All animals panicked and ran terrified avoid the coming storm.
The next day, the sun comes up with a very warm and the birds singing sweetly sounding, but what happened? many fallen trees in the forest were scattered so as to make the forest into a messy forest.
A cocoon is crying and sad about what has happened in a tree that had fallen. "Hu .. hoo ... how sad we are, by the storm but nowhere was safe for shelter .. huhu .." lamenting the sad state of the cocoon.
From beneath the ground, there was an ant who arrogantly said "Hi cocoon, look at me, I'm protected from the storm yesterday, not like you were there on the ground, look at your body, you just stick in the fallen tree and can not shelter from the storm" says Proudly the Ants.
Ant increasingly arrogant and continue to say so to all the animals in the jungle, until one day the ants walking on the mud of life. Ant does not know if he walked on the mud of life that can ingest and draws it into the mud.
"Please ... please .... I got stuck in the mud of life .. please," cried the ants. A voice from above, "I think you are again having trouble yes, ants?" Ant look to find the source of the voice over, turned the sound was coming from a butterfly in flight above the mud earlier life.
"Who are you?" asked the Ants upset. "I was a cocoon that time that you're despicable" replied the butterfly. Ants felt ashamed and asked for help the butterfly to help him out of the mud that suck. "Help me butterflies, I'm sorry that time I was very cocky survive the storm but only because I seek refuge under the ground". The butterfly finally helping the Ant and semutpun congratulations and promised he would not insult all of God's creatures that exist in the forest.
Well, the lessons that we can draw from the above is a fairy tale, we must love and respect all of God's creatures. Essentially all of God's creatures should we love and we should not insult other creatures. Okay until here first Indonesian children fairy tales, fairytale farewell in Indonesia next child. Salam :)