Friday, June 15, 2012

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 :)

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

STONE CRY

Story Legend of Borneo
Disebuah hill away from the village, Kalimantan region there lived a poor widow and a daughter.
The girl was very pretty dainty widow. But unfortunately, he had a very bad attitude. She was very lazy, never helped her mother do the jobs home. It works just primp every day.
In addition to lazy, spoiled girl's attitude once. All requests must be obeyed. Every time he asks something to the mother should be granted, regardless of the state of the poor mother, every day must toil for a bite of rice.
One day her mother asked her son down to the village to shop. The layout of the village market so far, so they had to walk quite tiring. The girls walked strolled by wearing good clothes and primp for people on the street who see it will be admiring her beauty. While his mother walked behind, carrying a basket with a very dirty clothes. Because they live secluded place, no one knew that the two women who run it are mother and son.
As they began to enter the village, the villagers stared at them. They were so fascinated by the beauty of the girls, especially the village youth who do not get enough of looking at her face. But when he saw people walking behind her, starkly contrasts the situation. It makes people wonder.
Among those who saw it, a young man approached and asked her, "Hey, pretty girl. Did that runs behind the mother?"However, what the girls answer?"No," she said loftily. "He was a servant!"Both mother and child were then continued on. Not how much, again approached the young man and the girl asked the boy."Hi, sweetie. Did that runs behind you is your mother?""No, no," replied the girl with a cock of his head. "He is budakk!"That's every girl you meet someone along the way who asked about her mother, it is always the answer. Her mother was treated as a servant or slave.
At first, the rebellious daughter to hear the answer if someone asked, the mother can still help myself. But after repeatedly hearing the same answer, and that is very painful, eventually the poor mother could not help myself. The mother prayed.
"Oh my God, a servant can not take this insult. Biological child so how could slave servant in such a way to treat yourself. Yeah, god punish the rebellious child! Punish him ...."On the power of God Almighty, her body slowly it turned to stone disobedient. The change started from the foot. When the change has reached half of the body, the girl was crying for mercy to his mother.
"Oh, Mom .. mom .. forgive me, forgive your son for this iniquity. Mom ... Mom ... forgive your son .." The girls continued to wail and cry pleaded with his mother. However, everything was too late. The entire body of the girl eventually turned to stone. Despite being rocks, but one can see that his eyes still shed tears, as was crying. Therefore, the stone that comes from the girl who got her mother's curse is called "Crying Stone".
Such is the story shaped this legend, which by the local people believe that the story actually happened. Whosoever disobeys mother who has given birth to and raise her, it would certainly act laknatnya punishment of Almighty God.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Cindelaras

Jenggala kingdom led by a king named Raden Putra. He was accompanied by a consort of a kind and a concubine who has the nature of envy and jealousy. King's second son and his wife had lived in the palace so majestic and peaceful. Until one day the king's concubines planning something bad on the king's consort. This is done because of the concubine Raden Putra would like to become empress.
King's concubines and plotting with a royal physician to implement the plan. King's concubine pretended to severe pain. The royal physician immediately summoned the King. After checking the concubine, the physician said that someone had put poison in the drink princess. "That man is none other than his own consort Majesty," said the physician. Majesty was angry to hear the explanation royal physician. He immediately ordered the governor to throw into the woods and kill her consort.
The empress regent immediately bring it to the pregnant wilderness. But, a wise governor would not kill the empress. Apparently the governor already know the king's concubine malice. "The princess does not have to worry, I will report to the king that the princess was killed servant," said the governor. To trick the king, the duke smeared his sword with rabbit blood were captured. The king was satisfied when the governor reported that he had killed the empress.
After a few months of being in the woods, the queen gave birth to a boy. The boy gave the name Cindelaras. Cindelaras grow into a child who is smart and handsome. Since childhood he had been friends with the animal inhabitants of the forest. One day, when it was playing, an eagle dropped a chicken's egg. Cindelaras then take the eggs and intends menetaskannya. After 3 weeks, the eggs hatch into a chick who is very funny. Cindelaras diligently maintains chicks. The more days the chicks grow into a cock is manly and strong. But there is a strange one from the chicken. The sound of the cock crowing different from other chickens. "... My lord Kukuruyuk Cindelaras, his house in the middle of the jungle, coconut leaf roof, her father Raden Putra ... ', the rooster
Cindelaras was amazed to hear chickens crowing and immediately showed it to his mother. Then, the mother Cindelaras recount the origins of why they were in the woods. Hearing the mother's story, Cindelaras determined to go to court and expose evil king's concubine. After his mother's permission, Cindelaras go to the palace accompanied by a rooster. When in the course of a few people who are risking chicken. Cindelaras then called by the penyabung chicken. "Come, if you dare, adulah jantanmu chicken with my chicken," she challenged. "All right," replied Cindelaras. When pitted, apparently Cindelaras rooster fight gallantly and in a short time, he can beat his opponent. After a few times pitted, chicken Cindelaras not invincible.
News about the greatness of chicken Cindelaras spread quickly to get to the Palace. Raden Putra was finally heard the news. Then, Raden Putra asked Cindelaras hulubalangnya to invite to the palace. "Servant facing your majesty," said Cindelaras politely. "The boy is handsome and smart, like he was not a descendant of the common people," thought the king. Cindelaras chicken with chicken Raden Putra pitted on one condition, if chicken Cindelaras then he was willing to lose his head chopped off, but if you win then half chicken Raden Putra wealth belongs Cindelaras.
Two chickens that fought valiantly. But in a short time, succeeded in conquering chicken chicken Cindelaras King. The audience cheered and cheered Cindelaras chicken. "Okay I admit defeat. I will keep my promise. But, who are you, young man?" Tanya King Raden Putra. Cindelaras immediately bent like whispering something in his chicken. Not how long the chicken immediately rang. "... My lord Kukuruyuk Cindelaras, his house in the middle of the jungle, coconut leaf roof, her father Raden Putra ...," the rooster crowed repeatedly. Raden Putra was surprised to hear a rooster crow Cindelaras. "Is that true?" Asked the king astonishment. "Yes sire, name Cindelaras servant, slave mother was king consort."
At the same time, the governor immediately facing and telling all the events that have actually happened to the empress. "I've made a mistake," said King Raden Putra. "I will give appropriate punishment to my mistress," continued the king's wrath. Then, concubine Raden Putra was to dispose of the woods. Raden Putra immediately hugged her and apologized for his mistake After that, Raden Putra and district chief consort to immediately pick up the forest .. Finally Raden Putra, empress and Cindelaras can regroup. After Raden Putra died, Cindelaras replaced the father. He ruled the country justly and wisely.