Si Pak Tani

Long time ago, there was a kingdom named Prambanan. All the people of Prambanan lived peacefully. But then, Prambanan kingdom was attacked and occupied by the Pengging kingdom. Prambanan then was ruled by Bandung Bondowoso of Pengging kingdom. He was a mean king. He also had great supernatural power. His soldiers were not only humans, but also genies. The king of Prambanan had a beautiful daughter named Loro Jonggrang. Bandung Bondowoso fell in love with her and wanted to marry her. “You’re very beautiful. Would you be my queen?” asked Bandung Bondowoso. Loro Jonggrang was shocked. She didn’t like Bandung Bondowoso because he was a mean person. She wanted to refuse, but she afraid that Bandung Bondowoso would be angry and endangered the people of Prambanan. Then, she came up with a plan. “If you want to marry me, you have to build a thousand temples for me in just one night,” said Loro Jonggrang. “What? That’s impossible!” said Bandung Bondowoso. But he did not give up. He consulted wi...

Long time ago in the island of Java, Indonesia, lived a couple of farmer.  They had married for some years but they had no children.  So they prayed to a monster called Buta Ijo to give them children.  Buta Ijo was a ferocious and powerful monster.  He granted their wish on one condition.  When their children had grown up, they had to sacrifice them to Buta Ijo.  He liked eating fresh meat of human being.  The farmers agreed to his condition.  Several months later the wife was pregnant. She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.  They named her Timun Emas.  The farmers were happy.  Timun Emas was very healthy and a very smart girl.  She was also very diligent. When she was a teenager Buta Ijo came to their house.  Timun Emas was frightened so she ran away to hide.  The farmers then told Buta Ijo that Timun Emas was still a child.  They asked him to postpone.  Buta Ijo agreed.  He promised to come again....

 Cerita rakyat from East Java Raden Putra was the king of Jenggala kingdom. He had a beautiful queen and concubine. Unlike the queen, the concubine had bad personalities. She was envious and jealous with the queen, so she planned to make the queen leave the palace. The concubine then asked the royal healer to help her in her plan. One day, the concubine pretended to be ill. Raden Putra called the royal healer to give the concubine treatments. “What is her disease?” Raden Putra asked the royal healer. “I’m very sorry, My Majesty. She is sick because the queen put poison in her meal,” the royal healer lied. Raden Putra was shock and angry to hear the explanation. He called the queen and asked her if the story was true. Of course the queen denied, but Raden Putra won’t listen. “Please Your Majesty, have mercy. I really didn’t do anything,” cried the queen in her tears. Raden Putra’s anger ended in a decision. The queen should be banished to the woods and terminated. He did not know th...

Lutung Kasarung Cerita rakyat from West Java Prabu Tapa Agung had led a kingdom in West Java for a long time. He was getting old and therefore wanted to choose a successor. But unfortunately, he had no son. He thought of choosing one of his daughters, Purbararang and Purbasari. But it wasn’t an easy choice. They were both very pretty and smart. The only difference was their temperament. Purbararang was rude and dishonest, while Purbasari was kind and caring. With those considerations, Prabu Tapa Agung finally chose Purbasari to be his successor. Purbararang didn’t agree with her father’s decision. “It’s supposed to be me, Father. I’m the eldest daughter!” Purbararang said. Prabu Tapa Agung smiled. “Purbararang, to be a queen takes more than age. There are many other qualities that one must possess,” explained Prabu Tapa Agung wisely. “What does Purbasari have that I don’t?” Purbararang pouted. “You’ll find out when Purbasari has replaced me,” Prabu Tapa Agung answered. After the discus...

One day, Mouse Deer went down to the river to take a drink. But he knew that the crocodile might be waiting underwater to eat him, so he said out loud. “I wonder if the water’s warm. I’ll put in my leg and find out.” Of course Mouse Deer didn’t put in his leg. He picked up a stick instead and put one end into the water. Chomp…! Crocodile grabbed the stick and pulled it underwater. Mouse Deer laughed. “Ha… ha…ha… Stupid crocodile! Cant you tell the difference between a stick and a leg?” Then Mouse Deer ran off to drink somewhere else. In the next day, Mouse Deer wanted to cross the river. He wanted to eat the fruits on the other side of the river. He saw a floating log in the river. He knew that Crocodile looked like a log when he floated. Mouse Deer didn’t want to be eaten by Crocodile when he crosses the river. He had an idea. He called out loud, “Crocodile!” Crocodile rose from the water, “Hello, Mouse Deer. Have you come to be my lunch?” Mouse Deer smiled. “Sorry, not today, Crocodi...

In the ancient time, lived a young man named Galoran. He was respected because of his wealth and honor. His parents were nobleman so he could live with luxury. However, he was very wasteful and every day just squandered the wealth of his parents. One day, his parents died, but he did not care and continued to spend money as well as before. Because his life was so extravagant, all the treasure that he had was running out and he became an unemployed person. Many people sympathized with him and offered a job. But every time he got the job, he just dallied and it made him always be fired. Several months later, there was a wealthy widow who interested him. He married the widow and of course, he was very happy to be living in luxury again. The widow had a daughter who was very diligent and clever to weave. Her name is Jambean, a beautiful girl and had been famous because of her weaving. However, Galoran did not like the girl, because the girl often scolded him because of his laziness. Finall...

In the ancient time, lived a little family. The family consists of father, mother, and a beautiful girl named Bawang Putih. They are a harmonious and happy family despite his father worked as an ordinary merchant. One day, the happiness in this family was lost because the mother died. Bawang Putih was very sad because she was very fond of her mother. Her father was also so sad because he loved his wife so much. After Bawang Putih’s mother died, her house was visited frequently by a widow who had a daughter named Bawang Merah. The widow often came with Bawang Merah to the Bawang Putih’s home by bringing food, helping to clean the house, and chatting with Bawang Putih’s father. Finally, the father thinks that he should marry the widow and made the widow as a new mother for Bawang Putih. He asked for consideration of the proposal to Bawang Putih. After being allowed to get married by Bawang Putih, then her father immediately carried out the marriage. They become a new family and lived in ...

Pada jaman dahulu kala di ceritakan ada 7 bidadari dari khayangan yang suka berjalan jalan ke bumi, para bidadari itu suka berenang sambil mandi di salah satu telaga yang sangat bening airnya. Pada waktu sore , saat tujuh bidadari sedang asik berenang ada seorang pria datang ke telaga itu. Walaah, itu bidadari yang sering diceritakan oleh masyarakat sini!’ pria itu pun berbicara sendiri, lalu pria itu bersembunyi di belakang pohon yang berada di pinggir telaga itu,matanya tertuju ke tengah telaga sambil mengawasi para bidadari yang asik mandi tanpa tau mereka sedang di intip.         Setelah beberapa lama memperhatikan tingkah bidadari itu, terbesit dari hati pria tu untuk mencuri salah satu pakaian bidadari itu yang berada di atas batu di sisi telaga, lalu pria itu menghampiri dan mengambil salah satu pakaian para bidadari itu.  Setelah bidadari selesai mandi, bidadari bidadari yang lain nya segera pulang dan terbang ke khayangan, teteapi salah s...

Situ Buleud adalah danau dan tempat rekreasi di daerah purwakarta. Disebut Situ Buleud karena danau  yang luas itu berbentuk bulat (sunda : buleud). Asal-usul Situ Buleud berkaitan erat dengan peristiwa perpindahan Ibukota Kabupaten Karawang dari Wanayasa ke Sindangkasih, tepatnya sejalan dengan infrastrukutur kota Purwakarta pada tahap awal. Pada zaman dahulu Situ Buleud merupakan  tempat “Pangguyangan” (berkubang) para Badak yang datang dari daerah Simpeureun dan Cikumpay. Badak-badak itu berkubang mengelilingi danau dan menjadikan danau itu buleud serta danau itu dijadikan pula tempat minum bagi binatang lainnya yang singgah disana. Setelah Ibukota Kabupaten Karawang pindah ke Sindangkasih, badak-badak itu sedikit demi sedikit berkurang dan Bupati R.A. Suriawinata yang terkenal dengan sebutan Dalem Solawat pendiri kabupaten Purwakarta membuat pengurugan rawa-rawa untuk pembuatan Situ Buleud. Bupati R.A. Suriawinata tidak hanya membangun Situ Buleud, pembangunan it...

Dibelahan bumi Halmahera Utara tepatnya di wilayah Galela dusun Lisawa, di tengah ketenangan hidup dan jumlah penduduk yang masih jarang (hanya terdiri dari beberapa rumah atau dadaru), penduduk Lisawa tersentak gempar dengan ditemukannya air yang tiba-tiba keluar dari antara bebatuan hasil pembekuan lahar panas. Air yang tergenang itu kemudian membentuk sebuah telaga.Airnya bening kebiruan dan berada di bawah rimbunnya pohon beringin. Kejadian ini membuat bingung penduduk. Mereka bertanya-tanya dari manakah asal air itu? Apakah ini berkat ataukah pertanda bahwa sesuatu yang buruk akan terjadi. Apa gerangan yang membuat fenomena ini terjadi? Berita tentang terbentuknya telaga pun tersiar dengan cepat. Apalagi di daerah itu tergolong sulit air. Berbagai cara dilakukan untuk mengungkap rasa penasaran penduduk. Upacara adat digelar untuk menguak misteri timbulnya telaga kecil itu. Penelusuran lewat ritual adat berupa pemanggilan terhadap roh-roh leluhur sampai kepada penyembahan Jou Giki ...

In country very far from here, there was a white castle on top of a mountain.  The king and his beautiful wife lived in the castle. One day, a naughty little boy jumped into the garden of the castle and he met the queen. She looked very sad. “What’s wrong?” the boy asked. “I’m not ready to be a queen. No one likes me,” the queen said. “I’m too quiet.” “It’s ok to be quiet,” the boy said, “I’m sure you have other good qualities.” The queen thought and said, “ Yes, I ’ m smart, honest, and helpful. You ’ re right, it is ok to be a quiet queen. Thank you! ” “ You ’ re welcome. I ’ m sure people will like you if you do helpful things for them, ” the boy said. After that, the queen was more confident. She helped many people in her country, and everyone loved the Quiet Queen.

Once upon a time, an old blind man lived on Pulau Timbun Mata (Shut-Eye Island). He often sat in the sun outside his house looking after paddy which his son had placed there to dry. Whenever chickens came to eat the paddy, he used a long stick to bang the ground to chase them away. One day, his grandson played a trick on him. He caught a couple of crabs on the beach and placed them on the paddy. They made a noise just like chickens eating the paddy. “What’s that?” asked the old man. “Don’t you know?” his grandson replied. “Some chickens are eating the paddy.” The old man banged on the ground with his stick. But the crabs were not frightened. They continued to eat the paddy. “Ha, ha, Ha!” laughed the boy. Suddenly, there was a terrible roar like the firing of cannon. An old man with a long white beard appeared in a cloud of smoke. He pointed his wand at the boy. “You should never laugh at your grandfather,” he said, “especially as he is blind.” Before the boy could answer, a strong wind...

Once a young boy went for a bath to a river.Unfortunenately,he went beyond  his depth and water lifted  him off his feet.Feeling that he was about to drown,he started shouting for help. A man was pssing along theroad just  close by.He heard the shouts of the boy  and rushed to the river bank.He saw the boy in danger.instead of saving him,the man started scolding him,”why are you crying now ? you are  paying for  your carelessness”. The boy  cried “sir ! please,save me first otherwise I shall be drowned.You can scold me later on” But the man was not wise enouh to follow the point he went on with his rebukes and strong current carried the poor boy away The end

Di padang rumput yang indah dan damai, hiduplah seekor kelinci yang sangat nakal, setiap hari kerjaannya hanya mengusili penghuni padang rumput. Pada suatu hari, si kelinci bertemu dengan Pak Kijang. Dalam hati, kelinci berpikir “saya kerjain saja Pak Kijang, tapi bagaimana ya?” Si kelinci berpikir sangat keras dan tiba-tiba ada ide nakal sampai di kepalanya. “Saya pura-pura saja lari di ke arah Pak Kijang sambil berteriak ‘Pak Singa ngamuk! Pak Singa ngamuk! Hehehe.... Maka sambil larilah, Si Kelinci sambil berteriak “Pak Singa ngamuk! Pak Singa ngamuk!”, akhirnya Pak Kijang sekeluarga lari tak beraturan tanpa arah, sampai anaknya Pak Kijang jatuh ke jurang dan tewas seketika. Puaslah hati Si Kelinci, berbahak-bahak dia, “kena saya kerjain Pak Kijang, sukurin. Hahaha....”. Begitu bangganya Si Kelinci, “cerdas juga saya”. Sombong si kelinci. Si kelinci melanjutkan jalan-jalannya sambil mencari korban berikutnya. Dari kejauhan, Si Kelinci melihat Pak Kerbau. Dia pun melakukan hal yang s...

Di sebuah telaga di daerah Kalimantan barat, tersebutlah seekor tupai bersahabat dengan seekor ikan gabus. Persahabatan tersebut sangatlah kuatnya. Pada suatu hari si Ikan Gabus jatuh sakit. Badannya sangatlemah. Dengan setianya si Tupai menunggui temannya itu. Sudah beberapa hari si Ikan Gabus tidak enak makan. Maka si Tupai berusaha membujuknya. Namun si Ikan Gabus hanya mau makan kalau diberi makan hati ikan Yu. Mendengar permintaan si Ikan Gabus, Si Tupai menjadi sangat sedih. Sulit sekali memenuhi permintaan sahabatnya itu. Ikan Yu adalah hewan yang sangat ganas dan hanya hidup di lautan lepas. Namun akhirnya ia memutuskan juga untuk mencarikannya. Maka iapun meloncat-loncat dari pohon ke pohon hingga sampai ke sebuah pohon kelapa yang batangnya menjorok ke laut. Dengan perlahan si Tupai melobangi sebutir biji kelapa. Setelah airnya habis, iapun masuk ke dalam kelapa itu. Dari dalam kelapa itu ia masih dapat menggerogoti tangkai buah kelapa itu. Tak lama kemudian buah kelapa itu s...

Malini adalah sebuah danau. Pemandangannya sangat indah, air jernih membuat senang penghuninya. Berbagai jenis hewan air merasa aman tentram. Mereka hidup damai tanpa ada ganguan. Suatu hari datanglah seekor bangau yang terbang di atas danau itu. Ia amat terpesona melihat keindahannya. Dengan segera ia mendekati danau itu dan mulai menjalankan akal muslihatnya. Ditepi danau itu ia mengambil sikap berdiri dengan satu kaki menghadap ke arah danau, seakan-akan ia menjadi seekor bangau pertapa yang telah meninggalkan alam keduniawian. Berhari-hari ia bersikap demikian tanpa bergerak-gerak sedikitpun. Lama-lama ikan-ikan di danau merasa heran dan mereka mulai berani mendekati bangau yang sedang “bertapa”. Dua ekor ikan mencoba lewat dimuka bangau itu. Tapi bangau tidak mengubah sikap sedikitpun. Ia seakan-akan tak mempunyai nafsu lagi untuk menikmati kehidupan yang indah ini. Akhirnya semua ikan di danau itu tak merasa takut lagi padanya, dan mereka tak merasa khawatir akan dijadikan mangsa...

Pada jaman dahulu di sebuah hutan di kepulauan Aru, hiduplah sekelompok rusa. Mereka sangat bangga akan kemampuan larinya. Pekerjaan mereka selain merumput, adalah menantang binatang lainnya untuk adu lari. Apabila mereka itu dapat mengalahkannya, rusa itu akan mengambil tempat tinggal mereka. Ditepian hutan tersebut terdapatlah sebuah pantai yang sangat indah. Disana hiduplah siput laut yang bernama Kulomang. Siput laut terkenal sebagai binatang yang cerdik dan sangat setia kawan. Pada suatu hari, si Rusa mendatangi si Kulomang. Ditantangnya siput laut itu untuk adu lari hingga sampai di tanjung ke sebelas. Taruhannya adalah pantai tempat tinggal sang siput laut. Dalam hatinya si Rusa itu merasa yakin akan dapat mengalahkan si Kulomang. Bukan saja jalannya sangat lambat, si Kulomang juga memanggul cangkang. Cangkang itu biasanya lebih besar dari badannya. Ukuran yang demikian itu disebabkan oleh karena cangkang itu adalah rumah dari siput laut. Rumah itu berguna untuk menahan agar tid...

Angin yang berhembus semilir-semilir membuat penghuni hutan mengantuk. Begitu juga dengan si kancil. Untuk mengusir rasa kantuknya ia berjalan-jalan dihutan sambil membusungkan dadanya. Sambil berjalan ia berkata,”Siapa yang tak kenal kancil. Si pintar, si cerdik dan si pemberani. Setiap masalah pasti selesai olehku”. Ketika sampai di sungai, ia segera minum untuk menghilangkan rasa hausnya. Air yang begitu jernih membuat kancil dapat berkaca. Ia berkata-kata sendirian. “Buaya, Gajah, Harimau semuanya binatang bodoh, jika berhadapan denganku mereka dapat aku perdaya”. Si kancil tidak tahu kalau ia dari tadi sedang diperhatikan oleh seekor siput yang sedang duduk dibongkahan batu yang besar. Si siput berkata,”Hei kancil, kau asyik sekali berbicara sendirian. Ada apa? Kamu sedang bergembira ?”. Kancil mencari-cari sumber suara itu. Akhirnya ia menemukan letak si siput. “Rupanya sudah lama kau memperhatikanku ya ?”. Siput yang kecil dan imut-imut. Eh bukan !. “Kamu memang kecil tapi tidak...

Pada suatu hari ada seekor kancil berjalan-jalan di sekitar ladang milik Pak Tani. Kancil menginginkan buah ketimun milik Pak Tani. Tetapi Pak Tani selalu siaga dan berjaga-jaga mengawasi kebunnya, sehingga sulit bagi kancil untuk mencuri ketimun. Kancil berjalan mengendap-endap menunggu Pak Tani lengah. Sampai siang hari, ia belum juga berhasil mendapatkan kesempatan. Akhirnya ia pergi meninggalkan tempat itu. Di tengah perjalanan, bertemu ia dengan seekor sapi. “Hai sapi! Sedang apa kamu?” sapa kancil. “Hai, aku sedang makan rumput, mari ke sini makan bersamaku!” Jawab sapi sambil memamah rumput. “Terima kasih, tetapi aku tidak suka memakan rumput.” Jawab kancil. Lalu kancilpun berkata, “Maukah kau kuberi ketimun?”"Ketimun? Di mana ada ketimun?” tanya sapi. “Di sana, di ladang milik Pak Tani!” Jawab kancil sambil menunjuk ke ladang Pak Tani. “Ooo… milik Pak Tani, tidak ah aku tidak mau. Ketimun itu ditanam oleh Pak Tani, jadi aku tidak mau mencurinya.” Sahut sapi menolak. “Baikl...

Suatu hari Si Kancil, binatang yang katanya cerdik itu, sedang berjalan-jalan di pinggir hutan. Dia hanya ingin mencari udara segar, melihat matahari yang cerah bersinar. Di dalam hutan terlalu gelap, karena pohon-pohon sangat lebat dan tajuknya menutupi lantai hutan. Dia ingin berjemur di bawah terik matahari. Di situ ada sungai besar yang airnya dalam sekali. Setelah sekian lama berjemur, Si Kancil merasa bahwa ada yang berbunyi di perutnya,..krucuk…krucuk…krucuk. Wah, rupanya perutnya sudah lapar. Dia membayangkan betapa enaknya kalau ada makanan kesukaannya, ketimun. Namun kebun ketimun ada di seberang sungai, bagaimana cara menyeberanginya ya? Dia berfikir sejenak. Tiba-tiba dia meloncat kegirangan, dan berteriak: “Buaya….buaya…. ayo keluar….. Aku punya makanan untukmu…!!” Begitu Kancil berteriak kepada buaya-buaya yang banyak tinggal di sugai yang dalam itu. Sekali lagi Kancil berteriak, “Buaya…buaya… ayo keluar… mau daging segar nggak?” Tak lama kemudian, seekor buaya muncul dar...