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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Akhir Riwayat Sang Lutung

Seekor lutung (kera hitam) berjalan terseok-seok di pasir. Akibat jatuh dari pohon, tubuhnya menjadi lemah tak bertenaga. Ia lapar sekali, sementara hutan masih jauh. Dengan memaksa diri, ia tiba di tepi muara sungai. Ia minum dengan rakusnya. “Kenapa kamu pucat lutung? Kamu sakit payah?” tegur seekor ayam hutan besar yang mematuk-matuk udang di tepi muara. “Ya, tolong terbangkan aku ke hutan di seberang muara ini,” pinta lutung. Ayam hutan merasa iba dan setuju, ia terbang membawa lutung yang berpegangan erat di kakinya.

Sesampainya di hutan, lutung tak mau melepaskan kaki ayam hutan. Ia bahkan mencabuti semua bulu ayam hutan yang berwarna kuning keemasan itu. Sang ayam hutan pingsan karena kesakitan. Dia sudah mati, pikir lutung. Kemudian bangkai ayam hutan disembunyikannya di dalam semak belukar, sementara ia pergi mencari api di dalam hutan.

Sang Ayam Hutan kemudian sadar. Dia menangis tersedu-sedu sebab kehilangan semua bulunya. “He, kenapa badanmu, siapa yang telah mencabuti bulu-bulumu?” tanya seekor sapi dengan heran. Ayam hutan menceritakan semua pengalamannya. Alangkah marahnya sapi terhadap perlakuan si lutung. “Kurang ajar!” Biarlah kuberi pelajaran lutung itu. Sembunyilah kau di tempat lain,” ujar sapi. Ayam hutan menurutinya. Ketika lutung datang membawa obor dan menanyakan di mana ayam hutan, sampi membohonginya. “Ayam hutan itu rupanya belum mati, ia berenang ke tengah laut,” kata sapi. Lutung meminta sapi mengantarnya ke gundukan batu karang di tengah laut, di mana ia mengira si ayam hutan bersembunyi. Dengan ramah sapi bersedia mengantarnya. Tanpa pikir panjang lutung naik ke punggung sapi yang kemudian berenang ke gundukan batu karang di tengah laut. Akan tetapi, setelah lutung loncat ke gundukan batu karan gitu, segera sapi meninggalkannya. “Semoga kau mampus disergap ikan gurita” ujar sapi. Lutung duduk di puncak batu karang dan menangis. “Mengapa kamu menangis?” tegur seekor penyu. “Aku heran, bagaimana kau dapat ke sini.” Aku naik sampan, kemudian sampanku terbalik dan aku terdampar disini,” jawab lutung berbohong. Karena kasihan, penyu mengantarkan lutung ke pantai. Lutung naik ke punggung penyu.

“Bagaimana kau dapat berenang dengan cepat?” tanya lutung. “Dengan kayuhan kaki-kakiku,” jawab penyu tanpa curiga. Ketika di pantai, lutung ingin melihat kaki penyu. Penyu setuju dan segera tubuhnya dibalikkan oleh lutung. Ternyata lutung segera meninggalkan penyu dalam keadaan terbalik. Ia bermaksud mencari harimau, karena hanya harimaulah yang dapat mengeluarkan daging penyu dari kulitnya yang keras itu.

Penyu menangis dan berteriak-teriak minta tolong. “Mengapa kamu?” tanya seekor tikus yang mendekat. Penyu lalu menceritakan pengalamannya. Tikus pun mejadi sangat marah terhadap lutung yang tak tahu membalas budi itu. Ia bersama tikus-tikus lain menggali pasir di bawah badan penyu, dengan harapan apabila air pasang naik penyu dapat membalikkan tubuhnya dengan mudah. Sementara menunggu kedatangan lutung, tikus-tikus itu menutupi tubuh penyu dengan tubuh mereka sendiri. Dan menari-nari sambil bersayir : “Mari kita ikut gembira ria … bersama sang lutung yang jenaka … yang berhasil menipu Raja Rimba … yang mengira betul ada penyu, padahala hanya kita yang ada…” Lutung yang datang bersama harimau sangan heran, dimanakah penyu? Mendengar syair tikus-tikus, harimau pun menjadi marah karena merasa ditipu. “Mana penyu yang kau katakan itu?” geramnya. Kemudian lutung itu diterkam oleh sang Harimau, dibawa lari kedalam hutan.
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Monday, March 5, 2012

Malin Kundang

Malin Kundang is folklore that originated from the province of West Sumatra, Indonesia. Malin Kundang legend tells of a child who is disobedient to his mother and is therefore doomed to stone. Stone in the form of Sweet Water beach, Padang, said to be the remnants of the boat Malin Kundang.

Malin including a smart kid but a bit naughty. He often chasing chickens and hit him with a broom. One day, when Malin was chasing a chicken, he tripped over a rock and a rock hit his right arm injury. The injury was a trace dilengannya and can not be lost.

Feeling sorry for his mother who worked hard to earn a living to raise her. Malin decided to go wander in order to become rich after returning home soon.

Ms. Malin Kundang initially disagree, considering her husband also never returned after wandering away but continued to insist that Malin eventually he was willing to go wander off Malin with a boat ride on the ship saudagar.Selama, Malin Kundang a lot to learn about seamanship on the crew experienced.

Along the way, suddenly climbed Malin Kundang ship attacked by pirates. All merchandise traders who were on the ship seized by pirates. Even most of the crew and people on the ship were killed by the pirates. Malin Kundang lucky, he was hiding in a small space enclosed by the timber so as not to be killed by the pirates.

Malin Kundang adrift amid the sea, until finally the ship was stranded on a beach. With energy left, Malin Kundang walked to a nearby village from the beach. Marooned villages where Malin is a very fertile village. With tenacity and perseverance in work, over time Malin had become a wealthy man. It has a lot of merchant ships with men of more than 100 people. Having become rich, Malin Kundang marry a girl to be his wife.

Malin Kundang news that has become wealthy and have been married to the mother also Malin Kundang. Mrs. Malin Kundang feel grateful and very happy his son has succeeded. Since then, the mother of Malin every day to go to the dock, waiting for her son who may return to his hometown.

After a long marriage, Malin and his wife set sail with the crew and a lot of bodyguards. Malin mother who saw the arrival of the ship to the dock to see there are two people who were standing on the deck. He believes that it is his standing and his wife Malin Kundang.

Mrs. Malin was heading toward the ship. Once close enough, she saw twelve people injured dilengan right, the more convinced his mother that he was approached Malin Kundang. "Malin Kundang, my son, why did you go so long without sending any news?", She said, hugging Malin Kundang. But to see an old woman dressed in tattered and filthy hug Malin Kundang become angry even though he knew that the old lady is his mother, because she was embarrassed when it was known by his wife and his men.

Get treated like that of his mother Malin Kundang very angry. He had not expected her to be a rebellious child. Because of mounting anger, cursing his mother Malin "Oh God, if he my son, I sumpahi he became a rock".

Not long after Malin Kundang back and go sailing trip comes amid a violent storm destroyed the ship Malin Kundang. After that Malin Kundang body slowly becomes stiff and gradually eventually shaped into a rock. Until now Batu Malin Kundang can still be seen at a beach called Aia Manih coast, south of the city of Padang, West Sumatra.
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Saturday, March 3, 2012

Sleeping Beauty

Once upon a time, there is a pair of King and Queen of the blessed, because after many years, finally the Queen gave birth to a daughter. King and Queen invited the seven fairies to come and bless the newly born daughter's. In the grand event which was held as a tribute to the fairies, each fairy gives thanks to his daughter.
The first fairy said "You'll be the prettiest Princess in the world." Peri both said "You're going to be a daughter of a jolly." Third fairy said "You will always get a lot of love." The fourth fairy said "You will be able to dance very gracefully . 'fifth Pixie said "You will be able to sing with a very melodic."
The sixth fairy said "You would be smart to play an instrument." Arrived - arrived to the center of the old fairy show. He was very angry because it is not invited. Everybody has not seen the old fairy, and thought he was dead or gone from the kingdom. The angry old elf approached the Princess and the curse "will finger needle loom and you will die!" And then the old fairy disappeared. Everyone was very surprised. Queen began to cry. Peri seventh approached the Princess and gave his blessing "I can not undo the curse, but I can give my blessing to Princess will not die due to hit the spinning needle, but only fell asleep for a hundred years. After a hundred years, a handsome prince will come to wake him. " King and Queen felt a bit relieved to hear that. They then issued a new rule in the kingdom that there should not be a single loom. They seize and destroy all existing loom in the kingdom for the sake of salvation of the Princess. On a day when 18-year-old daughter, the King and Queen went throughout the day. Because the lonely, the daughter of a walk to explore the palace and came to a loft. There he met an old woman who was using a spinning loom. Having never seen loom, the Princess was very interested and wanted to try. The old woman is actually an old fairy who used to condemn evil. When the daughter tried to loom, it was deliberately put a needle into the hand of the Princess spun. The Princess fell unconscious and fell asleep because of a curse. Wicked old fairy laughed in delight and disappeared into the darkness. When the King and Queen returned, they and all the royal officials are frantically looking for her daughter. When they found him, the King realized that the old curse of the evil fairy has come true. The daughter then taken to his room and laid on his bed. Then the king sent word about the incident to the seventh fairy kind. Seventh fairy kind and rushed to the palace. He decided to euthanize all the people in the kingdom that later when the curse of the daughter they would all end up together. In a short time the large trees and dense shrubs and thorny growth in all regions of the kingdom, making it very difficult for anyone to break through it. Even the tops of the palace is only visible edges only. Due to a very closed, the daughter and the whole kingdom to be safe, although they were all asleep. After a period ending one hundred years, a handsome prince who happened to be hunting near the royal palace to see the tops of it. He had heard stories about the kingdom, among other things that are considered haunted castles, magicians, and other stories are so horrific that was not true. Out of curiosity, when the prince returned from hunting to find the parents of the most thoughtful and intelligent in the kingdom to inquire about the neighboring kingdom full of mystery. Wise parents were then told that according to his ancestors, in the royal palace in the mystery lies a most beautiful daughter in the world, who fell asleep because of a curse than wicked old elf. The Princess will continue to sleep until there is a prince who came to wake him. A brave handsome prince and hurried off to the mysterious kingdom. He intends to save his daughter. The Prince struggled through the bush and trees to be able to reach into the realm of the mysterious. Arriving there, he saw a lot of people and pets are lying everywhere. But they do not die, they just seem to sleep very soundly. Prince then went into the palace. There he saw the whole staff kingdom peacefully. Fairytale Princess Sleeping After a walk to explore the palace, the Prince managed to find his daughter in a room. The Prince was fascinated by the beauty of the Princess. Prince was on his knees and holding the hand of the Princess. That's when the curse ends and the Princess opened her eyes. He welcomed the Prince who had been waiting a long time he was happy.. Prince was on his knees and holding the hand of the Princess. That's when the curse ends and the Princess opened her eyes. He welcomed the Prince who had been waiting a long time he was happy. At the same time all the inhabitants of the royal palace and all woke up. Shrubs and trees disappeared. All the people got back to their own affairs. King and queen also awoke and immediately welcomed the Prince of the neighboring kingdom.



Shortly thereafter, the Princess and her handsome prince to marry. They then live happily forever
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