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ONCE upon a time in Bali, a man and his wife were praying. They have been married for a long
time but did not have any children. They asked God to give them a child. They prayed and
prayed.
God finally answered their prayers. The wife, then, got pregnant and they had a baby boy. They
were very happy.
The baby was extraordinary. He was very much different from other babies. He ate and drank a
lot. Day after day he ate more and more. His body was getting bigger and bigger. And by the
time he was a teenager, his body was as big as a buffalo. People then started to call him Kebo
Iwa.
Because of his eating habit, Kebo Iwas parents spent a lot of money to buy his food in large
amount. They finally went bankrupt. They gave up and asked the villagers to help them provide
the food.
The villagers then worked together to cook and build a big house for Kebo Iwa. He was like a
giant. He could not stay in his parents house anymore because of his big body. Sadly, after a
few months, the villagers also could not afford to cook him the food. They then asked Kebo Iwa
to cook his own food. The villagers just prepared the raw materials.
Kebo Iwa agreed and as an expression of his gratitude to the villagers, he built a dam, dug wells,
and he also protected the villagers from animals and people who wanted to attack their village.
He did those things by himself.
Meanwhile, the troops of Majapahit were planning to attack Bali. They knew about Kebo Iwa.
And they also knew that they could not conquer Bali with Kebo Iwa there. Kebo Iwa was more
powerful than they were.
Gajah Mada, the Maha Patih (Chief Minister) of Majapahit then planned something. They were
pretending to invite Kebo Iwa to Majapahit to help them dig some wells. They said that
Majapahit was suffering from a long dry season and needed much water. Kebo Iwa did not know
the plan, so he went to Majapahit.
When Kebo Iwa was busy digging a very big well, the troops covered the well. Kebo Iwa had
difficulty in breathing and buried alive. He died in the well.
After the death of Kebo Iwa, Bali was conquered by Majapahit. Until now, people still remember
Kebo Iwa because he had done a lot for Majapahit and Bali. The stone head of legendary Kebo
Iwa can be found in Pura Gaduh temple in Blahbatuh. ***
Layonsari was crying terribly. She could not imagine that she would lose her beloved husband.
The king said "I know you are sad but life goes on. You have to continue your life. Why don't
you stay in the palace and marry me. You can become a queen."
Layonsari could not believe what she just heard. "No, Your Majesty! I don't want to marry you. I
love my husband."
The king was angry! "If you don't marry me, you will die!"
"I'd rather die, Your Majesty!" said Layonsari. She grabbed a knife and killed herself.
Layonsari lost too much blood. She died.
The king was angry. He lost his control. He attacked and killed people around him.
That made people became restless. They worked together to stop the king. And flnally they
cornered the king. They caught the king and put him in a prison. ***
The father was in the critical condition. He thought that he would not be able to live any longer.
He asked all his children to meet him.
"My health is getting worse and I think I cannot live any longer. Before I die, I want to tell you a
secret. Promise that you will never share this secret to any other people," said the father.
"What secret, Father?" asked the oldest son.
"I have a great treasure. The value is so expensive. Ifyou sell it, you will have Iots of money,"
said the father.
"Really? Wis the treasure, Father?" asked the second son.
"I buried it in my rice fleld. I forget which side of the field. You haVe to hoe and dig all areas,"
explained the father. Not long after he. told them the secret, the father died.
Later, those flve sons went to the rice fields. It was not in a good condition. It was dried.and
there was no rice plant at all. They brought some hoes and crowbars.They started to dig the rice
field.
The rice fleld was so spacious. It was almost dark and they had not got any signs of the treasure.
"I think it's enough for today. Let's go home and we will continue tomorrow" suggested
the oldest chi-ld. The others agreed.
They all went home. The next morning, they went back to the rice fleld. They hoed and dug the
land. Again, until it was almost dark, they could not find the treasure.
On the third day, they had completed hoed and dug the land..They were confused.
"Do you think our father lied to us? He said that he buried the treasure in this fleld. We have dug
all areas but we cannot flnd it," said the oldest son.
'Yes, you are right! I think our father lied to us," said the third son.
The youngest son interrupted. He said, "No! You are wrong! Our father did not lie to us. He was
right when he said the treasure is inside this field. In fact we are now looking at the treasure."
"What do you mean?" asked the fourth son.
"This rice field is our treasure. You see... this field is so spacious. When it is time to harvest, the
field
will give us lots of money. Where do you think our father had tots of money? The money is from
this field! Come on, let's work hard and cultivate this field. I'm sure we will have lots of money
during the harvest," explained the youngest child.
All the other sons understood. They also realized their mistakes. They knew they had been
wrong and they had to stop their bad habits. Since then, the five sons worked hard. Slowly they
became rich again. ***
I Ceker Cipak
Folklore from Bali
ONCE upon a time, there lived a young man with his mother. His name was I Ceker Cipak. He
was a good son. He was obedient and helpful to his mother. His father died. when he was a baby.
I Ceker Cipak wanted to have a better life. He told his mother that he wanted to buy some corns.
He planned to cook the corns and later sold them. His mother agreed. She then gave him some
money.
I Ceker Cipak went to the market. It was far from his house. On the way to the market, he saw
some people were beating a cat. The cat stole their food. I Ceker Cipak did not have the heart to
see the cat in such a great pain. He told them,
"May I buy the cat?"
Those people were laughing. They taught he was crazy. However, they let him buy the cat. Then
he continued the journey. Later he saw some people were hurting a dog. They said that the dog
stole their eggs. The dog was in pain and I Ceker Cipak was sad to see that. He then asked if he
could buy the dog. The people were laughing, however they agreed. He gave them some
moneyandbrought the dog withhim.
Later, he saw some people were hurting a snake. They said that the snake ate their chiclten.
Again, he bought the snake. He continued the journey. Then, he saw some people were hurting a
mouse. They said that the mouse had destroyed their rice field. ]ust like before, he bought the
mouse.
He continued his journey with the dog, the cat, the snake, and the mouse. Suddenly he realized
that he did not have any money. All his money was spent to buy those animals. I Ceker Cipak
I Ceker Cipak was surprised. He did not know that the snake was a-ble to speak! He accepted the
ring. He rubbed it to his bag. Amazingly, it changed into gold! I Ceker Cipak was extremely
happy.
He immediately went home. I Ceker Cipak and his mother became very rich. He let the animals
live inside his new big hbuse.
One day, I Ceker Cipak accidentally dropped the ring. It had some cracks. He went to a
goldsmith. He planned to ask him to flx the ring.
Sadly, the goldsmith accidentally found our that it was a magic ring. He had a bad idea. He made
a new a ring that exactly looked Iike the magic ring. He then gave the false ring to I Ceker Cipak
and kept the real ring.
At home, I Ceker Cipak tried to rub the magic ring to a stone. However the stone did not change
into gold.
"Hey, this is not our ring," said the mother.
"The goldsmith must have replaced our ring!"
I Ceker Cipak was confused. He did not know what to do. He knew that they did not any proof
that the goldsmith had replaced their ring.
"We must help our master," said the snake to the cat, the dog, and the mouse. Later, they went to
the goldsmith's house.
They slowly walked inside the house. The dog used his nose to sniff the ring. When they saw the
ring, they carefully took it. Later they ran very fast!
At home, the animals gave the rqagic ring to I Ceker Cipak. He was so happy.He put the ring
carefully. Since then I Ceker Cipak and his mother lived happily ever after. ***
he tried to grab her. But he did not have hands, so he used his mouth to catch Dewi Ratih. He
succeeded! He sn allowed Dewi Ratih!
And because he did not have any parts of body, Dewi Ratih could escape.
And when Dewi Ratih was being swallowed by Kala Rau, the moon was dark.
After all, she was the goddess of moon right?
People on earth hated to see the dark moon. So thev pounded Kala Rau's body which already
changed into lesung. When people pounded the lesung, Kala Rau felt the pain. So he escaped.
Until now, when there is a moon eclipse some people still pound lesung. They believe that Kala
Rau is still chasing Dewi Ratih. ***
A Loyal Farmer
Folklore from Bali
A long time ago, there was a small village in Bali. The villagers were farmers. They were very
happy. The gods gave them fertile land. They always had a great harvest. There were no poor
"Thank you. I'm willing to do anything as long as I can protect my master's harvest and animals."
said I Tundung.
"I will change you into a big black snake. You will live on the hill and you can protect the
harvest and the animals."
I Tundung agreed. He did not want to take his master disappointed and angry at him. Slowly, he
changed into a big black snake.
Meanwhile, Joko Pasek was looking for I Tundung. And when he arrived at his field, he saw a
big black snake. He was so surprised when the snake was able to speak!
"Don't be afraid, Sir. It's me, I Tundung. From now on, I will always protect your harvest and
your animals."
Jero Pasek was very distressing. He never meant to ask I Tundung to do anything. But it was too
late. ***
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wikipedia.org
Subak is the name of water management (irrigation) system for paddy fields on Bali island,
Indonesia which was developed more than 1,000 years ago. For Balinese, irrigation is not simply
providing water for the plant's roots, but water is used to construct a complex, pulsed artificial
ecosystem. Paddy fields in Bali were built around water temples and the allocation of water is
made by a priest. (wikipedia.org)
I Teruna Tua
Folklore from Bali
A long time ago there was an old man. His name was I Teruna Tua. He was single. He only
wanted to marry a girl whose birthday was the same as his birthday.
It was I Teruna Tua's birthday. He heard that his friend's wife just give birth a baby girl. I Teruna
visited his friend. His name was Pan Kayan. I Teruna Tua brought his wooden stick.
"I want to put my stick under the baby's bed. I will take it back late1," said I Teruna Tua.
"Sure, no problem," said Pan Kayan.
Several years latex, I Teruna Tua came to Pan Kayan's house. He wanted to take his stick back.
He was so surprised to see termites had eaten his stick.
"Pan Kayan, the termites have eaten my stick.
Now the termites are mine. However, I will put the termites here. I will get them back later," said
l Teruna Tua.
"That's OK. You can take the termites back later" said Pan Kayan.
Several years later, I Teruna Tua came to Pan Kayan'shouse. He saw Pan Kayan's hen was eating
the termites.
Several years late{, the hen was fighting with Pan Kayan's dog. The hen lost the fight. She died.
I Teruna Tua saw the incident.
He said, "Pan Kayan, your dog killed my hen. Now the dog is mine. I want to put the dog here. I
will get him back later."
Several years later, the dog was attacking Pan Kayan's buffalo. The buffalo was angry. He killed
the dog. And again I Teruna Tua saw the incident.
He said "Your buffalo killed my dog. Now the buffalo is mine. I want to put the buffalo here. I
will get him back later."
The buffalo was sleeping under the mango tree. Unfortunately, a big branch fell down and hit the
buffalo's head. The buffalo
was dead. And I Teruna Tira then again told Pan Kayan that the mango tree belonged to I Teruna
Tua.
Years passed by, Pan Kayan's daughter was a teenager. There were some mangoes in the
branches of the tree. She liked to eat mangoes, so she picked all the mangoes.
I Teruna Tua was surprised when there were no mangoes left. He knew that all the mangoes were
eaten by Pan Kayan's daughter.
"Pan Kayan, your daughter ate my mangoes. She is mine now. I want to marry her."
Later I Teruna Tua and the girl got married. Later they had a baby. And when the baby was
crying, I Teruna Tua tried to cheer her up. He was singing a song about his wife.
Your mother was first a stick, then changed into termites, then changed into a hen, then changed
into a dog, then changed into a buffalo, then changed into a mango tree, then finally changed into
your mother."
His wife heard the song. She was angry. She brought the baby and went back to her parents'
house.
I Teruna Tua was sad. He tried to persuade his wife to come back to him but she refused it.
Pan Kayan held a ceremony under the mango tree. He gave some offering to the gods
I Teruna Tua was hiding behind the tree. He talked to Pan Kayan as if he was one of the gods.
"l will not accept your offering here. I want you to ask your daughter to give the offerings to her
husband."
Pan Kayan heard the voice. He immediately asked his daughter to bring the offering to I Teruna
Tua. And when she met her husband I Teruna Tua apologized and promised not to hurt her heart
again. Since then, they have lived happily. ***
I Cikampeng
Folklore from Bali
THERE was a rich but stupid man. His name was I Cikampeng. He had a lot of money because
he never wasted it. He was very careful in spending his money.
For example, he never took a bath in the bathroom and never bought any soap. If he wanted to
take a bath, he only went to the river. He thought taking a bath with water and soap in the
bathroom only wasted his money. He also did not have any utensils.
If he wanted to eat, he just bought a little rice and he divided the rice into three very small parts.
They were for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That was why his body was so skinny. He also only
had one clothes. He kept on wearing it even though it was already worn-out.
One day I Cikampeng went to a wedding party. People asked why he did not get married yet. He
said that actually he wanted to get married soon. He was still looking for the perfect girl. He
wanted to marry a girl who did not like to waste money.
Someone said that there was a girl I Cikampeng was looking for. Her name was I Mayang Sari.
And she was as skinny as I Cikampeng.
Soon I Cikampeng went to visit I Mayang Sari. He fell in love with her and asked her to marry
him. I Mayang Sari agreed. She had been waiting for a man to marry her. Later I Cikampeng and
I Mayang Sari got married.
I Cikampeng did not know that I Mayang Sari was suffering a terrible disease. Because she did
not get enough food from I Cikampeng, her disease was getting terrible. She was dying. And
finally she was dead.
It was in the morning. I Cikampeng wanted to go to the rice field. He woke his wife up. He
thought that she was still sleeping. In the afternoon, I Cikampeng saw his wife was still in the
bed. I Cikampeng was happy. He could save the food for tomorrow because his wife was still
sleeping.
It happened on the following days. He always thought that his wife was still sleeping. In the
mean time, his wife's body started to decay and produced a very bad smell.
The neighbors asked I Cikampeng where his wife was. And they also asked why there was a bad
smell coming from his house. I Cikampeng said that his wife was sleeping. The neighbors were
suspicious. They wanted to see his wife. And when they saw her, they were very surprised.
And when he continued his trip to the market, he saw a man was trying to kill a cat and a dog. He
said the cat and the dog always ate his fish. Again Nang Butuh
Mosel saved their lives by buying them. He put the cat and the dog in his bag. He did not have
any money. He already spent all his money buying the animals.
Nang Butuh Mosel was tired. He rested under a big tree. He fell asleep. And when he woke up,
there was a very big snake in front of him. The snake was able to talk!
"Don't be afraid, Sir. I'm the mother of the snake you saved. I want to thank you, here please
accept my ring. It is a magic ring. Whatever the thing you insert through the ring, it will change
into gold," said the big snake.
Nang Butuh Mosel opened his bag. The snake went out and followed his mother. He was very
curious. He took a small twig and inserted it through the ring. Amazingly the twig changed into
gold!
He was so happy and later he went home. He also brought the mouse, the cat and the dog with
him. He wanted to give those animals to his children as their pets.
At home Nang Butuh Mosel and his wife started to change everything into gold. Later they
became very rich. They did not tell anyone about the ring, including their children.
Unfortunately his children played with the ring. It fell and broke into two pieces. Nang Butuh
Mosel was not angry. He just advised them to be careful when playing. Nang Butuh Mosel
brought the broken ring to a goldsmith. And after the ring was fixed, a piece of string
accidentally was inserted through the ring. The string charged into gold.
The goldsmith was surprised. He had a bad plan. He exchanged the magic ring into an ordinary
ring. And when Nang Butuh Mosel came to take his ring, he received the ordinary ring. His
magic ring was kept by the goldsmith. Nang Butuh Mosel finally found out that his magic ring
was exchanged. He was sad. The pets felt so sorry to see their master sad. They knew about the
magic ring. They wanted to help and got the magic ring back.
They went to the goldsmith's house. The dog used his nose to trace the ring. They found the
magic ring was inside a box. The mouse used his teeth to open the box. It made a noise. The
goldsmith woke up from his sleep. The cat then made a sound of miaow. The goldsmith thought
it was just a cat, he went back to sleep.
After they got the magic ring, they went back home. They gave the ring to Nang Butuh Mosel.
He was so happy and thanked them. This time he kept it very carefully.***
NI Timun Mas was a beautiful girl. She lived with her mother in a house near a jungle.
Ni Timun Mas always helped her mother. When her mother worked in a rice field,
Ni Timun Mas always stayed at home to clean up and cook. she was not allowed to go to the rice
field. Her mother was afraid that a giant would kidnap her. Yes, there was a giant lived in the
jungle. His name was I Latang Hidung. He loved to eat young people!
Her mother always went home in the afternoon. She always asked Ni Timun Mas not to open the
door while she worked. Her mother would sing a song, "Ni Timun Mas, I'm home. Please open
the door" Then NiTimun Mas opened the door.
Sadly, it happened. I Lantang Hidung came to see the house. The giant was hungry. He banged
the door. Ni Timun Mas was so scared. Because the door was not opened, the giant left. He was
sure there was somebody in the house. He was hiding behind the trees.
And when her mother went home, the giant knew that the door would be opened when a song
was sung. He planned to come back and he would sing the song. Ni Timun Mas told her mother
about the giant. She was very happy that the door was not opened. Unfortunately, they did not
know that the giant already knew their secret.
On the following afternoon, I Lantang Hidung came. The giant sing the song, "Ni Timun Mas,
I'm home. Please open the door." He imitated Timun Mas mother's voice.
Of course Timun Mas thought it was her mother who came home. She opened the door and
suddenly ILantang Hidung grabbed her. The giant kidnapped her and brought her to his house in
the jungle.
When her mother arrived, she was so shocked. The door was opened and her daughter was not
home. She ran and cried. While she was looking for her daughter, she met a man. He was beating
a cat. She felt sorry. She bought the cat from the man and kept the cat. Then she continued her
journey, this time she saw a mouse was beaten by a man. She saved and bought the mouse. Later,
she met a man who was beating a dog. Again, she saved and bought the dog. And finally she met
a man who was trying to kill a snake. She also saved and bought the snake.
It was already dark. The mother decided to go home. She would look for her daughter later in the
morning. At night, she remembered she remembered her daughter. She cried. The animals she
saved were looking at her. They were carious. The cat asked her.
"Why are you crying?"
The mother was surprised. The animals could talk like humans. She explained that a giant
kidnapped her daughter. The animals were so sorry. They wanted to reply her kindness. They
would free Ni Timun Mas from the giant.
The animals went to the jungle. They saw the giant was sleeping and Ni Timun Mas was tied
with a rope. They set a plan. The mouse would bit the rope. The cat would observe and told them
when the giant woke up. The dog and the snake were ready to attack the giant.
They started to do their plan. The mouse slowly bit the rope. It started to loosen up. Finally she
was free. Unfortunately, the giant woke up. The cat immediately told his friends. The mouse
asked Ni Timun Mas to follow him. The dog and the snake immediately attacked the giant. The
dog bit and the snake squeezed the giant, The giant was loosing so much blood. He finally died.
The animals and Ni Timun Mas arrived home. Her mother was very happy. She did not
worry animorebecause the giant was dead, Since then, Ni Timun Mas, her mother and the
animals lived peacefully. ***
SRI Sagening was the king of Klungkung Kingdom, Bali. He had a lot of wives. His last wife
was Ni Luh Pasek. She was the most beautiful wife and that made the other wives were jealous.
They often told bad things to the king. Sadly, the king was influenced and he finally asked
Ni Luh Pasek to leave the palace. Ni LuhPasek was very sad, but she had no other choice. She
became very sad when she knew that she was pregnant! Ni Luh Pasekarrived at a village. An old
man felt very sorry with her condition. His name was Jelantik Bogol. He was a holy man and had
supernatural power. He married Ni Luh Pasek. And when the baby was
born, Jelantik Bogol named him I Gusti Gede. He loved Igusti Gede just like his own son.
I Gusti Gede grew as a strong man. He also mastered a lot of skills such as martial arts and
supernatural power. His step father taught him the skills. One day his step father asked him to go
to a jungle in Den Hill. It was the place Ni Luh Pasek was born.Jelantik Bogol asked him to go
there to get more supernatural power. Before he left, his step father gave him two weapons, a
spear and a keris, it's a traditional wavy double-bladed dagger. I Gusti Gede did it. He went to
the Den Hill and meditated. While he was meditating, a spirit of the jungle came to him. The
spirit spoke to him.
"You will be a great king. Go to Panumbang beach, help the people there."
I Gusti Gede continued his journey. When he arrived at Panombangan Beach, there was an
incident. There was a ship from Bugis sinking at the beach. The people had tried to help, but they
did not succeed.
I Gusti Gede wanted to help. He asked the people to stay away from the ship. He prayed and
took out hos weapons. Suddenly, two big spirits came out of the spear and the keris.
I Gusti Gede asked the spirits to pull the sinking ships back to sea. The people could not see the
spirits. They only saw I Gusti Gede moving his hands. The spirits slowly pulled the ship. In just
a minute, a ship just back in the sea. The owner was very happy. He gave some of his wealth to I
Gusti Gede. People were amazed with his power. they named him as I Gusti Panji Sakti.
I Gusti Panji Sakti went back to Den Hill. He started to build a village. People came one by one.
I Gusti panjiSakti protected them from bad people. Slowly the village became a kingdom. I
Gusti Panji Sakti became the king and he named the kingdom as Sukasada.
sukasada became a big kigdom, I Gusti Panji Sakti planned to make another kingdom. He
opened up a new area. It was full of buleleng trees. Therefore he named the kingdom
as Buleleng Kingdom.
He also build a great palace. People named it Singaraja. Singa means lion and Raja means king.
With his power I Gusti Panji Sakti was like a lion. He always protected his people from bad
people. While he became a king, Buleleng Kingdom was safe and prosperous. ***
promised, he prepared offerings to the gods and he also shared to his neighbors. They were very
happy.
Jurna was not satisfied. He wanted to have better and better and more harvest. Therefore he
promised to gods that he would double his offerings and his sharing to the neighbors.
His wish came true. His harvest was much better than before. The other farmers were amazed.
They were also very thankful because he shared his harvest to them.
One day, Jurna went to his rice field. When he arrived, he saw a pile of soil on the ground. It
looked like acatu. Catu was made of coconut shell. People used catu to measure the amount of
rice. At home, Jurnatalked about a soil which looked like a catu to his wife. She had an idea.
"Let's make catu from rice," she said. Jurna agreed. Later they formed the rice just like catu. On
the following day, Jurna went to his rice field. He saw the soil catu was getting bigger.
"Hmm...I will make rice catu bigger than this," said Jurna himself. He asked his wife to make
bigger ricecatu. He felt very satisfied. He wanted to show his rise catu to his neighbors. He
hoped that his neighbors would prise him as a rich man. And they did! All the neighbors praised
him. Jurna became arrogant. On the next day, Jurna went to his rice field. He hoped the
soil catu were not getting bigger and bigger. But he was wrong. Strangely, the soil catu was
bigger.
"Don't worry, I have much rice. I can make rice catu bigger," said Jurna arrogantly. While he
was making the rice catu, he was thinking how the neighbors would prise him.
And his wish came true. All the neighbors were so amazed by the size of the rice catu. They all
said thatJurna was very rich. Jurna became more arrogant.
Then Jurna went to his rice field. He hoped the soil catu would stop growing. But he was wrong.
Again, it became much bigger than before. Jurna was really upset. He made rice catu bigger than
before.
It always repeated. Every time he went to his rice field he always found the soil catu became
bigger and bigger.
His wife always reminded him to stop making rice catu. She said that their stock was getting
lesser and lesser. She asked him to stop wasting the rice.
But Jurna ignored her. He was only thinking how he could make his rice catu bigger than the
soil catu. Soon he lost all of his rice. He became poor. He regretted his bad behaviour.
Meanwhile the soil catubecame very big. It was like a hill. People then named it as Catu Hill
or Bukit Catu. ***
PRABU Maha Sila was a king. He had a beautiful daughter. Her name wasPutri Luh Cendrasari.
Many young men fell in love with her. They wanted to propose her to be their wife.
The king asked his daughter to choose carefully. Some of the men were princes from other
kingdom. The king did not want to make the men disappointed and it would start a war.
Putri Luh Cendrasariunderstood. She held a competition. She would marry a man who could
bring her the eyes and the scales of a white dragon. All the participants agreed. They started to
look for a white dragon.
It was not easy to find a white dragon. Some of them climbed the mountains and some of them
swam in the sea. However they still could not find the white dragon. One by one the participants
gave up.
One of the participants was Manik Angkeran. He was not a prince. He was just a
villager. Manik Angkeranreally wanted to marry Putri Luh Cendrasari. Actually the princess also
fell in love with Manik Angkeran.
She really hoped he could win the copetition. Manik Angkeran went to his teacher in his cave.
The teacher was meditating. Manik Angkeran told his teacher about Putri Luh Cendrasari and the
competition.
"What will you do to win the competition?" asked the teacher.
"I will do anything, Master. If I have to sacrifice my soul, yes... I will do it,
said Manik Angkeran.
"I really admire your persistence. I can see that you really love her. And I also really love
you, ManikAngkeran. And I will do anything to make you happy."
The teacher continued, "Actually I am a white dragon. Gods allowed me to be human," said the
teacher.
Later an amazing things happened. The teacher slowly turned into a white
dragon. Manik Angkeran was very surprised. He did not know that his teacher actually a white
dragon.
The white dragon took out his eyes and shook his body. The scales fell off. He gave his eyes and
his scales to Manik Angkeran. Then the white dragon disappeared. He went back to heaven.
Manik Angkeran was very sad. He lost his beloved teacher. He immediately went to the palace.
The princess was happy. The winner was Manik Angkeran. They soon got married.
Not long after that the princess was pregnant. Everybody was happy except Manik Angkeran. He
knew hehad to fulfill his promise. He would die soon.
Manik Angkeran was talking to Putri Luh Cendrasari. Suddenly he fell
down. Putri Luh Cendrasari saw the gods took manik Angkeran's spirit.
She cried. She asked gods not to take her husband. She told gods that she wanted to follow her
husband. She also wanted to die.
The Gods answered, "It's not your time to die. You are pregnant."
"But I really want to be with my husband," said the princess.
Actually the gods did not want to take Manik Angkeran's spirit. They just want to test the
princess if she really loved him, knowing that he was just a villager, The gods answered her
request. Slowly ManikAngkeran came back to life.
He lived again. Since then Manik angkeran and Putri Luh Cendrasari lived happily ever after.***
Manik Angkeran
Folklore from Bali
A long time ago, lived a very rich family in Bali. The father was Sidi Mantra. He was very
famous for his supernatural power. He lived happily with his wife and his only child Manik
Angkeran. Manik Angkeran was a spoiled son. He also had a bad habit. He liked to gamble.
Because of his bad habit, his parents soon became poor. They always advised Manik Angkeran
to stop his bad habit, but he never listened to them. Instead he kept on begging for his parents to
give him a lot of money.
The parents then did not have the heart to see him begging. Sidi Mantra then went to Agung
Mountain. There lived a mighty dragon with his great supernatural power. He could provide
jewelries to those who could say the right prayers and ring the bell. Sidi Mantra had the bell and
he also knew the prayers.
"My name is Sidi Mantra. I have a problem. My son likes to gamble. He made me poor. And
now he asks a lot of money. I want to give him some, but now I want him to promise to stop his
bad behavior," explained Sidi Mantra after he met the dragon.
Sidi Mantra then said the prayers and rang the bell. Suddenly, jewelries came out from the
dragon's body. He was very happy and immediately brought the jewelries home. This time Sidi
Mantra wanted Manik Angkeran really to stop gambling.
The son then promised. But soon he broke the promise and he did not have any money again. He
heard that his father got the jewelries from the dragon living in Agung Mountain. So he stole his
father's bell then went there.
After arriving at Agung Mountain, Manik Angkeran rang the bell. The dragon knew him.
"I will give you anything you want but you have to promise to stop gambling. Remember the
karma!" then the dragon gave him the jewelries.
Manik Angkeran was very happy. Suddenly he had a bad idea. He wanted to kill the dragon and
stole all his jewelries. The dragon knew his plan and with his great power he killed Manik
Angkeran. Sidi Mantra was very sad. He asked the dragon to bring his son back to life. The
dragon agreed but they had to live in different places.
After a few moments, Manik Angkeran lived again. Then Sidi Mantra used a stick to make a big
line between them on the ground.
From the line, water flowed. Soon it became a river. Finally it became a strait. It separated Java
and Bali. People then named the strait as Bali Strait. ***