Bawang Merah and Bawang Putih

Bawang Merah Bawang Putih is a popular Indonesian Malay tale from Riau.
This story tells of two beautiful sisters who have very different traits and
temperaments, and about a stepmother who is unfair and favoritism. This
tale has a moral theme and message that is almost the same as Cinderella's
fairy tale from Europe.
1. Muhammad Zaidan Al-azmi As: Father
2. Nabila Zahra As: Step mother
3. Alia Rahmawati As: bawang putih
4. Husna Nur Khotimah As: bawang merah
5. Ghina Fadiyah As: nenek
6. Annisa Herawati As: aunt
7. Shabila Ikha Pertiwi As: narrator
Part1
On upon a times a village lived in a family consisting of a father, mother, and a teenage girl
named Bawang Putih. They are a happy family. Even though Bawang Putih's father is just an
ordinary trader, they live in harmony and peace. But one day Bawang putih’s mother was seriously
ill and finally died. Bawang Putih is very grieved as his father.
Bawang putih : "Daddy, why did you leave us so fast?
Father : "This is indeed his destiny, son!"
In that village lived a widow who had a child named Bawang Merah. Since Bawang Putih mother
died, Bawang Merah's mother often visited the home of bawang putih. He often brought food,
helped bawang putih clean the house, or just accompanied Bawang Putih and his father talked
Bawang merah mother : "Garlic, this is a little food for you"
Bawang putih : "Thank you ma'am! "
Bawang merah mother : "Yes, you are welcome, you have come home first, huh! "
Father : "Oh, yes greetings for Red Onions!
Bawang merah mother : "Yeah! "
In the end Bawang Putih's father thought that it might be better if he married the bawang merah
mother. With consideration of bawang putih, the bawag putih father's father married to the
bawang merah mother
Father : "bawang putih if your father married the Red Onion's mother, what do you agree? "
Bawang putih : "I agree father"
Father : "Well then, how about you bawang merah?
Bawang merah : "I agree, yes, right, ma'am? "
Bawang merah mother : "Yes! "
Initially the mother of bawang merah was very good to the bawang putih. But over time their
true nature began to appear. They often scold Garlic and often give him a hard job if the bawang
putih’s father is trading. Of course bawang putih’s father didn't know because Bawang Putih
neveyr told him
Bawang merah mother : "bawang putih you have to mop, wash the dishes, and all the homework
you have to finish"
Bawang putih : "Alright mom! "
Bawang merah : "bawang putih you have to clean my messy room"
Bawang putih : "Yeah ... sister
One day Bawang putih father fell ill and later died
Father : "Garlic seems like daddy is no longer strong because of father's disease that almost
spreads throughout his father's body"
Bawang putih : "Wait Daddy, please don't go keep company, daddy!"
Father : "Son, you're fine, kid!"
Bawang putih: "Yes, father!"
Father : "Mom, am I wait?"
Bawang merah mother : "Yes, father!"
Bawang putih : "father ......, don't go stay here father" (crying)
Since then Bawang Merah and his mother had become more powerful and make bawang putih
as helper
Bawang merah mother : "bawang putih you have to get up before dawn, to prepare bath water
and breakfast for me and bawang putih, then you have to feed livestock, water the garden, and
wash clothes into the river, then you have to iron, and clean the house, understand! "
Bawang putih : "understand, mother! "
But bawang putih always do her job happily, because she hope that one day her stepmother will
love her like his own child. That morning as usual Bawang Putih brought Bakul with clothes that he
would wash on the river. With a small singing he walked along the path on the edge of the small
forest that he used to walk

Part 2
The day was very sunny. Bawang Putih immediately washed all the dirty clothes he was carrying.
Too busy, Bawang Putih did not realize that one of his stepmother's clothes was washed away.
Unfortunately the clothes that were washed away were the beloved clothes of his stepmother.
When aware of that. Bawang Putih tried to follow the river to look for it
Bawang putih : "I have to be able to find mother's clothes because it's my mother's favorite shirt
But Bawang Putih failed to find it. In despair he returned home and told his mother
Bawang putih : "Forgive my mother, mother's clothes were carried away"
Bawang merah mother : "What ... You are careless. I don't want to know, I have to look for that
shirt! And don't dare go home if you haven't found it, understand?
Bawang putih was forced to obey the wishes of his stepmother. He quickly washed down the
river where earlier. The sun began to rise, but Bawang Putih had not yet found his mother's
clothes. He put his eyes carefully and examined every stretch of root that jutted into the river who
knew his mother's clothes were stuck there. After the sun was leaning west, Bawang Putih saw a
mother who was about to go to the market
Bawang putih : "aunt ... aunt!"
Aunt : "Yes, what's wrong?"
Bawang putih : "Auntie, have you seen a red shirt dissolve here, because I have to find it and take
it home"
Aunt : "Yes, I see it, son, if you chase it quickly, maybe you can find it"
Bawang putih : "Alright, auntie, thank you!"
Aunt : "You're welcome, kid
It was getting dark, bawang putih began to despair. Soon the night would arrive. From a distance
there was a light coming from a river bank hut. Bawang Putih immediately approached the house
and knocked it on
Bawang putih : "Excuse me ... ...!"
Grand mother : "Who are you?"
Bawang putih : "I am bawang putih, Granma. Previously I was looking for my mother's clothes that
had been washed away and now it was getting dark may I stay here tonight?"
Grand mother : "Yes, the shirt is stuck in front of my house. even though I like the clothes, okay I
will return it, but you have to accompany me here for a week, I haven't talked to anyone for a long
time”
Bawang putih : "Well Grandma, I will accompany Grandma for a week, as long as grandma is not
bored with me"
For a week Bawang Putih lived with the grandmother. Every day bawang putih helped work on
grandma's homework. Of course grandma felt happy. Until finally it was a week, my grandmother
called bawang putih
Nenek : "Son, you've lived here for a week an I'm happy because you are a diligent child. For that
according to my promise, you can bring your clothes home, and one more you can choose one of
these pumpkins as a present!"
Bawang putiih : "No need, Grandma!
Grand mother : "Come on, bawang putih
Bawang putih : "Yes, White has chosen the small one, Grandma
Grand mother : "Why did you choose the small one?"
Bawang putih : "I'm afraid I won't be strong enough to bring a big one, Grandma!
Grand mother: (smile)
 Arriving at home, Bawang Putih handed over his stepmother's red shirt
Bawang putih : "Mother, this is the clothes"
Bawang merah mother : "Yes, there you go"
Bawang putih : "Fine, ma'am! "
Garlic went to the kitchen to split the pumpkin, what a surprise it was Garlic when the pumpkin
was split containing very much gold gems
Bawang putih : "Hah, gold. Mother, I got a gold gem! "
Bawang merah and his mother immediately grabbed the gold and gems
Bawang merah : "Hey, how come you got this gold and gem from where? "
Bawang merah mother : "Yes, where are you from? "
Bawang putih : "I got this gold gem from ......"
Bawang merah : "Where? "
Bawang putih : "At that time I was looking for mother's clothes drifting carried away, then went
overnight to stay at grandma's house by the river, and I was told to accompany her for a week,
after even a week I was given this prize"

Part 3
After hearing the story of Bawang Putih, Bawang Merah planed to do the same but this time
Bawang Merah would do it.
Bawang merah mother : “bawang merah have to do what the damn child does"
Bawang merah : "Alright mom!"
Bawang merah mother : "Then, tomorrow morning you have to go to the river"
Bawang merah : "yes mother!"
The next day bawang merah washed his clothes into the river, after which he arrived at
Grandma's house
Bawang merah : "Grandma, Grandma knows whether clothes are washed or not!"
Grand mother : "Grandma knows, but you have to stay here for a week"
Bawang merah : "Alright!"
During the week, bawang merah always lays around, if something is done, the results are not
good because they are done carelessly. Finally after a week grandma lets the bawang merah go
home
Bawang merah : "Shouldn't you give me pumpkin as a gift to accompany you for a week?"
Grand mother : "Yes, please choose one of these pumpkins!"
Bawang merah: (just take the big one)
 Arriving at h\ome Bawang Merah immediately met his mother and happily showed the pumpkin
he was carrying. For fear of bawang putih asking for parts, they told bawang putih to go to the
house
Bawang merah mother : "White goes to the river washing dirty clothes bawang putih:
bawang putih : "Okay, ma'am! "
After the bawang putih went they split the pumpkin, but it turned out that it was not gold but
poisonous animals such as snakes. The animal immediately attacked bawang merah and his
mother to death
Bawang merah and bawang merah mother : "a ......... ..a ......... a ... a ... a.a ......! "
That is the reward for those who are greedy 

The moral of the story of bawang merah and bawang putih is not to
behave rude, treat other people gently specially to your own family even they
are step sisters. the value of story also tells us that it is suggested to the
mother to treat their daughter equal so then among daughters will not have
envy feelings or jealously