Story Telling

1. The Legend of Sura and Baya

Once upon a time, in a vast ocean especiallly in Java Island live two animals who are same
arrogant and don’t want to lose. The animals are shark Sura and crocodile. Both of them living
side by side, so they are often at loggerheads and fighting for foods. Because, they same strong,
agile, ferocious, and equally clever, the fight is also continue to because no one can win and
nobody can lose.

And than, both of them feel bored and tired if they have to fight. Aware of it both of them
agree to hold the agreement on the division of the area power. "Hey crocodile, actually I am tired
of fighting with you" Said the shark Sura."Hmm, me too, Sura. Then, what would we do to fight
this we can stop?" asked the crocodile. To prevent many fighting between us, it would be nice if
we divide this area to be 2 areas of power. I was in water and can only looking for prey in the
water, you are in the mainland and so your prey also must exist on the mainland. Then, as a limit,
we specify first that land can be achieved the sea water at low tide! "okay, I agree with your
idea , Sura" said the crocodile with a nod. 
With the absence of such agreement, for a few moments shark Sura and crocodile never
fight again. Both of them agreed to respect his territory respectively.however, after time takes so
long, the fish are become the prey of sharks Sura began to run out on the ocean. A portion of the
fish remaining precisely migrate towards the estuary of the river because of the fish of being
devoured by the shark Sura. Aware of it, the shark Sura was forced with a furtive start looking
for their prey in the estuary of the river, so as not to get caught by the crocodile. However,
without realizing it the crocodile turned out to know the behavior of the shark Sura and directly
attacked him.

"Sura, why did you break the agreement that we have agreed on? why do you dare to
come in my territory ?” asked the crocodile. "Eits.. I am breaking the agreement? is not this river
watery? And because there is water, so the river is also included in my territory, is not it?" said
of Sura. "what do you mean Sura? Is not the river it is on land, being the area of your power
there in the sea, it is mean the river that include of my territory!" replied the crocodile insistent.
"ohhh can not. Did not I never once said that the water was just on the sea? is not it also the
water of the river" replied the shark Sura. "wuaaaaaaaaaaaaa... apparently accidentally you find
fault with me, Sura?" said of crocodile. "no!! I just give the reason. I have been strong enough
and I was on the right side!! Said of Sura. "you are really irritating sura.
. I am not as stupid as you think!" replied the crocodile with the angry. "hahahhahaa I do not care
you are smart or stupid, but the rivers and the sea is in my territory!" Sura does not want to lose.

A fight between Sura and Baya was ended with fights are fierce. Fights become very fun
and awesome. Because, both of them feel equally not wrong. They bite each other, crashing,
hitting, and pounce. Then, the water of the river surrounding becomes red because of the blood
out of the wound the second beast. The fight with furiously. Because they was already severely
injured, both of them stopped fighting. Shark of Sura relented and finally returned to the sea. The
crocodile holding the pain also feel satisfied because it has been able to maintain his territory.
Finally, at the time known that both of animals is apparently dead because of severe injuries of
the former fights. And for this memory, the society around the states give the name Surabaya in
the area around the fights between Sura and Crocodile.

Moral value of surabaya legend are never broke the promise that you've made and don't be
greedy.

2. The Legend Of Rawa Pening

Once upon a time in old Java there was a village.  Pening was its name.  Pening was a
prosperous village.  The land was fertile and the weather was always good all year round.  It was
on the slope of Mount Merbabu so the climate was cool.  People made their living by cultivating
rice, vegetables and fruits.  The harvest was always satisfying.  So all of them lived a happy life. 
That’s why once a year they held a ceremony called ‘Bersih desa’.  It was a kind of thanks
giving day.  It was a day when they express their thankfulness to God for a successful harvest. 
They would clean their village and then they would pray together.  At night they would have a
dinner together and held teater performances.

One day after a succesful harvest they would celebrate it.  That time they wanted
something special.  They wanted more meat for dinner.  So they went hunting in a wood.  Just
outside of the village there was a wood where there were many animals like deer, buffalo, mouse
deer, lamb and many other.  But that day there was no animal at all.  Animals were nowhere to
be seen.  They had searched every inch of the wood but still their effort were in vain.  When it
was almost dark, they were very tired so they took a rest.  They sat on something that look like a
rock and a big root.  Everybody was silent because they were exhausted and disappointed.

Then suddenly someone chopped the big root with his sword to relief his
disappointment.  Amazingly there was blood coming out of the root.  They were surprised. 
Someone tried to chop it deeper.  He found meat !  So they chopped more and more.  After their
bags were full of meat they were satisfied.  Then they went home happily.

That night the people of Pening were preparing a big dinner.  They wanted a special
dinner with the meat they got from the wood.  Just as they were preparing dinner, a boy came to
the village.  He looked poor.  He begged food to some people.  But they refused.  Someone said :

‘We are preparing dinner.  You may come to our dinner tonight.  But not now’.

‘But I am very hungry, please’.

‘Just come here tonight’.

But then there was an old widow who took care of him.  She was just a poor widow.  She
gave him food and shelter.

‘You may take a rest here.  Join us tonight for dinner’.

‘Thank you very much.  You are very kind to me.  You are the only one who helped me.  That’s
why I will save you.  Tonight there will be a great event here’.

‘Yes, there will be a great party’.

‘No, I mean something special’

‘What do you mean?’

‘I cannot say now.  But listen to me.  Prepare a boat for you’

‘Why? What will happen?’

‘Just do as I say’

‘Please tell me what will happen?’

‘OK, you are very kind to me so I will tell you but please promise me you won’t tell anyone’.

‘OK, I promise’

‘I am Naga Baru Klinting.  I am a dragon. I was meditating in the slope of Mount Merbabu when
your people hurt me.  They hurt me by chopping my body.  Now they are preparing dinner with
meat from my body.  So I will take my revenge tonight,  but I will save you.  Prepare a boat for
you’.

‘Oh, please don’t do that.  Forgive my people’

‘Whatever will be , will be.  Good bye’.

Then the boy left.  Just before the dinner began at the village hall some boys were playing in the
yard.  Suddenly a boy came to them.

‘Hi guys a have a game for you’

Then he held a small bamboo and attached it to the ground.

‘If you can pull it, I will give you a special present’

‘Oh, that’s very easy’, a boy said.

He tried to pull it but it was very strong so he could not pull it.  Another boy tried but he
also failed.  Everybody failed.  Then this game drew adult’s attention.  One by one they tried to
pull but all of them could not make it.  When many people gathered then the boy said.
‘O people of Pening.  I am Naga Baru Klinting.  I am a dragon.  I was meditating in the slope of
mount Merbabu when you chopped me.  Now I will take my revenge.  Enjoy your party’.

Then he pulled the bamboo.  Amazingly, water poured from the ground.  The water
immediately flooded the village.  Finally the whole village sank under water.  They were all
drowned and died in the lake.  There was only one survivor.  The poor old widow.  She had
prepared a simple boat so she could survive.  Since then on the lake is called Rawa Pening. 
Rawa means lake in Javanese and Indonesian language.  Today the lake is located in the
province of central Java, Indonesia.

3. The Story of Bali Strait

Once upon a time there lived a Brahmin benama Sidi Mantra which had very famous powers.
Sanghyang Widya or Batara Guru gave a gift of treasure and a beautiful wife. After several years
of marriage, they got a boy named Manik Angkeran.

Manik Angkeran grew into a handsome and clever young man, but he liked to gamble.
He often lost and sorted out the assets of his parents. Because it could not pay the debt, Manik
Angkeran asked for help for something. Sidi Mantra fasted and prayed for the help of the gods.
Suddenly he heard the voice, “Hi, Sidi Mantra, in the crater of Mount Agung there is a treasure
trove that the dragon is Besukih Dragon. Go there and ask him that you want a little treasure.”

Sidi Mantra went to Gunung Agung by overcoming all obstacles. Arriving there, he sat
cross-legged. As he rang the bell he read a spell and called the name of the Besukih Dragon. Not
long after that the Dragon came out. After hearing the intention of the arrival of Sidi Mantra,
Naga Besukih gave him gold and diamonds. After thanking the Dragon, Sidi Mantra excused
himself. All the goods he got given to Manik Angkeran in the hope he would not gamble
anymore. It ran out very quickly. Again Manik Angkeran asked for help. Sidi Mantra was
disappointed and denied.

After that, Manik Angkeran did not remain silent. He found out from where his father got
the treasure. Not long after that, Manik Angkeran knew that the treasure was obtained from
Mount Agung. Manik Angkeran knew to get there he had to read a spell but he never learned
about prayers and spells. So, he just brought a bell that was stolen from his father when his father
was sleeping.

After arriving at the crater of Mount Agung, Manik Angkeran sounded his gentle. He was
scared when he saw Dragon Besukih. After the dragon heard the intention of the arrival of Manik
Angkeran, he said, “I’ll give you the treasure you asked for, but you have to promise to change
your behavior. Do not gamble anymore. Remember the law of karma.”

Manik Angkeran was amazed to see the gold, diamonds, and gems in front of him. Then
the evil intentioned in his heart. Due to want more treasure, then he cut the tail of Dragon
Besukih when Dragon returned to the nest. Manik Angkeran immediately escaped in fear. But
because of the miracle of the Dragon, when the traces of Manik Angkeran was licked by the
dragon, he burned it to ashes.
Seeing the death of his son, Sidi Mantra became very sad. He immediately sought the Naga
Besukih and begged his son to live again. Besukih Dragon grant the request with the condition
Sidi Mantra want to restore the tail of Besukih Dragon as normal. Then with the magic, Sidi
Mantra made the Dragon’s tail back to normal. After Manik Angkeran was alive, he apologized
and promised not to repeat it again. Sidi Mantra knew that his son was converted but he decided
not to live together again.

“You have to start a new life,” Sidi Mantra said. In the blink of an eye he vanished. In the place
where he stood arose a source of water that grew increasingly large to become the sea. With
supernatural powers, Sidi Mantra made a line that lavished him with his son. This story that line
up the origin of the strait of Bali, now the place became the Bali strait that separates the island of
Java with the island of Bali.

4. The Legend Of Salatiga

In the area called Pandanaran, Rule a regent named Ki Ageng Pandanaran. He
simply satisfy themselves with wealth and blackmailing people by levying excessive
taxes. At one point he megambil property forcibly as a people unable to pay their tax
debts.
'' Your tax arrears have accumulated, this kerbaumu terpakas confiscated '', said Ki
Ageng Pandanaran (while escorted by bodyguards who always carries a spear)
'' Do not Gusti, help me this bull the only mine '', said a commoner with fear.

One day, Ki Ageng Pandanaran met an old man, grass artisan.

'' The Old Man '', called Ki Ageng the old man she met.
'' Oh Gusti '', replied the old man.
'' Give me this grass, old man '', said Ki Ageng
'' This grass for our cattle Gusti ''. Replied the old man.
"You could harvest more later. Well this piece of money for you, "he continues Ki
Ageng.

Unbeknownst Ki Ageng Pandanaran, the old man slipped back the money in a pile of
grass will be taken. Then the grass was taken by Ki Ageng Pandanaran. , That's how it
happens repeatedly.

Until one day the Regent of the perpetration of the old man. And angry Ki Ageng to the
old man.
"Poor people are arrogant! You refuse my gift! You have insulted the old man, "said Ki
Ageng to the old man, very angry.

At that moment, the old man suddenly transformed into Sunan Kalijaga agam leader who
is respected even by the kings. Then Regent Pandanaran was prostrate asking for
forgiveness.
 '' Ki Sunan, forgive all my oversight '', Ki Ageng apologized.
'' You're forgiven but I'm asking you to leave all over your wealth and follow me went
rogue '', replied Sunan Kalijaga while always exalt.
'' Well Ki Sunan '', continued Ki Ageng.

Ki Ageng Panandaran wife, too, without the knowledge of Sunan Kalijaga, Ki Ageng
Pandanaran wife carrying a baton containing gold and diamonds.

But on the way ... They were intercepted by sekawalan robbers.

"Treasure or alive '', the robbers armed robbery and Ki Ageng Sunan with a dagger. ''
Give up your property or lives lost! '', Said the robbers.
'' You will not get anything from me, because I did not bring anything '', Sunan Kali
guard answered, holding prayer beads to remembrance.

Without dinanya suddenly turn round Sunan, Sunan Kalijaga said, '' But a woman who
walked behind carrying gold and diamonds in tongkatanya ''.
Though Sunan did not know she was my wife who participated without the knowledge
and do not know the contents of inherent and innate. And that's the privilege of a
guardian who gets pentujuk and the intercession of God.

The robbers also get isri regent left behind because the wand is too heavy. They tried to
snatch his stick. Regent's wife screaming for help: '' Please-please! Restore my staff ''.
Regent's wife was trying to reclaim his stick: '' Do not! Please! Please! Restore my wand!
''. But the robbers managed to escape with the wife's gold diamond regent. ''Please!
Restore my stick! Said the wife of the regent who are still trying to catch them but failed.

In front of Sunan Kalijaga. Ki Ageng Panandaran said, 'Excuse us Ki Sunan' '.

Sunan Kalijaga replied, "OK ''.
Sunan Kalijaga then said, '' I'm going to call this place Salatiga, because you have to
make three mistakes "

"First, you miser, second, you guys are so arrogant, and three you have miserable people.
Hopefully this place even become a good place and crowded later ''.

5. legend Putri Tangguk,

Putri Tangguk lived together with her husband and seven children. To maintain the needs
of their family, Putri Tangguk and her husband planted rice in a small rice field, which
was only as wide as a fish trap. Although the rice field was very small, that field
produced tremendous amounts of rice. After every time they harvested rice, it
instantaneously emerged again and immediately began to ripen. They would again
harvest it, and like always, it would immediately grow up and ripen again. This would
happen continuously. Their work would continue day and night, and with their harvest
they had almost completely filled their 7 rice barns full of what they reaped. Although
they were very busy with their work, they had forgotten about other tasks that needed
attention. Putri Tangguk sometimes would forget to bathe. She also didn’t take the
opportunity to maintain friendships with her neighbors and she would also neglect her
seven children.

One evening when the children were already asleep, Putri Tangguk spoke to her husband,
which at that time was lying down on the floor.

“Husband! I’m very tired of everyday harvesting rice. I desire to manage our children and
maintain relationships with our neighbors. While in the rice fields all day, we are very
isolated.”

“Okay then, what do you want to do? asked Putri Tangguk’s husband, with in a quiet and
slow voice.
“This is what I wish to do: I want to fill the seven rice barns beside our home with rice to
have all our rice needs met for several months into the future,” replied Putri Tangguk.

“Okay then, tomorrow take all our children to the rice fields to help carry the rice back to
the barns,” he replied.

“Okay, great!” responded Putri Tangguk.

Several moments later they were all sound asleep, because they were all very tired from
working day and night for so long. During the night a heavy rain began to fall and
continued till morning. The results of the heavy rain was that the dirt path to the rice field
became very slippery.

After breakfast, Putri Tangguk, together with her husband and seven children, departed
for the rice field to harvest all the rice they could and bring it back to the 7 barns
surrounding their home. Their plan was to completely fill the barns with rice. While they
were walking toward the rice fields, Putri Tangguk slipped and fell. Her husband, that
was following immediately behind her helped her up. After getting up, Putri Tangguk
was very angry because of the muddy path.

“Stupid path!” snarled Putri Tangguk.

Being in a state of rage, and not thinking with common sense, Putri Tangguk thought,
“I’ll take the rice I harvest and spread it on the path so it won’t be slippery anymore.”

After they had harvest a tremendous amount of rice, all of it was taken and spread on the
path so it wouldn’t be slippery. They only were able to bring a small amount of rice back
to their home and place it in their barns. As she promised, Putri Tangguk didn’t ever
return to the rice field. She then began filling her daily work with weaving cloth. She
made shirts for herself, her husband, and her children. Her busyness with weaving cloth
caused her to forget about building and maintaining relationships with her neighbors and
seven children.

One day Putri Tangguk was so preoccupied with weaving cloth, from morning till
late at night, that she even forgot to cook rice for her husband and children. The seven
children then fell asleep without having eaten. After Putri Tangguk finished weaving on
that day, she also fell asleep beside her husband and children.
During the middle of the night the youngest child awoke because of his hunger pains. He
was crying and asked for some food. Fortunately Putri Tangguk was able to persuade the
child to fall asleep again. After another short duration of time other children woke up. In
turn she again persuaded them all to go back to sleep. When the oldest child woke up and
asked for food, Putri Tangguk didn’t try to persuade him to go back to sleep, she was
angry with him.

“Hey, you’re already mature! You don’t need somebody to wait on you as if you were
still a child. If you’re hungry, get some rice out of the pan and eat it. If there’s no rice in
the pan, take some out of the storage can and cook it yourself. If there isn’t any there, go
the rice barn and pound it into powder and cook it yourself!” called out Putri Tangguk to
her oldest child.

Because he was very hungry, the oldest child followed his mother’s directions, but, when
he went to the kitchen there wasn’t any rice there. There wasn’t any in the pan, nor was
there any in the storage can.

“Mother! The rice is all gone. There isn’t any in the pan or in the storage can,” said the
oldest child to his mother.

“What did you say? The rice is all gone? I remember that I had left rice in the pan the day
before. Certainly there was still rice in the storage can, because two times I’ve cooked
steamed rice and there should still be some there! A thief must have come into our home
and stole our rice” said Putri Tangguk.

“Okay then, just try to endure without food till tomorrow morning! I would be a little
embarrassed to winnow and pound rice while it is still the middle of the night. All our
neighbors will hear the noise and I don’t want to wake them out of their sleep” said Putri
Tangguk

After saying that Putri Tangguk fell back to sleep because she was very tired from having
spent the entire day weaving. The oldest child also fell back asleep.

The next morning the seven children woke with their stomachs rumbling due to the
hunger. The youngest was crying with a whimper because he wasn’t used to going
without food that long and couldn’t endure. All of the children were then asking for food.
Putri Tangguk immediately asked her husband to get some rice from the rice barn so she
could pound it. The husband, wanting to meet the needs of his family, immediately went
to a rice barn. The husband was totally shocked when he opened and looked inside the
barn. It was empty!

“Hey, where did all of our rice go?” shouted the husband.

In a panic the husband inspected all of their 7 barns, and found every one of them totally
empty. There wasn’t even a single grain of rice left to be found in any of them.

“Putri Tangguk! Come here fast!” called out the husband to his wife.

“What’s the problem?” asked Putri Tangguk, with a very worried tone in her voice.

“Look! All of our rice barns are empty. Certainly there was a thief that came and took all
of our rice,” said the husband.

Putri Tangguk just stood there with her mouth wide open in total shock. It was as if she
couldn’t believe what she was seeing.

“Yes! Last night a thief also took the rice out of our pan, as well as the rice we had in our
storage can,” added Putri Tangguk.

“But, it’s not a problem! We still have hope. Don’t we still have a rice field that produces
a bumper crop of rice?” asked Putri Tangguk.

After saying that, Putri Tangguk immediately pulled the hand of her husband and ran
toward the rice field. When they arrived at the rice field they were again filled with total
shock and amazement, because Putri Tangguk’s hope had all faded away.

“Oh my husband, all our hope is destroyed! Look at our rice field? There isn’t a single
grain of rice, nor is there a single stalk of rice in our field. It’s all overgrown with thick
grass,” said Putri Tangguk.

The husband didn’t do or say anything. He just stood there dumbfounded, full of
amazement at all that had just taken place. With great feelings of sadness, Putri Tangguk
and her husband returned home. On the walk back to their home their feet felt
increasingly heavy with every step. During their journey home, Putri Tangguk thought
deeply about her character and actions during the last several months. Before they arrived
at their home she remembered what she did when she took the rice and spread it like sand
on the muddy path, so it wouldn’t be slippery anymore.

Putri Tangguk groaned in her heart; “Oh my God! This is all my fault, and we’ve been
cursed because of what I’ve done.”

After they arrived at their home, Putri Tangguk wasn’t able to do or say anything. Her
entire body went limp. Almost the entire day she sat and contemplated what she had
done. When the evening came she had a dream of an elderly man with a long beard who
was wearing white clothing.
 “Hey Putri Tangguk! I know you have a rice field that is as wide as a fish trap, even
so, that small rice field is able to produce so much rice that you could make a mountain
out of it, even a mountain the size of Mount Kerinci. But I’m sorry, Putri Tangguk! You
are a proud and arrogant person. You thought little of the rice you harvested, which you
wastefully used as sand to spread on the muddy path between your home and your rice
field. You need to understand Putri Tangguk, that among the grains of rice you scattered
on the muddy path, there was a single black stalk. That black stalk was our king. If it
was only the other rice that you used, there wouldn’t be a problem. But, because our king
was also spread out on the muddy path, we all became angry. We will no longer come
and grow in your rice field. In the future, you and your family will suffer. To obtain your
daily food, you will to scratch, claw, and scavenge like a chicken to find enough. Your
hard labor will only produce enough food for you to be able to eat that same day. You
and your family will not be able to eat if you don’t work first. Your life will truly become
like that of a chicken; scratch, claw, and scavenge, and then you can eat,” said the elderly
white haired man with the white clothing, in Putri Tangguk’s dream.

Once Putri Tangguk woke from her sleep, she was very sad and contemplated about
all that the elderly white haired man has said. She knew that for the rest of her life,
together with her family, she would life a life of misery and experience great hardships.
She greatly regretted all that she had done, as well as regretted her pride and arrogance
when she spread the rice on the muddy path. Even with all her feelings of regret, there
wasn’t anything she could do to change her future of misery.