TANGGUK PRINCESS

TANGGUK PRINCESS

Retold by Harynti Cinta Marito Siburian.

Thanks to My Parents for educating Me to get to this
point. Thank you for the support and enthusiasm that is
always given for everything I do.
Thanks to My Friends for supporting Me in everything I
want to do. What I have achieved so far is also thanks to
the help and support from all of My Friends.
And the last, thanks to My Teacher for educating and
guiding Me until now. Thank you for all the knowledge
that is taught, I can do all of this no less and more with the
help of Ma’am Devi.
 Once upon a time, there was a country called the
Land of Flowers in the District of Lake Kerinci. There
lived a woman named Princces Tangguk and her
husband and seven children. Princces Tangguk and her
husband work as farmers.
 Princes Tangguk owns a patch of rice fields planted
with rice. Surprisingly, after every harvest, the rice
always appers and is ready to be harvested again. In
fact, Princes Tangguk’s seven barns are almost full to
accommodate her harvest.
At the last harvest, Princces Tangguk took her husband
and all Her Chilldren to the fields. They load their crops
into carts. “The harvest is over. It seems that our rice
supply is sufficient for several monts,” said Princces
Tangguk. Then, they pushed the cart together. On the
way, Princces Tangguk fell and slipped.
 Her Husband who was walking behind her
immediately helped Her. Even though She was
helped, Princces Tangguk was still angry.
“Insolent street!” said Princces Tangguk.
“Okay! The rice that I harvest later I will
scatter here as a substitute for sans so it won’t be
slipper anymore,” She added.
“What are you doing? Why did you trow the rice
into the steet?”
“Mother does not trow away rice. I use this rice as a
substitute for sand. Mother spread it so that the
road is not slippery anymore,” answered Princces
Tangguk.
“Wife, idn’t that rice for us to eat? It’s not good to
wastefood,” advised Princces Tanggu’s Husband.
Princces Tangguk did not heed her Husband’s
advice. In fact, Princces Tangguk denied it.
“indifferent. Don’t we have a lot of rice? Do you
want me to fall again and break My bones?” said
Princces Tangguk as She continued to spread rice
onto the road.
After the last harvest, Princces Tangguk never
returned to the fields. She is at home caring for her
seven Chilldren.
At midnight, the youngest woke up from hunger.
She cries for food. Fortunately Princces Tangguk
was able to persuade him so that the child fell
asleep again. After some time, the other children
woke up in turns.
Finally, Princces Tangguk went to the kitchen to get
rice. What a surpise when She found the pot empty.
“why is this pot empty? Wasn’t there still some rice
left?” asked Princces Tangguk in Her heart. Because
the Youngest kept whining, Princces Tangguk
decided to cook rice. However, Princces Tangguk
was again surprised when She found the rice She
had stored in acan had also disappeared.
In the Morning Princces Tangguk was surprised to
Hear Her Husband’s screams.
“My Wife…My Wife… come here quickly,” shouted
Princces Tangguk’s Husband. “wgat’s wrong My
Husband?” asked Princces Tangguk worriedly.
“I don’t know, My Wife. The barn was empty when I
pened it,” answered Princces Tngguk’s Husband.
“What happened to me? Last night the rice and rice
were gone. Now the rice in the barn has also
disappeared,” cried Princces Tangguk.
The next morning Princces Tangguk followed Her
Husband into the fieds anxiously. Arriving at the rice
fields, Princces Tangguk’s tears grew louder because
She found that Her fiels had turned into shrubs.
Princes Tangguk cried all day. She wait for his rice
fiels to fall asleep. In Her dream, Princces Tangguk
was visited by an Grandpa dressed in white.
“Hi, Princces Tangguk. This is the fruit of your
arrogance. Do you remember when you threw us out
on the street?” askd the grandpa.
“Know, o Princces Tangguk…! Among the rice that you
have scattered there is a sprig of black rice. He is Our
King. However, because You also treated Our King like
that, We were All angry. We will not come again and
grow in Your fields. The future for You and Your Family
will be miserable. Your sustenance will only be like
chiken.
Princes Tangguk didn’t have time to say anything,
the old Man had disappeared. She woke up from
His sleep when the day began to noon. She was
very sad contemplating all the words of His
Parents who came in His dream last night. She will
live life with His Family in mistery. She deeply
regretted all His arrogant and actions by scattering
rice to cover slippery roads. However, what is the
meaning of a regret. Regret then is useless.

~THE END~