JOKO KENDIL

Once upon the time there was an old woman who lived alone in the jungle. Her
husband had passed away but they did have a child. She was weak in fulfill her
life. She had to find the fire wood in the jungle, then she sold them in the market to
get her food. Although she was in poor, but she never approved moreover she
worked hard in her old age. She was kind to other.

One night, the old woman slept and she dreamt. The dream told that she was hit a
moon in the afternoon, she was scared and she run away but the moon did not
leave her go. She woke up in her scary. She was worried about the meaning of her
dream. She went on getting the meaning of her dream. To lose her scary, she went
to Jungle to collect some fire wood and sold them in the market.

Getting the market, she rolled out her wood on the ground, the lucky was to her.
All was sold out. She was happy. In her way home she met a crowd people  among
a fortune teller. She was interested to know it. With her weak power, she came
closer and asked about her dream last night that she was hit a moon in the
afternoon. The fortune teller told that she would get a baby. Hearing the
explanation, she did not believe and continue to go home.

In the way home, she thought the impossibility of getting baby, she was old and
did not have a husband anymore and also she did not have much money to fulfill
her life. When getting home, she was shocked by two men in front of her door. She
asked about the aim of their arrival. They told that they gave a baby in a pack and
she could not open when they had not left her home. She denied because she did
not have much money to take care of that baby. They promised would give the
want of her while the baby was by her. they suggested her to love the baby as her
son.

After two men left the home, suddenly the old woman was shocked by baby from
the pack. His body was so strange and was not liked other baby. His body was
liked a cooking pot but his face was as same as other baby. Based on the situation,
the old woman called him, Joko Kendil. She was still silent in looking Joko Kendil.
She thought how she did fulfill their life in the other hand she was so old.
Year by year, Joko Kendil grew well and clever, it made the old woman loved him
like her own son. He used to help her in collecting the fire wood and carried them
to the market. He planted the vegetables and rice, and the harvest was so much. It
made them life in the enough of food as two men’s promise. Joko kendil was a
gardener too.

One day, when Joko Kendil took a rest after gardening, he looked a huge ship of
kingdom. He saw a beautiful princess in there. it made Joko Kendil fell in love her.
then he continued to go home and told his incident in the garden. Her mother
laughed and told that she was a princess of the Kingdom. Hearing the Joko
Kendil’s feeling made her smiled and laughed too.

One day, a kingdom held a contest about “Who could bring Lokanata Instrument
Music; he would be married with the princess of the kingdom.  Joko Kendil
listened the good news and continued to ask his mother’s permitting. His mother
was so afraid because it was impossible for him to get the winner. She forbade him
but he had strong aim so she gave permitting to him to follow it. Joko Kerdil and
her mother went to the palace to follow the contest.

Getting at the palace all the people looked at Joko Kendil’s performance, they
thought that he was so strange among them. But Joko Kendil and his mother kept
calm in that situation. They passed the gate and be allowed as one of the contest
candidates. The king asked all he candidates to show the instrument music they
had, suddenly Joko Kendil read magic spell. Charming instrument music came.
All the candidates had been tested by the king but there was no having good voice,
finally Joko Kendil carried his instrument music and played it slowly so it flew the
beautiful and soft sound. It made all the people there enjoying in hearing. The king
believed that it was Lokananta instrument music. And the king chose Joko Kendil
as the winner.

Based on the announcement, the winner would be married with the princess. It
made Joko Kendil was so happy, her mother was so happy too so she cried. All the
people and candidates gave applause. They were still surprised of Joko Kendil’s
winning. The king gave her princess to him.

The wedding of Joko Kendil and The beautiful princess came, it was so luxurious.
All the citizenry came to take a part there. All the delicious and kinds of food and
drink had been prepared by the palace. Joko Kendil and his wife sat in front of the
guests, the princess hugged him so he could not breathe and suddenly Joko Kendil
became a handsome prince. That incident made all the people was shocked.  They
lived happily

The king told that Joko Kendil was punished by his father because he broke the
regulation of the kingdom. And Joko Kendil would come back in his body when he
was hugged after getting married.