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RiaKah
aya

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Th
eSt
oryofBal
iSt
rai
t

Onceuponat i
met her
eliv
edaBr ahminbenamaSidiMant rawh
ichhadveryfamous
powers.
Sanghy
angWidyaorBat
araGurug av
eag i
ftoft
reasureandabeauti
fulwi
fe.Af
ter
sever
alyear
sofmarri
age,t
heygotaboynamedManikAngkeran.

Mani kAng kerang rewintoah ands omeandc l

everyoungman,buth el
ikedtogamble.He
oft
enl ostands ortedoutt heas setsofh i
sparent
s.Becauseitcouldnotpaythedebt,Manik
Angkeranas kedf orh elpfors omet hing.SidiMantr
af ast
edandpr ayedforthehel
poft he
gods.Suddenlyh eh eardthev oice,“Hi ,SidiMant
ra,inthecrat
erofMountAg ungther
ei sa
tr
easur etrovethatt hedragoni sBes ukihDr ag
on.Gothereandas kh i
mt h
atyouwantal i
ttl
e
tr
easur e.

SidiMant r awentt oGunungAg ungbyov ercomingal lobstac l

es.Arr
ivi
ngt here,h
es at
cros s-l
egged. Asher angth
ebel lh
er eadas pellandc al
ledt henameoft heBes ukihDrag
on.
Notl ongaf t
ert hatt h
eDr agoncameout .Af terhearingthei ntenti
onoft h
ear riv
alofSidi
Mant ra,NagaBes ukihgav
eh imgoldanddi amonds. Aft
erth ankingtheDragon,SidiMantra
exc usedh ims elf
.Allt hegoodsheg otgivent oMani kAng kerani nthehopeh ewouldnot
gambl eanymor e.Itranoutv er
yquickly
.Ag ainMani kAng keranas kedforhelp.SidiMantra
wasdi sappointedanddenied.

Af
terthat,Mani kAngkerandi dnotremai
nsilent.Hefoundoutfromwh erehisfatherg ot
thetreas
ure. Notlongafterthat,ManikAng
keranknewt hatt
hetreasurewasobt ai
nedf rom
MountAg ung.Mani kAngkeranknewt ogett
her
eh ehadtoreadas pellbutheneverlearned
aboutprayersands pel
ls.
So,h ejustbr
ough
tabel lthatwasstol
enf r
omh isfat
herwh enh is
fath
erwass leeping.
 Aft
erarr
ivi
ngatth
ec r
aterofMountAg ung,ManikAng keransoundedhisgentl
e.Hewas
scaredwhenhesawDragonBes ukih.
Af terthedragonhear
dt heintenti
onofth
ear r
ivalofManik
Angkeran,hesai
d,“
I’
llgiv
ey out h
et reas ur
ey ouaskedfor,buty ouhavetopromisetochang
e
yourbehavi
or.
Donotgambleany more. Remembert helawofkar ma.”

ManikAngker anwasamaz edt

os eethegol
d,diamonds ,andgemsinf r
ontofhim.Thenthe
evi
lintent
ionedi nh i
sheart.
Duet owantmoretreasure,t
henh ecutthetai
lofDragonBes uki
h
whenDr ag
onr eturnedtothenest.
ManikAngkeranimmediat el
yes
c apedinfear
.Butbecauseof
themiracleoft heDr agon,whenthetrac
esofMani kAngkeranwasl ic
kedbyt hedragon,he
burnedittoashes .

Seeingthedeathofh i
sson,SidiMantrabecamev erysad.Hei mmedi at
elysough
ttheNag a
Besukihandbeg gedhissontoliveag ai
n.BesukihDragongrantther equestwit
htheconditi
on
SidiMant r
awantt or est
orethet ai
lofBes ukihDragonasnor mal .Thenwiththemagic
,Si di
Mant r
amadet heDragon’st
ailbacktonormal .
AfterManikAng keranwasal i
ve,heapol
ogized
andpr omisednottorepeati
tagain.Si
diMant r
aknewt hathi
ss onwasc onvert
edbuthedecided
nottol i
vetoget
heragain.

“Youhavetos tar
tanewl i
fe,
”SidiMantras ai
d.Inthebl i
nkofaney ehevanished.Int
h e
placewherehes toodaroseas ourc
eofwat erthatgrewincreasi
ngl
ylargetobecomet hesea.
Withsupernat
uralpowers,SidiMantramadeal inethatlavi
shedhimwithhi
sson.Thi
ss tor
ythat
li
neupt heorigi
noft hestraitofBali,nowt
h eplacebecamet heBalis
trai
tthatseparatest
h e
is
landofJavawiththeisl
andofBal i.