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A Farmer and a Hedgehog Statue

Folklore from West Kalimantan




IT was a very hot day. A farmer was working on his field. He was there for several hours. He was very tired and wanted to get some rest. Just before he found a nice place to rest, he saw something very shiny. He came to the shiny object and took it. It was a hedgehog statue. It was very beautiful. Its eyes were made of diamond. Those were the shiny objects he saw. The farmer then brought the statue home. He wanted to show it to his wife. His wife was so happy. They were so poor and planned to sell the statue. At night, the farmer had a dream. A giant hedgehog came to him. He said, “Please let me stay in your home. As a return, I will give you everything you want. Just caress the statue’s head and say the prayer. There are two kinds of prayers, one is to start your wish and the second is to stop your wish. Now memorize the prayers.” The farmer told his wife about his dream. They really wanted to prove it. The farmer slowly caressed the statue's head. He said the prayer and asked for rice. Suddenly, a magic thing happened. Rice came out of the mouth of the statue. The rice kept on coming out from the statue's mouth. The farmer immediately said the prayer to stop it. It worked! The rice then stopped coming out from the statue's mouth. Now the farmer mentioned other things, they were jewellery and other stuffs they needed. In just a moment, the farmer and his wife became very rich. They then shared their materials with the neighbours. There was one neighbour who was very jealous. He was actually a thief! He wanted to know how the poor farmers became rich. After the thief found out, he stole the magic hedgehog statue. He immediately took it and ran away. He was very tired from running and was very thirsty. He wanted to get some water from the statue. He said the prayer. His wish came true. Water came out of the statue’s mouth. The thief was so happy. He drank and drank the water. He wanted to stop drinking but he did not know how to stop the water. He forgot the prayer to stop the wish. Water kept on coming out. He did not know what to do. He was really panic. He asked for help. People who saw the incident were really scared. They ran away to avoid the water. More and more water surrounded him. Slowly, it became a small pond. Water flowed on the ground. It became a river. People then named the river as Hedgehog River or Sungai Landak. ***




Ki Semar and Slamet Mountain

Folklore from Central Java








A long time ago, Slamet Mountain was very high. It was so high that it could reach the sky. People heard that they could take the stars if they were on top of the mountain. But no one dared to go there. The people were afraid that the gods in heaven would be angry if people took the stars. However, the beauty of the stars made some monkeys dared to go to the top of the mountain. Led by their king, they went there and took some stars. Then, the sky became dark at night. People were sad and the gods were angry! Batara Guru was the leader of the gods. He held a meeting. He invited Batara Narada, Batara Brama, Batara Bayu, and others. Batara Narada had an idea how to stop the monkeys. They would ask Ki Semar to help them.
Ki Semar was actually one of the gods. He was even older than Batara Guru. But Ki Semar did not live in heaven. He lived on earth with his children, Gareng, Petruk, and Bagong. Ki Semar had a great supernatural power. He could cut the top of the mountain easily. But first, he wanted to give a lesson to the naughty monkeys. They had to be punished for stealing the stars. He then set a plan with his children to trap the monkeys. Gareng then went to the top of the mountain. He had to attract the monkeys to go down by giving them some bananas. It worked! The monkeys followed Gareng. After the monkeys left the top of the mountain, Ki Semar immediately cut the top of the mountain. He threw the biggest part to Cirebon. It became Ceremai Mountain and the small parts became small mountains, like Clirit Mountain, Tapak Mountain, and others.
After the monkeys left the mountain and followed Gareng, Petruk was ready with some hot water. He planned to pour the hot water over the monkeys. He waited and waited but the monkeys never came to him. He did not know that while the monkeys chased Gareng, they met a giant dragon. The monkeys had a fight with the dragon. It was so terrible that both the monkeys and the dragon finally died. Because of tired waiting for the monkeys, Petruk then left the place. He did not bring his hot water and left it there. People then named the place where Petruk left his hot water as Guci. It is about 50 kilometers from Tegal, Central Java. It is famous for its hot water.***






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Joko Panjer and Lara Inten

Folklore from East Java



"JOKO Panjer, take the cows home. It’s late and going to rain soon." “Yes, father. I’m going home now. The cows are also full.” The boy, Joko Panjer, was a shepherd. Everyday his father always asked him to take the cows to the field to eat some grass. Joko Panjer was a nice and diligent boy. He always obeyed and helped his poor parents. One day, while Joko was busy looking after the cows, a little girl came to him. “Hello, young girl. What’s your name? And what are you doing here? Where do you live?” Joko gave her some questions. He was surprised to see a little girl on the field. He felt that the girl was not from his neighbourhood. She dressed beautifully.
“My name is Lara Inten. May I be your friend? I don’t have a friend to play,” said the little girl.
“I’m Joko Panjer. Lara Inten, where do you live? Where are you from?” “If I tell you, you don’t want to play with me. So, may I be your friend?” Actually, Joko was also lonely on the field. Everyday he did not have a friend to talk and play together. All of his friends were in the village. Since then, Lara Inten and Joko were friends. They always had a good time on the field. Sometimes, they played hide and seek and other times they just sang some songs. They were happy! In one afternoon, while Joko and Lara were playing, suddenly some men came to them. Those men were soldiers from the kingdom. “Princess Lara, here you are. Now we know why you always disappear in the palace. Please come back with us, the king and the queen are waiting for you.” “You are a princess? Why didn’t you tell me?” asked Joko to Lara. “Joko, I already told you. If you know who I am, you don’t want to play with me. I want you to be my friend, because I am lonely.” Lara Inten then returned back to the palace. She talked to her parents about Joko. The king and the queen then decided to ask Joko and his family to stay in the palace. Now everyday, Joko and Lara could play together. Joko’s parents were very happy. Now the family were not poor anymore. ***




Kelingking

Folklore from Bangka Belitung







A long time ago in Bangka Belitung lived a husband and a wife. They were poor and they did not have any children yet. Days and nights they prayed to God. They really wanted to have a child.
“God, please give us a child, even though he is only as big as a little finger,” prayed the husband.
Their dream came true! The wife was pregnant. However they were surprised when they saw the baby. He was so small. He was as big as a little finger. “You prayed to God to give us a child, although he is as big as a little finger right? Be thankful to God. Let’s love him. How will you name him then?” asked the wife. “You are right. We have to be grateful. Well, I will name him Kelingking,” said the husband. Kelingking means little finger. Time passed by and Kelingking did not grow much. His body was still physically small compared to other kids.
Though he was so small, Kelingking ate like adults. He ate much food. And that made his parents really worried. They were poor and sometimes they could not eat because they had to give their food to Kelingking. “I cannot hold it anymore. I want to put Kelingking in the jungle. Let him live there. I think he can survive,” said the father. In the morning, Kelingking and his father went to the jungle. When they arrived, the father asked Kelingking to cut down a very big tree.
When Kelingking was busy cutting down the tree, his father silently went home.
The father thought that Kelingking could not cut down the big tree. The father was sure that
Kelingking would be lost in the jungle. But he was wrong! In the morning Kelingking suddenly showed up in front of the house. And he brought the big tree also!
“Father, where do you want me to put this big tree?” asked Kelingking. The father was surprised. He asked Kelingking to put the tree in the backyard. Kelingking then went inside the house. As always he ate all the food and that made his father got angry. He then had another idea. “Kelingking, let’s go to the mountain. I need a big stone from there.”
Kelingking was an obedient kid. He followed his father to go to the mountain. When they rrived, his father pointed a big stone. The stone was as big as their house!
“I want you to bring that big stone to our house,” asked the father. When Kelingking was trying to bring the stone, the father immediately ran home. At night, when the father was sleeping , suddenly he heard Kelingking’s voice. “Father, I’m home. Where do you want me to put this big stone?”
This time Kelingking’s father realized his mistake. It was true that Kelingking’s body was small and he ate much food. But he was a nice kid and he had great power. With that power, they could get a job and had a lot of money. The father then apologized to Kelingking. Since then they always worked together. ***































Nyi Banjarsari

Folklore from Banten


It was a rainy season. The villagers were happy, most of them were farmers. Rain would water their rice field and soon they would harvest their rice. Pak Bong was one of the farme

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A Farmer and a Hedgehog StatueFolklore from West KalimantanIT was a very hot day. A farmer was working on his field. He was there for several hours. He was very tired and wanted to get some rest. Just before he found a nice place to rest, he saw something very shiny. He came to the shiny object and took it. It was a hedgehog statue. It was very beautiful. Its eyes were made of diamond. Those were the shiny objects he saw. The farmer then brought the statue home. He wanted to show it to his wife. His wife was so happy. They were so poor and planned to sell the statue. At night, the farmer had a dream. A giant hedgehog came to him. He said, “Please let me stay in your home. As a return, I will give you everything you want. Just caress the statue’s head and say the prayer. There are two kinds of prayers, one is to start your wish and the second is to stop your wish. Now memorize the prayers.” The farmer told his wife about his dream. They really wanted to prove it. The farmer slowly caressed the statue's head. He said the prayer and asked for rice. Suddenly, a magic thing happened. Rice came out of the mouth of the statue. The rice kept on coming out from the statue's mouth. The farmer immediately said the prayer to stop it. It worked! The rice then stopped coming out from the statue's mouth. Now the farmer mentioned other things, they were jewellery and other stuffs they needed. In just a moment, the farmer and his wife became very rich. They then shared their materials with the neighbours. There was one neighbour who was very jealous. He was actually a thief! He wanted to know how the poor farmers became rich. After the thief found out, he stole the magic hedgehog statue. He immediately took it and ran away. He was very tired from running and was very thirsty. He wanted to get some water from the statue. He said the prayer. His wish came true. Water came out of the statue’s mouth. The thief was so happy. He drank and drank the water. He wanted to stop drinking but he did not know how to stop the water. He forgot the prayer to stop the wish. Water kept on coming out. He did not know what to do. He was really panic. He asked for help. People who saw the incident were really scared. They ran away to avoid the water. More and more water surrounded him. Slowly, it became a small pond. Water flowed on the ground. It became a river. People then named the river as Hedgehog River or Sungai Landak. ***Ki Semar and Slamet Mountain Folklore from Central Java A long time ago, Slamet Mountain was very high. It was so high that it could reach the sky. People heard that they could take the stars if they were on top of the mountain. But no one dared to go there. The people were afraid that the gods in heaven would be angry if people took the stars. However, the beauty of the stars made some monkeys dared to go to the top of the mountain. Led by their king, they went there and took some of its stars. Then, the sky became dark at night. People were sad and the gods were angry! Bathala was the leader of the gods. He held a meeting. He invited Batara Narada, Batara Brama, Batara Bayu, and others. Batara Narada had an idea how to stop the monkeys. They would ask Ki Semar to help them.Ki Semar was actually one of the gods. He was even older than Bathala. But Ki Semar did not live in heaven. He are short-lived on earth with his children, Gareng, Petruk, and Bagong. Ki Semar had a great supernatural power. He could cut the top of the mountain easily. But first, he wanted to give a lesson to the naughty monkeys. They had to be punished for stealing the stars. He then set a plan with his children to trap the monkeys. Metro then went to the top of the mountain. He had to attract the monkeys to go down by giving them some bananas. It worked! The monkeys followed Gareng. After the monkeys left the top of the mountain, Ki Semar immediately cut the top of the mountain. He threw the biggest part to Cirebon. It became Cereme Mountain and the small parts became small mountains like Clirit Mountain, site of the Mountain, and others.After the monkeys left the mountain and followed Gareng, Petruk was ready with some hot water. He planned to pour the hot water over the monkeys. He waited and waited but the monkeys never came to him. He did not know that while the monkeys chased Gareng, they met a giant dragon. The monkeys had a fight with the dragon. It was so terrible that both the monkeys and the dragon finally died. Because of tired waiting for the monkeys, Petruk then left the place. He did not bring his hot water and left it there. Browse then named the place where Petruk left his us hot water Urn. It is about 50 kilometers from Tegal, Central Java. It is famous for its hot water. ** the *Top of FormBottom of Form Joko Panjer and Lara Inten Folklore from East Java"JOKO Panjer, take the cows home. It's late and going to rain soon. " "Yes, father. I'm going home now. The cows are also full. " The boy, Joko Panjer, was a shepherd. Everyday his father always asked him to take the cows to the field to eat some grass. He will be returned to was a nice and diligent boy. He always obeyed and helped his poor parents. One day, while He was busy looking after the cows, a little girl came to him. "Hello, young girl. What's your name? And what are you doing here? Where do you live? " He gave her some questions. He was surprised to see a little girl on the field. He felt that the girl was not from his neighbourhood. She dressed beautifully."My name is Lara Inten. May I be your friend? I don't have a friend to play, "said the little girl."I'm Joko will be returned. Lara Inten, where do you live? Where are you from? " "If I tell you, you don't want to play with me. So, may I be your friend? " Actually, He was also lonely on the field. Everyday he did not have a friend to talk and play together. All of his friends were in the village. Since then, Lara Inten and Johnson were friends. They always had a good time on the field. Sometimes, they played hide and seek and other times they just sang some songs. They were happy! In one afternoon, while He and Lara were playing, suddenly some men came to them. Those men were soldiers from the kingdom. "Princess Lara, here you are. Now we know why you always disappear in the palace. Please come back with us, the king and the queen are waiting for you. " "You are a princess? Why didn't you tell me? "asked Anwar to Lara. "Unfortunately, I already told you. If you know who I am, you don't want to play with me. I want you to be my friend, because I am lonely. " Lara Inten then returned back to the palace. She talked to her parents about Joko. The king and the queen then decided to ask Joko and his family to stay in the palace. Now everyday, He and Lara could play together. Joko's parents were very happy. Now the family were not poor anymore. *** Pinkie Folklore from Bangka BelitungA long time ago in Bangka Belitung short-lived a husband and a wife. They were poor and they did not have any children yet. Days and nights they prayed to God. They really wanted to have a child."God, please give us a child, even though he is only as big as a little finger," prayed the husband.Their dream came true! The wife was pregnant. However they were surprised when they saw the baby. He was so small. He was as big as a little finger. "You prayed to God to give us a child, although he is as big as a little finger right? Be thankful to God. Let's love him. How will you name him then? "asked the wife. "You are right. We have to be grateful. Well, I will name him Pinkie, "said the husband. Pinkie means little finger. Time just passed by and Pinkie did not grow much. His body was still physically small compared to other kids.Though he was so small, Pinkie ate like adults. He ate much food. And that made his parents really worried. They were poor and sometimes they could not eat because they had to give their food to Pinkie. "I can't hold it anymore. I want to put Pinkie in the jungle. Let him live there. I think he can survive, "said the father. In the morning, Pinkie and his father went to the jungle. When they arrived, the father asked Pinkie to cut down a very big tree.When Pinkie was busy cutting down the tree, his father silently went home.The father thought that Pinkie could not cut down the big tree. The father was sure thatPinkie would be lost in the jungle. But he was wrong! Pinkie in the morning suddenly showed up in front of the house. And he brought the big tree also!"Father, where do you want me to put this big tree?" asked Pinkie. The father was surprised. He asked Little to put the tree in the backyard. Pinkie then went inside the house. As always he ate all the food and that made his father got angry. He then had another idea. "Pinkie, let's go to the mountain. I need a big stone from there. "Pinkie was an obedient kid. He followed his father to go to the mountain. When they rrived, his father pointed a big stone. The stone was as big as their house!"I want you to bring that big stone to our house," asked the father. When Little was trying to bring the stone, the father immediately ran home. At night, when the father was sleeping, he suddenly heard Kelingking's voice. "Father, I'm home. Where do you want me to put this big stone? "Kelingking's this time father realized his mistake. It was true that Kelingking's body was small and he ate much food. But he was a nice kid and he had great power. With that power, they could get a job and had a lot of money. The father then apologized to Pinkie. Since then they always worked together. *** Nyi Banjarsari Folklore from BantenIt was a rainy season. The villagers were happy, most of them were farmers. Rain would water their rice field and soon they would harvest their rice. Pak Bong was one of the farme