The Lazy Uder Folklore from Central

The Lazy Uder

Folklore from Central Kalimantan


He always woke up in the afternoon. Then he went fishing on the river until evening. Uder never helped his wife. That’s why she always worked alone in the field. She never gave up giving him advice. But, Uder never listened to his wife. On one afternoon, Uder went fishing. He took some worms as bait. On the way to the river, he met his neighbor. “Hey Uder, where are you going?” “I’m going fishing,” said Uder. “What do you have for the bait?” “Some worms,” answered Uder. Then he continued walking. Then he met another neighbour. Again, the neighbour asked where Uder was going and what he had for the bait. Uder answered. After that, he met another neighbour. He also asked the same question. Uder was tired of answering. He was upset. So he decided to ignore everyone. While he was walking very fast, he met a group of monkeys. They could talk like humans. “Hey Uder, are you going fishing?” asked one of the monkeys. “Yes, I am.” “What do you have for the bait?” Uder was still upset with all those same questions. This time he could not take it anymore. “I’m going to use your mother for the bait!” said Uder. “Hey! Don’t make fun with my mother!” Those monkeys were angry. They took Uder. Then they tied him in a big tree. “ Please forgive me. I did not mean to make fun with your mother. I was just upset with all those questions my neighbours had asked me?” explained Uder. “Okay, we forgive you. We will free you, if you can tell us a place where we can eat fruits. We are hungry.” “Go across the river. There you can see a very big rambutan tree. You can eat those rambutans until all of you are full.” Then the monkeys freed him. Uder then ran as fast as he could. After he arrived home, he apologized to his wife and promised to be a good husband. ***





The Legend of Pesut Mahakam

Folklore from East Kalimantan



A long time ago, there was a village in East Kalimantan. The village was near the Mahakam River. The villagers always worked hard. Although they were poor, they were very happy. They also helped each other. In the village, there was a rich family. The head of the family was Pak Pesut. Everybody knew Pak Pesut. He was known not because of his wealth, but because his stinginess. He did not like to help others. His family always ignored people. That’s why Pak Pesut’s family always lived alone and never mingled with others. It was a very long dry season. All the rice fields could not get water properly. The villagers could not harvest the rice. Therefore, all villagers were planning to leave their village and find other place to stay. Then they sent some young men to look for a place that had enough water for their rice fields. After several weeks looked for a new place, finally those young men arrived. They brought good news. There was a waterfall and it was enough to water their rice fields. Later, all the villagers rushed to the new place. Some villagers went to Pak Pesut’s house to inform about the waterfall. Although Pak Pesut was stingy, the villagers did not hate him.“I’m not going with you! I will stay here. I have enough rice for my family. We will survive!” said Pak Pesut arrogantly. The villagers knew it was useless to ask Pak Pesut to join them. So, they all left him and his family alone in the village. When they arrived at the new place, they all were very happy. They had enough water from the waterfall. In the mean time, Pak Pesut and his family were beginning to worry. Their rice slowly was gone. Soon they would not have enough rice to eat. It was in the morning when Pak Pesut’s wife was cooking their last portion of rice. Suddenly, someone knocked the door. A beggar came to his house. “Go out! I don’t have enough rice,” said Pak Pesut. He was lying. “Please mercy me. I’m so hungry. Give me a little rice please,” asked the beggar. Pak Pesut immediately asked his family to eat the rice. He was worried the beggar would enter his house and stole the rice. “But the rice is still in the cooking pot. Mother is still cooking it. If we eat the rice, it will be very hot,” said his son.“I don’t care! If you all don’t eat now, you will never eat again,” said Pak Pesut. Later, Pak Pesut and his family ate the rice. It was very hot. They needed water to drink. They rushed to Mahakam River. It was so hot that they finally jumped to the river. The beggar saw the incident. He then prayed to God. Amazingly, Pak Pesut family slowly changed into fish. The fish looked like dolphin. Since then, everybody named the fish as Pesut fish. ***





The Legend of Surabaya

Folklore from East Java



A long time ago in East Java there were two strong animals, Sura and Baya. Sura was a shark and Baya was a crocodile. They lived in a sea. Actually, they were friends. But when they were hungry, they were very greedy. They did not want to share their food. They would fight for it and never stop fighting until one of them gave up. It was a very hot day. Sura and Baya were looking for some food. Suddenly, Baya saw a goat. “Yummy, this is my lunch,” said Baya.“No way! This is my lunch. You are greedy! I had not eaten for two days!” said Sura. Then Sura and Baya fought again. After several hours, they were very tired. Sura had a plan to stop their bad behavior. “I’m tired of fighting, Baya,” said Sura. “Me too. What should we do to stop fighting? Do you have any idea?” asked Baya. “Yes, I do. Let’s share our territory. I live in the water, so I look for food in the sea. And you live on the land, right? So, you look for the food also on the land. The border is the beach, so we will never meet again. Do you agree?” asked Sura. “Hmm... let me think about it. OK, I agree. From today, I will never go to the sea again. My place is on the land,” said Baya. Then they both lived in the different places. But one day, Sura went to the land and looked for some food in the river. He was very hungry and there was not much food in the sea. Baya was very angry when he knew that Sura broke the promise. “Hey, what are you doing here? This is my place. Your place is in the sea!” “But, there is water in the river, right? So, this is also my place!” said Sura. Then Sura and Baya fought again. They both hit each other. Sura bit Baya's tail. Baya did the same thing to Sura. He bit very hard until Sura finally gave up. He went back to the sea. Baya was very happy. He had his place again. The place where they were fighting was a mess. Blood was everywhere. People then always talked about the fight between Sura and Baya. They then named the place of the fight as Surabaya, it’s from Sura the shark and Baya the crocodile. People also put their fight as the symbol of Surabaya city. ***





A Loyal Farmer

Folklore from Bali



A long time ago, there was a small village in Bali. The villagers were farmers they were very happy. Gods gave them fertile land. They always had great harvest. There were no poor family in that village. One day, a young man came to the village. He came from a very far place.
He went to the richest farmer in the village. The richest farmer's name was Jero Pasek.
"My name is I Tundung. I came here to work, Sir. I promise I will work hard."
"Hmm...Okay, I will let you work in my rice field. But remember, I will ask you to leave if you are lazy." said Jero Pasek. I Tudung was very happy. He did not want to disappoint Jero pasek, his master. He worked diligently. Jero Pasek was very grateful. The harvest was much better. Besides cultivating, I Tundung also look care of the animals, such as chickens, ducks, goats and cows. The number of the animals also increased. Jero Pasek become richer. Jero pasek planned to ask I Tundung to cultivate his field in Kangin Hill. Unlike the land in the village, the land in Kangin Hill was not fertile. However, I Tundung accepted it very happy. He felt that Jero Pasek had already trusted him. He wanted to repay his trust by giving him great harvest.
The land in the hill was arid. It was very dry. However, I Tundung was never gave up. There was a small spring. I Tundung made irrigation. He used the water in the spring and flew it through the irrigation.
It worked! The land was not dry anymore. The plants grew very well. And again they had great harvest. Now the whole hills are green, thanks to I Tundung. Unfortunately, their happiness did not last long. A thief stole the harvest and the animals. Sadly, I Tundung was never able to catch the thief. The harvest and the animals kept on missing, Jero Pasek was angry. "I'm very disappointed in you. I have lost a lot of harvest and animals!" I Tundung was sad. He went to a temple to pray. While he was meditating, he heard a voice. "I know your promlem and I can help you."
"Thank you. I'm willing to do anything as long as I can protect my master's harvest and animals." said I Tundung. "I will change you into a big black snake. You will live in the hill and you can protect the harvest and the animals."I Tundung agreed. He did not want to make his master disappointed and angry at him. Slowly, he changed into a big black snake. Meanwhile, Joko Pasek was looking for I Tundung. And when he arrived at his field, he saw abig black snake. He was so surprised when the snake was able to talk! "Don't be afraid, Sir. It's me, I Tundung. From now on, I will always protect your harvest and your animals."Jero Pasek was very sad. He never meant to ask I Tundung to do anything. But it was to late.***





Mak Isun Kayo

Folklore from West Sumatra




ONCE upon a time in Payakumbuh, West Sumatra lived a young man named Mak Isun. He was a diligent farmer. Mak Isun always thought of how he could be richer. One day, while he was at the rice field, a man passed by. His name was Pak Sole. He brought a monkey. Me was a monkey tamer. He made money by doing peoples order to pick up the coconuts. He did not have to climb the coconut trees. He always asked his monkey to

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The Lazy Uder Folklore from Central Kalimantan He always woke up in the afternoon. Then he went fishing on the river until evening. Uder never helped his wife. That's why she always worked alone in the field. She never Gave up giving him advice. But, Uder never listened to his wife. On one afternoon, Uder went fishing. He took some worms as temple. On the way to the river, he met his neighbor. "Hey Uder, where are you going?" "I'm going fishing," said Uder. "What do you have for the temple?" "Some worms," ​​answered the Uder. Then he continued walking. Then he met another neighbor. Again, the neighbor asked where Uder was going and what he had for the temple. Uder answered. After that, he met another neighbor. Also he asked the same question. Uder was tired of answering. He was upset. So he Decided to ignore everyone. While he was walking very fast, he met a group of monkeys. They could talk like humans. "Uder Hey, are you going fishing?" Asked one of the monkeys. "Yes, I am." "What do you have for the temple?" Uder was still upset with all Reviews those same questions. This time he could not take it anymore. "I'm going to use your mother for the temple!" Said Uder. "Hey! Do not make fun with my mother! "Those monkeys were angry. They took Uder. Then they tied him in a big tree. "Please forgive me. I did not mean to make-fun with your mother. I was just upset with all Reviews those questions my neighbors had asked me? "Explained Uder. "Okay, we forgive you. We will free you, if you can tell us a place where we can eat fruits. We are hungry. "" Go across the river. There you can see a very big rambutan tree. Reviews those rambutans you can eat until all of you are full. "Then the monkeys freed him. Uder then ran as fast as he could. After he arrived home, he apologized to his wife and promised to be a good husband. *** The Legend of the dolphins Folklore from East Kalimantan A long time ago, there was a village in East Kalimantan. The village was near the Mahakam River. The villagers always worked hard. Although they were poor, they were very happy. Also they helped each other. In the village, there was a rich family. The head of the family was Mr. porpoises. Everybody Knew Mr. porpoises. He was known not because of his wealth, but Because his stinginess. He did not like to help others. His family always ignored people. That's why Mr. porpoises's family always lived alone and never mingled with others. It was a very long dry season. All the rice fields could not get water properly. The villagers could not harvest the rice. Therefore, all villagers were planning to leave Reviews their village and find other place to stay. Then they sent some young men to look for a place that had enough water for Reviews their rice fields. After Several weeks looked for a new place, finally arrived Reviews those young men. They brought good news. There was a waterfall and it was enough to water Reviews their rice fields. Later, all the villagers rushed to the new place. Some villagers went to Mr. porpoises's house to inform about the waterfall. Although Mr. porpoises was Stingy, the villagers did not hate him. "I'm not going with you! I will stay here. I have enough rice for my family. We will survive! "Said Mr. porpoises arrogantly. The villagers knew it was useless to ask Mr. porpoises to join them. So, they all left him and his family alone in the village. When they arrived at the new place, they all were very happy. They had enough water from the waterfall. In the mean time, Mr. porpoises and his family were beginning to worry. Their rice was gone slowly. Soon they would not have enough rice to eat. It was in the morning when Mr. porpoises's wife was cooking Reviews their last portion of rice. Suddenly, someone knocked the door. A beggar Came to his house. "Go out! I do not have enough rice, "said Mr. porpoises. He was lying. "Please mercy me. I'm so hungry. Give me a little rice please, "asked the beggar. Immediately porpoises Pak asked his family to eat the rice. He was worried the beggar would enter his house and stole the rice. "But the rice is still in the cooking pot. Mother is still cooking it. If we eat the rice, it will be very hot, "said his son." I do not care! If you all do not eat now, you will never eat again, "said Mr. porpoises. Later, Mr. porpoises and his family ate the rice. It was very hot. They needed water to drink. They rushed to the Mahakam River. It was so hot that they finally jumped to the river. The beggar of saw the incident. He then prayed to God. Amazingly, Mr. porpoises family slowly changed into fish. The fish looked like a dolphin. Since then, everybody named the fish as fish porpoises. *** The Legend of Surabaya Folklore from East Java A long time ago in East Java there were two strong animals, Sura and Baya. Sura was a shark and Baya was a crocodile. They lived in a sea. Actually, they were friends. But when they were hungry, they were very greedy. They did not want to share their food. They would fight for it and never stop fighting until one of them Gave up. It was a very hot day. Sura and Baya were looking for some food. Suddenly, Baya PBUH a goat. "Yummy, this is my lunch," said Baya. "No way! This is my lunch. You are greedy! I had not eaten for two days! "Said Sura. Then Sura and Baya Fought again. Several hours after, they were very tired. Sura had a plan to stop Reviews their bad behavior. "I'm tired of fighting, Baya," said Sura. "Me too. What should we do to stop fighting? Do you have any idea? "Asked Baya. "Yes, I do. Let's share our territory. I live in the water, so I look for food in the sea. And you live on the land, right? So, you look for the food Also on the land. The border is the beach, so we will never meet again. Do you agree? "Asked Sura. "Hmm ... let me think about it. OK, I agree. From today, I will never go to sea again. My place is on the land, "said Baya. Then they both lived in the different places. But one day, Sura went to the land and looked for some food in the river. He was very hungry and there was not much food in the sea. Baya was very angry when he Knew that Sura broke the promise. "Hey, what are you doing here? This is my place. Your place is in the sea! "" But, there is water in the river, right? So, this IS ALSO my place! "Said Sura. Then Sura and Baya Fought again. They both hit each other. Sura Baya's tail bits. Baya did the same thing to Sura. He bit very hard until Sura finally Gave up. He went back to the sea. Baya was very happy. He had his place again. The place where they were fighting was a mess. Blood was everywhere. People then always talked about the fight between Sura and Baya. They then named the place of the fight as Surabaya, it's from Sura the shark and Baya crocodile. People also put Reviews their fight as the symbol of Surabaya city. *** A Loyal Farmer Folklore from Bali A long time ago, there was a small village in Bali. The villagers were farmers they were very happy. Gods Gave Them fertile land. They always had great harvest. There were no poor family in that village. One day, a young man Came to the village. He Came from a very far place. He went to the richest farmer in the village. The richest farmer's name was Jero Pasek. "My name is I tundung. I Came here to work, sir. I promise I will work hard." "Hmm ... Okay, I will let you work in my rice field. But remember , I will ask you to leave if you are lazy. " Jero Pasek said. I was very happy hood. He did not want to disappoint Jero Pasek, his master. He worked Diligently. Jero Pasek was very grateful. The harvest was much better. Cultivating Besides, I tundung Also look care of the animals, such as chickens, ducks, goats and cows. The number of the animals Also Increased. Jero Pasek Become richer. Jero Pasek I planned to ask his tundung to Cultivate field in Kangin Hill. Unlike the land in the village, the land in Kangin Hill was not fertile. However, I tundung accepted it very happy. He felt that Jero Pasek had already trusted him. He wanted to repay his trust by giving him great harvest. The land in the hill was arid. It was very dry. However, I was never Gave up tundung. There was a small spring. I tundung made ​​irrigation. He used the water in the spring and flew it through the irrigation. It worked! The land was not dry anymore. The plants Grew very well. And again they had great harvest. Now the whole hills are green, thanks to I tundung. Unfortunately, Reviews their happiness did not last long. A thief stole the harvest and the animals. Sadly, I tundung was never Able to catch the thief. The harvest and the animals kept on missing, Jero Pasek was angry. "I'm very disappointed in you. I have lost a lot of harvest and animals!" I tundung was sad. He went to a temple to pray. While he was meditating, he heard a voice. "I know your promlem and I can help you." "Thank you. I'm willing to do anything as long as I can protect my master's harvest and animals." said I tundung. "I will change you into a big black snake. You will live in the hill and you can protect the harvest and the animals." I tundung agreed. He did not want to the make his master disappointed and angry at him. Slowly, he changed into a big black snake. Meanwhile, Joko Pasek was looking for I tundung. And when he arrived at his field, he PBUH abig black snake. He was so surprised when the snake was Able to talk! "Do not be afraid, sir. It's me, I tundung. From now on, I will always protect your harvest and your animals." Jero Pasek was very sad. He never meant to ask I tundung to do anything. But it was to late. *** Mak ISUN Kayo Folklore from West Sumatra ONCE upon a time in Payakumbuh, West Sumatra lived a young man named Mak ISUN. He was a diligent farmer. Mak ISUN always thought of how he could be richer. One day, while he was at the rice field, a man passed by. His name was Mr. Sole. He brought a monkey. Me was a monkey tamer. He made ​​money by doing peoples order to pick up the coconuts. He did not have to climb the coconut trees. He always asked his monkey to