Long long ago, there was a kingdom in West Java. The kingdom was ruled by a king named His Majesty Prabu. Prabu was a kind and wise king. But it was a pity that Prabu and his queen hadn't got any children. The queen often cried. That was why Prabu went to the jungle. There he prayed to God every day, begging for a child. A few months later, the queen got pregnant. Nine months later, a princess was born. Prabu and Queen loved their beautiful daughter so much. They gave whatever she wanted. It made Princess turn into a very spoiled girl. One day, the princess celebrated her 17th birthday party. Many people gathered in the palace. Then, Prabu took out a necklace which was made from gold and jewel. "My beloved daughter, today I give you this necklace. Please, wear this necklace," said Prabu. Telaga warna "I don't want to wear it! It's ugly!" shouted the princess. Then she threw the necklace. The beautiful necklace was broken. The gold and jewels were spread out on the floor. Everybody couldn't say anything. They never thought that their beloved princess would do that cruel thing. In their silence, people heard the queen crying. Every woman felt sad and began crying, too. Then, everybody was crying. Then, there was a miracle. Earth was crying. Suddenly, from the underground, a spring emerged. It made a pool of water. Soon, the place became a big lake. The lake finally sank the kingdom. Nowadays, people called the lake "Telaga Warna". It means "Lake of Color". On a bright day, the lake is full of color. These colors come from shadows of forest, plants, flowers, and sky around the lake. But some people said that the colors are from the princess's necklace, which spreads at the bottom of the lake.
TheLegend of Telaga Warna Long time ago, there was a kingdom in West Java. The kingdom was ruled by a king named Prabu. He was a kind and wise king. But it was a pity that Prabu and his queen hadn't got any children. The queen often cried. That was why Prabu went to the jungle. There he prayed to God every day, begging for a child. "Oh My God.
Lanjut ke konten TELAGA WARNA Color Lake folktale from West Java retold by Ilham Saputra The king of a famous kingdom in Cipanas, West Java, is very wise man. He has a beautiful daughter. The king and queen love their daughter so all their love is not enough for the princess. Even though they give her everything, she is not happy. All the jewelries that they have are not enough for her. She is not satisfied with her gorgeous look either. The princess then has an idea. She plans to put all the jewelries that they have in every single hair in her head. She wants to be the most beautiful girl in the the princess goes to see her mother and father and tell them about her plan. She is very sure they will not say no. The king is surprised to hear about his daughter plan. He tries to convince her that her plan is not proper. “My Daughter, the beauty of a princess is not measured by her clothes or by the jewelry she is wearing, but by her attitude. It’s not that we don’t love you, but what will people think if you go through with your plan?” said the king. The princess is shocked to hear that. So she runs to her room to get her jewelry box. Then she returns to her parents. She screams “You are so miserly. Here, I am returning the every single jewelry you ever gave me.” She throes her jewelry box to her father. The wise king is outraged seeing his daughter did. “You are ungrateful daughter!” Suddenly, the floor of the palace erupts and water pours out from the crack. In a matter of second the palace if flooded, drowning the ungrateful princess and her jewelry. The palace then replace by a lake. The lake always reflects multiple colors to its surrounding. Some say the colors come from the princess’s jewelry. The lake is known as Telaga Warna that means colorful lake.storytelling#shortstory#legendSilvi Anggraini196111056English Literature 4 BIAIN SURAKARTA
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TheLegend of Telaga Warna Long ago there was a kingdom in West Java. The kingdom was ruled by a king called Prabu. Prabu was a kind and wise king, and there was no hunger in his kingdom. But Prabu and his queen didn't have any children. It made them very, very sad. Then one day Prabu went into the jungle. There he prayed to his god for a
UnderPrabu's leadership, the kingdom grew into a prosperous kingdom. There's no hunger in the kingdom. Everybody in the kingdom loved their king. But, there's one problem. The king and his queen hadn't got any children. It made the couple very sad. That was why Prabu decided to go to the jungle. There, he meditated and prayed to God..