DAE LA MINGGA (Folklore from Nusa Tenggara Barat - USA)

There was a very beautiful Princess in Sanggar Kingdom. Her name was Dae La Mingga. The king and the queen loved her very much. The people also really loved her. Dae La Mingga was not only a beautiful princess, but also a very kind girl. She liked to help other people.Dae La Mingga was very popular....

MAJALENGKA (Folklore from West Java - Japan)

Ratu Ayu Panyidagan was the queen of Panyidagan Kingdom. The queen was beautiful and wise. She led the country peacefully. Many men from other kingdoms fell in love with her. However the queen was not interested in them. Actually the queen was restless. She wanted to get married and have a babby son....

PANJI KELARAS (Folklore from Banten - Australia)

Once upon a time, there was a king. he is very rich and had great power. However he was not happy. His only child, the prince, was not a good son. The prince had bad attitudes.He liked to do cockfighting and gambling. Every time the prince had cock fighting. He also ignored his father's advice. Until...

THE CURSE of JOKO BANDUNG (Folklore from Yogyakarta)

A long time ago, there were two kingdoms. They were Pengging Kingdom and Prambanan Kingdom. The king were fighting. They were at war! Pengging's king was Joko Bandung. He was very strong and powerful. He had great martial art skill. He led the soldiers and fought bravely.Meanwhile, Prabu Boko, the king...

PUTRI TANGGUK (Folklore from Jambi)

THERE was a village in Jambi. The people were farmers. One of them was Putri Tangguk. She lived with her husband and her children.Putri Tangguk and her husband had a very small rice field. Amazingly, the rice field was able to harvest a lot of rice. Their harvest was always abundant. They put their...

THE LEGEND of BIDAR COMPETITION (Folklore from South Sumatera)

Sah Denar was a rich merchant. He had a beautiful daughter. Her name was Putri Dayang Merindu. Sah Denar had a best friend. His name was Tua Adil. He was also a rich merchant. Ta Adil had a son. His name was Dewa Jaya. Dewa Jaya was a handsome man. He fell in love with Putri Dayang Merindu.He asked...

THE PIRATE CROCODILE (Folklore from Lampung)

A long time ago, not many people dared to sail in Tulang Bawang River. A big crocodile lived there.People believed the crocodile would eat anyone who sailing in the river.Not far from the river, there was a village. Aminah and her parents lived there. She was a beautiful girl. One day her parents asked...

THE LEGEND of WATER LILY (Folklore from Central Java)

One upon a time, there was Umbul Wening Kingdom. The king was King Ranubanu. He was a wise king. He loved his people. He always took care of them. The king had a daughter. Her name was Princess Dewi Arum. She was very beautiful. Her skin was very smooth. She also smells very good. She lovedswimming...

PUTRI BUNGSU AND THE DRAGON (Folklore From Aceh)

ONCE upon a time, there were two dragons lived in Aceh. The dragons were male and female, they were husband and wife. The dragons really wanted to have a child. They always prayed to God to give them a child.One day the dragons were resting at the river side. Suddenly they saw a baby beside a basket....

ORIGIN of LOTUS (Folklore of West Java)

PRABU Ranubahu is the king of Umbul Wening. He had a beautiful doughter, Dewi Anum. Dewi Arum has an unusual habit. She loves to take a bath and swim in the lake. Everytime she takes a bath, she forgets about everything, food, rest, even her duties as a princess.The king and queen often scold Dewi Arum...

THE LEGEND of SANGKURIANG (Folklore from West Java)

According to local folklore, the formation of the Tangkuban Parahu volcano began with a young man SANGKURIANG who fell in love with his own mother, DAYANG SUMBI.One day, when he was hunting, Sangkuriang accidentally killed his beautiful black dog (Si TUMANG). This dog is actually Sangkuriang's father...

THE UNHAPPY CENDRAWASIH (Folklore from Papua)

Mr and Mrs Brown Bird lived in a jungle in Papua. Mr Brown always complains about his feathers. He thinks they were ugly. He is jealous with his friend, Mr Green Bird. "I want to have beautiful feathers like Mr Green Bird. His feathers are not brown like mine. They are very beautiful," says Mr Brown...

BREAKING THE SUN (Folklore From Papua)

A long time ago, the sun did not shine too long. It was only shine for a while then it set to the west. Earth was in dark most of the time. People did not like it. There were not many things they could do during the day. They wished to see the sun shine longer.There was one man who really hated to be...