Folklore from West Nusa Tenggara
Once upon a time, there was a kingdom in Lombok, nusa Tenggara Barat. The king had nine beautiful daughters. However, the youngest princess was the most beautiful one. Her name was Ratna Ayu Wideradin. Other princesses were jealous. They were thinking how she just stayed in the palace and people would not able to see her anymore.
They finally had an idea. They told the king that Princess Ratna Ayu Wideradin stole her sister's jewelry. They tried hard to influence the king and sadly the king finally believed it. He punished his youngest daughter. She was not allowed to leave the palace until she returned the jewelry. Of course it made Princess Ratna Ayu Wideradin very sad. She did not steal anything, therefore she could not return it.
Everyday, the princess just stayed inside the palace.
She was not allowed to go to other places. She was so sad. She could not play or meet her friends.
The princess spent the time by writing. She expressed her feelings on the pieces of papers. She wrote how sad she was. She wrote that she did not understand why her sisters accused her of being a thief. She never stole anything.
It was a windy day. The princess was writing in the garden. Suddenly the wind blew the papers. They all were flying to the sky. The princess tried to save the papers, however she lost one. It was flying high above the sky and it went very far from Lombok. The paper landed in a kingdom in Java! A prince accidentally got the paper and he read it.
His name was Prince Witarasari. His people loved him. He was a handsome and powerful prince. He was wise and always protected his people. The prince had supernatural power.
The prince wanted to help the princess. With his power, he went to Lombok easily. The prince knew he could not enter the palace as a prince. So he changed himself as a monkey.
The monkey looked for the princess. When he met her, the monkey talked. “Why do you look so sad, Princess?“
The princess was so shocked. She never saw a monkey who talked like a human before. After she calmed down, then she told the monkey why she was punished. She told him that she felt very lonely. She did not have any friends in the palace.
“Don't worry, My Princess. I will be your friend,“ said the monkey.
The sisters saw the monkey. They all were also surprised that Princess Ratna Ayu Wideradin had a talking monkey. They became more jealous.
“We have to do something. Let's ask father to hold a party. All of us should dance with our beautiful clothes. If Princess Ratna Ayu Wideradin cannot wear beautiful clothes, we will take her monkey. But first, we have to hide her beautiful clothes.“
The king agreed to her daughters' request. He held a great party and asked all her daughters to dance and that included Princess Ratna Ayu Wideradin.
When she heard about the party, Princess Ratna Ayu Wideradin was so happy. The king invited many people. Finally she could meet her friends again. However, the princess was so sad when she could not find her clothes. She had looked for her clothes everywhere, but she could not find any of them.
Suddenly the monkey came and he told her that all her clothes were hidden by her sisters. The monkey told her not to worry because he already found her clothes. He asked her if she wanted to go to the party with him. The princess said yes, she was happy to go to the party with the monkey.
Later, the monkey changed himself as Prince Witarasari.
The princess was so surprised to see the monkey changed into a handsome man. Later they went to the party. People were so amazed when they saw them. They all said that the prince and the princess were a perfect match.
The king asked who the prince was. He introduced himself and he also told the king about her daughters' bad behavior to Princess Ratna Ayu Wideradin. He could prove it.
The king was surprised when he saw the proofs. He was angry and punished all Princess Ratna Ayu Wideradin's sisters. Later Princess Ratna Ayu Wideradin and Prince Witarasari got married and they lived happily ever after. ***
--------------------------------------@@@------------------------------------
Ratna Ayu Wideradin dan Monyet
Cerita Rkayat dari Nusa Tenggara Barat
Sekali waktu, ada sebuah kerajaan di Lombok, nusa Tenggara Barat. Raja memiliki sembilan anak perempuan yang cantik. Namun, sang putri bungsu adalah yang paling cantik. Namanya Ratna Ayu Wideradin. Putri lainnya cemburu. Mereka berpikir bagaimana dia hanya tinggal di dalam istana dan orang-orang tidak akan bisa melihatnya lagi.
Mereka akhirnya punya ide. Mereka mengatakan kepada raja bahwa Putri Ratna Ayu Wideradin mencuri perhiasan kakaknya. Mereka berusaha keras untuk mempengaruhi raja dan sedihnya raja akhirnya percaya. Dia dihukum putri bungsunya. Dia tidak diizinkan untuk meninggalkan istana sampai ia kembali perhiasan. Tentu saja itu membuat Putri Ratna Ayu Wideradin sangat sedih. Dia tidak mencuri apa-apa, oleh karena itu dia tidak bisa mengembalikannya.
Setiap hari, sang putri hanya tinggal di dalam istana. Dia tidak diizinkan untuk pergi ke tempat lain. Dia begitu sedih. Dia tidak bisa bermain atau bertemu teman-temannya.
Sang putri menghabiskan waktu dengan menulis. Dia menyatakan perasaannya pada potongan-potongan kertas. Dia menulis betapa sedihnya dia. Dia menulis bahwa dia tidak mengerti mengapa kakaknya menuduhnya sebagai pencuri. Dia tidak pernah mencuri apa-apa.
Cuaca hari itu berangin. Sang putri sedang menulis di taman. Tiba-tiba angin bertiup koran. Mereka terbang ke langit. Sang putri mencoba untuk menyimpan kertas, namun dia kehilangan satu. Itu terbang tinggi di atas langit dan itu berjalan sangat jauh dari Lombok . Makalah ini mendarat di sebuah kerajaan di Jawa! Seorang pangeran sengaja mendapat kertas dan ia membacanya.
Namanya adalah Pangeran Witarasari. Ia dicintai oleh rakyatnya. Dia adalah seorang pangeran tampan dan kuat. Dia bijaksana dan selalu melindungi umat-Nya. Sang pangeran memiliki kekuatan supranatural.
Pangeran ingin membantu sang putri. Dengan kekuasaannya, ia pergi ke Lombok dengan mudah. Pangeran tahu ia tidak bisa masuk istana sebagai seorang pangeran. Jadi dia berubah dirinya sebagai monyet.
Monyet mencari sang putri. Ketika ia bertemu dengannya, monyet berbicara. "Kenapa kau terlihat begitu sedih, Putri?"
Sang putri sangat terkejut. Dia tidak pernah melihat monyet yang berbicara seperti manusia sebelumnya. Setelah dia tenang, kemudian dia mengatakan monyet mengapa dia dihukum. Dia mengatakan bahwa dia merasa sangat kesepian. Dia tidak punya teman di istana.
"Jangan khawatir, My Princess. Aku akan menjadi temanmu," kata monyet.
Para suster melihat monyet. Mereka semua juga terkejut bahwa Putri Ratna Ayu Wideradin memiliki monyet berbicara. Mereka menjadi lebih cemburu.
"Kita harus melakukan sesuatu. Mari kita meminta ayah untuk mengadakan pesta. Kita semua harus menari dengan pakaian kami yang indah. Jika Putri Ratna Ayu Wideradin tidak bisa memakai pakaian yang indah, kami akan mengambil monyetnya. Tapi pertama-tama, kita harus menyembunyikan pakaian indahnya. "
Raja setuju dengan permintaan putri-putrinya. Dia mengadakan pesta besar dan meminta semua putrinya menari dan itu termasuk Putri Ratna Ayu Wideradin.
Ketika mendengar tentang pesta, Putri Ratna Ayu Wideradin sangat senang. Raja mengundang banyak orang. Akhirnya dia bisa bertemu teman-temannya lagi. Namun, sang putri sangat sedih ketika dia tidak bisa menemukan pakaiannya. Dia mencarinya pakaian di mana-mana, tapi dia tidak bisa menemukan salah satu dari mereka.
Tiba-tiba monyet datang dan ia mengatakan bahwa semua pakaiannya disembunyikan oleh adik-adiknya. Monyet menyuruhnya untuk tidak khawatir karena dia sudah menemukan pakaiannya. Dia bertanya apakah dia ingin pergi ke pesta dengannya. Sang putri setuju, dia senang pergi ke pesta dengan monyet.
Kemudian, monyet berubah dirinya sebagai Pangeran Witarasari.
Sang putri sangat terkejut melihat monyet berubah menjadi seorang pria tampan. Kemudian mereka pergi ke pesta. Orang-orang begitu kagum ketika mereka melihat mereka. Mereka semua mengatakan bahwa pangeran dan sang putri adalah pasangan yang sempurna.
Raja bertanya siapa pangeran itu. Dia memperkenalkan diri dan juga mengatakan kepada raja tentang perilaku buruk putrinya Putri Ratna Ayu Wideradin. Dia bisa membuktikannya.
Raja terkejut ketika ia melihat bukti. Dia marah dan menghukum saudara semua Putri Ratna Ayu Wideradin itu. Kemudian Putri Ratna Ayu Wideradin dan Pangeran Witarasari menikah dan mereka hidup bahagia selamanya. ***
Post a Comment