AA BimThe Merchant and the Tiger
One day a tiger was walking near a well. His feet slipped and he fell into the water. Although he tried very hard, he could not get out.
A merchant came to the well, wishing to get water. The tiger saw him, and said: “Please, help me to get out!”. “How can I help you?” asked the merchant. “Let down your bag, and I will get into it. Then you can pull me up,” answered the tiger.
The merchant let down his bag, the tiger crawled into it, and the merchant pulled him out. Then the tiger wanted to eat him up, instead of thanking the merchant.
“What!” said the merchant “I have saved your life, and now you want to eat me up.” They went to the ox to settle the case. The ox thought to himself, “The man is my enemy. He always makes me carry heavy bags to markets. If the tiger eats him up, I shall be glad.” He therefore said to the tiger, “Eat him up!”
The merchant again said, “No!” So they went to the durian tree, and asked him to settle the case. The durian tree said to himself, “The man is my enemy. He plucks my fruit and eats me up.”
He then said to the tiger, “Eat him up!”
The mouse-deer came by, and heard the story. Turning to the tiger he said, “How did you get into the bag? Please show me!”
The tiger crawled into the bag, and the mouse-deer said to the merchant, “Quick, quick! Tie him up in the bag!”
The merchant lost no time in tying the tiger up in the bag. Then taking a big stick, he beat the tiger.
Typed by Mr. Moods
The Story of Lorojonggrang
Once upon a time, there was a prince named Bondowoso. He was famous for his powerful weapon, called Bandung. Therefore, Bondowoso was called Bandung Bondowoso. Bandung Bondowoso fell in love with a beautiful princess, Lorojonggrang. He wanted to marry her but she was not interested in him. Lorojonggrang was afraid to refuse his proposal because Bandung Bondowoso would destroy her kingdom if she refused.
To make things difficult for Bandung Bondowoso to marry her, Lorojonggrang gave some requirements. She asked him to build her one thousand temples within one night. Bandung Bondowoso had to finish them before sunrise. Without doubt of his success, he accepted the requirements.
With the help of genies and spirits, Bandung Bondowoso almost built one thousand temples. It was amazing how fast Bandung Bondowoso and his allies built the temples. At fou o’clock in the morning, Bandung Bondowoso had only five more temples to build. Lorojonggrang got panic because she knew he would complete the task.
Suddenly, Lorojonggrang had an idea. She called the women in the kingdom and asked them to pound rice. She also asked the men to burn a lot of wood at the east side of the kingdom. Hearing the sound of pounding and seeing a bright sky, the genies and spirits were afraid. They ran away with only one more temple to complete. They thought the morning had come.
Bandung Bondowoso was extremely angry when he found out when he found out what Lorojonggrang had done to him. He cursed Lorojonggrang and turned her into a statue.
CINDERELLA
Once upon a time there was a girl named Cinderella. She lived with her bad step-mother and two step-sisters. She had to do all the household chores.
One day, the King invited all the ladies in the Kingdom to go to a ball in the palace. He wanted to find the Crown Prince a wife.
The step-sisters went to the ball that night with their mother. Cinderella was left alone. She cried because she actually wanted to go to the ball, too.
Just then a fairy godmother came. With her magic wand, she gave Cinderella a coach, two horses, and footmen. She also gave Cinderella a lovely dress to wear to the ball and a pair of glass slippers. She told Cinderella to come home before midnight.
At the ball, Cinderella danced all night with the Prince. The Prince fell in love with her. At midnight Cinderella ran home. Unfortunately, one of her slippers slipped off at the door. She did not have time to put back on. The Prince was sad as he could not find Cinderella again that night.
The next day, the Prince and his men brought along the glass slipper. They went all over the Kingdom to search for the owner.
After searching for a long time, finally, they came to Cinderella’s house. The slipper fir her. The Prince was very happy to find Cinderella again. They got married and lived happily ever after.
