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Indonesian Short Story : The Youngman

The story of Sekunca and Youngman comes from Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. The story of this boy tells the story of a brave young man and the deceit of Commander Sekunca. There is a moral story in it for children. An honest and brave man will win against a devious plan. Indonesian Short Story for Kids Once upon a time in Tamiang property, there was a kingdom ruled by a king and his queen. Regrettably, they did not have a daughter. The King and the Queen have been awaiting the baby for quite a very long moment. The Young Man Illustration By  alicexz.deviantart.com In their desperation, the King, and the Queen create a promise. They swore that when the queen created a little woman, they would give the baby to the King of elephants. Not too long after their guarantee, the queen expectant. After nine weeks, the Queen born a little woman. The king had abandoned his oath to the king of elephants. The King makes the biggest mistake he ever did. Read to :  Indon...

Indonesian Folklore : Malin Kundang

Malin Kundang, is folk tale from West Sumatra about retribution on an ungrateful son. A sailor from a poor family, the protagonist sneaks onto a trading ship, eventually becoming rich, marrying a princess, and acquiring his own galleon. On his return to his home village, he is ashamed of his humble origins and refuses to recognise his elderly mother. It is because the rich man saw his elderly mother was dirty and poor. She curses him, and when he sets sail, he and his ship are turned to stone. The Legend of Malin Kundang Long time ago, there was a poor family that consisted of a mother and her only son, Malin Kudang. Malin's father was gone, when he had been a baby. Malin's mom worked so hard all day, so they can eat and survive. en.wikipedia.org Malin was a good smart boy; but he was little bit gloomy. He always helped her mother. He loved her so much. Time went quickly, Malin grew up to be a great looking, smart, and strong man. Even though he and her mother had w...

Indonesian Fairy tales : Belumbak Island

Folklore from West Kalimantan. Let's take a look at the full story. Belumbak Island Folklore from West Kalimantan There was an old Lady lived near the Kapuas River, West Kalimantan. Her husband had died a long time ago. The girl took care of her sons by herself. She taught them to be independent. Both sons were teenagers. They desired to have a much better life. Every day they saw big ships sailing along the Kapuas River. They found rich merchants with lovely ships. They also wished to become wealthy merchants. They really wanted to have big and beautiful boats. Belumbak Island reki8irawan.blogspot.com The 2 sons told their plans to their own mother. The girl was very sad. She did not want to lose her children. However, they insisted that they would come back soon. And they also promised to return home with a great deal of money. The woman could not hold them any longer. She eventually let them go. And before the sons left, they handed their mother their chicks. Th...

Indonesian Fairy Tales : The Legend of Situ Bagendit

Folklore from West Java that tells about tastii bagelit who is greedy and does not want to help fellow human beings. Folklore from West Java Situ Bagendit Far away in an isolated village there was a young wealthy girl. The home which she had been living in was very big. Her wealth was plentiful. The young woman lived by herself. She did not have any friend at all. youtube.com "Wouw, I am very rich! Said the young woman while she was looking at her gold and jewelries. It was so pity, that the young woman was very miserly. Her abundant wealth never been used to help others. The young girl thought. But several of villagers were poor. They lived in less condition. Occasionally some villagers were appetite, and didn't get any food for days. Because of the young girl miserly, the villagers called her Bagenda Endit. Bagenda Endit supposed the miserly rich individual. My child has not eaten for few days", said an old woman sadly. Read to :  Indonesian Fairy ...

Indonesian Fairy tales : Keong Mas

These Indonesia folktales told about the Princess Dewi Limaran had cursed into the snail. His husband Raden Putra was sad because he lost his lovely wife. This folktale for storytelling comes from East Java of Java Island. Legend of The Golden Snail Once upon a time, there was a couple living in a palace. They had been Prince Raden Putra and Dewi Limaran. Prince Raden Putra's father was the king of this kingdom. One afternoon, Dewi Limaran was walking around in the palace garden. Suddenly she saw a snail. It was ugly and disgusting. id.wikipedia.org "Yuck!" Stated Dewi Limaran after which she threw it out to a river. She didn't understand that the snail was actually an old and powerful witch. She could transform herself into anything. The witch was angry to Dewi Limaran. The witch put a spell on her and changed her into a golden snail. The witch then threw it away to the river. Read to :   The Legend of Malin Kundang The golden snail was drifting...