This love story happened a long time ago in the Duchy of Kutaliman, Banyumas, Central Java now. Duke Kutaliman had a maid named Suta. Suta's duty is to take care of Adipati Kutaliman's horses and clean the stable (stables). Besides being known as a figure of hard working and honest, Suta is also known to have a handsome face. While working at the Duchy of Kutaliman, Suta never made trouble.
After taking care of the Duchy horses, Suta used to fill his time by walking around the Duchy area. Because the Duchy has a fairly large area, every day Suta will walk through different locations.
Suta Saves the Princess of the Duke
One day, Suta walked around the Duchy area after a day of working taking care of the Duke's horses. When passing a mango tree, Suta heard a woman screaming for help. When he looked at the mango tree, Suta was surprised to see a very large snake behind a mahogany tree trying to prey on a woman. The figure of the woman looked already pale wrapped around the big snake.
Without thinking, Suta immediately took out his sword and immediately attacked the large snake. Actually Suta is not a great swordsman, but Suta seems earnest about helping a woman who is already helpless. Finally, after struggling, Suta managed to kill the big snake.
The woman who was almost devoured by the snake fell unconscious. Soon a caregiver host brought the woman to the side of the pavilion. When Suta saw the woman's face, she was surprised because the woman she had just helped turned out to be the daughter of Duke Kutaliman. Although he has lived for a long time in the Duchy of Kutaliman, this is the first time he has seen the face of the princess of the Duke who is already famous for her beauty.
After regaining consciousness, the nurse's nurse told Adipati Kutaliman's daughter that she had been helped by Suta, the caretaker of the horse. Princess Adipati immediately thanked Suta. When the two stared at each other, love grew in their hearts. Since then the two have become close and often meet. Duke Kutaliman knew about his daughter's friendship with Suta the horse caretaker, but Duke did not mind it.
Suta Sentenced by Duke
After all this time being friends with the daughter of the Duke, Suta could no longer contain her love for the princess. He then ventured to propose to the Duke's daughter to his father, even though he realized that he was only a maid.
Honestly, Suta's courage to propose the Duke's daughter angered the Duke of Kutaliman. He did not question his daughter's friendship with Suta, but if he had to get married, of course the Duke did not accept given the different social status. Feeling that Suta had presumptuously proposed to marry his daughter, Duke of Kutaliman ordered guards to imprison Suta in an underground prison without being given food.
Suta loved the daughter of the Duke and vice versa. It was their social status that separated them. The punishment of his father to Suta made the princess sad. Princess Adipati finally decided to get Suta out of prison. Not only that, the daughter of the Duke decided to run away from the Duchy and live together with the man she loved.
The Origin of Baturaden
A plan was carried out one night, the duke's daughter ordering her trusted servants to free Suta from the dungeon. While he himself changed his clothes to wear ordinary people's clothes and waited on one side of the Duchy. The princess's maid of trust entered the dungeon and gave food to the guards. Of course the guards didn't feel suspicious because they knew the princess's maid well. After eating the food, the guards were fast asleep. This opportunity was used by the daughter of the Duchy to free Suta. He immediately brought Suta who looked very weak to meet the Duke's daughter on one side of the Duchy.
Then the daughter of Duke and Suta went outside the Duchy on horseback. Princess Adipati spurred her horse toward the slopes of Mount Slamet. It was a dark night so no one recognized Adipati Kutaliman's daughter. Princess Adipati Kutaliman finally stopped her horse near the river. They both really like the place because of the cool air and beautiful scenery. Finally they got married there and built a household. Nowadays that place by the people are known as Baturaden.
Baturaden is a tourist attraction in the north of Purwokerto or on the slopes of Mount Slamet, Banyumas district, Central Java Province. Baturaden means servant and nobleman. Derived from the word "batur" which means maid and "raden" which means noble. According to folklore from Central Java, Baturaden is a love story between Suta, a horse nurse belonging to Duke of Kutaliman and the daughter of Duke of Kutaliman who is of royal blood.
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