In a very beautiful area, stood a magnificent palace. The palace belonged to a king who had a beautiful daughter. However, the princess has an arrogant nature. Besides being arrogant, the princess is known to be very lazy. She spends her time making up and dressing up in the mirror. She does not want to do positive work such as gardening, flower arrangement, cooking, or weaving clothes like women in general. She thought that the job was not appropriate for her to do.
To complement her beauty, the princess has a lot of jewelry, all kinds of luxurious and expensive jewelry she has, both from gold, diamonds, diamonds, and other gemstones. The princess also has a very spoiled nature, she often asks for whatever she wants from her father. If her wish is not granted, the princess often becomes angry with her parents. She did not hesitate to yell at her parents if his wish was not granted.
One of the wishes of the princess is to have a very beautiful castle. The wish was finally granted, because the princess was very insistent on the king to grant her wish.
The castle dedicated to the princess is located at the foot of the mountain. The castle was very beautiful with very expensive and luxurious furnishings. The castle is surrounded by a very beautiful flower garden too. In addition to the flower garden, the castle is equipped with a bath in the form of a lake that is no less beautiful. The lake is often used by the princess for bathing. The lake has very clear water, so we can look in the mirror in the lake water. However, the princess did not want anyone to bathe in the lake. If anyone tried to bathe in the lake, she would ask her father to impose a very severe punishment for those who did so. The lake is only enjoyed by the princess, the ladies-in-waiting are not allowed to approach and enjoy bathing in the lake.
At one time, the lake was visited by an old woman. The old woman did not know that the lake was owned by the king's daughter. She came to wash her face, hands and feet. Suddenly the princess had come before her. The princess came with a face full of anger. She often looked down on the old woman. The princess's face was very unfriendly.
“Hey dirty and filthy old woman! How dare you approach my lake!” snapped the princess arrogantly.
The old woman was silent as she watched what had happened. She didn't expect to meet a young girl who was full of arrogance.
"Why are you just silent? are you mute?!” shouted the princess back.
The old woman's face looked pale, as if she did not believe the princess's words.
"Hey poor, old, and dirty woman. You really don't care what I say. You must be deaf too!!!” the princess's face looked angry with her eyes glaring at the woman.
With a heavy, the old woman spoke "I'm sorry Princess, I did not know that this lake is yours..."
"You are a shameless woman! You should know yourself, with your dirty, dirty, and smelly body, you shouldn't take a bath and enjoy this lake!" The princess said with her hands on her hips by raising her chin in front of the old woman.
“I know you're the king's daughter, but you shouldn't speak so rudely. It would be nice if you didn't brag in front of commoners like me," said the old woman in a low tone and teary eyes.
"How dare you patronize me you poor, old, and filthy woman! Remember that you are just a useless commoner!” The princess's tone was getting higher as she pointed her index finger at the old woman. She was getting more and more angry with the old woman's attitude.
"Forgive me, but you shouldn't say that, let alone show useless arrogance. Even though you are a king's daughter, you are actually an ordinary human being," the old woman explained.
"You damn old woman, bodyguard... catch this old woman and give her the death penalty!" cried the princess.
However, before the guards had time to act, suddenly lightning struck, the clouds rolled black and coupled with a very heavy rain. The princess's body turned into a snake. The princess was surprised by the change in form she experienced. She regretted her arrogance. However, the rice has turned into porridge, the snake who is the incarnation of the princess finally shed tears of sadness and regret. She couldn't do anything to get her body back to the way it was. She just became a snake animal that was not in the form of a human at all.
Finally, the snake animal became a resident around the lake. The lake is called Cikaputrian which means the lake where the princess bathes.
That's it, a Banten folk tale entitled The Legend of Cikaputrian. This folk tale tells of a beautiful princess. However, her beautiful face is not matched by a good personality. The princess is often arrogant, lazy, and spoiled. She considers herself the most beautiful woman in the universe. The princess often adorned herself in front of the mirror, admiring every beauty on her face. The time is spent embellishing and lazing around.
Such is the folklore of the Legend of Cikaputrian originating from the Province of Banten. Hopefully this story is useful and can be learned from. We can take the good message conveyed in the story, that a human should stay away from arrogance, because arrogance will harm us in the future. Thank you for visiting this blog and don't forget to share it with your friends!
More on folklore from Banten:
- The story of Prince Pande Gelang
- The Origin of Mount Pinang
- The Legend of Batu Kuwung
- The Legend of Cikaputrian
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