Once upon a time, long ago, there lived a beautiful princess in a kingdom. Because of her beautiful face, the princess was much liked by the princes to be his wife. Two princes who are also the princess's classmates also fall in love with her. The princes were named Prince Sae Bagus Lana and Prince Cunihin.
Prince Sae Bagus has good character, on the other hand, Prince Cunihin has a despicable character and nature. The princess, known as Putri Arum, of course chose Prince Sae Bagus Lana, because of his kind character.
Accepting the fact that it was not him who was chosen by Princess Arum, Prince Cunihin was very angry. Out of anger and shame, he devised a plan to take the power of Prince Sae Bagus Lana and to seize Princess Arum. One day, he succeeded in carrying out his evil intentions. With magic, he turned Prince Pande Bracelet into an old grandfather who was very black and ugly.
Prince Sae Bagus Lana was surprised because he turned into an old grandfather. He finally went to his Master for guidance. His teacher also advised Prince Sae Bagus to make a large bracelet that humans could pass through. If Prince Cunihin can pass the Bracelet. Then, the magic will be lost. And Prince Sae Bagus Lana's magic will return and turn into a handsome prince.
After hearing the advice of the Master. He immediately went to a village to become a bracelet maker. Since then, Prince Sae Bagus Lana has been called Ki Pande Gelang (bracelet).
One day in the Mangosteen Hills, a very beautiful princess was seen sitting transfixed. Her eyes were empty, she looked sad. Seeing the beautiful girl is not foreign to him. She is Princess Arum who is sad because she does not want to marry Prince Cunihin who is famous for being cruel and evil. Ki Pande was very happy to see his lover. However, he was unable to tell the truth about who he was.
"Princess?" said Ki Pande
The Princess did not answer. She was so lost in her grief that she didn't even notice the old man presence. Ki Pande also repeated what he did.
'' Princess?''
The Princess did not immediately answer. She just turned her head to look intently at the man standing in front of him. His skin is jet black. But she felt sure, the man was a good man.
''I noticed earlier. You looks very sad. What's wrong?'' asked Ki Pande
''I'm really sad. However, there's no point in telling other people about this matter,'' replied Putri Arum.
'' Alright Princess I'm sorry. I have interfered and interfered in your problems!'' said the old man, he was getting ready to leave. However, suddenly Putri Arum stopped him.
''Wait sir. What's your name sir?" asked the man.
“I am the one who makes bracelets. Many people call me by the name of Ki Pande. Then, Princess, what is your name?” asked Ki Pande.
"My name is Putri Arum," replied the Princess. Then he told the situation that he was currently experiencing problems.
''I'm sad right now. Soon, I will be married to a Prince I do not love. He is a handsome prince named Prince Cunihin. Although his face is handsome, Prince Cunihin is very cruel. Everyone is afraid of prince Cunihin because he has very high supernatural powers. All the wishes of Prince Cunihin must be fulfilled, if not fulfilled he will not hesitate to give a very heavy punishment.'' Said Princess Arum crying.
''Then what is the Princess doing on this hill?'' asked Ki Pande.
“When I was asking for guidance from the almighty, I was given instructions to calm down at Mangosteen Hill. Someday a powerful prince will come who can help me. But, until now the prince has not come. Soon, Prince Cunihin will definitely come to the palace to marry me,” replied Putri Arum wiping her tears.
Ki Pande listened to Putri Arum's story carefully, he nodded in understanding with the situation that hit the princess.
''I'm sorry if I was too presumptuous. However, may I give advice for the problem that the Princess is currently facing?” said Ki Pande
''Please Ki Pande,'' Putri Arum answered hopefully.
''Thank you Princess. According to the servant. Better accept the application,'' said Ki Pande.
'' Have you gone mad Ki Pande? Should I accept a proposal from Prince Cunihin? The man I hate so much! No Ki Pande! I don't want to be married to him. I don't want to be the wife of an evil prince," said Princess Arum angrily.
Ki Pande was very surprised to see his lover angry, but he tried to stay calm.
''Calm down Princess. My advice, Princess accept the proposal. However, put forward a condition. The condition is that Prince Cunihin must make a hole in the sacred stone so that humans can pass. Just tell him that you will use the sacred stone for your honeymoon. The stone must be completed within three days and placed on the coast,” explained Ki Pande.
"Isn't that condition very easy for Prince Cunihin to do?" asked the Princess.
"But not everyone wants to do it. Because by punching a hole in the sacred stone, half of the person's abilities will be lost. After Prince Cunihin's supernatural powers are gone, I will continue this plan," Ki Pande answered the Princess' worries.
Hear an explanation from Ki Pande. Princess Arum finally agreed to the suggestion given. Ki Pande invited Princess Arum to his residence. Ki Pande's residence is very far away. It took quite a while to get there. Princess Arum who is not used to walking far, looks very tired, it has been almost half a day. They haven't arrived yet. Right when she arrived at the village where Ki Pande lived, Princess Arum fell unconscious on a rock.
The residents help Ki Pande help Princesss Arum. Ki Pande took Princess Arum to the house of a resident and took care of her with great care. One of the village elders said that Princess Arum could recover quickly if she drank the mountain water that gushed through the rock.
Some residents immediately looked for the water source. In a moment, a miracle happened. After drinking the water from the rock, Princess Arum immediately regained consciousness. After that incident, she became known as Princess Cadasari.
Ki Pande was busy making a very large bracelet used to destroy Prince Cunihin's supernatural powers. The bracelet will be made as big as a sacred stone. If Prince Cunihin to pass through. Then, all of his magic will disappear in an instant.
Because of the supernatural powers of Prince Cunihin, he was able to know that Princess Arum was at Ki Pande's house. Prince Cunihin immediately met Princess Arum to be made as his wife.
Finally, what you've been waiting for has arrived. Princess Cadasari or Princess Arum submitted her requirements to Prince Cunihin. With his arrogance the Prince agreed to these conditions. With his magic, not three days. Prince Cunihin was able to complete the sacred stone. Princess Cadasari began to get restless. Prince Cunihin very easily finished it. Finally, Ki Pande ordered Putri Cadasari to submit the second requirement. That is Prince Cunihin must pass through the sacred stone hole. Meanwhile, Ki Pande had placed his magic bracelet in the stone hole.
Very arrogantly, he did the second condition proposed by Princess Cadasari. In an instant, after passing through the stone pit. Prince Cunihin lost his magic and turned into an old man. And Ki Pande also turned into his original form. Seeing this incident made Princess Cadasari very confused.
Finally, Ki Pande explained the crime of Prince Cunihin and he turned into an old man with dark skin. Princess Cadasari was very grateful for saving her from Prince Cunihin. They finally got married and lived a very happy life.
The place where Prince Cunihin found the sacred stone is now called Kramatwatu. And the sacred stone that has holes is called Karang Bolong.
The place to take the sacred stone became known as Kampung Kramatwu, and the large hollow stone on the coast is now known as Karang Bolong. While the place where the Princess carried out her wangsit was at Mangosteen Hill, now people know her as the village of Pasir Manggu. Meanwhile, the place where Princess was healed from her illness is called Cadasari in the Pandeglang area, where Prince Pande Gelang made bracelets.
The story of Prince Pande Gelang is a folk tale from Banten. Such is the regional story from Banten entitled The Story of Prince Pande Gelang. I hope this story is useful. The moral message that we can take from the folklore is that if we become bad and despicable people, we will get disappointed in the future. On the other hand, if we have good qualities, we will get happiness in the future. Thank you for visiting this blog.
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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