legend of the origin of Prambanan

Long time ago there was a kingdom in Pengging. the king had a son named Joko Bandung. Joko Bandung is a brave young man, like his father, he also has a variety of high miracle science. miracle supposedly even higher than his father because Joko Bandung like learning from the hermit magic.

     In Prambanan there is a kingdom, king named King Boko. the king had a beautiful daughter named Roro Jongrang faced. King Boko bodied tingggi great that most people think of it as a giant offspring.

     Between the Kingdom and the Kingdom of Prambanan occur Pengging war. At first King Pengging lost. Pengging soldiers are dying on the battlefield.

     Hearing her father forces defeat the forces Joko Bandung was determined following the father. on the way, in the middle of the forest, Joko Bandung meet and fight with a giant named Bandawasa. Dying Bandawasa are also highly knowledgeable proved infiltrate into Joko Bandung spirit and asked the young man's name is combined with that son of King Pengging named Joko Bandung Bandawasa.
Joko duo advanced to the battlefield, during the days of the fight took place, but in the end the young man was able to defeat and kill Prabu Boko.

     When Joko Bandung kaputren entered the palace he saw his beautiful Jonggrang, Joko Bandung instantly fall in love and want memperisterinya, however Jonggrang evasively keingginannya because Jonggrang know that his father's killer Adalaj Joko Bandung.

     But to reject offhand certainly Roro Jonggrang not dare, then Jonggrang propose terms, he would diperisteri by Joko Bandung Youth as long as it is willing to make a thousand temples and two deep wells in one night.

     According to the assumption Jonggrang Joko Bandung certainly not be able to fulfill the request. Surprisingly Joko Bandung menyanggupinya. Joko Bandung Bandawasa the magic spirits for help. They worked hard after sunset, and one by one temple requested by Jonggrang approaching completion.

     Seeing the incident, Jonggrang surprised because the temple is so much already almost finished. In the middle of the night when spirits continue the task of completing the building of the temple who lived a, Jonggrang wake Prambanan village girls in order to pound rice pestle while banging on lesungsehingga boisterous voice sounded. Jantanpun cock crowed bersahut-replication. Hearing voices, the spirits immediately stop work. She thought the day was early morning and the sun barely rises.

     Jonggrang request can not be fulfilled because they lack the temple. Joko Bandung angry, because the act and the wiles of Jonggrang.

     Bandung that time approached Jonggrang and said, "This Jonggrang..kau just looking for excuses, if not do not try mengelabuhiku, you're stubborn as a rock!".

Instantly Jonggrang turned into a large stone statue. Similarly, the virgin who lived in the village of Prambanan got the curse of Bandung Bandawasa, no mating behavior before reaching old age.

     The temple is made of spirits, although the numbers have not reached one called Sewu temple adjacent to the temple Jonggrang. So temple Prambanan temple also called Jonggrang.

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Story of Malin Kundang

Once upon a time, is exactly a poor family consisting of a mother and her son named Malin Kundang. Because his father had left him, his mother had to work hard themselves to be able to support his family.

Malin is a smart kid but a little naughty. When he was growing up, Malin felt sorry for his mother who had had to work hard to live it. Malin then asked for permission to go abroad looking for jobs in major cities.

"Mom, I want to go to town. I want to work to be able to help my mother here. "Begged Malin.
"Do not leave the mother alone, son. Mom just got you here. "Said the mother refused.
"Let me go, ma'am. I am sorry to see the mother continued to work until now. "Said Malin.
"Well, son, but remember do not forget the mother and the village is when you succeed there" Said the mother's eyes welled ari.

Malin the next day to go to the big city to use a boat. After several years of hard work, he succeeded in town rantauannya. Malin is now a rich man who even have many merchant ships. And Malin was married to a beautiful woman there. News about Malin who became wealthy through was to her mother. The mother was very happy to hear it. He was always waiting at the beach every day, hoping the child puppet eyes back and lifted her degrees. But Malin never came.

One day istiri Malin Malin asked about the mother and want to meet her. Malin could not resist the desire of the beloved wife. Malin prepare the journey to the village using a private boat pretty big. Malin finally came to his village along with his wife and children.

Hearing arrival Malin, the mother was very happy. He even ran to the beach to immediately see his beloved son come home.

"What is it you Malin, my child? This is your mother, you remember "asked the mother.
"Malin Kundang, my son, why did you go so long without sending you doing?" She said, hugging Malin Kundang.

The wife is shocked by the fact that the old lady, smelly, filthy who embraced her husband, said:
"So the old woman, smelly, filthy this is your mother, Malin"

Because of shame, Malin Kundang immediately release his mother's arms and pushing it down.
"I do not know you poor old woman" says Malin.
"Basic ungrateful old woman, Any course claiming to be my mother." Malin snapped up.

Hearing the words of such a biological child, the mother felt sad and angry. He did not expect, a very dear child turns into a rebellious child.
"Oh my God that power, if he is right my son, I beg you to give him and the fox was doom him to stone." prayer of the mother's wrath.

Not long after the wind and thunder rumbled hit and destroy the ship Malin Kundang. After that, Malin Kundang body became rigid and then fused with coral stone.

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Origin of Lake Toba

In ancient times in a village in North Sumatra, there lived a farmer named Toba alone in a flat and fertile valley. The farmer was working on the farm for the purpose of his life.

In addition to his farm work, sometimes the man went fishing to the river which was not far from his home. Every time he fished, simply because the fish got in the clear river that is a lot of fish. Inducement him cook the fish to eat.

One evening, after returning from the field the man went straight to the river for fishing. But it has been a while he was fishing was a iakan gets. Genesis is like that, never experienced before. Because usually fish in the river he was easy fishing. For too long no one takes the bait pole, he gets upset and decided to quit fishing. But when he was about to draw his line, suddenly it struck fishing fish rod was pulled away into the middle of the river. Her heart that had been upset turned into joy, Because he knows that the fish grabbed the pole it is a big fish.

After a while he let his line pulled to and fro, then fishing it disentakkannya, and there was a big fish hanging and floundered at the end of the rope pole. The fish quickly pulled to ground so as not to be separated. Smiling happily he eyes his line out of the mouth of the fish. By the time he was removing the hook, the fish looked meaningfully. Then, after the fish were placed into one where he went into the river to bathe. The feeling elated because he had never got that big fish. He smiled as he imagined how good the fish meat later when it's baked. When leaving the river to return to his house it was already dusk.

When he arrived home, he was immediately brought a big fish results inducement to the kitchen. When he was about to light a fire for grilling fish, it turns firewood in the kitchen of his house was gone. He went out to fetch firewood from the ground under the house. Then, while bringing a few pieces of firewood she climbed back to the top of the house and went straight to the kitchen.

By the time the man arrived in the kitchen, he was surprised at all because of the great fish is not there anymore. But in place of the fish was placed seemed outspread few pieces of gold. Surprise and wonder experienced odd circumstances, he left the kitchen and went back to the room.

When the man opened the door of the room, his blood suddenly drained because it stood in the room of a woman with long hair loose. The woman is combing his hair as he stood facing the mirror hanging on the wall of the room. A moment later the woman suddenly turned around and looked at the man that stood confused at the mouth of the bedroom door. The man became very fascinated because women standing in front of the face of extraordinary beautiful. He had never seen a woman as beautiful as it is though previously he had wandered away to different countries.

Because it was night, she asked that the lights are turned on. After the man turned on the light, he invited the woman to accompany him to the kitchen because she was about to cook rice for them. While waiting for the rice to cook, told by the woman that he was an incarnation of the big fish that had gained him when fishing in the river. Then explained also that some pieces of gold which is located in the kitchen is the incarnation scales. After a few weeks she was declared willing to accept his proposal on the condition that man must swear that all his life he would never bring up the origin of the fish she myang incarnate. After him swear so, kawinlah them.

A year later, they were blessed with a son who they named Samosir. The boy sngat mother spoiled child that resulted was less good tempered and lazy.

Once large enough, the boy told his mother drove rice every day for his father who worked in the fields. However, often he is refusing to do the job so his mother was forced to deliver rice to the fields.

One day, the boy told his mother again deliver rice to the farm for his father. At first he refused. However, because of continued forced his mother, he went to deliver rice kesl it. On the way, most of the rice and side dishes he ate. Upon arrival of the field, the rest of the rice that is only a little he gave to his father. When accepted, the father was feeling very hungry because the rice is too late once delivered. Therefore, the father gets really angry when he saw the rice given to him are the remains. Growing anger when his son confessed that he who takes up most of the rice. Patience father so gone and she beat her son, saying: "Son brash. Not ungrateful. Actually you're the offspring of women who come from a fish! "

Sobbing, the boy ran home to his mother at home. She complained to her mother that her father was beaten. All of the words uttered slur his father told him in anyway. Hearing her story, the mother is sad, especially since her husband has violated his oath with the words slur he spoke to his son. The mother told her to immediately go up the hill located not so far from their homes and climb the highest tree on the top of the hill. Without asking again, the child's mother immediately orders. He ran toward the hill and climb.

When looked after by his mother almost to the top of a tree to climb on top of the hill, he ran towards the river which is not so far away from their home. When he arrived at the river bank lightning, and thunder, which megelegar. A moment later he jumped into the river and suddenly turned into a big fish. At the same time, the river was a huge flood and fell also extremely heavy rain. Some time later, the water of the river has overflowed everywhere and tergenanglah valley where the river flows. Pak Toba could not save himself, he was drowned by the inundation of water. Over time, the puddle was wider and turns into a huge lake that would later be named the Lake Toba. Being a small island in the middle named island.

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