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Kamis, 18 April 2013
Princess Tandampalik
KING of Luwu had a very beautiful
daughter. Her name was Princess Tandampalik. She was very beautiful. Any man
who saw her would fall in love with her. Everybody knew about her beauty,
including King of Bone. Bone was a kingdom that was far away from Luwu Kingdom.
Then, King of Bone paid a visit to Luwu in order to propose Princess
Tandampalik to be her daughter in-law. His son, Prince of Bone, was still
single. King of Luwu actually did not want to accept the proposal. According to
the culture, he could not have a son-in-law who lived very far from him.
Otherwise, he would suffer from terrible disease. But, he knew if he refused
it, kingdom of Bone would attack Luwu. Many of his people would suffer. After
that, King of Bone came to Luwu and talked about the marriage proposal. King of
Luwu said he needed time to decide. King of Bone understood and went home.
Suddenly, a bad thing happened. Princess Tandampalik was ill. She got skin
rash. The kingdom healer said the disease could infect others. The king then
decided to put the princess in a safe place. It was in a remote island named
Wajo Island. The princess was not alone. Some soldiers accompanied her. The
princess was sad. But she knew if she stayed in the kingdom, many people would
be infected. So she was not angry with her father for making her stay in a
remote island. Several days after Princess Tandampalik lived in Wajo Island, a
cow came to her. The cow was different from other cows. The skin was albino.
The cow licked Princess Tandampalik's skin. Amazingly, the disease was cured.
Her skin was smooth again. Her beauty was back! In the mean time, Prince of
Bone was sailing in the sea. He landed in Wajo Island. He was so surprised to
see a very beautiful girl lived in such a remote island. "Wow, may be she
is an angel," he thought. "Who are you, beautiful girl? Do you live
here?" asked Prince of Bone. Princess Tandampalik then explained
everything. Prince of Bone had heard about her before. He was so happy that he
finally met her. He immediately brought Princess Tandampalik and the soldiers
back to Luwu Kingdom. The King of Luwu was so happy that her daughter was
cured. Not long after that, the King held a wedding party for her daughter and
Prince of Bone. ***
