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Sabtu, 18 Mei 2013
Cindelaras
Folklore from
East Java
RADEN Putra was the king of Jenggala kingdom. He had a beautiful
queen. Besides that, the king also had a beautiful concubine. Unlike the queen,
the concubine had bad personalities. She was jealous with the queen, so she
planned to make the queen leave the palace. By doing so, she could be the new
queen.
The concubine asked the palace healer to help her do the bad plan. They told
the king that the queen wanted to poison him. The king was angry. He sent the
queen to a jungle. It is the punishment for her. There was one condition that
the king did not know, the queen was pregnant.
After several months lived in the jungle, the queen gave birth to a healthy
baby boy. She named him Cindelaras. He grew up as a nice, healthy, and handsome
young man. One day, while Cindelaras helped her mother to collect some fire
woods, an eagle dropped an egg. He took the egg and carefully took care of it.
The egg hatched into a chick and then it became a strong rooster. The rooster
had a magical skill. It was very powerful and skillful in fighting with other
roosters. Besides that, the rooster could also sing. The song was about
Cindelaras and his father, Raden Putra. “My master is Cindelaras. He lives in
the jungle. His father is a king. His name is Raden Putra.” The rooster often
sang the song.
When Cindelaras first heard that song, he ignored it. However, he could not
stand it anymore. He talked to his mother about it. His mother told him the
whole story. Cindelaras was very surprised. He decided to go to the palace to
meet the king, his father. Cindelaras also brought his rooster to go to the
palace.
On the way to go there, he met some people. They asked him to fight his rooster
with their roosters. Cindelaras’ rooster won the fight. He won again and again.
King Raden Putra heard the news about the great Cindelaras' rooster. So, he
invited Cindelaras to the palace to fight his rooster with the king’s rooster.
The king made a bet. If Cindelaras’ rooster won the fight, he would get all
king’s jewelry. However, if Cindelaras’ rooster lost, he would be punished with
a jail. The two roosters fought bravely. In just a few minutes, Cindelaras’
rooster won the fight! Then, the rooster sang the song.
The king was surprised, he asked who Cindelaras was. He then told the king
about her mother living in the jungle. Later, the palace healer admitted his
mistake. He said that the queen was innocent. She never tried to kill the king.
The king was very angry. He ordered the concubine to be sent to jail. The king
immediately went to the jungle to pick up his wife. He apologized for sending
her to the jungle and made her the queen again. ***
