TELAGA WARNA
Long,
long time ago there was a kingdom in West Java. The kingdom was ruled by a
king. People called their king his Majesty Prabu. Prabu was a kind and wise
king. No wonder if that country was prosperous. There’s no hunger in this
kingdom. It was a very happy condition. But it was a pity that Prabu and his
queen hadn’t got any children. It made the royal couple very, very sad. Some
old men and women who was respected by Prabu suggested the king to adopt child.
But Prabu and the queen didn’t agree. “No, thank you. But for us, our own
daughter or son is better than adopted children.”
The queen was very sad. She
often cried. That was why Prabu decided to go. He went to the jungle. There he
prayed to God. Everyday he begged for a child. His dream came true. A few
months later, the queen got pregnant. All people in the kingdom felt happy.
They sent many presents to the palace to express their happiness. Nine months
later a princess was born. People sent their presents again as a gift to a
little princess. This baby grew as a beautiful teenager then.
Prabu and Queen loved their
daughter so much. They gave whatever she wanted. It made Princess a very
spoiled girl. When her wish couldn’t be realized, she became very angry. She
even said bad things often. A true princess wouldn’t do that. Even though the
princess behaved badly, her parents loved her, so did the people in that
kingdom. Day by day, the princess grew more beautiful. No girls could compare
with her. In a few days, Princess would be 17 years old. So, people of that
kingdom went to palace. They brought many presents for her. Their presents gift
were very beautiful. Prabu collected the presents. There were really many
presents. Then Prabu stored them in a building. Sometimes he could take them to
give to his people.
Prabu only took some gold and
jewels. Then she brought them to the goldsmith. “Please make a beautiful
necklace for my daughter,” said Prabu. “My pleasure, Your Majesty,” the
goldsmith replied. The goldsmith worked with all his heart and his ability. He
wanted to create that most beautiful necklace in the world because he loved his
princess. The birthday came. People gathered in the palace field . When Prabu
and queen appeared, people welcomed them happily. Prabu and his wife waved to
their beloved people.
Cheers were louder and louder
when the princess appeared with her fabulous pretty face. Everybody admired her
beauty. Prabu got up from his chair. A lady gave him a small and glamorous
pillow. A wonderful necklace was on it. Prabu took that necklace. “My beloved
daughter, today I give this necklace to you. This necklace is a gift from people
in this country. They love you so much. They presented it for you to express
their happiness, because you have growing to a woman. Please, wear this
necklace,” said Prabu. Princess accepted the necklace. She looked at the
necklace in a glance. “I don’t want to accept it! It’s ugly!” shouted the
princess. Then she threw the necklace. The beautiful necklace was broken. The
gold and jewels were spread out on the floor.
Everybody couldn’t say
anything. They never thought that their beloved princess would do that cruel
thing. Nobody spoke. In their silence people heard the queen crying. Every
woman felt sad and began crying too. Then everybody was crying. Then there was
a miracle. Earth was crying. Suddenly, from the under ground, a spring emerged.
It made a pool of water. The palace was getting full. Soon the place became a
big lake. The lake sank all of the kingdom.
Nowadays the water on that lake
is not as full as before. There is only a small lake now. People called the lake
“Telaga Warna”. It is mean “Lake of Color”. It’s located in Puncak, West Java.
On a bright day, the lake is full of color. So beautiful and amazing. These
colors come from shadows of forest, plants, flowers, and sky around the lake.
But some people said that the colors are from the princess’s, which spreads at
the bottom of the lake.
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