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BALINESE FOLKLORE

The Legend Of Timun Mas

Once upon the time, not far from a jungle, lived a couple of farmers. They have been

married for many years, but still not have a child yet. Everyday they prayed to the God for a

child. One day a giant passed their house and heard what they were praying, “Hahahahaha...

on!t worry farmers. " can give you a child. #ut you have to give me that child when she is $%

years old.& 'aid the giant. The farmers were so happy, they didn!t thin( about the ris( of losing

their child later. 'o they agree to ta(e the offer without thin(ing first. Then, the giant gave them a

bunch of cucumber seed. “)lant this seed, and you will get a daughter.& 'aid the giant, “*eally+

Oh.. Than( you giant& -ried the farmers.

The couple planted the cucumber seed carefully, and the seed became into a big golden

cucumber. hen it was ripe, they pic(ed it. They cut out the big cucumber very carefully and

they found the beautiful baby inside. They were so happy. They named the baby Timun /as, or

Golden -ucumber. 0ears passing by and Timun /as grown into a beautiful girl, but her parent

happiness turned to fear when her $%th birthday came. They had to (eep their promise to the

giant. He was going to ta(e Timun /as away. #ut they didn!t want to lose their beloved

daughter. “Timun /as, ta(e this bag. "t can safe you from the giant.& 'aid her father. “hat do

you mean father+ " don!t understand.& 'aid Timun /as. *ight after that, the giant came into their house. “*un Timun /as 'afe your life& shounted her mother panic.

The giant was angry and (new that the farmers wanted to brea( their promise. He chased

Timun /as away. “Oh, no hat should i do now+& Timun /as was in panic, because the giant

getting closer and closer. Then, Timun /as opened the bag and threw a handfull of salt. "t

became sea. The giant had to swim to cross the sea, but unfortunately he safe from the sea. 1ater,

Timun /as threw some chillies and it became a jungle full of trees. The trees had sharp thorns,

and hurt the giant!s body. However, the giant was still able to chase Timun /as. "n the cruel

situations, Timun /as too( her last magic stuff. "t was a (ind of shrimp pasta, terasi. 'he threw it

and became a big swamp. The giant fell into it, he get panic because he couldn!t breathe, “hat

happend+ " -an!t breathe 2oooo...& 3t last he was drown and died.



Timun /as returned to her parents! house, “/other, 4ather "!m bac(& she sounted. “Oh,

God than(s to saved our daughter,& said the father, they were so happy to get their daughter safe.

'o, they lived happily ever after together.

JAYAPRANA AND LAYONSARI

A long time ago in the kingdom of Kalianget, a small village in North Bali,

there lived a powerfl king, whose name has long !een forgotten" It happened that

an epidemi# str#k the whole village, killing most of the villagers" One of the few

srvivors was a little !o$, #alled I N$oman %a$aprana, the onl$ person in his famil$

to have !een spared from the disease"

I N$oman %a$aprana had to live in a lonel$ and sad life" One da$ he met the

king&s #hief minister, who was a generos man" ' N$oman, will $o !e willing to live

in the pala#e and serve the king ( , ) o*ered the king&s aide" After a moment of

#onsideration, N$oman a##epted the o*er"

In the pala#e, %a$aprana grew p to !e#ome a handsome, !rave and

intelligent $ong man" At the age of + he was a!le to do ' Kakawin ), #hant and

sing poeti#al te-ts written in old %avanese langage" No wonder %a$aprana !e#ame

the apple of the king&s e$e" .he king thoght it was the time for %a$aprana to get

married" /e was to #hoose one of the king&s maids to !e his wife" /owever, none of

the maids appealed to him"

.he king then sggested that %a$aprana #old look for a girl of his own #hoi#e

otside the pala#e" /e went to the market and he saw a ver$ !eatifl girl, #alled Ni

N$oman La$onsari, and fell in love with her" La$onsari too later fell in love with %a$aprana" .he lovers were then engaged to get married"

Soon, the wedding #eremon$ took pla#e in the pala#e" Ever$!od$ was ver$

happ$" .he !ride and the !ridegroom appeared to !e a perfe#t #ople" /owever, the

king was not happ$ at all" /e was str#k !$ La$onsari&s !eat$, !e#ame #ra0il$

en#hanted !$ her and immediatel$ envied %a$aprana" In his heart he said, '

%a$aprana does not deserve this !eatifl woman" /e is onl$ m$ servant" I am a

king" La$onsari shall !e m$ wife" )

After the wedding part$, the king smmoned his #hief minister, 1aha 2atih

Sanggaling" /e e-pressed his anger to this lo$al man" ' La$onsari is too pre#iosfor a servant like %a$aprana" I want her,) he said angril$" .he king then had a

#nning idea to get rid of %a$aprana" ' 3o to .elk .erima 4 a small distri#t to the

west of the kingdom, and kill him there, !t $o mst not let La$onsari know a!ot

this,) he ordered"

.he following da$, %a$aprana got an order from the king" /e was to go to

.elk .erima, a##ompanied !$ Sanggaling, to 5ght the Ba6o people who were



destro$ing the forest in 7est Bali" %a$aprana was an o!edient man" /e agreed to

fa#e the danger despite the happ$ moment he was en6o$ing" .hat night, La$onsari

was ver$ worried" At a!ot midnight, she had a nightmare" .here was a !ig 8ood in

all parts of the Kingdom, washing awa$ the pala#e and their homes" .he !ad dream

was a !ad omen to her" ' 7hat will !e#ome of m$ hs!and and me ( ), she

wondered"

.he following morning, %a$aprana and Sanggaling set o*, leaving the sad

La$onsari in tears" Arriving in the 6ngle of .elk .erima, %a$aprana did not see an$

enemies arond" /e asked Sanggaling a!ot the enemies" In response to the

9estion, Sanggaling prod#ed a letter the king had given him and asked

%a$aprana to read it" It read, ' %a$aprana, I have ordered $o to this pla#e !e#ase I

want to get rid of $o" Sanggaling is to #t $or head o* and La$onsari shall !e m$

wife") After reading the letter, %a$aprana reali0ed that the king&s order was 6st a

devilish trap" /e was lo$al and o!edient to the king" Sanggaling then killed him"

1eanwhile, in the pala#e, La$onsari was #onvin#ed that something !ad hadhappened to her hs!and, 6st as a 8o#k of #rows #ame and per#hed on the trees

arond the pala#e" 'La$onsari,) the king #alled her, 'I feel ver$ sorr$ that m$

!eloved man, $or hs!and, has died in the 5ght in .elk .erima" I nderstand how

di:#lt it is for $o to fa#e this" .herefore I #ome here to propose $o to !e m$

wife,) he said"

' No ; Impossi!le" I&d rather die,) La$onsari refsed 5rml$, arosing the king&s

anger" /e stepped forward to gra! La$onsari, !t she ran" She ran to the pla#e

where the kingdom&s weapons were stored" .he king ran after her 9i#kl$, !t it was

too late" La$onsari pi#ked p a kris dagger and sta!!ed herself in the #hest" Blood

gshed from her !od$" ' La$onsari ;) the king s#reamed and #ried, knowing that hehad failed" /e was frios and went wild" Later, a grave was !ilt on the site where

%a$aprana was !elieved to have !een !ried" .he !ilder, a man from <esa 2l,

had vowed to do this"

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The Legend of Bali Strait

3 long time ago, lived a very rich family in #ali. The father was 'idi /antra. He wasvery famous for his supernatural power. He lived happily with his wife and his only child /ani(

3ng(eran. /ani( 3ng(eran was a spoiled son. He also had a bad habit. He li(ed to gamble.

#ecause of his bad habit, his parents soon became poor. They always advised /ani(

3ng(eran to stop his bad habit, but he never listened to them. "nstead he (ept on begging for his

parents to give him a lot of money.

The parents didn!t have the heart to see him begging. 'idi /antra then went to 3gung

/ountain. There lived a mighty dragon with his great supernatural power. He could provide



jewelries to those who could say the right prayers and ring the bell. 'idi /antra had the bell and

(new the prayers.

5/y name is 'idi /antra. " have a problem. /y son li(es to gamble. He has made me

poor. 3nd now he as(s a lot of money. 5 e6plained 'idi /antra after he met the dragon.

'idi /antra said the prayers and rang the bell. 'uddenly, jewelries came out from thedragon7s body. He was very happy and immediately brought the jewelries home. This time 'idi

/antra wanted /ani( 3ng(eran really to stop gambling.

The son then promised. #ut soon he bro(e the promise and he didn!t have any money

again. He heard that his father got the jewelries from the dragon living in 3gung /ountain. 'o

he stole the bell.

3fter arriving at 3gung /ountain, /ani( 3ng(eran rang the bell. The dragon (new him.

5" will give you anything you want but you have to promise to stop gambling. 5 then the dragon

gave him the jewelries.

'uddenly he had a bad idea. He wanted to (ill the dragon and stole all his jewelries. The

dragon (new his plan and with his great power he (illed /ani( 3ng(eran. 'idi /antra was very

sad. He as(ed the dragon to bring his son bac( to life. The dragon agreed but they had to live in

different places.3fter a few moments, /ani( 3ng(eran lived again. Then 'idi /antra used a stic( to

ma(e a big line between them on the ground.

4rom the line, water flowed. 'oon it became a river. 4inally it became a strait. "t

separated 8ava and #ali. )eople then named the strait as #ali 'trait.

KEBO IWA

ON=E pon a time in Bali, a man and his wife were pra$ing" .he$ have !een

married for a long time !t did not have an$ #hildren" .he$ asked 3od to give them

a #hild" .he$ pra$ed and pra$ed"

3od 5nall$ answered their pra$" .he wife, then, got pregnant and the$ had a

!a!$ !o$" .he$ were ver$ happ$"

.he !a!$ was e-traordinar$" /e was ver$ m#h di*erent from other !a!ies"

/e ate and drank a lot" <a$ after da$ he ate more and more" /is !od$ was getting

!igger and !igger" And !$ the time he was a teenager, his !od$ was as !ig as a

!*alo" 2eople then started to #all him Ke!o Iwa"

Be#ase of his eating ha!it, Ke!o Iwa&s parents spent a lot of mone$ to !$

his food in large amont" .he$ 5nall$ went !ankrpt" .he$ gave p and asked the

villagers to help them provide the food"

.he villagers then worked together to #ook and !ild a !ig hose for Ke!o

Iwa" /e was like a giant" /e #old not sta$ in his parents& hose an$more !e#ase of



his !ig !od$" Sadl$, after a few months, the villagers also #old not a*ord to #ook

him the food" .he$ then asked Ke!o Iwa to #ook his own food" .he villagers 6st

prepared the raw materials"

Ke!o Iwa agreed and as an e-pression of his gratitde to the villagers, he

!ilt a dam, dg wells, and he also prote#ted the villagers from animals and peoplewho wanted to atta#k their village" /e did those things !$ himself"

1eanwhile, the troops of 1a6apahit were planning to atta#k Bali" .he$ knew

a!ot Ke!o Iwa" And the$ also knew that the$ #old not #on9er Bali with Ke!o Iwa

there" Ke!o Iwa was more powerfl than the$ were"

3a6ah 1ada, the 1aha 2atih >=hief 1inister? of 1a6apahit then planned

something" .he$ were pretending to invite Ke!o Iwa to 1a6apahit to help them dig

some wells" .he$ said that 1a6apahit was s*ering from a long dr$ season and

needed m#h water" Ke!o Iwa did not know the plan, so he went to 1a6apahit"

7hen Ke!o Iwa was !s$ digging a ver$ !ig well, the troops #overed the well"

Ke!o Iwa had di:#lt$ in !reathing and !ried alive" /e died inside the well"

After the death of Ke!o Iwa, Bali was #on9ered !$ 1a6apahit" @ntil now,

people still remem!er Ke!o Iwa !e#ase he had done a lot for 1a6apahit and Bali"

.he stone head of legendar$ Ke!o Iwa #an !e fond in 2ra 3adh temple in

Blah!ath" >Folklore from Bali?

A LOYAL FARMER

A long time ago, there was a small village in Bali" .he villagers were farmers

the$ were ver$ happ$" 3ods gave them fertile land" .he$ alwa$s had great harvest" .here were no poor famil$ in that village"

One da$, a $ong man #ame to the village" /e #ame from a ver$ far pla#e"

/e went to the ri#hest farmer in the village" .he ri#hest farmers name was

%ero 2asek"

1$ name is I .ndng" I #ame here to work, Sir" I promise I will work hard"

/mm"""Oka$, I will let $o work in m$ ri#e 5eld" Bt remem!er, I will ask $o

to leave if $o are la0$" said %ero 2asek"

I .dng was ver$ happ$" /e did not want to disappoint %ero pasek, his

master" /e worked diligentl$" %ero 2asek was ver$ gratefl" .he harvest was m#h

!etter" Besides #ltivating, I .ndng also look #are of the animals, s#h as

#hi#kens, d#ks, goats and #ows" .he nm!er of the animals also in#reased" %ero

2asek !e#ome ri#her"



%ero pasek planned to ask I .ndng to #ltivate his 5eld in Kangin /ill"

@nlike the land in the village, the land in Kangin /ill was not fertile"

/owever, I .ndng a##epted it ver$ happ$" /e felt that %ero 2asek had

alread$ trsted him" /e wanted to repa$ his trst !$ giving him great harvest"

.he land in the hill was arid" It was ver$ dr$" /owever, I .ndng was never

gave p" .here was a small spring" I .ndng made irrigation" /e sed the water in

the spring and 8ew it throgh the irrigation"

It worked; .he land was not dr$ an$more" .he plants grew ver$ well" And

again the$ had great harvest" Now the whole hills are green, thanks to I .ndng"

@nfortnatel$, their happiness did not last long" A thief stole the harvest and

the animals"

Sadl$, I .ndng was never a!le to #at#h the thief" .he harvest and the animals kepton missing, %ero 2asek was angr$"

Im ver$ disappointed in $o" I have lost a lot of harvest and animals;

I .ndng was sad" /e went to a temple to pra$" 7hile he was meditating, he

heard a voi#e"

I know $or pro!lem and I #an help $o"

.hank $o" Im willing to do an$thing as long as I #an prote#t m$ masters

harvest and animals" said I .ndng"

I will #hange $o into a !ig !la#k snake" Co will live in the hill and $o #an

prote#t the harvest and the animals"

I .ndng agreed" he did not want to make his master disappointed and

angr$ at him" Slowl$, he #hanged into a !ig !la#k snake"

1eanwhile, %oko 2asek was looking for I .ndng" And when he arrived at his

5eld, he saw a !ig !la#k snake" /e was so srprised when the snake was a!le to

talk;

<ont !e afraid, Sir" Its me, I .ndng" From now on, I will alwa$s prote#t$or harvest and $or animals"

%ero 2asek was ver$ sad" /e never meant to ask I .ndng to do an$thing" Bt

it was to late" >Folklore from Bali?

THE LEGEND OF SINGARAJA



SRI Sagening was the king of Klngkng Kingdom, Bali" /e had a lot of wives"

/is last wife was Ni Lh 2asek" She was the most !eatifl wife and that made the

other wives were 6ealos" .he$ often told !ad things to the king" Sadl$, the king was

in8en#ed and he 5nall$ asked Ni Lh 2asek to leave the pala#e" Ni Lh 2asek was

ver$ sad, !t she had no other #hoi#e" She !e#ame ver$ sad when she knew that

she was pregnant; Ni Lh 2asek arrived at a village" An old man felt ver$ sorr$ withher #ondition" /is name was %elantik Bogol" /e was a hol$ man and had

spernatral power" /e married Ni Lh 2asek" And when the !a!$ was !orn, %elantik

Bogol named him I 3sti 3ede" /e loved I gsti 3ede 6st like his own son"

I 3sti 3ede grew as a strong man" /e also mastered a lot of skills s#h as

martial arts and spernatral power" /is step father taght him the skills" One da$

his step father asked him to go to a 6ngle in <en /ill" It was the pla#e Ni Lh 2asek

was !orn" %elantik Bogol asked him to go there to get more spernatral power"

Before he left, his step father gave him two weapons, a spear and a keris, its a

traditional wav$ do!leD!laded dagger" I 3sti 3ede did it" /e went to the <en /ill

and meditated" 7hile he was meditating, a spirit of the 6ngle #ame to him" .he

spirit spoke to him"

Co will !e a great king" 3o to 2anim!angan !ea#h, help the people there"

I 3sti 3ede #ontined his 6orne$" 7hen he arrived at 2anim!angan Bea#h,

there was an in#ident" .here was a ship from Bgis sinking at the !ea#h" .he people

had tried to help, !t the$ did not s##eed"

I 3sti 3ede wanted to help" /e asked the people to sta$ awa$ from the ship"

/e pra$ed and took ot hos weapons" Sddenl$, two !ig spirits #ame ot of the

spear and the keris"

I 3sti 3ede asked the spirits to pll the sinking ships !a#k to sea" .he people

#old not see the spirits" .he$ onl$ saw I 3sti 3ede moving his hands" .he spirits

slowl$ plled the ship" In 6st a minte, a ship 6st !a#k in the sea" .he owner was

ver$ happ$" /e gave some of his wealth to I 3sti 3ede" 2eople were ama0ed with

his power" the$ named him as I 3sti 2an6i Sakti"

I 3sti 2an6i Sakti went !a#k to <en /ill" /e started to !ild a village" 2eople

#ame one !$ one" I 3sti pan6i Sakti prote#ted them from !ad people" Slowl$ the

village !e#ame a kingdom" I 3sti 2an6i Sakti !e#ame the king and he named the

kingdom as Skasada"

Skasada !e#ame a !ig kigdom, I 3sti 2an6i Sakti planned to make another

kingdom" /e opened p a new area" It was fll of !leleng trees" .herefore he

named the kingdom as Bleleng Kingdom"

/e also !ild a great pala#e" 2eople named it Singara6a" Singa means lion and

Ra6a means king" 7ith his power I 3sti 2an6i Sakti was like a lion" /e alwa$s



prote#ted his people from !ad people" 7hile he !e#ame a king, Bleleng Kingdom

was safe and prosperos" >Folklore from Bali?

NI TIMUN MAS AND I LANTANG

HIDUNGIndIndonesian 1$th,

NI .imn 1as was a !eatifl girl" She lived with her mother in a hose near

a 6ngle" Ni .imn 1as alwa$s helped her mother" 7hen her mother worked in a ri#e

5eld, Ni .imn 1as alwa$s sta$ed at home to #lean p and #ook" she was not

allowed to go to the ri#e 5eld" /er mother was afraid that a giant wold kidnap her"

Ces, there was a giant lived in the 6ngle" /is name was I Latang /idng" /e loved to

eat $ong people;

/er mother alwa$s went home in the afternoon" She alwa$s asked Ni .imn

1as not to open the door while she worked" /er mother wold sing a song, Ni

.imn 1as, Im home" 2lease open the door .hen Ni .imn 1as opened the door"

Sadl$, it happened" I Lantang /idng #ame to see the hose" .he giant was

hngr$" /e !anged the door" Ni .imn 1as was so s#ared" Be#ase the door was not

opened, the giant left" /e was sre there was some!od$ in the hose" /e was hiding

!ehind the trees"

And when her mother went home, the giant knew that the door wold !e

opened when a song was sng" /e planned to #ome !a#k and he wold sing the

song" Ni .imn 1as told her mother a!ot the giant" She was ver$ happ$ that the

door was not opened" @nfortnatel$, the$ did not know that the giant alread$ knew

their se#ret"

On the following afternoon, I Lantang /idng #ame" .he giant sing the song,

Ni .imn 1as, Im home" 2lease open the door" /e imitated .imn 1as mothers

voi#e"

Of #orse .imn 1as thoght it was her mother who #ame home" She opened

the door and sddenl$ I Lantang /idng gra!!ed her" .he giant kidnapped her and

!roght her to his hose in the 6ngle"

7hen her mother arrived, she was so sho#ked" .he door was opened and her

daghter was not home" She ran and #ried" 7hile she was looking for her daghter,

she met a man" /e was !eating a #at" She felt sorr$" She !oght the #at from theman and kept the #at" .hen she #ontined her 6orne$, this time she saw a mose

was !eaten !$ a man" She saved and !oght the mose" Later, she met a man who

was !eating a dog" Again, she saved and !oght the dog" And 5nall$ she met a man

who was tr$ing to kill a snake" She also saved and !oght the snake"

It was alread$ dark" .he mother de#ided to go home" She wold look for her

daghter later in the morning" At night, she remem!ered she remem!ered her



daghter" She #ried" .he animals she saved were looking at her" .he$ were #arios"

.he #at asked her"

7h$ are $o #r$ing(

.he mother was srprised" .he animals #old talk like hmans" She e-plained

that a giant kidnapped her daghter" .he animals were so sorr$" .he$ wanted to

repl$ her kindness" .he$ wold free Ni .imn 1as from the giant"

.he animals went to the 6ngle" .he$ saw the giant was sleeping and Ni

.imn 1as was tied with a rope" .he$ set a plan" .he mose wold !it the rope" .he

#at wold o!serve and told them when the giant woke p" .he dog and the snake

were read$ to atta#k the giant"

.he$ started to do their plan" .he mose slowl$ !it the rope" It started to

loosen p" Finall$ she was free" @nfortnatel$, the giant woke p" .he #at

immediatel$ told his friends" .he mose asked Ni .imn 1as to follow him" .he dog

and the snake immediatel$ atta#ked the giant" .he dog !it and the snake s9ee0ed

the giant, .he giant was loosing so m#h !lood" /e 5nall$ died"

.he animals and Ni .imn 1as arrived home" /er mother was ver$ happ$"

She did not worr$ animore !e#ase the giant was dead, Sin#e then, Ni .imn 1as,

her mother and the animals lived pea#efll$" >Folklore from Bali?

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