Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Golden Snail

Translated by: Vaynard


In the kingdom of Daha, there lived two very beautiful daughters. The beautiful princess named Candra Kirana and Dewi Galuh. Both daughter of the King was life very happy and self-sufficiency.

Until one day there came a very handsome prince of the kingdom Kahuripan into the kingdom of Daha. The Prince of kingdom Kahuripan was named Inu Kertapati. The purpose of the visit to the kingdom of Daha is to propose Candra Kirana. When Arrival Prince Inu  Kertapati very welcomed by King Kertamarta, and finally Candra Kirana engaged with prince InuKertapati.


The engagement was made Dewi  Galuh feel envy, Because she has felt that Prince Inu Kertapati is more suitable for her. Therefore Dewi Galuh then went to the witch's house to request the witch's to spell Candra Kirana into something disgusting and kept her away from Prince Inu. The witches approved a request of Dewi Galuh, and conjured Candra Kirana into a Gold snail, then dump it into rivers.

One day an old woman was looking for fish with nets, and golden snail are caught in these nets. The old woman was surprised to find that there is a golden snail is in his net. Then she decides to bring the Golden snail home and placed it in the jar. The next day the old woman looking for fish again in the riverbut she do not get a single one fish today. Then after a couple time she still do not get a single fish, she finally decided to go home, when he got home he was very shocked, because the table has a very luxurious dishes provided. The grandmother wondered to himself, who serve this dish?

Similarly, the following days, the old woman always had a similar incident. She became very curious and finally decided in the next morning she would like a peek at what happened when he went fishing. The old woman then pretended to go to the river for fishing as usual, and then went to the back of the house for peeked. After some time, the old woman was very surprised, because the gold snails that in the crock suddenly transformed into a beautiful girl.

The girl cooking and prepare the food on the table. Feeling curious, then the old lady ventured to reprove that the pretty princess. "Who are you this beautiful princess, and where you come from?” Asked the the old woman. "I am the daughter of an enchanted kingdom of Daha become golden snails by witch, the messenger  of my sister who was feel jealous  to me", said the golden snail. After answering questions from the old woman, Candra  Kirana changed again into the Golden snail, and the old woman so amazed.

Meanwhile, the prince Inu Kertapati can't keep silent when he found out his lover Candra Kirana disappeared. And he find a way to disguised as ordinary people. Knowing Prince Inu plans, the witch transformed herself into a raven to harm Prince Inu Kertapati. He surprised to see a talking crow and identify his purpose. He considers it powerful crow and ultimately followed all the words of the crow, while in fact Prince Inu was given the wrong direction by the crow. On the way Prince Inu met an old man who was starving, because he felt pity to the old man, he gave some of his lunch to eat. It turned out that the grandfather was a great supernatural powers, he helped Prince Inu from the crows.

That old man hit the crow with his cane and suddenly the bird up in smoke. Prince Inu finally told where Candra Kirana was by the old man, he told Prince Inu to go to the village Dadapan.  After walking for days and finally he came to the village Dadapan. He went to a nearby hut to ask for a sip of water because his supply was exhausted. In the hut he was very surprised, because from his window he saw Candra Kirana was cooking. Finally the magic of the witch is gone because of that encounter. Prince Inu finally brought his fiancée with a good-hearted old woman to the palace, and Candra Kirana told Dewi Galuh act on Sire Kertamarta.

King apologized to Candra Kirana because it cannot protect it and conversely give Dewi Galuh a punishment. Since Dewi Galuh feel scared, so he fled into the forest. Finally, marriage Candra kirana and Prince Kertapati Inu was underway, and the party was very lively. Eventually they live happily for ever after.


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