Once upon a time, there was a local ruler named King Sulahkromo. The king had a Prime Minister named Raden Sidopekso. The Prime Minister had a wife named Sri Tanjung. She was so beautiful that the king wanted her to be his wife.

One day, the King sent his Prime Minister to a long mission. While the Prime Minister was away, the King tried to get Sri Tanjung. However he failed. He was very angry. Thus, when Sidopekso went back, the King told him that his wife was unfaithful to him. The Prime Minister was very angry with his wife. Sri Tanjung said that it was not true. However, Sidopekso said that he would kill her. He brought her to the river bank. Before he kill her and threw her into the river, she said that her innocence would be proven After Sidopekso killed her, he threw her dead body into the dirty river.

The river immediately became clean and began to spread a wonderful fragrance. Sidopekso said, “Banyu…Wangi… Banyuwangi”. This means “fragrant water”. Banyuwangi was born from the proof of noble and sacred love.

Arti: Legenda Banyuwangi

Dahulu kala, ada seorang penguasa setempat bernama Raja Sulahkromo. Raja memiliki seorang Perdana Menteri bernama Raden Sidopekso. Perdana Menteri memiliki seorang istri bernama Sri Tanjung. Dia sangat cantik sehingga raja ingin dia menjadi istrinya.

Suatu hari, Raja mengirim Perdana Menterinya ke misi yang panjang. Sementara Perdana Menteri sedang pergi, Raja mencoba untuk mendapatkan Sri Tanjung. Namun dia gagal. Dia sangat marah. Maka, ketika Sidopekso kembali, Raja mengatakan kepadanya bahwa istrinya tidak setia kepadanya. Perdana Menteri sangat marah dengan istrinya. Sri Tanjung mengatakan hal itu tidak benar. Namun, Sidopekso mengatakan akan membunuhnya. Dia membawanya ke tepi sungai. Sebelum dia membunuhnya dan membuangnya ke sungai, dia berkata bahwa dia tidak bersalah akan dibuktikan. Setelah Sidopekso membunuhnya, dia membuang mayatnya ke sungai yang kotor.

Sungai itu segera menjadi bersih dan mulai menyebarkan keharuman yang indah. Sidopekso berkata, “Banyu…Wangi…Banyuwangi”. Ini berarti "air harum". Banyuwangi lahir dari bukti cinta yang luhur dan suci.

3. The Legend of Crying Stone

There was once a stone that cried tears of blood. It was said that the stone wept for the sorrows of the world. Many people tried to destroy the stone, but it was unbreakable. One day, a woman came to the stone and asked it why it cried. The stone told her that it wept for the woman’s lost daughter.

The woman was so touched by the stone’s compassion that she vowed to protect it from then on. Now, the stone is a symbol of hope for many people. It reminds us that even in the darkest times, there is always someone who cares.”

Arti: Legenda Batu Menangis

Pernah ada sebuah batu yang mengeluarkan air mata darah. Dikatakan bahwa batu itu menangisi kesedihan dunia. Banyak orang mencoba menghancurkan batu itu, tetapi tidak bisa dipecahkan. Suatu hari, seorang wanita datang ke batu itu dan bertanya mengapa dia menangis. Batu itu memberitahunya bahwa ia menangisi putri wanita yang hilang itu. Wanita itu sangat tersentuh oleh kasih sayang batu itu sehingga dia bersumpah untuk melindunginya sejak saat itu. Kini, batu tersebut menjadi simbol harapan bagi banyak orang. Itu mengingatkan kita bahwa bahkan di saat-saat tergelap, selalu ada seseorang yang peduli.”

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4. The Ant and The Elephant

Once upon a time, there lived a huge elephant in a jungle. He was arrogant and always underestimated animals smaller than him. In the same jungle, there lived a family of ants. Every morning, they would go in search of food and on their way back, they would always see the elephant troubling other animals.

One day, when the ant family was coming back collecting their food, the elephant sprayed a trunk full of water on them. “You shouldn’t hurt others like this” cried one of the ants. “Shut up you, tiny ant! Keep quiet or I will crush you to death,” said the elephant angrily. The poor ant kept quiet and went on its way. But she decided to teach the proud elephant a lesson.

Next day, when the elephant was sleeping, the tiny ant slowly crept into the elephant’s trunk and started biting him. The elephant woke up and tried everything to get the ant out his trunk but could not. Such a big animal but he could not do anything to get the tiny ant out.

The elephant started to cry and begged sorry to the ant. “I hope now you understand how others feel when you hurt them” said the ant. “Yes, I do. Yes, I do,” cried the elephant and pleaded the ant to come out. The ant took pity on the elephant and came out of his trunk. From that day onward, the elephant never troubled any animals.

Arti: Semut dan Gajah

Alkisah, hiduplah seekor gajah besar di hutan. Dia sombong dan selalu meremehkan hewan yang lebih kecil darinya. Di hutan yang sama, hiduplah satu keluarga semut. Setiap pagi, mereka pergi mencari makan dan dalam perjalanan pulang, mereka selalu melihat gajah mengganggu hewan lain.