Dia berjalan selama hampir tujuh hari tujuh malam. Kemudian, dia datang ke Samudera selatan. Lautnya begitu bersih dan jernih. Dia melompat ke air dan berenang.

Tiba-tiba, ada keajaiban. Air laut menyembuhkan penyakitnya. Dia menjadi lebih cantik dari sebelumnya. Dia juga memiliki kekuatan untuk memerintah seluruh Samudra Selatan. Ia menjadi bidadari bernama Nyi Roro Kidul atau Ratu Samudera Selatan.

The Legend of Philippines

Many thousands of years ago, a man and his wife lived in the Philippines, they were called Angngalo and Angngarab.

One morning, they went to gather some shellfish. Inside one, they found a pearl. It was an unusual yellow colour and very large.

Angngalo gave it to Angngarab. “Oh!” she said, “I can find many more pearls than you!”

Soon they were quarrelling and shouting at each other. They ran along the seashore looking for shellfish. Before, they had a big pile in front of them. They pulled open the shells and looked in them for pearls.

“I’ve go more pearls than you!” shouted Angngalo.

“No, you haven’t!” answered Angngarab. “Anyway, my pearls are bigger than yours!”

Soon, they were fighting. They threw the shells and pearls at each other. (That is why there are so many shells and pearls in the Philippines) They rolled on the ground and stamped their feet.

There was aloud “Boom!” and “Crack!”. The mountains and hills began to split. The water in the rivers and lakes flooded the land.

They still continued fighting. Suddenly, there was a great storm, with thunder lighting. The land broke into several parts. Luzon was in the north, the Visayan Islands were in the middle, and Mindanao in the south.

Because of this, there are now over seven thousand islands in the Philippines.

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Legenda Filipina

Ribuan tahun yang lalu, seorang pria dan istrinya tinggal di Filipina, mereka bernama Angngalo dan Angngarab.

Suatu pagi, mereka pergi mengumpulkan beberapa kerang. Mereka menemukan mutiara di dalam salah satu kerang tersebut. 

Itu adalah warna kuning yang tidak biasa dan sangat besar.

Angngalo memberikannya kepada Angngarab. "Oh!" dia berkata, "Aku bisa menemukan lebih banyak mutiara daripada kamu!"

Segera mereka bertengkar dan berteriak satu sama lain. Mereka berlari di sepanjang pantai mencari kerang. Sebelumnya, mereka memiliki tumpukan besar di depan mereka. Mereka membuka cangkangnya dan mencari mutiara di dalamnya.

"Aku punya lebih banyak mutiara daripada kamu!" teriak Angngalo.

"Tidak, kamu belum!" jawab Anggarab. "Ngomong-ngomong, mutiaraku lebih besar dari milikmu!"

Segera, mereka berkelahi. Mereka saling melempar kerang dan mutiara. (Itulah mengapa ada begitu banyak kerang dan mutiara di Filipina). Mereka berguling-guling di tanah dan menghentakkan kaki.

Terdengar suara "Boom!" dan "Retak!". Gunung dan bukit mulai terbelah. Air di sungai dan danau membanjiri daratan.

Mereka masih melanjutkan pertempuran. Tiba-tiba, terjadilah badai besar, dengan kilatan guntur. Tanah pecah menjadi beberapa bagian. Luzon di utara, Kepulauan Visayan di tengah, dan Mindanao di selatan.

Karena itu, sekarang ada lebih dari tujuh ribu pulau di Filipina.

Sacriface of Raden Kusuma Story

There was a couple who lived on the foot of Mount Bromo, Roro Anteng and Joko Seger. After eight years of marriage, they had not had any children. 

For six years they prayed, pleaded with God to give them children. Finally, their prayer was complied on one condition: they would have to  sacrifice their youngest son to the Bromo crater.

After some time, Roro Anteng gave birth to a child. And it happened every year until they had 25 children. They lived happily and ignored the agreement. 

The Mount Bromo erupted signaling that the Gods asked the couple to fulfill their promise. But, they didn’t want to let their youngest son, Raden Kusuma, be sacrificed to the crater.

Raden Kusuma learned about the deal his parents had made. Meanwhile, the lava from the crater had made the people living near the mountain suffered. 

Raden Kusuma was a kind and noble man. He did not want his siblings and the people suffered because of him. Therefore, he went to Mount Bromo and sacrificed himself to the creater. The eruption suddenly stopped.

Since that day, every Kasodo 14th in the Tenggerese calendar, the Tengger people (descendant of Roro Anteng and Joko Seger) give offerings to the crater, as raden Kusuma had asked before the sacrifice.

Kisah Pengorbanan Raden Kusuma

Ada sepasang suami istri yang tinggal di kaki Gunung Bromo, Roro Anteng dan Joko Seger. Setelah delapan tahun menikah, mereka belum dikaruniai anak. 

Selama enam tahun mereka berdoa, memohon kepada Tuhan untuk memberi mereka anak. Akhirnya doa mereka terkabul dengan satu syarat: mereka harus mengorbankan putra bungsu mereka ke kawah Bromo.

Selang beberapa waktu, Roro Anteng melahirkan seorang anak. Dan itu terjadi setiap tahun hingga mereka memiliki 25 anak. Mereka hidup bahagia dan mengabaikan perjanjian itu.

Gunung Bromo meletus menandakan bahwa para Dewa meminta pasangan untuk memenuhi janji mereka. Tapi, mereka tidak mau putra bungsunya, Raden Kusuma, dikorbankan ke kawah.

Raden Kusuma mengetahui tentang kesepakatan yang dibuat oleh orang tuanya. Sementara itu, lahar dari kawah membuat warga yang tinggal di sekitar gunung menderita. 

Raden Kusuma adalah seorang yang baik hati dan mulia. Dia tidak ingin saudara-saudaranya dan orang-orang menderita karena dia. Oleh karena itu, ia pergi ke Gunung Bromo dan mengorbankan dirinya untuk sang pencipta. Letusan tiba-tiba berhenti.

Sejak hari itu, setiap tanggal 14 Kasodo dalam penanggalan Tengger, masyarakat Tengger (keturunan Roro Anteng dan Joko Seger) memberikan sesaji ke kawah, seperti yang diminta Raden Kusuma sebelum upacara kurban.

Telaga Warna

Long long ago, there was a kingdom in West Java. The kingdom was ruled by a king named His Majesty Prabu.

Prabu was a kind and wise king. But it was a pity that Prabu and his queen hadn't got any children. The queen often cried. That was why Prabu went to the jungle. There he prayed to God every day, begging for a child.

A few months later, the queen got pregnant. Nine months later, a princess was born. Prabu and Queen loved their beautiful daughter so much. They gave whatever she wanted. It made Princess turn into a very spoiled girl.

One day, the princess celebrated her 17th birthday party. Many people gathered in the palace. Then, Prabu took out a necklace which was made from gold and jewel.

"My beloved daughter, today I give you this necklace. Please, wear this necklace," said Prabu.

"I don't want to wear 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. 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 underground, a spring emerged. It made a pool of water. Soon, the place became a big lake. The lake finally sank the kingdom.

Nowadays, people called the lake "Telaga Warna". It means "Lake of Color". On a bright day, the lake is full of color. 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 necklace, which spreads at the bottom of the lake.

Telaga Warna

Dahulu kala, ada sebuah kerajaan di Jawa Barat. Kerajaan tersebut diperintah oleh seorang raja bernama Baginda Prabu.

Prabu adalah raja yang baik dan bijaksana. Tapi sayang Prabu dan permaisurinya belum dikaruniai anak. Ratu sering menangis. Itu sebabnya Prabu pergi ke hutan. Di sana dia berdoa kepada Tuhan setiap hari memohon seorang anak.

Beberapa bulan kemudian, sang ratu hamil. Sembilan bulan kemudian, seorang putri lahir. Prabu dan Ratu sangat mencintai putri cantik mereka. Mereka memberikan apapun yang dia inginkan. Hal itu membuat sang putri tumbuh menjadi gadis yang sangat manja.

Suatu hari, sang putri merayakan pesta ulang tahunnya yang ke-17. Banyak orang berkumpul di istana. Kemudian, Prabu mengeluarkan sebuah kalung yang terbuat dari emas dan permata.

"Putriku tersayang, hari ini kuberikan kalung ini untukmu. Silakan pakai kalung ini," kata Prabu.

"Aku tidak mau memakainya! Itu jelek!" teriak sang putri. Lalu dia melemparkan kalung itu. Kalung indah itu putus. Emas dan permata tersebar di lantai. Semua orang tidak bisa berkata apa-apa. Mereka tidak pernah menyangka putri kesayangan mereka akan melakukan hal kejam itu. Dalam keheningan mereka, orang-orang mendengar ratu menangis. 

Setiap wanita merasa sedih dan mulai menangis juga. Lalu, semua orang menangis. Lalu, ada keajaiban. Bumi menangis.

Tiba-tiba, dari bawah tanah, sebuah mata air muncul. Itu membuat genangan air. Segera, tempat itu menjadi sebuah danau besar. Danau itu akhirnya menenggelamkan kerajaan.

Saat ini, orang menyebut danau itu "Telaga Warna". Artinya "Danau Warna". Di hari yang cerah, danau ini penuh warna. Warna-warna ini berasal dari bayang-bayang hutan, tanaman, bunga, dan langit di sekitar danau. Namun beberapa orang mengatakan bahwa warna itu berasal dari kalung sang putri yang tersebar di dasar telaga.

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