The Legend of Golden Snail
Once upon a time, king Kertamarta from Daha
Kingdom had
two daughters namely Dewi
Galuh Ajeng and Dewi
Candra Kirana. Daha is bordered by Kahuripan Kingdom. To strengthen the
brotherhood ties between the two kingdom, Dewi candra Kirana was engaged to the
Crown Prince of Kahuripan namely Raden Inu Kertapati, a brave, handsome and
wise prince.
Galuh Ajeng envided Candra Kirana because she
had feelings for Raden Inu Kertapati, too. To prevent Candra Kirana from
marrying him, Candra Kirana was slandered so that she was expelled from this
place. More than that, to harm her, Galuh Ajeng asked a favor from a witch. The
witch put a curse on Candra Kirana to become Keong Emas (Golden Snail) and then
threw her away to the sea. The curse would disappear if Keong Emas could meet
Raden Inu Kertapati.
One day in Dadapan village, Keong Emas was found
by an old woman when she ws fishing. The snail attacted her so she took it
home. The next day, the old woman went fishing in the sea like usual. That day
she couldn’t caught any fish. She went home sadly. To her surprise , a variety
of delicious food was always available at her home.
Until one day, she was too curious and tried to
find out who on earth had cooked the meal. She went out early pretended to go
fishing. She actually hid behind her house to see what was going on. She saw a
very beautiful girl cooking in her house. She asked the girl,
“Beautiful girl, who are you truly?”
The girl eventually told the woman that she was
actually Candra Kirana, the princess of Daha Kingdom, who was put on a course
by a witch sent by Galuh Ajeng that envied her. When the sun was getting high Candra
Kirana turn into Keong Emas again.
Meanwhile, Raden Inu Kertapati kept searching
for Candra Kirana who had left the palace. In the search, he disguised as a
commoner. On his way, he met a talking crow. He asked the crow for the
direction to where Chandra kirana was, and he followed the direction pointed by
the crow. Yet, the direction was misleading because the crow was actually the
witch in disguise who prevent him from meeting her queen to be. Later he met a
starving old man actually had a supernatural power, and in return for his
kindness, he was assisted in fighting the witch and was given the direction to
where Candra Kirana was.
Following the old man’s direction, Raden Inu
Kertapati headed to Dadapan Village. She saw an old woman repairing her house.
He approached her and offered her some help. After the work was done, she
offered him to rest in her house. To his surprise, Candra Kirana was there.
They were happy to see each other and the curse put by the witch disappeared.
Candra Kirana introduced him to the old woman, and brought her back to Daha
Kingdom.
In Daha Kingdom, King Kertamarta was furius
after learning the evil Galuh had done to Candra kirana. Being frightened,
Galuh Ajeng ran to the woods and fell from a steep slope. King Kertamarta asked
Candra Kirana to forgive him. The wedding of Raden Inu Kertapati and Candra
Kirana proceeded joyfully and welcomed happily by the people of both kingdoms.
The pair lived happily ever after.
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