Telaga Warna
Long time ago there was a
kingdom in West Java. The kingdom was ruled by a king called Prabu. He was a
kind and wise king. Under Prabu’s leadership, the kingdom grew into a
prosperous kingdom. There’s no hunger in the kingdom. Everybody in the kingdom
loved their king. But, there’s one problem. The king and his queen hadn’t got
any children. It made the couple very sad. That was why Prabu decided to go to
the jungle. There, he meditated and prayed to God. Every day he begged for a child. His dream finally came true. A few
months later, the queen got pregnant. All people in the kingdom felt very
happy. They sent many presents to the palace to express their happiness. Nine
months later a baby girl was born. The baby grew as a beautiful teenager then.
Prabu and his queen loved their
daughter so much. They gave what ever she wanted. It made the princess grew
into a spoiled girl. When her wish couldn’t be fulfilled, she would be very
angry. She even said bad things often. Even though the princess behaved badly,
her parents still loved her, and so did the people in the kingdom.
Time passed and the princess
grew more beautiful. In a few days, the princess would be seventeen years old.
That’s why people of that kingdom brought many presents for her. They bring
gold and beautiful jewelries. Prabu collected the presents. Then Prabu stored
them in a special room. Some times he would take them to give to his people who
needed it. Prabu only took a few gold and jewels. Then he brought them to a
goldsmith. “Please make a necklace for my daughter,” said Prabu. “My pleasure,
Your Majesty,” the goldsmith replied. The goldsmith worked with all his heart
and his ability. He wanted to create the most beautiful necklace for the
princess.
The birthday came. People gathered
in the palace field. Then Prabu and the queen appeared. They waved to their
beloved people. Cheers were loud and louder when the princess appeared.
Everybody admired her beauty. Prabu got up from his chair and took a small
pillow. A beautiful necklace was on the pillow. Prabu took that necklace. “My
beloved daughter, today I give this necklace to you. This necklace is a gift
from people in this country. They love you so much. They presented it for you
to express their happiness, because you have growing to a woman,” said Prabu.
The princess accepted the necklace. She looked at the necklace in a glance. “I
don’t want this necklace! It’s ugly!” shouted the princess as she threw the
necklace away. The necklace hit the floor and was broken. The gold and jewels
were spread out on the floor.
No body dared to speak. They
never thought that their beloved princess would do such a cruel thing. In their
silence, people heard the queen crying. Every woman felt sad and began crying
too. Then everybody was crying. Suddenly, from the middle of the field, a
spring emerged. It quickly became a pool. The palace was getting flooded. Soon
the place became a big lake.
Nowadays the water on that lake
is not as full as before. There is only a small lake now. People called the lake
Telaga Warna, which means lake of colour. On a
bright day, the lake is full of colour. These colors come from the reflections
of forest, plants, flowers, and sky around the lake. But some people said that
the colours are from the princess’ necklace, which spreads at the bottom of the
lake.***
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