THE GOLDEN SNAIL
There was a princess from the kingdom of
Daha. Her name was Dewi Limaran. She is very kind and beautiful. She was
married to Raden Putra.
One day, Dewi Limaran was walking in the
palace garden. She found a snail among the flowers. Then she asked her servant to
pick it and throw it away to the river. It was not a real snail. The snail was
actually an old witch who pretended as a snail. Ofcourse the witch was very
angry. She cursed Dewi Limaran into a snail and threw it away to the river. The
stream carried it far away to the river in a village.
Far from the forest there lived a poor
widow. Her name was Nyai Dadapan. Her living was only fishing. It was a bad
day. She caught nothing. She spread and spread the net but she didn’t get
anything. so, she pulled up the net and decided to go home. Suddenly, she found
something shiny at the bottom of the net. IT WAS A SNAIL !!! She picked it and
took it home. The shell was shining like a gold and she had never seen it
before.
After arriving at home, she put the snail
into a pot. Then, she went to bed. The next morning, she woke up. In her
amazement, she found that the floor was very clean and some food on the table.
“who was so generous so prepare the food ?!! who … who … I have to find out.
Hmm, I got an idea”
The next morning, she took a basket for
fishing but shortly she return to her hut and hid herself. She heard a soft
movement and she was shocked ! A SNAIL CREPT OUT FROM THE POT !!! The snail
grew bigger and bigger and change into a beautiful young girl. She swept the
floor and then starting cooking. “Oh … It’s not a common snail. She lives under
a spell. I have to break it.” So, Nyai Dadapan took the empty shell and rush to
throw it to the river. Then,Dewi Limaran told everything about herself. “The young
Lady, I pray to God that the prince would find you and you could return to your
husband.
Many years passed. In the palace the king
asked his son to married again. “My son, it has been a long time. You’re wife
never return ! find a new bride !” “No, no dad ! I can’t do it ! I still love
her and I believe she will return !” “You have to my son !”
Finally, Raden Putra agreed. “Alright dad.
I’ll find a new one. But she must be like my wife.” So, Raden Putra and his
guard searched for his beloved wife. They went from another village to another
village. And they stopped at a big river. Then they saw a hut. “Hey !!! Look at
that. A hut !!! let’s go there ! maybe we could ask some food and drinks !” as
they knocked on the door, an old woman came to open it. “Excuse me, madam. We
are hungry and thirsty. We had been tired for a long journey.” So the old woman
served the meals. It was delicious.
”I am sorry madam to ask you a question.
Who cook the meals?”
“My daughter, sir.”
“May I meet her and say thanks to your
daughter?”
So the old woman called her daughter. A few
seconds later, a beautiful young girl came and knelt down with his head bent.
When Raden Putra saw her, he could not stand to hold his breath in a big
surprise. The young girl looked like his former wife, Dewi Limaran.
“You are the bride I’m looking for. Will
you marry me?”
“No, I’m a cursed girl. A witch cursed me.
If you want to marry me, you have to get a holly gamelan and make a musical
sound.”
So, Raden Putra went to the forest. He
fasted and meditated. The god heard and granted his prayer.
On the wedding day, the holly gamelan was
played. The cursed has gone. And they lived happily ever after.
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