Category Archives: Budaya INDONESIA

Indonesian Folklore, a fairy tale about the bitter tongue from South Sumatra

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In the past, in South Sumatra, in the Sumidang area, there was a large kingdom. In that Kingdom there lived a prince named Serunting. He is jealous of what other people have. Prince Serunting already has a wife. His wife has a younger brother named Aria Tebing, who is now Pangeran Serunting’s brother-in-law. Serunting and […]

Kabayan, a Famous Indonesian Folk Story from the West Java Region

In a village where Kabayan lived, there lived a wealthy man known as Abah Ontohod. Why is this rich man called Ontohod because every time he scolds his employees, he likes to say the word Ontohod. So the people in the village called Abah Ontohod. Abah has a daughter, who is very beautiful and is […]

Indonesian Folklore, The Story of Joko Kendil

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Once upon a time, in a remote village in Central Java there was a poor widow. He has a son who looks like a pot to cook rice. In Central Java, the pot for cooking rice is called kendil. Because the boy resembles a kendil, he is known as Joko Kendil. Even though the child […]