Based on the legend circulating in Central Kalimantan, once upon a time, the sky and the earth were very close to each other. As it was close, one could take a trip between the sky and the earth, down and up through the hills or mountains. In fact, when we looked up, it seemed like we could touch the blue sky simply by using stairs or climbing up a tree. It was told that on earth or the world …
In a remote village located on the shoreline of Pulau Laut, lived a married couple. The husband was named Ning Mundul. He was usually called Datu Ning Mundul despite his young age. In those days, the title Datu was a call of honor to a man deemed to have mastered considerable knowledgeable, both religious knowledge and supernatural powers. Ning Mundul was very down to earth. Despite his young …
In northern Dairi, there was a village named Sicike-Cike. Sicike-Cike Village had lovely, beautiful landscape, and the people there also lived a harmonious and peaceful life. In that village, a widow lived with her son, who was about seven year-old. Her son was named Simpersah, because from his birth until seven years of age, their lives had always been overridden with hardship. One morning, …
Once upon a time, an orphaned boy lived with his grandmother in a hut on the field. Since his father and mother passed away about ten years ago, he lived with his grandmother in a bamboo-walled hut on a field located on the hillside in the area of South Bengkulu. The place was located far away from the villages of the people. In the center and several corners of the field, several trees were …
In the east of Ambon Island, there was a small island called Haruku Island. The island was famous for its fertility. The hills were grown with leafy trees. The plants grew well. Cloves and nutmegs bore abundant fruits at all times. That was why many people of Haruku Island planted cloves and nutmegs. These two plants were the leading plants that gave profits to local people. Apart from the fe…
Once upon a time, in the region of Mangiran, or Mangiran Village, there lived a figure named Ki Ageng Mangir Wonoboyo. Ki Ageng Mangir Wonoboyo possessed a knife. It was simply- shaped, not too big, and had the appearance of a kitchen knife. Nevertheless, the inside of the knife contained an extraordinary power. When a beautiful woman named Sarinem came to the village to borrow the knife, Ki …
Once upon a time, there lived a rich merchant in Jakarta called Mr. Salim. He was known as a landlord and owner of many renthouses. His property was not limited to Jakarta. He owned lands in Karawang area too. Mr. Salim earned his living not only from people paying rent to him but also from selling fruits. His wife had passed away years before due to typhus
The fog had begun to set on Hargamulya Hamlet. The hamlet at the foot of Menoreh hills looked as calm as it had always been. During the day, most of its inhabitants worked on the fields on the hillside. Therefore, the hamlet got to be rather quiet during this time. Meanwhile, those who did not work in the farm earned their living by working as coconut pickers
The province of Papua is the easternmost and the largest province in Indonesia. The province comprised of mountains and jungle. It was said that in a time long, long ago there was a mount called Mount Rongkwri in Papua