UFS 211 TASK 10

FOLKLORE STORY

'ANDE-ANDE LUMUT' 

A long time ago, there was two Kingdom, Banyuarum Kingdom and Janggala Kingdom who wished to unites their kingdom through marriages of their children. Prince Kusumayuda and Princess Dewicandrakirana who had fallen in love with each other. One day, when the Queen met the King in the palace, the maiden of the Princess came and told the Queen that the Princess was lost in the Magical Forest. The Prince and his guard find the Princess in every place in the Kingdom and the forest but failed. While finding a way out from the Magical Forest, the Princess fell and she was found by a village people in Dadapan Village named Mbok Rondo. Mbok Rondo helped the Princess by adopt her as her daughter.After many years had passed, living with her adopted family, without knowing it was a Princess who lived with Mbok Rondo's family, they named her as Kleting Kuning just like her three eldest sister, Kleting Merah the eldest who are smarter, Kleting Biru who are best in cook and Kleting Hijau who knows how to sing and dance. But unfortunately the three eldest sister hate Kleting Kuning because of her beauty, kindness and softness. They bullied Kleting kuning as they told her to wash clothes and cook for them. Therefore, even after many years had passed, the Prince would never forget about his loves one. Hoping to meet the Princess again, he went out to the Magical Forest and being seperated with his guard finally they collided together at the same place where the Princess has been found by Mbok and there the Prince heard a voice coming from the lake and he went down to see who's voices is that. At the lake, he saw Kleting Kuning and her three other of her sister. The Prince seems to know Kleting Kuning but he hestitate it and a brilliant idea come out from his mind to fake his identity and be one of a rich man named Ande-Ande Lumut in the village. The Prince told his guard to spread a news about he's finding a wife to all women who lived in Dadapan Village. Mbok Rondo who heard about the news quickly tell her three daughter to be dressed beautifully. Every girl who lived in Dadapan village tried to apply for his wife but failed. Even Kleting Merah, Kleting Biru and Kleting Hijau wanted so much to be his wife but in order to go to Ande-Ande Lumut's house, they may cross a river which has been take care by Yuyu Kangkang, a crab who had been curse, stingy, smelly, ugly and bad and Yuyu KangKang will help them but it asked something in returned 'a kiss for them '. So finally they manage to cross the river they met Ande-Ande Lumut but he refused every girl who applying to be his wife. Except for Kleting Kuning, she did not want to turn up but a magical parrot asked her to go to Ande-Ande Lumut house to find her true love. So Kleting asked if she can go together with her sister but Mbok Rondo will let her go if she dressed like a maid and bring together her broom. Kleting Kuning arrived late to cross the river but she is smarter than her eldest sister, she refused to kiss Yuyu KangKang and Yuyu KangKang become angry and about to eat her, Kleting Kuning hit him with her Magical Broom and manage to cross the river. Finally, she went to Ande-Ande Lumut house and being chosen by the Prince. After a long talk they had, The Prince suddenly know that it was her long lost love he had met. The Prince discover Kleting Kuning with her mother. At the end of this story, the Prince propose the Princess to be his wife and they lived happily ever after.