Folklore dari Banten

ADA adalah seorang musafir tampan, namanya Raden Budog. Dia sedang beristirahat di bawah pohon besar dan tak lama kemudian ia tertidur. Dia punya mimpi. Dalam mimpinya, ia bertemu dengan seorang wanita yang sangat cantik. Wanita itu berdiri di depan dia. Raden Budog mencoba menyentuhnya. Tiba-tiba, sebuah ranting pohon itu jatuh dan memukulnya. Dan yang membuatnya bangun dari tidurnya. Dia marah!

Raden Budog tidak bisa melupakan wanita itu, ia ingin bertemu dengannya. Ia melakukan perjalanan hari dan malam dan tidak pernah berhenti untuk beristirahat. Dan akhirnya ia tiba di sebuah desa. Semua penduduk desa adalah petani. Beberapa gadis menumbuk padi di mortir. Orang-orang yang disebut mortar sebagai Lesung. Mereka sibuk berdebar dan suara mereka membuat seperti harmoni. Gadis-gadis ditumbuk beras setiap hari, kecuali Jumat. Jumat adalah hari suci bagi mereka, karena itu adalah waktu untuk berdoa kepada Tuhan.

Raden Budog menikmati suara. Dia melihat semua gadis satu per satu.

Dan tiba-tiba, Aha! Dia melihat gadis yang ditemuinya dalam mimpinya.

Raden Budog sangat senang. Dia mendekat kepada gadis-gadis. Semua gadis-gadis itu ketakutan dan mereka semua pulang. Raden Budog mengikuti gadis cantik.

Dan ketika gadis cantik tiba di rumah, Raden Budog mengetuk pintu. Seorang wanita tua membuka pintu.

"Siapa kau, anak muda," tanya wanita itu.

"Nama saya Raden Budog. Mungkin saya bermalam di rumah Anda? Saya seorang musafir dan saya tidak memiliki tempat tinggal, "kata Raden Budog. Dia mencoba untuk menemukan alasan untuk tinggal di rumah.

"Nama saya Nyi Siti dan aku tinggal dengan putri saya. Namanya adalah Sri Poh Haci. Suami saya meninggal. Jika Anda ingin menghabiskan malam di sini, Anda dapat tidur di teras. Aku sangat menyesal, saya tidak mengijinkan orang untuk tinggal di rumah saya, "kata Nyi Siti.

Di pagi hari, Sri Poh Haci membangunkannya.

Dia juga memberinya segelas kopi. Raden Budog sangat bahagia. Ia kemudian mencoba untuk menemukan cara bagaimana ia bisa tinggal di desa dan menikah dengannya. Kemudian, ia mengatakan kepada Nyi Siti bahwa ia akan membantunya di sawah. Nyi Siti setuju.

Hari berlalu dan kemudian Sri Poh Haci juga jatuh cinta dengan dia. Kemudian mereka menikah.

Raden Budog masih bekerja di sawah dan Sri Poh Haci juga terus menumbuk beras dalam lesung tersebut. Suatu hari Raden Budog ingin menumbuk beras. Dia juga ingin membuat suara yang bagus. Namun itu hari Jumat, dan ia lupa bahwa beras berdebar dalam lesung itu tidak diperbolehkan pada hari Jumat. Dan ketika dia sedang sibuk membuat suara, penduduk desa berteriak.

"Hei, lihat! Seekor monyet berdebar-debar beras! "

Perlahan penduduk desa mendekat dengan Raden Budog. Dia tidak melihat bahwa semua penduduk desa itu memandangnya, sampai satu orang berteriak kepadanya. "Hei, monyet! Hentikan itu! Ini adalah hari Jumat! "

Raden Budog tidak mengerti mengapa para penduduk desa memanggilnya monyet. Dan ketika ia melihat tubuhnya, ia terkejut! Tubuhnya penuh rambut. Dia bahkan memiliki ekor. Dia telah berubah menjadi seekor monyet! Raden Budog sangat malu. Ia melarikan diri ke hutan.

Sejak itu orang yang bernama desa sebagai Lesung Desa atau Kampung Lesung.

Dan karena desa ini terletak di tanjung, orang-orang kemudian bernama desa Lesung Tanjung Lesung atau Tanjung. *** Folklore from Banten

THERE was a handsome traveler, his name was Raden Budog. He was resting under a big tree and soon he fell asleep. He had a dream. In his dream, he met a very beautiful woman. The woman was standing in front him. Raden Budog tried to touch her. Suddenly, a twig of the tree fell down and hit him. And that made him wake up from his sleep. He was upset!

Raden Budog could not forget that woman, he wanted to meet her. He traveled days and nights and never stopped to rest. And nally he arrived in a village. All of the villagers were farmers. Some girls were pounding rice in a mortar. The people called the mortar as lesung. They were busy pounding and the sound they made was like a harmony. The girls pounded the rice everyday, except Friday. Friday was a holy day for them, because it was time to pray to God.

Raden Budog enjoyed the sound. He was looking at all the girls one by one.

And suddenly, Aha! He saw the girl he met in his dream.

Raden Budog was very happy. He came closer to the girls. All the girls were afraid and they all went home. Raden Budog followed the beautiful girl.

And when the beautiful girl arrived home, Raden Budog knocked the door. An old woman opened the door.

Who are you, young man, asked the woman.

My name is Raden Budog. May I spend the night in your house? Im a traveler and I dont have a place to stay, said Raden Budog. He was trying to nd an excuse to stay in the house.

My name is Nyi Siti and I live with my daughter. Her name is Sri Poh Haci. My husband passed away. If you want to spend the night here, you can sleep in the terrace. Im so sorry, I dont allow men to stay in my house, said Nyi Siti.

In the morning, Sri Poh Haci woke him up.

She also gave him a glass of coffee. Raden Budog was extremely happy. He then tried to nd a way how he could stay in the village and got married with her. Later, he told Nyi Siti that he would help her in the rice eld. Nyi Siti agreed.

Days passed by and later Sri Poh Haci also fell in love with him. Then they got married.

Raden Budog still worked in the rice eld and Sri Poh Haci also continued to pound the rice in the lesung. One day Raden Budog wanted to pound the rice. He also wanted to make the good sound. However it was Friday, and he forgot that pounding rice in the lesung was not allowed on Fridays. And when he was busy making the sound, the villagers screamed.

Hey, look! A monkey is pounding the rice!

Slowly the villagers came closer to Raden Budog. He did not notice that all the villagers were looking at him, until one man yelled at him. Hey, monkey! Stop it! It is Friday!

Raden Budog did not understand why the villagers called him monkey. And when he looked at his body, he was surprised! His body was full of hair. He even had a tail. He had changed into a monkey! Raden Budog was so ashamed. He ran away to the jungle.

Since then people named the village as Lesung Village or Kampung Lesung.

And since the village is located in a cape, people then named the village as Lesung Cape or Tanjung Lesung.***

Nyi Banjarsari

Folklore from Banten

It was a rainy season. The villagers were happy, most of them were farmers. Rainy would water their rice field and soon they would harvest their rice. Pak Bong was one of the farmers. He was also very happy.

He wanted to buy some clothes for himself, his wife, and his beloved daughter, Nyi Banjarsari. She was a very beautiful girl. Her parents loved her because she was very obedient. One night, Pak Bong had a terrible dream. An old man came to him and said the rain would never stop. There would be a great flood.

At first Pak Bong thought it was just a dream but he had the same dream in the following nights. He decided to tell all the villagers about his dream and asked them to evacuate on a hill not far from their village.

"Ha ha ha! You are joking, Pak Bong? How can we leave our rice field? We are going to have great harvest, remember?" Everybody was laughing at Pak Bong.

Pak Bong did not give up. He kept on asking the villagers to evacuate to the hill. Finally some villagers believed him. Together with his wife, and his daughter Nyi Banjarsari, Pak Bong and his friends went to the hill.

In the meantime, heavy rain fell days and nights. It continued until water entered the houses. The villagers were sorry they did not listen to Pak Bong and ignored his advice. Soon, the village was drowned! Pak Bong and his friends could not do anything. They were sad because their village was under water.

Then they prayed to God. They asked God how the water dried up from their village. The answer came in Pak Bong's dream. In his dream, the same old man told him how to save their village.

"If you want the water to dry up, you have to sacrifice your daughter. She has to jump into the water!" said the old man.

Pak Bong was very sad. He then told his family about his dream. His wife did not agree at all. She did not want to lose her lovely daughter.

"That's OK, Mother. If this is the only way to save our village, I would jump into the water," said Nyi Banjarsari.

Her parents could not say anything. They could not prevent their daughter from jumping into the water. Slowly, water dried up. Pak Bong and his friends then returned to their village. They built their houses and had their lives back. To show their thankfulness and gratefulness to Nyi Banjarsari, the villagers named their village into Banjarsari.*** Nyi Banjarsari

Folklore dari Banten

Itu adalah musim hujan. Para penduduk desa senang, sebagian besar dari mereka adalah petani. Hujan akan mengairi sawah mereka dan segera mereka akan memanen padi mereka. Pak Bong adalah salah satu petani. Dia juga sangat senang.

Dia ingin membeli beberapa pakaian untuk dirinya sendiri, istrinya, dan putri tercinta, Nyi Banjarsari. Dia adalah gadis yang sangat cantik. Orangtuanya mencintainya karena dia sangat patuh. Suatu malam, Pak Bong memiliki mimpi buruk. Seorang pria tua datang kepadanya dan mengatakan hujan tidak akan pernah berhenti. Akan ada banjir besar.

Pada awalnya Pak Bong pikir itu hanya mimpi tapi dia punya mimpi yang sama di malam-malam berikutnya. Dia memutuskan untuk memberitahu semua penduduk desa tentang mimpinya dan meminta mereka untuk mengungsi di sebuah bukit tidak jauh dari desa mereka.

"Ha ha ha! Anda bercanda, Pak Bong? Bagaimana kita bisa meninggalkan sawah kita? Kita akan memiliki panen besar, ingat?" Semua orang menertawakan Pak Bong.

Pak Bong tidak menyerah. Dia terus meminta warga untuk mengungsi ke bukit. Akhirnya beberapa penduduk desa percaya padanya. Bersama dengan istrinya, dan putrinya Nyi Banjarsari, Pak Bong dan teman-temannya pergi ke bukit.

Sementara itu, hujan deras turun hari dan malam. Itu berlanjut sampai air memasuki rumah-rumah. Para penduduk desa menyesal mereka tidak mendengarkan Pak Bong dan mengabaikan nasihatnya. Segera, desa itu tenggelam! Pak Bong dan teman-temannya tidak bisa berbuat apa-apa. Mereka sedih karena desa mereka berada di bawah air.

Kemudian mereka berdoa kepada Tuhan. Mereka bertanya kepada Tuhan bagaimana air kering dari desa mereka. Jawabannya datang di Pak Bong mimpi. Dalam mimpinya, orang tua yang sama mengatakan kepadanya bagaimana untuk menyelamatkan desa mereka.

"Jika Anda ingin air mengering, Anda harus mengorbankan putri Anda. Dia harus melompat ke dalam air!" kata orang tua.

Pak Bong sangat sedih. Dia kemudian mengatakan kepada keluarganya tentang mimpinya. Istrinya tidak setuju sama sekali. Dia tidak ingin kehilangan putrinya yang indah.

"Tidak apa-apa, Ibu. Jika ini adalah satu-satunya cara untuk menyelamatkan desa kami, saya akan melompat ke dalam air," kata Nyi Banjarsari.

Orangtuanya tidak bisa mengatakan apa-apa. Mereka tidak bisa mencegah putri mereka dari melompat ke dalam air. Perlahan-lahan, air mengering. Pak Bong dan teman-temannya kemudian kembali ke desa mereka. Mereka membangun rumah-rumah mereka dan memiliki kehidupan mereka kembali. Untuk menunjukkan rasa syukur dan terima kasih mereka kepada Nyi Banjarsari, penduduk desa bernama desa
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Retna Lestari dan Bakuh Giant Folklore dari Yogyakarta

Dahulu kala, ada seorang raksasa berarti. Dan setiap kali ia ingin makan, dia selalu mencari hewan. Dia makan hampir semua jenis hewan. Dan tentu saja, hewan-hewan tidak hidup dengan damai. Mereka takut Bakuh akan memakannya. Perlahan-lahan, jumlah hewan yang menurun. Dan akhirnya tidak ada hewan yang tersisa di hutan. Bakuh mulai masuk ke desa-desa. Dia ingin makan manusia! Para dewa dan dewi di surga yang marah. Mereka ingin menghukum Bakuh. Thereforg mereka mengirim satu dewi cantik. Namanya Retna Lestari. Bakuh adalah walkingwhen ia melihat Retna Lestari memetik beberapa bunga. Dia terkejut melihat seorang wanita cantik di hutan. Dia jatuh cinta seketika. "Halo, gadis cantik. Siapa nama Anda? Aku pernah melihatmu sebelumnya," kata Bakuh. "Nama saya Retna Lestari. Dan tentu saja Anda tidak pernah melihat saya. Saya selalu berlari dan menyelamatkan hidup saya ketika Anda lapar. Saya harap sekarang Anda tidak lapar," kata Retna Lestari. "Jangan takut, Retna. Aku tidak akan pernah makan Anda. Anda begitu indah dan aku jatuh cinta dengan Anda. Maukah kau menikah denganku?" tanya Bakuh. "Apa? Tidak mungkin! Aku tidak akan pernah menikah raksasa berarti seperti Anda." "Aku akan melakukan apa pun untuk Anda, Retna." "Apa? OK.II ingin memiliki awan merah saat matahari terbenam. Tapi aku tidak ingin kau untukku. Aku tidak ingin kuku tajam untuk merobek awan." "Jadi, apa yang harus saya lakukan?" "Sederhana. Anda hanya berbaring dengan wajah Anda ke bawah. Aku akan berdiri di belakang Anda, saya harap saya bisa mencapai awan." Dan kemudian Bakuh berbohong dengan wajah ke bawah. Dan ketika Retna Lestari sudah berdiri di punggungnya, dia berkata, "Saya tidak bisa mencapai

awan. Aku akan menaruh beberapa batu besar di punggung Anda. Aku ingin berdiri di atas batu sehingga saya bisa mencapai awan." "Dapatkah Anda mencapai awan sekarang?" tanya Bakuh. "Belum, aku akan menempatkan lebih banyak batu pada tubuh Anda. Dan ingat, jangan menggerakkan tubuh Anda. Jika Anda melakukannya, saya akan, jatuh." kata Retna Lestari. Dia segera menempatkan lebih banyak batu. Tipe ini dia menaruh batu besar. Dengan kekuatan seperti seorang dewi, dia bisa menempatkan batubatu besar dengan mudah. Perlahan, tubuh semua Bakuh itu tertutup oleh batu. Retna Lestari menempatkan dua batu yang sangat besar, satu di kepala dan satu di kakinya. Bakuh tidak bisa bernapas.Dia ingin berdiri tapi ia tidak bisa melakukannya. Dia kemudian menyadari bahwa Retna Lestari sudah menipunya. Dia hanya berteriak dan menjerit! Perlahan dua batu besar menjadi pegunungan. Batu besar di kepala Bakuh itu menjadi Gunung Merapi dan batu besar di kakinya menjadi Merbabu Mountain. Orang-orang sekarang mengatakan bahwa ketika mereka mendengar suara gemuruh dari gunung, mereka percaya bahwa Baku adalah berteriak dan menjerit. Dia mengutuk Retna Lestari untuk menipu dirinya. *****
Retna Lestari and Bakuh the Giant Folklore from Yogyakarta

A long time ago, there was a mean giant. And every time he wanted to eat, he always looked for the animals. He ate almost all kinds of animals. And of course, the animals did not live peacefully. They were scared Bakuh would eat them.

Slowly, the numbers of animals were decreasing. And finally there was no animal left in the jungle. Bakuh started to go to the villages. He wanted to eat humans!

The gods and the goddess in the heaven were angry. They wanted to punish Bakuh. Thereforg they sent one beautiful goddess. Her name was Retna Lestari.

Bakuh was walkingwhen he saw Retna Lestari picking some flowers. He was surprised to see a beautiful woman in the jungle. He fell in love instantly. "Hello, beautiful girl. What's your name? I never saw you before," said Bakuh.

"My name is Retna Lestari. And of course you never saw me. I always ran and saved my life when you were hungry. I hope now you are not hungry," said Retna Lestari.

"Don't be afraid, Retna. I will never eat you. You are so beautiful and I'm in love with you. Will you marry me?" asked Bakuh.

"What? No way! I will never marry a mean giant like you."

"l'll do anything for you, Retna."

"Anything? OK.II wants to have red clouds during sunset. But I don't want you to get it for me. I don't want your sharp nails to tear the clouds."

"So, what do I have to do?"

"Simple. You just lie down with your face downward. I will stand on your back I hope I can reach the clouds."

And then Bakuh lied down with his face downward. And when Retna Lestari was already standing on his back, she said, "I cannot reach the clouds. I will put some big stone on your back. I want to stand on the stones so I can reach the clouds."

"Can you reach the clouds now?" asked Bakuh.

"Not yet, I will put more stones on your body. And remember, don't move your body. If you do, I will , fall." said Retna Lestari.

She immediately put more stones. This tipe she put bigger stones. With her power as a goddess, she could put the big stones easily.

Slowly, all Bakuh's body was covered by stones. Retna Lestari put two very big stones, one on his head and one on his feet. Bakuh could not breathe. He wanted to stand up but he could not do it. He then realized that Retna Lestari already tricked him. He just yelled and screamed!

Slowly the two big stones became mountains. The big stone on Bakuh's head became Merapi Mountain and the big stone on his feet became Merbabu Mountain.

People now say that when they hear a rumbling noise from the mountains, they believe that Baku is yelling and screaming. He is cursing Retna Lestari for tricking him. *****