Legenda Keong Mas | Cerita Rakyat Jawa Timur | Kisah Nusantara

Narrated a long time ago in the kingdom of Daha. Led by a wise king, named Kertamarta. The king had two beautiful daughters, namely Dewi Candra Kirana and her sister named Dewi Galuh. Even though they were both daughters of the king , Candra Kirana was the most loved by the people. Because apart from being beautiful, she has good manners. Seeing this, Dewi Galuh felt jealous. Gradually, her jealousy turned into hatred. Until one day, King Kertamarta wanted to marry Candra Kirana with a prince from the Kahuripan kingdom named Raden Inu Kertapati. Famous handsome and dashing. The princess agreed to the match. Because actually Candra Kirana's daughter already knew each other and knew the figure of Raden Inu Kertapati. Dewi Galuh, who heard her father and brother talking, was immediately angry. Because for a very long time she had a heart for Raden Inu , the heir to the throne of the Kahuripan kingdom. Now dashed hopes to become empress. Dewi Galuh's anger made her eyes dark. He went to see a witch to get rid of Candra Kirana. The witch agreed to Dewi Galuh's request, in exchange for a bag of gold. One day, when Candra Kirana was in the palace garden, she was surprised by a witch who suddenly appeared before her. Knowing he was in danger he immediately ran away from that place. But swiftly the magician cast a spell. Thick smoke appeared to envelop Candra Kirana's body and turned her into a golden snail. Seeing her plan succeed, Dewi Galuh appeared from behind a tree with a satisfied laugh. It was as if all the hatred he had been harboring had been released. The curse given to Dewi Candra Kirana will disappear if she meets someone who sincerely loves her. Before that happened, Dewi Galuh threw the golden snail into the river. And made fake news that Dewi Candra Kirana had disappeared in the forest. Candra Kirana, who had turned into a golden snail, was carried away by the river current away from the Kingdom of Daha. Now he doesn't know what to do anymore. He could only surrender to the situation. Until one day the golden snail got caught in a net set by someone. It turned out that the net belonged to a widow who was fishing and was usually called Mbok Rondo. Seeing that there was a very beautiful snail that he had never seen before, Mbok Rondo decided to take it home with the intention of taking care of the snail. Arriving at home he put the golden snail into the crock. The next day Mbok Rondo left the house to farm. Unbeknownst to him, in the morning the golden snail he found turned back into a human form. When it is enough to care for all the plants. Mbok Rondo decided to go home to prepare food for dinner. Arriving at home how surprised because on the table has spread a variety of food. Mbok Rondo wonders who has cooked food for him. In the morning Mbok Rondo went to the fields as usual. Again and again when he comes home various dishes have been served on the dining table. And again when he comes home various dishes have been served at the dinner table. This incident happened repeatedly until one day Mbok Rondo decided to go home early. because so curious who has been cooking food for him all this time. He crept into the kitchen, and heard someone cooking. Mbok Rondo was surprised to see a beautiful girl cooking in his kitchen. Candra Kirana told all the events that had happened to Mbok Rondo. Including the curse he has. Meanwhile, Raden Inu Kertapati could not believe that Candra Kirana had just disappeared. He is sure that Dewi Candra Kirana is still alive , who now knows where she is. With his determination, Raden Inu Kertapati decided to go wandering in search of his future fiancé. Dewi Galuh discovered Sang Raden's departure, she immediately ordered the witch to thwart Dewi Candra Kirana's search. In the midst of his search, Raden Inu Kertapati was surprised by a crow that could speak. And told him that he knew the direction of the raden. Hearing this, Raden Inu Kertapati's heart was very happy because he could soon meet Dewi Candra Kirana. He continued to follow the crow's directions, and unbeknownst to the crow raden actually had another purpose. Until Raden Inu Kertapati's steps stopped. Because he saw an old grandfather leaning on a tree. He approached him and decided to rest for a while because he was tired from following the crows. While resting Raden Inu Kertapati told everything to his grandfather. including following the talking crow. With a sharp gaze the grandfather looked at the crows. Unexpectedly the grandfather took out a little magic and directed it at the crow. Instantly the bird caught fire. Screaming in pain. The crow changed into the form of a witch. It turns out that the grandfather is a powerful person. he told that the crow was the incarnation of a witch and had evil intentions towards Raden Inu Kertapati. Besides that, the grandfather also told that if he wanted his goal to be achieved immediately he had to go to Dadapan village. Arriving at the village in question, Raden Inu Kertapati stopped at a hut to rest and asked for supplies of drinking water. because the provisions he brought had run out. When he was about to ask the owner of the hut for water, how shocked the raden was. It turned out that the hut was where Mbok Rondo and Dewi Candra Kirana lived. They looked surprised and happy because they did not expect to finally meet again. The meeting made Dewi Candra Kirana's curse vanish. They finally returned to Daha Kingdom. Dewi Candra Kirana told her father what she had experienced so far. Heard of his brother's return. Dewi Galuh immediately ran away from the palace for fear of being punished for what she had done. End of story Raden Inu Kertapati Dewi Candra Kirana got married. And Mbok Rondo who had taken care of him was also brought back to the palace. Raden Inu Kertapati and Dewi Candra Kirana lived happily.