TELAGA WARNA
Long, long ago there was
a kingdom in West Java. The kingdom was ruled by a king. People called their
king His Majesty Prabu. Prabu was a kind and wise king. No wonder if that
country was prosperous. There’s no hunger in this kingdom. It was a very happy
condition. But it was a pity that Prabu and his queen hadn’t got any children.
It made the royal couple very, very sad. Some old men and women who was
respected by Prabu suggested the king to adopt a child. But Prabu and the queen
didn’t agree. “No, thank you. But for us, our own daughter or son is better
than adopted children.” The queen was very sad. She often cried. That was why
Prabu decided to go. He went to the jungle.
There he prayed to God.
Everyday he begged for a child. His dream came true. A few months later, the
queen got pregnant. All people in the kingdom felt happy. They sent many
presents to the palace to express their happiness. Nine months later a princess
was born. People sent their presents again as a gift to a little princess. This
baby grew as a beautiful teenager then. Prabu and Queen loved their daughter so
much. They gave what ever she wanted. It made Princess a very spoiled girl.
When her wish couldn’t be realized, she became very angry. She even said bad
things often.
A true princess wouldn’t do that. Even though
the princess behaved badly, her parents loved her, so did the people in that
kingdom. Day by day, the princess grew more beautiful. No girls could compare
with her. In a few days, Princess would be 17 years old. So, people of that
kingdom went to palace. They brought many presents for her. Their presents gift
were very beautiful. Prabu collected the presents. There were really many
presents. Then Prabu stored them in a building. Some times he could take them
to give to his people. Prabu only took some gold and jewels.
Then she brought them to
the goldsmith. “Please make a beautiful necklace for my daughter,” said Prabu.
“My pleasure, Your Majesty,” the goldsmith replied. The goldsmith worked with
all his heart and his ability. He wanted to create the most beautiful necklace
in the world because he loved his princess. The birthday came. People gathered
in the palace field. When Prabu and queen appeared, people welcomed them
happily. Prabu and his wife waved to their beloved people. Cheers were louder
and louder when the princess appeared with her fabulous pretty face. Everybody
admired her beauty. Prabu got up from his chair.
A lady gave him a small
and glamorous pillow. A wonderful necklace was on it. Prabu took that necklace.
“My beloved daughter, today I give this necklace to you. This necklace is a
gift from people in this country. They love you so much. They presented it for
you to express their happiness, because you have growing to a woman. Please,
wear this necklace,” said Prabu. Princess accepted the necklace. She looked at
the necklace in a glance. “I don’t want to accept it! It’s ugly!” shouted the
princess. Then she threw the necklace. The beautiful necklace was broken. The
gold and jewels were spread out on the floor Everybody couldn’t say anything.
They never thought that their beloved princess would do that cruel thing.
Nobody spoke. In their silence people heard the queen crying. Every woman felt
sad and began crying too. Then everybody was crying. Then there was a miracle.
Earth was crying. Suddenly, from the under ground, a spring emerged. It made a
pool of water. The palace was getting full. Soon the place became a big lake.
The lake sank all of the kingdom. Nowadays the water on that lake is not as
full as before. There is only a small lake now. People called the lake “Talaga
Warna”. It is mean “Lake of Colour”. It’s located in Puncak, West Java. On a
bright day, the lake is full of colour. So beautiful and amazing. These colors
come from shadows of forest, plants, flowers, and sky around the lake. But some
people said that the colours are from the princess’s necklace, which spreads at
the bottom of the lake.
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