Long time
ago there was a kingdom in West Java. The kingdom was ruled by a king called
Prabu. He was a kind and wise king. Under Prabu’s leadership, the kingdom grew
into a prosperous kingdom. There’s no hunger in the kingdom. Everybody in the
kingdom loved their king. But, there’s one problem. The king and his queen
hadn’t got any children. It made the couple very sad. That was why Prabu
decided to go to the jungle. There, he meditated and prayed to God. Everyday he
begged for a child. His dream finally came true. A few months later, the queen
got pregnant. All people in the kingdom felt very happy. They sent many
presents to the palace to express their happiness. Nine months later a baby
girl was born. The baby grew as a beautiful teenager then.
Prabu and his queen loved their daughter so much. They gave what ever she
wanted. It made the princess grew into a spoiled girl. When her wish couldn’t
be fulfilled, she would be very angry.
Time passed
and the princess grew more beautiful. In a few days, the princess would be
seventeen years old. That’s why people of that kingdom brought many presents
for her. They bring gold and beautiful jewelries. Then Prabu stored them in a
special room. Some times he would take them to give to his people who needed
it. Prabu only took a few gold and jewels. Then he brought them to a goldsmith.
The goldsmith worked with all his heart and his ability. He wanted to create
the most beautiful necklace for the princess.
The birthday
came. People gathered in the palace field. Then Prabu and the queen appeared.
They waved to their beloved people. Cheers were loud and louder when the
princess appeared. Everybody admired her beauty. Prabu got up from his chair
and took a small pillow. A beautiful necklace was on the pillow. Prabu took that
necklace. The princess accepted the necklace. She looked at the necklace in a
glance. “I don’t want this necklace! It’s ugly!” shouted the princess as she
threw the necklace away. The necklace hit the floor and was broken. The gold
and jewels were spread out on the floor.
No body
dared to speak. They never thought that their beloved princess would do such a
cruel thing. In their silence, people heard the queen crying. Every woman felt
sad and began crying too. Then everybody was crying. Suddenly, from the middle
of the field, a spring emerged. It quickly became a pool. The palace was
getting flooded. Soon the place became a big lake.
Nowadays the
water on that lake is not as full as before. There is only a small lake now.
People called the lake Telaga Warna (it means lake of colour). On a bright day,
the lake is full of colour. These colors come from the reflections of forest,
plants, flowers, and sky around the lake. But some people said that the colours
are from the princess’ necklace, which spreads at the bottom of the lake. THE
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