Assalamualaikum Wr.Wb
Hari ini saya akan menceritakan legenda tradisional dari negara kita yaitu Indonesia. Indonesia kaya akan budaya-budayanya seperti Ngaben dari Bali dll. okay langsung saja, cerita yang satu ini saya akan ceritakan dengan bahasa Inggris atau Bahasa Internasional.
TELAGA WARNA
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. She even said bad things
often. Even though the princess behaved badly, her parents still loved her, and
so did the people in the kingdom.
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.
Prabu collected the presents. 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. “Please make a
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 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. “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,” said Prabu. 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.
What's your impression when you read this story? bagus kan?
Kita sebagai generasi bangsa harus selalu mengembangkan kebudayaan kita budaya Indonesia seperti contoh sederhananya setiap hari kamis kita selalu memakai pakaian batik. Dengan begitu, kita memperkenalkan budaya kita kepada dunia Internasional bahwa kita tidak lupa dan masih memakai budaya tradisional meskipun sekarang budaya modern telah berkembang.
Hidup Generasi Bangsa, Hidup Tanah Air Indonesia!
