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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