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.
Now a days 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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