Golden Snail
Long time
ago there lived a king of Daha Kingdom named Kertamarta. He had two daughters
named Dewi Galuh and Candra Kirana. Candra Kirana was a very beautiful and kind
girl but his sister was an evil. One day, Candra Kirana was engaged to a prince
of Kahuripan Kingdom named Raden Inu Kertapati who was handsome and wise.
This
engagement made Dewi Galuh envied to his sister. Then she went to a witch to
harm Candra Kirana. The witch agreed to do what Dewi Galuh asked. When Candra
Kirana was walking around the palace garden, the witch came and cursed her. She
transformed her into a golden snail. After that, Dewi Galuh threw her which has
become a snail in the river.
One day, an
old woman was looking for fish in the river using nets. When she was about to
lift the net, she saw a golden snail transported. Then she brought the golden
snail went home and put it in a jar. The next day, she returned to the river to
look for fishes but unfortunately she did not get any fish. She was disappointed
and returned to her house. However when she arrived, she was very surprised to
see a lot of delicious dishes had been presented at the top of the table.
This
incident occurred over and over in the next days. The old woman was curious.
She finally decided to find out who did it to her by pretending to go to the
river. She hid behind her house and peeked at what’s going on inside. Then she
saw the snails turned into a beautiful woman and cooked meals for her. Soon the
old woman came into her house, “Who are you?” Asked the old woman “I was a
princess of Daha were cursed by a witch into a golden snail” said her. After
telling what had happened to her, she was invited Chandra Kirana to stay with
her.
The news of
Candra Kirana’s loss made prince Inu Kertapati confused and sad. He searched
for her all over the kingdom by disguising as a villager. The witch knew what
was done by him. She was disguised as a raven to disrupt the prince’s effort to
meet Candra Kirana. On his own way Prince Inu Kertapati was helped by an old
man who was great. He hit the bird with his stick until it died. Prince Inu
thanked to him. He also told the intent and purpose of his journey. After
knowing what had happened, the old man told Prince Inu to search her in Dadapan
village. Afterwards the prince traveled to the Dadapan Village right away.
After
walking for days, the prince arrived in the Dadapan Village. He was very
thirsty at that time. Then he saw a small hut and approached it. Suddenly he
was shocked because he saw his fiancée was cooking through the window. He
immediately entered the hut to see her. Finally they were both very happy
because they met and the magic was lost. Then the princess told what had
happened to her and she also introduced the old woman who had helped her to the
prince. The prince was very grateful to the old woman. Then he brought Candra
Kirana and the old woman to the palace. After arriving at the palace, the king
was happy because her daughter had returned. He also knew what had happened to
his daughter. Knowing his sister had been found, Candra Galuh run away from the
palace because she was afraid of being punished by his father. Finally Candra
Kirana and Raden Inu Kertapati were married and they lived happily ever after.
Artinya:
Keong Mas
Pada zaman dahulu
hiduplah seorang Raja yang bernama Kertamarta dari Kerajaan Daha. Sang raja
memiliki 2 orang putri yang bernama Dewi Galuh dan Candra Kirana. Candra Kirana
adalah gadis yang sangat cantik dan baik tetapi saudaranya yang adalah seorang
gadis yang jahat. Pada suatu hari Candra Kirana bertunangan dengan seorang
pangeran dari Kerajaan Kahuriapan yang bernama Raden Inu Kertapati yang tampan
dan bijaksana.
Pertunangan
ini membuat Dewi Galuh iri kepada Candra Kirana, kemudian dia menemui seorang
nenek sihir untuk mencelakai saudaranya itu. Sang penyihir itupun setuju untuk
memenuhi permintaannya. Ketika Candra Kirana sedang berjalan di sekitar taman
istana, Nenek sihir itu datang dan mengutuknya. Dia merubah Candra Kirana
menjadi seekor keong mas. Lalu Dewi Galuh membuang Candra Kirana yang telah
menjadi seekor keong mas di sungai.
Pada suatu
hari seorang nenek sedang mencari ikan di sungai dengan menggunakan jala.
Ketika dia hendak mengangkat Jalanya, dia melihat seekor keong emas terangkut.
Lalu dia membawa Keong Emas itu pulang ke rumahnya dan menaruhnya di dalam
sebuah tempayan. Keesokan harinya, wanita itu kembali ke sungai untuk
mencari ikan tetapi dia tak mendapatkan ikan seekorpun. Dia sangat kecewa lalu
dia kembali pulang kerumahnya. Namun ketika dia sampai, ia sangat terkejut
melihat banyak masakan yang enak sudah tersaji di atas meja.
Kejadian
tersebut kembali terjadi pada hari-hari berikutnya. Nenek tersebut bingung.
akhirnya dia memutuskan untuk mencari tahu siapa yang melakukan dengan
berbohong pergi ke sungai. Dia bersembunyi di belakang rumanhya dan
mengintip apa yang sedang terjadi di dalam. Dia melihat keong mas yang dia
pelihara berubah menjadi seorang wanita cantik dan memasak makanan untuknya.
Kemudian nenek itu masuk ke dalam rumah, ” Siapa dirimu ?” tanya nenek itu “aku
adalah putri kerajaan Daha yang disihir menjadi keong emas oleh penyihir
saudaraku” kata keong emas. Setelah menceritakan kejadian yang dialaminya,
nenek itu mempersilahkan Candar Kirana untuk tinggal bersamanya.
Kabar tentang
hilangnya Candra kirana membuat pangeran Inu Kertapati bingung. Dia
mencarinya ke seluruh penjuru kerajaan dengan cara menyamar sebagai rakyat
biasa. Nenek sihir mengetahui apa yang dilakukan oleh Pangeran Inu Kertapati.
Dia menyamar sebagai seekor burung gagak untuk mengangu usaha sang pangeran
untuk menemui sang putri. Di perjalanan Pangeran Inu di bantu oleh seorang
lelaki tua yang sakti. Dia memukul burung itu dengan tongkatnya hingga burung
itu mati. Pangeran Inu sangat berterima kasih kepada lelaki itu dan dia juga
menceritakan maksud dan tujuan perjalanannya. Setelah mengetahui apa yang
terjadi, lelaki tua itu menyuruh Pangeran Inu untuk mencari di desa dadapan.
Pangeran itu kemudian melanjutkan perjalanan ke desa dadapan.
Setelah
berjalan berhari-hari, sang pangeran tiba di desa Dadapan. Dia merasa sangat
haus. Lalu dia melihat sebuah gubuk kecil dan menghampirinya. Tapi kemudian dia
terkejut, karena dari balik jendela ia melihat tunangannya sedang memasak.
Segera ia memasuki gubuk itu untuk menemuinya. Akhirnya mereka berdua sangat
bahagia karena telah bertemu dan sihir itu pun hilang. Kemudian sang putri
menceritakan kejadian yang dialaminya dan juga memeperkenalkan Nenek yang telah
menolongnya kepada sang pangeran. Sang pangeran sangat berterima kasih kepada
nenek itu dan membawa nya bersama Candra Kirana ke istana. Sesampainya di
Istana, Sang raja merasa gembira karena putrinya telah kembali. Dia juga
mengetahui apa yang terjadi kepada anaknya itu. mengetahui hal tersebut, Candra
Galuh melarikan diri dari istana karena takut dihukum oleh ayahnya itu.
Akhirnya pernikahan Candra kirana dan Raden Inu Kertapatipun berlangsung dan
mereka hidup bahagia selamanya.
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