THE STORY OF RORO JONGGRANG

Once upon a time, there was a king named Bondowoso. He was famous for his
powerful weapon called Bandung. Therefore Bondowoso was called Bandung Bondowoso.
Bandung Bondowoso fell in love with a beautiful princess, Roro Jonggrang. He wanted to
marry her. Roro Jonggrang was afraid to refuse his proposal because Bandung Bondowoso
would destroy her kingdom if she refused.
To make things difficult for Bandung Bondowoso to marry her, Roro Jonggrang gave
some requirements, she asked him to build her one thousand temples within one night,
Bandung Bondowoso had to finish them before sunrise. Without doubt of his success, he
accepted the requirements.
With the help of genies and spirits, Bandung Bondowoso and his allies built the
temples. At four oclock in the morning, Bandung Bondowoso had only five more temples to
build. Roro Jonggrang panicked because she knew he would complete the task.
Suddenly, Roro Jonggrang had an idea. She called all the women in the kingdom and
asked them to pound rice. She also asked the men to burn a lot of wood at the east side of the
kingdom. Hearing the sound of pounding and seeing a bright sky, the genies and spirits were
afraid. They ran away with only one more temple to complete. They thought the morning had
come.
Bandung Bondowoso was extremely angry when he found out what Roro Jonggrang
had done to him. He cursed Roro Jonggrang and turned her into a statue.
If you visit Prambanan temple in Yogyakarta you will see a statue of a beautiful
woman inside one of the temples. That is the Roro Jonggrang.
SNOW WHITE
Once there was a queen giving birth to this beautiful baby. She had this snow white
skin and red lips. The queen and the king called her Snow White. Soon after giving birth to
Snow White, the queen died and the king remarried a beautiful woman who was actually
wicked and mean.
The new queen had a mirror that could tell her who was the most beautiful woman on
earth. For years, she had been the most beautiful woman of all, but when Snow White got
older, the mirror said that Snow White was the most beautiful woman of all. The new queen
was so jealous that she decided to kill Snow White. She ordered a killer to kill Snow White.
The killer took Snow White to the forest, but he didnt dare to kill her. He let Snow White go.
Snow White wandered around the forest alone and found a hut belonging to the seven
dwarfs where she stayed for a while. The wicked queen was furious when she asked the
mirror who was the fairest woman of all, and the mirror said, Snow White is the fairest
woman of all.
The queen the disguised her self as an old woman selling apples and went to the hut to
sell on to Snow White. Snow White ate the apple and she fell into a deep sleep. When the
dwarfs found her, they couldnt do anything to help. So, they put her in a glass coffin. They
thought she had died.
Time passed by and one day a prince came to pass the forest and found Snow White
in the glass coffin. He was fascinated by how beautiful she was and he feel in love with her.
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He opened the coffin and kissed her. It turned out that the kiss was the cure for her deep
sleep. The prince and Snow White got married and they lived happily ever after.
THE MOUSEDEERS TRICK
One day while a mousedeer was walking in the forest, he saw a big, black snake
sleeping under the tree. When he saw the snake, the mousedeer was frightened. When he
wanted to run away from the snake, he suddenly fell on top of a tiger which was sleeping not
far from the snake. The tiger woke up and took hold of the mousedeer. He told the mousedeer
that he was going to eat him for lunch. Please dont eat me now, said the mousedeer. I
have something important to do.
Look, said the mousedeer. That is the kings belt. He asked me to stay here and
watch it while he was away in the forest. The tiger looked at the snake and said, That is a
beautiful belt. I need a belt like that. Can I wear it? he asked the mousedeer.
Oh, all right, said the mousedeer. So he picked up the snake and winded it around
the tiger. Then the snake woke up and saw the tiger. The snake twisted it self tighter and
tighter, until the tiger couldnt breathe. The tiger asked the mousedeer to help him. But the
mousedeer turned and ran away into the forest.
ROMEO AND JULIET
Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet lived in Verona. They met at a party and it was
love at first sight. Their families were enemies so the young couple couldnt meet in the open.
They got married in secret with the help of a priest, Friar Laurence, and Juliets maid.
Juliets cousin, Tybalt, hated Romeo and the Montagues. One day, he met Romeo and
his friend Mercutio in the street. They had a sword fight and Mercutio was killed. Romeo was
so upset that he attacked and killed Tybalt in revenge.
As a result of this, Romeo had to leave Verona to safe his life. He visited Juliet
secretly that night and then left for Mantua. Juliets parents wanted Juliet to marry Paris, a
friend of the family. They arranged the marriage and Juliet was horrified. She asked Friar
Laurence to help her. He suggested a plan, he gave her a drug t make her sleep for a long time
and appear dead to everyone else. When Juliet woke up, she could join Romeo in Mantua.
Friar Laurence promised to write to Romeo and explain the plan.
The night before the wedding, Juliet took the drug and her family found her dead in
the morning. The wedding celebration turned into a funeral. Unfortunately, Romeo never
received the letter from Friar Laurence. He turned to Verona, when he found Juliets body. He
thought she was dead and he was so devastated that he killed himself. When Juliet woke up
and saw Romeo lying dead beside her, she killed himself too, with his dagger.
As a result of this tragic series of events, the Capulets and the Montagues agreed to
stop fighting and live in peace together.