Folklores

Ning Rangda

A long time ago in the southern area of Borneo Island, lived a beautiful girl named Rangda. She had excellent weaving and sewing skills. Her beauty was known in the whole area. Many young men fell in love with her.

One day, the prince who had heard about Rangda’s beauty, came to her house to order a dress from her. The prince was amazed by Rangda’s beauty and her humbleness. He fell in love with her. After he got his dress, the prince immediately went back to the palace. He wanted to tell his father that he already found his future wife. However, right after the prince arrived at the palace, he suffered a terrible illness. He was unconscious and got high fever. Every night in his sleep, he always whispered a name, "Rangda... Rangda... Rangda."

The king was really worried. He asked his advisors about the Rangda's name. One of the king’s advisors, Wakil Mangkubumi was familiar with the name. “Rangda is a beautiful young girl who lives at the southern area. She had excellent weaving and sewing skill. All of the prince’s clothes were made by her,” explained Wakil Mangkubumi.

The king knew that his son had fallen in love with the girl. The next day, he ordered his soldiers to take him and the prince to Rangda's house. Wakil Mangkubumi went first to Rangda’s house. The king had ordered him to tell Rangda and her parents about the wedding proposal. Rangda was very happy because she also fell in love with the prince.

When the prince heard that he would meet with Rangda, he was very happy. His health improved significantly. Then the prince, the king, and the soldiers went to Rangda's house. But the trip was very tiring and made the prince suffered his illness again. The illness was worse than the previous one. It was so bad that finally the prince died on the journey.

The king was so sad. He thought it was useless to continue the trip. Then he went back to the palace. Meanwhile, Rangda did not know that the prince had died. She was sewing a wedding dress for the wedding. She wanted to give the prince the best wedding dress. Everyday, she waited and waited for the prince, but he never came. She kept on sewing the wedding dress until she was old. People then called her Ning Rangda. She was called Ning because she was old and had a hunchbacked body.***

Legend of Gunung Batu Bangkai 

Many years ago, in Loksado, lived a young man with his mother. He was called Andung Kuswara. He was a smart young man. He had medical skill that he learned from his late father. Andung Kuswara worked hard everyday to fulfill their daily needs. One day, Andung Kuswara went to the forest alone, searching for fruits and vegetables. On his way home, he found an old man squeezed badly between two big trees. Andung Kuswara immediately helped him. He then healed his wound perfectly. “Dear young man, I thank you for your help,” the old man said and took something hanging on his neck. “As my gratitude, I give you this necklace. Hopefully it would bring good fortune for you,” said the old man. Andung Kuswara took the gift and went home. 

Both Andung Kuswara and his mother passed their times happily. But Andung Kuswara wanted a better life for him and his mother. “Maybe it is better to leave my home to another country and practice my medical skill,” he thought. However, he had not enough courage to tell his intention to his mother. He knew his mother would be alone if he left. After a month passed, finally Andung Kuswara told his mother about his intention. “Mother, I want to make our life better. I want to go to other country and find a better job,” he said to his mother. “Andung… my son. If it is your final decision, I won’t stop you. All I can do is pray for you to find what you’re searching for,” his mother said wisely. “Thank you, Mother,” Andung Kuswara smiled happily. 

The next morning, Andung Kuswara left his homeland to pursue his dream. He went overseas. He walked for weeks until he reached the kingdom of Basiang. On his way, he met a farmer whose body was full of ulcers and scabies. Andung Kuswara tried to help him. He cured the farmer with his medical skill. 

The farmer was so happy. He offered Andung Kuswara to stay at his home. He also told Andung Kuswara that almost all inhabitants of the country were suffering from the same diseases. The news about Andung Kuswara’s medical skill quickly spread throughout the whole country. All sick people come to him to be cured from their sickness. 

The king of Basiang also heard the news about Andung Kuswara’s excellent medical skill. The king then ordered his guard to brought Andung Kuswara to cure the princess who was also been sick. “My daughter has been on her bed for two weeks. She can not do anything. Many healers had attempted to recover her, but they failed. Will you cure her?” asked the king to Andung Kuswara. “My Majesty, I am just a poor wanderer and I have minimal medical skill. So, please forgive me if I also fail in recovering the princess”, Andung Kuswara replied.

Andung Kuswara was then allowed to enter the princess‘s room. The princess was very pale and weak. However, her beauty clearly seemed through her wonderful face. Andung Kuswara was amazed looking at her, “Ah, the princess is so beautiful,” he said to himself. He then tried to cure the princess with all his skill, but the princess did not move at all. Andung Kuswara then thought of another way. He took the necklace hanging on his neck. The necklace was soaked in the cup of water for a moment. After reading some prayers upon the water, Andung Kuswara spattered it on the princess‘s face for several times. Suddenly, the princess could move her body. Her eyes and lips opened, and her face turned bright. The princess was eventually able to sit on her bed.

The king was very grateful for Andung Kuswara‘s help to his only daughter. To express his gratefulness, he allowed Andung Kuswara to marry his daughter. The princess was happy to welcome Andung as her husband. The same was felt by Andung who fell in love with the princess.

A year passed, and the princess was pregnant. She told her husband that she desired to eat kasturi fruit that only grew in Kalimantan Island. Andung Kuswara‘s accompanied by several kingdom troops went to search the fruit. After arriving at the Kalimantan Island, Andung Kuswara headed to Loksado to find the kasturi tree which, according to local people, was bearing fruit. Andung Kuswara stood surprisingly after knowing that the tree grew exactly in front of his mother‘s small hut. Andung Kuswara immediately commanded the troops to return to the kingdom without taking the fruit to avoid meeting his own mother.

But suddenly Andung Kuswara’s mother went out from the hut. She saw her son among the troops in front of her home. “Andung…Andung…my son,” she tried to call her son. Andung Kuswara and the troops continuously walked to keep away from the old woman. However, she ran after them and kept calling for his son. Feeling ashamed in front of the troops, Andung Kuswara said angrily to his own mother, “Stop calling me as your son, old woman. I am a nobility of the Basiang Kingdom. I never know an old woman like you.” After that, Andung kuswara continued walking.

Andung Kuswara’s mother was shocked to hear those words from her beloved son. She cried and prayed with trembling lips, “Oh my God, show your power and justice.” Her tears had not been drying when the sky suddenly turned dark and thunder stroke repeatedly. After that, a sudden storm smashed and heavy rain fell dementedly. Suddenly Andung Kuswara‘s body slowly turned into stone.

Since the time, the locals called the mountain as Gunung Batu Bangkai (mountain of decease stone), because the stone that lays on it resembles human body. The mountain located in the sub district of Loksado, South Kalimantan .***

LEGENDA PUTERI JUNJUNG BUIH...

Uphold daughter scum

Is exactly the story of a kingdom named Amuntai in South Kalimantan. The kingdom was ruled by two brothers. The older king named Patmaraga, or given the nickname King Tua. His brother the young king named Sukmaraga. Both the king does not have any sons or daughters.

But between them, Sukmaraga that great desire to have a son. Every night he and his queen in order to appeal to the gods blessed with a pair of twin sons. The desire seems to be granted by the gods. He got directions to go meditate to an island near the city of Banjarmasin. In the hermitage, he gets to ask his wife wangsit kastuba eating flowers. Sukmaraga started to follow the orders. Correct as per instructions of the gods, a few months later the queen was pregnant. She gave birth to twins a very beautiful face.

Hearing this, the desire to have a son of old King anyway. Then he begged the gods to be blessed with sons. Old king dreamed told god imprisoned in the Great Temple, which is located outside the city Amuntai. Old king's instructions were followed. When finished running the hermitage, on the way home he found the girl alone are floating in a river. The baby is floating above segumpalan froth. Therefore, a very beautiful baby was later titled Princess Uphold scum.

Old king then ordered the foreman palace, Datuk Pujung, to take the baby. However, the royal entourage was surprised, because the baby was already able to speak. Prior to his appointment of the bubbles, the baby ditenunkan ask for a piece of cloth and a blanket to be completed in half a day. He also asked to be picked up with forty beautiful woman.

Tuapun king then the baby menyayembarakan request. He promised to appoint people who can meet the demands of the baby to be caretakers of this princess. Contest was eventually won by a woman named Queen Kuripan. In addition to clever weaving, she began to have supernatural powers. Not only he can meet the requirements of the short time, the Queen Kuripan any work done was amazing. Fabrics and quilts ditenunnnya very beautiful. As promised, then raised the old king queen princess Kuripan become caregivers Uphold the scum. He joined a large role in nearly every important decision concerning the princess.

LEGENDA PUTRI JUNJUNG BUIH 

Tersebutlah kisah sebuah kerajaan bernama Amuntai di Kalimantan Selatan. Kerajaan itu diperintah oleh dua bersaudara. Raja yang lebih tua bernama Patmaraga, atau diberi julukan Raja Tua. Adiknya si Raja muda bernama Sukmaraga. Kedua raja tersebut belum mempunyai putera ataupun puteri.

Namun di antara keduanya, Sukmaraga yang berkeinginan besar untuk mempunyai putera. Setiap malam ia dan permaisurinya memohon kepada para dewa agar dikaruniai sepasang putera kembar. Keinginan tersebut rupanya akan dikabulkan oleh para dewa. Ia mendapat petunjuk untuk pergi bertapa ke sebuah pulau di dekat kota Banjarmasin. Di dalam pertapaannya, ia mendapat wangsit agar meminta istrinya menyantap bunga Kastuba. Sukmaraga pun mengikuti perintah itu. Benar seperti petunjuk para dewa, beberapa bulan kemudian permaisurinya hamil. Ia melahirkan sepasang bayi kembar yang sangat elok wajahnya.

Mendengar hal tersebut, timbul keinginan Raja Tua untuk mempunyai putera pula. Kemudian ia pun memohon kepada para dewa agar dikarunia putera. Raja Tua bermimpi disuruh dewa bertapa di Candi Agung, yang terletak di luar kota Amuntai. Raja Tua pun mengikuti petunjuk itu. Ketika selesai menjalankan pertapaan, dalam perjalanan pulang ia menemukan sorang bayi perempuan sedang terapung-apung di sebuah sungai. Bayi tersebut terapung-apung diatas segumpalan buih. Oleh karena itu, bayi yang sangat elok itu kelak bergelar Puteri Junjung Buih.

Raja Tua lalu memerintahkan pengetua istana, Datuk Pujung, untuk mengambil bayi tersebut. Namun alangkah terkejutnya rombongan kerajaan tersebut, karena bayi itu sudah dapat berbicara. Sebelum diangkat dari buih-buih itu, bayi tersebut meminta untuk ditenunkan selembar kain dan sehelai selimut yang harus diselesaikan dalam waktu setengah hari. Ia juga meminta untuk dijemput dengan empat puluh orang wanita cantik.

Raja Tuapun lalu menyayembarakan permintaan bayi tersebut. Ia berjanji untuk mengangkat orang yang dapat memenuhi permintaan bayi tersebut menjadi pengasuh dari puteri ini. Sayembara itu akhirnya dimenangkan oleh seorang wanita bernama Ratu Kuripan. Selain pandai menenun, iapun memiliki kekuatan gaib. Bukan hanya ia dapat memenuhi persyaratan waktu yang singkat itu, Ratu Kuripan pun menyelesaikan pekerjaannya dengan sangat mengagumkan. Kain dan selimut yang ditenunnnya sangatlah indah. Seperti yang dijanjikan, kemudian Raja Tua mengangkat Ratu Kuripan menjadi pengasuh si puteri Junjung Buih. Ia ikut berperanan besar dalam hampir setiap keputusan penting menyangkut sang puteri.