The story entitled Air Mata Cilubintang or The Tears of Cilubintang comes from Banda Neira, Central Maluku, which was derrived from Hikayat Lontor. This Lontor Hikayat is published in a book written by Des Alwi entitled History of Banda Neira. As an ancestral heritage, Air Mata CILUBINTANG keeps historical stories about the origins of Banda Island and the history of sacred wells (sumur ne…
One way to preserve literary treasures and the culture of Indonesian society is to lift up folklore. In folklore, there are so many cultural values found. The cultural values that can support development is the cultural value that can encourage society to be persistent, be grateful, be patient, be patriotic, be honest, be helpful, and other noble values. These values need to be inherited …
Literary works are believed to be a mean of forming a noble personality and character. Nyai Undang: The Fame of Queen of Kupang Island is one of the treasures of Central Kalimantan oral literature. This story tells of a beautiful queen who has the courage to defend her self-esteem and country. The values of nationalism must be embedded in every citizen. Hopefully, this story can be an ins…
One of the circulating folklore in Kayuagung, Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI) Regency, South Sumatra is Langkuse and White Hair Princess. Both of their parents were dead and left them all alone. This condition required Langkuse to be responsible for his younger sister. He took care of his sister well. Under the care of her brother, White Hair Princess grew up to be a beautiful and independent gi…
As a tourism place, Maninjau Lake is well known to many people. Its beauty is famous, not only domestically, but also abroad. It is said that the lake located in Tanjungraya District, Agam Regency, West Sumatra Province was once a volcanic crater. Tinjau Mountain was the name. The mountain was adjacent to two other mountains, namely Mount Merapi and Mount Singgalang. The Mount Tinjau pea…
The story of La Tadamparek Puang Rimaggalatung was taken from the history of a king as well as a philosopher whose thoughts had colored the culture of the Bugis-Makassar tribe. This story was adapted from the Wajo Abad XV-XVII book An Exhumation of the Hidden History of South Sulawesi from Lontara written by Prof. Andi Zainal Abidin published by Alumni, Bandung 1985. Based on this history…
Nyai Balau story is an adaptation of several folktales that live and develop in Central Kalimantan. The story of Supak whose honesty, diligence, and patience bring luck. Children can learn many things from this story. Hopefully, this story can add insight into children in understanding our rich Indonesia. Dear Children, enjoy reading and exploring this interesting story. I want to express…
Praise and gratitude we pray to God Almighty because thanks to the abundance of grace so I can compile this folktale entitled Origins of the Name of the District of Kasihan in Bantul well and finished on time. In this story, I compiled folklore Origins of the Name of the Kasihan District in Bantul covering several subtitles, namely Ki Ageng Mangir Wonoboyo's Ultimate Weapon, Panembahan Se…
The children I love, by reading, you will gain knowledge. Be diligent in reading books to be smart. This reading book is interesting to read. Its contents contain a good message. Follow the good messages and don't follow the bad ones. This story is taken from the Hikayat Indra Maulana book which has been translated from Malay Arabic script into Latin script by Drs. Amran Tasai, M. Hum. a…