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Malin Kundang is a popular folktale in Indonesian folklore that originated in the province of West Sumatra.The folktale tells of an ungrateful son named Malin Kundang and centers around the themes of disobedience and retribution that turned him into stone.
Folklore of Indonesia is known in Indonesian as dongeng (lit. ' tale '), cerita rakyat (lit. ' people's story ') or folklor (lit. ' folklore '), refer to any folklore found in Indonesia. Its origins are probably an oral culture, with a range of stories of heroes associated with wayang and other forms of theatre, transmitted outside of a written ...
The theme has become the inspiration for several films in both Indonesia and Malaysia. Bawang Putih Bawang Merah, a 1959 Malaysian live-action musical, starring Latifah Omar as Bawang Merah, Umi Kalthom as Bawang Putih, and Mustapha Maarof as the Prince. This film adaptation does a twist in the characterizations where Bawang Putih is the bad ...
The stories of Sang Kancil is a series of traditional fables about a clever mouse-deer.They are popular in Indonesia and Malaysia. [1] A weak and small yet cunning figure, Sang Kancil uses his intelligence to triumph over beings more powerful than himself. [2]
Djakarta dalam puisi Indonesia : disusun dan diberi pengantar oleh Ajip Rosidi (in Dutch). Jakarta: Dewan Kesenian Djakarta. OCLC 220228044. Rosidi, Ajip (1973). Masalah angkatan dan periodisasi sedjarah sastra Indonésia beserta sepilihan karangan lain (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Pustaka Jaya. p. 176. OCLC 4141404.
The legend of the Centipede Lake (Indonesian: Danau Lipan) is a folk tale from Kalimantan that tells the story behind a region in the Muara Kaman district, Kutai Kertanegara Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Despite its name, the Centipede Lake is not a lake, but rather a large region grown with shrubs. [1] [2] [3]
Keong Emas (Javanese and Indonesian for Golden Snail) is a popular Javanese folklore about a princess magically transformed and contained in a golden snail shell. The folklore is a part of the popular Javanese Panji cycle, which tells stories about the prince Panji Asmoro Bangun (also known as Raden Inu Kertapati) and his consort, princess Dewi Sekartaji (also known as Dewi Chandra Kirana).
A linguistical theory suggests that Siliwangi is derived from the Sundanese words of Silih Wangi, meaning a descendant of King Wangi.. According to Kidung Sunda and Carita Parahyangan, King Wangi is identified as King Lingga Buana, a king of Sunda who died at Majapahit in 1357 AD in the Battle of Bubat.