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  2. Malin Kundang - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Orang Rimba people - Wikipedia

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    The Orang Batin Sembilan, Orang Rimba or Anak Dalam are mobile, animist peoples who live throughout the lowland forests of southeast Sumatra. Kubu is a Malay exonym ascribed to them. In the Malay language, the word Kubu can mean defensive fortification, entrenchment, or a place of refuge.

  4. Folklore of Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. List of legends in the Quran - Wikipedia

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    Several parables or pieces of narrative appear in the Quran, often with similar motifs to Jewish and Christian traditions which may predate those in the Quran. [1]Some included legends are the story of Cain and Abel (sura al-Ma'idah, of Abraham destroying idols (sura al-Anbiya 57), of Solomon's conversation with an ant (sura an-Naml), the story of the Seven Sleepers, and several stories about ...

  6. Kancil Story - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. Lutung Kasarung - Wikipedia

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    A depiction of Lutung Kasarung in traditional Sundanese sandiwara dance drama.. Lutung Kasarung (English: The Lost Ape, The Stray Ape [1]) is a Sundanese folktale from Indonesia.

  8. Malay folklore - Wikipedia

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    Kisah Sang Kancil dengan Harimau – The tale of the mouse-deer and the tiger 'Kisah Sang Kancil dengan Gajah – The tale of the mouse-deer and the elephant; Kisah Sang Kancil dengan Sang Sempoh – The tale of the mouse-deer and the bison; Kisah Anjing dengan Bayang-bayang – The dog and the shadow; Kisah Burung Gagak dan Merak – The crow ...

  9. Timun Mas - Wikipedia

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    Once upon a time in Java, there was a poor widow named Mbok Srini who lived alone on the edge of a jungle.She felt so lonely and prayed to the gods to bless her with a child.