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  2. Malin Kundang - Wikipedia

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    The legend of Malin Kundang stems from the people of Minangkabau who are located in the highlands of West Sumatra, Indonesia. Minangkabau is the largest ethnic group on the island that is home to many cultural folktales, with Malin Kundang being one of them.

  3. Nyai Roro Kidul - Wikipedia

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    Nyi Roro Kidul (or Nyai Rara Kidul) is a supernatural being in Indonesian folklore.She is the Queen of the Southern Sea in Sundanese and Javanese mythology.. In Javanese mythology, Kanjeng Ratu Kidul is a creation of Dewa Kaping Telu who fills the realm of life as the goddess of harvest and other goddesses of nature.

  4. Keong Emas - Wikipedia

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    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).

  5. 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.

  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. Bawang Merah Bawang Putih - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of Bawang Merah Bawang Putih. Bawang merah dan bawang putih (Malaysian/Indonesian for Shallot(s) and Garlic) is a popular traditional Indonesian folklore from Riau involving two siblings with opposite characters (one good and one bad), and an unjust step mother.

  8. Cinderella - Wikipedia

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    "Cinderella", [a] or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with 69 variants that are told throughout the world. [2] [3] The protagonist is a young girl living in forsaken circumstances who is suddenly blessed by remarkable fortune, with her ascension to the throne via marriage.

  9. Ondel-ondel - Wikipedia

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    An archaic ondel-ondel during the colonial period, performed at the opening of the new wing of Hotel des Indes.. Traditionally, the figure of ondel-ondel was known as barongan, a word derived from barong, a protective spirit that can be found across the animistic Austronesian culture long before the arrival of Hinduism.