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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 ...
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).
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]
Brazil launched the Global Alliance for Hunger and Poverty on Friday at the G20 Summit in Rio, a Brazilian government official said, with an initial 41 participating members pledging to lift 500 ...
Legend of Lau Kawar is a North Sumatran folk legend about an ungrateful son who does not honor his mother. [1] [2] Today Lau Kawar is the name of a lake in Karo Regency, but the legend suggests that the lake was once a village.
Kabayan is a popular character from Sundanese culture, which eventually became also accepted as an Indonesian character. His stories were considered funny and humble, but also smart.
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 ...