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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.
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.
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.
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 Happy Prince and Other Tales (or Stories) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde, first published in May 1888.It contains five stories that are highly popular among children and frequently read in schools: "The Happy Prince," "The Nightingale and the Rose," "The Selfish Giant," "The Devoted Friend," and "The Remarkable Rocket."
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]
On an early Sunday morning, "a tiny and very hungry caterpillar" hatches from his egg and immediately begins searching for food.For the following five days, the caterpillar eats through an increasing quantity of fruit: one apple on Monday, two pears on Tuesday, three plums on Wednesday, four strawberries on Thursday, and five oranges on Friday.
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.