0 Cindelaras #5 (Indonesian Folklore Legend)

Cindelaras

After the leave the Queen, took the throne and became the Queen of Raden Putra. Her happiness was beyond measured, especially she knew that the Queen had been executed and would not come back again. With a smug smile, the new Queen sat on the throne for the first time.

Meanwhile, in the forest, the Queen built a modest hut for the shelter from the sun and rain. Month after month had passed, the Queen gave birth a healthy and handsome baby boy.

 “I’ll call you Cindelaras, my Son, said the Queen as she stroked his son’s hair.

0 Cindelaras #3 (Indonesian Folklore Legend)

A Plan to Eliminate the Queen

In the next morning, the Physician had been warned by the Concubine that her plan will be executed on that day. Early In the morning, the Physician had concocted a powerful poison that can make people immediately killed if not to drink the antidote immediately. The poison will make blood come out from the nose of a person who drank it, followed by seizures and very pale face.

The Physician took a cup of tea as he held some of the poisons in his hand and put the poison into the tea. He did not forget to hold the antidote in the other hand.

Then the  Physician gave the tea to the Dayang of the Concubine and also the antidote of the poison.
The Dayang gave the tea to the Concubine.

“This is the tea, my lady,” said the Dayang as she put the tea on Concubine’s counter. “And this is the antidote of the poison,” said the Dayang again as she placed a brown pill beside the tea.

“Do not forget your job, Dayang,” said the Concubine. “If this succeed and I become a queen, then I will promote you to be the chief of dayang in this palace,” said the Concubine with her happy eyes and optimistic.

“Alright, my lady,” said the Dayang not less cunning with her master.

Then the Concubine confidently drank poisoned tea. The effect really remarkable. The Concubine immediately felt her heart very hurt as if being kicked and slashed. She felt her stomach very hurt. She sweated a lot. Bloods little by little came out from her nose. Pain that felt by the Concubine was a real pain.

“Damn you, Physician,” thought the Concubine, but she must do this in order to Raden Putra believe that she was poisoned by the Queen..

Raden Putra is a smart person, surely he could distinguish a people that affected  by a fake poison and a people that affected by a real poison.

“Help . . .!” yelled the Concubine from her room.

The Dayang who has been ready at outside the Concubine’s room, took quick steps and pretended that surprised to see the Concubine was dying.

“Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllpp . . .!” screamed the Concubine again.

“Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllpp . . .!”  This time the Concubine screamed louder.

The royal guards who heard the scream ran out to the Concubine’s room. One of the guards informed to Raden Putra.

“Blood that flowed out from her nose became worse,” said the Dayang. “call the Physician! Everyone get out now, give some air to the princess,” yelled the Dayang again.

As the others left the room, the Dayang quickly put the antidote into the Concubine’s mouth.

“That’s it,” thought the Dayang with happy feeling.

Then, the Physician and Raden Putra came together.

“Oh Adinda, what happened to you?” said the Raden worrying about the condition of the Concubine.

“Mmmahmm . . .” the Concubine nearly fainted and could not see clearly who was speaking to her.

Her face was so pale and blood that came out from her body was quite a lot.

Raden Putra was so worried and said to the Physician,” My Concubine is really suffering. Look, you have to find the cause!” yelled the Raden to the Physician.

“Alright, my lord,” said the Physician as he cackled.

“The plan was succeeded,” cheered the Physician in his mind.

The Concubine was really sly and cunning. She would bear the risk to take a real poison. But, what was done by her will make her dream come true, the Queen’s throne.

Until that afternoon, the Physician pretended busily investigating the cause of the Concubine’s illness. He pretended to take samples from the plants that he thought necessary . Raden Putra waited anxiously at the balairung (hall) of the palace, waited for the news from the Physician impatiently.

The Queen who heard about the news directly came to meet Raden Putra.

“What on earth was going on, Kakanda?” asked the Queen.

“Jeng Menik suddenly lay covered with blood, all of her body was seized’” said the Raden sadly.

“Oh . . . and what the Physician said?” asked the Queen.

“The Physician is still trying to find the source of her illness,  Dinda,” said Raden as he clasped his wife’s fingers.

“Oh, what a pity Jeng Menik. May I see her,  Kakanda?” asked the Queen.

The Physician forbade anyone to see her until he found the cause of the illness,” explained the Raden.

The Physician  came out from the Concubine’s room with his sad and suspicious face. Then he whispered to Raden Putra.

“My Lord, I have found the cause of the Concubine’s illness,” said the Physician carefully.
“Is it dangerous?” asked the Raden.

“It’s not a disease like my lord think, “ said the Physician in low voice, and then he paused for a moment as he pretended that he is thinking about something.

“Umm . . . actually the Concubine has been poisoned,” said the Physician confidently but pretended to be sad.

“What? Poisoned?” growled Raden Putra.

The Queen who stood near Raden also very surprised and could not understand why someone would want to poison the Concubine.

“Concubine was poisoned by forest jasmine,” said the Physician with low voice.

“What?” Now the Queen that was surprised.

“The forest jasmine only at the Queen’s room, so . . . “ said the Physician.

“What?” Are you accusing me for poisoning the Concubine?” asked the Queen as she wondered why it could be happened.

The Queen left the room, as she really got upset since she was accused for poisoning the Concubine of Raden Putra.

“What do you think, my lord?” asked the Physician.

“If it is true that the Queen has poisoned my concubine, I will punish her even though I love her. Justice must be done,” said Raden Putra with sad voice.

“Are you sure, Physician? Because i’m going to execute my Queen for her evil deed, but if you wrong, then you and your family will be executed,” said Raden angrily.

“I could not be wrong, my Lord. I have served you as a physician for decades,” said the Physician with full of confidence.

0 Cindelaras #4 (Indonesian Folklore Legend)

Punishment for the Queen

Thus, the Physician was able to convince Raden Putra that it was the Queen who poisoned the Concubine.

“Patih, take the Queen to the forest and execute her,” said Raden Putra to the Patih, his kind confidant.

With full of regret, the Patih said, “Alright, my Lord,” with his face down.

“I am innocent, Kakanda!” said the Queen as she cried.

“How could you do this to me!” yelled the Queen as she still sobbed.

Raden Putra pretended that he did not hear the complaints from the Queen and even said aloud,” Take her immediately, Patih!”

“Come on, Queen,” said the Patih with a low tone.

On the journey, the Queen continuously cried. He could not understand why her husband did not  believe her. Her husband more believed the Physician. The Patih actually did not believe that the Queen has poisoned the Concubine. He believed that there was a conspiracy between the Physician and the Concubine. But, nothing to say. Raden Putra trusted the sly and evil Physician more than his kind and moral wife.

Along the way, she did not only cry, but the Queen also continuously trew up.

“I’m pregnant, Patih,” explained the Queen.

The Patih suddenly felt more pity.

In the middle of the forest, far enough from the kingdom, it was the place where Patih have to execute the Queen.

“I surrendered to you, Patih. Do your duty,” said the Queen as she sobbed louder.

“Queen, I don’t believe that you would poison the Concubine, you only have been slandered,” said the Patih wisely.

“I don’t want to kill you, my Queen,” said the Regent with his pity gaze.

“Patih, if you don’t do it, then you will be punished,” said the Queen insisted.

The Patih did not answer what was said by the Queen, but he went deeper into the forest. The Patih squatted and looked at a rabbit hole. When a forest rabbit crossed, the Patih caught it quickly and he killed the rabbit. Then the Patih took his sword and smeared his sword with rabbit’s blood.

“My Queen, as far as you don’t leave this forest, I’m sure that no one will know that you are still alive,” said the Patih.

“Alright Patih, I will always stay in this forest,” said the Queen.

Then the Patih packed up his belongings and headed to home.

“Be careful during your stay in this forest, my Lady,” advised the Patih.

“Thank you, Patih for not killing me and my future child,” said the Queen as she moved.

“Take care your self well, my lady,” said the Patih.

The Queen burst into tears as she nodded.

0 Cindelaras #2 (The Legend Folklores of Indonesia)

Gambling

The Concubine investigated the daily life of physician secretly. Besides treated the sick and gathering herbs, she found another hobby of physician that was very favorable for the Concubine. His hobby was cockfight with money to bet.

“Dayang (waiting maid), are you sure that the physician have a lot of debt to the usurer?” said the Concubine to her dayang who where assigned to investigate the daily life of physician.
“I’m sure, my lady,: said the Dayang confidently.

“If you were wrong even just a small thing, it would bad for me, also would be bad for you. Do you understand me?” said the Concubine sternly to her Dayang.

“I understand, my lady,” said the Dayang as she bowed.

“Alright, you find out how much his debt to the usurer and what will happen if he could not repay his debt,” said the Concubine slyly.

“Alright, my lady,” said the Dayang as she stepped out.

A few days later, the Dayang came with a good news. The physician had an enormous debt, even the physician’s salary from the kingdom would not be able to repay his debt to the usurer. If he was unable to payback, then his daughter would be sold.

‘Very good, Dayang,” said the Concubine slyly.

“Thank you, my lady,” said the Dayang happily.

“Take this,” said the Concubine as she threw a small pot of gold coins to the Dayang.

“Ah, thank you, my lady,” said the Dayang with her bright eyes to see the glint of the gold coins.

“You can go now and invite the physician to come here,” said the Concubine with a sly smile.

“I am asking your permission to leave,” my lady,” said the Dayang with her smile on her face and gripped her purse of gold coins strongly.

A few hours later, the Dayang came together with the royal physician who has a sly looking also. Behind his cunning face, the physician also wondered why the Concubine really doesn’t want to meet the physician.

‘I come to meet you, my lady,” said the physician as he bowed.

“Stand up, Physician,” said the Concubine with her fake kindness.

Then, the physician stood up.

“Close the door, Dayang, and you watch outside!” said the Concubine as she gave an order to the Dayang to stand outside.

“Alright, my lady,” said the Dayang as she shut the door.

“Alright, please sit doen on that couch, Physician,” ordered the Concubine.

The Physician was confused and became more confused as he had been ordered to sit down. There was no doubt that the Concubine asked him to come here not to treat her illness.

“What is the matter, my lady?” ask the Physician confusedly.

“I heard that you have a very large amount of debt to usurer. Is that right?” asked the Concubine as she pretended doesn’t know the fact.

“Err . . . from where that you heard that news, my lady?” said the Physician nervously.

“Just answer it, Physician. I don’t have time to argue,” said the Concubine impatiently.

The Concubine glowered at the Physician, and from her glared eyes, the Physician knew that the Princess must also have met the usurer. Suddenly the Physician became so scared and horrified if his career as a royal physician would be cut, since he had a lot of debts to usurer. What would it be if Raden Putra heard about the news? The Physician could not imagine the anger of Raden Putra and also the anger of his children and wife.

“What do you want from me, ny lady,” asked the Physician frankly.

“Wow you are terrific, Physician. You directly come to the point,” amazed the Concubine.

“Yes, you might want me to do something from you, my lady. Otherwise, why you have to bother to investigate my activities outside the palace?”, said the Physician with his glared eyes.

“Alright, you were right, Physician. I did wanted something, or frankly speaking, I want to cooperate with you,” said the Concubine as she sat beside the Physician and suddenly her kindness face mask disappeared and replaced with a face full of malicious cunning.

“What is that, my lady?” ask the Physician curiously.

“I want to dismiss the Queen, said the Concubine firmly.

“Oh, my lady, I am just a physician, not a hit man,” said the Physician as he surprised and objected without any long argument.

“Fool!” said the Concubine angrily. “I don’t ask you to kill her. A smart people have to use their brain,: said the Concubine as her face flushed with anger.

“I beg your apology, my lady’” said the Physician, as he felt relieved.

“Err . . . I have a plan,” whispered the Concubine to the Physician.

The Physician hesitated for a moment, whether the Concubine’s plan succeed considering Raden Putra loved his Queen very much.

“I doubt it, my lady, Raden Putra loves the Queen very much, doen’t he?” said the Physician as he shook his head.

“Yes, but he is also a wise Raden, he would not do nothing when someone do a crime, would he?” said the Concubine as she cackled.

“It is true, my lady, but . . .,” said the Physician in low voice.

“Don’t say but’” said the Concubine.

“If you want your debt paid off and your daughter not seized by usurer, then I suggest you to follow my orders,” said the Concubine with confidence.

“Alright, my lady. I will cooperate if you actually pay off my debt and not tell Raden Putra that I have a lot of debt outside the palace.”

“Take this,” said the Concubine as she threw a pot to the Physician.

The Physician’s eyes sparkled when he opened the pot. It contained some gold coins.

“Those are only an half of your reward. You can use it to payback the usurer first as a down payment. After this jog finished, I will give you more,” said the Concubine with full spirit.

“Alright, my lady,” said the Physician as he still looked at the gold coins in his hand. “I will cooperate with you, my lady,” said the Physician.

“If so, follow my order,” said the Concubine arrogantly.

“Alright, my lady, however, if this plan succeeded and you become the queen, what would be the reward?” asked the Physician slyly.

“I certainly will not forget what you’ve done for me,” said the Concubine as she smiled.

“Thank you, my lady. Then I ask your permission to leave,” said the Physician and the Concubine wave her hand to call her dayang.

“Dayang, keep your eyes on that Physiscian, because he seemed very cunning’” said the Concubine.

“Alright, my lady,“ said the Dayang.

0 Cindelaras (Indonesian folklore legend )

The Kingdom of Jenggala

 

Long long time ago there was story about a wise king in the Kingdom of Jenggala. The king’s name was Raden Putra. In the kingdom, Raden Putra lived with his kind queen. Raden Putra also had a very beautiful concubine, but this concubine was very deceitful and had a heart of evil. The concubine was also very greed and arrogant. For example, when the king distributed jewelries, the concubine always wanted the best and most expensive and she did not want to give away anything.

“My Husband, I would like that jewelry with 3 diamonds,: said the concubine when Raden Putra just returned from his travelling from outside the kingdom.

Raden Putra still wanted thet the necklace be for the queen, because she was the main wife of Raden Putra. However, that evil-hearted and deceitful Concubine would not give up and give away. She immediately sulked.

“If I don’t get the necklace, I will always remember about that necklace and cannot sleep. I can get sick, kakanda,”sulked the Concubine as she frowned.

The kind Queen could not bear to see sad Concubine, and she said to her husband, “My Husband, just let sister Menik take the necklace, and let me take the smaller one. Besides that, it was only a necklace,” said the Queen wisely.

“Alright, if you asked for it, my Queen,: said the Raden as he held her fingers.

Saw the intimacy between Raden and the Queen made the Concubine’s face red. She became so jealous and envy with the attention of Raden to the Queen. The more Raden Putra love his Queen, the greater her hate to the Queen.

“Take it, Menik,’ said the Queen sincerely as she gave the beautiful diamond necklace to the Concubine.

“Ah, thank you, Queen,” said the Concubine with her fake sweet smile.

In her heart, she smiled slyly as she thought how to dismiss the Queen, so she could become the only wife of Raden Putra. Then Raden Putra and the Queen sat on the throne, meanwhile the Concubine sat on the edge pg the throne.

“It is me who should sit there and become the Queen,” thought the Concubine in her mind as she felt envy.

The Concubine glared to the Queen and suddenly bad intention came into her head. She could not get rid of the Queen by herself. She had to work with someone who has influence and trusted by Raden Putra.

The Concubine one by one looked at the royal officials who were gathered in there. She looked at the commander, who is very trusted by Raden Putra in the military. Certainly his words would be heard by Raden Putra. However, the Concubine forgot her idea to conspire with him;she knew that the commander is very loyal to Raden Putra.

Then she looked at the royal advisor. Concubine considered of him. She did not closely know the royal advisor, but from his face, he looked very cagey. However, the Concubine also heard that actually Raden Putra wanted to replace the royal advisor from his position because nothing of his advice was useful as he made a decision only by guessing not based on any knowledge. The Concubine shook her head when she looked at the royal advisor.

Then the Concubine looked at the Royal Patih (governor) and saw his bold and strict look. The Concubine knew that the Royal Patih is a good person and never involved in a crime. There is no way for the Concubine to influence such a person for conspiring to dismiss or kill the Queen.

The last royal official was sitting at the end of the room. He was the royal physician. He was the most trusted physician of Raden Putra. Any advices from the physician were always listened by Raden. Then the Concubine investigated the physician’s face. From his face, she knew that the physician is not a person with a good moral. His face implied a cunning face, especially his eyes, looked like thirst for fame and wealth.

“He might be the right choice,” thought the Concubine. “I just have to find the way, what should I have to give for the physician, so he want to cooperate with me,” thought the Concubine with her cunning and evil eyes.