Sunday, October 18, 2020

Mintin; Folklore of Central Kalimantan

 

CURSE OF KINGS ISLAND MINTIN

Folklore Central Kalimantan

    Once upon a time, on the island of Mintin, including the Downstream Kahayan no kingdom led by the king of the wise and prudent. The king ruled justly and wisely so that the kingdom of greatness, people live in prosperity. One day the queen died. Empress is the woman most loved by the king. The departure of the queen made a king trembled. His heart was sad abysmal. To cheer her being despondent, the king determined to sail.

    But the wheels of government have to keep it running smoothly. Then temporarily handed over to the government the task of his two sons were twins, the dragon and the crocodile. The king explained everything related to the duties of a leader. Both children listen carefully, they accept that responsibility. Having considered pontificated then king of sailing, his two sons were still young, occupied the throne.


    But what happened, so the king was not in place, the dragon do as one pleases. He likes to dissipate, squander the treasure. While the crocodile tried to counsel his brother. But instead of receiving good advice, the dragon instead asked for a debate. Not just a war of words, quarrel broke up involving subordinates, causing many casualties.

    In his voyage, the king suddenly felt uneasy, like something was wrong. So, diperintahkanya ship captain turned menujun palace. Arriving at the palace he was surprised to see his two sons in a war with fierce. He was really angry. Aloud he said to the dragon and crocodile.

    "Truly outrageous! You have ruined the tranquility of the country. Many royal soldiers were killed. Presumably you busy yourself. People are not neglected. You must be punished! Be thou alligators and crocodiles live in the water. You are allowed to settle here because of your fault bit. I command you to keep track Mintin Island. Meanwhile, Naga thee, be thou a dragon. You are the cause of all this mess and go and go to the Kapuas. You are tasked with protecting the Kapuas river in order not overgrown with fungus bantilung. "

    Curse of the King fatal. The sky suddenly became dark, lightning and thunder boomed endlessly. A moment later the crocodile became a crocodile and settled on the island Mintin while the dragon turns into a serpent and live in the Kapuas river.

The Story Telling of Mintin's Folklore
   source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuuFNtkrzEc 


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