THE LEGEND OF RORO JONGGRANG

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THE LEGEND OF RORO JONGGRANG 

 

Long, long time ago, there was a kingdom in Prambanan ruled by a wise king named King Baka. The king had a daughter named Roro Jonggrang. She was a princess who was famous for her beauty, and many kings wanted to marry her.

 

At that time, the people in Prambanan lived happily and peacefully. However, one day, a man named Bandung Bondowoso conquered Prambanan and killed King Baka in battle. Bandung Bondowoso knew about the king's beautiful daughter and decided not to kill her because he had a plan. He wanted to marry the princess.

Bandung Bondowoso was a very powerful man, and his soldiers included not only humans but also genies. 

 

He said to Roro Jonggrang, "Princess, I have defeated your kingdom. Now all of Prambanan is mine. I will not kill you unless you become my wife."

 

Roro Jonggrang, filled with anger, replied, "What? Become your wife? A man who killed my father? I'd rather die than marry you!" 

 

She felt helpless and wanted to escape. On one hand, she didn't want to marry Bandung Bondowoso, but on the other hand, she feared that he would destroy the entire kingdom and harm the people of Prambanan.

However, Roro Jonggrang came up with an idea. 

 

She said, "Okay, Bandung Bondowoso, I will marry you, but on one condition. You are a powerful man, so I think it's easy for you to build a magnificent palace with a thousand temples in it, all in just one night. If you can do it, I will be your wife."

 

Bandung Bondowoso confidently replied, "That's a piece of cake. I can do anything for you, my lovely princess. Don't worry, I will make it happen." 

 

He immediately called his genie soldiers to help him and commanded them to build the palace.

As they started building, the palace made terrible noises, and it seemed like they would finish their work before sunrise. Roro Jonggrang became worried. She prayed for help and then had an idea. She ordered her servants to perform their morning routines as if morning had already come.

 

"Burn the straw, pound the mortar, and make as much noise as possible," Roro Jonggrang instructed her servants. 

 

All the servants followed her orders, creating the illusion of dawn. The genies, thinking that the sun was rising, believed it was time to leave.

 

"It's already dawn. We have to go," said the leader of the genies to Bandung Bondowoso. 

 

The genies immediately stopped their work and ran from the "sunlight," not realizing it was just the fire burning the straw and not the actual sun. Bandung Bondowoso couldn't stop the genies from leaving, and he became furious, realizing that Roro Jonggrang had tricked him.

 

"Roro Jonggrang! You tricked me. You broke your promise! I already have 999 temples. I just need one more temple. Now I curse you to complete the temples," he angrily declared. 

 

He pointed his finger at Roro Jonggrang and recited some mantras. 

Suddenly, Roro Jonggrang's body turned into stone, completing the construction of the temple.

 

To this day, the temple still stands in the Prambanan area of Central Java, known as the Roro Jonggrang temple.

 

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