Long,
long ago, when the gods and goddesses used to mingle in the affairs of mortals,
there was a small kingdom on the slope of Mount Wayang in West Java. The King,
named Sang Prabu, was a wise man. He had an only daughter, called Princess Teja
Nirmala, who was famous for her beauty but she was not married. One day Sang Prabu
made up his mind to settle the matter by a show of strength.
After
that, Prince of Blambangan, named Raden Begawan had won the competition.
Unfortunately, the wicked fairy, Princess Segara fell in love with Raden
Begawan and used magic power to render him unconscious and he forgot his
wedding. When Sang Prabu was searching, Raden Begawan saw him and soon realised
that he had been enchanted by the wicked fairy. The fairy could not accept
this, so shekilled Raden Begawan. When Princess Teja Nirmala heard this, she
was very sad. So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan.
The
story goes that on certain moonlight nights, one can hear the sound of music in
the air above from the top of the mountain. It indicates that Sang Prabu and
his daughter have not met each other till dawn when it is time for them to part
and to meet again on another moonlight night.
Source: BSE; English in Focus for Grade IX
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