Once upon a time, there was a couple
living in a palace. They were Prince Raden Putra and Dewi Limaran. Prince Raden
Putra's father was the king of the kingdom.
One day, Dewi Limaran was walking around in the palace garden. Suddenly she saw a snail. It was ugly and disgusting.
"Yuck!" said Dewi Limaran and
then she threw it away into a river.
She did not know that the snail was
actually an old and powerful witch. She could transform herself into anything.
The witch was angry to Dewi Limaran. The witch put a spell on her and changed
her into a golden snail. The witch then threw it away into the river.
The golden snail was drifting away in
the river and got caught into a net. An old woman was fishing and used her net
to catch some fish. She was surprised to see a golden snail in her net. She
took it and brought it home. When the old woman woke up in the morning, she was
surprised that the house was in the good condition.
The floor was mopped. And she also had
food on the table. She was thinking very hard.
"Who did this to me? The person is
very kind." It happened again and again every morning.
The old woman was very curious. One
night she decided to stay up late. She was peeping from her room to know who
cooked for her. Then, she could not believe what she saw. The golden snail she
caught in the river turned into a beautiful woman. The old woman approached
her.
"Who are you, young girl?"
"Who are you, young girl?"
"I am Dewi Limaran, Ma'am. A witch
cursed me. I can change back as a human only at night," explained Dewi
Limaran.
"The spell can be broken if I hear
the melody from the holy gamelan," continued Dewi Limaran.
The old woman then rushed to the palace. She talked to Prince Raden Putra about her wife.
Prince Raden Putra was so happy. He had been looking for his wife everywhere.
The old woman then rushed to the palace. She talked to Prince Raden Putra about her wife.
Prince Raden Putra was so happy. He had been looking for his wife everywhere.
He then prayed and meditated. He asked
the gods to give him the holy gamelan. He wanted to break the witch's spell.
After several days praying and meditating, finally gods granted his wish. He
immediately brought the holy gamelan to the old woman's house. He played it
beautifully. And then amazingly the golden snail turned into the beautiful Dewi
Limaran.
The couple was so happy that they could be together again. They also thanked the old woman for her kindness. As a return, they asked her to stay in the palace.
The couple was so happy that they could be together again. They also thanked the old woman for her kindness. As a return, they asked her to stay in the palace.
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