INTAN

TIMUN MAS
Long time ago in the island of Java, Indonesia, lived a couple of farmer. They
hadmarried for some years but they had no children. So they prayed to a
monstercalled Buta Ijo to give them children. Buta Ijo was a ferocious and
powerfulmonster. He granted their wish on one condition. When their children had
grownup, they had to sacrifice them to Buta Ijo. He liked eating fresh meat of
humanbeing. The farmers agreed to his condition. Several months later the wife
waspregnant.She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. They named her Timun
Emas. The farmerswere happy. Timun Emas was very healthy and a very smart
girl. She was alsovery diligent. When she was a teenager Buta Ijo came to their
house. Timun Emaswas frightened so she ran away to hide. The farmers then told
Buta Ijo that TimunEmas was still a child. They asked him to postpone. Buta Ijo
agreed. He promisedto come again. The following year Buta Ijo came again. But
again and again theirparents said that Timun Emas was still a child.When the
third time Buta Ijo came their parents had prepared something for him.They gave
Timun Emas several bamboo needles, seeds of cucumber, dressing andsalt.
‘Timun, take these things’ ‘What are these things?’ ‘These are your weapons.
Buta Ijo will chase you. He will eat you alive. So run asfast as you can. And if he
will catch you spread this to the ground. Now go!’ Timun Emas was scared so she
ran as quickly as she could. When Buta Ijo arrivedshe was far from home. He was
very angry when he realized that his prey had left.So he ran to chase her. He had
a sharp nose so he knew what direction his preyran.Timun Emas was just a girl
while Buta Ijo was a monster so he could easily catchher up. When he was just
several steps behind Timun Emas quickly spread theseeds of cucumber. In
seconds they turned into many vines of cucumber. Theexhausted Buta Ijo was
very thirsty so he grabbed and ate them. When Buta Ijowas busy eating cucumber
Timun Emas could run away.But soon Buta Ijo realized and started running again.
When he was just severalsteps behind Timun Emas threw her bamboo needles.
Soon they turned into densebamboo trees. Buta Ijo found it hard to pass. It took
him some time to break thedense bamboo forest. Meanwhile Timun Emas could
run farther.Buta Ijo chased her again. When he almost catch her again and again
Timun Emasthrew her dressing. This time it turned into a lake. Buta Ijo was busy
to savehimself so Timun Emas ran way. But Buta Ijo could overcome it and
continuedchasing her.Finally when Timun Emas was almost caught she threw her
salt. Soon the landwhere Buta Ijo stood turned into ocean. Buta Ijo was drowned
and died instantly.Timun Emas was thankful to god and came back to her home

Cahya
Bawang Merah and Bawang Putih
In a small village, lived a kind and hardworking girl named Bawang Putih with her
stepmother and stepsister, Bawang Merah. Bawang Merah and her mother were cruel to
Bawang Putih, making her do all the household chores while they relaxed. Despite the
mistreatment, Bawang Putih remained patient and continued to help her family.

One day, while doing laundry in the river, Bawang Putih lost her stepmother’s favorite shawl.
Fearing punishment, she searched desperately and encountered an old woman who offered
to help her find the shawl. In gratitude, the old woman gave Bawang Putih a pumpkin, which,
when opened at home, was filled with gold and jewels. This newfound wealth brought
temporary joy to Bawang Putih and her family.

Consumed by jealousy, Bawang Merah and her mother decided to replicate Bawang Putih’s
experience. They visited the old woman, pretending to be kind. However, when given a
pumpkin, they eagerly opened it only to find it filled with snakes and insects. Realizing their
greed and cruelty had led to their misfortune, they begged for forgiveness. Bawang Putih,
ever kind-hearted, forgave them, and they lived together peacefully thereafter.

Bibil
Keong Mas

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom ruled by a wise king and his beautiful queen. They
had two daughters, Candra Kirana and Dewi Galuh. Candra Kirana was kind and beloved by
everyone, while Dewi Galuh was envious of her sister. When a prince from a neighboring
kingdom chose to marry Candra Kirana, Dewi Galuh's jealousy turned to hatred.

Dewi Galuh sought the help of a wicked witch to curse her sister. Candra Kirana was
transformed into a golden snail, or "Keong Mas," and thrown into the river. Carried by the
current, Keong Mas eventually found herself in the garden of an old woman who lived by the
river. The old woman took the golden snail home and cared for it lovingly.

To her surprise, the old woman discovered that the snail transformed into a beautiful
princess at night and helped her with household chores. Candra Kirana explained her plight,
and the old woman decided to help her. News of the golden snail reached the prince, who
searched for Candra Kirana. When he found her, the witch's curse was broken, and they
returned to the kingdom to live happily ever after.

Salfa
Snow White
One day, there was a queen sitting near a very beautiful window while tailoring and seeing
the snow. Accidentally, her finger was pierced by a sewing needle so that three drops of
blood dripped out. The drops of blood fell down on the snow. The red color of the blood
which was stuck in the white of the snow looked very pretty. Suddenly the queen thought "If
only I had a child whose skin was as white as snow and whose lips were as red as blood".

As the time went by, finally a queen gave birth to a very pretty princess whose skin was as
white as snow and whose lips were as red as blood. The queen grew up as a very pretty and
kind-hearted girl. She was called Snow White. However, when Snow White was a teenager,
the queen died because of an illness. After the queen's death, the king married again. This
new queen was wicked and hated Snow white. The queen gave orders that Snow White was
to be treated as a servant.

Everyday the queen stood in front of her magic mirror while asking "Who is the most
beautiful woman in the land?" and the mirror always answered, "You are the most beautiful
one of all." The new queen asked the same question everyday and the mirror always
answered the same thing. But one day the mirror answered that the queen was so beautiful
but Snow White was much more beautiful than the queen. It made the queen so angry that
she gave orders to one of her Huntsmen to take Snow White into the woods and kill her.

The Huntsman had such a kind heart that he couldn't do the deed. He told her to run away.
While fleeing into the woods, she found a place in which seven dwarfs lived. Their house
was small and strange. Snow White entered the little house and found it very untidy. Then,
she started to clean up the entire house. In the upstairs she found seven little beds. She was
so exhausted that she stretched out on one of the beds. Not long after that, she was asleep
on the bed.

When the Dwarfs came home they were surprised to find Snow White and after some
argument, decided to let her stay. She promised to cook and look after them. She lived there
together happily.

Unfortunately, The Queen discovered the place where Snow White was living and disguising
herself as a witch. She then took a poisoned apple and set out for the Dwarfs cottage. She
gave Snow White the poisoned apple to eat and as soon as she bit the apple, she sank into
unconsciousness.

Thinking she was dead, the Dwarfs built a glass coffin and put her in it. For days she lay in
the forest in her glass coffin. One day, the Prince was riding through the forest looking for
Snow White and found her. He leaned over and kissed her. She opened her eyes and sat up
with a smile. Everyone was happy at that time. The Prince took Snow White to his palace
where they were married and lived happily ever after.

Abel
Once upon a time, lived a man named Toba. One day, he caught a fish and brought it home
to eat it. He left the fish in the kitchen and searched for some firewood. After he came back,
he was surprised.

The fish turned into a beautiful woman. Toba fell in love, then asked the woman to marry
him. She agreed, in one condition. Toba must never tell anyone that she was once a fish.
Toba promised, and they both happily married with a son, Samosir.

One day, Toba was very angry at Samosir at the farm. "Why did you eat my lunch? You son
of a fish!" Said Toba. Samosir cried and then ran to his home. He told his mother what
happened. The mother was sad, because Toba broke his promise. Then, she told Samosir
to go to a hill, because a disaster was about to come.

Suddenly, there was a flood coming, turning the place into a lake. The woman jumped into
the water and turned into a fish. Samosir was saved on the hill. But his father, Toba drowned
in the lake. After that, people started to call the place as Toba Lake, and they called the
island in the middle of the lake as Samosir Island.

Melisa
The Lion and The Mouse

When he was awakened by a tiny Mouse running across his body, a mighty Lion was
sleeping in his lair. The lion then grabbed the frightened mouse with his huge paws and
opened his mouth to swallow him directly. "Please, King," begged the Mouse, "Spare me this
time and of course I will never forget your kindness. Someday I may be able to repay you.
"The Lion thought that it was such an amusing idea that he let the poor creature go.

Sometimes later the Lion was caught in a net laid by some hunters. Despite his great
strength, the Lion could not break free. Soon the forest echoed with angry loud roars.

The Little Mouse heard the Lion and ran to see what was wrong. As soon as he succeeded
to make the Lion free "There!" said the Mouse proudly, " You laughed at me when I
promised to repay your kindness, but now you know that even a tiny Mouse can help a
mighty Lion."

Moral of the story: Little friends may prove to be great friends. Friend in need is a friend
indeed
April
True Friends

Once upon a time, there were two close friends who were walking through the forest
together. They knew that anything dangerous can happen any time in the forest. So they
promised each other that they would always be together in any case of danger.

Suddenly, they saw a large bear getting closer toward them. One of them climbed a nearby
tree at once. But unfortunately the other one did not know how to climb up the tree. So being
led by his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless and pretended to be a
dead man.

The bear came near the one who was lying on the ground. It smelt in his ears, and slowly left
the place because the bears do not want to touch the dead creatures. After that, the friend
on the tree came down and asked his friend who was on the ground, "Friend, what did the
bear whisper into your ears?" The other friend replied, "Just now the bear advised me not to
believe a false friend".

Atiyah
Ants and Pigeons

One morning there was an ant who wanted to find water. The ant goes around looking for
water and finally finds a river. On the edge of the river, ants are looking for ways to bring
water to the nest. Then he tried to take the leaves to make a container of water. But because
the river flow was very heavy, the ant was carried away by the river currents and almost
sank.

Ants ask for help to be saved. Near the river there are pigeons who see ants in trouble. The
dove picks a leaf and throws it near the ant. He intends to help the ants through the leaves.
Ants reach the leaves thrown by pigeons. Not long after that the ants finally survived with the
help of pigeons.

Ants also thank the dove. Then the dove went and perched on a tree. Soon there was a
hunter who wanted to shoot the pigeon. Seeing that, the ants want to repay the good of the
dove by thwarting the hunter's plan. When a hunter wants to shoot a dove, the ant
immediately bites the hunter's feet. Then the hunting bullet finally misses and can't hit the
dove. Merpati also immediately went away from the hunter's place. Finally the ants and
doves survived the catastrophe that happened to him.
Moral of the story: One good will be rewarded with the other good.