Lessons and Fairy Tales

Keong Mas Folklore

Once upon a time there lived a young man named Galoran. He is among those who are respected because of the wealth and rank of his parents. But Galoran is very lazy and wasteful. Everyday his work only squandered his parents' property, even when his parents died he increasingly often frolic. Therefore, over time, the treasure of his parents was exhausted. However, it did not make Galoran aware as well, even time spent just lazing and walking around. The villagers saw it. But whenever anyone offered him a job, Galoran just ate and slept without doing the job. But finally the galoran was picked up by a widow to be enough to be his life companion. This makes Galoran very happy ; “Pucuk loved ulam also arrived”, Galoran thought.

The widow had a daughter who was very diligent and good at weaving, her name was Jambean. So good is Jambean weave until it is known throughout the hamlet. But Galoran really hated his stepson, because often Jambean reprimanded him for always lazing.

Galoran's hatred was so deep, that he planned the murder of his own stepson. He sharply said to his wife : ” Hi, Nyai, how dare Jambean to me. How dare he advise his parents! Is that worth it?” “Sabar, Brother. Jambean did not mean bad to big brother” persuaded his wife. “Know me why he was being rude to me, for me to leave this house !” he screamed again while glaring at his eyes. “Don't be so big brother, Jambean just reminded that brother wants to work” so his wife's efforts to relieve his anger. “Ah .. bullshit. In short now you must choose .. me or your son !” galoran threatened.

Sad hearted mother Jambean. The mother cried day and night because she was confused. Wail it : ” Until your father's heart torments me jambean. Jambean my son, come here nak” he exclaimed softly. “For a while, just a little weaveku” replied Jambean. “Nah finished already” the thrill again. Jambean immediately got his mother who was sad. “Why mom is sad just” ask with pity. So told the plan of Mr. Jambean who planned to kill Jambean. With sadness Jambean also said : ” Already mak do not grieve, let me fulfill your wishes. The truth will finally be happy mak”. “But only one message I mak, if I have been killed father do not let my body be planted but throw it into the dam” he replied again. Very sad, the mother nodded. Finally Jambean was killed by his stepfather, and at Jambean's request the mother dumped his body in the dam. Miraculously the torso and head of Jambean turned into shrimp and snails, or also called snails in Japanese.

One day as usual they went to look for wood and taro leaves, they pretended to leave and then after walking some distance they immediately returned to sneak into the kitchen. From the kitchen came a rustling sound, the two brothers immediately peeked and saw a beautiful girl coming out of the clay jar containing the shrimp and their pet Golden Conch. “of course he is the incarnation of the snail and the golden shrimp it” Mbok Rondo Sambega whispered to Mbok Rondo Sembadil. “Let's catch it before it transformed back into shrimp and Golden Snail” whispered Mbok Rondo Sembadil. Slowly they entered the kitchen, and caught the girl who was cooking. “Come tell me soon son, who are you that” insist Mbok Rondo Sambega “Bidarikah you ?” sahut again. “bukan Mak, I am an ordinary human who because it was killed and discarded by my parents, then I transformed into shrimp and keong” said Jambean lirih. “terharu heard the story of Jambean the two brothers finally took the Golden Conch as their adopted son. Since then the Golden Conch helped the two brothers by weaving. The weaving was so beautiful and good that it was famous for the weaving throughout the country, and the two widows became richer from day to day

Weave it in the royal capital. The young king was very interested in the weave made by Jambean or the Golden Conch. Finally the king decided to review the weaving himself and left the kingdom in disguise as a cloth merchant. Finally knew the king about the Golden Conch, and was very interested by the beauty and craft of the Golden Conch. The king sent the two brothers to bring the Jambean or Golden Conch to enter the kingdom and asked the Golden Conch to be his queen. How happy the two widows were.