Lessons and Fairy Tales

Jaka Tarub And Seven Angel End

Days change, months change, it does not feel that the household of Jaka Tarub and Nawangwulan has been blessed with a daughter named Nawangsih.

No villager suspects who Nawangwulan really is. Jaka Tarub recognized his wife as a girl from a village far from his village.

Since marrying Nawangwulan, Jaka Tarub has been very happy. But there was one thing that had been troubling his mind all along. Jaka Tarub wondered why the rice in their barn did not seem to diminish even though it was cooked every day.

Long time the pile of rice is getting higher. The harvest obtained regularly makes their granaries almost no longer fit to accommodate them.

One morning, Nawangwulan was about to wash into the river. He entrusted Nawangsih to Jaka Tarub. Nawangwulan also reminded her husband not to open the lid of the rice steam that he was cooking.

While playing with Nawangsih who was then one year old, Jaka Tarub remembered the rice his wife was cooking.

Because it felt like a long time ago, Jaka Tarub was about to see if the rice was ripe. Unknowingly Jaka Tarub opened the rice steamer. He forgot the Nawangwulan message.

How surprised Jaka Tarub was to see the contents of the steamer. Nawangwulan only cooks a sprig of rice. He immediately remembered their increasingly longer rice supplies. The answer has been the question all along

Nawangwulan who had apparently reached home stared angrily at her husband at the kitchen door. “Why did you break my message Mas ?”, he asked irately. Jaka Tarub could not answer. He just fell silent. “Disappear my wisdom to turn a sprig of rice into a basket of nasi”, continued Nawangwulan. “From now on I have to pound the rice for us to cook. Therefore Mas must provide dimples for me”.

Jaka Tarub regrets his actions. But what you want to say, it's too late. From that day on Nawangwulan always mashed rice to be cooked. Start to look their rice supplies are getting thinner and thinner. Even now the rice was left at the bottom of the granary.

As usual that morning Nawangwulan to the granary located in the backyard to pick up rice. While pulling the little remaining rice stalks, Nawangwulan felt his hand holding something soft.

Out of curiosity, Nawangwulan kept pulling the thing. Nawangwulan's face immediately turned deathly pale looking at the object he had just achieved. Her angel clothes and her scarves were red.. !!

He did not expect it turned out that the person who could steal his clothes was Jaka Tarub. Soon the desire that had never disappeared from his heart became so strong. Nawangwulan wants to go back to the origin, kayangan.

In the afternoon when Jaka Tarub returned to his house, he did not find Nawangwulan and their son Nawangsih. Jaka Tarub searched while shouting to call Nawangwulan, who was sought did not answer

By then the sun had started to sink. Suddenly Jaka Tarub who was standing in the yard saw something floating towards him. He watched her for a moment.

Jaka Tarub was stunned. A few moments later he recognized that what he saw was Nawangwulan carrying Nawangsih. Nawangwulan looks very beautiful with an angel dress complete with her shawl.

Jaka Tarub felt himself trembling. He did not think at all that Nawangwulan managed to find back his clothes. This means that the secret has been revealed.

“Why can you do this to me Jaka Tarub?”, asked Nawangwulan in a sad tone. “I'm sorry Nawangwulan”, that's the only word Jaka Tarub can say. He looks very sorry. Nawangwulan could feel how helpless Jaka Tarub was before him.

“Now you have to bear the consequences of your actions Jaka Tarub”, said Nawangwulan. “I will return to heaven because I am an angel. My place is not here”, he continued. Jaka Tarub did not answer. He will follow Nawangwulan's decision.

“You should babysit Nawangsih yourself. From now on we are not husband and wife anymore”, said Nawangwulan firmly. He handed Nawangsih into the arms of Jaka Tarub. The little boy was still sound asleep. He did not realize that his mother would soon leave him.

No matter how wrong you are with me Jaka Tarub, Nawangsih is still my son. If he wants to meet me someday, burn rice sticks, then I will go down to see him”, said Nawangwulan while staring at Nawangsih's face. “Only one condition, you cannot be with Nawangsih when I meet him. Let him alone near the rice stalks that burned”, continued Nawangwulan

Jaka Tarub endured his grief greatly. He wants to look strong. After Jaka Tarub expressed his willingness not to meet Nawangwulan again, the angel flew away from him and Nawangsih.

Jaka Tarub can only look at the departure of Nawangwulan while holding Nawangsih. His mistakes are unforgivable. There was nothing else he could do at this time other than taking good care of Nawangsih like Nawangwulan's message.