Children's Fairy Tales Group
The King Faithful to the Promise

The King Faithful to the Promise

A young boy lives with his poor mother. His father died a long time ago. They lived in a kingdom led by a very wise king. Every afternoon, the boy played in the palace courtyard. Unable to buy toys, he only played with a mosquito tied to a thread.

While playing, he asked for permission to leave the mosquito in the palace. The King allowed. The mosquito was tied to the front post of the palace. The mosquito is no more. Near the stake, there was only one rooster belonging to the King.

The boy reported it to the king. The king gave the chicken as a substitute. As he played, the chicken pecked at the grain in the mortar belonging to the mother who was pounding the rice. The mother was angry and threw the chicken until it died.

The boy complained back to the King again. The king allowed him to take the queue (alu) instead. Because he still wanted to play, the boy sent the queue to the palace. The king told him to put it under a jackfruit tree. However, when the child returned, the queue was broken because of a large and ripe jackfruit.

The king allowed the boy to take the jackfruit. Unable to carry it, the King allowed the boy to place it near the door of the palace kitchen. The fragrance of the jackfruit was smelled by the King's daughter. He ate the jackfruit. The king just smiled. "I will replace your trumpet with my daughter" said the King.

The boy did not understand the King's intentions because he was a child. The king kept his promise. When the boy was an adult, he married the young man to his daughter.

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The Biawak Bride

The king had seven daughters. He loved his daughters so much that he did not want to be separated. The king intended to make a palace for the residence of the children and his son-in-law. Then, he made a contest. Anyone who could build a palace overnight would be married off to his daughter. Six young men finally escaped. They managed to build a beautiful palace across the river.

The king immediately planned a wedding. However, he needed a bridge between his palace and the newly built palace. He also made a contest for. Anyone who can build a bridge overnight, will be married to his youngest daughter.

Overnight, be a big bridge that is very magnificent and beautiful. The king kept his promise. The monitor lizard is married to the most beautiful princess, Putri Bungsu. In the evening, Putri Bungsu put a lizard in the corner of the room. The next morning, the Princess was surprised to see a young man sleeping beside her.

A similar incident happened again the next day. Putri Bungsu was curious as to who the young man who every morning slept by his side was. When night fell, he pretended to sleep. Before long, the young man was in bed. The princess checked around. He saw, the lizard transformed into a handsome young man. The princess immediately picked up the lizard skin on the floor. The lizard's skin was burned in the yard. Since then, Putri Bungsu's husband has never been a lizard again.

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Sa-Spirit and Swordfish

Datu Mabrur is in asceticism. He wanted an island for his descendants to live. On the last day of asceticism, a large fish suddenly attacked Datu Mabrur. The man did not move from where he was sitting. The fish attacked again, but always slammed and fell back into the water. At the last strike, the fish slammed down just as Datu Mabrur opened his eyes. The fish is caught between the corals.

Datu Mabrur's coming after him. "Oh, Fish, why are you disturbing my tap?"

"I'm the King of Swordfish" he replied. "We feel disturbed. You made this sea stir. We intend to attack you, but you are very powerful. We surrendered. From now on, we will obey whatever you command."

Datu Mambrur helps release the Swordfish King from the reef. The Swordfish King was very grateful. He offered an underwater palace. Datu Mabrur refused. He also explained what he was doing. Unexpectedly, the King of Swordfish promised to give Datu Mabrur an island. "This is the king's oath, it will not be broken" he said.

Before midnight, Datu Mabrur was startled by a rumbling sound coming from the bottom of the sea. Below the surface of the water, millions of fish of different types push new land from the sea floor. While pushing, they simultaneously shouted, "Sa-Spell, Sa-Spell!"

Datu Mabrur. It turned out that the Swordfish King fulfilled his promise. Datu Mabrur was overjoyed. He named the place Halimun Island. Halimun Island was then called Sea Island because it arose from the bottom. Now Sa-Ijaan (which means seiya sekata) is the slogan of Kotabaru Regency, South Kalimantan. Swordfish is the symbol of the area.