CARI-CARI MAKALAH

  RORO JONGRANG   Orientation             Roro Jonggrang was the daughter of King Prabu Baka, who ruled over the ancient Javanese kingdom of Prambanan. The king was killed in a fierce battle by the minister of the King of Pengging, who fought with a magic weapon called ‘Bandung’. For this reason, he was known as ‘Bandung Bandawasa’.   Complication             Not long afterwards, Bandung Bandawasa decided to marry Princess Roro Jonggrang., the daughter of his victim. But she had no desire to marry the murderer of her father, so she sought the advice of the Patih.             The Patih made a wise suggestion. Bandung would have to build a thousand temples and two deep weels. If he managed to complete all this in the course of one night, he could marry the princess. Bandung knew two people possessing magic powers who promised to help him. one was his father, “Damarmaya”, and the other was mighty King of Pengging. A date was fixed and in t...

Sasakala Cika-cika   Jaman baheula — baheula gé baheula deui — aya hiji lembur anu gegek jiwana . Pangeusi éta lembur , méh kabéh jelema araya ( bareunghar ). Demi pangupahjiwana kana karajinan ngabatik . Kacaritakeun di éta lembur aya hiji randa boga anak awéwé ngaran Marini. Nyi Marini ku indungna pohara diasihna , lantaran rajin jeung suhud ngabantuan pagawéan indungna . pagawéan di dapur jeung di imah kabéh ditangkes ku manéhna . Malah kalan-kalan Nyi Marini sok ngabantuan indungna ngabatik . Dina hiji poé indungna meunang ondangan ti tatanggana nu rék ngawinkeun anak awéwé . Nyi Marini ku indungna meunang milu ka ondangan . Manéhna kacida atoheunana , lantaran bakal maké baju alus jeung maké samping weuteuh meunang ngabatik indungna , lantaran manéhna teu bogan cucuk-gelung . Sapeuting , henteu boga cucuk-gelung keur pakéeun isuk ka ondangan téh j...

MANUK TITIRAN JEUNG NYIRUAN        Kacaturkeun di hiji leuweung .      Poé keur meunjeuhna morérét . Dangdaunan ogé lalayu , teu kuateun ku hawa panas panonpoé nu sisinarieun harita mah kacida panasna . Kitu deui sasatoan , gawéna salasap-sulusup kana rungkun , néangan tempat ngiuhan .      Teu jauh ti dinya aya nyiruan keur kalantang-kulinting néangan cai . Manéhna kacida ngarasa halabhabna , sanggeus kukurilingan di jero leuweung ti isuk-isuk . Akhirna sakadang Nyiruan téh manggih pancuran . Tuluy baé dideukeutan ' arék nginum . Tapi karék gé eunteup , Sakadanga Nyiruan téh tisorodot , terus ragrag kana cai .      " Tulung .... tulung !" Sakadang Nyiruan jejeritan bari roroésan dina cai , ampir paéh . Kabeneran aya manuk titiran keur ngiuhan dina dahan teu jauh ti dinya . Ngadéngé nu tulung-tulungan , geuwat titiran téh muru datangna sora , rék nulun...