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...

KÉAN SANTANG   Kéan Santang téh putra Prabu Siliwangi anu katelah gagah tur sakti. Di Pajajaran, malah di Pulo Jawa teu aya hiji ogé jalma anu bisa nandingan kasakténna. Dina hiji waktu Kéan Santang ngadeuheus ka ramana, unjuk-kan yén dirina hayang ningali getih sorangan. Hayang tarung ngadu jajatén, tapi teu aya nu bisa nandingan. Ngadangu kasauran putrana kitu, Prabu Siliwangi geuwat baé nyauran para ahli nujum karajaan. Ménta bongbolongan, sugan aya jalma anu bisa nandingan kasaktén Kéan Santang. Ditanya kitu, para ahli nujum téh kabéhanana ngabigeu teu aya nu némbal. Ngan teu lila ujug-ujug aya aki-aki anu nyampeurkeun ka Kanjeng Prabu. “Kanjeng Prabu, kaula bisa nuduhkeun saha jalma anu bisa nandingan kasaktén tuang putra. Jauh pisan éta jalma téh, ayana di nagri Mekah, ngaranna Bagénda Ali.” “Saha kira-kirana anu bakal unggul lamun anak kaula tarung jeung Bagénda Ali?” Kanjeng Prabu ,alik naor. Anéh pisan, saméméh ngajawab éta aki-aki téh geu...

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...