Legend of the Origin of a Color Lake
In ancient times, there was a kingdom in West Java called Kutatanggeuhan. Kutatangguhan is a
prosperous and peaceful kingdom. His people live in peace and prosperity because they are led by
a wise king. The king of Kutatanggeuhan was named Prabu Suwartalaya and his empress was
named Ratu Purbamanah. The king and queen were wise so that the work led prosperous and
serene.
All very pleasant. Unfortunately, Prabu and his wife do not have children. That made the royal
couple very sad. Prabu's adviser suggested that they adopt a child. But King and Queen did not
agree. "For us, biological children are better than adopted children," they said.
Queen often moody and cry. Prabu also sad to see his wife. Then Prabu went to the forest to
meditate. There the King continued to pray, to be blessed with children. A few months later, their
wish came true. The queen begins to get pregnant. All the people in the kingdom are very happy.
They flooded the palace with gifts.
Nine months later, the Queen gave birth to a daughter named Gilang Rukmini. The citizens of the
country returned to send the little princess various gifts. The baby grows into a cute child. A dozen
years later, he had become a beautiful teenager.
Prabu and Ratu love their daughter very much. They give their daughter everything she asks for.
But it made him a spoiled girl. If his wish is not fulfilled, the girl will be angry. He even used to
say rude. Even so, parents and people in the kingdom loved him.
Days passed, Princess grew into the most beautiful girl in the whole country. In a few days, Putri
will be 17 years old. So the inhabitants of that land went to the palace. They brought a variety of
very beautiful gifts. Prabu collected a lot of presents, then kept them in the palace room. At any
time, he can use it for the benefit of the people.
Prabu only took a little gold and gems. He took it to a jeweler. "Please, make a very beautiful
necklace for my daughter," Prabu said. "With pleasure, Your Honor," said the jeweler. He then
worked as best he could, with all his heart. He wanted to create the most beautiful necklace in the
world, because he loved Princess.
The birthday arrived. The citizens of the land gathered in the palace square. When King and
Queen came, people welcomed him happily. A warm welcome was heard, when the beautiful
Princess appeared in front of everyone. Everyone admires her beauty.
Prabu then rose from his seat. He held the beautiful necklace. "My beloved daughter, today I gave
this necklace to you. This necklace is a gift from people from all over the country. They love you
very much. They offered this gift, because they were happy to see you grow up. Wear this
necklace, son, "said Prabu.
Princess received the necklace. Then she saw the necklace at a glance. "I don't want to use it. This
necklace is ugly! ”Exclaimed Putri. Then he threw the necklace. Beautiful necklace was broken.
Gold and gemstones spread across the floor.
That's really surprising. Nobody thought, Princess would do that. Nobody speaks. Silent
atmosphere. Suddenly burst into tears Queen Purbamanah. He was very sad to see the behavior of
his daughter. Eventually all were moved to tears, until the palace was wet with their tears. They
continued to cry until their tears flooded the palace, and suddenly from the ground came pouring
water, more and more and more. Until finally the kingdom of Kutatanggeuhan sank and a
beautiful lake was created.
On a clear day, we can see the lake is full of beautiful and amazing colors. The color comes from
the shadow of the forest, plants, flowers, and sky around the lake. But people say, the colors came
from Princess's necklace which is spread at the bottom of the lake.
