Roro Jonggrang

Long time ago, there was a kingdom named Prambanan. All the people of Prambanan lived peacefully. But then, Prambanan kingdom was attacked and occupied by the Pengging Kingdom. He was a mean King. He also had great supernatural power. His soldiers weren’t only humans, but also genies.

     The King of Prambanan had a beautiful daughter named Roro Jonggrang. Bandung Bondowoso felt in love with her. “You’re beautiful. Would you be my queen?” asked Bandung. Roro Jonggrang was shocked.she didn’t like Bandung Bondowoso because he was a mean person. She wanted to refused, but she afraid that Bandung Bondowoso would be angry and endaranged the people of Prambanan. Then, she came up with a plan. “If you want to marry me, you have to build a thousand of temples for me in just one night!” said Roro Jonggrang. “What? That’s impossible!” said Bandung Bondowoso. But, he didn’t give up. He consulted with his advisor. “Your majesty asked the genies to help build the temples!” said advisor.

     So, Bandung Bondowoso summoned his entired genies soldiers and commanded them to help him built a thousand temples. The genies worked in unbelievable speed. Meanwhile, Roro Jonggrang heard for servant that the built of thousand temples was almost finished. She was so worried. But again, she came up with a great idea. She asked of all her servant to helped her. “Please prepare a lot of straw and mortar. Quickly!” All those servants did what Roro Jonggrang ordered them, burning straw and pounding the mortar, made the genies think that the sun was go to rised.

     “It’s already dawn! We have to go!” said the leader of the genies to Bandung Bondowoso. All of the genies immediately stopped their worked and ran for cover from the sun, which they afraid of. They didn’t know that the light was from the fire that burned the straw, not for the sun.

     Bandung Bondowoso can’t stopped the genies for leaved. He was angry. He knew Roro Jonggrang had just tricked him. “You can’t fool me, Roro Jonggrang! I already had 999 temples. Just need one more temple. Now I will make you the one thousand temples!” He pointed his finger to Roro Jonggrang’s body turned into stone. Until now the temple is still standing in Prambanan Area Central Java. And the temple is call “Roro Jonggrang’s temple.”