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Balinese Fairy Tales and Folk Tales For Children, Ceker Cipak

Since I Ceker Cipak was a kid, he stayed alone without his father. His father was not death. He has gone somewhere which Cipak himself did not know the grave.

I Ceker Cipak stayed at the inland village in a beautiful Bali island. I Ceker Cipak lived with his sick mother since his father was gone. They did not have a family. Their house has been broke up. Their food is becoming less.

Gradually, their little meal was all gone. The mother and I Ceker Cipak felt hungry. His mother named Ibu Nyoman. Every day and every moment Cipak and his mother were praying for the God bless. So their life would be coming well.

One day, Cipak asked his mother to sell his chicken to the rice seller. Then Cipak’s mom offered Cipak's chicken for sale to the rice dealer. She offered the chicken 200 rupiahs according to Cipak's suggestion. 200 rupiah is about 2 cent.

The big chicken price was expensive in the market. Then the rice seller agreed at the cost that Ibu Nyoman offered. Besides that, the trader also wanted to give her 15 rupiahs just for a contribution.

She will get 215 rupiah for selling a chicken. The money will share by her mother 15 rupiahs and the rest 200 rupiahs as a capital by Cipak for selling corns.

Along the street to the market, Cipak has found four cruel people. They slaughtered the animal likes the cat, the dog, the snake and the mouse. He felt sad for these fourth animals.

Mepeed Traditional Ceremony in Gianyar Bali, Women bring fruit on their head image credit windykei.blogspot.co.id


Finally, Cipak paid for those animals with full surrender. Upon his arrival at the market, he found his money only 25 rupiah.

The money will use for buying the animal's food. The rest 5 rupiah will use for buying rice because he felt starving. Then, he thought, where was the money for selling corns?

These fourth animals became familiar. They became familiar After I Ceker Cipak bought the animal food from the market.

So that, one of the buyers felt annoyed and reported that happen to the king. But, the king gave Cipak some clothes and meals.

Along the street from the king's palace to his house, he hindered by snake Gombang who is giant. The snake Gombang asked his son to be back to his hold. As deputy, Cipak would get the magic power of the ring.

By that ring, Cipak could get much gold, precious stone. This stone generate good clothes and the delicious meals. Cipak and his mother became the richest people in their village of Siring.

The son and the mother would be coming more generous to the poor people in their community.

One day, the magic power of ring was broke by lbu Nyoman. The magic power of ring brought to the goldsmith by Cipak's mother. Cipak did not know about this.

Then, in a silent night, the cat, the dog, and the mouse were quickly in action to get back away the ring.

The story of Cipak would be happy ended because he always did his life with full surrender. Finally, Cipak was a lucky fellow to have such a lovely girl. This beautiful girl becomes his wife who is from palace's family that is the blessing of the king.

Kids Stories of Balinese: Pan Balang Tamak


This story of kids in English explains about someone who was lazy, but he was smart. His name is Pan Balang Tamak. This short story of Balinese is a folklore legends or myths from Bali-Indonesia.

Pan Balang Tamak was a bright man who always had ideas to trick other people. He was also a lazy person and always had excuses for his laziness.

One day the villagers asked to gather with have mutual resistance for cleaning up the village. The head of the village told the villagers to pick by the time the chickens woke up.

When the day came, everybody gathered in Bale Bunjur. Banjar is a place for the villagers to have meeting and discussion. The head of the village gave instructions to the villagers for activity in the morning.

Beautiful Kecak Dancer from Bali-Indonesia credit Travel Channel Asia on Facebook


He also emphasized for those who did not come that morning would get a 'me and punishment. He did so to make the villagers discipline. Besides that he knew that Pan Balang Tamak would come late or even would not come that morning as he usually did.

In fact, Pan Balang Tamak was late for a few hours. He came after the villagers had already finished their activities. He came with his innocent face as if lie did not make any mistakes.

The head of the village smiled at him and thought. This time, Pan Balang Tamak would get a fine and would have punished.

Then the chairperson of the community said,

"Pan Balang Tamak you come late thus you will get punishment and penalty."

"You cannot punish me, and I will not pay the fine," said Pan Balang Tamak calmly.

"What did you say?" the head of the village became impatient.

"Everybody asked to gather by the time the chickens woke up, but you come late thus you will get a punishment."

"No... No...No... I also come by the time my chicken woke up. You know I only have a hen", said Pan Balang Tamak

"Alright, then but what time is it now? Everybody has already finished cleaning up the village", said the head of the village.

"Well I only have a hen, and she was laying her eggs. I was waiting she woke up and got off," said Pan Balang Tamak.

"Excuses!" said the head of the village. He looked angry with Pan Balang Tamak.

"Calm down Sir. You said that we had to gather by the time chickens woke up and got off, did not you? My hen is also a chicken, right", said Pan Balang Tamak.

"He is correct, Sir," one of the villagers exclaimed.

The head of the village thought for a while. Finally, he agreed that Pan Balang Tamak was right." Well Pan Balang Tamak, You are smart. You will not have punishment now, but next time you will not have your fortune", said the head of the village.

"Well, I was born with chances," said Pan Balang Tamak.

Legends & Myths of Indonesian Loke Nggerang

This Legends & Myths of Loke Nggerang comes from Flores or Nusa Western Lesser Sundas. This short story retold us how the traditional New Year party held in Bima, Sumbawa. This traditional new year party based on fairy tales of Loke Nggerang.

Legends & Myths of Indonesian from Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia

Loke Nggerang

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl named Nggerang. She was live in a place called Ndoso Village, Manggarai regency in West Flores. She was aesthetic in beauty. People in that village said that she was strange because of her father. Her father was ancestral spirit while her mother was a human.

Nggerang had a magic power and ability to transform into whatever she liked from her father. When she transformed herself into something else, nobody could recognize her.

Nggerang had a beautiful smile. Her skin was smooth and reddish as a princess from heaven. She had beautiful eyes and nose. Her hair was long, black, and straight.

Many people wanted to marry her, but she did not know what love was. Even she dared to refuse the King's proposal.
Sumbawa Girl in Traditional Ceremony Event (image credit: kemanayuk.net)

The great King Todo wanted to marry Nggerang. He sent his messengers to proposed Nggerang. But, Nggerang had transformed herself and disappeared. When the King's messengers arrived, Nggerang's mother was surprised. The messengers explained about what they came for. Then a Tongka (spokesman) was invited to talk about Nggerang.

"The King's will is so kind if the King wanted another girl from this village that would be better. It is hard for us if the King wanted to marry Nggerang," said Tongka.

"Why is it hard?" ask one of the messengers.

"If she is at home or can see in this village, it won't be hard for us to call her."

"Where does she go?" ask the messenger again.

"We don't know sir," said Tongka.

"Did you hide her?" "If you would like Sir" said Tongka, "You can search for that’ girl in every part of the houses in this village."

They searched for Nggerang, but nobody was able to find her. The result was nothing. The King's messengers back to the palace without Nggerang.

The next few days, the King heard that Nggerang came back to the village. He sent his messengers to propose Nggerang again. Unfortunately, when the messengers entered Nggerang's house, she transformed herself and disappeared again. This is the second time the King failed to propose Nggerang.

King Pongkor, a family of King Todo, heard about Nggerang. He sent messengers to propose Nggerang. But they came back without Nggerang, just as King Todo's messengers. Nggerang did not want to marry anybody.

Besides those two kings, there are two others kings, King Cibal and Mori Reok. The were from North Manggarai and heard about the beauty of Nggerang. They were also sent their messengers to propose Nggerang, and they failed.

Mori Dima from Bima was also failing to propose Nggerang and disappointed. Because of that, he blew up magic power to Ndoso village. Then, a thick dark cloud came to the village.

The villagers felt that the thick cloud as a big wave that would destroy them all. The cloud would stop if Nggerang wanted to marry Mori Dima. But Nggerang still did not care. It made the villagers angry and wanted to kill Nggerang so they could get rid of the cloud.

It was so hard to kill Nggerang. One day, when somebody wanted to kill her, she disappeared. The only way to subdue is her magic power first. A shaman was called to kill Nggerang. This shaman had stronger magic power than Nggerang. Nggerang was not able to transform again. Then shaman killed her, and the cloud was gone.

Nggerang was kill. Her body was bury but her smooth skin was- taken to Todo. Nggerang's skin was use as a drum. The drum made from Nggerang's skin sounded, "Tu..tuung Loke Nggerang, Tu..tuung Loke Nggerang".

The sound was so loud so that Mori Dima in Bima, Sumbawa could hear it. That drum only hit toward Penti party, a traditional New Year party to honor the ancestors.

End of short story about Legends & Myths of Indonesian Loke Nggerang. The legends & myths from Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTB).