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King Kertamarta was the king of Daha Kingdom. The king had 2 daughters; they were Galuh Ajeng and Candra Kirana who were pretty and kind. Candra Kirana had been betrothed with Raden Inu Kertapati, Prince of Kahuripan who was handsome and wise. But Galuh Ajeng, the sister of Candra Kirana was very jealous of her. It was because Galuh Ajeng was interested in Raden Inu. Galuh Ajeng then met the witch to put a spell on Candra Kirana. She also defamed her so as Candra Kirana was exiled from the palace. When Candra Kirana went along the coast, the witch also emerged and spelled her to become a golden snail. But the spell would be broken if the golden snail met her fiance, Raden Inu. One day an old woman, who was looking for the fish with her net, caught the golden snail. The golden snail was brought to her home and placed in the jug. The next day the old woman as usual went to the sea to catch fish but she caught nothing. She went home disappointedly. But when she arrived at her hut, she was startled because she saw various delicious foods on the table. The old woman wondered who sent those foods. So the following days the old woman underwent the similar incident. The next morning the old woman pretended to go to the sea but then she carried out surveillance of what happened. She saw the golden snail turned into a pretty girl and then started to cook. The old woman then asked her, "Who on earth are you, beautiful girl?" |
