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. Prambanan then was ruled by Bandung
Bondowoso of Pengging kingdom. He was a mean king. He also had great
supernatural power. His soldiers were not only humans, but also genies.
The king of Prambanan had a beautiful daughter named Loro Jonggrang.
Bandung Bondowoso fell in love with her and wanted to marry her. “You’re
very beautiful. Would you be my queen?” asked Bandung Bondowoso. Loro
Jonggrang was shocked. She didn’t like Bandung Bondowoso because he was a
mean person. She wanted to refuse, but she afraid that Bandung
Bondowoso would be angry and endangered the people of Prambanan. Then,
she came up with a plan. “If you want to marry me, you have to build a
thousand temples for me in just one night," said Loro Jonggrang. “What?
That’s impossible!” said Bandung Bondowoso. But he did not give up. He
consulted with his advisor. “Your Majesty can asked the genies to help
built the temples,” said the advisor.
So, Bandung Bondowoso summoned his entire genies soldier and commanded
them to help him built a thousand temples. The genies worked in
unbelievable speed. Meanwhile, Loro Jonggrang heard from her servant
that the building of a thousand temples was almost finished. She was so
worried. But again, she came up with a great idea. She asked all of her
servants to help her. "Please prepare a lot of straw and mortar. Please
hurry up!" said Loro Jonggrang. “Burn the straw and make some noise
pounding the mortar, quickly.” All those servants did what Loro
Jonggrang ordered them; burning straw and pounding the mortar, making
the genies think that the sun is going to rise.
“It’s already dawn. We have to go,” said the leader of the genies to
Bandung Bondowoso. All the genies immediately stopped their work and ran
for cover from the sun, which they afraid of. They didn’t know that the
light was from the fire that burning the straw, not from the sun.
Bandung Bondowoso can’t stop the genies from leaving. He was angry. He
knew Loro Jonggrang had just tricked him. "You cannot fool me, Loro
Jonggrang. I already have 999 temples. I just need one more temple. Now,
I will make you the one-thousandth temple." He pointed his finger to
Loro Jonggrang and said some mantras. Magically, Loro Jonggrang’s body
turned into stone. Until now, the temple is still standing in Prambanan
area, Central Java. And the temple is called Loro Jonggrang temple.
Questions:
1. How people's lived Prambanan empire?
2. Who attacked the kingdom of Prambanan?
3. Whose name Prambanan royal princess?
4. What Loro demand jonggarang given to Bandung Bondowoso that she marry his?
5. What Bandung Bondowoso managed to make a thousand temples in one night?
Answer:
1. All the people of
Prambanan lived peacefully.
2. Pengging kingdom.
3. Loro Jongrang.
4. Bandung Bondowoso have to build a thousand temples for her just in one night.
5. No,he is not.
Pungki kurniawan 8F
