Bowery

Once upon a time, in the land of Java, there was lived a very charming and beautiful princess in Kediri Kingdom. Her name was Princess Sanggalangit. She was also smart and kind, many Prince wanted to marry with her. But Princess Sanggalangit was not want to marry yet. And this made The King and peoples becomes confuse. So, The King asked and beg her, cause King realy wants to have grandchild. After three days of praying, Finally Princess Sanggalangit agreed to marry. But, she raising some term. Her husband later, must be able to made a some interesting show for their wedding performance, that never been performed before. That show such like dance with ‘gamelan’( The Original Music instruments from Java, such as, gong, gendang etc) music , that equipped with 140 twin horses and last must presenting an animal that have 2 head. The King announcing this competition to all of peoples in his country. Anybody can join. Finally only two participant left. They promising to granting t

Once upon a time there was a couple which was at first childless. The father was very anxious to have a son to inherit his property, so he went to the church daily, and prayed God to give him a child, but in vain. One day, in his great disappointment, the man exclaimed without thinking, "O great God! Let me have a son, even if it is in the form of a monkey!" And only a few days later his wife gave birth to a monkey. The father was so much mortified that he wanted to kill his son; but finally his better reason prevailed, and he spared the child. He said to himself, "It is my fault, I know; but I uttered that invocation without thinking." So instead of putting the monkey to death, the couple just hid it from visitors; and whenever anyone asked for the child, they merely answered, "Oh, he died long ago." The time came when the monkey grew to be old enough to marry. He went to his father, and said, "Give me your blessing, father! for I am going away to lo