Extensive reading through The fairy tale of Princess Rara Jonggrang

 

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In this post, you will read a legendary story from Indonesia.

Not only that, you will also be given knowledge about the elements in the story.

Here we go!!!

The Princess Rara Jonggrang

Once upon a time, there was a powerful prince named Bandung Bandawasa. Bandung Bandawasa won at war by assasinating his enemy, Prabu Baka. But, Bandung Bandawasa fell in love with Prabu Baka’s daughter named Princess Rara Jonggrang.

Bandawasa wanted to marry Rara Jonggrang. However, the princess hated Bandung Bandawasa because the prince had killed her father.

Princess Rara Jonggrang was thinking of a way to refuse Bandawasa’s marriage proposal. Finally, she wanted to marry Bandung Bandawasa if he could build a thousand temples before dawn.

Being helped by genies, Bandawasa built temples very fast. On the other side, Princess Rara Jonggrang wanted to fail him.

She asked all women in her village to stay awake and gathered in the eastern area of the kingdom. The princess and her helpers acted to work very early, lighted a bonfire, and pounded the rice for cooking.

The rooster heard the sound and thought the morning was coming. Because of that, all genies left their works even though there were only 999 temples built. 

Finally, Bandawasa knew that Roro Jonggrang tricked him. He got very angry so he cursed Rara Jonggrang into a rock statue called “Arca”. Bandung Bandawasa regretted his decision afterward. So, he built the last temple using the princess's statue to complete Princess Rara Jonggrang's wish.

Analyze the fairy tale of The Princess Rara Jonggrang

Title: The Princess Rara Jonggrang

Kinds of Text: Narrative Text (Fairy tale)

Intrinsic elements: 

• Theme: History
• The setting of Place: Rara Jonggrang's Kingdom
• The setting of Time: In the early morning
• The setting of Atmosphere: Thrilling
• Point of view: Third-person perspective
• The figures: Rara Jonggrang, Prabu Baka, Bandung Bandawasa, All women in her village.
• Characterization: Rara Jonggrang (Protagonist), Bandung Bandawasa (Antagonist).
• Plot: Forward plot.
• Moral lesson: Do not act rashly in making decisions.