The Story of Mbok Gendong

     One day in a village lived an old grandmother. She was called mbok Gendong. She was a widow. 

    One particular day, she bought a fish net to catch fish. She wanted to replace her husband work. Since that time mbok Gendong always went to the beach to catch the fish. She threw the net and drew it back. Once, when she drew the net back, there was a gold snail hooked in her net. She put that snail in the clean water container, then she took it home. The day after that, she quit as a fisher and sold a teak leave again. But, it was not saleable. Then, she was back home with a disappointed feeling. 

     When she got home, she found there was delicious food on the table. She asked around who made it but no one answered. She was puckish and careless, so she ate it. This happened everyday, so she was eager to know who prepared the food. She pretended to leave home. But quickly she returned back again. She peeped through the fence hole. She was very surprised to see the snail princess at her house. The princess was Chandra Kirana, "I was changed by a witch to be a snail, before I met you," said the Princess. Then, mbok Gendong said, "Would you be my foster child?" The princess accepted. 

     One morning, there was a beggar who asked for food. Chandra Kirana gave him some food. Suddenly, the beggar changed into a handsome man. Actually, he was Morgan Kusuma prince. He was Chandra Kirana’s husband. Finally, the prince and princess, Morgan Kusuma and Chandra Kirana lived happily and they took mbok Gendong with them.

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