Keong Emas

     Once upon a time, there was a king of the Antah Berantah Kingdom wishes Dewi Sekartaji became his wife. To do so, he kidnapped her. Fortunately, the God Narada saved Dewi Sekartaji by changing her into a golden snail: Keong Emas. The God told Keong Emas to drift along the river in order to find her husband, Panji Asrnoro Bangun.

     One day a poor old widow, Mbok Rondo Dadapan, who always fished along the river, found the golden snail and took it home. There, she put the snail in a jar and took good care of it. All of a sudden, unexpected good things took place in Mbok Rondo's life.

    Coming back from her daily fishing, she would find delicious dishes on the table and the house cleaned. She wondered who had been so nice to take care of her house and to do the cooking. When this went, on for several days, she could not resist the temptation to find out who the mysterious kind person was. So, one day, instead of fishing, she peeped through a hole in the wall of her house.

     To her amazement she saw a beautiful princess coming out of the jar and starting to clean the house and preparing a meal.

     The next day, the same thing happened. Without wasting any time Mbok Rondo rushed in to the house and smashed the jar. 'Homeless' Dewi Sekartaji could not tum back in to snail. She was then adopted by Mbok Rondo.

     Meanwhile, Raden Panji Asmoro Bangun searching for his wife, wandered from one village to another, finally reaching Dadapan where he found his beloved. Filled with happiness and love, they went back to their kingdom, taking along good Mbok Rondo.

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