Wisdom The Tale of King Tuakal In ancient times, there lived a monkey king. His name was Tuaka-la, and he was called Karaeng ri Abbok Sombaya ri Ballianging, and he was single. He lived in Bantimurung on the mountainside, where the... Fairy Tales Indonesian Fairy Tales
Wisdom How a fool became a thief Once upon a time there was a fool named Bango. Bango was very stupid and everyone deceived him. One day he met two thieves, and they persuaded him to rob the house of a rich merchant with them. Bango ... Fairy Tales Indonesian Fairy Tales
Wisdom How Pottala tricked Datu They say that one datu once lent money to a peasant named Pottala. A lot of time passed, and Pottala still did not give the money. Datu came to him for a debt, and Pottala said to him: “I don’t have a... Fairy Tales Indonesian Fairy Tales
Wisdom How La Dana ate a sacrifice to the gods One morning, La Dana advised his fellow villagers to make a sacrifice to the god who lives in the field, in a large stone. He said that God appeared to him and asked: “Why did you stop making sacrific... Fairy Tales Indonesian Fairy Tales
Wisdom About a shepherdess and his caring father In former times there lived a shepherd boy. Every day he took rice from home and went to the river bank to feed the eel. He approached the water and called his friend like this: Eel, eel, swim out! I ... Fairy Tales Indonesian Fairy Tales
