The Origins of the Sekar Langit Waterfall By Agda

Then, one morning, when Amaranggana wanted to go wash at the Ndaru River, he entrusted his child to Baladika. She also reminded her husband not to open the lid of the steamed rice he was cooking. Because it felt like a long time ago, Baladika wanted to see if the rice was ready---he opened it and forgot about Amaranggana's message. Baladika was astounded when she saw what was in the steamer. Amaranggana only cooked a sprig of rice. He immediately remembered their rice supply, which was getting more and more The question has been answered so far.

When Amaranggana got home, she saw her husband angrily because he had forgotten what he had sent her. "I've lost my power to turn a sprig of rice into a basket of rice," said Amaranggana. From then on, Amaranggana had to pound rice to be cooked, and her husband had to provide a mortar for her.

Since that day, their rice supplies have been dwindling. Even now, the rice is left at the bottom of the barn. As usual, the next morning, Amaranggana went to the barn in the backyard to collect rice. While he was pulling the few remaining rice stalks, Amaranggana felt his hand holding something soft. Out of curiosity, Amaranggana kept pulling the object. Amaranggana's face immediately went pale with surprise when he saw that the thing he had just managed to grab was the red maiden's dress and shawl.

Amaranggana felt disappointed and angry at Baladika because he felt he had been deceived all this time. When Amaranggana met Baladika, Amaranggana decided to return to heaven and leave her husband and child. However, Amaranggana would not forget his child, so if Nareswara wanted to meet his mother, Baladika had to take him near the waterfall where the nymphs often bathe and then sprinkle flowers around the waterfall and a rose in the center so that Nareswara could meet his mother. Of course, with the condition that Baladika was not allowed to be near him and was not allowed to show himself because Amaranggana no longer wanted to see him, Baladika could only lament all this. He knew that this was all his fault, and he would have to pay the price.

That's why this waterfall is now called Sekar Langit Waterfall, because in the Javanese language, Sekar means flower, and the flower is a condition that must be met so that Baladika's child, Nareswara, can meet his mother, and Langit, which means space or heaven, means there will be an angel, namely Amaranggana, who will descend from the sky or heaven. So this waterfall is called Sekar Langit Waterfall.

The moral message that can be taken from this story is that no matter how smart we are at hiding something, it will eventually be exposed. Therefore, we should not lie to other people to get what we want. It can lead to bad things and harm ourselves and others!

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#The Origins of the Sekar Langit Waterfall By Agda Faisal Aziz