Dari Nyamuk Sampai Putri Raja (Cerita Rakyat Nusantara dari Kalimantan Selatan)
- Updated: Januari 9, 2024
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DARI NYAMUK SAMPAI PUTRI RAJA
(Cerita Rakyat Nusantara dari Kalimantan Selatan)
Dikisahkan ada seorang anak laki-laki kecil bernama Moko yang tinggal dengan ibunya di dekat istana.
Kebetulan negeri itu dipimpin oleh seorang raja yang baik hati, arif, dan bijaksana.
Moko mempunyai hewan peliharaan kesayangan seekor nyamuk.
Suatu hari, ketika bermain di halaman istana, Moko menitipkan nyamuknya pada Raja.
“Boleh. Ikat saja nyamukmu di depan istana,” ucap Raja.
Namun tanpa sengaja, seekor ayam jantan milik Raja memakan nyamuk itu.
Moko segera melaporkan kejadian itu pada Raja.
“Kalau begitu, kamu ambil saja ayam jantan itu sebagai ganti nyamuk yang dimakannya,” jawab Raja.
Dengan senang Moko menerima pemberian ayam jantan dari Raja.
Namun Ketika ia sedang asyik bermain, ayam jantannya mati tertimpa sebuah lesung untuk menumbuk padi milik Raja.
“Kalau begitu, ambilah lesung itu sebagai ganti ayam jantanmu yang telah mati,” kata Raja.
Namun beberapa hari kemudian, Moko melihat lesungnya sudah patah tertimpa buah nangka milik Raja.
“Kalau begitu kamu ambil nangka itu sebagai pengganti lesungmu yang patah,” ucap Raja sambil tersenyum.
Namun, beberapa saat kemudian, buah nangka itu tak sengaja dimakan oleh putri Raja yang usianya sama dengan Moko.
Moko pun kembali melaporkan kalau nangkanya sudah dimakan putri Raja.
Akhirnya Raja berkata dengan bijak, “Moko, ketika nyamuk peliharaanmu ditelan ayam, aku menyerahkan ayam itu kepadamu. Ketika ayam itu mati tertimpa lesung, aku menyerahkan lesung itu kepadamu. Ketika lesung itu patah karena tertimpa buah nangka, aku juga serahkan nangka itu kepadamu. Nah sekarang, nangka itu telah dimakan oleh putriku, mau tidak mau aku juga menyerahkan putriku kepadamu,” ucap Raja.
Raja memang selalu menepati janjinya.
Akhirnya, ketika kedua anak itu sudah beranjak dewasa, Raja lalu menikahkan keduanya dengan pesta yang sangat meriah.
Ibu dari pemuda itu pun diboyong ke istana dan hidup bahagia.
Pesan Moral: Selalu tepatilah janji, karena janji seperti utang yang akan berdosa jika tidak ditunaikan sesuai kesepakatan bersama.
FROM MOSQUITO TO KING’S PRINCESS
(Indonesian Folklore from South Kalimantan)
It is said that there was a little boy named Moko who lived with his mother near the palace.
Coincidentally, that country was led by a king who was kind, wise and wise.
Moko has a favorite pet, a mosquito.
One day, while playing in the palace yard, Moko entrusted his mosquito to the King.
“Can. “Just tie your mosquitoes in front of the palace,” said the King.
But accidentally, a rooster belonging to the King ate the mosquito.
Moko immediately reported the incident to the King.
“Then, you just take the rooster in exchange for the mosquitoes it eats,” answered the King.
Moko happily accepted the gift of a rooster from the King.
However, when he was playing, his rooster died when he was hit by a mortar used to pound the King’s rice.
“Then, take the mortar as a replacement for your dead rooster,” said the King.
However, a few days later, Moko saw that his mortar had been broken by the King’s jackfruit.
“Then you take the jackfruit as a replacement for your broken mortar,” said the King with a smile.
However, a few moments later, the jackfruit was accidentally eaten by the King’s daughter, who was the same age as Moko.
Moko also reported again that the jackfruit had been eaten by the King’s daughter.
Finally the King said wisely, “Moko, when your pet mosquito was swallowed by a chicken, I handed the chicken over to you. When the chicken was crushed to death by the mortar, I handed over the mortar to you. When the mortar broke because it was hit by a jackfruit, I also handed over the jackfruit to you. “Well, now that my daughter has eaten the jackfruit, I can’t help but hand over my daughter to you,” said the King.
The king always kept his promises.
Finally, when the two children had grown up, the King married them both with a very lively party.
The young man’s mother was taken to the palace and lived happily.
Moral Message: Always keep promises, because promises are like debts that will be a sin if they are not fulfilled according to mutual agreement.