Aji Saka
Along time ago there
was a kingdom called Medang Kamulan, the kingdom of medang kamulan was ruled by
Prabu Dewata Cengkar. The people in the kingdom were very scared by the king.
It was because the king liked to eat human flesh. Once a week, he commanded his
messanger, Patih Jugul Muda, to find him a human to eat.
Far away from the kingdom
of Medang Kamulan, there was a village called Medang Kawit. A young man named
Aji Saka lived there. Aji Saka was a brave young man. He loved to help people
who needed help. One day, Aji Saka saw an old man lying unconscious on the
ground. The old man was wounded. Some thieves just hit him and stole his money.
Aji Saka then carried the old man to his hut. Soon after, the old man started
to regain consciousness, “where am i?”, he asked. “you’re in my house. You’re
safe now”, said Aji Saka, it turned out that the old man was from the kingdom of
Medang Kamulan. “everybody was leaving Medang Kamulan,”, the old man told Aji
Saka. He also told him about Prabu Dewata Cengkar’s bad habbit. “we were terrified,
that’s why we left,” the old man said
After he heard the
explanation from the old man, Aji Saka decided to go meet Prabu Dewata Cengkar,
and make him stop the menace. With his magical white turban on his head, Aji
Saka went to the kingdom. The turban was a gift from his teacher that could be
used to fight evil. On his journey to Medang Kamulan, Aji Saka passed through a
very dark forest where he met an evil genie. The genie blocked his path. “if
you want to get through this forest, you must be my slave for ten years,” the
genie demanded. Aji Saka refused tobe the genie’s slave. The two of them then
fight for seven days and seven nights, until at last, Aji Saka came out as
winner. The genie finally allowed Aji Saka to pass through the forest.
When Aji Saka arrived
in the kingdom of Medang Kamulan, the king was angry to Patih Jugul Muda. He
was not able to find the king some human. “if you can’t find me any human, I’ll
eat you instead,” Prabu Dewata Cengkar said to Patih Jugul Muda. After Patih
Jugul Muda left, Aji Saka revealed himself, Prabu Dewata Cengkar’s eyes
suddenly widened upon seeing Aji Saka. He could already imagine how delicious
his meat would taste. “who are you?”asked Prabu Dewata Cengkar. “I’m Aji Saka,
from the village of Medang Kawit,” Aji Saka answered. “ha….ha…ha…ha…, I’m glad
you came here. You would be my meal, i’m starving, “said the king.
“I would gladly let
you eat me, but I want something in return” Aji Saka said. “what is it that you
want?”, asked Prabu Dewata Cengkar. “I want a land as large as my turban,” said
Aji Saka. He then took of his turban and threw it on the ground. Prabu Dewata
Cengkar agreed. He would measure the land with Aji Saka’s turban. Suddenly the
turban grew bigger and bigger. It just kept on stretching until it finally
covered the whole kingdom. Prabu Dewata Cengkar was angry. He attacked Aji
Saka. But the turban wrapped itself around him and began to strangle him. The
turban then threw the king’s body to the south sea. The wave carried Prabu
Dewata Cengkar away until he finally drowned and died.
Aji Saka then asked
the people of Medang Kamulan to comeback to the kingdom. They all thanked the
brave Aji Saka. They also agreed to make Aji Saka to be their king. Aji Saka
then ruled the kingdom wisely. Under the leadership of Aji Saka, Medang Kamulan
become a peacefull and prosperous kingdom.
By: Zainur Rohman
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