Calonarang
Calonarang
Calonarang
Long long time ago,in Girah village,there lived an old woman. Her name was
Calonarang. She was a very powerful woman. She had magical power.Calonarang had a daughter. Her
name was Ratna Mangali. She was very beautiful. Yet,nobody wanted to marry her because they were
afraid of her mother. People began to talk about Ratna Mangali.
Calonarang did not like people talking about her daughter.She loved Ratna Mangali very
much. When she heard people talking about her daughter,she got angry. She cursed the village. People
got ill and died.The king sent his best soldiers to arrest Calonarang but they failed.
Then the king called Mpu Baradah. The king asked for his help.Mpu Baradah sent his
student, Mpu Bahula to Girah village.Mpu Baradah told Mpu Bahula to propose Ratna Mangali.
Calonarang was very happy when Mpu Bahula proposed Ratna Mangali. She knew that
people would not talk her daughter anymore. She gave her daughter a big wedding party.
One day, Mpu Bahula asked Ratna mangali to steal her mother’s magic book. When
Calonarang was asleep,Ratna Mangali stole her mother’s magic book and gave it to her husband.Then
Mpu Bahula gave the book to Mpu Baradah.After he knew Calonarang’s magic secret, Mpu Baradah
came to Girah village. Calonarang and Mpu Baradah had a fight. Calonarang lost the fight because she
did not have her magical book anymore. That was the end of Calonarang.