A long time ago there was a kingdom called Medang Kamulan. The kingdom was ruled by Prabu Dewata Cengkar. The people in the kingdom were very scared by the king because the king liked to eat human flesh. Once a week, he commanded his messenger, Patih Jugul Muda, to find him a human to eat. Far away from the kingdom, there was a village called Medang Kawit. A young man named Aji Saka lived there. One day, Aji Saka saw an old man lying unconscious on the ground. 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 one of citizen from the kingdom which left the kingdom because of Prabu Dewata Cengkar’s bad habit. 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. 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 to be the genie’s slave. The two of them then fight for a long time and Aji Saka won and The genie allowed him to cross 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 humans. “If you can’t find me any humans, I’ll eat you instead,” Prabu Dewata Cengkar said to Patih Jugul Muda. After a few moment, Aji Saka revealed himself. Prabu Dewata Cengkar’s eyes suddenly widened upon seeing Aji Saka. “Who are you?” asked Prabu Dewata Cengkar. “I am Aji Saka from the village of Medang Kawit,” Aji Saka answered. “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 do you want?” asked Prabu Dewata Cengkar. “I want a land as large as my turban,” said Aji Saka. He then took off his turban and threw it on the ground. 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 then attacked Aji Saka. But, then the turban wrapped itself around him and began to strangle him. The turban then threw the king’s body to the South Sea. The waves carried Prabu Dewata Cengkar away until he finally drowned and died.
Aji Saka then asked the people of Medang Kamulan to come back to the kingdom. They all thanked the brave Aji Saka.
The Moral Value
- Don't be such a greedy leader like Prabu Dewata Cengkar, he always want to fullfil what he want but not fullfil what the citizen want.
- Help each other like Aji Saka did
- Be a wise leader like Aji Saka after takeover the kingdom
- Be smart like Aji Saka who defeat Prabu Dewata Cengkar not with brute force, but using his magic turban
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