Seven Princesses From Heaven Folktales from Maluku - Part III

Seven Princesses From Heaven Folktales from Maluku - Part I, Part II.

It looked as if the rain had stopped-the sun came throught the wall of rumbai leaves. Suddenly remembered her parents, as nursyafah lifted bungsu from the tube, she saw reflection of her wings shiningon the roof of baileo house, and then says “oh, my wings!”. And she asked her husband about the wings, and prince djafar lied to her for the second time. Prince djafar said, the wing he found in the jugle. Then he bought them to home and put in the roof of baileo house. But nursyafah has finished her job, and her must go home to the heavens now. After nursyafah put on her wings, her husband and children watched her fly away. Djafar sidiq was very sad at his lovely wife’s departure. The children all cried too, especially the youngest.
A years passed, djafar was unable to bear being separated from his wife. And he could not stand to hear his children crying. He prayed to the God. Djafar prayer was answered. You can takeA garuda with two heads (a magical bird) was sent to take him to the heavens. As he arrived in the heavens, prince djafar was greeted by seven goddeness. One pf them was his wife, nursyafah.

Seven Princesses From Heaven Folktales from Maluku - Part II

Seven Princesses From Heaven Folktales from Maluku - Part I.
The prince carefully takes one pair of wings, than sneaks away.whoops!!! they almost saw hit; the seven goddesses are coming this away! Prince djafar’s heart is pounding! It seems that they have finished their bath and will soon be returning to the heavens (before the sun set and the rainbow disappears). With his arms fll of the stolen pair of wings, he hides behind the tree. His heart is still beating rapidly. This is the first time he has ever stolen anything, and he is sweating with fear. He tries to calm himself.
The seven goddesses wil soon disappear. They do not want to be cut off from the heavens when their rainbow ladder fades. They want to get home safely. One of the most beautiful goddesses is nervously looking for her wings. “oh, where are my wings” how can they have disappeared?”. “where didi you put them little sister yome?” asks one one of them. “over here, where all you elder sister put yours!” said the goddess yome. “little sister yome, are you sure you didn’t put them some where else?” “I am sure" “Okay, hurry up

Seven Princesses From Heaven Folktales from Maluku - Part I

Seven Princesses From Heaven Folktales from Maluku

By Dwi Elisa

The story begins in the forest at the foot of Mount Ternate, where a man is walking exhaustedly. His most-green, long flowing robe is soaked from the rain. The man is a prince, name Djafar Shidiq. He is searching throught the dense jungle, in quest of a princess to be his wife. Before setting out on his journey, he fasted for seven days for divine inspiration. On the seventh day he had a dream that he should go to the forest below Mount Ternate. He has already been searching in the jungle for forty days, with out finding any women. Now he is beginning to doubt if the future mother of his children is really to be found in this silent jungle?