Keong Emas (a golden snail)

  Kertamarta was the King of Daha. He had two daughters. They are Dewi Galuh and Chandra Kirana. Both of them were beautiful and kind. Chandra Kirana was enganged to Inu Kertapati. He was the Prince of Kahuripan Kingdom. He was a just and wise person.
  Chandra Kirana had a cousin named Galuh Ajeng. Actually Galuh Ajeng loved Inu Kertapati. She was jealous knowing that Chandra Kirana would become Inu Kertapati's wife. Galuh Ajeng visited a witch.
  "I wont you to curse her. I just want to be Inu Kertapati's wife," asked Galuh Ajeng.
  "Don't worry, Princess Galuh Ajeng," said the witch.
  At first, Galuh Ajeng said a rumour that Chandra Kirana would bring calamity to be the palace. Then she persuaded the King to expelled Chandra Kirana. The King was agitated and chased Chandra Kirana away.
  Chandra Kirana had to leave the palace. When she was walking along the shore, the witch appeared.
  "Hey, Pretty girl, I will curse you to be keong mas (a golden snail)," the witch shouted.
  Chandra Kirana turned to keong mas. She was helpless. The witch threw keong mas into the sea.
  "The curse would end if only you met Inu Kertapati." The witch laughed so hard and then disappeared.
  One day an old woman fished with her net. Incidentally, Keong mas was tangled in her net. She took keong mas and put it in a bowl. The Following day, the old woman fished again but she din not get anything. Then she went home and she was surprised because there were plenty of delicious food on the table.
   "Who brings it here ?"
  She thought it was so strange but after all she ate it.
  Day by day, the woman always found delicious food on the table after she had gone fishing. One morning, she pretended to go out. After she stepped out for her hut, she peeped on a small hole oh the hut's wall. The old woman was so surprised. She saw that keong mas turned to a beautiful girl. The woman opened the door right away and came inside.
  "Who are you, beautiful girl ?" the old woman asked.
  "I am the princess of Daha. My cousin asked the witch to curse. She was jealous because I wanted to be Inu Kertapati's wife."
  The girl was Chandra Kirana. Then she turned to keong mas again. The old woman was so astonished taht she couldn't speak anymore.
  In Kahuripan, Inu Kertapati worried about Chandra Kirana's fortune and tried to find her. He was disguised to an ordinary people. Unfortunately, the witch knew his disguise. She turned to a crow. She wanted to mislead Inu Kertapati. Inu Kertapati met the crow on the way and was amazed because it could speak like a man.
  "What an amazing crow. Would you accompany me ?" Inu Kertapati asked.
  "Yes, I would. Even I know where you want to go. You want to find Chandra Kirana, don;t you ?" said the crow.
  Inu Kertapati thought that the crow had magical power.   "So you know where I want to go. Could you show me where she is ?" Inu Kertapati asked.
  "Sure," said the crow.
  Actually, the crow showed Inu Kertapati the wrong way, however he didn't know it.
  On the way, Inu Kertapati and the crow met an old man. The old man was hungry, so Inu Kertapati gave him some food. Actually the old man had supernatural power. He was also a good man so he didn't let the crow to mislead Inu Kertapati.
  "Be careful, young man. the crow is a fake bird."
  The old man beat the crow with his cane and the crow became smoke.
  "The crow is actually the witch that would harm you. She showed you the wrong direction," said the old man.
  "Oh, really ? Thanks a lot. However, what can I do now ?" said Inu Kertapati.
  "Don't worry, prince. Now, go to Dadapan. You will find the Princess."
  Inu Kertapati went to Dadapan by ridding horse. He spent several days to reach Dadapan.
  After he had arrived to Dadapan, he went to a hut. His stock of food and water had run out. He intended to ask some water. When he was in front of the opened door, he was shocked. He was a familiar girl who was cooking.   "Oh, I couldn't believe. Chandra Kirana ?"
  Chandra Kirana turned her head.
  "Oh My God, you are Prince Inu Kertapati !" she shouted.
  "Chandra Kirana, why are you here ?"
  The witch's curse soon disappeared because Chandra Kirana had met Inu Kertapati.
  At the same time, the old woman when home from fishing. Chandra Kirana introduced Inu Kertapati to the old woman. Finally, Inu Kertapati brought  Chandra Kirana and the old woman to his palace. Chandra Kirana also went back to Daha to tell her father about her hardship.
  "Galuh Ajeng has been envious because I want to be Inu Kertapati's wife. Even she asked the witch to curse me. However, the curse was gone as I met Inu Kertapati at Dadapan."
  King Kertamata was shocked after hearing Chandra Kirana's story.
   "Oh, forgive me my beloved daugher. I promise I will punish Galuh Ajeng."
  Galuh Ajeng was afraid of her father's punishment. She decided to run away from the palace. Nonettheless, when she was in a forest, she got a bad luck. She stumbled on a ston and feel the vailey. After ail, she died in suffering.
  Inu Kertapati the married Chandra Kirana. The people also asked the old woman to live in the palace. They lived happily ever after.

*Indonesian Folktales