Sleeping Beauty
In a faraway kingdom, there was an empire led by a king and queen. The king led his region with a very
wise and prudent. Despite being a king, their life was less happy because they did not have a child. It made
the king and queen became sad.Then one day the queen gave birth to a beautiful little daughter named
Princess Aurora. The birth of the little princess made the king and the entire kingdom happy. The king was
making a big celebration to welcome his daughter. He invited all the people in the kingdom, including all
the fairies that live in the kingdom. The king invited them to ask for their blessing. But the king forgot to
invite all the fairies in the kingdom. The facts that there were 13 fairies in kingdom but the king only invited
12 fairies.When the celebration party was running on, all of the fairies invited by king surrounded the little
princess to give a blessing. One by one fairy was utter blessings. One fairy gave blessing of goodness,
another fairy gave blessing of health, and the next fairy gave blessing of beautiful voice and so on. When
the 12th fairy was about to give her blessing, the 13th fairy who were not invited by the king come. She
was very angry and could not accept this humiliation.The 13th fairy was not giving a blessing to the little
princess, she even cursed her. The 13th fairy said, “When the baby is 16 years old, she will be pricked by
a needle and fall asleep for a long time”. After saying that curse the 13th fairy left the palace using her
broomstick. Everyone in the palace was shocked and saddened as well as the king and queen. The queen
begged to the fairies, “Please withdraw this curse”. “What have been spoken irrevocable my queen” said
the fairy. The others fairy tried to calm king and queen, “You do not worry. The princess will not die, she
just fall asleep for a long time “” And this curse will be lost if there is prince who awakened her “another
fairy added. Hearing the explanation, the king and queen relieved. However, they were still afraid of the
incident occurred. The king ordered to get rid of all the needles in the palace.
Unity is Strength
Once upon a time, there were some doves which were flying for searching some food led by their king.
One day, they had flown so long that they were very tired. The dove king then forced them to fly a little
further. The smallest dove flew faster and found some rice scattered beneath a banyan tree. So all the
doves landed and began to eat.
All of sudden, a net fell over them and all of them were trapped. They saw a hunter approaching them
while carrying a huge club. The doves desperately fluttered their wings trying to get out soon, but they
failed. Then the king had an idea, that he advised all the doves to fly up together carrying the net with
them fairly. He said that there was strength in unity. Each dove picked up a portion of the net and together
they flew off carrying the net with them. They were flying high over hills and valleys together. They flew
to a hill near a city of temples in which there lived a mouse which could help them. He was a faithful friend
of the dove king.
The dove king called out him and then the mouse was very happy to meet him again. The dove king
explained that they were in a big trouble because he and his friends had been caught in a trap and needed
his help to gnaw at the net and set them free from it. The mouse agreed saying that he began to cut the
net and one by one all the doves were freed including the dove king. Finally, all the doves thanked the
mouse and flew away together, united in their strength.
Moral: You will be stronger if you work together.
Why Does the Sea Become Salty
In ancient times there lived two brothers named Xia Ming and Yao Ming. They lived on the edge of a
beach. One day, their rich father died. Xia Ming which was the oldest brother brought all the wealth of his
father and left his brother.Then Yao Ming became very poor. He had to work very hard to make a living.
One day, an old man who starved came to his home. He asked for some food to Yao Ming. Although he
lived in poverty, he was very generous. He gave the old man all his food. “Thank you Son! You’re very
good to me! “The old man said. Then he told Yao Ming to go to the top of the mountain. “Go to the top
of the mountain! There you will find a cave filled with fairies. Go and ask a magic stone to them!” He
said.In the next day, Yao Ming went up to mountain and brought all his foods. When arriving at the top of
the mountain, he found a cave that was intended by the old man. Then, Yao Ming entered the cave and
found a lot of fairies in it. The fairies were starving; they were attracted to the food which was brought by
him. He felt sorry for them and gave all the food to them. The fairies were happy, “Ask something to us!”
they said. “Give me a magic stone!” He pleaded. Then the fairies gave him a magic stone. After that he
returned to his house.At first, Yao Ming did not know what the function of the stone is. When he got
home, he was hungry while all his food had run out. “I want to eat something!” He said to himself.
Suddenly a delicious meal appeared on his the table. Since that day, Yao Ming became affluent people.
His brother heard the wonders of magic rock which was owned by his brother. He stole the stone when
her brother was asleep. Afterward, he went to sail in the ocean.Xia Ming which was greedy, asked for salt
to be sold. Then salt appeared in the boat but he felt it was not enough to be sold. He asked for more salt
so that he could earn more money. The magic stone continued to excrete salt until the ship was filled with
salt. However, the stones kept excreting salt without stopping till the ship along with Xia Ming sunk to the
sea floor. Until now the stone continues to excrete salt and make all the oceans became salty.
Let Me Love You
Once upon a time, there was once a guy who was very much in love with this girl. This romantic guy folded
1,000 pieces of paper cranes as a gift to his girl. Although, at that time he was just a small executive in his
company, his future doesn’t seem too bright, they were very happy together. Until one day, his girl told
him she was going to Paris and will never come back.She also told him that she cannot visualize any future
for the both of them, so let’s go their own ways there and then… heartbroken, the guy agreed.
When he regained his confidence, he worked hard day and night, just to make something out of himself.
Finally with all these hard work and with the help of friends, this guy had set up his own company…
“You never fail until you stop trying.” he always told himself. “I must make it in life!” One rainy day, while
this guy was driving, he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella in the rain walking to some destination.
Even with the umbrella, they were still drenched. It didn’t take him long to realize those were his exgirlfriend’s parents. With a heart in getting back at them, he drove slowly beside the couple, wanting them
to spot him in his luxury saloon. He wanted them to know that he wasn’t the same anymore, he had his
own company, car, condo, etc. He had made it in life!
Before the guy can realize, the couple was walking towards a cemetery, and he got out of his car and
followed them…and he saw his ex girlfriend, a photograph of her smiling sweetly as ever at him from her
tombstone… and he saw his precious paper cranes in a bottle placed beside her tomb. Her parents saw
him.He walked over and asked them why this had happened. They explained that she did not leave for
France at all. She was stricken ill with cancer. In her heart, she had believed that he will make it someday,
but she did not want her illness to be his obstacle … therefore she had chosen to leave him.She had wanted
her parents to put his paper cranes beside her, because, if the day comes when fate brings him to her
again, he can take some of those back with him. The guy just wept.
Malin Kundang
A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra, a woman and her son lived. They were
Malin Kundang and her mother. Her mother was a single parent because Malin Kundang’s father had
passed away when he was a baby. Malin Kundang had to live hard with his mother.
Malin Kundang was a healthy, dilligent, and strong boy. He usually went to sea to catch fish. After getting
fish he would bring it to his mother, or sold the caught fish in the town.One day, when Malin Kundang
was sailing, he saw a merchant’s ship which was being raided by a small band of pirates. He helped the
merchant. With his brave and power, Malin Kundang defeated the pirates. The merchant was so happy
and thanked to him. In return the merchant asked Malin Kundang to sail with him. To get a better life,
Malin Kundang agreed. He left his mother alone.
Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a huge ship and was helped by many ship crews
loading trading goods. Perfectly he had a beautiful wife too. When he was sailing his trading journey, his
ship landed on a beach near a small village. The villagers recognized him. The news ran fast in the town;
“Malin Kundang has become rich and now he is here”. An old woman ran to the beach to meet the new
rich merchant. She was Malin Kundang’s mother. She wanted to hug him, released her sadness of being
lonely after so long time. Unfortunately, when the mother came, Malin Kundang who was in front of his
well-dressed wife and his ship crews denied meeting that old lonely woman. For three times her mother
begged Malin Kundang and for three times he yelled at her. At last Malin Kundang said to her “Enough,
old woman! I have never had a mother like you, a dirty and ugly woman!” After that he ordered his crews
to set sail. He would leave the old mother again, but in that time, she was full of both sadness and
angriness.
Finally, enraged, she cursed Malin Kundang that he would turn into a stone if he didn’t apologize. Malin
Kundang just laughed and really set sail.In the quiet sea, suddenly a thunderstorm came. His huge ship
was wrecked and it was too late for Malin Kundang to apologize. He was thrown by the wave out of his
ship. He fell on a small island. It was really too late for him to avoid his curse. Suddenly, he turned into a
stone.
Legend Ba jiao gui
BA jiao gui literally translated as ghost banana. The ghost of the woman who lives in this banana tree will
appear sembarai wailing at night, sometimes while carrying a baby. In some folk tales from Thailand,
Malaysia and Singapore, people love to ask the number of ghosts that lottery in the hope of winning the
lottery.
They will tie red threads surrounding the tree trunks and attaching the needle in it and then tie the other
end of the rope to their beds. During nighttime, Ba jiao gui will pop up and ask those people to him, and
in return, he will give you the number for the lottery.
If the person is not fulfilling his promise to free the ghosts after WINS, he will meet with a terrible death.
The Ghost is often likened to Vampires, ghosts in Malay folklore.