PRINCE Raden Putra and Dewi Limaran were husband and wife. They lived in a palace. The Prince Raden Putra's father was the king of the kingdom.
One day, Dewi Limaran was walking around in the palace garden. Suddenly she saw a snail. It was ugly and disgusting.
She did not know that the snail was actually an old and powerful witch. She
could transform herself into anything. The witch was angry to Dewi
Limaran. The witch put a spell on her and changed her into a golden
snail. The witch then threw it away into the river.
The golden snail was drifting away in the river and got caught in a net.
An old woman was fishing and used her net to catch some fish. She was
surprised to see a golden snail in her net. She took it and brought it
home. When the old woman woke up in the morning, she was surprised that
the house was in better condition. The floor was mopped. And she also
had food on the table. She was thinking very hard.
"Who did this to me? The person is very kind." It happened again and again every morning.
The old woman was very curious. One night she decided to stay up late.
She was peeping from her room to know who cooked for her. Then, she
could not believe what she saw. The golden snail she caught in the river
turned into a beautiful woman. The old woman approached her.
"Who are you, young girl?"
"I am Dewi Limaran, Ma'am. A witch cursed me. I can change back as a human only at night," explained Dewi Limaran.
"The spell can be broken if I hear the melody from the holy Gamelan," continued Dewi Limaran.
The old woman then rushed to the palace. She talked to Prince Raden Putra about her wife.
Prince Raden Putra was so happy. He had been looking for his wife everywhere.
He then prayed and meditated. He asked the gods to give him the holy
Gamelan. He wanted to break the witch's spell. After several days
praying and meditating, finally gods granted his wish. He immediately
brought the holy Gamelan to the old woman's house. He played it
beautifully. And then amazingly the golden snail turned into the
beautiful Dewi Limaran.
The couple was so happy that they could be together again. They also
thanked the old woman for her kindness. As a return, they asked her to
stay in the palace. ***
taken from http://yoyodblog.blogspot.com
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