Once upon a time, Kertamarta king from
Daha Kingdomhad two daughters
Dewi Galuh Ajeng Dewinamely and
Candra Kirana. Daha is bordered by
Kahuripan Kingdom. To strengthen the
brotherhood ties between the two
kingdom, Dewi candra Kirana was
engaged to the Crown Prince of
Kahuripan namely Raden Inu Kertapati,
a brave, handsome and wise prince.
Galuh Ajeng envided Candra Kirana
because she had feelings for Raden Inu
Kertapati, too. To prevent Candra
Kirana from marrying him, Candra
Kirana was slandered so that she was
expelled from this place. More than that,
to harm her, Galuh Ajeng asked a favor
from a witch. The witch put a curse on
Candra Kirana to become Keong Emas
(Golden Snail) and then threw her away
to the sea. The curse would disappear if
Keong Emas could meet Raden Inu
Kertapati.
Dadapan villageOne day in , Keong
Emas was found by an old woman
when she ws fishing. The snail attacted
her so she took it home. The next day,
the old woman went fishing in the sea
like usual. That day she couldn’t caught
any fish. She went home sadly. To her
surprise , a variety of delicious food was
always available at her home.
Until one day, she was too curious and
tried to find out who on earth had
cooked the meal. She went out early
pretended to go fishing. She actually hid
behind her house to see what was
going on. She saw a very beautiful girl
cooking in her house. She asked the
girl,
“Beautiful girl, who are you truly?”
The girl eventually told the woman that
she was actually Candra Kirana, the
princess of Daha Kingdom, who was put
on a course by a witch sent by Galuh
Ajeng that envied her. When the sun
was getting high Candra Kirana turn into
Keong Emas again.
Meanwhile, Raden Inu Kertapati kept
searching for Candra Kirana who had
left the palace. In the search, he
disguised as a commoner. On his way,
he met a talking crow. He asked the
crow for the direction to where Chandra
kirana was, and he followed the
direction pointed by the crow. Yet, the
direction was misleading because the
crow was actually the witch in disguise
who prevent him from meeting her
queen to be. Later he met a starving old
man actually had a supernatural power,
and in return for his kindness, he was
assisted in fighting the witch and was
given the direction to where Candra
Kirana was.
Following the old man’s direction,
Raden Inu Kertapati headed to
Dadapan Village. She saw an old
woman repairing her house. He
approached her and offered her some
help. After the work was done, she
offered him to rest in her house. To his
surprise, Candra Kirana was there. They
were happy to see each other and the
curse put by the witch disappeared.
Candra Kirana introduced him to the old
woman, and brought her back to Daha
Kingdom.
In Daha Kingdom, King Kertamarta was
furius after learning the evil Galuh had
done to Candra kirana. Being
frightened, Galuh Ajeng ran to the
woods and fell from a steep slope. King
Kertamarta asked Candra Kirana to
forgive him. The wedding of Raden Inu
Kertapati and Candra Kirana
proceeded joyfully and welcomed
happily by the people of both kingdoms.
The pair lived happily ever after.
