Cerita Rakyat Malin Kundang

 Next is the folklore of malin kundang. The folk tale of Maling Kundang comes from Minangkabau, telling about Malin, a child who migrates from his hometown and finds success, so he can propose to a rich woman. However, Malin was very embarrassed about his very miserable past.

One time, Malin went home and took his wife to his hometown. Malin's mother, who has been left behind for a long time, is happy to find her son back home. However, with high prestige, Malin pretended not to know his mother, so as not to be downgraded in front of his wife. The reason is, Malin's mother looks ragged, and very miserable.

Malin's mother was very sad, and prayed to God Almighty, so that Malin would be punished for his disobedient attitude. Malin's mother's prayer was answered, and Malin was then cursed to become a stone. This story teaches us to always respect and obey our parents, especially to a mother.

Cerita Rakyat La Moelu

 This short Javanese folk tale tells of a girl who was given the task by her father to take care of the small and strange fish that her father caught while fishing. The girl's name is La Moelu, just like the title of this folk tale.

La Moelu then released the fish, named Jinnade, into the sea. La Mooelu advised the fish, when he called his name, Jinnade had to go straight to the surface, because it would be fed. However, her greedy neighbor calls Jinnade and catches her to serve as a side dish. La Moelu who knew this was sad.

Then La Moelu buried Jinnade's thorns and bones. Over time, from Jinnade's bones, a golden tree grew that could be used for the good of La Moelu, who also had a very kind attitude and heart.

Sangkuriang

 Next is the folklore of Sangkuriang, this story is the folklore of the Tangkuban Perahu, which contains the story of how the Tangkuban Perahu boat was created. It is a folk tale from West Java. The story begins when a woman named Dayang Sumbi has a child named Sangkuriang.

Unbeknownst to their son, they both have a dog named Tumang. The dog is the incarnation of Sangkurian's father or the husband of Dayang Sumbi. Dayang Sumbi asked Sangkuriang to get Dayang Sumbi's thread that was left behind, when Sangkuriang returned alone, not with Tumang. It turns out that Tumang was abandoned by Sangkuriang on purpose. Hearing this Dayang Sumbi was furious and threw Sangkuriang out.

This West Javanese folklore continues when Sangkuriang wanders alone leaving his hometown, and forgets everything, including about his mother. After many years, Sangkuriang returned to his hometown and did not recognize anything, including his mother. He also fell in love with Dayang Sumbi and did not know that Dayang Sumbi was his mother.

Dayang Sumbi did not even know that Sangkuriang was her son. Sangkuriang also proposed to Dayang Sumbi, Dayang Sumbi accepted. Until one day, Dayang Sumbi found out that Sangkuriang was her son and tried to annul the marriage. Sangkuriang went berserk and kicked the canoe or boat, so that later the boat formed a mountain which is now known as Mount Tangkuban Perahu.