astagini P / XII a 1 _ 28

*Princess Tandampalik*

KING of Luwu had a very beautiful daughter. Her name was Princess Tandampalik. She was very beautiful. Any man who saw her would fall in love with her. Everybody knew about her beauty, including King of Bone. Bone was a kingdom that was far away from Luwu Kingdom. Then, King of Bone paid a visit to Luwu in order to propose Princess Tandampalik to be her daughter in-law. His son, Prince of Bone, was still single. King of Luwu actually did not want to accept the proposal. According to the culture, he could not have a son-in-law who lived very far from him. Otherwise, he would suffer from terrible disease. But, he knew if he refused it, kingdom of Bone would attack Luwu. Many of his people would suffer. After that, King of Bone came to Luwu and talked about the marriage proposal. King of Luwu said he needed time to decide. King of Bone understood and went home. Suddenly, a bad thing happened. Princess Tandampalik was ill. She got skin rash. The kingdom healer said the disease could infect others. The king then decided to put the princess in a safe place. It was in a remote island named Wajo Island. The princess was not alone. Some soldiers accompanied her. The princess was sad. But she knew if she stayed in the kingdom, many people would be infected. So she was not angry with her father for making her stay in a remote island. Several days after Princess Tandampalik lived in Wajo Island, a cow came to her. The cow was different from other cows. The skin was albino. The cow licked Princess Tandampalik's skin. Amazingly, the disease was cured. Her skin was smooth again. Her beauty was back! In the mean time, Prince of Bone was sailing in the sea. He landed in Wajo Island. He was so surprised to see a very beautiful girl lived in such a remote island. "Wow, may be she is an angel," he thought. "Who are you, beautiful girl? Do you live here?" asked Prince of Bone. Princess Tandampalik then explained everything. Prince of Bone had heard about her before. He was so happy that he finally met her. He immediately brought Princess Tandampalik and the soldiers back to Luwu Kingdom. The King of Luwu was so happy that her daughter was cured. Not long after that, the King held a wedding party for her daughter and Prince of Bone.

*Puteri Tandampalik*

Raja Luwu mempunyai seorang gadis cantik. Namanya adalah Ratu Tandampalik. Dia sangat cantik. Setiap laki-laki yang melihatnya akan jatuh cinta kepadanya. Semua orang mengetahui tentang kecantikannya, termasuk Raja Bone. Bone adalah suatu kerajaan yang jauh sekali dari Kerajaan Luwu. Lalu, Raja Bone yang mengunjungi ke Luwu untuk mengusulkan Ratu Tandampalik untuk menjadi anggota kerabat besan putrinya. Putra Nya, Pangeran Bone, masih sendiri. Raja Luwu sebenarnya tidak ingin menerima perencanaan. Menurut kebudayaan, dia tidak bisa membiarkan seorang menantu yang tinggal sangat jauh dari dia. Jika tidak, ia akan menderita penyakit yang mengerikan. Tapi, dia mengetahui jika dia menolak itu, Kerajaan Bone akan menyerang Luwu. Banyak dari pengikutnya yang akan menderita. Setelah itu, Raja Bone dating ke Luwu dan berkata tentang rencana pernikahan. Raja Luwu berkata dia membutuhkan waktu untuk memutuskan. Raja Bone memahami dan pulang ke rumah. Tiba-tiba, suatu hal yang tidak baik terjadi. Ratu Tandampalik sedang sakit. Dia mendapat ruam kulit. Penyembuh kerajaan berkata penyakit itu bisa menginfeksi yang lain. Raja kemudian memutuskan untuk membawa ratu ke tempat yang aman. Itu adalah suatu pulau yang terpencil bernama Pulau Wajo. Ratu tidak sendirian. Beberapa prajurit menemani dia. Ratu sedih. Tapi dia mengetahui jika dia tinggal di Kerajaan, banyak orang yang akan terinfeksi. Jadi dia tidak marah dengan ayahnya setelah membuat dia tinggal dalan pulau terpencil. Suatu hari setelah Princess Tandampalik hidup di pulau Wajo, seekor sapi datang ke dia. Sapi itu yang berbeda dari sapi-sapi lainnya. Kulitnya tidak normal. Sapi menjilat kulit ratu Tandampalik. Dengan mengagumkan, penyakit itu terobati. Kulitnya halus lagi. Kecantikannya kembali! Sementara itu, Raja Bone berlayar ke laut. Dia mendarat di pulau Wajo. Dia sangat terkejut melihat seorang wanita cantik tinggal di pulau terpencil. “Wow, mungkin kah dia malaikat,”dia berpikir. “ Siapa kah kamu, gadis cantik? Apakah tinggal di sini?” Tanya Raja Bone. Ratu Tandampalik kemudian menjelaskan segalanya. Raja Bone telah mendengar tentangnya sebelumnya. Dia sangat senang akhirnya dia bertemu dengannya. Dia dengan segera membawa Putri Tandampalik dan prajuritnya kembali ke Kerajaan Lawu. Raja Lawu sangat senang putrinya telah sembuh. Tak lam setelah itu, Raja mengadakan pesta pernikahan putrinya dengan Raja Bone.

*Astagini Puri Mantofany*
*XII a 1/ 28*