Lampung, Crocodile pirates

In antiquity, Tulang Bawang River is famous for the ferocity crocodile. So that those who sail there and the people who live there need to be very careful. According to the story, many people have gone there.
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spkr.gif (282 bytes) On one day, a sad incident that happened again. The person who lost it was a beautiful girl named Amina. Curiously, although the village residents seluryh Tulang Bawang River looking for. No trace was left. He seemed to swallow the earth vanished.

spkr.gif (282 bytes) Noon far from it, in a large cave tergoleklah Aminah. He had just come out of a swoon. What a surprise he was when he realized that the cave was filled with the treasures of priceless objects. There are gems, gold, diamonds, or clothes beautiful. Property was issued a shining light.

spkr.gif (282 bytes) yet exhausted his amazement, from the corner of the cave there came a great voice, "do not be afraid of beautiful girls! Although I am tangible crocodile, actually I was a man like you, too. I'm doomed to be a crocodile for what I did was very bad. My name is the first Somad, great robbers in the Tulang Bawang River. I used to rob every merchant who sailed here. rampokanku All results are kept in caves. If I need food so that I sold a property in riverside village market. No one who knows that I had built the tunnel in the cave behind this. The tunnel connects this cave with the village. "

spkr.gif (282 bytes) No intentional, the alligator that pirates had opened a secret cave where his residence. Aminah listen carefully and remember the valuable information it. Crocodile was always giving gifts of jewelry. The hope is that Aminah wanted to stay with him. However, Aminah desire to get back to his hometown to become more and more.

spkr.gif (282 bytes) On one day, the crocodile is a bit off guard by pirates. He fell asleep and left the door open cave. The Aminah went out while on tiptoe. Beneath the cave was found a narrow tunnel. After a long tunnel through it, he suddenly saw the light. How delighted he was when he came out of the mouth of the tunnel. There Aminah rescued by villagers who are looking for rattan. Then give them a gift Aminah some jewelry he was carrying. Amina finally get back to his village to survive. He was then living peacefully there.
(Adapted freely from Abdul Hakim, "Crocodile pirates," A dozen Folklore, Jakarta: CV Lake Festival, 1980, pp. 20-27)