Bawang Merah and Bawang Putih - Story from Indonesia

Bawang Merah Bawang Putih - Story from Indonesia

Days of yore in a village lived a family consisting of a father, mother and a teenage girl named beautiful Bawang Putih. They are a happy family. Although father Bawang Putih only merchants, but they live peacefully and get along well. But one day the mother Bawang Putih ill and eventually died. Bawang Putih is grieving his father's as well.

In the village lived also a widow who has a child named red onion. Since their mother died, the mother of Bawang Putih shallots a frequent visitor to the home of the garlic. He often brought food, help the Bawang Putih took care of the House or simply accompany the Bawang Putih and his father chatting. Finally the father of Bawang Putih thinking that it might be better if he were married to the mother of onion, Bawang Putih is not lonely anymore

With consideration of the Bawang Putih, then the father is married to the mother of Bawang Putih shallots. Initially the mother of red onions and shallots are very good to Provence. But their real nature gradually started to become visible. They often scold Bawang Putih and give him heavy work if the father is away the garlic trade. The Bawang Putih should be doing all your homework, while Bawang merah and her mother just sitting alone. Of course Daddy of Bawang Putih don't know it, because the garlic never tell it.

One day Father Bawang Putih fell ill and later died. Since then the onion and his mother are increasingly powerful and arbitrarily against Bawang Putih. Bawang Putih is almost never at rest. He had to be up before dawn, to prepare the bath water and breakfast for Bawang Merah and his mother. Then she had to feed the cattle, watering gardens and washing clothes to the river. Then he must still be ironed out, took care of the House, and many other jobs. But Bawang Putih is always doing his job with glee, because he hoped that someday his stepmother will love him like a son of his own

This morning as usual Bawang Putih carrying a basket will contain garment washed in the river. With small singing him down a trail along regular bosket passed through. That day weather very bright. Bawang Putih soon wash the dirty clothes he brought. You too, ardently Bawang Putih unaware taht one clothes have been drifting drifted. Unfortunately we are drifting is a pet her stepmother. When aware of it dress her stepmother has drifted far. Bawang Putih try to find, down a river but could not find it. With despond him home and told her mother.
"how careless! "snapped her stepmother. "i don ' t want to know, basically, you have to find that dress! And don ' t dare to go home if you have not found her. Understand?" Bawang Putih forced to conform to desire ibun his half-brother. He immediately down a river place wash today. The sun was high, but Bawang Putih not also find clothes her mother. He put up his eyes, minutely she checked any roots that juts out into the river, who knows clothes his mother got stuck there. After much steppin and the sun has been leaning toward the west Bawang Putih see a herdsman who is washing his buffalo. Then Bawang Putih ask:  "halloo uncle good is uncle see a red shirt that drift through here? Because i need to find and take her home." "yes am i see son. If you catch up quickly, maybe you can adjust, � said uncle ' s.

alrighty uncle, thank you! � said bawang putih and immediately ran back down. It was getting dark, bawang putih started despond. Tonight will be coming soon and bawang putih from a distance took light a lamp derived from a lean- by the river. bawang putih the house and immediately went knocked it. � � excuse me! � said bawang putih . An old woman open the door. � who are you, boy? � grandmother asked. 

� I am Bawang Putih gran. Am i ' m looking for a suit of my mother who drift. And now benighted. May i stay here tonight? � ask of Bawang Putih . � may son. Whether clothes are you looking for in red? � ask grandmother. � yes gran. What � grandmother find it? � ask of Bawang Putih . � yes. Was that dress got stuck in front of my house. Honey, in fact i like that dress, � said grandmother. I will restore it, � all right but you have to accompany me first here for a week. For a long time i don ' t talk to anyone, how? � said Grandma.Bawang Putih think for a minute. Grandmother there was what looked lonely. Bawang Putih also felt symphaty. Gran, � all right i ' ll accompany grandmother for a week, if grandmother not get bored course, with me, Bawang Putih � said with a smile.

For a week of Bawang Putih stayed with grandmother. Every day Bawang Putih helped homework of grandmother. Of course the old woman felt happy. It ' s been a week, until finally completed grandmother called of Bawang Putih. � son, it ' s been a week do you live here. And I ' m glad because you ' re a diligent and filial. To it suits my promise you can carries the armor your mother ' s home. And another one, you may choose one of two yellow squash this as a present! � said grandmother. Originally Bawang Putih refused to receive present but grandmother remains forcing him. Finally Bawang Putih choose labu was the kid. � i fear not as strong bring great � he said. Grandmother was smiling and transported Bawang Putih until in front of the house. 

Arriving at the House, Bawang Putih handed red dress belongs to his stepmother while he went to the kitchen to chop yellow squash. What a surprise the flask when Bawang Putih is torn, it turned out to contain gold gem that very much. He yelled I was so excited and told this magic to his stepmother and the shallots with the greedy directly captured the gold and gems. They forced the Bawang Putih to tell me how she can get the prize. Bawang Putih was telling the truth.

Heard the story of Bawang Putih, shallots and his mother plans to do the same thing but this time of Bawang Merah, will do it. In a word finally bawang merah up in the home of old by the side of the river. Like Bawang Putih, Bawang Putih also asked to accompanying him for a week. Don ' t like Bawang Putih a diligent, for a week that onion only around idly. Even if something done so the results have not good because it was done by casual. Finally a week after grandma that allow bawang Merah to go. � shouldn ' t grandmother gave me a pumpkin as a gift for escort you for a week? � ask Bawang Merah. Grandmother it must be sent Bawang Merah selecting one of two labu offered. Quickly Baawang Merah take the great pumkin and without thanked him walking round go

Arriving at the home to meet her mother immediately shallots and happily shows her pumpkin. For fear of Bawang Putih will request section, they had Bawang Putih to go into the river. Then with the impatient they chop the pumpkin. But it is not a gold out of the pumpkin, but the venomous animals such as snakes, scorpions, and others. The animals had directly attacked the shallots and her mother to death. That's the reward for people who are greedy.