Pertanyaan

The following question is based on the text. Long ago, the angles used to visit the earth to take bath in the river. One day, when seven of the angles were having a bath, a man named Jaka Tarub passed by. He tiptoed, stole one of the angels’ clothes and hid it in his house. When the angels finished their bath, they flew back to the heaven but one, Nawangwulan. Nawangwulan was naked so she went back into the water. Without her clothing she could not fly, so she had no choice but to stay behind. In desperation, Nawangwulang said “Whoever can give me clothing shall be my sister or my husband.” After hearing that, Jaka Tarub stepped out form the bushes presenting her with his mother’s dress. Nawangwulan stuck to her words. She and Jaka Tarub got married and they had a baby named Nawangsih. Nawangwulan had a power to turn a single grain of rice into a bucket full of cooked rice. However, her power had a limitation. “No one should ever open this pot lid that I use to cook the rice” she told her husband. One day, Jaka Tarub was very curious so he opened the pot lid. Nawangwulan lost her power. From that moment onward, she had to cook like normal people. She took rice from the rice box regularly, and when the rice box was almost empty, she finally found her cloth and her magic shash at the bottom of the rice box. Nawangwulan was very angry. Having her sash back, she went back to the heaven and left Jaka Tarub behind. She would only return to earth to breastfed her child who was still a baby. What would have probably happened if Jaka Tarub hadn't picked up the pot lid?