The following text is for questions 71 to 75.

The Golden Snail

    Dewi Galuh Candra Kirana was a beautiful princess. Her father was the king of Daha. She was a nice girl. Soon, she would marry Raden Inu Kertapati, the crown prince of Kahuripan. He was handsome and kind-hearted.

    There was one princess who was jealous of Candra Kirana. Galuh Ajeng was her name. she wanted to marry  Inu Kertapati. She went to see a wicked witch. ‘’Make her miserable,’’ she told the witch. Galuh Ajeng also said bad things about Candra Kirana.

    The king of Daha was very angry. He thought Candra Kirana was a bad girl. So he sent Candra Kirana away from the palace.

    Poor Candra Kirana. She was homeless. The witch turnedher into a golden snail.

    One day, the sea took her to village of Dadapan. An old woman found her. ‘’what a beautiful snail it is!’’ she said. She took snail home and took care of the snail. She put the snail in a jar.

    Miracles happened at her house ever since. Every day there were delicious meals on her table. ‘’who cooked these?’’ she wondered. One day, she pretended to go. Actually she only hid behind the door. Suddenly, she saw smoke come out from the golden snail. Them a beautiful princess came out of the smoke. ‘’who are you?’’ asked the old woman.

    I’m princess Candra Kirana. ‘’ the princess answered. The beautiful princess told the old woman her story.

    Meanwhile, prince Inu Kertapati was sad. He looked for princess Candra Kirana everywhere. Until one day he came to Dadapan village. He was thirsty so he came to the nearest house. There he found Candra Kirana. They were very happy to meet again. Their love broke the spell of the witch.

What can we learn from the story?