Who is Prabu ?*TELAGA WARNA
Long long ago, there was a kingdom in West Java The kingdom was ruled by a king named His
Majesty Praby. Prabu was a kind and wise king But it was a pity that Prabu and his queen hadn't got any
children. The queen often cried. That was why Prabu went to the jungle There he prayed to God every day.
begging for a child
A few months later, the queen got pregnant. Nine months later, a princess was bom Prabu and Queen loved
their beautiful daughter so much They gave whatever she wanted It made Princess tum into a very spoiled girl
One day, the princess celebrated ha 17h birthday party. Many people gathered in the palace. Then. Praby took
out a nedidace which was made from gold and jewel "My beloved daughter today I give you this necklace
Please, wear this necklace," said Prabu "I don't want to wear it! It's ugly!" shouted the princess. Then she
threw the necklace The beautiful necklace was broken The gold and jewels were spread out on the floor
Everybody couldn't say anything. They never thought that their beloved princess would do that crud thing. In
their silence people heard the queen crying. Every woman felt sad and began crying, too. Then, everybody
was aying Then there was a miracle Earth was qying Suddenly, from the undaground, a spring emaged.
Ir made a pool of water Soon the place became a big lake The lake finally sank the kingdom
Nowadays people called the lake Telaga Wama" It means "Lake of Color" On a bright day, the lake
is full of color These colors come from shadows of forest plants, flowers and sky around the lake But some
people said that the colors are from the princess's necklace, which spreads at the bottom of the lake​