Talaga Color

Long time ago, there was a kingdom in West Java. The country was led by a king. King, so people called him. He is a good and wise king. No wonder, when the country was prosperous and peaceful. There's no hungry people in the country.

All very nice. Unfortunately, King and his wife have not had children. It made the royal couple was very sad. Advisory King suggested, that they adopt a child. But the King and Queen do not agree. "For us, the biological child is better than a foster child," they replied.

The boy grew into a tall adult. Therefore he was called by the name of Kebo Iwa, which means uncle buffalo.

Queen often depressed and crying. King, too sad to see her .. Then King went to the forest to meditate. There, the King continued to pray, for gifted children. A few months later, their wishes come true. Queen began to become pregnant. All the people in the kingdom were very happy. They flooded the palace with the prize.

Nine months later, the Queen gave birth to a daughter. Inhabitants of the land went back to the little princess sent various gifts. The baby had grown into a cute boy. A dozen years later, he had become a beautiful teenager.

Kebo Iwa was all great. Reach her legs very wide, so that he can travel quickly. If he wanted to drink, Kebo Iwa stay stuck a finger into the soil. So there was a small wells that release water.

King and Queen is very fond of his daughter. They give her whatever she wants. But it makes it a spoiled girl. If desires are not met, the girl will be angry. He even used to say rude. Even so, parents and people in the kingdom loved him.

Days passed, Princess has grown into the most beautiful girl in the whole country. In recent days, Prince will be aged 17 years. So the residents of the country went to the palace. They carry a wonderful variety of gifts. Prabu collected the presents that very much, and then store it in the court room. At times, he could use it for the sake of the people.

Prabu only took some gold and jewels. He took him to the jeweler. "Please, make a beautiful necklace for my daughter," said King. "With pleasure, Your Majesty," said the jeweler. He then worked d as possible, with all my heart. He wanted to create the most beautiful necklace in the world, because he loved Princess.

Birthday arrived. Population of the country gathered at the palace square. When the King and Queen came, people greet him with joy. Warm welcome more audible, when the beautiful Princess appeared in front of everyone. Everybody admired her beauty.

King then rose from his chair. Beautiful necklace has been holding. "My daughter dear, today I give you this necklace. Necklace is giving the people from across the country. They love you so much. They dedicate this prize, because they are happy to see you grow into adulthood. Wear this necklace, boy," said King.

Princess accepted the necklace. Then he saw a glimpse of the necklace. "I do not want to wear it. The necklace is ugly!" exclaimed Princess. Then she threw the necklace. Beautiful necklace was broken. Gold and pearl scattered on the floor.

That is really surprising. Nobody thought, Princess would do anything like that. No one spoke. There was silence. Suddenly, he heard cries the Queen. Cries followed by everyone.

Suddenly appeared from the courtyard fountain. At first, forming a small pond. Then the court began to flood. The palace was filled with water like a lake. Then the bigger lake and drown the palace.

Now, the lake was called Talaga Color. The lake is located in the area of ​​the peak. On a sunny day, we could see the lake is full of beautiful colors and amazing. The color comes from the shadow of forests, plants, flowers, and sky around the lake. But people say, the colors came from the Princess necklace scattered at the bottom of the lake.