THE STONE FLOWER`S OR BUNGA RATU

A long time a go, the people of Wanakerta Kingdom were worried because Queen Dewi Kalasekti had
suffered from a strange illness for a long time. Doctors and Shamans were ordered to cure the queen, bur
she was not healed.

Meanwhile, the hight priest of the kingdom was praying to God, when he heard a voice echoing. “The
Queen can be cured by the stone flower. This flower has no leaves or stem. It is white. It grown on a stone hill
in the same direction of sunset”.

Well, the Queen then ordered Tumenggung Arungbinang to search for the flower. Tumenggung
Arungbinang was a brave, honest, and loyal noblaman.

It so happened then, Tumenggung Arungbinang followed the direction of the sunset. Finally he arrived
at a step hill slope near the South Sea. What happened then? He climbed up the hill. But alas! As he was
climbing up the hill, he slipped and slid down, he rolled over and fell down unconscious.

Slowly, he woke up and you know that? He saw a beautiful princess treating his wound gently. Then,
she fed him with some hot soup.

“Who are you? Are you a princess?”, asked Tumenggung Arungbinang. I am Dewi Tisnawati, the
guardian fairy who guards the stone flower garden.” Said Dewi Tisnawati gently. “it`s God’s will that the first
man who comes here will be my husband to-be. I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”

“ But... but.... i have to get the stone flower for my queen, princess. She is terribly ill.” Sain
Arungbinang.

“Don’t worry. You’ll recover soon and i’ll show you the way to get the flower.”

So to cut a long Story, Tumenggung Arungbinang managed to get the stone flower with the help of
Dewi Tisnawati. Do you know what the stone flower was? It was actually a swallow’s nets and made of the
bird’s saliva when it was sleeping. The nest was stuck on the cave wall of Karangbolang hill.

“Would you come back to marry meafter you have finished your task?.” Asked Dewi Tisnawati.

“ Yes, have my word , Dewi.”, replied Tumenggung Arungbinang.

Arungbinang took the flower to the Queen and the stone flower made into soup and given to the
queen. Day by day, the Queen was getting healthier and healtier. The Queen was touched by Arungbinang’s
story and gave her blessing for Arunggbinang to marry Dewi Tisnawati.

So in the end, Tumenggung Arungbinang and Dewi Tisnawati got married and lived happily ever after
at Karangbolang hill.
Task One

1. What’s the topic of the text?

2. What happen to Queen Dewi Kalasekti for a long time?
3. Who was ordered to get the flower and why?
4. What did he see when he woke up?
5. What didi Tumenggung Arungbinang promise to Dewi Tisnawati?

Answer

1. The topic of the text about the stone flower’d Or Bunga Ratu
2. The Queen Dewi Kalasekti had a suffered from a strage illnes for a long time.
3. Tumenggung Arungbinang and because, he was a brave, honest, and loyal nobleman.
4. He saw a beautiful Princess treathing his wound genty.
5. He promised to come back to marry Dewi Tisnawati.

Task Two

1. T-F Tumenggung Arungbinang was Dewi Tisnawatis’s husband

2. T-F The king was being healtheir after having the soup of the stone flower
3. T-F Dewi Tisnawati helped Tumenggung Arungbinang To get Stone flower
4. T-F The stone flower doesn’t have leave, the cour is white
5. T-F Dewi Tisnawati, the guardian fairy who guards the stone flower garden