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THE GOLDEN SNAIL

    Prince Raden putra was married to a princess named Dewi limaran.On day  when dewi limaran was walking in the palance garden,she saw a snail among her

 Lovely flowers.she had one of her servants pick it up and throw it away.the snail was actually an old witch who had disguised herself as a snail.the witch was very angry,so she cursed dewi limaran ang changed her into a golden snail and threw is into the river.then the strem carried it far away from palace.

            On the side of a big forest,there lived a poor widow.he living was only fishing.One day it was a particularly bad day as she didn’t catch any fish.again she spread her net but nothing got caught into it.at last she pulled up the net to go home.there she saw something shining at the bottom of it.it was golden snail.she picked it up and look it home.

            At home she put it in an earthen pot.she then to bed and soon was fast asleep as she was very tired.the next morning when she woke up,she found to her amazement that the floor had been swept clean.there was some food on the table.she wondered who had done all this.she thought but could not.she thought and thought but could not think of anybody who could have been so generous to her.

            Some days passed.she then got an idea.the next morning she took her basket and went out as usual,but shortly she returned to her hut and hid herself.suddenly she heard a soft movement inside the earthen pot and saw the snail crepping out of it grew bigger and  bigger and in a a moment lovely young girl stood where the snail had been.the empty shell fell to the ground behind her.quickly the young girl swept the floor.then she took rice vegetables,meat,eggs etc.out of the pot and began cooking.

            The old woman saw all this,she noticed that the girl lived under a spell.she then,tired to break it.she took the empty shell and throw it into the river.the girl came to live.

Many years passed by.

            The king persuaded his son to look for another bride,but at first prince raden putra refursed as he could not forsake his wife.in the end,the prince asked his father if he could go out to find a bride himself.

            They went from rown to town and from village to village until one day they were traveling throught a big forest and they lost their way.they came to a big river and not far from it they saw a hut.they went to it to ask for some food and drink as they were hungry,thirsty and dead tired.the old woman welcomed tem warmly.raden putra found the meal that servered by the old woman excellent.she told him that her daughter had prepared it.raden putra then asked wherher he night meet and thank her daughter.the old woman had no objections and called her daughter to come out.the young girl appreaded and knelt down in front of raden putra with her head hent.

            When raden putra saw her,he caught his breath in great surprise as he found his fonner wife princess,dewi limaran.dewi limaran then revealed her secret that she was lived under the evil witch spell.

 Finally,prince raden putra and dewi limaran lived happily ever after.