Narrated in the era of Aryo Menak life, the island of Madura is still very fertile. The forest is very dense. Paddy fields yellowing.
Aryo Menak was a young man who is very fond of wandering into the woods. On a full moon, when he rested under a tree near a lake, saw a very bright fluorescent light on the edge of the lake. Slowly he approached the light sources. What a surprise, when she saw the seven angels in the shower and joking there.
He was fascinated by their beauty. Arises desire to have one of them. When she crept, then quickly taken a scarf from the houris.
Shortly thereafter, the angel of the shower and rushed to take their clothes. And they fly to his palace in heaven, except the youngest. The angel can not fly without a shawl. When she was sad and crying.
Aryo Menak then approached him. He pretended not to know what happened. Ask what happened to the angel. Then he said: "This may have been the will of the gods that dwell on the earth goddess for a while. Do not be sad. I'll promise to accompany and entertain you."
Angel was apparently believed by Menak Aryan speech. When she did not resist when Arya Menak offered him to stay at home Menak Arya. Next Arya Menak proposed. Apsara Itupun accepted.
Narrated, that the angel still has magic powers. He can cook a pot of rice only from a grain of rice. Arya Menak condition is not watching.
On one day, Arya Menak became curious. Rice in the barn was never diminished even though an angel to cook every day. When his wife was not home, she crept into the kitchen and his wife opened the pot to cook the rice. This makes his wife disappear magic powers.
Angel was surprised to learn what happened. From then on, he had to cook the rice from the barn Menak Arya. Itupun rice gradually diminish. On one day, the basic barn was visible. Angel surprise when he saw the missing scarf sticking. One look at the scarf, comes a desire to return to heaven. On one night, she wore all the clothes back sorganya. Her body became light, she began to fly to his palace.
Arya Menak became very sad. Because of his curiosity, the angel left her. Since then he and his descendants to eat rice abstinence
(Adapted freely from Ny. SDB Aman, "Aryo Menak and His Wife," Folk Tales From Indonesia, Jakarta: Djambatan, 1976, pp. 88-91)
Aryo Menak, folktale from east java
