Folklore Short Story: Wulan

Once upon a time, there is a legend said a princess will come down from the sky at the middle of the night to playing and singing at the field. Her name is Wulan, a beautiful woman with a kind heart. One night, she comes as usual to playing and singing at the field at the middle of night to avoid from being seeing by human. Unfortunately, while she is singing, a married couple, Mak Puteh and Pak Tam heard her and remember about the legend that been told to them by their ancestor, quickly Pak Tam took the shawl that enables her to fly. Dawn is coming near, she can’t go home and she’s upset. Mak Puteh that knows everything took Wulan back to their house and introduced Wulan to Jamal, Mak Puteh and Pak Tam son. While staying there, Wulan told Mak Puteh,Pak Tam and Jamal, if she cooks the rice, don’t open the cover of pot. Jamal, Pak Tam and Mak Puteh just nodding without ask her further. After that, Pak Tam and Mak Puteh go out to harvest the paddy but unfortunately, Pak Tam was stung by a snake cause him near to death and he last wish is Jamal and Wulan married. A year later on, they got twins, Melati and Cempaka. They lived happily there. One day, when Wulan and her daughters clean the house, Cempaka found a beautiful shawl and Melati want it. Wulan saw the shawl and wondering why her shawl is there but she just ignored it because she in love with her family. As time goes by, Jamal become more curious about what Wulan said before, he entered the kitchen and opens the cover of pot. He taken aback what he saw, Wulan only cook one part of the pack of rice and turn it to whole pack of rice. Wulan saw what her husband have done, she disappointed. She grabs the shawl and goes back to her house at the sky, leaving her family.