Once upon a time, there was a prince named Bondowoso. He was famous for his powerful weapon, called Bandung. Therefore, Bondowoso was called Bandung Bondowoso. Bandung Bondowoso fell in love with a beautiful princess, Lorojonggrang. He wanted to marry her but she was not interested in him. Lorojonggrang was afraid to refuse his proposal because Bandung Bondowoso would destroy her kingdom if she refused.
To make things difficult for Bandung Bondowoso to marry her, Lorojonggrang gave some requirements. She asked him to build her one thousand temples within one night. Bandung Bondowoso had to finish them before sunrise. Without doubt of his success, he accepted the requirements.
With the help of genies and spirits, Bandung Bondowoso almost built ine thousand temples. It was amazing how fast Bandung Bondowoso and his allies built the temples. At four o’clock in the morning, Bandung Bondowoso had only five more temples to build. Lorojonggrang got panic because she knew he would complete the task.
Suddenly, Lorojonggrang had an idea. She called all the women in the kingdom and asked them to proud rice. She also asked the men to burn a lot of wood at the east side of the kingdom. Hearing the sound of the pounding and seeing a bright sky, the genies and spirits were afraid. They ran away with only one more temple to complete. They thought the morning had come.
Bandung Bondowoso was extremely angry when he found out what Lorojonggrang had done to him. He cursed Lorojonggrang and turned her into a statue.
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