Keong Mas

Long time ago there lived a king of Daha Kingdom named Kertamarta. He had two daughters named Dewi Galuh and Candra Kirana. Candra Kirana was a very beautiful and kind girl but his sister was an evil. One day, Candra Kirana was engaged to a prince of Kahuripan Kingdom named Raden Inu Kertapati who was handsome and wise.

This engagement made Dewi Galuh envied to his sister. Then she went to a witch to harm Candra Kirana. The witch agreed to do what Dewi Galuh asked. When Candra Kirana was walking around the palace garden, the witch came and cursed her. She transformed her into a golden snail. After that, Dewi Galuh threw her which has become a snail in the river.

One day, an old woman was looking for fish in the river using nets. When she was about to lift the net, she saw a golden snail transported. Then she brought the golden snail went home and put it in a jar. The next day, she returned to the river to look for fishes but unfortunately she did not get any fish. She was disappointed and returned to her house. However when she arrived, she was very surprised to see a lot of delicious dishes had been presented at the top of the table.

This incident occurred over and over in the next days. The old woman was curious. She finally decided to find out who did it to her by pretending to go to the river. She hid behind her house and peeked at what's going on inside. Then she saw the snails turned into a beautiful woman and cooked meals for her. Soon the old woman came into her house, "Who are you?" Asked the old woman "I was a princess of Daha were cursed by a witch into a golden snail" said her. After telling what had happened to her, she was invited Chandra Kirana to stay with her.