so she went to the princess and told her of the bridegroom who had come to claim her hand. Nasiman was wicked and cruel, and his mother was afraid of him. "go to her, mother, and tell her that her bridegroom has come” 'that you can never be, son/' the old woman said, "because you are not of noble birth." "nevertheless, i wish to marry the princess," he answered. "mother," he said, "i was standing outside the princess's window and i heard her ask, 'where is my bridegroom?' i want you to go to her and tell her that i am her bridegroom." that was nasiman, the wicked son of the princess's old nurse. The princess heard only the word "bridegroom." she asked, 'where is my bridegroom?" the butterfly did not answer her, for he had flown out of the window.īut someone else had heard her question. Then the golden butterfly lighted on kembang melati’s little hand, kissed her finger tips, and flew out of the window.Ī few days later the butterfly returned and perched on kembang melati’s right ear and whispered to her, "weave your bridal dress quickly, princess, for soon your bridegroom will come."
finally, to be near her, he changed himself into a golden butterfly and flew back and forth before her window until at last the princess saw him and opened the window so that she could admire his dazzling wings. but she did not know that it was her future husband who was weeping and calling to her.įor many days the monarch of the rains yearned for the princess. the princess heard the sighing of the wind, and saw the river rising higher and higher.
because he was so sad, he wept many tears, and the river swelled and the wind sighed softly through the high trees around the palace. The monarch of the rains kept gazing at her with great sad eyes. but the princess never looked toward his side of the river.
from his windows he could see the little princess weaving her bridal dress, and he could hear her singing a song for luck. he could cause floods to appear at his will, and his tears made brooks and rivers swell. Rajah banjir, the monarch of the rains, lived in his rainbow-colored palace on the other bank of the river. Kembang melati, a beautiful young princess, lived with her old nurse and many serving-women in a palace on the bank of a great river.
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