Story about Manik Angkeran

A long time ago, lived a very rich family in Bali. The father was Sidi Mantra. He was very famous for his supernatural power. He lived happily with his wife and his only child Manik Angkeran. Manik Angkeran was a spoiled son. He also had a bad habit. He liked to gamble. Because of his bad habit, his parents soon became poor. They always advised Manik Angkeran to stop his bad habit, but he never listened to them. Instead he kept on begging to his parents to give him a lot of money. The parents then did not have the heart to see him begging.

 Sidi Mantra then went to Agung Mountain. There lived a mighty dragon with his great supernatural power. He could provide jewelries to those who could say the right prayers and ring the bell. Sidi Mantra had the bell and he also knew the prayers. "My name is Sidi Mantra. I have a problem. My son likes to gamble. He made me poor. And now he asks a lot of money. I want to give him some, but now I want him to promise to stop his bad behavior," explained Sidi Mantra after he met the dragon. Sidi Mantra then said the prayers and rang the bell. Suddenly, jewelries came out from the dragon's body. He was very happy and immediately brought the jewelries home. This time Sidi Mantra wanted Manik Angkeran really to stop gambling. The son then promised.

 But soon he broke the promise and he did not have some money again. He heard that his father got the jewelries from the dragon living in Agung Mountain. So he stole his father's bell then went there. After arrived in Agung Mountain, Manik Angkeran rang the bell. The dragon knew him. "I will give you anything you want but you have to promise to stop gambling. Remember the karma!" then the dragon gave him the jewelries. Manik Angkeran was very happy.

 Suddenly he had a bad idea. He wanted to kill the dragon and stole all his jewelries. The dragon knew his plan and with his great power he killed Manik Angkeran. Sidi Mantra was very sad. He asked the dragon to bring his son back to life. The dragon agreed but they had to live in different places. After few moments, Manik Angkeran lived again.

 Then Sidi Mantra used a stick to make a big line between them on the ground. From the line, water flowed. Soon it became a river. Finally it became a strait. It separated Java and Bali. People then named the strait as Bali Strait.

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Dahulu kala, hiduplah sebuah keluarga yang sangat kaya di Bali. Ayah itu Sidi Mantra. Dia sangat terkenal kesaktiannya. Dia hidup bahagia bersama istri dan hanya anaknya Manik Angkeran. Manik Angkeran adalah putra manja. Dia juga punya kebiasaan buruk. Dia suka berjudi. Karena kebiasaan buruk, orang tuanya segera menjadi miskin. Mereka selalu menyarankan Manik Angkeran untuk menghentikan kebiasaan buruknya, tapi dia tidak pernah mendengarkan mereka. Sebaliknya ia terus memohon kepada orang tuanya untuk memberinya banyak uang. Para orangtua kemudian tidak tega melihat dia mengemis.

manikangkeran Sidi Mantra kemudian pergi ke Gunung Agung. Hiduplah seekor naga besar dengan kekuatan besar kesaktian. Dia bisa memberikan perhiasan kepada mereka yang dapat mengatakan doa-doa yang tepat dan membunyikan lonceng. Sidi Mantra telah bel dan ia juga tahu doa-doa. "Nama saya Sidi Mantra saya punya masalah.. Anak saya suka berjudi. Dia membuat saya miskin. Dan sekarang ia mengajukan banyak uang yang saya inginkan. Untuk memberinya beberapa, tapi sekarang aku ingin dia berjanji untuk menghentikan buruk perilaku, "jelas Sidi Mantra setelah ia bertemu naga. Sidi Mantra lalu berkata doa-doa dan membunyikan bel. Tiba-tiba, perhiasan keluar dari tubuh naga. Dia sangat senang dan langsung membawa pulang perhiasan. Kali ini Sidi Mantra Manik Angkeran ingin benar-benar untuk menghentikan perjudian. anak kemudian dijanjikan.

Tapi tak lama kemudian ia melanggar janji itu dan dia tidak punya uang lagi. Ia mendengar bahwa ayahnya mendapat perhiasan dari naga yang tinggal di Gunung Agung. Jadi dia mencuri lonceng ayahnya lalu pergi ke sana. Setelah tiba di Gunung Agung, Manik Angkeran membunyikan bel. Naga mengenalnya. "Saya akan memberikan apa pun yang Anda inginkan, tetapi Anda harus berjanji untuk menghentikan perjudian Ingat karma!." maka naga memberinya perhiasan. Manik Angkeran sangat senang.

 Tiba-tiba dia punya ide yang buruk. Dia ingin membunuh naga dan mencuri semua perhiasan nya. naga itu tahu rencananya dan dengan kekuatan besar, ia membunuh Manik Angkeran. Sidi Mantra sangat sedih. Dia meminta naga untuk membawa anaknya kembali ke kehidupan. naga setuju tapi mereka harus tinggal di tempat yang berbeda. Setelah beberapa saat, Manik Angkeran hidup kembali.

 Kemudian Sidi Mantra digunakan tongkat untuk membuat garis besar di antara mereka di tanah. Dari garis, air mengalir. Segera menjadi sungai. Akhirnya menjadi selat. Ini dipisahkan Jawa dan Bali. Orang kemudian menamai selat sebagai Selat Bali.