Legend of Banyuwangi

Long time ago Banyuwangi was called Blambangan. It was a kingdom under a wise king who had a handsome and smart son. Raden Banterang was his name. He liked hunting very much. He often went to forest around Blambangan to hunt for animals. One day when he was in a forest he saw a deer. He chased it and the deer ran deeper into the forest. His horse was so good and strong that he left his guards behind. Unfortunately he lost the deer. As he took a rest under a big banyan tree suddenly a lovely lady appeared in front of him. Raden Banterang was very surprised to see a beautiful girl alone in the forest. He was suspicious that she was not a human being. So he asked her. "Excuse me lovely lady, do you live around here?"

"No, I don’t. I’m from Klungkung, Bali. My name is Surati. I’m a princess, the daughter of the king of Klungkung. I need your help"

"I will gladly help you, but please tell me what your problem is"

"I’m in danger. There was a rebellion in Klungkung. The rebel killed my father but I could escape. My guards took me here but I lose them. Now I’m alone. I don’t know where to go. I have no relative here. Please help me"

"You are coming to the right person. I’m prince Banterang from the kingdom of Blambangan. I will protect you. Please come with me."

Then Raden Banterang took Surati home. He fell in love with her and then several months later he married her. One day when Surati was in the street he met a man. The man called him.
"Surati, Surati"

She was surprised to realize that the man was her brother Rupaksa. Rupaksa told her that it was Raden Banterang who killed their father. He came to Blambangan to take revenge and asked surati to join him. Surati was shocked but she refused to join.
"I’m really shocked to hear the news. But I’m not sure. Raden Banterang is now my husband. He’s very kind to me. He never hurts me. He’s protecting me. As a good wife I will never betray him. It is my duty to serve him."

"But he killed our father".

"It is hard for me to believe it. When I met him he was here, not in Klungkung"
Rupaksa was disappointed with her sister. He was also very angry to her.
"OK then. I have to go now. But please keep my head dress. Put it under your pillow"
Rupaksa gave his head dress to his sister Surati. To respect her older brother Surati put it under her pillow. Several days later Raden Banterang was hunting in a forest when he met a man that looked like a priest. The man greeted him politely. Then he said something.
"Your life is in danger. Someone has an evil intention to you’
‘Who is he?"

“Your wife Surati"

“Surati? How do you know?"

"I am a priest. I have clear spiritual vision. I just want to save you. Search her room. If you find a head dress under her pillow then my words are correct. It is from a man who will help her kill you"

"Thank you your Holiness"

Raden Banterang was shocked. He was very angry to his wife then he immediately went home. When he got to the palace he immediately searched Surati’s bed room. As he found the head dress under her pillow he was sure that the priest was right.
"You are unfaithful wife. I know that you want me dead. This is the evidence. This is from a man who will help you kill me. Tell me who he is" Surati was shocked and cried.

"It is my brother’s head dress. I met him several days ago when you  went hunting. He gave me his head dress and told me to put it under my pillow. So I put it there to respect him. It is him who want to kill you, not me"

But Raden Banterang did not trust her. He gave her a death sentence. He took his wife to a river bank as he would stab his wife and throw her body into the river.
"Before I die, let me say a few words"

"Please do"

"After I die, just throw my body into the river. If the water become dirty and smelly, it means that I am guilty. But if the water become clear and fragrance come out of it, it means that I am innocence".

Then as Raden Banterang would stab her wife with a kris Surati threw herself into the river. Amazingly the water became clear and fragrance came out of it. Surati was innocent! Raden Banterang regretted his emotional behavior. Since then on he changed the name of his kingdom into Banyuwangi. Banyu means water and Wangi means fragrance.

LASKAR PELANGI

We can know the meaning of the struggle of living in poverty are twisted ideals high, and then we can know about moral, first love, the hardness of life, even the meaning of a destiny that we can not guess. And then we can imitate the characters that can be imitated as honesty, sincere, patient, piety and taqwa etc.

THEME :Friendship And Adventure of ten children from Bangka Belitung that is Ikal, Mahar, Lintang, Syahdan, Akiong,Trapani, Borek , Kucai, Sahara and flo.

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Laskar pelangi a novel which adoption from story about ten resident of a country from Bangka Belitung. This novel is story about memorial time of children. This adventure beginning when they become student in elementary school Muhammadiyah. This elementary school is only one school in their village.

Their school is very poor than school PN TIMAH in Bangka Belitung. PN TIMAH is school special to children from rich family. And school Muhammadiyah just ten student , but in school PN TIMAH have many children there.

And when  this elementary school want close if a new student does no reach ten people. But this children  that has saved the future this school.

“ We like the rainbow. For us rainbow is a natural painting, and the art from GOD given for us, Its amazing. We don’t know which one of us first started this hobby, but when the rain season we always wait the rainbow. Because we always wait for saw rainbow and then mrs. muslimah given name of our group is the Laskar Pelangi.”

This is the story of the fiery spirit of the village children to change their fate. Most parents would rather see their children help their parents on the farm, or worked to hard lobor in the PN Timah, rather than schools that did not clear his future.

But not to group Laskar Pelangi for them school is important to pick up their dream. Children from laskar Pelangi has a unique individual. Among ten children that Laskar Pelangi , Lintang and Mahar are two children between them  the most prominent.Lintang is smart boy in the sciences, while Mahar experts in the field of arts and culture. They like to represent the right brain and left brain people.

Lintang has a spirit of learning. He was willing to travel by bicycle as far 80 miles from his home for get some knowledge. Because of his spirits up will smell of burning rubber from his shoes, since been eroded by a pedalbike. If any gets in the way on the road late to school, there is no problem for him, he can sin a song “ PADA MU NEGERI “ at the end of the lesson its made him happy.

And then there  is the figure of a child Mahar  imaginative, creative though often gets ribbing from friends, but managed to raise their status in the school festival august 17.

 Next ,There is the figure of a child flo. Although she like dress up like boy. She from rich family and she was school in PN TIMAH. But she decided to school in elementary school Muhammadiyah because she interesting with Laskar Pelangi groups.

Furthermore, Ikal is a dreamer boy, he have high dream and he neverhopeless at something, he always spirit do anything. for him, life started from dream.

Sahara is cute girls in group Laskar Pelangi. She is smart girls but she never can defeat Lintang. But sahara is the fussy girl, although sahara is fussy she is friendly,good girl and a loyal person.

Kucai have nearsighted since he childhood due to severe malnutrition, but he never dawn and he always spirit and optimistic.

Syahdan is diligent boy. Due With the heavy demands of his family economy still he went through and there is no sense of doubt didirinya to help reduce the burden on parents. Such a young age he already has a side job as a handyman putty boat to help his parent.

Trapani is Spoiled, The nature of Trapani, which spoiled seen since the first time he entered school. He constantly looked at her and she can not be left alone by his mother single moment.The nature of this place until she was an adult and called him crazy or mother complex.

A Kiong is good boy he always help his friend if his friend have problem and a kiong also never pick and choose friends.

borek have body like samson betawai and his friends always call him with name of Samson.

Harun have The mental disorder that he is already much older than his friend. he is still like a little child. With the story every day about the cat who had children and when is a holiday  this question he always asked.

This novel full with broad insight like the ocean like the author is well aware of the sciences, art and culture,humanities. We will be smile from little humor, touched and even cried when we read the story of Laskar Pelangi.

Filicium is a tree that witnessed the whole drama of life Laskar Pelangi. The tree was almost overshadowed their school collapsed. The tree had become the place of each of their meetings : discuss the problems in schools, to design work for the festival August 17, or Lintang to give lectures on physics. And this tree is place when Ikal fell in love.

Laskar Pelangi children were living in the happiness of childhood dreams save each one for tomorrow. But who could resist of fate? Twelve years later, Ikal saw the changing fortunes of his friends are really beyond expectations. The fate was a mystery of the might dark.

Laskar Pelangi children may have aspiration to the skies, but the fate will determines the next episode of their lives. The fate of the lack of concern could be the seeds of government will lead the pearl of the nation who have slammed the economic crush. They are the hope of the nation’s children are forced to abide by grinding the fate that should be pursued by government have the mandate and power to advance education.

Example, Lintang is a smart boy, but must be dropped  now because he must become the driver because he should be the backbone of his family, became a substitute father. But Lintang have the answer, “ do no be sad my friends, at least I have fulfilled my father’s expectations so as not to be fishermen…..”for Ikal, the more words it broke her heart, he was angry, disappointed at the fact so many smart kids who have to quit school because economic. He cursed the fools who boats a smart ass, and the children of the rich who wasted educational opportunities.

The strength of this novel lies in the humanities about the importance of school education as well as strong moral and religious. The novel is required reading for young people who fall asleep with ease immersed in the economy and longer knew toil to reach the future.

The novel is also required reading for educators, for the government who always neglects the importance of education. And now we become a national that is often the subject of ridicule by other nations, because we are diligent man who did not have to print  quality.