History of Prambanan Temple
A long time ago in Prambanan palace lived a king named Baka with her beautiful daughter, Roro Jonggrang. Many rulers wanted to marry Roro Jonggrang, so they competed for her. When Prambanan was conquered by Bandung Bandawasa, King Baka was killed in a battle. The poor lone Roro Jonggrang was allowed to live, but she was supposed to marry him. She refused, making Bandung humiliated and offended. Roro Jonggrang struggle to escape. However, although she used all her supernatural power, she could not escape. Roro had to face the fact that the man she was dealing with was cagey and uncanny.
Roro agreed to marry Bandung, but on one condition. Bandung had to present her with a big wonderful palace with one thousand sculptures in it. And it had to be done before sunrise. He agreed.
Bandung immediately called his invisible friend for help. Bandung thought that fulfilling Roro’s wish would not be so difficult, because he was sure the group of evil spirits that he had defeated would help him. They did what their master ordered. Roro found out what Bandung was doing. She was worried. It appeared they would finish the work before morning and would not be stopped.
What can I do? Roro thought in a panic. Suddenly she had an idea. She awoke her maid and nannies, and asked them to do their was a sun in the sky. So in that pitch dark night a game began.
Bandung was surprise; the sky was red, the roosters were crowing, and the people were pounding rice. Meanwhile the job had not been finished. The evil spirits, although they felt sorry for their master, disappeared because they were scared of light. Bandung was there alone. When he found out that Roro has used tricks, he cursed her. He turned her into a stone, which completed the temple. There had been 999 statues; now there were 1000.
Roro agreed to marry Bandung, but on one condition. Bandung had to present her with a big wonderful palace with one thousand sculptures in it. And it had to be done before sunrise. He agreed.
Bandung immediately called his invisible friend for help. Bandung thought that fulfilling Roro’s wish would not be so difficult, because he was sure the group of evil spirits that he had defeated would help him. They did what their master ordered. Roro found out what Bandung was doing. She was worried. It appeared they would finish the work before morning and would not be stopped.
What can I do? Roro thought in a panic. Suddenly she had an idea. She awoke her maid and nannies, and asked them to do their was a sun in the sky. So in that pitch dark night a game began.
Bandung was surprise; the sky was red, the roosters were crowing, and the people were pounding rice. Meanwhile the job had not been finished. The evil spirits, although they felt sorry for their master, disappeared because they were scared of light. Bandung was there alone. When he found out that Roro has used tricks, he cursed her. He turned her into a stone, which completed the temple. There had been 999 statues; now there were 1000.
Answer the questions below based on the text.
1. What is the text about?
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2. Who was Roro Jonggrang?
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3. What happened with Roro Jonggrang when Prambanan was conquered by Bandung Bandawasa?
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4. Could Roro Jonggrang finally escape from Bandung Bandawasa?
Why or Why not?
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5. What did Bandung Bandawasa have to do in order that he could get married with Roro Jonggrang?
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6. Did finally succeed to finish his task making a palace for Roro Jonggrang?
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7. What did Roro Jonggrang do to foil Bandung Bandawasa’s task?
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8. Having known Roro Jonggrang’s deceit, what did Bandung Bandawasa finally do with Roro Jonggrang?
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