2. Princess Mandalika
Orientation:
Once upon a time, on the island of Lombok, there lived a wise king and his beautiful daughter named Putri Mandalika.
Because Princess Mandalika was very beautiful, many princes asked her to be a wife.
Complication:
The princess did not want to disappoint the princes and her people, she meditated in a seaside cave to ask the gods for help.
After meditating for a long time, Princess Mandalika returned to see her father.
The princess said, "If I accept the proposal of one of the princes, it will create enmity among the princes. I don't want to marry those princes and I choose to devote myself to the gods."
Resolution:
The next day, Princess Mandalika threw herself into the sea. It is said that his body turned into a colorful worm in the Lombok sea.
The worm was called nyale. People of Lombok have ancient tradition called Bau Nyale that they gather nyale annually.
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