Legend of the Color Lake

The king of a famous kingdom in Cipanas, West Java, is a very wise man. He has a beautiful daughter. The king and queen love their daughter very much. But all their love is not enough for the princess. Even though they give her everything, she is not happy. All the jewelry they have is not enough for her. She is not satisfied with her gorgeous looks either.

The princess then has an idea. She plans to put all the jewelry they have into every single strand of hair on her head. She wants to be the most beautiful girl in the world.

So, the princess goes to see her mother and father and tells them about her plan. She is very sure they will not say no.

The king is surprised to hear about his daughter’s plan. He tries to convince her that her plan is not proper.

"My daughter, the beauty of a princess is not measured by her clothes or by the jewelry she is wearing, but by her attitude. It's not that we don't love you, but what will people think if you go through with your plan?" said the king.

The princess is shocked to hear that, so she runs to her room to get her jewelry box. Then she returns to her parents.

She screams, "You are so miserly! Here, I am returning every single piece of jewelry you ever gave me."

She throws her jewelry box at her father.

The wise king is outraged by what his daughter has done.

"You are an ungrateful daughter!"

Suddenly, the floor of the palace erupts and water pours out from the crack. In a matter of seconds, the palace is flooded, drowning the ungrateful princess and her jewelry. The palace is then replaced by a lake.

The lake always reflects multiple colors in its surroundings. Some say the colors come from the princess's jewelry. The lake is known as Telaga Warna, which means "colorful lake."

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