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Collection of Nusantara Folklore
“Please let go of me! I’m the fish king of this lake. My people need me,” said the Fish King that get caught by La Upe’s fishing rod. The king moves its fins agitatedly. Just like most fishes, it can’t survive on the ground long. La Upe is confused. Failing to have fish home, will reward him some beating from his step mother. On the other side, La Upe feels sorry to the Fish King. He can’t bring himself to take the fish home for his step mom to cook,” the piece of story of La Upe and Fish King, the folklore from South Sulawesi.
La Upe and the Fish King is one of the story in the series of Cerita Rakyat Nusantara, published by @erlanggaforkids (@bukuerlangga). Here, Superkids can find moral messages within the folklore. You also get to take journey to far away areas of Nusantara through the fascinating stories inside. It has 6 folklores.
Among them are : The origin of Telaga Wekaburi (Papua Barat), Batu Menangis (Kalimantan Barat), La Upe and the Fish King (South Sulawesi), Origin of Mahakam River Creek (East Kalimantan), Adventures of the twin Indara Pitaraa and Siraapare (Southeast Sulawesi) and Tulap the Voracious Giant(North Sulawesi).
Book Tittle : Cerita Rakyat Nusantara
Editor : Widya Ayu Ningrum
: Windrati Hapsari
Illustration : Pamela Suryadjaja
Page : 88
Publisher : Erlangga for Kids, Jl H. Baping Raya No 100, Ciracas, Jakarta 13740
NURUL L. IRFAN
PHOTO: NURUL L. IRFAN
