The Legend of Reog 

Ponorogo
A long time ago there was a big kingdom in Java, named Kediri. The king was very old. He had a
handsome son and a beautiful daughter. The prince liked fighting very much. Every day he practiced, out he still
felt dissatisfied. He wanted to learn about it from somebody out of his kingdom, but he didn’t have the courage
to tell his father about it.
One day the king called his children. He said to his son, ”My, you know I am growing old. I think this
is the right time for you to be the King”. How surprised the prince was. He was still unprepared to take this
position, but he didn’t dare to refuse it. So, he decided to leave Kediri an went to Ponorogo. No one knew him
as he disguised himself as a common person. He tried to get a job in Ponorogo palace and he was accepted. Day
by day the King of Ponorogo saw that his new guard had a good skill. So he decided to give him a prince
position. How happy he was. The King liked him very much.
One day, the King of Ponorogo ordered his prince to go to Kediri. The King wanted Princess of Kediri
to be his wife. How confused the Prince was. He had to go to Kediri, and meet his father. he was very sure that
his father would be very angry if he new that he was still alive and didn’t take the King position. But he didn’t
dare to refuse the King of Ponorogo’s order.
One morning, he left Ponorogo palace and went to Kediri. He gad a good idea to avoid his father’s
anger. He use a mask. A mask of a giant face. And it worked. Nobody recognized him. But the King of Kediri
was very angry to hear that his daughter had been proposed by the King of Ponorogo. Actually he never met the
King of ponorogo, but after seeing the Prince who had a giant face, he thought the King of Ponorogo was giant
too.
“No, I refuse your King’s proposal. How can I let my daughter be the wife of a giant,” said the King of
Kediri angrily. “No your highness. You are wrong. The King of Kediri is a handsome man. He is not a giant,”
said the Prince. “How I can believe you? Just look at you. You are his prince, and you are a giant. So I’ve no
doubt that your king is also giant,” said King of Kediri. “Your highness, will you believe me if I tell that I am
your son who left you many years ago?” asked the Prince.
“No. I don’t believe you. Let me tell you something. I have forgotten my son. I don’t have a coward
son who left his family and his duty to be a king and about you, you are a GIANT!!!,” said the King of Kediri
angrily, because there was a giant who confessed to being his son. Suddenly there was a light. Surprisingly the
mask of the prince could not open. The Prince had become a giant. A real giant. How sad the prince was. The
princess who saw what had happened to her brother, was very sad too. She came to her brother’s room at night.
“My poor brother. I believe in you. You are my brother who left us many years ago. ” I’m really sorry about
that, my dear sister”, said the prince.
“My brother, I am really sad about you’re face. But I am sure that there is a way to get your face back
again I am also sure that if I accept your King’s proposal, your face will return. So, tell him that I accept his
proposal with condition, he must come here accompanied by a soldier of lion.
Early in the morning the prince went home to ponorogo and told his king about what happened. The
King of Ponorogo was very sad to know about his prince’s face. So he ordered him to do what the princess has
asked. The prince entered the forest and soon he could collect many lions. On his why home, his face became
handsome again. Meanwhile in the forest, Singa Barong. The King of lions was very angry after seeing what
happened to his soldiers. So he called his friend, the King of Peacocks, to talk about it. They decided to wait
until the King of  Ponorogo was on his way to Kediri.
On the sunny day, when the King of Ponorogo and his soldiers were on their way to Kediri, they were
held up by Singa Barong and his soldiers. Suddenly there was a fight between Singa Barong’s soldiers and
Ponorogo soldiers. Teh Peacocks flew up and down, flapping their wings to give support to Singa Barong. Soon,
many of ponorogo soldiers were dead. There were still the Prince and The king of Ponorogo. But the prince had
a terrific fight which made the soldier of Singa Barong afraid and at last there were just Singa Barong and the
Prince. Finally, the prince killed Singa Barong. His head was separated from his body. All of the peacocks were
very sad. They flew around Singa Barong. It looked like a beautiful fan.
Finally the king of Ponorogo was accepted by the King of Kediri. The Princess was willing to be his
wife and they lived happily in Ponorogo. But for many years they didn’t have any children. The Princess was
very sad. So she decided to go home to Kediri for a moment. as long as his wife was in Kediri, The King of
Ponorogo was very sad. The prince knew it, so he tried to entertain him. He created a dance which reminded
them of the way the King of Ponorogo got his wife. In this dance the King of Ponorogo is represented by a
handsome dancer. The prince is represented by a dancer with a big frightening eyes. And Singa Barong is
represented by a dancer witk a mask of a lion with peacock feathers on his head. He also carries a beautiful
dancer representing the princess. The King of Ponorogo was very happy.
Nowadays this dance is well – known as Reog Ponorogo. A lot of People like it very much!
 Legenda Reog Ponorogo

Dahulu kala ada sebuah kerajaan besar di Jawa, bernama Kediri. Raja sudah sangat tua. Dia memiliki
seorang putra yang tampan dan seorang putri cantik. Pangeran sangat menyukai pertempuran. Setiap hari ia
berlatih, namun ia masih merasa tidak puas. Dia ingin belajar tentang hal itu dari seseorang di luar kerajaannya,
tetapi ia tidak memiliki keberanian untuk memberitahu ayahnya tentang hal itu.
Suatu hari raja memanggil anaknya. Dia mengatakan kepada putranya, "anakku, apa Anda tahu saya
sudah semakin tua. Saya rasa ini adalah waktu yang tepat bagi Anda untuk menjadi Raja". Betapa terkejutnya
pangeran. Dia masih tidak siap untuk mengambil posisi ini, tetapi ia tidak berani menolaknya. Jadi, ia
memutuskan untuk meninggalkan Kediri yang pergi ke Ponorogo.
Tak ada yang tahu saat ia menyamar sebagai orang biasa. Dia mencoba untuk mendapatkan pekerjaan
di istana Ponorogo dan ia diterima. Hari demi hari Raja Ponorogo melihat bahwa penjaga barunya memiliki
keterampilan yang baik. Jadi dia memutuskan untuk memberinya posisi pangeran. Betapa bahagianya dia. Sang
Raja sangat menyukainya.
Suatu hari, Raja Ponorogo memerintahkan pangeran untuk pergi ke Kediri. Raja menginginkan Putri
Kediri untuk menjadi istrinya. Bagaimana bingung Pangeran itu. Dia harus pergi ke Kediri, dan bertemu
ayahnya. ia sangat yakin bahwa ayahnya akan sangat marah jika ia tahu bahwa ia masih hidup dan tidak
mengambil posisi Raja. Tapi dia tidak berani menolak perintah Raja Ponorogo itu.
Suatu pagi, ia meninggalkan istana Ponorogo dan pergi ke Kediri. Dia mendapat ide yang baik untuk
menghindari kemarahan ayahnya. Dia menggunakan topeng. Sebuah topeng wajah raksasa. Dan itu berhasil.
Tidak ada yang mengenalinya. Tapi Raja Kediri sangat marah mendengar bahwa putrinya telah diusulkan oleh
Raja Ponorogo. Sebenarnya dia pernah bertemu Raja ponorogo, tapi setelah melihat sang Pangeran yang
berwajah raksasa, pikirnya sang Raja Ponorogo adalah raksasa juga.
"Tidak, saya menolak usulan Raja Anda. Bagaimana saya membiarkan putri saya menjadi istri raksasa, "kata
Raja Kediri marah.
"Tidak Yang Mulia. Anda salah. Raja Kediri adalah pria tampan. Dia bukan raksasa, "kata Pangeran.
"Bagaimana aku bisa percaya padamu? Lihat saja pada Anda. Anda pangerannya, dan Anda adalah seorang
raksasa. Jadi saya tidak punya keraguan bahwa rajamu juga raksasa, "kata Raja Kediri. "Yang Mulia, kamu akan
percaya kalau saya katakan bahwa Akulah anakmu yang meninggalkan Anda beberapa tahun yang lalu?" Tanya
sang Pangeran.
"Tidak Saya tidak percaya Anda. Biarkan saya memberitahu Anda sesuatu. Saya lupa anak saya. Saya
tidak punya anak pengecut yang meninggalkan keluarga dan tugasnya untuk menjadi raja dan tentang Anda,
Anda adalah seorang RAKSASA!, "Kata Raja Kediri marah, karena ada seorang raksasa yang mengaku sebagai
anaknya.
Tiba-tiba ada cahaya. Anehnya topeng sang pangeran tidak bisa membuka. Pangeran telah menjadi raksasa.
Sebuah raksasa nyata. Betapa menyedihkan pangeran. Sang putri yang melihat apa yang terjadi pada kakaknya,
sangat sedih juga. Dia datang ke kamar kakaknya di malam hari. "Saudaraku. Saya percaya pada Anda. Kamu
adalah kakakku yang meninggalkan kami beberapa tahun lalu. "Saya minta maaf tentang itu, kakakku
tersayang," kata sang pangeran. "Kakakku, saya sangat sedih tentang wajahmu. Tapi saya yakin bahwa ada cara
untuk mendapatkan wajah Anda kembali lagi. Saya juga yakin bahwa jika saya menerima usulan Raja Anda,
wajah Anda akan kembali. Jadi, bilang padanya bahwa saya menerima lamarannya dengan syarat, ia harus
datang ke sini ditemani oleh seorang tentara singa.
Pagi-pagi sang pangeran pulang ke ponorogo dan mengatakan kepada raja tentang apa yang terjadi.
Raja Ponorogo sangat sedih mengetahui tentang wajah pangeran nya. Jadi dia memerintahkan dia untuk
melakukan apa sang putri telah meminta. Pangeran memasuki hutan dan segera dia bisa mengumpulkan banyak
singa. Sesampainya di rumah, wajahnya menjadi tampan lagi.
Sementara itu di hutan, Singa Barong. Raja Singa sangat marah setelah melihat apa yang terjadi pada
tentaranya. Jadi ia memanggil temannya, Raja Merak, untuk membicarakannya. Mereka memutuskan untuk
menunggu Raja Ponorogo yang sedang dalam perjalanan ke Kediri.
Di hari yang cerah, ketika Raja Ponorogo dan tentaranya sedang dalam perjalanan ke Kediri, mereka
ditahan oleh Singa Barong dan tentaranya. Tiba-tiba ada perkelahian antara tentara Singa Barong dan tentara
Ponorogo. Raja Merak terbang naik dan turun, mengepakkan sayap mereka untuk memberikan dukungan
kepada Singa Barong. Segera, banyak tentara ponorogo mati. Masih ada Pangeran dan Raja Ponorogo. Tapi
sang pangeran bertengkar hebat yang membuat prajurit Singa Barong takut dan akhirnya hanya ada Singa
Barong dan Pangeran. Akhirnya, sang pangeran membunuh Singa Barong. Kepalanya terpisah dari tubuhnya.
Semua burung merak sangat sedih. Mereka terbang sekitar Singa Barong. Sepertinya penggemar indah.
Akhirnya raja Ponorogo diterima oleh Raja Kediri. Princess bersedia menjadi istrinya dan mereka
hidup bahagia di Ponorogo. Tapi selama bertahun-tahun mereka tidak memiliki anak. Putri itu sangat sedih. Jadi
dia memutuskan untuk pulang ke Kediri sejenak. selama istrinya di Kediri, Raja Ponorogo sangat sedih.
Pangeran tahu itu, jadi ia mencoba menghiburnya. Dia menciptakan sebuah tarian yang mengingatkan mereka
dari jalan Raja Ponorogo mendapat istrinya. Dalam tarian ini Raja Ponorogo diwakili oleh penari tampan.
Pangeran diwakili oleh seorang penari dengan mata menakutkan besar. Dan Singa Barong diwakili oleh penari
topeng singa dengan bulu-bulu merak di kepalanya. Dia juga membawa seorang penari cantik yang mewakili
sang putri. Raja Ponorogo sangat senang.