Indonesian Tale
Kantchil‘s Pit
Don’t believe everything you hear. Reality can be very different indeed. Kantchil the monkey falls into a pit. He makes up a story about the end of the world so that the other animals help him get back out.
Once upon a time, there was an African
But even the nymphs were a bit
In his anger, Poseidon sent a terrifying sea monster to King Cepheus’s kingdom. The monster swam around the shores of the kingdom and from time to time it came ashore, where it destroyed crops and attacked
King Cepheus did not know what to
"King," said the oracle, "if you want your kingdom to prosper again, give your daughter Andromeda to the monster. When the monster seizes her, it will sail away from your shores and never return."
The king returned home. He was quite upset, and determined to tell no one about the oracle’s prophecy.
"I will never sacrifice my daughter!" he muttered under his
But it so happened that someone, somewhere, had been listening in, and they let out the king's secret. The message reached the
"Listen to the oracle!" the crowds shouted…