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Alkisah, pada zaman dahulu kala ada sepasang suami-isteri tanpa anak yang tinggal di sebuah pondok kecil di tepi sebuah hutan.

Once upon a time, there was a husband and wife without children who lived in a small cottage on the edge of a forest.

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Seusai bekerja di ladang, hampir setiap malam hari mereka memohon kepada Tuhan Yang Mahakuasa agar dikaruniai momongan. Setelah beberapa bulan berdoa dan berpuasa, Sang isteri mulai menunjukkan tanda-tanda hamil. Badannya terasa tidak enak dan perut mual.

After working in the fields, almost every night they begged God Almighty to have children. After several months of prayer and fasting, the wife began to show signs of pregnancy. Her body felt unwell and her stomach was queasy.

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Sembilan bulan kemudian lahirlah seorang bayi laki-laki. Bayi yang telah diidam-idamkan kelahirannya lebih dari sepuluh dasawarsa itu diberi nama Kumbang Banaung. Agar tumbuh menjadi anak yang berbakti, setiap hari dia dibekali petuah-petuah atau nasihat-nasihat supaya patuh terhadap orang tua serta bertingkah laku sopan dengan siapa saja.

Nine months later a baby boy was born. The baby whose birth has been coveted for more than ten decades was named Kumbang Banaung. In order to grow up to be a dutiful child, every day he is provided with advice to obey his parents and behave politely with anyone.

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Namun, bekal tadi rupanya tidak berpengaruh sama sekali pada kepribadian yang membentuk perilaku Kumbang Banaung. Walau tumbuh sebagai pemuda yang gagah dan tampan, sikapnya terhadap orang tua sangat bertolak belakang. Dia malah menjadi seorang yang keras kepala, tidak mau diatur, serta setiap keinginannya harus dipenuhi.

Suatu saat dia meminta Sang ayah menemani berburu binatang di hutan. Sang ayah menolak karena sedang sakit. Tetapi dia tetap memaksa dan mengancam akan pergi seorang diri bila tidak mau menemani. Khawatir akan keselamatan Kumbang Banaung, sementara kondisi badan tidak memungkinkan beranjak dari tempat tidur, Sang ayah lalu memberikan benda pusaka berupa piring Malawen. Benda keramat ini dapat digunakan bagi segala macam keperluan.

Berbekal parang, tombak, makanan, dan piring Malawen, Kumbang Banaung pergi menuju hutan seorang diri. Oleh karena tanpa bimbingan Sang ayah, dia berjalan tanpa arah hingga sampai di sebuah kampung bernama Sanggu yang terletak di tengah hutan. Di sana dia melihat ada sebuah api unggun dengan kepulan asap membumbung tinggi. Rupanya kepala kampung sedang mengadakan sebuah upacara adat berkenaan dengan masa peralihan dari kanak-kanak menuju dewasa bagi anak perempuannya yang bernama Intan.

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However, this provision apparently has no effect at all on the personality that shapes the Kumbang Banaung behavior. Despite growing up as a dashing and handsome young man, his attitude towards his parents was the complete opposite. Instead, he became stubborn and unruly, and his every wish had to be fulfilled.

One time he asked his father to accompany hunting animals in the forest. The father refused because he was sick. But he kept insisting and threatened to go alone if he didn't want to accompany him. Worried about the safety of the Kumbang Banaung, while his body condition did not allow him to get out of bed, the father then gave him an heirloom in the form of a Malawen Plate. This sacred object can be used for all kinds of purposes.

Armed with a machete, spear, food, and a Malawen Plate, Kumbang Banaung went to the forest alone. Because without the guidance of his father, he walked aimlessly until he arrived at a village called Sanggu which was located in the middle of the forest. There he saw a bonfire with billows of smoke rising high. Apparently, the village head was holding a traditional ceremony regarding the transition from childhood to adulthood for his daughter, Intan.

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Begitu melihat sosok Intan yang cantik molek, Kumbang Banaung langsung terpesona dan jatuh hati. Dia pun ikut membaur bersama warga masyarakat yang ikut menghadiri upacara. Setelah tahapan upacara rampung, Kumbang Banaung menyempatkan diri berkenalan dengan Intan. Tanpa disangka Intan menyambut dengan sangat ramah dan sopan sehingga hanya dalam waktu singkat mereka menjadi akrab. Rupanya Intan juga tertarik akan ketampanan Kumbang Banaung.

As soon as he saw Intan's beautiful figure, Kumbang Banaung was immediately fascinated and fell in love. He also mingled with the community members who attended the ceremony. After the ceremony was completed, Kumbang Banaung took the time to get acquainted with Intan. Unexpectedly, Intan greeted him in a very friendly and polite manner so that in only a short time they became close friends. Apparently, Intan is also interested in Kumbang Banaung's good looks.

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Sejak saat itu, Kumbang Banaung kerap pergi ke Sanggu menemui Intan. Walhasil, hubungan mereka akhirnya menjadi bahan pembicaraan orang. Sang kepala kampung yang sudah terikat kontrak untuk menjodohkan Intan dengan seorang juragan rotan setempat menjadi marah sekaligus malu. Dia tidak ingin nama baiknya tercemar hanya gara-gara Intan berpacaran dengan Kumbang Banaung. Oleh karena itu, dia melarang Intan berhubungan lagi.
Kumbang Banaung tidak tinggal diam ketika mengetahui Intan dilarang berhubungan dengannya. Baginya, kesempatan masih terbuka sebelum Intan dan Juragan rotan resmi menjadi suami-isteri.

Since then, Kumbang Banaung often goes to Sanggu to meet Intan. As a result, their relationship eventually became the subject of people's talk. The village head, who was bound by a contract to match Intan with a local rattan skipper, became angry and embarrassed at the same time. He doesn't want his good name to be tarnished just because Intan is dating Kumbang Banaung. Therefore, he forbade Intan to have any more contact.
Kumbang Banaung did not stay silent when he found out that Intan was forbidden to have contact with him. For him, the opportunity is still open before Intan and the rattan skipper officially becomes husband and wife.

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Seventh-Kumbang Banaung dan Intan melarikan diri

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Seventh-Kumbang Banaung dan Intan melarikan diri

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Atas dasar itulah Kumbang Banaung kemudian bertekad "mencuri start" terlebih dahulu. Pada suatu malam dia mendatangi rumah Intan secara diam-diam. Setelah bertemu muka dia langsung mengutarakan niatnya untuk mengajak Intan berkawin lari. Intan yang memang tidak cinta pada Juragan rotan langsung menyanggupi. Mereka kemudian meninggalkan rumah secara sembunyi-sembunyi agar tidak diketahui orang tua dan para tetangga. Tetapi baru berjalan beberapa puluh meter dari rumah, ada belasan warga yang kebetulan melihat dan langsung mengejar karena disangka pencuri.

Ketakutan akan dihakimi warga, Kumbang Banaung dan Intan lari tunggang-langgang menuju sungai besar di bagian barat kampung. Sampai di sungai ternyata tidak ada satu pun sampan yang dapat digunakan untuk menyeberang, sementara para pengejar semakin mendekat. Di tengah keputusasaan, Kumbang Banaung teringat akan piring Malawen milik Sang ayah. Piring itu dilemparkan ke tepi sungai dan secara ajaib mengembang menjadi besar. Mereka pun menggunakannya sebagai perahu.

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Ketika perahu piring Malawen berada di bagian tengah sungai, entah kenapa tiba-tiba hujan turun sangat lebat disertai petir sambar-menyambar. Sesaat kemudian, datang banjir bandang dari arah hulu sungai. Perahu piring Malawen milik Kumbang Banaung yang tidak dilengkapi dayung tentu saja oleng, terombang-ambing, dan akhirnya tenggelam bersama Kumbang Banaung dan Intan di dalamnya. Saat tercebur ke sungai terjadi suatu keanehan pada keduanya yang seketika menjelma menjadi buaya putih. Keanehan lain juga terjadi pada aliran sungai yang mampet dan membentuk sebuah danau. Oleh masyarakat setempat danau itu kemudian diberi nama sebagai Danau Malawen.

When the Malawen Plate boat was in the middle of the river, for some reason it suddenly rained very heavily accompanied by lightning flashing. A moment later, a flash flood came from the upstream of the river. The Malawen Plate boat belonging to Kumbang Banaung which was not equipped with oars of course wobbled, swayed, and eventually sank with Kumbang Banaung and Intan in it. When they fell into the river, something strange happened to the two of them who instantly transformed into white crocodiles. Another oddity also occurs in a clogged river flow and forms a lake. By the local community, the lake was later named lake Malawen.

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Seventh-Kumbang Banaung and Intan run away

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On that basis, Kumbang Banaung then determined to steal the start first. One night he went to Intan's house secretly. After meeting face to face he immediately expressed his intention to invite Intan to elope. Intan, who doesn't really love the rattan skipper, immediately agreed. They then left the house secretly so that their parents and neighbors would not know. But just walking a few meters from the house, there were dozens of residents who happened to see and were immediately chased because they were thought to be thieves.

Afraid of being judged by the locals, Kumbang Banaung and Intan ran wildly towards the big river in the western part of the village. Arriving at the river, it turns out that there is not a single canoe that can be used to cross, while the pursuers are getting closer. In the midst of despair, Kumbang Banaung remembered Malawen Plate from his father. The plate was thrown into the river bank and miraculously expanded into a large size. They also use it as a boat.