Balinese Dance
...demonstration
to show of physical maturity. The maturity of a man is proved \
by a demonstration of his skill in the use of a military weapon,
The Baris Dance is thus a patriotic dance as well as a ritual dance.
the Baris Dance can be performed by men in pairs of four, eight,
sometimes even tens, The accompanying gamelan is the gamelan gong
or gamelan gong kebyar.
beautiful,
has been kidnapped by it giant called Detya Menarung, and that whoever
is able to find the princess will be given her hand in marriage.
Hearing this announcement, Cupak and Granting decide to look for
her. Taking a sufficient supply of food with them, they set off,
On their way Cupak does all the eating and drinking, while his younger
brother Granting always gets very little. After a few day's they
arrive at the palace of a giant, and in order to find out whether
the princess of Daha is there, the two brothers climb up a tamarind
tree. From the top of the tree they see a beautiful princess crying,
and they are convinced that it must be Mustikaning Daha. Cupak,
seeing the giants wandering about in the palace. trembles with fear,
and asks his younger brother Grantang to tie him to the top of the
tree and then fetch the princess. By means of magic, Grantang, who
is really the son of a god, easily takes Princess Mustikaning Daha
away from the palace of Detya Menarung. Cupak, seeing that his brother
has succeeded in freeing the princess is very happy, and tells him
that since he is the elder brother the princess is to be his wife.
Grantang obeys him, because he is already glad that he has been
able to save the princess. Mustikaning Daha, knowing that she has
been saved by Grantang, is delighted because soon she will certainly
see her parents again. She tells Grantang that the giant-king is
very powerful, but he can be killed if his mouth is shot 'by an
arrow. Hearing this information, Grantang immediately takes his
bow and arrows and shoots the giant-king in the mouth. This being
done, Cupak, Grantang and Mustikaning Daha set off for Daha. On
their way, being very tired they fall asleep and Derya Menarungs
sister, Ni Butawili, kidnaps Mustikaning Daha. When the two brothers
wake up they are starled, and try to find Mustikaning Daha. At last
they discover Ni Butawili and Mustikaning Daha hidden in a well
. Grantang climbs down the well with a rope, easily kills Ni Butawili
and asks his brother to pull Mustikaning Daha up with the rope.
When Grantang himself is climbing up his brother suddenly cuts the
rope, because he wants to marry the princess himself. Grantang falls
down into the well again, Cupak, with an air as that he is the one
who has saved the princess, heads for the kingdom of Daha, where
he gets an enormous welcome as the one who has saved Mustikaning
Daha. Before the wedding-day Cupak is asked to rest first in the
rest-house and is given a new title, Mantri Anom.
Granting,
left by his brother, tries to climb up the well with a ladder made
from the bones of Ni Butawili. Having been in the well for a long
time, however, he is very weak and cannot walk. A vender going to
the market happens to pass near the well, helps him, and adopts
him as her son. Cupak hears the news that his brother is still alive.
He becomes furious and does everything he can do to kill him, because
if his younger brother is still alive, the secret will be revealed
and he will lose the princess. he adores.
Bringing
with him dozens of dogs, Cupak sets off to look for Grantang. When
the dogs meet Grantang- they are ordered to rush at him but Grantang
cannot be killed in such as way. He is therefore captured, tied
up firmly, and trown into the sea. It is not his fate to die and
he is found by a fisherman.
Again
Cupak hears the news that Grantang is still alive. Mustikaning Daha
on hearing the news too, makes an effort to help Grantang because
he is really the one who has saved her from the power of the giant-king
Detya Menarung. Having found him, she persuades him to go to the
palace and make his appearance before her father, to whom she will
report that is he who has really saved her life. Grantang agrees
on condition that he will be given the
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