Narrative

Ordered by entry depth, computed from what is actually present: summary, number of sections, number of sources, and whether a primary source exists. Empty records are still listed so that the gaps remain visible.

Malin Kundang Si Malin Kundang The narrative of an undutiful son who leaves to merantau, grows rich, refuses to acknowledge his mother, and is cursed into stone — told along the… Vigorous Full Princess Mandalika Princess Mandalika The narrative of a princess who, to avert war among her suitors, casts herself into the sea and returns each year as the nyale worms — the narrative… Vigorous Developing Sawerigading The central figure of La Galigo, a descendant of the upper world whose voyages span much of the corpus, including the prohibition on marrying his… Attenuated Developing Jaka Tarub The narrative of a man who hides a celestial woman's shawl so that she cannot return to the sky; the Javanese form of the widely distributed… Maintained Outline Lake Toba Lake Toba The narrative of a man who marries a woman transformed from a fish on condition of secrecy about her origin; his breach of the promise floods the… Vigorous Outline Nyai Roro Kidul The ruler of the southern sea in the Javanese framework, whose relation to the Mataram courts is stated as a compact and is observed in the labuhan… Vigorous Outline Sangkuriang The narrative of a son who unknowingly courts his own mother, is set an impossible condition, and kicks over the boat he failed to finish, which… Vigorous Outline Timun Mas The narrative of a girl who escapes an ogre by scattering four objects which become obstacles. Maintained Outline Asmat origin narrative Asmat origin narrative This record so far holds only a name authority note. Its content has not been written. Maintained Empty record