Muara Kaman is located on the banks of the Mahakam river flow. Quite far from the city of Samarinda. the village state consists of board houses are simple. In this region a legend circulating very well known by the population. The story of a beautiful queen beautiful with giant centipede forces.
Muara Kaman yore country ruled by a queen name Aji Bidara White Queen. Ratu Aji Bidara Puthi is a very beautiful girl. Personal and graceful appearance and very wise. All the advantages that make it famous to the ubiquitous; even to foreign countries. The Queen really like flowers are beautiful, fragrant scent. So it is not surprising that many later kings, princes and nobles who wanted to marry a wife.
Proposal-by-proposal Mahakam river flows like water that never stops flowing. But the Queen has always refused. "Not yet I think of marriage. Myself and my attention is still needed by the people I love. I still want to continue to advance this country, "he said.
Then one day came a junk or a large ship from China. The ship sailed wide sungani Mahakam like the ocean. Heading upstream. Until finally anchored not far from the port of Muara Kaman country.
The locals thought the fellow passenger came to trade. Because it was already common foreign ships coming and stopped to trade. But it turns out the ship's passengers had other purposes.
Indeed the ship is a ship owned by a famous prince wealth in the country of China. He was accompanied by a squad of soldiers valiant and highly skilled in martial arts. His return to Muara Kaman solely for one purpose. Not willing to trade, but would propose White Queen Aji Bidara !.
Then there came the messengers of the Prince. They are facing AJi Bidara White Queen in the palace of the country. They bring antiques of gold, and the famous Chinese ceramics.All that they offered as a gift to the Queen Aji White Bidara of their lord. While doing so they convey the proposal of the Prince towards self Aji Bidara White Queen.
This time the Queen was not immediately rejected. He said that he will still think of the proposal of the Prince. Then dipersilakannya messengers back to the ship. After the delegates had left the palace, the queen summoned a retainer beliefs.
"Uncle," he said, "the envoy was felt very flattering lord. That the prince was handsome, rich and mighty. I wonder, apakaah it is all true or just a mere bubbling. For that I needed a your help. "
"What should I do, my lord?" Asked the retainer. "Tonight tray you sneak quietly onto the foreign ship. Investigate the state of the prince. Then report the results to me. "
"Well, my lord. You will carry out my orders as well as possible. "When blanket night down to earth, the retainer lord set off carrying out orders. With his expertise he crossed the river without a sound. Then he jumped onto the deck of the ship deserted. With gestures he avoids alert the guards. Carefully he sought the prince booth. Until he finally managed to find it.
Luxury very cubicle door was closed. But the circumstances in which still lit, sign the prince had not slept. The retainer looking for loopholes to peek inside, but did not find. Then finally he can only put his ear to the wall of the booth, listening to the voices from inside.
At the moment it is actually the prince China is eating with chopsticks, while occasionally sipping wine from the cup. Smacking and slurping sound surprising sipunggawa mouth."Gosh .. sound when the tomb reminds me ... to what, huh?" Thought the Punggawa remembering. Then the retainer actually remember. At the time he saw a boar hunt and was drinking in the creeks. His voice is also berdecap-smacking and slurping like that.He also reminded of the sound of the dogs and cats mouth when eating food.
"Ah yes ... really just ... exactly like the voice I heard! So lest .. "Suddenly the eyes of the retainer widened. Like the thought of something surprising. Almost simultaneously with that he slipped leaving the hiding place. He left the ship and quickly returned to report to the White Queen Aji Bidara. "You're not making it up, Uncle, 'said the Queen after hearing reports that retainer. "I'm not making this up, my lord! His voice when eating had convinced me, "said the courtier. "Prince was certainly not a human being like us. He certainly stealth! Either stealth wild pigs, dogs or cats. Anyway stealth! Only at times of the day he turned into a man! Believe lord. I am not making this up .. "
The retainer convincing explanation makes Aji Bidara White Queen came to believe. Not funny, he thought, if he gets married with stealth. Though many kings and princes who have been handsome suitor. Then the next day he firmly stated its opposition to the proposal of the prince.
The Prince is very angry to hear the queen's refusal Aji Bidara White. How dare the daughter refused. And in the end he immediately ordered the soldiers to attack the country Muara Kaman.
The soldiers invaded the Muara Kaman. Obvious that they are more experienced in the art of fighting. The soldiers pushed Muara Kaman, casualties due to combat it more and more. While the soldiers telling the prince we approached the palace.
Ratu Aji Bidara White felt sad and panic. But then he tried to calm his mind. He was a moment of silence. after which he was chewing betel. Then chew betel junk clutched tightly. Then said, "If it is true I am a descendant of the kings are powerful, there was something that could repel the enemy who is threatening my country!"
Simultaneously the betel junk tossed it to the battle arena ... and, oh my gad ..look ! Arriving = arrived junk betel was turned into a giant centipedes, millipedes are very numerous!
Centipedes, millipedes longer than one meter were immediately attacked the soldiers Princes China. The soldiers became frightened. They ran helter-skelter and back to the ship.
Centipedes, millipedes but that does not stop storming. Three giant centipede tail representing the group. They swam to the boat, then turned it over to the ship was sinking and all passengers and their contents ... The former sinking up to now by the residents of Muara Kaman called Lake Centipede. That said, according to the source of the story, at this place occasionally found antiques from China.
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