The kingdom
of Majapahit was at its peak in the 13th century. The wise king who ruled was King Hayam
Wuruk. He was young, intelligent, and
brave. He had a smart prime minister,
his name was Gajah Mada. Besides that,
he had smart and young aides and ministers.
Under Hayam Wuruk Majapahit ruled over most of the present day
Indonesia. Majapahit was very
prosperous.
The palace of Majapahit was very big. It was very luxurious. Inside of the palace there is a special
building called ‘Gedong Pusaka’. It was
a house or more precisely a luxurious warehouse to store all the treasure of
the kingdom. There were jewelries, gold
crown, earrings, gold coins, gold Kris and many other luxurious things. That’s why the building was heavily
guarded. There was a high wall
surrounding it. Inside and outside the
wall soldiers were on duty twenty four hours a day. All of them were fully armed. It was almost impossible for anyone at that
time to get into the Gedong Pusaka.
One night the situation in the palace was very
different. There was a thick, very thick
fog surrounding the whole palace, even the capital. The temperature which usually warm was
cool. This situation was very rare in
Majapahit. The Javanese people (the
people of Majapahit) interpreted this strange phenomenon as a signal from
god. They were sure that a great event
would take place.
King Hayam Wuruk immediately called Gajah Mada. After a shirt discussion they decided to call
the army generals. The king told the
generals to put the army in the highest alert.
Soon they ordered all of their boys in highest alert. The number of soldier who guarded the palace
was doubled. The king and the prime
minister stay awoke until midnight.
Every hour they received report that everything was OK. The night was very quiet. So at midnight the king and Gajah Mada were
asleep.
But when it was almost dawn something happened. A group of soldier who guarded the front gate
of Gedong Pusaka reported to the army general that the door of Gedong Pusaka
was opened. When they checked inside
they found that the collection of gold coins was missing. The army chief immediately reported the event
to Prime Minister Gajah Mada.
Gajah Mada immediately ordered that the commander of
the guard was arrested. Without waiting
for the sun to arise he questioned the commander. Gajah Mada thought that the commander was the
one responsible for the lost of the cold coins.
But the commander refused. He was
sure that someone else did the wrong doing.
When the king woke up Gajah Mada reported to him. But the king was silent.
The following night the situation was very
different. The sky was clear and the
temperature was warm. Although tension
had diminished Gajah Mada ordered the army to stay in highest alert. That time the king was ignorant. The night was very serene. Suddenly at midnight the soldiers who guarded
at the front gate of Gedong Pusaka was shocked when they saw someone ran very
fast from it. Soon they chased him. But
he ran very fast and soon the soldiers lost him. However they could see that he ran toward the
king’s compound.
Their commander soon reported to Gajah Mada who
immediately came. He ordered the
soldiers to siege the king’s compound.
He also ordered more soldiers to surround it. Amazingly the king’s compound was covered
with cloud. Nobody saw where it came
from but suddenly thick cloud surrounded it.
The fog was so thick that nobody could see the king’s compound. The cloud even grew larger that finally the
whole palace was covered by cloud.
The next morning the people of Majapahit was shocked
to see the strange phenomenon. The sky
was clear and the sun was shining bright but the palace was covered by
cloud. No one could see it. The king never came out of the palace.
Soon rumors spread that the thief was hiding inside
the king’s compound in the palace. The
army kept surrounding it. They cried to
tell the thief to surrender. Suddenly someone
threw stones to the soldiers. Some of
them were hurt. Then Gajah Mada got in
to see the king. When he came from
inside the palace he told soldiers that the king was all right and that
the thief was not there. After that rumor spread that the thief was
ghost, not human being. Months later the
mystery thief had not arrested and the palace was still cloudy. Years later the thief remained a mystery and
he palace remained cloudy. Majapahit
suffered from a great loss. It was a
serious blow to the economy. Several
years later the kingdom of Majapahit collapsed.
TRANSLATE INDONESIA
Kerajaan Majapahit mencapai
puncaknya pada abad ke-13. Raja yang bijaksana yang memerintah adalah Raja
Hayam Wuruk. Dia masih muda, cerdas, dan berani. Dia memiliki seorang perdana
menteri pintar, namanya Gajah Mada. Selain itu, ia memiliki pembantu cerdas dan
muda dan menteri. Di bawah Hayam Wuruk Majapahit memerintah atas sebagian besar
hari ini Indonesia. Majapahit sangat makmur.
Istana Majapahit sangat besar. Itu sangat mewah. Di
dalam istana ada sebuah bangunan khusus yang disebut 'Gedong Pusaka'. Itu
adalah rumah atau lebih tepatnya gudang mewah untuk menyimpan semua harta
kerajaan. Ada perhiasan, mahkota emas, anting-anting, koin emas, emas Kris dan
banyak hal mewah lainnya. Itu sebabnya bangunan itu dijaga ketat. Ada tembok
tinggi yang mengelilinginya. Di dalam dan di luar tentara dinding yang bertugas
duapuluh empat jam sehari. Semua dari mereka bersenjata lengkap. Itu hampir
mustahil bagi siapa pun pada saat itu untuk masuk ke Gedong Pusaka.
Suatu malam situasi di istana sangat berbeda. Ada,
kabut sangat tebal tebal mengelilingi seluruh istana, bahkan ibukota. Suhu yang
biasanya hangat dingin. Situasi ini sangat langka di Majapahit. Orang-orang
Jawa (orang-orang Majapahit) menafsirkan fenomena aneh ini sebagai sinyal dari
Tuhan. Mereka yakin bahwa peristiwa besar akan terjadi.
Raja Hayam Wuruk segera memanggil Gajah Mada. Setelah
diskusi kemeja mereka memutuskan untuk memanggil para jenderal Angkatan Darat.
Raja mengatakan kepada para jenderal untuk menempatkan tentara di peringatan
tertinggi. Segera mereka memerintahkan semua anak laki-laki mereka dalam siaga
tertinggi. Jumlah prajurit yang menjaga istana itu dua kali lipat. Raja dan
perdana menteri tinggal terbangun sampai tengah malam. Setiap jam mereka
menerima laporan bahwa semuanya OK. Malam itu sangat tenang. Jadi di tengah
malam raja dan Gajah Mada sedang tidur.
Tapi ketika itu adalah sesuatu yang hampir fajar
terjadi. Sekelompok tentara yang menjaga gerbang depan Gedong Pusaka dilaporkan
kepada jenderal yang pintu Gedong Pusaka dibuka. Ketika mereka memeriksa di
dalam mereka menemukan bahwa koleksi koin emas yang hilang. Panglima militer
segera melaporkan kejadian kepada Perdana Menteri Gajah Mada.
Gajah Mada segera memerintahkan komandan penjaga
ditangkap. Tanpa menunggu matahari muncul dia mempertanyakan komandan. Gajah
Mada berpikir bahwa komandan adalah orang bertanggung jawab atas hilang dari
koin dingin. Tapi komandan menolak. Dia yakin bahwa orang lain melakukan
kesalahan yang dilakukan. Ketika raja terbangun Gajah Mada dilaporkan
kepadanya. Tetapi raja diam.
Malam berikutnya situasinya sangat berbeda. Langit
cerah dan suhu hangat. Meskipun ketegangan telah berkurang Gajah Mada
memerintahkan tentara untuk tinggal di siaga tertinggi. Waktu itu raja itu
bodoh. Malam itu sangat tenang. Tiba-tiba di tengah malam para prajurit yang
menjaga di pintu gerbang depan Gedong Pusaka terkejut ketika mereka melihat
seseorang berlari sangat cepat dari itu. Segera mereka mengejarnya. Tapi dia
berlari sangat cepat dan segera tentara kehilangan dia. Namun mereka bisa
melihat bahwa ia berlari ke arah senyawa raja.
Komandan mereka segera dilaporkan kepada Gajah Mada
yang segera datang. Ia memerintahkan tentara untuk mengepung kompleks raja. Dia
juga memerintahkan lebih banyak tentara untuk mengepung itu. Hebatnya senyawa
raja ditutupi dengan awan. Tidak ada yang melihat dari mana asalnya tapi
tiba-tiba awan tebal mengelilinginya. Kabut begitu tebal bahwa tak seorang pun
bisa melihat senyawa raja. Awan bahkan tumbuh lebih besar yang akhirnya seluruh
istana tertutup oleh awan.
Keesokan paginya orang-orang Majapahit terkejut
melihat fenomena aneh. Langit cerah dan matahari bersinar terang tapi istana
tertutup oleh awan. Tidak ada yang bisa melihatnya. Raja tidak pernah keluar
dari istana.
Segera rumor menyebar bahwa si pencuri bersembunyi di
dalam kompleks raja di istana. Tentara terus sekitarnya. Mereka menangis untuk
memberitahu pencuri untuk menyerah. Tiba-tiba seseorang melemparkan batu ke
tentara. Beberapa dari mereka terluka. Kemudian Gajah Mada masuk untuk melihat
raja. Ketika ia datang dari dalam istana ia mengatakan kepada tentara bahwa
raja itu baik-baik saja dan bahwa pencuri itu tidak ada. Setelah rumor yang
menyebar bahwa si pencuri adalah hantu, bukan manusia. Beberapa bulan kemudian
pencuri misteri belum ditangkap dan istana masih berawan. Bertahun-tahun
kemudian pencuri tetap menjadi misteri dan dia istana tetap berawan.
Majapahit menderita kerugian besar. Ini merupakan
pukulan serius bagi perekonomian. Beberapa tahun kemudian kerajaan Majapahit
runtuh.
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