1) Jaka Tarub finds the scarf of a fairy named Nawang Wulan while she is bathing in a lake with other fairies. He hides the scarf, causing Nawang Wulan to become separated from the others. 2) Jaka Tarub brings Nawang Wulan home, where she stays with him. They eventually marry and have a daughter. 3) Nawang Wulan has magical powers that keep Jaka Tarub's barn always full of harvest. However, when he opens the cooking pot against her wishes, her powers disappear. 4) Nawang Wulan's scarf is later found, revealing that

1. JAKA TARUB AND NAWANG WULAN
Jaka Tarub was a handsome and diligent young man. He lived in a village near a lake. One
day, when Jaka Tarub passed the lake, he heard some giggles and laughs of some girls who
were bathing in the lake. He was curious, so he peeped through the bushes. There were seven
beautiful girls in the lake. They’re fairies from the heavenly kingdom of kahyangan. Jaka
Tarub saw a scarf near the bushes. It belonged to one of the fairies. Jaka Tarub then took it
and hid it.
Crack!!! Accidentally, Jaka Tarub stepped on a twig. “There’s someone!” said one of the
fairies. “Let’s get back. Hurry!” she said. They pulled over and wear their scarf. “Where is
my scarf?” one of the fairies couldn’t find her scarf. She was the youngest fairy called
Nawang Wulan. They tried to search for it, but it was no where to be found. “We’re sorry,
Wulan. We have to go back to kahyangan,” said the eldest fairy. “You’ll have to find it by
yourself. We’ll wait for you in kahyangan,” she said in empathy. The other fairies then flew
to the sky leaving Nawang Wulan behind. Nawang Wulan saw them leaving in tears. She was
so sad.
“Excuse me …,” said Jaka Tarub, startling Nawang Wulan. “Are you okay?” he asked.
Nawang Wulan moved backward, “Who are you?” she asked. “My name is Jaka Tarub. I was
passing by and I heard you crying, so I came to see what happen,” Jaka Tarub lied. Nawang
Wulan then told him about her problem. “I can’t fly without my scarf,” she said. Jaka Tarub
then asked Nawang Wulan to come home with him. At first, Nawang Wulan refused the
offer. But since she didn’t have anywhere else to go, Nawang Wulan then decided to follow
Jaka Tarub.
Nawang Wulan stayed with Jaka Tarub in the village. A month passed, and they decided to
get married. Nawang Wulan was willing to marry a human because she fell in love with Jaka
Tarub. After a year, they had a beautiful daughter. They named her Kumalasari. They lived
happily.
Jaka Tarub was also happy to live with Nawang Wulan and Kumalasari. Especially because
he always got a lot of harvest since he married Nawang Wulan. He couldn’t even keep all of
his harvest in the barn because it was always full. “It’s so weird. Nawang Wulan cooked
everyday, but why is my barn always full,” Jaka Tarub mumbled to himself. He was so
curious. One day, Jaka Tarub stayed at home. “I want to stay home today. I’d like to play
with Kumalasari,” he said to his wife. “Well, I’ll go to the river to wash the clothes. Please
keep an eye on Kumalasari,” asked Nawang Wulan. “I’m cooking rice now. Please do not
open the pan cover before it’s done,” she said just before she left. “Could this be the secret?”
Jaka Tarub thought. After Nawang Wulan left, he curiously opened the pan cover. He found
only one single paddy. “How come?” he wondered.
Before lunch, Nawang Wulan came home. She headed to the kitchen to see the rice she had
cooked. She found that the rice turned into only a few grains. “Did you open the pan cover?”
she asked her husband. “I… I’m sorry. I was curious,” Jaka Tarub said as he realized his
fault.
Ever since, Nawang Wulan had lost her power. She couldn’t cook rice with only a single
paddy. Their paddy supply was slowly lessened. Their barn was almost empty. One day,
Nawang Wulan went to the barn to get some paddy. When she took one of them, she found a
scarf. “What’s this? This is my scarf,” said Nawang Wulan startled.
That night, Nawang Wulan asked her husband about the scarf. Jaka Tarub’s eyes widened,
“You found it?” he asked. Jaka Tarub looked down and asked for her forgiveness. “Because
I’ve found my scarf, it’s time for me to go back to where I belong,” Nawang Wulan said.
Jaka Tarub tried to stop her, but Nawang Wulan had made up her mind. “Please take good
care of Kumalasari,” she said. “If she wanted to see me, take seven grains of candlenut and
put it into a basket. Shake it as you play the bamboo flute. I’ll come to see her,” she
explained.