The objective of this research is to determine images of Indonesia through Indonesian folktales. The content analysis is used as the method of this research. The data are collected from a book “Indonesian Children Folktales” published by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, Bangkok. The book was translated into English and Thai and was distributed to schools and universities throughout Thailand. The findings show that the folktales represent image, identity, belief, and way of life of Indonesian people. They also reflect the diversity in Indonesia. This research may be beneficial for those interested in studying Indonesian culture.

1. THE IMAGE OF INDONESIAN:
STUDIES FROM INDONESIAN FOLKTALES
ROBERTUS PUJO LEKSONO, M.Pd
NARESUAN UNIVERSITY, PHITSANULOK THAILAND

2. Indonesia
INTRODUCTION

3. The Image of Indonesia

4. • ORAL TRADITION called “TRADISI LISAN”
• Indonesia has many folktales that vary in version, depending on
the regions or places
• The Folklore have some function (Wiliam W. Bascom)
• THE FOLKTALES called “CERITA RAKYAT”,
• The selection Folktales as a teaching material to learn about
culture

5. OBJECTIVES
1. TO IDENTIFY THE STRUCTURE OF
TALES; THEME, CHARACTER, AND
SETTING
2. TO IDENTIFY THE ETHNIC AND
REGION OF INDONESIA
REPRESENTED BY TALES
3. TO IDENTIFY CULTURE VALUE OF
INDONESIAN PEOPLE SUCH AS
IDENTITY, BELIEVE, WAY OF LIFE.

6. METHODOLOGY
Scope of Study
Analysis structure,
ethnicity and
region of story.
Determining
cultural values of
Indonesia people

7. The Indonesian folktales book
•Provide and distributed by Indonesian embassy in every
Indonesian corner in Thailand

8. Teaching material of
Indonesian cultural
In 3 Universities

10. Genre Title (abbreviation) Theme Character Setting
Fabel (1) Kancil and Elephant, KE
(2)Kancil and Tiger, KT
(3) Kancil and Crocodile KC,
(4) Kancil dan Farmer. KF
Cleverness Kancil, Elephant
Kancil, Tiger
Kancil, Crocodile
Kancil, Dog, Farmer
Forest (unidentified)
Forest (unidentified)
River in the forest
Cucumber field
(5) Unhappy Cendrawasih Bird
UCB
Greediness Mr and Mrs Brown Forest in Papua
Legend (6) Tales from Roti Island
(7) Legend of Lake Toba, LLT
Regretness
Angryness
Grandmother and Grand daughter
orphan
Roti Island
Lake Toba
Myth (8) Keong Emas, KE Jealousy Princess chandra Kirana, Princess
Dewi Galuh, Raden Inu Kertapati, witch.
Daha Kingdom
(9) Timun Emas TE Family Farmer, Giant Village near a forest
(10) Malin Kundang MK, Respect Malin Kundang, Small kampong near the beach in west
Sumatera
(11) Putri Kemuning PK Honest Rabbit, Putri kemuning Forest
(12) Cindelaras C Envious Coucubin, Raden Putra, Cindelaras Jenggala Kingdom

11. Tabel 2 The Folktales related ethnic and region in Indonesia
No Name (abbreviation) Ethnic Region
1 (1) KE (2) KT (3) KC(4) KF. Unidentified
2 (5) Unhappy Cendrawasih Bird Papua Papua Island
3 (6) Tales Roti Island Rote Nusa Tenggara Timur
4 (7) Legend of Lake Toba Batak North of Sumatera
5 (8) Keong Emas Java East of Java
6 (9) Timun Emas Java Center of Java
7 (10) Malin Kundang Minang West of Sumatera
8 (11) Putri Kemuning Unidentified Unidentified
9 (12) Cindelaras Java East of Java

12. Way of life from Tales
•Cleverness will become arrogant and
overconfident (K)
•Greediness makes lost of happiness (
UCB)
•Rice become a porridge: forgiveness too
late has no meaning what has been
done is done (LRI)
•As a parents should be careful with the
words to the children (LTL)
•The stones on a beach called Air Manis a
symbol of respect to the mother (MK)
•The honestly is most important in life (PK)

13. Way of life of Indonesian people
Pancasila
1. Religiosity
2. Humanity
3. Unity
4. Democratization
5. Justice

14. Belief of Indonesian people
•There is belief in north sumatera that the
footprints of the princess formed lake
Toba (LLK)
•Javanese people belief that Buto or
giant will catch the children in the
evening (TE)
•The minang people belief the stone on
air manis beach is Malin Kundang (MK)

15. Identity of Indonesian
•Kancil is identity of Indonesian animal (K)
•Cendrawasih is identity of bird from
Papua “Bird of Paradise”
•Malin Kundang is identity of Minang
people (MK)
•Rice is main food of Indonesian people
(TRI)

16. No Object in the story Object evidence in Indonesia
1 Kancil (KE,KT,KE,KF) Mouse deer animal from Indonesian most popular
story for Indonesian children.
2 Cendrawasih (UCB) The Bird from Papua shown on Indonesian coin
3 Roti Island (TRI) The southeast island of Indonesia
4 Toba lake (LTE) Toba Lake is the famous lake in Sumatera
5 Daha (KEm) The Capital city of Kediri Kingdom in East Java
6 Raksasa (TE) Buto the holy spirit from java
7 Timun sari (TE) The fruit use for food in Ramadhan month
8 Terasi (TE) The Ingredient from fish to make sambal
9 Malin Kundang (MK) Batu malin kundang found in the beach “Air
manis” West of Sumatera
10 King Ngarancang Kencono The Name of Java Kingdom
11 Jenggala Kingdom (C) East Java
12 Roster Fighting(C) This already restrict in Indonesia.
Tabel 3. Tabel of Evidence Related to Indonesia

17. Kancil

18. Cendrawasih

19. Roti Island

20. Lake Toba

21. Keong Emas

22. Timun Emas

23. Malin Kundang

24. Putri Kemuning

25. Cindelaras

26. Conclusion
•The structure of story shown an image of Indonesian
such as animal, human character, places, tradition, etc.
•This book has represented etnich people from
Sumatera, Java, East Nusa Tenggara, and Papua. The
folktales reflected the diversity of Indonesian people.
•The tales represent belief, way of life and identity of
Indonesian People
•As material of teaching this book could be considerate.
There is some culture which not cover in the story.

27. Terima kasih