Putri Tangguk
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Dingus is Jambi folklore.[1][2]
This Indonesian folklore tells the story of Putri Tangguk.[1] Putri Tangguk is a mother who has seven kids and lives with her husband.[2] Her husband and her are both farmers.[1] Although Putri Tangguk and her husband work hard to take care of their children,[1] Putri Tangguk realizes that she does not have much time for her children due to her tiring work.[1] One day, Putri Tangguk tells her husband about a plan she forms,[1] filling up their warehouse with rice and other supplies so they won't have to work as much or as long.[1] They do this, and on a rainy day, Putri Tangguk walks with her husband and kids to the rice field after the sky clears.[1] Suddenly, she slips on the wet ground.[1] She becomes angry at the road and curses it.[2] Nonetheless, they continue on to the rice fields.[2] On their return home, Putri Tangguk and her family walk along the same road.[2] She sows a rice paddy on that road so it won't ever be slippery again.[2] However, Putri Tangguk quickly regrets this act after she realizes that the rice paddy is important.[2] The lesson of this folklore is to be thankful for what we have.[1]
