Once upon a time, there was a couple living in a palace. They were Prince Raden Putra and Dewi Limaran. Prince Raden Putra's father was the king of the kingdom.
One day, Dewi Limaran was walking around in the palace garden. Suddenly she saw a snail, it was ugly and disgusting. "Hih !" said Dewi Limaran, and then she threw it away into a river. She didn't know that the snail was actually an old and powerful witch. She could transform herself into anything. The witch was angry to Dewi Limaran. And then the witch put a spell on her and changed her into a golden snail. The witch then threw it away into the river.
The golden snail was drifting away in the river and got caught into a net. An old woman was fishing and used her net to catch some fish. She was surprised to saw a golden snail in her net. She took it and brought it home. When the old woman woke up in the morning, she was surprised that the house was in the good condition. The floor was mopped and she also had food on the table. She was thinking very hard, "who did this to me? The person is very kind". And it happened again and again every morning.
The old woman was very curious, one night she decided to stay up late. She was peeping from her room to know who cooked and clean her home. Then, she couldn't believe what she saw. The golden snail which she caught in the river turned into a beautiful woman. The old woman approached her and asked her "who are you?" the beautiful woman said "I am Dewi Limaran, A witch cursed me. I can change back as a human only at night" explained Dewi Limaran. "The spell can be broken if I hear the melody from the holy gamelan" continued Dewi Limaran.
The old woman then rushed to the palace. She told Prince Raden Putra about his wife. Prince Raden Putra was so happy. He had been looking for his wife everywhere. He then prayed and meditated. He asked the God to gave him the holy gamelan. He wanted to break the witch's spell. After several days praying and meditating, finally God granted his wish. He immediately brought the holy gamelan to the old woman's house. He played it beautifully, and then amazingly the golden snail turned into the beautiful Dewi Limaran. The couple was so happy that they could be together again. They also thanked to the old woman for her kindness. As a return, they asked her to stay in the palace.
