Bawang Putih And Bawang Merah by Unknown (Indonesia)––––––––
ONCE upon a time, in East Java, lived a beautiful girl named Bawang Putih. Her father had died and she lived with her stepmother and stepsister. Before her father passed away, her stepmother and stepsister were very kind to her. But two days after the sad occurence, they began to treat her cruelly. Her stepmother said:
“Bawang Putih, from this moment, you have to clean the house, guard the house, wash the clothes, and cook all the meals.”
“But mother...”
“No but! You must obey my rule! What do you think? I love you? I hate you! Why should I be kind to my stepdaughter?”
“How poor you are,” said her stepsister with a sly smile.
Her stepsister was Bawang Merah. She was very lazy and wore beautiful clothes. But Bawang Putih was
