Manuscript

a thousand fairy tales

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Seribu Dongeng (One Thousand Tales) is a collection of stories in prose written by Muhammad Bakir. One Thousand Tales is contained in a single manuscript, which is stored in the National Library with the code ML 240. One Thousand Tales contains 23 stories. The story in it is similar to a framed story, starting with a character telling the story, then in the story, there is a character telling a story.

These 23 stories or fairy tales do not have a complete frame so what is seen is a story that each stands alone but in sequence. Each story is numbered by the author. There is a 24th story but it is not complete in the introduction to the story, so the 24th story is considered non-existent.

One summary of the stories contained in the manuscript of a thousand fairy tales is a tale about King Uswarad, a tyrant king. One day, King Uswarad snatched a magical goat belonging to a poor man. The goat then lost its magic and the king fell ill.

There is also another tale about a hermit who owns a magic teapot that can dispense various drinks. King Asinwa intends to take the hermit's teapot. When bad intentions are about to be carried out, the magic of the pot disappears. King Asinwa was then made aware of his bad intentions by the hermit.

There is also a fairy tale about Priest Asyik, a hermit who lived poor and single. One day a guest asked for help selling two kinds of drinks in exchange for his daughter. Because he was engrossed in useless fantasies, the priest even destroyed the two drink bottles.

The story of Tambi Nadhar, a drug dealer, is also told in the One Thousand Tales script. One day, he intended to travel abroad for profit. Because he was too delusional, he fell into the river. Then there is also the story of King Taujab, a great king who has never worshiped or ruled by anyone. Because of his arrogance, he was defeated by the woman he wanted to marry.

The text of the One Thousand Tales script is written on various types of 32 x 20 cm lined European paper. On pages 197-236, paper stamps with the names G Kolff & C and Batavia appear, while other papers do not have paper stamps. Pages 169-176 are unlined. The text is written in black ink, which is now a dark brown color. However, the writing is still clearly legible. The condition of the script is not good. Manuscript paper is brown in color, weathered, and brittle due to acidity.

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