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=**__Dewi Sri__** =  __ **1.Setting** __ This story is set is Mataram, Lombok

__ **2.Characters** __ The main characters of this story are:


 * Dewi Sri
 * Raja of Mendang - Father of Dewi Sri
 * Sadano - Dewi Sri’s Brother

__ **3.Description** __ Dewi Sri was the daughter of the Raja of Mataram. She lived with her father in a palace in Mendang Kamulan, which was the capital city. Dewi Sri’s father was wishing to retire and he summoned his son to take over. His son, Sudano declined the offer and his father became mad. Dewi Sri came in to see her brother fly out the window as a glatik bird. She asked if she should follow him and her father said that she was to follow him as a snake. The next morning a pheasant a snake and was going to kill it but the snake rose and said “it is me Dewi Sri, please don’t kill me. If you let me live I promise you a rich harvest.” The snake was rewarded by the pheasant with incense and flowers as the snake ate all the pests in the field.

__ **4.Moral** __ The moral of this story may be to obey all orders directed from parents  __ **5.Comparison** __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">The story is different from stories from other cultures because people turn into animals. Most stories have a certain structure to follow where as this story is different. The story also tells us that in this area of Indonesia harvesting is a big thing compared to wealthier areas.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__ **6.Genre** __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Dewi Sri is a legend, this is know because at the start of the story it says its a legend.