Putri Tangguk is a character from Jambi folklore. [1] [2] According to the story, Putri Tangguk is a mother who has seven kids and lives with her husband. [2] Her husband and she are both farmers. [1] Although they 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 that they will not have to work as much or as long. [1] They do this, and on a rainy day, Putri Tangguk walks with her family 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, they walk along the same road. [2] Putri Tangguk sows a rice paddy on that road so that it will not ever be slippery again. [2] However, she quickly regrets this act after she realizes that the rice paddy is important. [2] The lesson of the story is to be thankful for what one has. [1]
