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Totok Kerot, Thothok Kerot, or Thothokkêrot (:ʈɔʈɔʔ kərɔt) is a female character in folk tales, spread among people in the surrounding areas of Kediri. There are several different tales concerning her, but the common features are that she has ugly face, with appearance like ''butâ'' (Jav. "giant" or "ogre"). Local tradition connects the character with a statue, commonly called Rêcâ Thothokkêrot, found in Kediri Regency. Some tales connect Thothokkerot to the legend of Calon Arang. Others have no connection whatsoever to the legend. Some tales about her is related here. ==Thothokkerot and Princess Limaran== Thotokkerot was an ugly ogress. He longed the love of Raden Putra of Kediri. She loved to make up her face in order to charm the prince. Everyday she came to a pond to mirror on thewater surface. One day she was astounded to find that the face she looked at the water was extremely beautiful. Can't believe in her own eyes, she took an earthen bucket of water and then mirrored on the water in the bucket. She saw the same familiar face she had already known. Again mirrored she on the pond, only to find the beautiful face. Feeling as if being mocked, she kicked the bucket into pieces. She looked into the pond once more, and there she saw the beautiful face. At last, she was convinced that gods had granted her wish to have beautiful face. Enamoured, she started to dance, expressing his feelings towards Raden Putra, and sang out her love for him. However, her dance was jerky and ridiculuous and her voice was not pleasant to the hear either. After a little while, she heard a giggle from above her. She looked up, and there she saw the beautiful face she had seen before. A young girl was climbing on a branch of tree above her. Now she was aware that the beautiful face did not belong to her, but to the young girl. Apparently the young girl had observed her for a while. After she danced and sang, the girl could not help laughing seeing her. Thothokkerot was furious. She rocked the tree exuberantly. Dry leaves and flowers and old twigs and branches were falling apart. Terrified, the young girl climbed down the tree, and sat in front of her. Later it is revealed that her was Limaran, a princess from nearby kingdom. Thothokkerot picked up the fallen flowers and put a handful of them on her head indiscriminately. Then she put a flower on the princess' head. A young shepherd passed by. Thothokkerot asked him which one of them is more beautiful. He answered spontaneously that the princess was more beautiful even with only a flower on her head, as if a lone bright star. Afterwards, Thothokkerot exchange the flower arrangement, now she wore only a flower. Again she asked the boy who was more beautiful. This time the shepherd answered that with a pile of flowers on the princess' head she looked like a bright full moon. Hearing his answers, Thothokkerot was angry and she roared to the princess and the shepherd. Frightened, they ran away. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Totok Kerot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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