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The Origin of “Guel” Dance || Aceh Folklore (Part II)

When the boats reached the island, they day had been dark. Then they tried to find a place to stay. They found a place that was actually langgar (note langgar is a small version of a mosque). They decided to stay and sleep there. In the morning, people of Serule that passed by the langgar were shocked as they saw two boys with shabby looks were sleeping there.  ( Read "The Origin of "Guel" Dance Part I  here)   People of Serule , then took those brothers to the palace to be interrogated. After they met the king, those two brothers told what happened to them. Knowing what already happened to those brothers, the king felt sad and the king decided to adopt them, and they became the sons of the king. The adoption of those brothers gave a good effect to the living of people of Serule. Their lives became better and better. It was believed that it happened because the blessing that those brothers had. As a proof of blessing that those brothers had, every