Cindelaras: The Boy and His Fighting Cock

Raised in the forest by his exiled mother, young Cindelaras owns one treasure: a rooster whose crow sings a secret — 'My master is Cindelaras, his father is the King of Janggala.' When the bird defeats every champion in the kingdom, the king himself demands to hear that crow. A joyful East Javanese tale of truth that cannot stay hidden, retold for a new generation of readers.