1) The story describes Roro Jonggrang, a princess of Prambanan palace who many rulers wanted to marry. 2) When the palace was conquered, she was supposed to marry the new ruler, Bandung Bondowoso, but refused which angered him. 3) To escape marriage, Roro agreed if Bandung could build a palace with 1,000 sculptures before sunrise. However, through trickery involving her maids pretending it was morning, Bandung failed to finish in time. In a rage, he cursed Roro and turned her into the stone statue that remains in the temple today.