The king of Umbul Wening, Prabu Ranubahu, had a beautiful daughter - Dewi Anum. She loves to take a bath and swim in the lake. Everytime she takes a bath, she forgets about everything, food, rest, even her duties as a princess. Eventhough the king and queen often scold  her, she never listen or pay attention to them. One day, Umbul Wening is stroke by a plaque and many citizen die. Many physicians tried to cure the people of Umbul Wening but they were unsuccessful.

Unexpectedly a monk came to see the king and said that the plaque could be cured using the plants that live in the lake located at the Krendawahanan Forest.Those plants must be taken only by Dewi Arum. So king orders her daughter to go to Krencawahana Forest to get the plants. After a long and tiring journey, they finally arrive at the lake.

Seeing the clear and blue water, Dewi Arum jumps and take a bath in the lake. She forgets about her duty to go and get the cure for her people, eventhough her servants  reminded her it.

Being worried with her daughter, Prabu Ranubahu went after her and was surprised to see her take a bath so happily that make her forget about the duties. The king became furious and told her that since you enjoyed being in the lake so much, you should become part of the lake!" Soon after he finished his sentence, a strange thing happens. Dewi Arum turns into a beautiful red flower.

The king was surprised and sad to see what happens to her daughter. So, he picks the flower and goes back to his kingdom. When the king arrives with the flower, the sickness that has been plaguing the kingdom is gone.

The beautiful flower that was once Dewi Arum is called LOTUS, and it always grows in lakes.