Palace of fairy tales

Palace of fairy tales

JAKARTA (JP): Some 40 orphans from the Tangerang-based Islamic Village visited the Istana Cerita (Palace of Fairy Tales) at the Ciputra Mall over the weekend.

The orphans who were invited by the Mall management watched an Ali Baba operetta. The operetta, one of the 1001 night fairy tales, was performed by children ballet club Sanggar Pelangi.

"After they watch the operetta we will have a breaking of the fast with our brothers and sisters from the orphanage," Wina Andriyani of Ciputra Mall told The Jakarta Post.

A good crowd of people surrounded the Palace playground, decorated in the Middle Eastern style to suggest 1001-night nuance of the Mediterranean culture.

The Mall's Palace of Fairy Tales offers various children program from time to time. The current Mediterranean program will last through March 10.

The orphans were also given clothes and money collected from the donation box, donation pool for used usable goods located throughout the mall. (14)