Folklore found in Indonesia has a moral value that is beneficial for its readers or listeners. The folklores occasionally have similarities with folklores from other regions both in terms of the intrinsic and extrinsic elements of the works. For example, folklores Bawang Merah Bawang Putih from Indonesia and the story of Putri Arabella from Malaysia share similarities in terms of intrinsic elements and moral values. This study attempts to investigate the comparison of these folklores using a comparative literary theory. Three main intrinsic elements that are compared include characters and characterizations, settings, and plot. Meanwhile, the comparison of the moral values between the two folklores is focused on individual moral, social moral, and religious moral. The study shows that the intrinsic elements of Bawang Merah Bawang Putih stories have several connections with Putri Arabella from Malaysia, other than the moral values of the two stories. However, there is also a difference found between the two stories especially in the ending part of the story.

This study aims to describe the similarities and differences in functional structure of the Legendary Individual Muning Sekamis and Inyiak Susu Sabalah. The data in this study are the functional structure of folklore personal legend Muning Sekamis and the functional structure of the individual legend Inyiak Susu Sabalah. The findings of this study, show that the folklore legend of Muning Sekamis and Inyiak Susu Sabalah based on functional structure, can be formulated in ten functions of the actors arranged in three situations, namely the initial situation, the situation of transformation, and the final situation. In the initial situation there are three functions of the performer, namely (a) living as an ancestor, (b) living and becoming an ancestor with other family members, (c) where the origin is unknown. In a transformation situation there are three functions of the performer, namely (d) only has one breast, (e) the breast is very long, (f) milk from her breasts can treat various diseases. In the final situation there are four functions of the perpetrator, namely (g) disappearing (turned off) at the end of the story, (h) installing a four-angle talisman, (i) a four-angle talisman has never been revoked until now, (j) the village where he lives with his descendants is called as a lost village. The functional structure of an individual folklore legend of Muning Sekamis is more complete, while the folklore legend of the individual Inyiak Susu Sabalah has a simpler functional story structure.