Raden Kamandaka story is folklore that spread across severals districts in Banyumas regency which has many versions and variants. This story has various variants that evolved in accordance with region of speakers, both of oral and written tradition. This research is centered on the oral tradition of Raden Kamandaka story in some areas of Banyumas district. The method used is qualitative methods that is presented with descriptions. This research uses narrative analysis. A variant of the story is

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... a description of what is potrayed in the narrative. The analysis of story is divided into events and existence. Events consist of actions and happenings. Existence consist of characters and setting. Based on this research, the ten variants of the story of Raden Kamandaka are obtained from ten speakers as data. The results of the ten variants of the story obtained a variant of the story which is considered as the main story or the master story; it is the story that possesses important event. The ones which are not the master story variant are considered as a supporting or complementary variant of the story. Based on the main story, the central areas of Raden Kamandaka story are discovered. Variant II, III, IV, VII, and X are assumed to be the main variant. Then, variant I, V, VI, VIII, and IX as supporting or complementary variant of the story.