The research aims to describe (1) life skills education in learning Indonesian language and literature, especially folktales, and (2) the integration of life skills education with folktales material, specifically in the heroic value aspects of the Sunan Pakubuwono X, King of the Kasunanan and Raden Mas Said, King of the Mangkunegaran in folktales. This descriptive qualitative research used content analysis research strategies. Sources of data were Kampung Jagalan Legend, Pangeran Mangkubumi in Bumi Sukowati Legend, Tirtomarto Reservoir Legend, life skills education, and HOTS books. Data collection techniques were through analysis of life skills education documents, HOTS, and folktales. The data were then analyzed through interactive model analysis. The results revealed that life skills education in Indonesian language and literature learning, especially folktales, integrate HOTS learning, life skills learning, and language skills learning. Besides, the integration of life skills education with folktales material, especially the heroic values of the Kings of Surakarta, is realized through HOTS learning that highlights the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains. The learning design is expected to positively affect the internalization of heroism, willingness to sacrifice, love for the country, hard work, loyalty, and patriotism values. The heroic values shown by these figures are a form of life skills education for students. Therefore, students can develop hard skills and soft skills in a balanced manner.