Saturday, October 25, 2014

Sangkuriang (Legend of Mount Tangkuban Perahu)



In antiquity, in West Java, there lived a princess named Dayang Sumbi. He has a son named Sangkuriang. The child was very fond of hunting in the forest. Each game, he was always accompanied by her beloved dog named Tumang. Tumang actually the incarnation of a god, and also the biological father Sangkuriang, but Sangkuriang not know it, and his mother was deliberately concealing it.
One day, as usual Sangkuriang went into the woods to hunt. Once when he got in the woods, Sangkuriang start looking for prey. He saw a bird perched on a branch, then without thinking Sangkuriang shot him, and right on target. Sangkuriang then ruled earlier Tumang to catch prey, but the Tumang silent and refused to follow orders Sangkuriang. Since it is very annoyed at Tumang, then he drove Sangkuriang Tumang and not allowed to go home with him again.
At home, Sangkuriang tell the incident to her mother. Upon hearing the story of her son, Dayang Sumbi very angry. He picked up the spoon, and banged on the head Sangkuriang. Feeling disappointed with the treatment of his mother, then Sangkuriang decided to go wandering, and left home.
After the incident, Dayang Sumbi deeply regretted his actions. He prayed every day, and ask that one day could see her son back. Because of the seriousness of the Sumbi Dayang prayer, then God gave him a gift of eternal beauty and youth forever.
After many years of wandering Sangkuriang, he eventually intends to return to his hometown. Once there, he was very surprised at all, because his hometown has changed completely. Sangkuriang the pleasure increases when the current in the middle of the road met a woman who is very beautiful, who is none other than Lady Sumbi. Because fascinated by her beauty, the direct Sangkuriang proposed. Finally an application is received by Dayang Sumbi Sangkuriang, and agreed to be married in the near future. One day, his future wife Sangkuriang ask permission to hunt on health-. Before leaving, he asked Dayang Sumbi for belt tightening and smoothing kapalanya. Surprise, Dayang Sumbi, because at the time she smoothed Sangkuriang headband, he saw a scar. The scar is a scar similar to his. Once asked about the cause of the wound Sangkuriang it, Dayang Sumbi tekejut increases, because it is true that her husband was her own son.
Dayang Sumbi very confused, because he may not marry his own son. After Sangkuriang home hunting, Dayang Sumbi trying to speak to Sangkuriang, so Sangkuriang cancel their wedding plans. Dayang Sumbi request is not approved Sangkuriang, and only considered the wind alone.
Dayang Sumbi every day thinking about how to order their wedding never happened. After thinking hard, Dayang Sumbi finally found the best way. He poses two requirements to Sangkuriang. If Sangkuriang can meet both of these requirements, it would be his wife Dayang Sumbi, but otherwise if it fails then the wedding will be canceled. The first requirement Dayang Sumbi wants Citarum river dammed. And the second is, ask Sangkuriang to make a very large boat to cross the river. Both requirements must finish before dawn.

Sangkuriang Dayang Sumbi undertakes the second request, and promised to finish before dawn. With its magic, then Sangkuriang exert his friends from the jinn to help complete the task. Secretly, Dayang Sumbi peek of Sangkuriang work. How shocked him, because Sangkuriang almost all of the terms given menyelesaiklan Dayang Sumbi before dawn.
Dayang Sumbi then requested help local communities to hold a red silk cloth to the east of the city. When looking at the redness in the eastern city, Sangkuriang thought that it was already dawn. Sangkuriang immediately stopped work and was not able to meet the requirements that have been filed by Dayang Sumbi.
With a sense of annoyance and disappointment, and then break down the dam Sangkuriang it has itself created. Since the collapse of the dam, then there was a flood and the entire town under water. Sangkuriang also kicked big boat that has been made. The canoe was floated and fell on his face, and then became a mountain called Tangkuban Perahu.

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