The Legend Of Tangkuban Perahu
by Febry and Mrs.Murni
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long time ago in West Java lived a beautiful woman named Dayang Sumbi.
She lived alone on top of a hill. Dayang Sumbi like quilting (menjahit)
in her hut.
One day Dayang Sumbi was quilting in her hut, suddenly
her quilt fell of from her hut, then she did’nt take it, instead she
prayed to god. “oh.. god.. if a man pick up my quilt he will be my
husband , if a woman she will be my sister”
Suddenly a male dog
picked up. Dayang Sumbi was surprised, “oh.. no ! it’s a dog” then for
keeping her words, Dayang Sumbi married the dog and called him Tumang.
Actually, the dog was a man cursed by a majician.
A few mounth later,
Dayang Sumbi gave birth a baby, named him Sangkuriang, Dayang Sumbi
never told who Sangkuriang’s father. Sangkuriang grow and grow int a
strong and handsome boy, he like hunting with Tumang in the forest.
One
day Sangkuriang was hunting with tumang in the forest. But he got
nothing, he blamed tumang and killed tumang. Dayang sumbi was very
angry, she hit sangkuriang’s head and ask Sangkuriang to went out from
her home. Then sangkuriang ran and ran away, Sangkuriang wondered to
along place, and become a monk.
One day sangkuriang was wondering,
and he met a beautiful woman. The woman Dayang Sumbi. Sangkuriang didn’t
know that she was his mother, but Dayang Sumbi knew that he was her son.
Sangkuriang fell in love with Dayang Sumbi, he want to marry dayang
sumbi.
Finally, dayang sumbi agreed to marry, but she ask sangkuriang
to make a boat and a fast lake in one night. In the night sangkuriang
use supernatural power, he called the ghost and the devil to help him.
Dayang
sumbi was worried, she tought sangkuriang’s work will be finished on
time, so… she ask the people in a village to help her, to made a shadow
and to pounded rice.
Sangkuriang was surprised, “ oh.. no! it’s morning.. I’m failed to marry dayang sumbi.”
Then
sangkuriang kicked the boat, and the boat turn up side down, it become a
mountain. Now people call it TANGKUBAN PERAHU. That’s all.
