Story Of Sangkuriang

Tangkuban Perahu (Sangkuriang) - Cerita Bahasa Inggris

Folk legend West Java (Indonesia).In antiquity, there was a story of a princess in West Java called Dayang Sumbi. He has a son named Sangkuriang. The child was very fond of hunting He hunting accompanied by Tumang, beloved dog palace. Sangkuriang do not know, that the dog was an incarnation of the god and father.One day Tumang not want to follow his orders to pursue game. The dog then the sending off into the woods. When he returned to the palace, Sangkuriang recounted the incident to her mother. Dayang Sumbi not play angry when I heard that story. He accidentally hit the head Sangkuriang with a spoon in his hand. Sangkuriang injured. He was very disappointed and went wandering.After the incident, Dayang Sumbi deeply regretted her. He was always very diligent in prayer and penance. At one time, the gods gave him a gift. He will be forever young and has a timeless beauty. After years of wandering, Sangkuriang eventually intends to return to his homeland. Arriving there, the kingdom has changed completely. There he met a beautiful girl, who is none other than Dayang Sumbi. Fascinated by her beauty then, Sangkuriang proposed. Therefore it is a very handsome young man, Dayang Sumbi was very fascinated him.One day Sangkuriang asked permission to hunt. He asked for help Dayang Sumbi to spruce up the headband. Dayang Sumbi surprise, when he saw the scars on the head of her husband. Luka was exactly like a wound that his son had gone to wander. After a long noticed, it turns out the boy's face is very similar to his son's face. He became very frightened. Then later he sought in its power to thwart the process of making a proposal. He filed two terms. First, he asked the young man to stem the Citarum river. And second, he asked Sangkuriang to make a big boat to cross the river. Both requirements must have been met before dawn.That night Sangkuriang did penance. With his power he is exerting unseen creatures to help finish the job. Dayang Sumbi was secretly peek such work. Once the work was almost complete, Dayang Sumbi ordered his men to hold a red silk cloth in the east of the city. While watching the redness in the eastern city, Sangkuriang thought it was late morning. He also stopped work. He was very upset because it means he can not qualify requested Dayang Sumbi.With his strength, he made his break through the dam. There was severe flooding across the city. He was later kicked big boat made. The canoe was floated and crashed into a mountain named "Tangkuban Perahu."(END)