THE LEGEND OF TANGKUBAN PERAHU

Long time ago in West Java, there was a king’s daughter named Dayang Sumbi. She was
very beautiful and smart. Many kings wanted to marry with her. But she didn’t choose them.
Then, they
fought each other to get her. Dayang Sumbi didn’t want that. So, she went to a deep forest. One
day, Dayang sumbi was sewing.

Dayang Sumbi : ” Oh my god, I fall my needle. But…. I’m so lazy to take it. I
hope someone wants to take it and give it to me. If she’s a women,
I’ll make her my sister, if he’s a man. I’ll marry him”.
Suddenly a male dog, it’s name was Tumang came, he brought her falling tool. Dayang sumbi
was very surprised.

“ Here’s your needle” said Tumang. Dayang Sumbi answered “Thank you, but … you’re a
dog. I can’t marry with you”

Tumang said : “ But you have promised to marry with the person who take and
give it to you, and it’s me. Remember, you’re still a princess, and
you can’t break your promise”

Dayang Sumbi answered ” Alright, I accept you as my husband”

Dayang Sumbi married with Tumang, and they got a child named Sangkuriang. He grew
to be a strong, and handsome man. But, Sangkuriang didn’t know if Tumang was his father. He
only knew that Tumang is a loyal dog, not his father.

One day Dayang Sumbi wanted to have deer’s heart so, she ask Sangkuriang to hunt
for a deer. “ Sangkuriang I want to eat deer’s heart would you like to find it “
“ok mom, I am going to the forest now “ answered Sangkuriang
Dayang sumbi said “ be careful and bring tumang with you “
I’m going now! Answered Sangkuriang.

After that, they went to the forest with his arrow and his faithful dog, Tumang.

Sangkuriang : “Look!... that’s a big boar. Catch it!”

Tumang : “ I can’t do it ”

Sangkuriang : ”Why don’t you catch that pig?! “

Tumang : “ Sorry…. I can’t tell you the reason “

Sangkuriang :” Fine, take this! ”

After several days they could not find any deer, they were disappeared. Sangkuriang was
exhausted and desperate. he did not want to disappoint her mother so he killed Tumang.
“ sorry Tumang….” ( mengarahkan busur panahnya ke tumang)

After He killed him. Sangkuriang took Tumang’s heart and he went to his home. Then, he
gave it to his mother.

Sangkuriang : mom.. ”I’m home!”

Dayang Sumbi :oh my son.. “Where’s Tumang? I saw you hunting with him”

Sangkuriang : “I don’t know, maybe he’s still outside, here’s the meat for our
dinner”

Dayang Sumbi : ”Wait here, I’ll cook it “

 After Dayang Sumbi cooked the heart, they ate it. But, Dayang Sumbi still didn’t know
that the heart that she ate was Tumang.

Dayang Sumbi asked sangkurian ”Why don’t Tumang come back to here?”

”I………. I don’t know” answered sangkuriang

Dayang Sumbi : ”Don’t lie to me, I know that you know about that”

Sangkuriang : “I’m sorry mom. I killed him”

Dayang Sumbi : “ You killed him!? Do you know what you have done !?”

Sangkuriang : “ I’m sorry….. I didn’t want to kill him “

Dayang Sumbi : ” Get out from here, and never come back here again !”

Then, Dayang Sumbi hit his head with a rice ladle and it traced. Sangkuriang left his
home. He traveled around the world. After a long time, he didn’t realize that he came back to his
homeland where his mother lived. At there, he met with Dayang Sumbi, his mother. But, He
didn’t realize that Dayang Sumbi was his mother, because Dayang Sumbi looked like a young
woman.

(dayang sumbi berjalan di depan Sangkuriang, sangkuriang tertarik pad dayang sumbi… cuit…
cuit…cuit… )

Sangkuriang : “ Good morning, beauty lady “

Dayang Sumbi : “ Good morning .. Do you live near here ? Because I never
meet you before “

Sangkuriang : “ No, I don’t. I’m a traveler. I have traveled around the world “

Dayang Sumbi : “ Oh … what’s your business to come here? “

Sangkuriang : “ I’m looking for a wife… and I think …. I’ve found her “

Dayang Sumbi : “ Who’s that person? “

Sangkuriang : “ It’s you, my love “

Dayang Sumbi : “Oh really.. that me is your love.

Both of them did not know each other. So they fell in love and then decided to marry. But then
dayang sumbi recognized a scar on his Sangkuriang head. She know that Sangkuriang was her
son.

“what’s that? On your forehead “ asked dayang Sumbi.

Sangkuriang answered :“ It’s a trace. My mother hit me with a rice ladle “

Dayang Sumbi : “ Your mother…. Wait a minute, what’s your name? “

Sangkuriang : “ I’m Sangkuriang “

Dayang Sumbi : “ We can’t marry, I’m your mother “

Sangkuriang : “ No way, if you’re my mother, you have been old now “

Dayang Sumbi : “ It’s ok if you don’t believe it, but we cant’ marry “

Sangkuriang : “ I’ll do anything for you“

Dayang sumbi give a very difficult condition. She wanted Sangkuriang to build a lake and a boat
in one night, she said she needed that for honeymoon. Sangkuriang agree, with the help of genie
and spirits Sangkuriang tried to build them.

After that, Dayang Sumbi left him alone. After She’s gone, he casted a spell to call his
friends.

Sangkuriang : “I’ll call my friends to help me ”

Djinn : ” Did you call me, master? ”

Sangkuriang : “ Yes. I need your help to make a boat for me fastly ”

Djiin : ”HAHAHA… That’s very easy. Alright, I will make it for you ”

After that, the Djiin made the boat fastly. Dayang Sumbi saw that Sangkuriang used Djiin
power to made the boat. Dayang Sumbi was panic, because they almost finished the boat.
Dayang Sumbi got an Idea. She made lights in the east. Then the spirits thougt that it was already
done.

Djiin :” That’s….sunlight! Sorry master, I can’t finish this boat

I must run now! ”
Sangkuriang : ” Wait…! I say wait…! You must finish it now ! ”

Without their help he could not finish the boat. Sangkuriang was very angry. He kicked
the boat.

After he kicked his grand ship, the ship flipped and burned Sangkuriang. Finally, the
flipped ship turned into a big mountain in West Java, It called Tangkuban Perahu. Tangkuban
means flipped, and perahu means boat.

The moral value of this story is think before act, no matter what happened you always have to be
a honest person. Because everytime you lie, you will continue to lie to cover up your lies.