Cerita rakyat from West Java
Lutung Kasarung
Prabu Tapa Agung had led a
kingdom in West Java for a long time. He was getting old and therefore
wanted to choose a successor. But unfortunately, he had no son. He
thought of choosing one of his daughters, Purbararang and Purbasari. But
it wasn’t an easy choice. They were both very pretty and smart. The
only difference was their temperament. Purbararang was rude and
dishonest, while Purbasari was kind and caring. With those
considerations, Prabu Tapa Agung finally chose Purbasari to be his
successor.
Purbararang didn’t agree with her
father’s decision. “It’s supposed to be me, Father. I’m the eldest
daughter!” Purbararang said. Prabu Tapa Agung smiled. “Purbararang, to
be a queen takes more than age. There are many other qualities that one
must possess,” explained Prabu Tapa Agung wisely. “What does Purbasari
have that I don’t?” Purbararang pouted. “You’ll find out when Purbasari
has replaced me,” Prabu Tapa Agung answered.
After the discussion, Purbararang
went back to her room. “Is there something wrong?” asked Indrajaya.
Indrajaya is Purbararang’s future husband. “I’m upset! Father chose
Purbasari as his successor and not me! I have to do something!”
Purbararang said. Driven mad by her anger, she came to a witch and asked
her to send rash all over Purbasari’s body. Before going to bed,
Purbasari started to feel itch all over her body. She tried applying
powder to her body, but it’s no use. Instead, the itching grew even
worse. She didn’t want to scratch it, but she just couldn’t help it. In
the next morning, there were scratch mark all over Purbasari’s body.
“What happened to you?” asked Purbararang, pretending to be concerned.
“I don’t know, sis. Last night, my body suddenly felt very itchy. I
scratched and scratched, and this is what happened,” Purbasari answered.
Purbararang shook her head. “You must have done something really awful.
You’ve been punished by the gods!
Telaga Warna
Long time ago there was a
kingdom in West Java. The kingdom was ruled by a king called Prabu. He
was a kind and wise king. Under Prabu’s leadership, the kingdom grew
into a prosperous kingdom. There’s no hunger in the kingdom. Everybody
in the kingdom loved their king. But, there’s one problem. The king and
his queen hadn’t got any children. It made the couple very sad. That was
why Prabu decided to go to the jungle. There, he meditated and prayed
to God. Everyday he begged for a child. His dream finally came true. A
few months later, the queen got pregnant. All people in the kingdom felt
very happy. They sent many presents to the palace to express their
happiness. Nine months later a baby girl was born. The baby grew as a
beautiful teenager then.
Prabu and his queen loved their
daughter so much. They gave what ever she wanted. It made the princess
grew into a spoiled girl. When her wish couldn’t be fulfilled, she would
be very angry. She even said bad things often. Even though the princess
behaved badly, her parents still loved her, and so did the people in
the kingdom.
Time passed and the princess
grew more beautiful. In a few days, the princess would be seventeen
years old. That’s why people of that kingdom brought many presents for
her. They bring gold and beautiful jewelries. Prabu collected the
presents. Then Prabu stored them in a special room. Some times he would
take them to give to his people who needed it. Prabu only took a few
gold and jewels. Then he brought them to a goldsmith. “Please make a
necklace for my daughter,” said Prabu. “My pleasure, Your Majesty,” the
goldsmith replied. The goldsmith worked with all his heart and his
ability. He wanted to create the most beautiful necklace for the
princess.
The birthday came. People
gathered in the palace field. Then Prabu and the queen appeared. They
waved to their beloved people. Cheers were loud and louder when the
princess appeared. Everybody admired her beauty. Prabu got up from his
chair and took a small pillow. A beautiful necklace was on the pillow.
Prabu took that necklace. “My beloved daughter, today I give this
necklace to you. This necklace is a gift from people in this country.
They love you so much. They presented it for you to express their
happiness, because you have growing to a woman,” said Prabu. The
princess accepted the necklace. She looked at the necklace in a glance.
“I don’t want this necklace! It’s ugly!” shouted the princess as she
threw the necklace away. The necklace hit the floor and was broken. The
gold and jewels were spread out on the floor.
No body dared to speak. They
never thought that their beloved princess would do such a cruel thing.
In their silence, people heard the queen crying. Every woman felt sad
and began crying too. Then everybody was crying. Suddenly, from the
middle of the field, a spring emerged. It quickly became a pool. The
palace was getting flooded. Soon the place became a big lake.
Nowadays the water on that lake
is not as full as before. There is only a small lake now. People called
the lake Telaga Warna (it means lake of colour). On a bright day, the
lake is full of colour. These colors come from the reflections of
forest, plants, flowers, and sky around the lake. But some people said
that the colours are from the princess’ necklace, which spreads at the
bottom of the lake.***
Sangkuriang
Long time ago in West Java, lived
a beautiful girl named Dayang Sumbi. She was also smart and clever. Her
beauty and intelligence made a prince from the heavenly kingdom of
Kahyangan desire her as his wife. The prince asked permission from his
father to marry Dayang Sumbi. People from Kahyangan could never live
side by side with humans, but his father approved on one condition, when
they had a child, the prince would transform into a dog. The prince
accepted the condition.
They get married and lived
happily in the woods until Dayang Sumbi gave birth to a baby boy. The
prince then changed into a dog named Tumang. Their son is named
Sangkuriang. He was very smart and handsome like his father. Everyday,
he hunted animals and looked for fruits to eat. One day, when he was
hunting, Sangkuriang accidentally killed Tumang. His arrow missed the
deer he was targeting and hit Tumang instead. He went home and tells her
mother about the dog. “What?” Dayang Sumbi was appalled. Driven by
sadness and anger, she grabbed a weaving tool and hit Sangkuriang’s head
with it. Dayang Sumbi was so sad; she didn’t pay any attention to
Sangkuriang and started to cry.
Sangkuriang feel sad and also
confused. How can his mother love a dog more than him? Sangkuriang then
decided to go away from their home and went on a journey. In the
morning, Dayang Sumbi finally stopped crying. She started to feel
better, so she went to find Sangkuriang. But her son was no where to be
found. She looked everywhere but still couldn’t find him. Finally, she
went home with nothing. She was exhausted. She fell asleep, and in her
dream, she meets her husband. “Dayang Sumbi, don’t be sad. Go look for
my body in the woods and get the heart. Soak it with water, and use the
water to bathe, and you will look young forever,” said the prince in her
dream. After bathing with the water used to soak the dog’s heart,
Dayang Sumbi looked more beautiful and even younger.
And time passed by. Sangkuriang
on his journey stopped at a village and met and fell in love with a
beautiful girl.He didn't realize that the village was his homeland and
the beautiful girl was his own mother, Dayang Sumbi. Their love grew
naturally and he asked the girl to marry him. One day, Sangkuriang was
going on a hunt. He asked Dayang Sumbi to fix the turban on his head.
Dayang Sumbi was startled when she saw a scar on his head at the same
place where she, years ago, hit Sangkuriang on the head.
After the young man left, Dayang
Sumbi prayed for guidance. After praying, she became convinced that the
young man was indeed her missing son. She realized that she had to do
something to prevent Sangkuriang from marrying her. But she did not wish
to disappoint him by cancelling the wedding. So, although she agreed to
marry Sangkuriang, she would do so only on the condition that he
provides her with a lake and built a beautiful boat, all in one night.
Sangkuriang accepted this
condition without a doubt. He had spent his youth studying magical arts.
After the sun went down, Sangkuriang went to the hill. Then he called a
group of genie to build a dam around Citarum River. Then, he commands
the genies to cut down trees and build a boat. A few moments before
dawn, Sangkuriang and his genie servants almost finished the boat.
Dayang Sumbi, who had been spying
on him, realised that Sangkuriang would fulfill the condition she had
set. Dayang Sumbi immediately woke all the women in the village and
asked them to wave a long red scarf. All the women in the village were
waving red scarf, making it look as if dawn was breaking. Deceived by
false dawn, the cock crowed and farmers rose for the new day.
Sangkuriang’s genie servants
immediately dropped their work and ran for cover from the sun, which
they feared. Sangkuriang grew furious. With all his anger, he kicked the
unfinished boat. The boat flew and landed on a valley. The boat then
became a mountain, called Mount Tangkuban Perahu (Tangkuban means
upturned or upside down, and Perahu means boat). With his power, he
destroyed the dam. The water drained from the lake becoming a wide plain
and nowadays became a city called Bandung (from the word Bendung, which
means Dam).***
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