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Sangkuriang

In antiquity, there was the story of a daughter of the king in West Java called Dayang Sumbi.Ia have a boy named Sangkuriang. The child was very fond of hunting.


He was accompanied by Tumang hunting, the dog's favorite palace. Sangkuriang not know, that dog is the reincarnation of the god and also his father.

On a day Tumang not want to follow his orders to pursue prey. Then the dog chased into the woods.

When he returned to the palace, Sangkuriang mention this incident to her mother. Dayang Sumbi absurdly angry when he heard that story. He accidentally struck his head with a spoon rice Sangkuriang holding. Sangkuriang injured. He was very disappointed and went mengembaraSetelah incident, Dayang Sumbi very sorry for himself. He was always very diligent in prayer and penance. At one point, 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. Upon arrival, the kingdom had been totally changed. There met a beautiful girl, who was none other than Sumbi Dayang. Enchanted by her beauty, it would Sangkuriang proposed. Therefore it is very handsome youth, Dayang Sumbi also very fascinated him.

On a day Sangkuriang ask permission to hunt. He asked for help to spruce up Dayang Sumbi headband. Dayang Sumbi surprised after seeing the scars on her husband's head. The cut was exactly like a wound that his son had gone to leave. After long noticed, it turns out the boy's face is very similar to her son's face. He became very frightened.

And then he sought to thwart the efforts that the process of making a proposal. He submitted two terms. First, he asked the young man to stem the Citarum river. And second, he asked Sangkuriang to make a large boat to cross the stream. Both conditions must be fulfilled before dawn.

That night Sangkuriang doing penance. With his spiritual power, he mobilized supernatural beings to help finish the job. Dayang Sumbi even secretly peeked job. Once the work was almost complete, Dayang Sumbi ordered his troops to roll out a red silk cloth on the east side of town.

When watching the color red in the east of the city, Sangkuriang thought it was daybreak. He also stopped work. He was very angry because it meant he could not meet the requirements demanded Dayang Sumbi.

With his strength, he was hacking into the dam is built. Tempers great flood swept through the city. He was then kicked the big boat made. The canoe was floated and crashed into a mountain named "Tangkuban Boat."