Sangkur

iang

Onceuponat i
meinWestJav a,Indonesi
a,l
ivedaprincessnamedDay angSumbi.Shewas
beauti
fulandkind-
heart
ed.Herhobbywasweav ingcloth.Butsomet i
messhecoul dbeveryl
azy.
Onedayherweav i
ngtoolfel
lbutshewast oolazytogeti thersel
f.Sheshoutedout,
"Can
anybodyhelpmegetmyt ool
?Ify ouareafemale,Iwill
takey ouasmysi st
er.I
fyouareamale,
I
wil
lmar r
yy ou!
"

Amalecreatur
ecame, buti
twasadog.Hi snamewasTumang.Hehappi l
ybroughtherthetool
toher
.DayangSumbi wasv er
ysurpr
isedbutshekeptherpr omise.Shemar r
iedthedog.
Tumangwasact uall
yamanwhohadbeencur sedbyawi t
chtobecomeadog.Butatcer tai
n
ti
mesTumangcoul dtur nbacktobenor mal man.Thei
ronlyson,Sangkuri
ang,wassoonbor n,
andhegrewupt obeahandsomeandheal thyboy.Healwaysplayedwithhisveryl
oyaldog,
Tumang.Hedidnotknowt hathewasact uall
yhisfat
her,
becauseDay angSumbi hidthesecret
fr
om hi
m.Sangkur i
angl i
kedtohunti
nt hewoods, ofcour
sewi t
hTumang.

OnedayDayangSumbi askedhimtobri
nghomeadeer '
sheart
.But, af
terhunti
ngforsaveral
days,
hecouldnotf
indanydeerinthewood.Hedidntwanttodisappointhismotherandwas
thi
nki
nghardhowtobringhomeadeer '
shear
t.Suddenl
yhehadav erybadidea.Hekil
led
Tumang.Thenhebroughthishear
thomeandgaveittoDay
angSumbi .

Sangkuriangcouldnotcheather
.SheknewitwasTumang'
shear
t.So,shegotv
eryangr
yand
hitSangkuri
ang'sfor
eheadwithapieceofwoodandt
oldhi
mtoleave.Wit
habadwoundonhis
forehead.Sangkuri
anglef
tthevi
ll
age.

Manyy
earsl
ater,Sangkuri
anggrewupt obepowerful
man.Onedayhewentbackt ohisvi
ll
age.
Hemetabeauti
fulyoungwomant here,andhefel
li
nlovewi
thheratthefi
rstsi
ght
.Itwas
Day
angSumbi.Shenev ergotol
derbecauseshehadbeengr
antedeternal
youthbythegods.

Sangkuri
ngdidnotknowt hatshewashismot her
,soshecamet oherandproposedt omarr
y
her.Whenhewal kedclosertoher,DayangSumbi gotver
ysupri
sedShesawt hescarin
Sangkuri
ang'
sforehead, andsoonsheknewt hathewasherson, whol
eftheralongtimeago.
Shetoldhimthetrut
handt ri
edhardtoexpl
ainitt
ohi m,buthedi
dnotbeli
eveher.Shedidnot
wanttobreakhisheart
, sosheacceptedhisproposalbutgavehi
m animpossibl
ethingtodo.
Shewantedhimt obuil
dal akeandaboatinjustonenight!

Sangkuriangagreed,becauseheknewt hathecouldmakeitwitht hehel

pofhi sgeni
es.By
midnighthefini
shedt helakeandt henstar
tedmakingtheboat.Day angSumbi wasthinki
ng
hardtofindawayt of ai
lhim.Beforedawn,sheaskedthepeoplei nthevil
lagetoburnthewoods
i
nt heEast,andthelightmadeal lthecockscrow.Thi
nkingthatthenightwouldbeov ersoon,
thegeniesrandfastandl eftSangkuri
angbeforetheboatwasf i
nished.Sangkuri
angreali
zed
thatDayangSumbi hadcheat edhi
m.Hegotv er
yangryandheki ckedtheboatupsidedown.It
graduall
ybecameamount ainandi ti
snowknownasMt .TangkubanPer ahu.
Tugas:

1.WhowasDay
angSumbi
?Descr
ibeher

2.Whathappenedt
oSangkur
iangaf
terheki
l
ledTumang?