Tangkuban perahu
Once upon a time in West Java lived a wise king who had a
beautiful daughter. Her name is Dayang Sumbi. Dayang symbi has a husband named
Tumang. Tumang was actually a prince, he was spelled by a bad witch into a dog.
Several months later, they had a son. His name is
Sangkuriang. He is handsome and healthy boy. He didnt know that his father is
the dog. Sangkuriang likes hunting very much, he often went hunting to the
woods using his gun. When he went hunting, Tumang always go with him.
One day, Dayang Sumbi wanted to eat a deer’s heart, so she
asked her son to hunt for a deer.
Dayang Sumbi
: “Oh my dearest son, today, suddenly I feel like eating a deer’s heart.
Will you go hunt it for your mom?”
Sangkuriang : “Of course, mom. It’s my
pleasure to do it. I will go hunt to the wood right now. Bye-bye, Mom. Let’s
go, Tumang!”
Then Sangkuriang went
to the wood holding his gun and with his faithful dog, Tumang. But, after
several days in the wood, Sangkuriang couldn’t find any deer. They were all
disappeared. Sangkuriang was exstremely tired and desperate. He sat below on
the tree and talk to himself.
Sangkuriang : “What should I do right
now? I couldn’t find any deer after several days hunting. What should I do now?!”
He looked at Tumang. His faithful dog is laying beside him
right now. Tired. Then Sangkuriang holds his gun and shot Tumang right in its heart.
Sangkuriang : “Sorry Tumang, its doesnt
seem right, but I have to find an animal heart to replace the deer’s heart”
Sangkuriang really didn’t want to disappointed his mother so
he killed Tumang. Sangkuriang didn’t know that Tumang is actually his father.
Sangkuriang went home and bring Tumang’s heart to give it to his mother.
Sangkuriang : “Mom, here it is.
Deer’s heart. I have been looking for it for several days. All deers were all
disappear suddenly. Then I found this only one deer this morning.”
Dayang Sumbi : “Awww.. thank you so much, my
dearest son. Anyways, where is Tumang? I don’t see him around with you.”
Sangkuriang : “Ermmm…”
Sangkuriang : “… please, don’t be
mad at me if I’m being honest to you. I really couldn’t find any deer at the
jungle. And… and I don’t want to disappoint you. So I killed…. Tumang.”
Dayang Sumbi : “WHAT? WHAT DID YOU SAY,
SANGKURIANG? YOU KILLED TUMANG? YOU KILLED HIM, HUH? YOU KILLED HIM?”
Dayang Sumbi was very upset that she couldn’t handle her
emotion so she hit Sangkuriang at his head. Sangkuriang was wounded. There was
a big scar on his head. Dayang Sumbi also revelled him.
Dayang Sumbi : “YOU ARE SUCH AN USELESS
SON. STUPID!! NOW, STAY AWAY FROM ME! LEAVE ME ALONE! GET OUT FROM THIS HOUSE!
GO!!!!!!!”
*Dayang sumbi leaves the room*
Days by days, weeks by weeks, months by months, years by
years. Many years passed and Sangkuriang has grown up to a very strong and
attractive young man. But, he still has a scar on his head which was being hit
by his mother. Sangkuriang wandered everywhere, one day he arrived at his own
mansion but didn’t realize it. There, he met Dayang Sumbi.
Sangkuriang : “Wow.. How beautiful
is that woman. I need to know her. But… her face looks so familiar, but ah
nevermind.”
Sangkuriang : ”What’s your name
miss ? “
Dayang Sumbi :
“My name is Dayang sumbi sir, and what is your name sir ? “
Sangkuriang : “My name is Sangkuriang
At the time, Dayang Sumbi was given an eternal beauty by
God, so she is forever young. Both of them, didn’t recognize each other. They
fell in love at the first sight. They chat and share about stuffs until the sun
goes down.
Dayang Sumbi: "I think there's a scar on your
head?"
Sangkuriang:
"Really?"
Dayang Sumbi: "Yes. Can you tell me why the wound?
"
Sangkuriang suddenly remembered little of her past.
Dayang Sumbi:
"What was the cause of the wound?"
Sangkuriang: "That hit by my own mother."
Dayang Sumbi: "?
Huh Hit?"
Dayang Sumbi almost fainted because too upset that she is now realized that this
man was her son.
Dayang Sumbi : “Oh my God! Hey you’re my son!”
Sangkuriang : “What? Mom? You’re not
my mom, she’s old now! Haha.. You must be kidding me.”
It was impossible for them to marry, Dayang Sumbi told him
about that but he doesn’t believe it. He wished to marry her soon. So, Dayang
Sumbi gave a very difficult condition. She wanted sangkuriang to build a yacth
in a night, she said, she needed that for honeymoon.
Dayang Sumbi : “It is impposible for us
to marry! You are my son, Sangkuriang. See that scar on your head? I hit you
long time ago, remember? We can’t..”
Sangkuriang : “Me? Your son? Like
seriously, if you were my mom, you would be way older than me.”
Dayang Sumbi : “No… you are my son,
Sangkuriang. I am your mommy. Dayang Sumbi!”
Sangkuriang : “No way! You must be
kidding me!”
Dayang Sumbi : “Okay if you don’t believe
me, fine. I will marry you.. BUT.. build me a yacth, in a night !”
Sangkuriang : “Okay, if I finished
it in a night, you must marry me !”
*Genie comes out from a door*
Sangkuriang : Genieeeeee !! Genieeeee
Genie : I am here
master
Sangkuriang
: “Oh, Genie. I need your
help, my future wife wants me to build a yacht for her in a night.”
Genie : “Ha.. So
easy master. I could make it in less than a night.”
Then he started building the yacth. It was almost morning
when he nearly finished it. Meanwhile, Dayang Sumbi keep watching on them. She
was worried, the she made lights in the east by waving a orange sarong and she
made the rooster wake up. The genie thought that it was already done. It was
time for it to left Sangkuriang alone. Without its help he couldn’t finish the
yacht.
Genie : “what….. I gotta go,
master. The sun is going up. Bye bye”
Sangkuriang : “Nooooo dont leave
meee…”
Dayang Sumbi : “Oh.. I’m really sorry to
say but… you failed. I am sorry but I can’t marry you, Sangkuriang. It’s
morning already and.. you haven’t finished the yacht I asked you.”
Sangkuriang was very angry and he kicked the yacht, and the
yacht turned out to be Mount Tangkuban Perahu. It means, the upside-down yacht,
because from a distant it looks like so.
-The end-
