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Legend Sangkuriang and Dayang Sumbi, Indonesian Folk Stories

Legend Sangkuriang and Dayang Sumbi is folklore that has been passed down by our ancestors from generation to generation until today, the story is believable as a legend is the origin of the formation of Mount Tangkuban Perahu. Sangkuriang stories and Dayang Sumbi already very famous in Indonesia even in the lift to the screen.

This legend tells of the life of a beautiful woman who is known by the name Dayang Sumbi.
Many people are fascinated after seeing her beauty. Dayang Sumbi have the one child named Sangkuriang, they live together in the middle of the jungle. They also have a dog that is the incarnation of the father Sangkuriang which was named the Tumang.

One day, Sangkuriang along the Tumang around
deer hunting in the forests where they live. However, none Sangkuriang deer that he get up until late afternoon. For fear of disappointing his mother. Finally, he made a mistake and decided to make Tumang instead of deer to kill the Tumang and bring the meat home.
 
Arriving at the house, Dayang Sumbi who do not know immediately cook meat brought her home. By the time they eat, then his mother realized that the Tumang no. Her mother was immediately beta on Sangkuriang and finally he confessed that his mother cooked meat is meat the Tumang. Dayang Sumbi was angry at Sangkuriang. Because emotional are so great, Dayang Sumbi melukai his head to throw a stone in the direction of the head and throw Sangkuriang pergi.Karena Sumbi Dayang emotional moment was later regretted his attitude that has driven his son. Then he prayed to the almighty that given the longevity and youthful with the hope of one day be reunited with her son.

Several years passed Sumbi Dayang desire come true, they both met again. Dayang Sumbi still young and has a beautiful face, while Sangkuriang has grown into a mature and handsome man.
Because I no longer met, they do not know each other. Long story short, they both fall in love.

On one day, Sangkuriang expressed his desire to marry Dayang Sumbi. Ketika mereka are making love, inadvertently ladies Sumbi see the scar on the head Sangkuriang and immediately realizes that her lover is her own son who was long gone. Dayang Sumbi thought better to get married and then find ways to sangkuriang not be married.

After asking for directions, Dayang Sumbi find a way. As a condition to marry, Sangkuriang should be able to make a lake and a boat in one night so that the next day the two of them can walk around the lake.

Sangkuriang who has supernatural powers langsung accept these conditions. Towards morning, Sangkuriang almost finished loading the lake and boat Dayang Sumbi desired. Fearing Sangkurang succeed, then he prayed that the sun soon rises faster than usual. Dayang Sumbi finally come true prayer, Sangkuriang not successfully completed his boat at sunrise. Because disappointed and angry, Sangkuriang then kicked the boat to the middle of the lake. The boat flew and landed in the middle of the lake in the inverted position. The boat that is now known as Mount Tangkuban Perahu.

That is the story of the origins of the legendary Mount Tangkuban Perahu  today.
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