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Story time!

Read the text carefully and answer the following questions!

The Legend of Lutung Kasarung

A Sundanese folktale from West Java, Indonesia

Prabu Tapa Agung was an old king. He had two daughters,

Purbararang and Purbasari. Prabu Tapa Agung planned to retire

as a king. Prabu Tapa Agung appointed Purbasari, her youngest

daughter to replace him as the queen of the kingdom. Purbasari

had a sister named Purbararang. Hearing this, Purbararang was

angry. She did not agree that her sister was appointed to replace

their father.

"You cannot ask her to be the queen, Father. I'm older than she

is. It's supposed to be me, not her!" said Purbararang.

But the king still chose Purbasari to be the next queen.

Purbararang then set a bad plan with her fiancé, Indrajaya.

Together they went to a witch and asked her to put a spell on

Purbasari. Later, suddenly Purbasari had bad skin. There were

black dots all over her body. Purbararang make it an excuse to

expel her sister.