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The Story of Sangkuriang
In ancient times, in West Java there lived a princess called Dayang Sumbi. She

had a son named Sangkuriang. The kid was very fond of hunting in the forest.
He was always accompanied by a pet dog named Tumang when he went for

hunting. Tumang was actually an incarnation of God, and was also the real
father of Sangkuriang, but Sangkuriang did not know it and his mother was

deliberately kept it a secret.
One day, as usual Sangkuriang went to the forest for hunting. After arriving in

the forest, Sangkuriang began to look for game. He saw a bird perched on a
branch, then without a second thought Sangkuriang immediately shot on a
target. Sangkuriang then ordered Tumang to chase his quarry earlier, but

Tumang kept silent and did not want to follow the order of Sangkuriang. He
was very annoyed. Then he expelled Tumang and did not allowed him to go

home again.
Arriving at home, Sangkuriang told the incident to his mother. Upon hearing
the story of his son, Dayang Sumbi was very angry. She picked up a spoon of

rice, and banged on Sangkuriang’s head. Disappointed with his mother’s
treatment, Sangkuriang decided to go wandering, and left his home. After the

incident, Dayang Sumbi regretted her actions. She prayed every day, and
asked that one day she was able to meet her son again. Because of the

sincerity of Dayang Sumbi’s prayer, then God gave her a gift of eternal beauty
and young age forever. After Sangkuriang was wandering for several years, he

finnaly intended to return to his hometown. Onec he was there, he was very
surprised because his hometown had changed. Sangkuriang’s happiness
increased when he meet a very beautiful woman, Dayang Sumbi. Fascinated

by the beauty of the woman, Sangkuriang immediately proposed her. Finally
Sangkuriang propose was accepted by Dayang Sumbi, and she agrees to be

married in the near future.

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