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One day, Sangkuriang asked permission of his wife to hunt in the forest. Before
leaving, he asked Dayang Sumbi to lighten and tidy up his boat. Dayang Sumbi was
surprised because when she loosened the headband Sangkuriang, she saw a scar. That

scar seemed like his son’s. after asking Sangkuriang about the cause of the wound,
Dayang Sumbi’s surprised grew increasingly because it was true that her husband was

her own child. Dayang Sumbi was very confused, because it was impossible to marry
her own son. After Sangkuriang came home from hunting, Dayang Sumbi tried to talk
to Sangkuriang, so Sangkuriang canceled their wedding plans. Dayang Sumbi’s

request was not approved by Sangkuriang.
Dayang Sumbi thought how to make their marriage never happen. After thinking hard,

finally Dayang Sumbi found the best way. She proposed two conditions to
Sangkuriang. If Sangkuriang could meet both these conditions, then Dayang Sumbi

wanted to be his wife, but if it failed then the wedding would be canceled. The first
condition was she wanted the Citarum river to be dammed, and the second was she

asked Sangkuriang to make a very big boat to cross the river. The second condition
must be finished before dawn.
Sangkuriang undertook both Dayang Sumbi’s request, and promised to finish it before

dawn. With his supernatural powers, Sangkuriang then mobilized his friends from
another dimension (Jin) to help him complete the task. Secretly, Dayang Sumbi

peeked the work of Sangkuriang. How surprised she was, Sangkuriang almost finished
all the conditions given by Dayang Sumbi before dawn. Dayang Sumbi then asked her

neighbors for a red silk cloth in the east of city. When he saw the color of red in the
east city, Sangkuriang thought that it was already morning. Sangkuriang immediately

stopped his job and felt unable to meet the requirements proposed by Dayang Sumbi.
With a sense of annoyance and disappointment, Sangkuriang then break through the
dam that he had made himself. Because the dam collapsed, there was flooding and the

whole city was inundated. Sangkuriang also kicked the big boat he had made. The
canoe floated and fell facedown, then into a mountain called Tangkuban Perahu.

Answer the questions!

1.Who was Dayang Sumbi? Describe her.
2. if you were Dayang Sumbi, would you tell Sangkuriang the truth or would

you keep the secret from him? Explain your answer!
3. When Sangkuriang saw Dayang Sumbi, he proposed to marry her. Was he

a bad son? Why did he want to marry her

4. What have we learnt from the story?

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