Sangkuriang

In antiquity, there was the story of a daughter of the king in West Java, named Dayang Sumbi.Ia have a son who was named Sangkuriang. The child was very fond of hunting.He was hunting with Tumang accompanied by the dog's favorite palace. Sangkuriang do not know, that dog is the incarnation of the god and father.

One day Tumang not follow his orders to pursue prey. So the dog is expelled into the woods.When he returned to the palace, Sangkuriang tell the story of his mother. Dayang Sumbi not play angry when he heard the story. He accidentally hit his head Sangkuriang rice with a spoon in her hand. Sangkuriang injured. He was very upset and went wandering. 

After event, Dayang Sumbi very sorry for himself. He was always very diligent to pray and meditate. On one occasion, the gods gave him a gift. He will be forever young and has a timeless beauty.

After years of wandering, Sangkuriang eventually intends to return to his homeland. Arriving there, the kingdom has changed completely. There he met a beautiful girl, who was none other Sumbi Dayang. Fascinated by the beauty of women is so, Sangkuriang proposed. Therefore it is very handsome young man, Dayang was very fascinated him Sumbi.

One day Sangkuriang asked permission to hunt. He asked for help Dayang Sumbi to spruce up the headband. Dayang Sumbi was surprised, seeing the scars on the head of her future husband. The cut was exactly like a wound that has left her to leave. After a long period of attention, the young man's face was very similar to his face. He became very frightened.

So then he sought to thwart the efforts of the suit. He filed two terms. First, he asked the young man to stem the Citarum river. And second, he was asked to make a canoe Sangkuriang large to cross the river. The second condition that must be met before dawn.

That night Sangkuriang do penance. With his power he mobilized supernatural creatures to help finish the job. Dayang Sumbi secretly peek at the work. Once the work was almost complete, Dayang Sumbi ordered his troops to hold a red silk cloth to the east of the city.

When watching the colors redden in the east of the city, Sangkuriang thought it was late morning. He also stopped work. He was very upset because it meant he could not qualify the requested Dayang Sumbi.With his strength, he made his break through the dam. There followed the great flood swept through the city. He was later kicked a large canoe made. The boat drifted and crashed into a mountain named "Tangkuban Perahu."