Famous tales from “Tatar Pasundan” West Java, Indonesia.

Sangkuriang grew up strong and knew how to use bow and arrows to hunt. One day, Dayang Sumbi wanted to eat some liver. She then ordered Sangkuriang to go hunting for it. So off he went with Tumang. Sangkuriang walked for hours and hours but not a single deer was seen. He was almost desperate when he saw a wild pig passing by. Lucky him!

Sangkuriang quickly raised his bow and got ready to shoot the pig. He did not know that the wild pig was actually his grand mother, Celeng Wayung Yang.

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Continuation story of “Sangkuriang”, Part 2

Famous tales from “Tatar Pasundan” West Java, Indonesia.

Hundreds of years ago, the Galuh kingdom in west java, was ruled by a king of great wisdom namely Prabu Sungging Perbangkara. Not only was he famous for his wisdom but also for his love of hunting. Once a month, along with some of his guards he explored the hunting grounds all over the kingdom from prairies, forests, hills, mountains, valleys to steep slopes!

One day when the king was going hunting, suddenly nature called. A toilet was certainly unavailable in such a place. So he found himself bushes where a coconut laid under unnoticed and accidentally peed on the coconut. As a result, his urine got mixed with the coconut milk.

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Sangkuriang, Part 1