Long time ago in West Java, lived a beautiful girl named Dayang Sumbi. She
was also smart and clever. Her beauty and intelligence made a prince from the
heavenly kingdom of Kahyangan desire her as his wife. The prince asked
permission from his father to marry Dayang Sumbi. People from Kahyangan could
never live side by side with humans, but his father approved on one condition,
when they had a child, the prince would transform into a dog. The prince
accepted the condition.
They get married and lived happily in the woods until Dayang Sumbi gave
birth to a baby boy. The prince then changed into a dog named Tumang. Their son
is named Sangkuriang. He was very smart and handsome like his father. Everyday,
he hunted animals and looked for fruits to eat. One day, when he was hunting,
Sangkuriang accidentally killed Tumang. His arrow missed the deer he was
targeting and hit Tumang instead. He went home and tells her mother about the
dog. “What?” Dayang Sumbi was appalled. Driven by sadness and anger, she grabbed
a weaving tool and hit Sangkuriang’s head with it. Dayang Sumbi was so sad; she
didn’t pay any attention to Sangkuriang and started to cry.
Sangkuriang feel sad and also confused. How can his mother love a dog more
than him? Sangkuriang then decided to go away from their home and went on a
journey. In the morning, Dayang Sumbi finally stopped crying. She started to
feel better, so she went to find Sangkuriang. But her son was no where to be
found. She looked everywhere but still couldn’t find him. Finally, she went
home with nothing. She was exhausted. She fell asleep, and in her dream, she
meets her husband. “Dayang Sumbi, don’t be sad. Go look for my body in the
woods and get the heart. Soak it with water, and use the water to bathe, and
you will look young forever,” said the prince in her dream. After bathing with
the water used to soak the dog’s heart, Dayang Sumbi looked more beautiful and
even younger.
And time passed by. Sangkuriang on his journey stopped at a village and met
and fell in love with a beautiful girl.He didn’t realize that the village was
his homeland and the beautiful girl was his own mother, Dayang Sumbi. Their
love grew naturally and he asked the girl to marry him. One day, Sangkuriang
was going on a hunt. He asked Dayang Sumbi to fix the turban on his head.
Dayang Sumbi was startled when she saw a scar on his head at the same place
where she, years ago, hit Sangkuriang on the head.
After the young man left, Dayang Sumbi prayed for guidance. After praying,
she became convinced that the young man was indeed her missing son. She
realized that she had to do something to prevent Sangkuriang from marrying her.
But she did not wish to disappoint him by cancelling the wedding. So, although
she agreed to marry Sangkuriang, she would do so only on the condition that he
provides her with a lake and built a beautiful boat, all in one night.
Sangkuriang accepted this condition without a doubt. He had spent his youth
studying magical arts. After the sun went down, Sangkuriang went to the hill. Then
he called a group of genie to build a dam around Citarum River. Then, he
commands the genies to cut down trees and build a boat. A few moments before
dawn, Sangkuriang and his genie servants almost finished the boat.
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