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LUTUNG KASARUNG

Folkore From West Java

Prabu Tapa Agung was an old king. He had two daughters,Purbararang and Purbasari. Prabu Tapa Agung planned to retire as a king. He wanted Purbasari to replace him as the leader of the kingdom. Hearing this Purbararang was angry. “You cannot ask her to be queen father, i’m older than she is. It supposed to be me, Not her!” But the king still choose Purbasari to be the next queen.

Purbararang than set a bad plan with her fiance Indrajaya, together they when to a which and ask to put a spell on Purbasari.As the reasult Purbasari had bad skin, there were black dots all over her body. “ You are not beautiful as i am and you cannot be the queen. Instead you have to leave this palace and stay in a jungle.” Said Purbararang

Purbasari was very sad. Now she had to stay in a jungle. Everyday she spent her time with some playing with animals there. There was one monkey that always tried to monkey’cheer her up. It was not just an ordinary monkey. He had magical power and he also could talk with human. The monkey’s name was Lutung Kasarung. He was actually a god. His name was Sanghyang Gurumina. Lutung kasarung planned to help Purbasari. He made a small lake and asked her to take a bath there. Amazingly, her bad skin was cured. Now she got her beautiful skin back

After that, she asked Lutung Kasarung to accompany het to go back t the palace, Purbararang was very shoked. She knew she had to come up with another bad idea. She than said” Those who have longer hair will be the queen.” The king than measured his daughters hair. Urbasari had longer hair, but purbararang did not give up.

“A queen must have a handsome husband. If my fiance is more handsome than your’s, then i will be the queen” said Purbararang. Purbasari was sad. She knew Purbararang’s fiance Indrajaya was handsome but she did not have a fiance yet.

“Here is my fiance Indrajaya, Where is your?” asked Purbararang.

Lutung kasarung came forward Purbararang was laughting very hard.

“ Your fiance is a mongkey? Ha Ha ha!”

Suddenly, Lutung kasarung changed into a very handsome man. He was even more handsome than Indrajaya.

Purbasari than became the queen. She forgave Purbararang and her fiance and let them stay in the palace J

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