Monday, April 16, 2007Sangkuriang I

Monday, April 16, 2007

Sangkuriang

In the time when West Java was still thickly covered with woods and undergrowth and wonders existed, there reigned a king, named Raden Sungging Pebangkara. He was a good ruler and to convince himself of the welfare of his subjects, he used to visit them. But the thing he liked most was hunting in the forest.

It happened that in one of the forests the king often visited there lived a she-pig, actually a cursed goddess. One day, as it was very warm, she came out of her hiding place looking for water. There she saw a coconut-shell, filled with water. Glad to have found something and expecting it to be coconut-milk, she drank it at a draught, having no suspicions whatsoever that it was the King’s urine left there the day before when hunting. The consequence was very strange. She became pregnant. In a few months she gave birth to a very pretty girl. When the king was once again hunting in the forest, he saw the girl and, attracted by her beauty, he took her to his palace, called her Dayang Sumbi and treated her as his own daughter.

Time passed and Dayang Sumbi grew up into a fine young girl. She was fond of weaving and thus passed her time. One bright morning, as she was absorbed in weaving, her weaving-spool suddenly got loose. Before she could prevent it, it flew out of the window to the field below. It was out of her reach, as her room was about three stories high. Furthermore she was very tired and had no wish to descend the stairs to fetch the spool. Quite at ease, she mumbled: “Whoever is willing to help me pick up the spool, I’ll treat as my sister, if she is a girl. If he is a man, I’ll take him as my husband.” These words were overheard by a dog, called Tumang, who happened to come along. He immediately picked up the spool and brought it to Dayang Sumbi. Tumang was in fact a cursed god too, like the she-pig. Seeing the dog with the spool in his mouth, Dayang Sumbi fainted. The gods had decided her for her to undergo the same fate as her mother, the she-pig. She too become pregnant and a short time afterwards she gave birth to a strong healthy son, whom she called Sangkuriang.

Sangkuriang became a handsome young man, as time went by. Like his grandfather, he was fond of hunting in the forest and Tumang was his faithful friend when roaming the woods. He loved this creature very much; having no idea at all that it was his own father. One day while hunting, they came across a fat pig. Sangkuriang strung his bow and z-z-z-z-z-z-z! the arrow hissed towards the she-pig, and hit but did not kill her. Wounded, she vanished into the undergrowth.

“Come on, Tumang, run after her!” Sangkuriang shouted, eager to taste the pork. Tumang, however, did not move. Whatever Sangkuriang said to urge Tumang to pursue the pig, it left him unmoved. Sangkuriang lost his self control. In his anger he killed Tumang, cut up his flesh and took it home to his mother. She prepared a tasty dish of it and after the meal she asked:

“Sangkuriang, what kind of flesh is this? It is delicious!” “This is Tumang’s, mother,” Sangkuriang responded. “I killed him, as he did not obey my command to pursue a fat pig.” For one moment Dayang Sumbi was speechless. Then in rage she took a spool and flung it at him. It struck his forehead and blood dropped out of the wound. This left later on a scar on the spot. Then Dayang Sumbi sent him away. Deeply grieved, Sangkuriang left and wandered through the woods. He walked for years. Finally he returned to his native place, but did not recognize it any longer. There he stood, looking around him, all alone, musing about the past. At the end of a vast rice-field, which stretched in front of him, he noticed a house on stilts. Looking closely, he saw a young girl sitting at her weaving-loom. He approached her and, charmed by her beauty, he immediately proposed to her, unaware that she was his own mother. The girl looked at him and, noticing his good looks, she promised to marry him. For some time they loved each other tenderly, making plans for their wedding day, but one day she discovered the scar on his forehead.

“That wound!” she whispered, and at the moment she realized that he was no other than her own son who had come back to his village. After being left by Sangkuriang, Dayang Sumbi had been given eternal beauty by the gods, which was why she looked so young and Sangkuriang did not recognize her as his mother. She made efforts to make him understand that a marriage between them was impossible and withdrew her promise to marry him. But Sangkuriang refused to accept the truth and was determined to get his own way. Dayang Sumbi was very sad, as she was ashamed to reveal her secret.

“What is to be done?” she pondered. She had an idea and said to him: “All right then, you shall marry me only on condition that you fulfill a wish of mine. Dam up the Citarum River and build a big vessel, which we shall use after being married. But you have only one night to complete the work.” Sangkuriang agreed and started to work. Only at daybreak did he approach the end, in spite of his magic powers and his prayers to the gods for help. Noticing this, Dayang Sumbi got alarmed and hit upon another plan to prevent the marriage. She stretched the red woven veil which covered her head over the eastern side of the plain. Through her magic powers, red light spread over the landscape, giving the impression that the sun was rising, which meant that time was up for Sangkuriang. He was astonished.

“In vain!” he shouted in despair and at the same time, filled with rage; he kicked the vessel, which was almost finished, upside-down. Then he made for the south, for the Indian Ocean. He had not gone very far when the water of the lake rose and overflowed its banks, dragging everything in its way. Sangkuriang himself had no chance of escape and with all his workers he was driven away. Sometime later the lake dried up. The mountain of Tangkuban Prahu on the northern side of Bandung is thought to be the overturned vessel of Sangkuriang. In time it became covered with trees and the lake became the present fertile rice-fields around Bandung area, every year yielding great benefits for all the people.

*taken from "Folk Tales from Indonesia" by Aman, S.D.B.





Sigarlaki and Limbat

Folklore from North Sulawesi




A long time ago in Tondonao, there lived a great hunter. His name was Sigarlaki. He was very skillful with his spear. He used his spear to hunt animals in the jungle. He was a very famous hunter. Every time he hunts in the jungle, he always went home with some animals.

Sigarlaki had a servant. His name was Limbat. Sigarlaki was very lucky; Limbat was always loyal to him. Everywhere Sigarlaki went hunting, Limbat was always next to him. As always, in one beautiful morning, Sigarlaki and Limbat went to the jungle to hunt some animals.
Sigarlaki prepared his great weapon, the spear. But, today was not his lucky day. They have looke for animals for several hours. For the first time in his life, Sigarlaki was not able to bring home an animal. Sigarlaki became angrier when Limbat told him that their food at home was stolen. Sigarlaki accused Limbat stealin the food. Limbat was sad. He never thought that his master would accuse him as a thief. Then Sigarlaki asked Limbat to prove that he is innocent. Sigarlaki would throw his spear to a big pond. At the same time, Limbat had to jump also to the big pond. If the spear would com out from the water earlier than Limbat, it meant that Limbat was innocent; he did not steal the food. However, if Limbat came out earlier than the spear, so he was guilty. That strange rule made Limbat very sad. But he really wanted to prove that he was not guilty. So he directly jumped to the pond when Sigarlaki threw his spear. But, when the spear reached the bottom of the pond, Sigarlaki saw a wild pig near the pond. He immediately jumped to the pond and took his spear. Just before Sigarlaki was ready to throw his spear, the pig was gone. That automatically made Limbat innocent. The spear came out earlier than he was. Sigarlaki did not want to admit that. So he asked for the second chance. Just before he was ready to throw his spear, suddenly a big crab bit him. "Ouch! That's hurts!" Sigarlaki was screaming in pain. Seeing this, Limbat came to his master and helped him. Sigarlaki was ashamed. He already accused Limbat, instead Limbat helped him. He knew he got the punishment. A big crab bit him! ***

A Story from Roti Island

Folklore from Nusa Tenggara Timur

ONCE upon a time, a grandmother and her grand daughter lived in Roti Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur. They had a field and grew some vegetables. The grandmother sold them at the market. On one morning, the grandmother would go to the market. Before she left, she asked her granddaughter to cook.

“Please cook some rice for lunch. But just cook one grain of rice. It’s enough for both of us.”
“Why, Grandma?” asked the girl. “Just do what I said.” The grandmother then left for the market.
Later, the girl started to cook. However, she felt a grain of rice would not be enough for them.
“I think it’s not enough for me and my grandmother.” Then she took two handful of rice. Suddenly, something bad happened to the rice pot. “Oh, no! The rice flowed out of the pot!” shouted the girl.“What should I do?” The rice became rice porridge. It flowed and flowed until it covered the kitchen. Suddenly, the grandmother came home. The girl explained what happened.
“You are a naughty girl! Why didn’t you listen to me?” the grandmother was so angry. She hit the girl with a wooden stick.“ Please forgive me, Grandma!” the little girl cried and cried. But the grandmother kept hitting her.Then, an incredible thing happened! The girl turned into a monkey. The monkey then ran away and climbed a tree. The grandmother chased the monkey. From the tree, the monkey said.“Grandmother, I’m a monkey now. I ca

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Senin, April 16, 2007Sangkuriang Dalam waktu ketika Jawa Barat masih tebal ditutupi dengan hutan dan semak belukar dan keajaiban yang ada, ada bertahta seorang raja, yang bernama Raden Sungging Pebangkara. Dia adalah seorang pemimpin yang baik dan untuk meyakinkan dirinya sendiri dari kesejahteraan rakyatnya, ia digunakan untuk mengunjungi mereka. Tapi satu hal yang ia suka paling berburu di hutan.Itu terjadi bahwa di salah satu hutan raja sering berkunjung ke sana hidup dia-babi, benar-benar seorang dewi yang terkutuk. Suatu hari, seperti itu sangat hangat, dia keluar dari tempat persembunyian mencari air. Di sana ia melihat tempurung kelapa, diisi dengan air. Senang telah menemukan sesuatu dan mengharapkan untuk menjadi santan kelapa, dia minum itu di sebuah Dam, memiliki kecurigaan tidak apa pun bahwa itu raja urin meninggalkan sana sehari sebelumnya ketika berburu. Konsekuensi adalah sangat aneh. Dia hamil. Dalam beberapa bulan ia melahirkan seorang gadis yang sangat cantik. Ketika raja sekali lagi berburu di hutan, ia melihat gadis dan, tertarik oleh kecantikannya, ia membawanya ke istana, bernama Dayang Sumbi dia dan memperlakukan dia sebagai putrinya sendiri.Waktu berlalu dan Dayang Sumbi tumbuh menjadi seorang gadis muda yang baik. Dia menyukai tenun dan dengan demikian berlalu waktu. Suatu pagi yang cerah, karena ia terserap dalam tenun, nya tenun-spool tiba-tiba longgar. Sebelum dia bisa mencegah, itu terbang keluar dari jendela ke bidang di bawah ini. Itu dari jangkauan nya, seperti nya adalah tentang tiga cerita tinggi. Selain itu, dia sangat lelah dan memiliki tidak ingin turun tangga untuk mengambil spul. Cukup pada kemudahan, dia berkata: "siapa pun bersedia membantu saya mengambil spul, aku akan memperlakukan sebagai kakak saya, jika dia adalah seorang gadis. Jika ia adalah seorang pria, aku akan mengambil dia sebagai suami saya." Kata-kata yang terdengar oleh anjing, bernama Tumang, yang kebetulan datang. Ia segera mengambil spul dan membawanya ke Dayang Sumbi. Tumang adalah sebenarnya Allah mengutuk juga, seperti dia-babi. Melihat anjing dengan spul dalam mulutnya, Dayang Sumbi pingsan. Dewa memutuskan dia baginya untuk mengalami nasib yang sama seperti ibunya, dia-babi. Dia juga menjadi hamil dan waktu singkat setelah itu ia melahirkan seorang anak sehat yang kuat, yang dia disebut Sangkuriang.Sangkuriang menjadi seorang pemuda tampan, seiring waktu berlalu. Seperti kakeknya, Ia gemar berburu di hutan dan Tumang adalah temannya setia ketika roaming hutan. Dia mencintai makhluk ini sangat banyak; setelah tidak tahu semua bahwa itu adalah Bapa-Nya sendiri. Suatu hari ketika berburu, mereka datang di lemak babi. Sangkuriang dirangkai busur dan z-z-z-z-z-z-z! panah mendesis terhadap dia-babi, dan memukul tetapi tidak membunuhnya. Terluka, ia menghilang ke dalam semak-semak."Ayo, Tumang, berjalan setelah dia!" Sangkuriang berteriak, bersemangat untuk rasa daging babi. Tumang, bagaimanapun, tidak bergerak. Apa pun Sangkuriang berkata untuk mendesak Tumang untuk mengejar babi, itu meninggalkan Dia bergeming. Sangkuriang kehilangan kendali diri Nya. Dalam kemarahannya dia membunuh Tumang, memotong-motong tubuhnya dan membawanya pulang ke ibunya. Ia mempersiapkan hidangan lezat ini dan setelah makan ia bertanya:"Sangkuriang, jenis daging ini? Hal ini lezat!" "Ini adalah Tumang's, ibu," Sangkuriang menjawab. "Aku membunuh dia, karena dia tidak menuruti FirmanKu, untuk mengejar lemak babi." Untuk satu saat Dayang Sumbi tercengang. Kemudian dalam kemarahan dia mengambil spul dan melemparkan itu kepadanya. Ini melanda dahinya dan darah keluar dari luka. Ini kemudian meninggalkan bekas luka di tempat. Kemudian Dayang Sumbi menyuruhnya pergi. Berduka, Sangkuriang meninggalkan dan mengembara melalui hutan. Dia berjalan selama bertahun-tahun. Akhirnya ia kembali ke tempatnya yang asli, tetapi tidak mengenali itu lagi. Sana ia berdiri, melihat sekeliling dia, Semua sendirian, renungan tentang masa lalu. Pada akhir luas sawah, yang membentang di depannya, ia melihat sebuah rumah panggung. Mencari erat, ia melihat seorang gadis muda yang duduk di nya tenun-tenun. Dia mendekati dia dan, terpesona oleh kecantikannya, ia segera mengusulkan padanya, tidak menyadari bahwa dia adalah ibunya sendiri. Gadis memandangnya dan memperhatikan ketampanan, ia berjanji untuk menikah dengannya. Untuk beberapa waktu mereka saling mencintai lembut, membuat rencana untuk hari pernikahan mereka, tapi suatu hari dia menemukan bekas luka pada dahinya."Luka itu!" dia berbisik, dan pada saat ia menyadari bahwa ia adalah tidak lain dari anaknya sendiri yang datang kembali ke desanya. Setelah ditinggalkan oleh Sangkuriang, Dayang Sumbi telah diberikan keindahan abadi oleh para dewa, yang mengapa dia tampak begitu muda dan Sangkuriang tidak mengenal dia sebagai ibunya. Dia membuat upaya untuk membuatnya memahami bahwa pernikahan antara mereka adalah mustahil dan mundur janjinya untuk menikah dengannya. Tapi Sangkuriang menolak untuk menerima kebenaran dan bertekad untuk mendapatkan keinginan sendiri. Dayang Sumbi adalah sangat sedih, karena ia malu untuk mengungkapkan rahasianya."Apa yang harus dilakukan?" dia merenungkan. Dia punya ide dan berkata kepadanya: "semua kanan kemudian, Anda akan menikah hanya pada kondisi bahwa Anda memenuhi keinginan saya. Dam menyusuri Sungai Citarum dan membangun kapal besar, yang kita akan gunakan setelah menikah. "Tetapi Anda memiliki hanya satu malam untuk menyelesaikan pekerjaan." Sangkuriang setuju dan mulai bekerja. Hanya pada fajar apakah ia mendekati akhir, meskipun kekuatan sihir dalam dan doanya untuk para dewa untuk membantu. Melihat ini, Dayang Sumbi mendapat khawatir dan menekan atas rencana yang lain untuk mencegah pernikahan. Dia menggeliat tabir kain merah yang menutupi kepalanya ke sisi timur dataran. Melalui kekuatan sihir nya, lampu merah tersebar lanskap, memberikan kesan bahwa matahari terbit, yang berarti bahwa waktu adalah untuk Sangkuriang. Ia tercengang."Sia-sia!" dia berteriak putus asa dan pada saat yang sama, penuh dengan kemarahan; dia menendang kapal, yang hampir selesai, terbalik. Kemudian dia membuat untuk Selatan, Samudra Hindia. Dia tidak pergi jauh ketika air Danau bangkit dan meluap Bank, menyeret segala sesuatu di jalan. Sangkuriang sendiri memiliki ada kesempatan untuk melarikan diri dan dengan semua pekerjanya ia dibawa pergi. Beberapa waktu kemudian Danau kering. Gunung Tangkuban Prahu di sisi utara Bandung dianggap kapal terbalik Sangkuriang. Dalam waktu itu menjadi ditutupi dengan pohon-pohon dan Danau menjadi hadir subur sawah-sawah di sekitar Bandung area, setiap tahun menghasilkan manfaat besar bagi semua orang.diambil dari "Rakyat Tales from Indonesia" oleh Aman, S.D.B. Sigarlaki dan Limbat Cerita rakyat dari Sulawesi UtaraLama di Tondonao, hiduplah seorang pemburu yang besar. Namanya Sigarlaki. Ia adalah sangat terampil dengan tombaknya. Dia menggunakan tombaknya untuk berburu binatang di hutan. Dia adalah seorang pemburu yang sangat terkenal. Setiap kali ia berburu di hutan, ia selalu pulang dengan beberapa hewan.Sigarlaki mempunyai seorang hamba. Namanya Limbat. Sigarlaki adalah sangat beruntung; Limbat itu selalu setia kepadanya. Di mana-mana Sigarlaki pergi berburu, Limbat itu selalu di dekatnya. Seperti biasa, dalam satu pagi yang indah, Sigarlaki dan Limbat pergi ke hutan untuk berburu beberapa hewan.Sigarlaki disiapkan senjatanya besar, tombak. Namun, hari ini bukanlah hari-nya yang beruntung. Mereka memiliki looke untuk hewan selama beberapa jam. Untuk pertama kalinya dalam hidupnya, Sigarlaki itu tidak mampu membawa pulang binatang. Sigarlaki menjadi marah ketika Limbat mengatakan kepadanya bahwa makanan mereka di rumah telah dicuri. Sigarlaki menuduh Limbat stealin makanan. Limbat sedih. Dia tidak pernah berpikir bahwa tuannya menuduh dia sebagai seorang pencuri. Kemudian Sigarlaki meminta Limbat untuk membuktikan bahwa ia tidak bersalah. Sigarlaki akan membuang tombaknya untuk kolam besar. Pada saat yang sama, Limbat harus melompat juga ke kolam besar. Jika tombak com keluar dari air lebih awal dari Limbat, itu berarti bahwa Limbat tak bersalah; Ia melakukan mencuri makanan. Namun, jika Limbat keluar lebih awal daripada tombak, jadi dia adalah bersalah. Aturan yang aneh membuat Limbat sangat sedih. Tapi ia benar-benar ingin membuktikan bahwa ia tidak bersalah. Jadi dia langsung melompat ke kolam ketika Sigarlaki melemparkan tombaknya. Tapi, ketika tombak mencapai dasar kolam, Sigarlaki melihat babi dekat kolam. Dia segera melompat ke kolam dan mengambil tombaknya. Tepat sebelum Sigarlaki siap melemparkan tombaknya, babi telah pergi. Yang secara otomatis membuat Limbat tidak bersalah. Tombak keluar lebih awal daripada dirinya. Sigarlaki tidak mau mengakui bahwa. Jadi dia bertanya kesempatan kedua. Tepat sebelum ia sudah siap untuk membuang tombaknya, tiba-tiba kepiting besar sedikit kepadanya. "Aduh! Itulah sakit!" Sigarlaki berteriak-teriak kesakitan. Melihat ini, Limbat kembali kepada tuannya dan membantunya. Sigarlaki merasa malu. Ia sudah menuduh Limbat, sebaliknya Limbat membantunya. Ia tahu ia mendapat hukuman. Kepiting besar sedikit kepadanya! *** Cerita dari pulau Roti Cerita rakyat dari Nusa Tenggara TimurOnce upon a time, nenek dan putrinya grand tinggal di Pulau Roti, Nusa Tenggara Timur. Mereka memiliki tanah dan tumbuh beberapa sayuran. Nenek menjual mereka di pasar. Pada suatu pagi, nenek akan pergi ke pasar. Sebelum dia pergi, dia bertanya cucu perempuannya untuk memasak."Silakan memasak nasi beberapa untuk makan siang. Tapi hanya memasak satu butir beras. Itu sudah cukup bagi kami berdua.""Mengapa, nenek?" bertanya kepada gadis. "Hanya melakukan apa yang saya katakan." Nenek kemudian pergi pasar.Kemudian, gadis itu mulai memasak. Namun, dia merasa butiran beras tidak akan cukup untuk mereka."Saya pikir tidaklah cukup bagi saya dan nenek saya." Kemudian dia mengambil segenggam dua beras. Tiba-tiba, sesuatu yang buruk terjadi pada panci beras. "Oh, tidak! Beras mengalir keluar dari panci!"berteriak gadis." Apa yang harus dilakukan?" Beras menjadi bubur beras. Itu mengalir dan mengalir sampai menutupi dapur. Tiba-tiba, nenek pulang. Gadis ini menjelaskan apa yang terjadi."Anda adalah gadis nakal! Mengapa tidak Anda mendengarkan saya?"nenek adalah begitu marah. Dia memukul gadis dengan tongkat kayu." Ampuni saya, nenek! "gadis menangis dan menangis. Tetapi nenek terus memukul. Kemudian, suatu hal yang luar biasa terjadi! Gadis itu berubah menjadi monyet. Monyet kemudian lari dan memanjat pohon. Nenek mengejar monyet. Dari pohon, monyet mengatakan." Nenek, I am monyet sekarang. Saya ca