LUTUNG KASARUNG
(West Java)
King Prabu Tapa Agung ang his queen lived in the Kingdom of Pasir Batang, West Java. They had two daughters, Princess Purbararang and Princess Purbasari.
Then, one day, the king and the queen went to a forest for good.
Princes Purbararang was not kind. She wanted to be the queen. She made Purbasari’s face ugly. She said to her fiancé, Indrajaya, about her sister.
Purbararang : I’m happy she is ugly now.
Indrajaya : Good idea, now sent her to the forest.
Then, purbasari lived in the forest alone.
In another place, the Heaven, something happened.
The Queen : My son, Guruminda. What’s the matter? You look sad.
Guruminda : I want to find a girl as beautiful as you, mother.
Her mother asked him to go to the forest, Buana Pancatengah. But he could change his form. He, then, become a monkey. His name was Lutung kasarung.
At that time, Queen Purbararang had a new plan. She called Aki Panyumpit, an old man.
Purbararang : If you don’t get that monkey, you will be the animal.
Aki Panyumpit : I’ll try, Your Highness.
So, Aki sat under the big tree, and was very unhappy. Suddenly, a big monkey came to him.
Lutung : You look sad. Why?
Aki Panyumpit : I’ll die soon.
Lutung : No worries. I’ll help you.
Then, Aki and Lutung went back to the Kingdom of Pasir Batang.
When lutung was in the town square, something happened. The queen was very angry and she had a bad idea.
Purbararang : Aki, send the monkey to Purbasari.
Aki Panyumpit : Alright.
The queen was very angry and she had a bad idea. Aki and Lutung went to the forest to meet Purbasari. Lutung helped purbasari to have a better living. He also made her beautiful. When Queen Purbararang knew it, she got very, very angry.
Purbararang : I’ll challenge her. If I win, I’ll kill her.
Queen Purbararang went to meet Purbasari in the forest.
Purbararang : There were three kinds of challenges. The last one is to
compare husband. Who had the most handsome husband?
Purbasari : I’ll make Lutung my future husband.
Unexpectedly, with the help of Lutung’s mother in the Heaven, Lutung changed into a handsome man.
At last, Lutung Kasarung or Guruminda lived happily with Queen Purbasari in the Kingdom of Pasir Batang.
(Buku Bahasa Inggris SD)
