Nicholas

= Tangkuban Prahu = 1. This story Is based in West Java

2. The main characters are: Dayang Sumbi, Tumang, Sangkuriang, Water spirits, Genies.

3. Once upon a time in West Java a beautiful girl named Dayang Sumbi was weaving and she dropped her tool. Being lazy that day she called out "CAN SOMEONE BRING ME MY TOOL, IF YOU ARE A GIRL I WILL CONSIDER YOU AS MY SISTER, IF YOU ARE A BOY I WILL MARRY YOU" Just then a male dog came in named Tumang and brought her tool to her. She was a little disappointed but true to her word she married Tumang and a few month later she had a son called Sangkuriang. Sangkuriang grew into a fine young man and loved hunting. One day Dayang asked him to go out and bring back a dears heart for her so he went and Tumang came with him. Unable to find a dear he killed Tumang and presented it to his mother. Instantly she knew that, that was Tumang's heart. In her rage she hit Sangkuriang on the head and it left a scar. Sangkuriang left in sadness. After many years of wandering around he arrived back at his village but did not recognise it. When at the village he met his mother again but neither of them recognised each other and they fell in love and decided to marry. One day Dayang Sumbi recognised the scar on Sangkuriang head and realized he was her son and it was impossible for them to marry. When she told him he didn't believe her and still insisted get married. Dayang, because she didn't want to marry her son she set Sangkuriang an impossible task to complete before the next morning, to build a damn and a boat for their honeymoon she said. Just before day break Sangkuriang had almost finished with the help of the waters spirits and genies, watching this, Dayang made lights in the east to make it look like morning. Seeing this the spirits and genies left Sangkuriang. Sangkuriang not able to finish got angry and kicked over the boat which turned out to be Tangkuban Prahu.

THE END

Tangkuban Prahu means upside down boat and it looks like a upside down boat from a distance.