Sangkuriang the storu from Indonesian

SANGKURIANG

This is an example of how nature was converted into a legend, such as Bandung lake and Mt Tangkuban Perahu with the story of Queen Dayang Sumbi and her son Sangkuriang cited from Neuman va Padang (1971). Once Sangkuriang, whilst growing up, he was so naughty and got hurt and the wound formed an ugly scar.

The King, who loved his son above everything was so furious that his son had hurt himself that he rejected his wife. Fifteen years later, being of age, Sangkuriang asked his father permission to take a trip to West Java. After arriving in the plain of Bandung, he met a beautiful lady, fell in love and ask her to marry him and she accepted. But one day when she caressed her lover’s head she saw the wound. The loving woman, turned out to be the disowned queen, discovered that she was in love with her son and marriage was impossible.

Legenda Malin kundang

Malin Kundang 

Pada suatu hari, hiduplah sebuah keluarga di pesisir pantai wilayah Sumatra. Keluarga itu mempunyai seorang anak yang diberi nama Malin Kundang. Karena kondisi keluarga mereka sangat memprihatinkan, maka ayah malin memutuskan untuk pergi ke negeri seberang.

Besar harapan malin dan ibunya, suatu hari nanti ayahnya pulang dengan membawa uang banyak yang nantinya dapat untuk membeli keperluan sehari-hari. Setelah berbulan-bulan lamanya ternyata ayah malin tidak kunjung datang, dan akhirnya pupuslah harapan Malin Kundang dan ibunya.