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 the queen, Father.
I'm older than she is. It's supposed to be me, not her!" said Purbararang.
But the king still chose Purbasari to be the next
queen. Purbararang then set a bad plan with her fiance, Indrajaya. Together
they went to a witch and asked her to put a spell on Purbasari. Later,
Purbasari had bad skin. There were black dots all over
her body. "You are not as beautiful as I am. 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 the
jungle. Everyday she spent her time playing with some animals there.
There was
one monkey that always tried to cheer her up. It was not just an ordinary
monkey, he had magical power. And he also could talk with humans. 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 her to go back to the
palace.
Purbararang
was very shocked. She knew she had to come up with another bad idea. She then
said, "Those who have longer hair will be the
queen." The king then measured his daughters' hair. Purbasari had longer
hair. But Purbararang did not give up. "A queen must have a handsome
husband. If my fiance is more handsome than yours, then I will be the
queen," said Purbararang.
Purbasari
was sad. She knew Purbararang's fiance, Indrajaya, was handsome. And she did
not have a fiance yet. "Here is my fiancé,
Indrajaya. Where is yours?" asked Purbararang. Lutung Kasarung came
forward. Purbararang was laughing very hard. "Your fiance is a monkey, ha
ha ha." Suddenly, Lutung Kasarung changed into a very a handsome man. He
was even more handsome than Indrajaya.
Purbasari
then became the queen. She forgave Purbararang and her fiance and let them stay
in the palace.
Source :
http://wardiastina.blogspot.com diunduh tanggal 7 Juli 2013
Source :
http://wardiastina.blogspot.com diunduh tanggal 7 Juli 2013
