Tell the people that the king has become young and I myself shall go to a secret place. “I shall change your appearance into a handsome man. Then you shall not treat my two wives, Dewi Pangrenyep and Dewi Naganingrum as your wife.” As long as I am away to meditate, you shall be king and rule in a proper way. “Excuse me, Your Highness, I have just thought of it.” “Well, I shall make you king. ![]() “No, Your Highness, I shall not be able to.” “Well, Aria Kebonan, is it true that you wish to be a king?” The king knew it because he was endowed with supernatural power. He therefore wanted to be a king also.Īs he was daydreaming there, the king called him. Every command was obeyed, every wish fulfilled. The minister thought how nice it would be to be a king. While he was waiting in the front-gallery, he saw servants busy walking to and fro, arranging everything for the king. Apart from this Aria Kebonan had also to come to the king to bring report about the kingdom. After having reigned for a long time the King decided to become an ascetic and he therefore summoned his minister Aria Kebonan to the palace. ![]() ![]() There was once a kingdom in West Java, called Galuh, which was ruled by King Prabu Permana Di Kusumah. ![]() “Ciung…ciung….ciung.” The “beo” bird introduces her name. This story originates from a Sundanese oral tradition called Pantun Sunda, which then transferred into books written by some Sundanese writers, both in Sundanese and Indonesian.
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