Story Telling
LUTUNG KASARUNG
Once upon a time in Pasundan land (West Java), there was
a kingdom ruled by a wise king well-known as Prabu Tapak Agung. Prabu Tapak
Agung had two beautiful daughters namely Purbararang and Purbasari.
On Prabu Tapak Agung’s last legs, he choosed
Purbasari-his youngest daughter- as his successor. “I am too old, it is time
for me to abdicate.” Said Prabu. Purbararang did not agree her sister to
succeed to her father’s throne. “ I am his eldest daughter, Father should
choose me as his successor.” grumbled Purbararang to her fiancě – Indrajaya.
Her indignation culminated and drove her to harm Purbasari. She met a witch
woman to cast a spell to Purbasari. The witch affected Purbasari’s white skin
to suffer from black spots. Therefore Purbararang had a reason to cast
Purbasari out from the palace. “A woman who is cursed like her is not feasible
to become a queen.” Said Purbarang.
She ordered a chief minister to alienate Purbasari to a
jungle. Soon after they reached the jungle, the kind chief minister made Purbasari
a hut. She advised purbasari “Be patient Princess. Temptations will be surely
gone. God the Almighty will always be with you, Princess.” Thank you so much
uncle.” Said Purbasari.
As long as Purbasari’s life in the jungle, she had a lot
of animal friends which were always kind to her. Among the animals, there was a
mysterious black monkey. However the monkey always cared about Purbasari.
Lutung Kasarung always cheered her up by picking beautiful flowers and fruits
with his friends.
At full moon, Lutung Kasarung usually did strange things.
He walked to a quiet place to meditate. He asked for something from God. It
proved that Lutung Kasarung was not a common creature.After a while, the ground
beside Lutung cracked and formed a small lake and the water was very clear and fragrant.
The next day Lutung Kasarung met Purbasari and asked her
to take a bath in the lake. “What is that for?” thought Purbasari. Nevertheless
she did it accordingly. A short time later, something happened to her skin. Her
skin turned into clear white and her beauty reappeared. Purbasari was surprised
to see and glad when she saw her face in the water of the lake.
At the palace, Purbararang decided to see her daughter in
the jungle. She went there with her fiancě and guardians. Arriving at the
jungle, she met and stared at her sister. Purbararang did not believe to see
her sister gaining her beauty back. Purbararang did not want to be embarrased,
she challanged Purbasari to measure the length of each hair. “One of us who has
the longest hair will win.” said Purbararang. At the beginning, Purbasari was
not willing, but because she was forced to show her hair. She proved that her hair
was longer than Purbararang’s.
“Well, I am losing to you, but now let’s see whose fiancě
is handsome. This is my fiancě,” said Purbararang while approaching Indrajaya.
Purbasari was getting nervous and confused. In her nerves, she peeped and
pulled Lutung Kasarung’s hand. Lutung Kasarung sommersoulted in happiness as if
he won Purbasari. Purbararang burst out laughing and said.” So this monkey is
your fiancě, right?
At that moment, Lutung Kasarung soon meditated. Suddenly
a miracle bobbed up. Lutung Kasarung turned into a very handsome man more than
Indrajaya. Every body was surprised to see the occurance. At last Purbararang
admitted defeat and her previous mistakes. She apologized to Purbasari and
begged her sister not to punish her. The kindhearted Purbasari forgave them.
Then they returned to the palace.
Purbasari became the Queen, accompanied by a handsome
young man. The young man who all the time protected her in the jungle as a
black monkey.
GLOSSARY
abdicate : mengabdi
accordingly : sesuai dengan
admit :
mengakui
advise : menasihati
affect : mempengaruhi
alienate : mengasingkan
apologize to : minta maaf kepada
be accompanied : ditemani
be cursed : dikutuk
be forced : dipaksa
be ruled : diperintah
beg : memohon
bob up : muncul tiba-tiba
burst out laughing : tertawa keras
cared about : peduli tentang
cast a spell : melontarkan
cheer up : menyemangati
chief minister : patih
choose : memilih
common creature : makhluk biasa
crack :
retak
culminate : memuncak
feasible : memungkinkan
fiancě : tunangan laki-laki
fragrant : harum
grumble : menggerutu
harm :
membahayakan
indignation : kejengkelan
kindhearted : baik hari
lake : danau
lose : kalah
measure : mengukur
miracle : keajaiban
mistake : kesalahan
namely : yaitu
nerves : kegelisahan
nervous : gugup
nevertheless : manun demikian
occurance : kejadian
on someone’s last legs : mendekati
ajal
peep : mengintip
previous : sebelumnya
protect : melindungi
prove : membuktikan
prove : membuktikan
punish : menghukum
quiet : tenang
reach :
mencapai
reappear : muncul lagi
reason : alasan
sommersoult : berjumpalitan
strange : asing
successor : penerus
suffer from : menderita
the Almighty : Yang Maha Kuasa
throne : mahkota
well-known : terkenal
witch woman : wanita penyihir
peep : mengintip
previous : sebelumnya
protect : melindungi
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. Who were Prabu Tapak Agung’s
daughters?
2. Why was Purbararang envious of
her sister?
3. What did Purbararang do to harm
Purbasari?
4. Where was Purbararang outcast?
5. Among a lot of animal friends,
which animal was the closest to Purbasari?
6. What did Lutung do during the
full moon?
7. Why did Purbasari’s skin turn
into clear white?
8. What challanges did Purbararang
offer to Purbasari?
9. What did Lutung Kasarung do to
change his appearance?
10. Whose fiancě was more good
looking, Purbararang’s or Purbasari’s?
11. What is the moral value of the
story?
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