English story

In ancient times, there was the story of a princess in West Java named Dayang Sumbi. He had a son, named Sangkuriang. The child was very fond of hunting.
He was accompanied by Tumang hunting, dog pet palace. Sangkuriang not know that the dog is the incarnation of the god and father.
One day Tumang not want to follow his orders to pursue prey. The dog then pursued into the woods.
When he returned to the palace, Sangkuriang recounted the incident to his mother. Dayang Sumbi absurdly angry when I heard that story. He accidentally hit her head Sangkuriang with spoon in his hand. Sangkuriang injured. He was very disappointed and went mengembaraSetelah the incident, Dayang Sumbi very sorry for himself. He was always very diligent prayer and penance. At one point, the gods gave her a gift. He will be forever young and has a timeless beauty.
After years of wandering, Sangkuriang eventually intends to return to his homeland. When he got there, the kingdom has changed completely. There he met a lovely girl, who was none other than Dayang Sumbi. Fascinated by her beauty then, Sangkuriang proposed. Therefore it is very handsome young man, Dayang Sumbi was very fascinated him.
One day Sangkuriang asked permission to hunt. He asked Dayang Sumbi to spruce up the headband. What a surprise for Dayang Sumbi see the scar on the head of her future husband. The cut was exactly as his wounds have to go wander. After long noticed, turned out the young man's face is very similar to his face. He became very frightened.
So then he sought to thwart the effort was making a proposal process. He filed two terms. First, he asked the young man to stem the Citarum River. And secondly, he asked Sangkuriang to make a big canoe to cross the river. The second condition is that must be met before dawn.
That night Sangkuriang doing penance. With his power he exerts supernatural creatures to help finish the job. Dayang Sumbi was secretly peep the job. Once the work is almost complete, Dayang Sumbi ordered his troops to hold a red silk cloth to the east of the city.
As witnessed in the eastern city of redness, Sangkuriang thought it was late morning. He also stopped work. He was very angry because it means he can not meet the requirements requested Dayang Sumbi.
With his strength, he made his break through the dam. There was a great flood swept through the town. He was later kicked a large canoe made. The boat drifted and crashed into a mountain named "Tangkuban Perahu."

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