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.
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