Lutung Kasarung

King of Pasir Batang, Prabu Tapa Agung, was old. He had two daughters, Purbararang and Purbasari. Prabu Tapa Agung planned to retire as a king. He wanted Purbasari to replace him as a king. Hearing this, Purbararang was angry because she is older than Purbasari.

But the king still selected Purbasari to be the next king. 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. Purbararang expelled Purbasari to a jungle.

With sadness, Purbasari 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.

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 come up with another bad idea. She asked Prabu Tapa Agung to select who has longer hair as a king. The king then measured his daughters' hair. Purbasari had longer hair. But Purbararang did not give up. She asked Prabu Tapa Agung to choose who has more handsome finace as a king. Purbararang was sure that she would win the competition because Purbasari did not have a fiance yet. Purbasari was sad. Lutung Kasarung came forward. Suddenly, Lutung Kasarung changed into a very a handsome man. He said that he is actually Guruminda, a son of Sunan Ambu, the God of ancient Sundanese, and want to marry Purbasari. Guruminda was even more handsome than Indrajaya. Prabu Tapa Agung then selected Purbasari as a king. She forgave Purbararang and her fiance and let them stay in the palace.