the bitter tongue

The Bitter Tongue is the nickname for Serunting, a prince who came from South Sumatra. He had a well-known high magic power, but in fact his power can be defeated by sister-in-law, Cliff Aria. Both are fighting gold fighting fungus that grows on the borders of their fields. How do I beat Cliffs Aria Serunting the magic it? Then, why is Prince Serunting nicknamed The Bitter Tongue? Check out his story in the story The following bitter tongue!


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Formerly, in the area Sumidang, South Sumatra, there was a prince named Serunting. He was the descendant of the giant whose name was Princess Grace. One day, Prince Serunting marry a village girl named Sitti. After marriage, he invites her to stay in the palace. However, Sitti confused. On the one hand, he did not want to part with her little brother named Aria cliffs, but on the other hand he must obey her husband.

"Dinda do not know what else to do, Kanda. Dinda not bear having to leave the Aria The cliffs, the only sister Dinda, "Sitti said to her husband.

"Well, what if we invite Aria Crags to live together in the palace?" Suggested Prince Serunting.

Sitti also accepted the suggestion. However, when it was delivered to Aria Cliff, his sister was actually rejected. He preferred to live freely in the village rather than staying in a palace full of rules. Finally, Sitti and Aria Cliff agree to halve the inheritance from their parents' garden. Gardens that are part Sitti indirectly also belonged to Prince Serunting. To avoid disputes between them, Prince Serunting also suggested that they were lined gardens.

"It's better in the middle of the field was lined, so that later no dispute between us," said Prince Serunting.

"The advice is good, Kanda," Aria said Cliff.

The next day, Cliff along Serunting Aria went to the garden with a wooden divider. Upon arrival, the timber barrier was buried deep in the middle of the field.

A few days later, on a wooden barrier was grown plants fungus or mildew. However, the fungus that grows on the stick is much different. Fungus that leads to the garden Serunting just regular mushrooms, while the fungus that leads to a form of fungus garden Aria Cliff gold. Aria The cliffs also sells gold fungus and he became rich. Apparently, Serunting envy seeing the good fortune experienced by the brother-in-law.

One day, went to Aria Serunting cliffs was picking mushrooms on his farm gold. He was not able to resist feelings of jealousy that surrounds her.

"Hi, Cliff Aria! What are you doing to crops cendawanku "asked Prince Serunting.

"What do you mean, Kanda? I did not do anything against fungi Kanda, "Aria said Cliff by surprise.

"Ah, you lie! Surely you have cheated me, "accused Prince Serunting," Thou hast turned the wooden barrier was that the fungus that leads to the fields of gold! "

Aria Cliff increasingly confused by the allegations against him. He was never turned the wooden divider that. Golden mushroom that grows by itself. Although he has apologized and explained the real situation, Prince Serunting not want to receive. In fact, he was challenged to a fight Aria Crags.

"Hi, Cliff Aria. You do not have a lot of reasons. If you dare, opposite me! I dare you! "Challenged Prince Serunting.

Aria Cliff confused to answer the challenge. He realizes that he will probably be able to face brother-in-law's mandraguna magic. But, if he refuses the challenge, Prince Serunting will surely kill him.

"Well, Kanda. Kanda I'll accept the challenge, but give me 2 days to think! "Aria asked Cliff.

"Well, if you wish. If necessary, practice your skills before that time comes, "cried Prince Serunting with insulting tone.

Since then, Aria Cliff difficult closes his eyes. He was puzzled to find a way to beat the Prince Serunting. The day before the fight starts, he finally found a way out.

"Ahhaaa ... I know how now, "Aria muttered cliffs. "Kak Sitti Serunting Prince must know weakness."

Aria Cliff met his brother in secret. He then asked her brother to want to tell the Prince Serunting weakness.

"Kak Sitti, please tell me about the weakness of Prince Serunting!" Cajoled Aria Crags, "Otherwise, he would have killed me."

Sitti is not answered. His heart is confused. He did not want her to die, but he could not betray her husband.

"Forgive me, my brother. I can not betray my husband, "Sitti said to his brother.

"Help me, brother," whined Aria Cliffs, "Even if I know the Prince Serunting weakness, I will not membunuhhnya, whereas he would have killed me. Is Big Brother willing to see me dead at the hands of his own sister's husband? "

Sitti again fell silent. He was touched by the words of his sister.

"Well, Sis. I'll tell you, but you must promise not to kill him, "says Sitti.

"Well, I promise. I'm not going to kill him, "Aria said Cliff.

Finally, Sitti was leaking secrets to her husband's weaknesses Aria Crags.

"The secret of my husband's magic on grass weeds, although not always vibrate in the wind," said Sitti, "If you spear grass thatch, his power vanished instantly."

"Well, Sis. Thanks for the help, "said Aria cliffs.

On the appointed day, Prince Serunting and Aria Cliff went to a pasture weeds. Upon arrival, the fight began. The fight has just begun, Aria Cliff already pressed by the attacks sister-in-law. It shows how high the magic that Prince Serunting.

Nevertheless, undaunted because Aria Cliff already knows the weakness of the prince. At the right moment, he immediately speared a vibrating reed in the desert it. Instantly it all, the Prince fell to the ground with severe injuries circumstances.

Feeling betrayed by his wife, Prince Serunting left his hometown to the Mount Siguntang to meditate. Once there, he suddenly heard the sound of Sang Hyang Mahameru magical.

"Hey, young man. Will you get supernatural powers? "Asked the voice.

"I am very willing, O Sang Hyang Mahameru," replied Prince Serunting.

"Okay, but there is the condition that you shall be imprisoned in that tree leaf bamboo bamboo until it covers the entire body," said Sang Hyang Mahameru.

Without thinking, Prince Serunting immediately agreed that requirement. After that, he immediately started his meditation with full concentration. All life forms have vanished world in thought and memory. Hunger and thirst did not feel anymore. The longer he wore in his meditation that was already two years he was imprisoned. In that instant, her entire body was covered with bamboo leaves that have been falling.

In accordance with his promise, Sang Hyang Mahameru returned to Prince Serunting.

"O, young man. Because you have succeeded in carrying out the terms that well, then now is the time for me to lower the magic power of science to you, "said Sang Hyang Mahameru.

"Magic is it, O Sang Hyang Mahameru?" Asked the Prince's curious.

"Whatever you say will turn into a curse," said Sang Hyang Mahameru.

With feelings of joy, Prince Serunting immediately returned to his native village. On the way home, flashed through his mind to try out their newly acquired magic power it. When encountered in sugar cane stretch of the lake, he said: "Be a rock, O sugar cane," she cried.

Thanks to the miracle of his tongue, the spread of sugar cane was instantly turned to stone. Therefore, nicknamed The Prince Serunting Bitter Tongue because it lidahhnya magic. Furthermore, The Bitter Tongue find an arid and barren hill called Bukit drawstring. He then changed into a barren hillside jungle. When he arrived in a village, The Bitter Tongue satisfy a couple of old to have kids. With a magic tongue, he changed a single hair belonging to the grandmother to a baby boy.

That is so, in the rest of the journey to Sumidang, The Bitter Tongue continue to learn to do good to fellow beings. Arriving in his hometown, a sense of revenge to the Aria The cliffs were gone already as good deeds along the journey. He also apologized to the brother-in-law, also to his beloved wife.

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The story so bitter tongue of Sumidang, South Sumatra. The moral to be learned from the story above is that the science that we have should be used to help and do good to others, not to brag. (Samsuni/sas/266/08-11)