Majapaiiit. the. administration of Gain, '-to. maintain aalauthorityAndêpend'ënt of Maja-
pdhit; but he lost his life, in the struggle, and his widow,.. Tor Wfa/who
persevered, and was' for a time successful, was at length-avèrbornlJf and went
oyer to Majapdhit.*
'Wtik dif-
* According- to the traditions of the Sunda people, these two brothers, Chiong Wanara and
Raden Tanduran, were descended from a prince, of Hate, and their empires werfe divided b y -th e
river of Brehès, thence called Chi Painali, or the River ofPr-ohibition:
'"-“'Raja Galu, otherwise known by the name of Raja Pamukas, and whose country was called
Bajong Galu, had two sons, named Raden Aria, Bang'a and Tanduran. There was a pestilence
tbafe days, which, carrying ’off great1 rm3fhBërs,!6f the inhabitants/cadsed'the* prince M;o be
“ much afflicted in his ifnind; .‘whereupon, sending for his patch (or minister), he th.us.7 aiddressed
“ h im : ‘ Gp thou to Bukit Padang, and call one there named Si Ajar, fa 11 i n g ' ri o t -to;bring/hini
“ ‘ along with thee, as it may perhaps mëm'-hjs power to administer relief.to my, djstressedrand
“ ‘ suffering subjects.’ . The patch immediately took leave of his Sovereign, and repaired
I forthwith to Bukit Padang, to summon Si Ajar, who soon after appeared befor^Sje’^ / n ,
“ presenting him with some’hèrbs which‘hè had brought Tor'that^piS^sey^VWeh ‘Si* Ajar -had
'■ “ Seated himself in the usual manner before the monarch, the latter'thus addressed him : ‘ Ajar,
“ £ a great pestilence at present rages in th e . country, and makes great havo'ck amongst my
V ' subjects ; i t is therefore that I have sent for thee, in hopes that thou mayèst be able to put
u ‘ a stop'to tb,e mortality which now prevails.’ , Ajar immediately replied, ‘ Ö Raja, it. is my
“ '^'opinion, thatjhe to whom the coantiyuberangs ’ is1 the proper !S^son to no whabis re ^ ra ifl
“ f for the good of it and its inhabitants.’ When the Baja heard ttfeke wordsTne^a! exceedingly
“ wroth ; so much so, that he was on the point of putting AjarTto instant death, when the latter
“ thus addressed him; ‘ Prince !. if you are determined .to la|l me, I resign my|ife,,lbiit depend
“ 1 upon it you will be made to answer for it, and that by yöur own son.’ Si Ajar, then returned
“ to Bukit Padang, whereupon Raja Gulu thus spoke to his patch / ‘ Repair instantly to Bulcit
“ Padang, and put Si Ajar to death; let him not longer live.’" The palek accordingly went, and
“ having executed th e 'Baja's■ orders, returned and reported the-'circümsra’ncé to^tös prince/
_ “ who felt much joy on the occasion. Shortly after this the Raja’t concubine became 'pregnant,
“ and when her time was come she was delivered of a son,, whose features were exquisitely
“ beautiful. When the prince was informed of this, he desiréd-the child might be. brought to
“ him. The prince no sooner cast his eyes upon it, than he thought of the words of Si Ajar ;
“ upon which he administered a dose of poison to the child, which however did not cause its
“ death. He then told his patéh to take the child/ and haVing put iü'ih a basket, toSlSisiWii
“ floating down the river. The patéh took the child," and having'disposed; of it as,he was
“ Ordered, returned and made his master very happy by the report of what he had'done.,-The
“ basket in which the child was turned adrift on the river Chitandui bejngstopped .by.apine
“ stakes placed" there by a fisherman, named Ke Bdlangantraiig, it was picked up and carried
“ home by him. He was highly pleased with the 'child, and adopted it, and gave it the'name
“ * -ofsi£e Jakah) and cherished it till it arrived at the age of manhood. Ke Jakah then invited
“ • his reputed father to accompany him. to 'Bitjdng.Galu. . They had nearly, gobhalf way,’ when
“ .Ae Jakah looked up and saw a bird fly past. He asked Ke Balangantrang what might be the
name o f that bird ? and was told tjhat-it was called chiong (the black minor of India). Ke
~ m Jakah
, A different'account x>i the first' establishtrient1 of the -MqjapARit ■ empir&is
giveij-^Oi^a manus'cript receMly, obtaineJ^'iloM; T a / ip w iic h .'may./desen%
‘ < ’Jajcah then sa,w a form like- tlra tio Jfk ^TO ^ e irfg ^ it was, -R& was;told that
‘ ‘ it was a wanarhJjfiSRkeyj).t. K e Jakah theigre^ilaim^d|; dj/if^ueh^ls the case," then mjjst my
f* e h e ChiprtgjWqnagfii,
_ « After this tire travnUera'ntosecjiJgdi then:,]ournoy,- and; mi,due time arrived at]Bajong^B(/akt,
“ wherp’tlipy went tn.the the chief
Chiong
who tcKitpaItef^as his owrrgon^and instruejted-himjin5ffi'e*aH,riljijwhiell Ka’^^n^ieqame
h a d ^ n ^ j®i®h&hM^e,m^thation,^hefoy.ejBaj<i..^sj5^jIiea^ii>g, .of the
“ circumstance, sent for and begged him of the h%^%hlaokstnithi; fimC■ owned
him.for his.ownsong mid was', so^deligbted'.whenvhol firs5^eheld?t5fE1w&ali,l31& sent1 for his
f‘ son; ’Baden, Ana Bang’,a, a^^^sjr<|d;,lI}.mto taka^yery^ch^S of hi# nevdy-foUiid brother.' S
“ A short time after this, Chiong Wanara went ‘ to his royal father, and asked him to give
“ him some hereditary property. When the Raja heard this’, he immediately addressed iCKmrig
“ Wanara thus : —‘ My son, the whole of my-prhpe^tjj I have bestowed on tliy eldest brother,
*C i‘ amMhTOhmg^ilB#;e,xdeRCthe.head(hiIaoksmith, whom thou hadst better accept of.’ Raden
5* -Omo^’l%?iBra.said3ie ^Ould. tqkc hint y^h.ipu'gh.pleksi®fe^ n<u
[T<‘f:So®tvi':ai'tcr the nead blaeksmith' e^^^nnoum^pos^fssiou", Baden Chiong Wanara,Svent
H.:again.to his,father, and solidjteihperrnission'(vd&h''Was granted't'o|TO)Mw^®fmct ® iron
“ cage of very- great strength,'-affd! of, the1 most’exquisitetworllTOahshfo?,WC'HS%^|lVii7ierflS.tHen
“ gave orders to his-head, blacksmith to.haVe tiiisl cag'e,v'inade^- arid 'all--thel blacksmiths iri*the'
“ kingdom having been get about it, it was very soon finished, and^^dliaU .mb ‘sttSfigtih"' and
“ beauty that was intended and wished for. :■ Carpets ariducushfonSj such asp rin cesareaccu s-
spread witiiih'*ifc ‘IryKHmg' Wanara taea went and/ fijfflain iB
that it \^as completed," 'Wheii theifloyefsavrit,! he was g r ^ tly pi6ased,i"and being
“ entreated by^Chimg. Wanara to enter,, apdi i examine i whether o'lf&iotj there -might .hje ’stiil
18 sometHiflgrwSnBmg' to reader it .morej complete j^wjfiiout* suspecting any treachery, he’’did
“ as he was requested. No Sooner, was he fairly in, than Chiong Wanara closed afi'drldcked
“ the door, saying, a£ the same time to Raja Gat'd*1 Now'is" fulfilled ’the,p^emoBoif'of 'Ajar of
“ ‘ Bulcit -Padang, whom you caused to be uhjus"tly?TO^5>Jdeatlh!*a The* Raja 'answeredkfrom
“ within,these,age,-.81.sg)jTtiit:4^Hiis.'jnst'jUdgBfen't.’ ■ ;i
f t? When Baden Aria Bang’a saw his "father shut up in the cage, he-could not contain his
“ rage against Ghiong Wanara, and a quarrel between the two brothers ensued. /'
Raja Galu perceiving this, immediately exclaimed, f For shame 1 that two brothers should
*' ‘. thus,figjit'.with each kothif of
i j j f l i i ii
^ Wit^OOt paying any regard to fhe words or admonition o f Raja Gaft/,j the two "Brothers
“ engaged hvsingle combat, stabbing, pushing, and striking each other in turn. Both parties
“ being of equal strength,; they." continued fighting all- the; way from the place abw^n@®bfedi
^ q n til they, goti far to theteastward, whe&ofinditig^therQselves "tali^u'ed', ^tKe^ '^jiendecfthe
^'uiAOjaflict under a certain tree, Chiong- Wanara forthwith" asked liis bfother'what ’the name o f
“ the