PRINCESS OF LEDANG MOUNTAIN

THE LEGEND OF
PRINCESS OF

LEDANG MOUNTAIN

A LOVE STORY OF MALAYSIA:
A LEGEND OF PUTERI GUNUNG LEDANG

During the reign of Sultan Mahmud
Shah in Malacca, it was believed that
there is one beautiful fairy princess

staying at the peak of Mount
Ledang. The princess was known as
Puteri Gunung Ledang. The beauty
of the princess has been spread all

around the states and finally the
news being heard by Sultan Mahmud

Syah. At that time, the Sultan
actually was still mourning as his
wife (queen) was just passed away.

However, when the Sultan heard about the beauty of
Puteri Gunung Ledang, he was struck with the cupid’s
arrow. If before this, many princesses and daughters of
the minister from the empire around the Malacca had
been presented to him, to be his wife candidate, all of
them were rejected.

“Tun Mamat, I want you to go to the Mount Ledang
with Laksamana Hang Tuah and Sang Setia. Tell the
Princess that I proposed her for a marriage,” command

Sultan Mahmud Syah.

Tun Mamat and his team then
started to climb the mount as

the representative of His
Majesty to propose the Princess
for a marriage. The journey to
go to the peak of the mountain

was so long, and full of
obstacles.

At the end, Tun Mamat was the only man standing that kept on
climbing and with all the spirit and effort that he put on himself,

he finally managed to reach the top of the Mount Ledang.

While Tun Mamat was amazed with the beauty that he just found,
suddenly an old lady appeared in front of him.

“Who are you? Where are you come from?” asked the
old lady.

Tun Mamat gently replied,

“I am Tun Mamat, the representative of the Sultan
Mahmud Syah from Malacca. I came here to meet
Puteri Gunung Ledang as His Majesty proposed her for

a marriage. May I know who are you?”

“Oh, I am Nenek Kebayan, the guardian of Puteri
Gunung Ledang. Regarding to your proposal, please
wait here for a while, I will tell the Princess about it”

answered the old lady and then, she disappeared.

After a moment, Nenek Kebayan
reappeared and met Tun Mamat.

“Tun Mamat, please tell the Sultan
Mahmud Syah that Puteri Gunung
Ledang send her regards to him. She
had been thinking about the proposal
you asked for and she said the
proposal will be accepted if His
Majesty can prepare her seven
marriage gift. The gifts are …”

1) A golden bridge connecting Mount
Ledang to the Malacca Sultan’s Palace.
2) A silver bridge for her to walk back

to Mount Ledang.
3) Seven trays of mosquitoes’ heart.

4) Seven trays of germs’ heart.
5) Seven jars of virgins’ tear as her

bathing water.
6) Seven bowls of young betel nut juice.
7) One bowl of His Majesty’s son, Raja

Ahmad’s blood.

Sultan Mahmud then cancels his proposal to Puteri
Gunung Ledang as those wishes are impossible to

be granted.

Theme of the story: Love
Moral of the story: Do not be selfish

Thank
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