THE LEGEND OF PUTERI SANTUBONG AND PUTERI SEJINJANG

SUBJECT:
ENGLISH (PBL)

TOPIC:
THE LEGEND OF PUTERI SANTUBONG &

PUTERI SEJINJANG

PREPARED BY:
AIDIL HAKIMI B. ABD. RAHMAN

CLASS:
5 GEMILANG

SCHOOL:
SK. MEMPAGAR, BEAUFORT, SABAH.

THE LEGEND OF
PUTERI
SANTUBONG

ABOUT GUNUNG SANTUBONG

Gunung Santubong is very well known in Sarawak. Most
Sarawakians would have heard stories about Mt.
Santubong from their parents, grandparents or from
many other sources. If we drive towards the Sarawak
Cultural Village located not very far from the Santubong
fishing village, from the Santubong Bridge, we could see
Mt. Santubong quite clearly. From afar Mt. Santubong
looked like a pregnant woman lying on her back. Mt.
Santubong is located about 35 km north of Sarawak
capital city, Kuching. It is about 2,658 ft high. The
mountain and the areas surrounding it are popular with
tourists. According to studies done on Santubong it was
stated that it was first inhabited by the Ibans. The
name Santubong originated from an Iban word 'si antu
ubong' or the 'spirit boat'. This spirit boat is actually a
coffin shaped like a boat carved from a single log to
represent a vessel used by the spirit of the dead to
travel to the other world.When Gunung Santubong is
mentioned inevitably the name Gunung Sejinjang would
surface too. There is a legend associated with these
mountains and there were a few versions of it. There is
also a folk song written about the legend, called 'Puteri
Santubong'. The lyric is in the local Sarawak Malay
dialect.

PUTERI SANTUBONG & PUTERI SEJINJANG

Once upon a time, two beautiful sister princesses from
heaven came down to earth to bring peace to a dispute between
two local villages. Santubong and Sejinjang were their names,
and they were both very talented: Santubong had amazing
weaving skills while her sister Sejinjang was known for her talent
in pounding rice. These two princess had many admires but would
accept nobody’s charm for some time until one day they met
Prince Serapi.

Prince Serapi fell in love with both of them and wanted
both to become his wives. Santubong and Sejinjang in turn both
loved Prince Serapi, and a frightful fight ensued since each of
them wished to become Prince Serapi’s only wife. The quarrel
turned increasing violent, with Sejinjang hitting Santubong in the
cheek with her rice pounder and Santubong fighting back and
hitting Sejinjang with her belidak, a tool used to weave cloths.

When their father the King realized what was happening,
he was extremely angry and came down to earth to curse the
three of them. Both sisters were transformed into mountains,
namely Mount Santubong and Mount Sejinjang, while the broken
pieces of Sejinjang’s head scattered into the sea and became
islands: Pulau Kerak, Pulau Satang, Pulau Talang-Talang, Pulau
Lakir and many more.

THE LEGEND OF PUTERI SANTUBONG AND PUTERI SEJINJANG

WHAT HAPPENED?

A conflict between Puteri Santubong
and Puteri Sejinjang, sparked by
jealousy and envy.

WHERE DID IT HAPPEN?
Mount Santubong

WHO WERE INVOLVED
 Puteri Santubong
 Puteri Sejinjang
 The King
 Prince Serapi