The Legend of Puteri Gunung Ledang

SUBJECT:
ENGLISH (PBL)

TOPIC:
THE LEGEND OF PUTERI GUNUNG LEDANG

PREPARED BY:
AIDIL HAKIMI B. ABD. RAHMAN

CLASS:
5 GEMILANG

SCHOOL:
SK. MEMPAGAR, BEAUFORT, SABAH.

PUTERI GUNUNG LEDANG

THE LEGEND OF PUTERI GUNUNG LEDANG

Puteri Gunung Ledang is by far the most famous princess
in Malaysian folklore. The fairy princess resides at the
summit of Gunung Ledang, the highest mountain in
Peninsular Malaysia. In stories, she is known for setting
impossible tasks to reject the proposal of Sultan Mansor
Shah of Melaka.

Captivated by her mystical beauty and power, the sultan
sent Hang Tuah and several warriors to relay his
proposal. The princess asked that seven demands be
fulfilled before she accepts him: a golden walkway from
Melaka to Gunung Ledang, a silver walkway from Gunung
Ledang to Melaka, seven trays of mosquito hearts, seven
trays of the hearts of germs, seven barrels of young
betel nut juice, seven barrels of virgin tears and a silver
cup with the blood from the Sultan’s son. Not only was
the Sultan unable to hurt his son, he drove his kingdom
to ruins trying to fulfil the other requests. Puteri
Gunung Ledang still lives on the mountain to this day.

THE LEGEND OF PUTERI GUNUNG LEDANG

WHAT HAPPENED? WHERE DID IT HAPPEN?
The Sultan had heard the Mount Ledang
beauty of Puteri Gunung
Ledang. She set seven WHO WERE INVOLVED?
impossible conditions for him.  Sultan Mansor Shah of
The conditions were:
1. A silver walkway for her Melaka
 Puteri Gunung Ledang
to return from Malacca to  Hang Tuah
the mountain,
2. Seven barrels of tears
(specifically tears from
virgin girls) for her to
bathe in,
3. Seven barrels of young
betel nut juices from the
betel tree also for her to
bathe in.
4. Seven trays filled with
hearts of germs.
5. Seven trays filled with
hearts of mosquitoes, and
6. A bowl of the blood of the
Sultan's young son.

All the conditions were set or
requested on purpose by the
Princess to test the Sultan's
love towards her whereby she
knew that he will be unable to

fulfil them due to their
ridiculous and mostly not
achievable or unattainable