THE LEGEND OF BANYUWANGI

THE LEGEND OF BANYUWANGI

       

Once upon a time, there lived a bussinesman named Sidapeksa. He ha d avery beautiful wife. But, his mother disliked her.

        One day, Sidapeksa had to go to Japan, to meet his relation, and leaved his pregnant wife.

Not long afterwards, a cute son was born. The baby’s birth gave much happiness for Sidapeksa’s wife. And she told her husband about this.

One day, while Sidapeksa’s wife was went to the market, her mother in law sank her baby in the river. Knew it,Sidapeksa’s wife was very sad.

Two months passed, and Sidapeksa returned from his journey. He didn’t had more patient to saw his  wife and his son. But, just as he was about to enter his house, his mother told him, that his wife had sank their baby.

Sidapeksa believed his mother’s story. He was very angry. Then, he took his wife to the edge of the river. Suddenly, his wife leaped up and threw herself.

Suddenly,two pure white flower appeared, one smaller and one bigger. A sweet fragrance came from them.

Then, the smaller one told him the truth. After that, the two flowers vanished into the water. They left their fragrance behind.

Since then, people call the city on it’s banks of the river BANYUWANGI. BANYU means water and WANGI means fragrance.