Siamang putih

Siamang putih is the name of an Indonesian folk legend.^[1]^[2] In this legend, a princess promises that she will wait for her fiancé. After years of waiting for his return, she breaks her promise and is cursed to live out her live as a white siamang (an Indonesian ape).^[1] This folktale is also known from the Malay Peninsula, where siamangs occur as well.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Navis, A.A. (2001). Seri Pendidikan Budaya: Cerita Rakyat dari Sumatera [Cultural Education Series: Folklore of Western Sumatra]. Vol. 3. Jakarta: Grasindo.
^ Ananda, Sheina (2013). Rangkuman 100 cerita rakyat Indonesia dari Sabang sampai Merauke [One Hundred Folk Tales of Indonesia from Sabang to Merauke]. Jakarta: Anakkita.
^ Skeat, Walter William (1900). Malay magic. Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula. London: Macmillan.

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[Navis-1] Navis, A.A. (2001). Seri Pendidikan Budaya: Cerita Rakyat dari Sumatera [Cultural Education Series: Folklore of Western Sumatra]. Vol. 3. Jakarta: Grasindo.

[Ananda-2] Ananda, Sheina (2013). Rangkuman 100 cerita rakyat Indonesia dari Sabang sampai Merauke [One Hundred Folk Tales of Indonesia from Sabang to Merauke]. Jakarta: Anakkita.

[Skeat-3] Skeat, Walter William (1900). Malay magic. Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula. London: Macmillan.

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