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Long time ago, in a kingdom called Kayangan (heaven), lived two beautiful princess, Puteri (princess) Santubong and Puteri Sejinjang. Puteri Santubong was famous for her weaving skills, for she made the most beautiful cloth in the Kayangan. Puteri Sejinjang was known for her pounding rice. All the rice she pound became the most tastiest rice. Puteri Santubong liked to weave cloth at night when the air was much cooler, while Puteri Sejinjang liked to pound rice in the day, when the air was windy and bright.

One day, two villages, Pasir Kuning (Yellow Sand) and Pasir Putih (White Sand) were having a fight. The fight became worsen each day. When the King of Kayangan saw that the fight couldn’t cease itself, he send Puteri Santubong and Puteri Sejinjang to the two villages. Puteri Santubong was send to Pasir Kuning, while Puteri Sejinjang was send to Pasir Putih. The King of Heaven asked them to bring peace to the villages. Because of their undeniable talents, both villages were so busy making money from cloths and rice, they have no time to fight. So, Pasir Kuning and Pasir Putih came to piece at the end and both became prosperous. Meanwhile, both princess became best friends with each other.

But the friendship didn’t last long. Because of their beauties many suitors from near and far tried to get their hands on both of the princess. But none caught the princesses’ hearts, till they met Putera Mahkota (Crown Prince) Serapi. He was so handsome, that both the princess felt in love with the prince at the same time. Both tried to catch the prince’s eyes with their beauty and talents, but in the end, he was in love with both of them (what a jerk!). He asked for their permssion to make them both as his wives. Santubong and Sejinjang couldn’t accept the offer. They believe that only one of them was suitable to be his wife. They started to quarrel till one of them gave up. But none ready to surrender.

After they exhausted enough bad words to use, they became violence and started to hit each other. Sejinjang took a pounder (alu lesung) next to her and hit Santubong’s cheek till it crack. Even though she was hurt, Santubong hit back using her belidak, a tool for her to weave cloths. The belidak hit Sejinjang’s head. Because of the heavy and sharp tool, Sejinjang head’s broke into million pieces and scattered in the sea to become Pulau Kerak (Monkey Island), Pulau Satang, Pulau Talang-Talang, Pulau Lakir, etc..... Santubong then died because of her blood lost.

The King of Heaven, who was angry with both of them for fighting over an immortal, cursed them. Santubong was turned into Gunung (Mountain) Santubong, while Sejinjang’s body turned into Gunung Sejinjang. The crack on Santubong cheek can still be seen until today. Sejinjang however become merely a hill after her upper portion including her head was scattered by the belidak.