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The Legend of Puteri Gunung Ledang (Princess of Ledang Mountain)

This is a love history that took place in Muar, North of Malacca. Puteri GunungLedang, is a very beautiful genie princess ho lived on top of Mount Ledang. !he

has seven sisters originated fro" #a a, or currently kno n as $ndonesia.

Puteri Gunung Ledang cannot be seen by hu"an beings. %nly certain traditional"edicine "en and people ho lost their ay in the forest can see genies like her,

and even talk to the". Puteri Gunung Ledang as said to have a lover fro" Gunung&undok (Mount &undok). 'very night, they ould "eet at Gunung Ledang until the

ne t "orning.

%ne day, &undok as late to go back to his o n hill. Their act that as against thecurse of genies causing the "ountain top of Gunung &undok to be slanted untiltoday. &undok had to stay ith Puteri Gunung Ledang. They then ere "arried.

fter their edding, they ent for a honey"oon to Pulau *esar (*ig $sland) at the!traits of Melaka. +hile se ing under a coconut tree at the seaside, Puteri s

husband ca"e fro" behind to shock her. !he accidentally stabbed hi" at his hand.nd surprisingly he died because of the stab of the se ing pin. !o"e said he as

cursed to die if stabbed by a pin.

Puteri Ledang as so sad and s ears to her husband that she ould not "arryagain. t the sa"e ti"e, !ultan Mah"ud of Malacca had -ust lost his ife. is

Ministers had presented all sorts of beautiful o"en and young girls but none hadon is Ma-esty s heart.

/e days later, *endahara presented the story of Puteri Ledang to is Ma-esty. e0nally agrees to propose her so that Puteri Ledang could replace her 1ueen s place.

This story had been recorded as Malaysian ell2kno n history. There are "oviesbeing "ade too.

To propose Puteri Ledang, !ultan Mah"ud had sent ang Tuah, !ang !etia and TunMa"at as the lead. They face a lot of di3culties to reach the "ountain top. %nly

Tun Ma"at as able to "ake it there. t the "ountain top, Tun Ma"at assurprised to discover a beautiful garden full of 4o ers ith birds chirping and 4ying

around it.

n old o"an appeared and asks hy he as there. fter e plaining everything,the old o"en disappeared and reappeared in a hile. !he then re5uest for 6 traysof "os5uito s heart, 6 trays of ger" s heart, one barrel of tears, one barrel of young

pinang (betel nut) -uice, one bo l of is Ma-esty s blood and one bo l of blood of is Ma-esty s son, &a-a h"ad. !he also re5uested is Ma-esty to build a silver

bridge connecting Melaka and Gunung Ledang.

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!ultan Mah"ud then cancels his proposal to Puteri Ledang as those ishes arei"possible to be granted. $n "y point of vie , Puteri Ledang "ade such e tra2

ordinary re5uest to re-ect is Ma-esty s proposal as she is still loyal to her husband.