The Story Of Singa – Summary Of The Legend Of Singapore
THE STORY OF SINGA – In this topic, we are going to read the summary of “The Story of Singa” which tells the legend of Singapore.
This summary is uplifted from the blogspot FOLKLORE LOVER. Here is the summary:
There is an adventurous king named Sang Nila Utama. He was restless by nature and wanted to travel to far away places.
He loves to hunt wild animals. Upon hearing that there were stags in the jungles of Tanjong Bentam, he took him a great fleet of ships to head to the forest.
Upon arriving on the island, he had an expedition which lasted for several hours. He slayed many wild and savage beasts, but no stags. Sang was unsatisfied.
Suddenly, a large stag came out of a bush in front of Sang, shocking him. He drew his dagger and hurled it at the stag, only grazing the animal. The stag ran and Sang followed it.
The stag ran through the jungle and darted up a knoll. Sang followed the stag up the hill. Upon reaching the summit, it was nowhere to be seen. There was a large rock which Sang climed. He saw the land and sea spread out around him. In the distance, he saw a stretch of white sand – an island.
The king was fascinated by the sight of the island. He asked the subjects what it is and the subject replied that it is Temasek.
Sang ordered his fleet to set sail and they started their journey towards Temasek. Suddenly, a heavy storm occurred and it threatened to tear the ships apart. Sang’s ship was in the storm’s eye started to bail the water from the ship and get most of the cargo for jettisoning.
Sang suddenly had an idea. He remembered his grandfather’s tale of how one of his ancestors became the Sea-King and that his crown was the only thing which belonged to his ancestor. He threw the crown into the sea and the storm calmed down. They reached Temasek.
Upon setting foot on the island, a creature appeared. They were in awe of the creature’s appearance. It was large and moved with grace, had a black head, covered in a furry mane, a whitish neck and a red body.
When Sang drew his weapon, the creature stared back at him with golden eyes and let out a deafening roar before leaping into the jungle.
He wondered what that animal was. A wise man appeared and told him that it’s a Singa (Malaysian for “Lion”)
Sand said that it must be a great place if it breeds such a beautiful animal. He decided to live there… on the island of Singapura (“Lion City”).