Once upon a time, there was a local ruler named
King Sulahkromo. The king had a Prime Minister named
Raden Sidopekso. The Prime Minister had a wife named Sri Tanjung. She was so beautiful that the king wanted
her to be his wife.
One day, the King sent his Prime Minister to a long
mission. While the Prime Minister was away, the
King tried to get Sri Tanjung. However he failed. He was very angry. Thus, when Sidopekso went back, the
King told him that his wife was unfaithful to him. The Prime
Minister was very angry with his wife. Sri Tanjung said that it was not true.
However, Sidopekso said that he would kill her. He brought her to the river
bank. Before he kill her and threw her into
the river, she said that her innocence would be proven After Sidopekso killed her, he threw her dead
body into the
dirty river.
The river immediately became clean and began to spread a wonderful fragrance. Sidopekso said, "Banyu...Wangi... Banyuwangi". This means
"fragrant water". Banyuwangi was
born from the proof of noble and sacred love.
Source: BSE; Contextual Teaching and Learning English;
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