Puteri Santubong (Santubong Princesss) and Puteri Sejinjang (Sejinjang Princess)

Princess Santubong and Princess Sejinjang song

Puteri Santubong and Puteri Sejinjang

Long time ago, in a kingdom called Kayangan (Heaven), lived two beautiful princess, Puteri Santubong (Santubong Princess) and Puteri Sejinjang ( Sejinjang Princess). Puteri Santubong was famous for her weaving skills, for she made the most beautiful cloth at the Kayangan. Puteri Sejinjang was known for her pounding rice. All the rice she pound became the most tastiest rice ever!. Puteri Santubong liked to weave cloth at night because the air was much cooler, meanwhile 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 stop by 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 Kayangan asked them to bring peace to the villages. Because of their unpredictable talents, both villages were so busy making money from the cloths and rice, they have no time to fight. So, Pasir Kuning and Pasir Putih were peace at the end and both became wealthy person. Meanwhile, both princess became best friends with each other.

But the friendship didn’t last long. Because of their beauties the suitors from near and far tried to get their hands on both of the princess. But none of them caught the princesses’ hearts, till the princess met Putera Mahkota Serapi (Crown Prince Serapi). He was so handsome, that both the princess fall 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! He asked for their permission to make them both as his wives. Puteri Santubong and Puteri Sejinjang couldn’t accept the offer. They believe that only one of them was suitable to be the prince's wife. They started to fight till one of them gave up. But none of them want to surrender.

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

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

Mount Santubong is a prominent landmark at the river mouth of Sungai Santubong