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    The Singa

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    Sang Nila Utama, the restless king of Palembang, led a hunting expedition to the island of Tanjong Bentam but failed to find any stags. He pursued a large stag into the jungle and up a hill, where he spotted the island of Temasek in the distance. During the voyage there, a storm threatened to destroy their ships until the king threw his crown into the sea, calming the waters. Upon arriving at Temasek, the king encountered a magnificent creature he called a 'singa'. Impressed by the island and its wildlife, the king decided to establish a settlement there, renaming the island Singapura after the singa.

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    Sang Nila Utama, the restless king of Palembang, led a hunting expedition to the island of Tanjong Bentam but failed to find any stags. He pursued a large stag into the jungle and up a hill, where he spotted the island of Temasek in the distance. During the voyage there, a storm threatened to destroy their ships until the king threw his crown into the sea, calming the waters. Upon arriving at Temasek, the king encountered a magnificent creature he called a 'singa'. Impressed by the island and its wildlife, the king decided to establish a settlement there, renaming the island Singapura after the singa.

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    Sang Nila Utama, the restless king of Palembang, led a hunting expedition to the island of Tanjong Bentam but failed to find any stags. He pursued a large stag into the jungle and up a hill, where he spotted the island of Temasek in the distance. During the voyage there, a storm threatened to destroy their ships until the king threw his crown into the sea, calming the waters. Upon arriving at Temasek, the king encountered a magnificent creature he called a 'singa'. Impressed by the island and its wildlife, the king decided to establish a settlement there, renaming the island Singapura after the singa.

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    The Singa

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    Sang Nila Utama, the restless king of Palembang, led a hunting expedition to the island of Tanjong Bentam but failed to find any stags. He pursued a large stag into the jungle and up a hill, where he spotted the island of Temasek in the distance. During the voyage there, a storm threatened to destroy their ships until the king threw his crown into the sea, calming the waters. Upon arriving at Temasek, the king encountered a magnificent creature he called a 'singa'. Impressed by the island and its wildlife, the king decided to establish a settlement there, renaming the island Singapura after the singa.

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    The Singa

    The Singa Sang Nila Utama, an imaginative adventurous king was restless by nature and wanted to
    travel to far away places. He loved hunting wild animals, so when he heard that there were stags in the jungles
    of Tanjong Bentam which were not easy to hunt, he was excited and took with him a great fleet of ships to
    Tanjong Bentam.
    When the king arrived upon the island, he and his subjects had a hunting expedition that lasted several
    hours, slaying many wild and savage beasts, but no stags. This disappointed the king, for he had a sense of
    unfulfillment in his heart.
    Suddenly, a large stag darted out of the bush in front of Sang Nila Utama, giving the king a shock...but
    the king drew his silver dagger and hurled it at the stag, only grazing the animal. The stag began to run and the
    king pursued it (in those days, it was either your feet or nothing.
    The stag ran through the jungle and darted up a knoll. The king followed the stag up the hill, but upon
    reaching the summit, the stag was nowhere to be seen. There was a large rock, so the king climbed it and
    looked the land and sea spread out around him. In the distance, he saw a stretch of white sand - an island.
    Sang Nila Utama was fascinated by the sight of the island. He turned to one of his subjects who had followed
    him.
    'What is the name of that island?'
    The subject looked into the distance and smiled.
    'That is Temasek, Your Highness.'
    'Then we are going there.'
    The king ordered his fleet to set sail and they began on their journey towards the island.
    Suddenly the once clear blue skies were covered with black clouds, heavy rain poured from them and strong
    bursts of wind threatened to tear the ships apart. The ship carrying Sang Nila Utama was in the very eye of the
    storm. The crew lowered the sails, started to bail the water from the ship and get most of the cargo for
    jettisoning.
    However, an idea came to the king's head. He remembered a story his grandfather told him of how one
    of his ancestors became the Sea-King and that his crown was the only thing which belonged to his ancestor.
    He removed his crown immediately & threw it into the sea.
    All at once, the storm broke. As suddenly as it started, the skies began to clear and the crew gave a
    shout of joy and set sail once more to the island of Temasek.
    When the king stepped upon the island, a creature stepped out of nowhere, and the king and his men
    were awe-struck by the magnificent creature. It was large and moved with grace, had a black head, covered in
    a furry mane, a whitish neck and a red body. When the king drew his bow & arrow, the beast stared back at
    him with golden eyes and let out a deafening roar before leaping into the jungle.
    'What sort of animal was that?', the king asked.
    A wise old man stepped forth.
    'I have seen animals in potraits from the Far West. Perhaps this is a 'singa', but I wonder how it got all
    the way here.'
    'This must be a great place if it breeds such a beautiful animal. Let us live here...here on the island of
    Singapura.'

    Footnote: The word 'singa' is actually the Indonesian and Malay word for 'lion'. Therefore, Singapore is
    sometimes referred to as the 'Lion City'.

    1. If you were Sang Nila Utama, would you throw away your crown to the sea?
    2. Why do you think the king decided to live in Singapore? Would you have done the same thing?
    3. What is the importance of legends, myths, and other literary genres you have learned in the present society?
    4. How would you relate the legend The Singa to what Singapore was and what she has become? Fill out
    the diagram below.

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