
Since the animal was not dead, the husband immediately swung his machete in anger up to three times, breaking the Loreng’s neck from his body. He did not fight back, only a pair of eyes looked towards the husband and wife with great curiosity. West Java folklore states that Si Loreng did not expect to be attacked and did not have time to dodge, the tiger groaned in pain. He immediately drew his machete and cut off the head of the Loreng! The tale of this loyal tiger legend is colored by the tragic story of the end of his life. So that the blood in his mouth was scattered, the husband was suddenly filled with anger. “Striped …?” said the husband, “lest you have pounced on my son. !” shouted the wife, “The Striped’s mouth is full of blood!” The husband gasped in surprise, the Loreng’s mouth was covered in fresh blood. “Kakang, why is the Loreng acting unusual?” Asked Sang The Loreng wagged his tail gently and repeatedly while rubbing his body against the husband and wife. The Loreng seemed to run helter-skelter past the rice fields and towards the hedge.

Just finished eating and drinking, suddenly they heard the sound of the Loreng grin. There the husband devours the food served by his wife. He immediately went to his wife on the hedge. Seeing her arrival, the husband immediately stopped his work. Until there was a hot afternoon, the farmer’s wife went to the fields to send food to her husband. The husband and wife love the Loreng because the animal can be trusted to keep their child safe. The Loreng was assigned to keep the baby safe. When they go to work in the fields, the baby is left at home.

This is the happy time they have been waiting for for a long time. When their child was born, a happy and healthy baby boy. The husband and wife who work as farmers are happier. If he is told, he must obey and carry out the commands of husband and wife properly. West Javanese folklore suggests that the Loreng relationship with the husband and wife were so close that he could understand the words spoken by the husband and wife. The tiger grew big, he was smart and agile. It turned out that the tiger knew himself, he obeyed the husband and wife. The tiger was raised by them, educated and treated like a member of their own family. One day they found a little tiger whose mother had died.

In ancient times, there was a husband and wife living in the Tasikmalaya area of West Java Province. The Jombang Taste shares the folklore of West Java today. Ilustrasi manusia berburu macan – Gambar diambil dari
