Listen to a traditional Malay folk song
"Anak Kambing Saya"

PanTasy And Legends

Badang: The Malay Superhero

The Malays still adorn such beautiful traditional outfits today,
often at weddings or during the festival of Hari Raya Puasa,
which is the Muslim New Year.
 

Once a upon a time, in a place called Saluang, there lived a slave named Badang. His days were spent toiling in his master's land. During his leisure hours, he would spend his time fishing by setting traps along the sea bed. Unfortunately, one day when Badang returned to his traps he found that they were filled with fish bones or half eaten fish. He suspected that someone or some beast was busily going at his catch like it was a free buffet, and so he decided to catch the culprit.

Badang decided to hide in some bushes near his traps and waited patiently. To his great amazement he saw a huge beast with long, rough hair and a beard that reached its waist. It also had a pair of horns and tusks that protruded out of its lower jaw and the scariest feature were its red flaming eyes.

The creature trudged heavily and cautiously towards the traps and helped itself greedily to the fishes. Upon seeing what the creature had done, Badang got so angry that he totally forgot his fear. He pounced out of the bushes and attacked the creature with his parang(machete). He grabbed the beast by its beard and held his parang to its neck.

The monster, fearing for its life, begged for mercy and promised to grant Badang any wish if he spared its life. Badang agreed and asked the monster to grant him great strength, however , to obtain the strength that he wished for, Badang had to do something really disgusting and that is to eat the vomit of the creature. He did and he acquired the strength he desired. Badang kept his word and set the creature free.