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BANYUWANGI

 A long time ago, there was a kingdom which commanded by just and wiseking. The king had a handsome son named Raden Banterang. His hobby washunting. Oneday, he wanted to go for hunting and he said to his guards, “Today will

go for hunting. !ust "re"are for the tool,"lease#. After all "re"aration was ready, theyleft the "alace and went to the forest. $hen Raden Banterang looked for someanimals, he saw a small deer ran through him. He "rom"tly chased the deer untilthey entered a faraway "art of the forest. %inally, he se"arated from his guards.  “$here is that deer, Raden Banterang said. He lost its trail. He sought thatdeer hardly, but he didn't meet the deer again until he found a ri(er. He felt thirstyand directly drunk at the ri(er. “Hmm,what a fresh of this water)#. But, when hewanted to left the ri(er, he saw a beautiful woman. Then, Raden Banterang tried tointroduced himself. And that beautiful woman acce"ted him well. *he also introducedherself “+y name is *urati from lungkung kingdom. am here because shelter from enemy attack. +y father is dead when he try to "rotecting his authority#. RadenBanterang was shocked. He "rom"tly hel"ed and brought her to his "alace. And thene-t month, Raden Banterang and *urati were married and li(e ha""ily e(er after.

*omeday, when *urati walked around the "alace alone, she met a "oor manwith a bad clothes. After she watched him closely, she realied that the man a badclothes was her brother named Ru"aksa. Ru"aksa wanted *urati to fought RadenBanterang back because he already killed their father. But, *urati didn't want tobecause Raden Banterang has hel"ed her in the forest and they were alreadymarried. Ru"aksa get angry, but before he left *urati he ga(e a head/band 0ikatke"ala1. “2ou must sa(ed it under your bed#, said Ru"aksa.

$hen Ru"aksa left *urati, he was "ro(ed to be met Raden Banterang. Raden

Banterang was hunting at that time. He said “Raden Banterang, your wife is betray.2ou can see the "roof, there's a head/band under her bed. That thing is the "ro"ertyof the man who want to kill you#. And then, Ru"aksa lost misteriously. RadenBanterang went to the "alace 3uickly. After he arri(ed, he directly checked his wifebed. He was (ery shocked. He s"oke angrily to his wife “*urati) Are you ha(e a "lanto kill me with the owner of this head/band&. *urati said “Oh my husband, don't judge me directly) don't want to kill you anymore) swear)#. But Raden Banterangstill on his owned. He wanted to sank her wife to the ri(er before his life in danger.

$hen they arri(ed at the ri(er, *urati told her husband that the owner of thathead/band was her brother. Her brother wanted to killed Raden Banterang, but*urati refused him because she wanted to "rotected her husbandself. But, Raden

Banterang didn't belie(e it anymore. *uddenly, *urati said “Oh,my husband, if youdon't belie(e it, will jum" to the ri(er. f the water of the ri(er are lim"id and fragnant,it "ro(es that 'm not guilty. But, if the ri(er are turbid and smell, it means that 'mguilty#. Then,she directly jum"ed to the ri(er and a miracle ha""ened) The water of the ri(er were (ery lim"id and fragnant. Raden Banterang witnessed that andshouted “+y wife isn't guilty) This ri(er is fragnant)#. He is (ery felt sorry for hismistake. But it's to late.

*ince that time, the ri(er had a fragnant smell. n !a(anese, that ri(er called“Banyuwangi#. Banyu means “water# and $angi means “fragnant#. The name of Banyuwangi became the name of the city then.