It is said that in ancient times teak trees were small in size. Not as large as now. The size of the teak tree was enlarged during the kingdom of Medang Kamulan related to King Medang who buried his son alive because he felt ashamed.
According to folklore from East Java, long ago in the Medang Kamulan area, the former kingdom of the Cengkar Gods, there lived a king who was elderly but did not yet have a son who would inherit his kingdom. Feeling sad, the king then decided to meditate, asking the gods to be blessed with a son. When meditating, the gods answered his prayers and gave instructions to the king through a dream that soon the empress would be pregnant with a child. Feeling happy, the king thanked the gods and then returned to the palace.
Upon arrival at the palace, the king conveyed instructions from the gods to the empress who made the empress feel happy. A few days later it was true the empress said that she was pregnant. Of course the king feels very happy. Then a party was held in the royal palace for forty days and forty nights.
The moment that was awaited finally arrived. After nine months of pregnancy, finally the empress gave birth. But not a baby boy born by a queen, but a baby deer. The king felt disappointed, angry and embarrassed. Because he did not want to be known by others, without thinking the king immediately took the baby deer into the forest and then buried him alive. Nobody else knows that. His Majesty then immediately returned to the palace.
Upon arrival at the palace, the king suddenly became seriously ill. His body was so swollen that it was difficult to move. His Majesty can only lie in bed. Many doctors have come and given medicine, but the king's pain has not healed. Finally, the king called his beloved servant named Sulang. "Cheers, I'll tell you a secret. But remember, don't tell anyone. If you break it, then I will cut off your head. Look Sulang, the empress has given birth, but not gave birth to a human child but a deer. Because I was ashamed, I buried the deer baby alive in the forest. " Miraculously, after telling the secret, the king recovered from his illness.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I will not tell this secret to anyone. " Sulang also excused himself. After listening to the secret from the king, Sulang suddenly felt the whole body aching and swelling. Sulang tried to take medicine but the pain did not heal. Sulang thinks that His Majesty recovered from his illness after telling his secret but Sulang did not dare to tell the king's secrets to anyone for fear of getting beheading.
Finally Sulang with great difficulty went to the wilderness. In the middle of the forest he sat under a teak tree and said: "O teak tree, actually the empress has given birth to a deer. The king feels ashamed and buries the deer alive in the middle of the forest. " After telling the king's secrets to the teak tree, miraculously, the sick Sulang gradually recovered. His body was no longer painful and swollen. Sulang certainly feels happy to be free from her illness. He immediately returned to the palace.
After Sulang died, the teak tree suddenly turned into swelling. Trunks and branches of teak trees turn big. Since that time the teak tree became large like now.
Because of the large size of the tree, the royal people cut down the teak tree to be used as drum. After the drum was finished and beaten, a strange sound came out "dang ... dang ... dang ... dang ... Raja Medang had the son of a deer, was buried alive, and delivered to Sulang dang ... dang. ..dang ". Repeated twice. Since that incident all the people of the Medang kingdom knew that their king had a deer and was buried alive.
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