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The Legend Of Situ Bagendit             Once upon a time, in a solitary village in the land of West Java, there live a rich woman named Nyai Bagendit. She had a very big house filled with a lot jewelry. Nyai Bagendit was also known for her bad attitude. She did not like to help others.             Whenever the villagers needed some money, she made them borrow some money from her and pay double. If they were not able to return the debt, she would take the villagers’ belongings. This made her richer and richer. One day, an old woman beggar came to her house, Nyai Bagendit immediately to ask her to go. “Go away you lazy old woman! Go out of my house!” “Please Nyai, give me some money or just give me some food. I’m so hungry,” said the beggar “Food? You asked for food? This is my house not a restaurant. Go now! I don’t want to see you here! Nyai Bagendit then threw a...

Wawangsalan nyaeta karangan anu diwangun ku sindir jeung eusi. Dina sindir diwangun deui ku cangkang jeung wangsal. Anu dijieun wangsalna teh tara ditetelakeun. Kudu diteangan tina bagian eusi. Wangsal teh sok murwakanti jeung salahsahiji kecap anu aya dina bagian eusi tea. Umumna eusi wawangsalan teh mangrupa silihasih, cinta batawa birahi. Nilik kana wangunna, wawangsalan teh diwangun ku dua padalisan: sapadalisan sindir sapadalisan deui eusi. Jumlah engang dina unggal padalisan nyaeta 8 engang. Conto wawangsalan: - Belut sisit saba darat, kapiraray siang wengi (oray) - Abdi mah caruluk Arab, henteu tari ma  teh teuing (korma) - Abdi teh kapiring leutik, ka isin an ku gamparan (pisin) - Abdi teh sok ngembang kawung, ing gis  teu ngareunah pikir (pengis) - Ajag lembur Indramayu, naha bet kalang su  teuing (asu) - Aya nu dianjing cai, aya nu dih ero an (sero) - Balandongan ngujur jalan, sok hayang  los  bae indit (elos) - Bareto ge batu...

Sisindiran Sisindiran téh asalna tina kecap sindir. Istilah sindir digunakeun ku M.A.Salmun (1963:19,23) pikeun salahsahiji golongan basa janget (plastisita basa) hartina malibirkeun maksud, henteu togmol atawa poksang ceplak Pahang. Sindir, kecap atawa omongan anu hartina henteu sacéréwélna. Sisindiran nya eta kasenian ngareka basa anu diwangun ku cangkang jeung eusi pikeun ngedalkeun maksud anu henteu saceplakna bari dipamrih karesmianana (Salmun, 1958:51). Sisindiran kaasup wangun sastra lisan Sunda nu kaitung lana. Dina naskah Sanghyang Siksa Kandang Karesian, nu rengse ditulis dina taun 1518, tina eta naskah kapanggih yen dina mangsa harita oge sisindiran teh geus hirup, kaasupna kana kelompok kawih, kelompok seni sora lain kelompok sastra. Ku kituna, dina Wibisana dkk (2000:431-493), sisindiran kaasup kelompok sastra lagu. Sisindiran kaasup kana wangun sastra lisan, ku kituna gancang pisan robahna ti waktu ka waktu teh, luyu jeung kahirupan masarakat Sunda nu makena. ...