Queen Aji Bidara Putih

Muara Kaman lies along the Mahakam River, in eastern Borneo. In the past the area was a
kingdom ruled by Queen Aji Bidara Putih. She was a typical queen of myths: beautiful, wise, and
sensitive. Many princes and kings proposed to her but she always refused them because she was
more concerned with ruling her country and guarding her people.
One day, a Chinese boat came to eastern Borneo. First, the people thought it was a merchant
ship but the boat was loaded with trade goods and highly trained soldiers. Their envoys brought
gold and porcelain to announce the marriage proposal from a prince of China. The queen didn't
refuse instantly and replied that she had to ponder the proposal first.
After the envoys left the palace, the queen called a court officer and ordered him to infiltrate
the Chinese boat to gather information on the prince.
When night fell the officer sneaked onto the boat, and found the prince's room. The large
door would not open and he couldn't find a peek hole, so the officer put his ear to the wall,
trying to catch sounds from inside. He heard that the prince was having his dinner and the noise
of his chewing and slurping surprised the officer. It was like a boar that he had once heard when
he was hunting
He quickly left the boat and returned to the palace. He reported that the prince must have been
a phantom, not a human. He believed that the phantom could be in a human's form only during the
daytime. The queen was so surprised and got angry. On the next day, she refused his proposal.
The enraged prince ordered his troops to raid Muara Kaman. The battle was won by the
Queen's huge band of troops. The Chinese troops turned to giant centipedes. The Chinese troops
started to retreat but three centipedes chased them and sank the Queen's boat. The site of the
sunken ship is now known as Danau Lipan (Lake of Centipedes), with Chinese treasures hidden
on the lake's bed.

Questions:
1. Where is the setting of place of the text?
2. How was the characteristics of Queen Aji Bidara Putih? HOTS
3. What did the Queen order to the court officer?
4. What did the court officer find in the Chinese boat?
5. What happened after the Chinese troops lose the battle?

Queen Aji Bidara Putih