▁on ▁the ▁region ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁told . ▁On ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Bo yan ▁( B a we an ), ▁R ama ▁Su k ana ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁watched ▁mon keys ▁fighting ▁each ▁other ▁while ▁the ▁Sund an ese ▁of ▁West ▁Java ▁believe ▁that ▁she ▁saw ▁a ▁mon key ▁battle ▁a ▁t iger . ▁ ▁The ▁legend ▁in ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁Pen ins ula ▁is ▁where ▁the ▁hero ine ▁is ▁named ▁Te em oh . ▁The ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁ra ja ▁in ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁Arch ip el ago , ▁her ▁husband ▁is ▁a ▁possess ive ▁man ▁named ▁U ma . ▁In ▁this ▁version , ▁Te em oh ▁tries ▁to ▁sc are ▁away ▁a ▁white - r ump ed ▁sh ama ▁or ▁mur ai ▁b atu ▁( more ▁than ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁some ▁versions ) ▁that ▁f lies ▁at ▁her ▁as ▁she ▁bath es . ▁With ▁each ▁move ▁the ▁bird ▁makes , ▁she ▁attempts ▁to ▁wave ▁it ▁off ▁with ▁her ▁hands , ▁and ▁sp ins ▁as ▁it ▁f lies ▁around ▁her . ▁R ather ▁than ▁fighting ▁off ▁d run ken ▁men , ▁Te em oh ▁f ends ▁off ▁her ▁own ▁husband ▁who ▁tries ▁to ▁beat ▁her ▁with ▁a ▁stick ▁for ▁taking ▁so ▁long . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁this ▁legend ▁attributes ▁sil at ▁to ▁a ▁woman ▁reflect s ▁the ▁prom in ence ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁traditional ▁S out heast ▁society , ▁as ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁mat ri ach al ▁ad at ▁p ep ati h ▁custom ▁of ▁West ▁Sum