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Firstly, nobody knows if he is real.

prince of Indonesia (not sure)

the legend is......

he was on a hunting trip in Indonesia

his group chased after a dear

did not catch it

saw an island called temasek across the sea

tried to sail there

caught in storm

ship sinking

crew threw everything heavy off the ship

ship still sinking

only thing heavy left was his crown

threw crown into sea

ship stopped sinking

storm stopped

sailed on to temasek

arrived at temasek

Malay fishing village

saw animal (lion)

he asked one of his men,"What in the world is THAT?"

"it is a singa (lion in Malay) your majesty"

"I shall rename this island to Singapura (lion city in Malay) !"

Singapura then became Singapore, in English.

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