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The Fairy Cave: The Legend Of Gua Pari

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HE cave is notable because of its connection to legend. To the local Bidayuhs, the human-like rock formations inside the cave were formerly real people. According to folklore, there used to be a village near the cave. But because of their cruelty to a pair of orphans, the villagers were cursed and turned into stone. The two orphans wanted to participate in a festival held in the village but the villagers made fun of them before chasing them away. For the villagers’ heartless treatment of the orphans, fairies were said to have put a curse on them. That’s how the cave got its name — Fairy Cave or Gua Pari as the locals call it. I have heard about Fairy Cave, situated near Bau town, since I was a teenager but it was not until recently that I managed to see it for myself. I tried looking for some of the rock formations outside the cave around the foot of a mountain but didn’t see any as the fenced up area was covered with vegetation. There are also claims Fairy Cave takes its name from a stalagmite structure at its entrance, said to resemble a Chinese deity. That claim could have come about because the cave has long been frequented by the Chinese living in the area and from afar. Even today, debris of joss sticks left behind by deific devotees can still be seen strewn near some of the rock formations inside the cave. The superstitious Chinese come to pray at these stone figures, believing they are representations of spiritual beings. The rock formation of a humanoid

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