Cerita Ansuang Bakeng1 populer sebagai cerita rakyat yang mengisahkan terjadinya Gunung Awu di Sangihe, Sulawesi Utara. Terdapat beberapa versi cerita, baikrnpenamaan tokoh maupun alur cerita, dalam masyarakat Sangihe sehingga penulis harus memilih salah satu versi untuk diceritakan kembali.
The Ansuang Bakeng story is popular as a folktale that tells of the occurrence of Mount Awu in Sangihe, North Sulawesi. There are several versions of the story, both characters naming and storylines, in the Sangihe community so that the writer must choose one version to be retold.