The Crying Stone
One upon a time, livTed a poor old widow in a small village. She lived
with her daughter. Her daughter was very beautiful but also very lazy
and arrogant. She never helped her mother and didn’t want to know what
problem her mother had. Everyday, she put make up and wears her best
clothes. She always wanted to look rich and beautiful.
One day, the mother and her daughter went to the market to buy some
food. At first, the daughter refused to accompany her mother, but
finally she agreed. “I’ll go with you, but you must walk behind me,”
said the daughter. She didn't want to walk side by side with her mother.
Although her mother was very sad, she agreed to walk behind her
daughter.
On the way to the market, everybody admired the girl's beauty. But they
were also curious. Behind the beautiful girl, there was an old woman
with a simple dress. The girl and her mother looked very different.
“Hello, beautiful girl. Who is the old woman behind you? Is she your
mother?" they asked. “No, she is not my mother. She is my servant,” the
girl answered. Her mother was very sad to hear that, but she didn't say
anything. She could understand that her daughter was ashamed.
The girl and the mother met other people. Again they asked who the woman
behind the beautiful girl. And again the girl answered that her mother
is her servant. She always said that her mother is her servant every
time people asked.
At last, the mother cannot hold the pain anymore. She prayed to God to
punish her daughter. Suddenly, the girl's leg turns into stone. Slowly,
the process continues to the upper part of the girl's body. The girl was
in panic. "Mother, please forgive me! Mother!" she cried and asked her
mother to forgive her. But it's already too late. Her whole body finally
becomes a big stone. Until now, people can still see tears falling down
from the stone. People then call it batu menangis (it mean the crying
stone).***
Once upon a time there were three little pigs and the time came for
them
to leave home and seek their fortunes.
Before they left, their mother told them " Whatever you do , do
it the best that you can because that's the way to get along in the
world.he first little pig built his house out of straw because it was the
easiest thing to do.
The second little pig built his house out of sticks. This was a
little
bit stronger than a straw house.
The third little pig built his house out of bricks.
One night the big bad wolf, who dearly loved to eat fat little
piggies,
came along and saw the first little pig in his house of straw. He said
"Let
me in, Let me in, little pig or I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow
your
house in!"
"Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin", said the little pig.
But of course the wolf did blow the house in and ate the first
little
pig.
The wolf then came to the house of sticks.et me in ,Let me in little pig or I'll huff and I'll puff and
I'll blow your house in" "Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin",
said the little pig. But the wolf blew that house in too, and ate the
second
little pig.
The wolf then came to the house of bricks.
" Let me in , let me in" cried the wolf
"Or I'll huff and I'll puff till I blow your house in"
"Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin" said the pigs.
Well, the wolf huffed and puffed but he could not blow down that
brick
house.
But the wolf was a sly old wolf and he climbed up on the roof to
look
for a way into the brick house.he little pig saw the wolf climb up on the roof and lit a roaring
fire
in the fireplace and placed on it a large kettle of water.
When the wolf finally found the hole in the chimney he crawled down
and
KERSPLASH right into that kettle of water and that was the end of his
troubles
with the big bad wolf.
The next day the little pig invited his mother over . She said "You
see it is just as I told you. The way to get along in the world is to
do
things as well as you can." Fortunately for that little pig, he learned
that lesson. And he just lived happily ever after!
The Legend of Malin Kundang
A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra, a
woman and her son lived. They were Malin Kundang and her mother. Her
mother was a single parent because Malin Kundang's father had passed
away when he was a baby. Malin Kundang had to live hard with his mother
.
Malin Kundang was a healthy, dilligent, and strong boy. He usually went
to sea to catch fish. After getting fish he would bring it to his
mother, or sold the caught fish in the town.
One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant's ship which
was being raided by a small band of pirates. He helped the merchant.
With his brave and power, Malin Kundang defeated the pirates. The
merchant was so happy and thanked to him. In return the merchant asked
Malin Kundang to sail with him. To get a better life, Malin Kundang
agreed. He left his mother alone.
Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a huge ship and
was helped by many ship crews loading trading goods. Perfectly he had a
beautiful wife too. When he was sailing his trading journey, his ship
landed on a beach near a small village. The villagers recognized him.
The news ran fast in the town; “Malin Kundang has become rich and now he
is here”.
An old woman ran to the beach to meet the new rich merchant. She was
Malin Kundang’s mother. She wanted to hug him, released her sadness of
being lonely after so long time. Unfortunately, when the mother came,
Malin Kundang who was in front of his well dressed wife and his ship
crews denied meeting that old lonely woman. For three times her mother
begged Malin Kundang and for three times he yelled at her. At last Malin
Kundang said to her "Enough, old woman! I have never had a mother like
you, a dirty and ugly woman!" After that he ordered his crews to set
sail. He would leave the old mother again but in that time she was full
of both sadness and angriness.
Finally, enraged, she cursed Malin Kundang that he would turn into a
stone if he didn't apologize. Malin Kundang just laughed and really set
sail
.
In the quiet sea, suddenly a thunderstorm came. His huge ship was
wrecked and it was too late for Malin Kundang to apologize. He was
thrown by the wave out of his ship. He fell on a small island. It was
really too late for him to avoid his curse. Suddenly,
he turned into a stone.
