The Crying Stone
Long time ago, lived a girl with her mother at a mountain near a town
in Kalimantan. The girl's named was Darmi. Darmi is very beautiful. Everyday, She
wears makeup and her best clothes. She always wanted to rich and beautiful. She
never helped her mother. She is very lazy and spoiled girl.
One day, Her mother Darmi to accompany her to the market. "Oke. but, I don't
want to walk beside you, you have to walk behind me. With a sad heart, her mother
agreed. So, Darmi walked in front of her mother.
The girl and her mother looked very diffrent. The girl looked very
beautiful in her pretty dress, while her mother looked very old in her simple dress.
On the way to the market, People greeted the beautiful girl and asked who the
old woman behind her was. Then, The girl replied to them, that she was her servant.
Her mother was very sad. But, She couldn't anything. She offended for the insult.
Then, She said to Darmi: "Darmi.. How could you keep telling that I'm not your
mother?".
And Darmi said : "Mom... I have to do that, because I don't want to laugh at me, If
they find out that you are my mother. We look so diffrent".
"Enough Darmi! You've hurt me! So deep that I can't stand on it any longer. Whoever
and whatever I'm? You must honor me as your own mother." Said her mother.
Her mother couldn't bear the pain anymore. She prayed to god to punish her
daugther's. "My dear lord, I can't stand on my daugther's behavior. She's been to far
in hurting me. Please, give her a punishment to make feel sorry for what she has
done to me".
And god answered her prayed. Slowly, Darmi's legs turned into stone and
process continued to upper part of the girl's body. The girl began to be panic. She
felt sorry and cried for help her mother's help. "Mom.. Please, Forgive me". Said the
girl. But, it was too late.
Finally. her whole body turned into stone. Until now, people can still see the tears
falling down the stone. That's why stone is called "Crying Stone".
Messages:
To respect our parents because they have raised us since the day we were born. As
a child, we are responsible for taking care of them, especially when they get older.
Batu Menangis
Dahulu kala, hidup seorang gadis dengan ibunya di sebuah gunung dekat
sebuah kota di Kalimantan. Gadis itu bernama Darmi. Darmi sangat cantik. Setiap
hari, Dia memakai makeup dan pakaian yang terbaik. Dia selalu ingin terlihat kaya
dan indah. Dia tidak pernah membantu ibunya. Dia adalah gadis yang sangat malas
dan manja.
Suatu hari, Ibunya meminta Darmi untuk menemaninya ke pasar. "Oke .. tapi,
aku tidak ingin berjalan di samping Anda, Anda harus berjalan di belakangku.
Dengan hati sedih, ibunya setuju Jadi, Darmi berjalan di depan ibunya.
Gadis dan ibunya tampak sangat berbeda. Gadis itu tampak sangat cantik
dengan gaun cantik, sementara ibunya tampak sangat tua dengan gaun yang
sederhana.
Dalam perjalanan ke pasar, orang menyambut gadis cantik dan bertanya siapa
wanita tua di belakangnya itu. Kemudian, Gadis itu menjawab kepada mereka,
bahwa ia adalah pembantunya.
Ibunya sangat sedih. Tapi, dia tidak bisa apa-apa. Dia tersinggung atas
penghinaan. Kemudian, Dia berkata kepada Darmi: "Darmi.. Bagaimana kau bisa
terus mengatakan bahwa aku bukan ibumu?".
Dan Darmi mengatakan: "Ibu ... Aku harus melakukan itu, karena saya tidak ingin
ada yang menertawakan saya, jika mereka tahu bahwa Anda adalah ibu saya. Kita
tampak begitu berbeda.."
"Cukup Darmi Anda telah menyakiti saya! Jadi mendalam bahwa aku tidak bisa
berdiri di atasnya lagi.! Siapa dan ada apa dengan saya? Anda harus menghormati
saya sebagai ibumu sendiri." Kata ibunya.
Ibunya tidak bisa lagi menahan sakit. Dia berdoa kepada Tuhan untuk menghukum
anaknya. "Tuanku, saya tidak bisa sanggup melihat perilaku anak saya, Dia sudah
jauh dalam menyakiti saya.. Tolong, beri dia hukuman untuk membuat merasa
menyesal atas apa yang telah dilakukan kepada saya".
Dan Tuhan menjawab doanya. Perlahan-lahan, kaki Darmi berubah menjadi
batu dan proses terus bagian atas tubuh gadis itu. Gadis itu mulai panik. Dia merasa
menyesal dan menangis meminta bantuan ibunya. "Ibu .. Tolong, Maafkan
aku". Kata gadis itu. Tapi, sudah terlambat.
Akhirnya. seluruh tubuhnya berubah menjadi batu. Sampai sekarang, orang masih
bisa melihat air mata jatuh ke bawah batu. Itulah sebabnya batu ini disebut "Batu
Menangis".
Pesan: Untuk menghormati orang tua kita karena mereka telah membesarkan kita
sejak kita dilahirkan. Sebagai seorang anak, kita bertanggung jawab untuk merawat
mereka, terutama ketika mereka beranjak dewasa.
Once upon a time, there was a little poor boy came into a little village. He was very
hungry and weak. He knocked at every door and asked for some food, but nobody
cared about him. Nobody wanted to help the little boy.
Finally, a generous woman helped him. She gave him shelter and a meal. When the
boy wanted to leave, this old woman gave him a lesung, a big wooden mortar for
pounding rice. She reminded him; “Please remember, if there is a flood you must
save yourself. Use this lesung; as a boat!”
The little boy was happy and thanked the old woman.He continued his journey.
While he was passing through the village, he saw many people gathering on the
field. The boy came closer and saw a stick stuck in the ground. People challenged
each other to pull out that stick. Everybody tried, but nobody succeeded. “Can I try?”
asked the little boy. The crowd laughed mockingly. The boy wanted to try his luck so
he stepped forward and pulled out the stick. He could do it very easily. Everybody
was dumbfounded.
Suddenly, from the hole left by stick, water spouted out. It did not stop until it flooded
the village. And no one was saved from the water except the little boy and the
generous old woman who gave him shelter and meal. As she told him, he used the
lesung, as a boat and picked up the old woman. The whole village became a huge
lake. It is now known as Rawa Pening Lake in Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia.
