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The Crying Stone

The story follows a poor widow and her beautiful but spoiled daughter, Darmi, who disrespects her mother in public. After enduring her daughter's behavior, the mother prays for punishment, leading to Darmi being transformed into a crying stone as a consequence of her actions. The stone serves as a reminder of Darmi's regret and the pain she caused her mother.

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The Crying Stone

The story follows a poor widow and her beautiful but spoiled daughter, Darmi, who disrespects her mother in public. After enduring her daughter's behavior, the mother prays for punishment, leading to Darmi being transformed into a crying stone as a consequence of her actions. The stone serves as a reminder of Darmi's regret and the pain she caused her mother.

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THE CRYING STONE

Once upon a time in a jungle of west Kalimantan, there lived an old poor widow with her
daughter. They lived in a small and rotten hut in poverty after her husband passed away. The
old widow had to find the money by selling the fire wood which was collected from the
jungle her daughter was very beautiful the girls named was "darmi" although darmi was very
beautiful, she was very lazy and spoiled. she never helped her mother. Every day she wore
make up and her best clothes. she always wanted to be rich and beautiful.
One day, her mother asked 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. Her mother followed behind her.
The girl and her mother looked very different. 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, 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 those people that I am not your mother?".
And darmi said "mom... I have to do that, because I don't want the to laugh at me, if they find
out that you are my mother. We look so different"
"enough darmi!! You've hurt me! So did that I can not stand on it any longer. Whoever and
whatever I am? You must honor me ask your own mother". Said her mother
Her mother couldn't bear the pain anymore. She prayed to god to punish her daughter's. "my
dear god, I can't stand on my daughter'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 pray. 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 to 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

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