The Crying Stone
once upon a time, there was a widow who lived in a small house in the jungle in a remote place in the North Barito. She lived there with her son and daughter named Atak and Diang. Atak and Diang were spoiled and naughty and they had a very bad habit. They never helped their mother. Atak and Diang were conceited and had bad tempers. They treated their mother very badly. Atak and Diang made their mother do the hardest work in the house such as: scrubbing the floor, cleaning the pots and pans and preparing the food for the family. On the other hand Atak and Diang did not work around the house, and they never helped their mother.
Finally, their mother could no longer bear with the condition, and she decided to leave the house and her children. She went to the jungle and she met a big stone and she said "I cannot bear with this condition, my children never obey my order and they are cruel to me, please take me away". and the big stone opened, she come inside it. On the other side Atak and Diang were looking for their mother. They were so surprised when they found their mother inside a big stone. They cried and regreted that they had made their mother angry and sad, but their crying could not make their mother come back. You can still find a stone in the same jungle that cries.
The Golden Cucumber
Long time ago, there was a farmer couple. Unfortunately, they hadn’t had any children yet.
They prayed to God for a child One day a giant passed their home. He heard what they were praying. Then giant gave them a cucumber seed.
Then the couple planted the cucumber seeds. Each day they took care of the growing plant so carefully. A month later, a golden cucumber grew from the plant. The cucumber was getting heavier and bigger each day. When it was ripe, they picked it. Carefully they cut the cucumber and they were so surprised when they found a beautiful baby inside. They were so happy. They named the baby Timun Mas.
Many years after, Timun Mas had grown into a beautiful girl. Her parents were very happy. But their happiness turned to fear when her 17th birthday came. The giant was going to take Timun Mas away.
The father gave a small bag to Timun Mas, equipped with magic stuff, salt, chilis, cucumber seeds, and shrimp paste as weapons. Her father told her that it could help her from the giant. He ordered Timun Mas to run away.
The giant was chasing Timun Mas and he was getting closer and closer. Timun Mas then took a handful of salt from her small bag. She spread out the salt behind her. Suddenly a wide sea appeared between them.
Timun Mas was still running, the giant almost caught her. Then she took some chili and threw them to the giant. The chilis suddenly grew into some trees and trapped the giant. Timun Mas could escape again.
Unfortunately the giant almost caught Timun Mas. So she took the third magic stuff, the cucumber seeds. She threw the seeds and suddenly they became a wide cucumber field. The giant ate those fresh cucumbers. He ate so much that he felt sleepy and fell asleep soon.
Timun Mas kept on running as fast as she could. But the giant had woken up. Timun Mas so scared. Then she threw her last weapon, shrimp paste. It became a big swamp. The giant fell into it, and his hands almost reached Timun Mas. But at last he was drowned.
Timun Mas was safe now. Then she returned to her parent’s house her parents were very happy.
The Golden Snail
Prince Raden Putra and Dewi Limaran were husband and wife. They lived in the palace. Prince Raden Putra’s father was the king in the kingdom. One day, Dewi Limaran was walking in the palace. Suddenly, she saw a snail it was ugly and disgusting. “Yuck” Said Dewi Limaran, and she throw it away into the river. She did not know that the snail was actually an old and powerful witch. The witch put the spell on Dewi and changed her into a golden snail. Then, the witch threw Dewi away into the river.
The golden snail was drifting away into the river. One day, a kind old women went to the river to fish. Suddenly in the net there was a golden snail. The old women brought the golden snail to her home. When the old women woke up in the morning she was surprised that the house was very beautiful and clean.
The old women was very curious she decided to stay up late to see how her house got clean. She looked into the kitchen through a hole and she caught the golden snail changing into a beautiful women. The old women said to the woman, “who are you young girl”
“I’ am Dewi Limran mem’’ said the beautiful woman.
Prince Raden Putra was looking for Dewi non-stop, until one day he found the home of the old women. Prince Raden Putra asked the old women about his wife Dewi Limaran. And the old women said she knew about Dewi. Prince Raden Putra was so happy.
Then prince Raden Putra kissed the golden snail and the golden snail change into Dewi Limaran. Prince Raden Putra and Dewi Limaran were so happy that they could together again. They thanked the old women for her kindess. And they invited the old women to stay in the palace.
Finally, they live happily ever after.
MALIN KUNDANG
Malin including a smart kid but a bit naughty. He was often chasing chickens and hiting them with a broom.
Malin felt sorry for his mother who did not have a lot of money for their family. Malin decided to go wander the world in order to become rich before returning home later.
Malin Kundang’s mother initially disagreed, because she was scared he would never return and would forget her, but Malin eventually went on a merchant ship.During this time Malin Kundang learned a lot about being a sailor from the crew.
Along the way, the ship was attacked by pirates. The pirates took everything. Even most of the crew and people on the ship were killed by the pirates. Malin Kundang was lucky, he had hid in a small space so as not to be killed by the pirates.
Malin Kundang stayed by himself on the boat until finally the ship stranded on a beach. With his remaining energy, Malin Kundang walked to the nearest village from the beach. Malin realized this village was very good for farming. With tenacity and perseverance in work, Malin gradually became a wealthy man. He got a lot of merchant ships with men of more than 100 people. Having become rich, Malin Kundang married a beautiful girl.
Malin’s mother found out that Malin had become rich. She was grateful and very happy that her son had succeeded. Since then, every day Malin's mother went to the dock, waiting for her son to return to his hometown.
After some time, Malin and his wife made the voyage back to his home with the crew and a lot of bodyguards. Malin's mother who saw the ship coming into dock saw two people standing on the deck of a ship. She recognizes that the people standing were his son and his wife Malin Kundang.
Malin's mother was heading toward the ship. Once close enough, she was sure it was her son. "Malin Kundang, my son, why did you go so long without coming home?", she said, hugging Malin Kundang. But Malin only saw an old woman dressed in tattered and dirty clothes. Malin Kundang became angry even though he knows that the old woman is his mother, because Malin was embarrassed that this was his mother. He did not want his wife or his crew to know.
Malin’s mother became very sad and angry when she realized that he was embarrassed to see her. Malin's mother swore her son "If you are my son, I swear you will became a rock".
Soon Malin Kundang again went to sea and in the middle of the trip came a violent storm that destroyed the ship. After that Malin Kundang body slowly became stiff and over time eventually shaped into a rock. Until now Malin Kundang Stones can still be seen on a beach called Aia Manih beach, in the southern city of Padang, West Sumatra.
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