Legend of Crying Stone (Folklore Borneo)
In a hill far from the village, in Kalimantan area there lived a poor widow and a daughter.
The widow's daughter is very beautiful. But unfortunately, he has a very bad behavior. The girl was very lazy, never helped her mother do the chores. It only works every day.
Besides the slacker, the girl was spoiled. All his requests must be obeyed. Every time he asked for something to his mother must be granted, regardless of the situation of his poor mother, every day have to drudge to find a bite of rice.
One day the girl's daughter took her mother down to the village to shop. The location of the village market is very far away, so they have to walk quite tiring. The girl walks around in nice clothes and pokes so that the street people who see her will admire her beauty. While her mother walked behind her carrying a basket with a very dirty clothes. Because they live in a remote place, nobody knows that the two women who are walking are mothers and children.
As they began to enter the village, the villagers looked at them. They were so fascinated by the girl's beauty, especially the unsatisfied village youths looking at her face. But when he saw the man walking behind the girl, it really contrasts. It makes people wonder.
Among the people who saw it, a young man approached and asked the girl, "Hi, pretty girl. Is that behind your mother? "
However, what is the girl's answer?
"No," he said arrogantly. "He is my assistant!"
The two mothers and children then went on their way. Not far away, approaching a young man again and asked the girl.
"Hi sweety. Is it your mother who walked behind you? "
"No, no," the girl replied, tilting her head back. "He is a slave!"
That's how every girl meets someone along the street asking about her mother, always the answer. Her mother was treated as her maid or slave.
At first hearing her daughter's rebellious reply when asked by the person, the mother can still restrain herself. But after repeatedly hearing the same and very painful answer, finally the poor mother could not help herself. The mother prayed.
"My God, I can not resist this insult. The servant's son is so self-righteous to treat himself as such. Yes, god punish this ungodly child! Punish him ... "
On the power of God Almighty, slowly the body of the ungodly girl turned to stone. change starts from feet. When the change had reached half the body, the girl cried for forgiveness to her mother.
"Oh, Mother..mim .. forgive me, forgive your child's iniquity for so long. Mother ... Mother ... forgive your son .. "The girl kept wailing and crying begging her mother. But it was too late. The whole body of the girl eventually turned to stone. Despite being a stone, one can see that his eyes are still in tears, as if in tears. Therefore, the stone that comes from the girl who gets his mother's curse is called "Crying Stone".
This is the story of this legend, which the local community believes the story actually happened. Whoever disobeys the birth mother who has given birth and raises her, surely his cursed deeds will be punished by God Almighty
