Once upon a time, there was a little boy, who was poor,
dirty, and smelly, 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 old woman helped him.
She gave him shelter and a meal. When the boy wanted to leave, the 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. The
little boy continued his journey. While he was passing through the village,
where he had asked for food, 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.
-FIN-
Read the Indonesian translation HERE
Author: Unknown
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