CRYING STONE

Once upon a time ago, there lived a widow and a beautiful girl. They live in
a small hill far from the city, in West Borneo. This widow was very poor because
she lived by looking for firewood, then sold in the market. A girl is so very lazy,
never helped her mother and she is very proudly. This girl only combs her hair,
even told her mother to take drank water in the river. Her mother was so sad to see
the behavior of her girl increase proud.

One day, her mother was sick and asked her girl to found traditional
medicine for her. But, the girl didn’t it and she said: “If you need medicine, found
it by yourself ! I am very busy.” After hearing the words of the girl, her went to the
forest looking for her traditional medicine. Day after day the widow was cured.

On a cloudy afternoon, widow invited her girl to the market to bought rice
from seller firewood. The girl want to go, because she want to show off her beauty
to the people in the market. She did wore nice clothes, combs the hair, and dress up.
They went to the market.

When they go to the market, the people in the market were looked by the
beauty of the girl. But the people was felt strange about an old woman behind her
and they asked the beautiful girl.

People 1 : “Who is the woman in your behind ?”

Girl : “Who ! Oh, she is my maid.”

People 2 : “He is already old !”

Girl : “Oh ! I pity her because she does not have what else.”

The mother tried to hold back of the girl be good manner. However, she
never respect to her mother. Finally the mother was angry and prayed: “Oh, God
punish this rebellious child for what she did to me. Punish her.” Suddenly, the sky
turned black and lightning began to strike. Slowly the beautiful girl began to turn
into stone. She regretted and apologized but it was too late. She said:
“Mom, i am sorry after happened, help me please, help me, mom,, mom.. !” Finally,
the girl became a stone and still looked tearful as if crying.

This story teaches us not to be ungodly to our parents. They are our big
tree, so love your parent.
SUMMARY

This is the story from West Borneo. A widow and her daughter lived in
small hill far from the city and they were very poor because they live by looking
for firewood. But her daughter was very lazy and never helped her mother, beside
that she is very proudly.

One day her mother was sick but her daughter didn’t gave medicine and so
cruel to her. Finally, her mother was angry and prayed to the God for punish her
daughter. Suddenly, the sky turned black and lightning began to strike. Her daughter
began to turn into stone.