THE LEGEND OF RAWA PENING
Once
upon a time, there was a little poor boy 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 woman helped him. She gave him shelter and a meal. When the boy
wanted to leave, this 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
“lesung” was happy and thanked the old woman.The little boy continued his
journey. While he was passing through the village, 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.
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