Legend: The Crying Stone

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The Crying Stone/Batu Menangis - In a small village, a girl lived with her mother. The girl was very beautiful. Every day she put make up and wore her best clothes. She did not like to help her mother work in a field. The girl was very lazy.

One day, the mother asked the girl to accompany her to go to the market to buy some food. At first the girl refused, but the mother persuaded her by saying they were going to buy new clothes. The girl finally agreed. But she asked her mother to walk behind her. She did not want to walk side by side with her mother. Although her mother was very sad, she agreed to walk behind her daughter.

On the way to the market, everybody admired the girl's beauty. They were also curious. Behind the beautiful girl, there was an old woman with a simple dress. The girl and her mother looked very different! "Hello pretty lady. Who is the woman behind you?" asked them. "She is my servant," answered the girl. The mother was very sad, but she did not say anything.

The girl and the mother met other people. Again they asked who the woman behind the beautiful girl. Again the girl answered that her mother was her servant. She always said that her mother was her servant every time they met people.

At least, the mother could not hold the pain anymore. She prayed to God to punish her daughter. God answered her prayer. Slowly, the girl's leg turned into stone. The process continued to the upper part of the girl's body. The girl was very panickly.

"Mother, please fogive me!" she cried and asked her mother to forgive her. But it was too late. Her whole body finally became a big stone. People then called it the crying stone or batu menangis since there were tears falling down the stone.
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