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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- Nama Siswa : Nurhalimah
- NIS : 12634
- Kelas : X MIA 5
- Semester : II
- Guru : Dra Nitya Jwalita
- Sekolah : SMAN 2 Jember
- Gambar : id.wikipedia.org
