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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