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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