The Crying Stone (Batu Menangis)

Kali ini saya memposting tentang Legenda Batu Menangis dalam bahasa Inggris. Saya terinspirasi oleh tugas saya seminggu yang lalu untuk menampilkan Story Telling. Awalnya saya bingung mau menceritakan apa, dan akhirnya saya mencari cerita di google trus saya baca dan saya translate ke bahasa inggris. Dan dibawah ini adalah hasilnya.Dan saya menggunakan alt peraga wayang seorang gadis, seorang wanita tua, dan seorang laki-laki.
     Legenda ini mirip dengan kisah Malin Kundang, yaitu kekesalan seorang ibu yang tidak diakui anaknya. namun dala Kisah Batu menangis anaknya itu perempuan, yang minta di belikan gaun baru padahal ibu nya tidak mempunyai cukup uang, namun ia tetap memaksa dan ibunya pun enuruti permintaan anaknya itu. dalam perjalanan kepasar beberapa orang bertanya pada gadis itu tentang ibunya, tapi ia selalu bilang bahwa wanita tua dibelakangnya adalah pelayannya. akhirnya ibunya sudah tidak tahan lagi dengan sikap anaknya itu dan ia berdoa kepada tuhan untuk menghuku anaknya itu. Berikut ceritanya.

The Legend - West Kalimantan
The Crying Stone - Batu Menangis

The Crying Stone

In a village, there lived a mother and her daughter. Her daughter was very beautiful, but she was very lazy and also very spoiled. Everyday she was just spending her time by beautifying herself or admiring her beauty in the miror. Of course that situation made her mother sad, but she still loved her daughter.

One day, the girl asked her mother to buy new gown for her. at first her mother rejected her request because, she didn't have money. But because her mother was forced, she fulfilled her daughter request. then her mother asked her daughter to accompany her to the market.

"All right, but i do not want to walk beside you. you should walk behind me, i'm embarrassed if others see me" said the girl

Although her mother was sad, she continued to obey her request.

On the way to the market, a man greeted them

"Hey pretty girl, is that your mother?"asked the man

"Of course she is not. She is my servant"said the girl

Her mother was sad to her daughter answer. Along the street the girl kept being asked by people about her mother. but the girl always said that the old woan behind her was her servant.

Finally, the mother could not bear to her daughter answer. Then she prayed to god.

"Lord, punish this ungrateful child"she said

Immediately the girl's turned to be stone. then she cried and realized that she had done something bad to her mother.

"Mom.! Forgive me,..please forgive me!" she cried in panic

but it was too late. the whole body eventually became a stone.Her mother was sad to see what happened to her daughter.

 Although she had become stone completely, people can still see her tears. that was why the stone named The Crying Stone.

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