The Crying Stone

 Lived a daughter with her mother in a small village. The daughter was very beautiful. Every day she put make-up and wore her best clothes. However, she was very lazy, she did not like to help her mother working in their field.

 One day, the mother asked her daughter to accompany her to go to market to buy some food. at first the daugthee refused, but the mother persuaded her by saying that she was going to buy her a new clothes. The daughter finally, agreed in one condition, she asked her mother to walk behind her.

 Although her mother was very sad, she agreed towalk behind her daughter. On their ways to the market, everybody admired the daughter 's beauty. However, they were also curious because there was an old woman with a simple dress following the beautiful girl.

"Hello, pretty lady. Who is the woman behind you?" asked them. "She is my servant," answered the girl. this situation always happed wherever and whenever they went together.

 One day, the mother could not hold the pain anymore. She prayed To God to punish her daughter. God answered her prayer. Slowly, the daughter  legs turned into stone. The process continued to the upper part of the daughter 's body. The girl was very panic.     

"Mother, pleace forgive me!" she cried and asked her mother to forgive her. But it was too late. Her whole body finally became a big stone. Until now, people still can see tears falling down the stone. Now, people call it the crying stone.

Source: In Bambang K. Karnoto, etl, SPM PLUS Sukses Menghadapi UN SMP/MTs 2017, Hak Cipta (copyright) 2016 pada Penerbit Erlangga

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