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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