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This is a story from West Borneo, retold by student of SMP Kristen Maranatha Pontianak grade eight A (8A), Sulbudi and Margaretha Rosamin.
Once
upon a time, there lived a beautiful girl named Siru that lived in Benua Mawa
village (now Telogah village). Siru is the most beautiful girl in her village,
so many boys liked her. But, nobody else can get her heart. In agreement with
the customs and traditions, Siru lived with her grandma from her father.
One
day, Siru was sitting in front of her house. Her grandma asked her “What is the
problem Siru?”.
Siru answered her grandma,“In the morning, I met
a handsome man that greet to me. My heart was throbbing and until now I can’t
forget it. How about this grandma?”
“I
know that Siru. If you’re feel suitable, we can determine your engagement and
wedding day.” After heard
that, she was very happy.
Months
was passed, years was passed too. Arrived her wedding day. Her grandma’s house
very crowded. Suddenly grandma from her mother side made their wedding be
disorganized and made the guests dispersed. “You’re may not carry on your
wedding. You don’t ever think you’re the most beautiful in the village. You’re
ugly, there is still more beautiful girl than you”.
She
cried and retell all happened to her grandma. Her grandma soon take out her
magic power to changed Siru to be more beautiful. After it set up, her grandma
butchered her body and clean it in the Telogah River. She threw the dirty meat.
Then, her grandma cooked it in the silver clay pot. Suddenly, came out a more
beautiful girl from the silver clay pot.
Then,
Siru came to her grandma and asked to her, “Am I the most beautiful girl in
this village?”.
Her grandma answered: “No, there was more
beautiful girl than you.”
Then
she went back to her home and retell to her grandma. Then, her grandma took out
a bronze claypot and did the same thing like she had done before. Suddenly, came
out a more beautiful girl than before.
But her grandma still protest that she is not beautiful. Grandma from
her father side took out her last magic power. And suddenly came out a very
beautiful girl from diamond claypot. Her skin was white glowing, and clean.
But,
Her grandma said: “When I was young, I was more beauty than you, and snacth
away for mans.” She cried again and asked to her grandma to changed her to be
more beautiful than now. Her grandma said: “I don’t have magic again.”
She still persuaded her grandma. Finally,
her grandma agreed with her with a rule. She must receive anything that will
be.
After
anything had finished, she butchered Siru’s body and clean it in the Telogah
river. Ten, she just cooked it in usual clay pot. After it boils, came out a dog
from the clay pot. The beautiful Siru became a little dog. After the event, Siru didn’t brave to came to
her grandma’s house. Siru still faithfull with her grandma. One day, her
grandma asked to carried their hut. She did not allowed to up to the mountain.
Because she was curious, she followed her grandma to the mountain. There she
met a big pig she wanted to pounce on the pig, but the pig escape to the Sum
river. The thunder swoop down the pig and the dog and they became a rock.
Finally, Siru became a statue that wanted to pounce on the pig.
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