The Crying Stone
By Joefatrah
Once upon a time, in Kalimantan there lived a mother with her daughter. The daughter, named Lisa Yadomaru, was a beautiful girl. However, she had a bad personality. She was an arrogant, lazy girl. She never helped her mother do the housework.One day, Lisa and her mother wanted to buy something in the market. The location of the market was really a long way from their house, so they had to walk miles away.Lisa walked in front of her mother. She wore a beautiful dress. Meanwhile, her mother walked behind her. Her dress was dirty and ugly. No one expected that the two people were a mother and her daughter.Along the journey, people were so impressed with Lisa's beauty. However, they wondered who the old woman walking behind her was. Then, one of them asked Lisa, "Hey, beautiful girl, is that your mother who is walking behind you?"Lisa arrogantly said, "Of course not. She is mymaid."They continued their journey. And then, a young man met them and asked, "Hey sweetie, is that yourmother who is walking behind you?""No. She's really different from me. How could yousay that she's my mother? She is my maid," repliedLisa.Every time they walked, Lisa said that the womanwalking behind her was her maid. She never admittedthat the woman was her mother.Her mother was really disappointed with Lisa. Shecouldn't bear it. Lisa's sentences had hurt her. Thepoor mother finally prayed to God, "Oh, God. I can'tstand this. My daughter always humiliates me. I amso disappointed with her. Please give her punishment."With the power of God, suddenly Lisa's body turnedinto a stone. Lisa cried and asked for a help, "Pleaseforgive me, Mom... please help me.But, it was too late. All of Lisa's body had turned into a stone.Although all of Lisa's body had turned into a stone,people could see that the stone was crying. The peoplecalled the stone 'The Crying Stone'.
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