The Legend of Crying Rock
On a hill, the area of Borneo lived a poor mother and a daughter.The girl was very beautiful . But unfortunately, she has a very bad attitude. She was very lazy, never helped her mother do chores.
Besides lazy, her attitude was very spoiled. All of her requests must be obeyed. Every time she asked for something to her mother, it has to be granted, regardless of her mother is poor, every day she must work hard looking for rice.
One day the girl asked her mother down to the village for shopping. The village market was so far, so they had to walk pretty far too. The girl was wearing nice clothes and dress up so people who see it eventually will admire her beauty. While her mother walked behind, carrying a basket with a very dirty clothes. Because they live in an isolated place, no one knew that the woman who runs it is the mother and child.
When they begin to enter the village, the village people looking at them. They were so fascinated by the beauty of the girls, especially the young men. But when they saw a lady walking behind her, quite in contrast. It makes everyone wonder.
Among those who saw it, a young man approached and asked her, "Hey, pretty girl. Is that your mother?"
However, the girl answered
"No, she is my servant!"
Both mother and child were then continued on. Not so far, a young man approached again and asked the girl.
"Hi, honey. Is that behind you is your mother?"
"No, no," she replied with a tilted head. "she is a slave!"
That's happen when she met someone along the way who ask about her mother. Her mother was treated as servants or slaves.
At first, the mother still can refrain. But after repeatedly heard the same answer and very hurtful, finally the poor mother could not resist. The mother prayed.
"My God, I was not able to resist this insult,god punish this rebellious child! Punish her ...."
Of the power of God Almighty, the body of the girl was slowly turned into stone. That change starts from the feet. When those changes have reached half of the body, the girl was crying begging forgiveness from her mother."Oh, my mom, please forgive me. Mom ... mom ... forgive your daughter .." The girl continued to wail and cry begged her mother. However, everything was too late. The entire body of the girl was eventually turned into stone. Even into stone, but people can see that her eyes still shed tears, like she was crying. Therefore, the stone was called "The Crying Rock".
QUESITIONS
1.where did the girl lived?
a. on a hill
b. on a city
c. near the lake
d. on the village
2.what is the girl personality?
a. very lazy
b. hard worker
c. cheerfull
d. short temper
3.what was the girl turned into?
a. pillow
b.grass
c.stone
d. wood
4.when asked by people about her mother, what was the girl's answer?
a. "my only one"
b. "my servant"
c. "my daughter"
d. "my mother"
5.what was the girl reaction when her body turned into stone?
a. begging her mother for forgiveness
b. mock her mother
c. run away
d. pray to the God
