Once upon a time there was a village that located at the west of slope of Wilis mount. The name of village was Gondoyuda. The villagers liked persecuted poor people . Not far from village, there was a big snake that did meditation to meet his parents . The name of snake was “Baru Klinting”
One day, the villagers hold a
party. They found meat for their party by hunting in the forest. But, they didn’t find animal. They was very disappointed.
Suddenly, they found a big
snake. “Look at that! There were a big snake”.
“That’s right! Hurry up! Before
we missed it. And We must kept silent
for killing it.”
“Yes, We must scatter now”
Then, they could kill it. “ Wow..
We could killed it”
After that, it
cut became several pieces and brought it to their home for cooking.
“Finally, we could had a big party”
“ That was true! And We
could eat full”
During a
party, a mangy boy came. He was very hurry.
“ Please help me, I’m very hungry. And give me
some your food.”
“ No, you can’t. And you must go
out now!”
But, not all
of villager was cruel and greedy. Then, Nyai Latung came for helping a mangy
boy by giving some foods.
“It’s some foods for you”
“Thank you very much for your
help”
“my pleasure”
After a
mangy boy finished his food, he advised to Nyai latung
“ Not long time later, this village there will be a great disaster.”
“What
your mean?”
“Please
you make mortar.”
“I
don’t know what his mean,” Nyai Latung supprised and amazed.
After that, a mangy boy came to
villagers who was being eaten snake dish. Then he entered a stick into the land and he screamed.
“ Who can revoke it?”
“I can , it’s very easy” then
person who challenged said “I can’t”
“Look at my muscle! I can pull
out it.” However, the result was same. No person that could pulled out it.
“ Okay, Nobody can’t do it. So,
This is my chance to prove it.” Said a mangy boy.
That stick
could revoked and expended a lot of water. All of villager sank. Only Nyai
Latung was safe . Because she obey to the mangy boy word. She rowed her mortar
to the west. Suddenly a mangy boy appeared and he said
“it replied for people who liked
persecuted poor people. And you must know if I’m a big snake that killed. I was an incarnation of governor at
the Kingdom of Bantaran Angin Because of
you killed me, I changed into a mangy boy. “
“Sorry, I don’t know if you
governor of the kingdom of Bantaran Angin. Please, don’t punish me.”
“Never mind, I will not punish
you. It caused you had help me. Thank you very much for your help”
“your welcome ”
“This land was submerged and full
of water I give the name of the Ngebel lake.”
Finally, that place was named Ngebel
lake.