Wednesday, 27 February 2013

The legend of Ngebel Lake



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.