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The Crying Stone

One upon a time, lived a girl with her mother at a mountain near a town in Kalimantan. The girl named was Darmi. Darmi is very beautiful. Everyday, She wears makeup and her best clothes. She always wanted to rich and beautiful. She is very lazy and spoiled girl. She just spent her time in front of the mirror to beautify herself and to admire her beauty. While her mother had to work to fulfill their daily needs. She never helped her mother to work at the field.

one day darmi’s mother asked her to work at the field. "Darmi Can you help me work at the fields now."  her mother asked. "No! I don’t want to go to the fields. I’m afraid my skin turns dark!" Darmi answer, without looking at her mother. “Are You love mom,darmi?” “Mom everyone know thats you old women while i’m pretty younger ,so people will get like to me,not you” With a sad heart then darmi’s mother went to the field alone while darmi stay at home.

When her mother came home from work, Darmi asked money to buy her beauty tool. But, her mother ignored it. Darmi was annoyed and choose to preen herself.

One day, Her mother Darmi to accompany her to the market. "Oke.. but, I don't want to walk beside you,you have to walk behind me”. With a sad heart, her mother agreed. So, Darmi walked in front of her mother. Her mother followed behind her.

Darmi and her mother looked very diffrent. Darmi looked very beautiful with her pretty dress, while her mother looked very old in her simple dress. And after that when they passed to the market there are here  friend asked her. ”hai darmi who is behind you? Is she your mother?” “How could you think that? Of course she is not my mother, she is my servant” said darmi

With a sad heart her mother just silent and accepted what her daughter said ,but her mother said that "Darmi.. How could you keep telling those people that I'm not your mother?"."Mom... I have to do that, because I don't want the to laugh at me, If they find out that you are my mother. We look so diffrent" darmi answer.

And then darmi she met again with her friend and asked her ”hi pretty ,what are you doing here?” “hi,i just looking for cosmetic “ darmi said “And who is the old women?” “Oh ,she is my maid” .

"Enough Darmi! You've hurt me! So deep that I can't stand on it any longer. Whoever and whatever I'm? You must honor me as your own mother." Said her mother.

Her mother couldn't bear the pain anymore. She prayed to god to punish her daugther's. "My dear lord, I can't stand on my daugther's behavior. She's been to far in hurting me. Please, give her a punishment to make feel sorry for what she has done to me".

And god answered her prayed. Slowly, Darmi's legs turned into stone and process continued to upper part of the girl's body. The girl began to be panic. She felt sorry and cried for help her mother's help. "mom what happend with my body .... Mom Please, Forgive me mom,forgive me please...". Said the girl. But, it was too late.

Finally. her whole body turned into stone. Until now, people can still see the tears falling down the stone. That's why stone is called "Crying Stone".