In a small village, a girl lived with her mother. The girl was very beautiful. Every day, she put on make-up and wore her best clothes. However, she didn't like to help her mother work in the field. The girl was very lazy.
One day, the mother asked the girl to accompany her to the market to buy some food. At first, the girl refused, but the mother persuaded her by saying they were going to buy new clothes. The girl finally agreed, but she asked her mother to walk behind her. She didn't want to walk side by side with her mother.
Although her mother was very sad, she agreed to walk behind her daughter. On the way to the market, everybody admired the girl's beauty. They were also curious. Behind the beautiful girl, there was an older woman dressed simply. The girl and her mother looked very different.
"Hello, pretty lady. Who is the woman behind you?" they asked.
"She is my servant," the girl answered.
The mother was deeply saddened, but she said nothing. As they met more people, the same question arose.
"Hello, beauty. Who is the woman behind you?" they asked again.
Once more, the girl claimed her mother was her servant. Every time they encountered people, she repeated the same lie.
At last, the mother could no longer bear the pain. She prayed to God to punish her daughter. God answered her prayer. Slowly, the girl's legs turned into stone. The process continued up the girl's body. The girl became frantic.
"Mother, please forgive me!" she cried, begging for her mother's forgiveness.
But it was too late. Her entire body eventually turned into a large stone. To this day, people say tears can still be seen falling from the stone. It has since been called the Crying Stone, or in Indonesian, Batu Menangis.
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