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Onion and Garlic (Bawang Merah dan Bawang Putih)

In the ancient time, lived a little family. The family consists of father, mother, and a beautiful girl named Garlic. They are a harmonious and happy family despite his father worked as an ordinary merchant. One day, the happiness in this family was lost because the mother died. Garlic was very sad because she was very fond of her mother. Her father was also so sad because he loved his wife so much.

After Garlic’s mother died, her house was visited frequently by a widow who had a daughter named Onion. The widow often came with Onion to the Garlic’s home by bringing food, helping to clean the house, and chatting with Garlic’s father. Finally, the father thinks that he should marry the widow and made the widow as a new mother for Garlic.

He asked for consideration of the proposal to Garlic. After being allowed to get married by Garlic, then her father immediately carried out the marriage. They become a new family and lived in a house. At first, the mother and Onions behaved Garlic very well. However, the good behavior did not to be last long. Soon, the Onion and her mother began to show their bad attitude. Garlic was often scolded and given heavy works when the father went to trade. She had to do a lot of housework while the Onions just sit and did not work at all. However, the situation was never told by her to his father, so the Garlic continued to be treated badly by Onions and her mother.

One day, his father was sick and passed away. Since then, Garlic was treated worse than before. Garlic almost never had a break every day. In the morning, she had to get up in order to prepare breakfast and the water for Onion and her mother. Later, she also gave eating to the livestock, washing clothes, and even watering the entire garden. Although she should do so many works, she always did it happily. She hoped, with such sincerity, her mother would love her sincerely someday.

On the morning, Garlic went to the river to wash the clothes. She was so excited and washed vigorously. Because of getting too excited, she was not aware that there was a shirt that washed away. She realized that the shirt had been washed away when the flow carried it far enough. Later, she pursued but did not get the shirt. She felt hopeless and immediately went home.

The shirt was her mother's favorite. Of course, the mother was angry and told her to look for the shirt until she could found it. Garlic came back to the river and walked to the west to seek her mother's favorite shirt. She walked along the river up to tens of kilometers. After that, Garlic suddenly saw someone who was bathing the buffalo in the river. She asked the man about the clothes were washed away. Later, she was informed that the shirt drifting and it was not far from where she was standing. At that moment, Garlic immediately ran down the river to find the shirt.

It was getting dark and the Garlic found a home. Because of completely exhausted, she decided to take a break in the house. Apparently, it housed an old lady who had previously found the shirt. The old lady wanted to return the shirt to her, but she should accompany the old lady during a week. She agreed to stay with the lady for a week. Within a week, she made the old lady to be so happy because she was diligent and never complained even though felt so tired.

After accompanying for a week, she was given a pumpkin as the gift. When opening it, she was very surprised because there were so much gold and gems. She immediately went home and told the happening to her mother and also Onion. However, the gold and jewels that she got immediately seized and she was forced to tell where the jewelry could be obtained. Garlic immediately said that she got it from an old lady who lived near the river.

In the next day, Onion came to that house and stayed for a week like what Garlic did. However, because Onion was a lazy girl, the old lady gave a different pumpkin from Garlic. Onion did not care and Onion immediately went home to open the pumpkin with her mother. Apparently, the content was not gems or gold, but the venomous snake that bit of Onion and the mother. Both of them died because of their greed.

After the happening, Garlic was living alone, but she was more calm and lived happily with its gold and gems.

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Bawang Merah dan Bawang Putih

Pada zaman dahulu, ada sebuah keluarga kecil yang hidup bahagia. Keluarga tersebut terdiri dari ayah, ibu, dan seorang gadis cantik bernama bawang putih. Mereka adalah keluarga yang harmonis dan bahagia meskipun sang ayah hanya bekerja sebagai seorang pedagang biasa. Suatu hari, kebahagiaan yang ada di dalam keluarga tersebut hilang karena sang ibu meninggal. Bawang putih sangat sedih karena ia sangat menyayangi ibunya, begitu juga sang ayah yang sangat sedih karena sang istri telah meninggal.

Setelah ibu bawang putih meninggal, rumahnya sering dikunjungi oleh seorang janda yang mempunyai anak bernama bawang merah. Ibu bawang merah sering datang ke rumah bawang putih dan membawakan makanan, membantu membersihkan rumah, dan mengobrol dengan ayah bawang putih. Akhirnya, ayah bawang putih berpikir bahwa sebaiknya ia menikah dengan janda tersebut dan menjadikannya sebagai ibu baru untuk bawang putih.

Ia meminta usul dan pertimbangan dari bawang putih. Setelah diizinkan untuk menikah oleh bawang putih, maka sang ayah segera melaksanakan pernikahan dengan ibu bawang merah. Mereka menjadi sebuah keluarga baru dan tinggal di rumah tersebut. Pada awalnya, ibu bawang merah dan bawang merah sangat baik terhadap bawang putih. Namun, perilaku baik tersebut tidak bertahan lama. Lama-kelamaan bawang merah dan ibunya mulai menunjukkan sikap buruk mereka. bawang putih sering dimarah dan diberikan pekerjaan berat ketika sang ayah pergi berdagang. Ia harus mengerjakan banyak pekerjaan rumah sementara bawang merah hanya duduk dan tidak bekerja sama sekali. Namun, keadaan tersebut tidak pernah diceritakan olehnya kepada sang ayah, sehingga bawang putih terus diperlakukan secara buruk oleh bawang merah dan ibunya.

Pada suatu hari sang ayah sakit dan meninggal dunia. Sejak saat itu, bawang merah dan ibunya  memperlakukan bawang putih semakin buruk. Bawang putih hampir tidak pernah istirahat setiap hari. di pagi hari, ia harus bangun untuk mempersiapkan air dan sarapan bagi bawang merah dan ibunya. Kemudian, ia juga harus member makan ternak, mencuci baju, dan bahkan menyirami seluruh kebun. Meskipun pekerjaan yang harus ia kerjakan begitu banyak, namun bawan putih melakukan semua itu dengan gembira. Ia berharap, dengan keikhlasan tersebut, sang ibu mau menyayanginya dengan tulus dan menganggapnya sebagai anak kandung.

Pada suatu pagi, bawang putih pergi ke sungai untuk mencuci baju. Dia begitu gembira dan mencuci dengan penuh semangat. Karena terlalu semangat, ia tidak sadar bahwa ada sebuah baju yang hanyut. Ia menyadari bahwa baju tersebut hanyut ketika telah terbawa aliran yang cukup jauh. Kemudian, ia mengejarnya dan tidak mendapatkan baju tersebut. Ia merasa putus asa dan segera pulang ke rumah.

Baju tersebut merupakan baju kesayangan ibu bawang merah. Tentu saja, sang ibu marah dan menyuruhnya untuk mencari baju tersebut hingga ditemukan. Bawang putih kembali lagi ke sungai dan berjalan ke arah barat untuk mencari baju kesayangan ibunya. Ia berjalan menyusuri aliran sungai hingga puluhan kilometer. Setelah itu, bawang putih tiba-tiba melihat seseorang yang sedang memandikan kerbau di sungai. Ia bertanya kepada orang itu mengenai baju yang hanyut. Kemudian, ia mendapat informasi bahwa baju ibu bawang merah hanyut namun baju tersebut tidaklah jauh dari tempatnya berdiri. Saat itu juga, bawang putih segera berlari menyusuri sungai untuk menemukan baju tersebut.

Hari semakin gelap dan bawang putih menemukan sebuah rumah. Karena sangat lelah, ia memutuskan untuk beristirahat sejenak di rumah tersebut. Ternyata, di dalamnya tinggal seorang nenek yang sebelumnya sudah menemukan baju milik ibu bawang putih. Sang nenek ingin mengembalikan baju tersebut kepada bawang putih, dengan syarat bawang putih harus menemaninya selama seminggu. Bawang putih begitu iba dengan nenek tersebut, dan ia setuju untuk tinggal bersama sang nenek selama seminggu. Dalam waktu satu minggu, ia membuat nenek tersebut amat gembira karena bekerja dengan rajin dan tidak pernah mengeluh.

Setelah bawang putih menemani sang nenek selama seminggu, ia diberikan satu buah labu sebagai hadiah. Ketika membuka labu tersebut, ia sangat terkejut karena didalamnya terdapat emas dan permata yang begitu banyak. Ia segera pulang dan memberitahukan kejadian tersebut kepada sang ibu dan juga bawang merah. Namun, emas dan permata yang ia dapatkan segera direbut dan ia dipaksa untuk memberitahukan dimana perhiasan tersebut dapat diperoleh. Bawang putih segera mengatakan bahwa ia mendapatkannya dari seorang nenek yang tinggal di dekat sungai.

Esok hari, bawang merah datang ke rumah nenek tersebut dan tinggal selama satu minggu. Namun, karena bawang merah adalah gadis yang malas, maka sang nenek memberikannya labu yang berbeda dari bawang putih. Bawang merah tidak peduli dan ia segera pulang dan membuka labu tersebut bersama ibunya. Ternyata, isi labu tersebut bukanlah permata atau emas, namun ular berbisa yang menggigit bawang merah dan ibunya. Kedua orang tersebut meninggal karena keserakahannya.

Bawang putih kini hidup sendiri namun ia lebih tenang karena tidak ada lagi orang yang menganggunya. Ia hidup bahagia dengan emas dan permata yang dimilikinya. 

The Golden Slug (Keong Mas)

In the ancient time, lived a young man named Galoran. He was respected because of his wealth and honor. His parents were nobleman so he could live with luxury. However, he was very wasteful and every day just squandered the wealth of his parents.

One day, his parents died, but he did not care and continued to spend money as well as before. Because his life was so extravagant, all the treasure that he had was running out and he became an unemployed person. Many people sympathized with him and offered a job. But every time he got the job, he just dallied and it made him always be fired. Several months later, there was a wealthy widow who interested him. He married the widow and of course, he was very happy to be living in luxury again.

The widow had a daughter who was very diligent and clever to weave. Her name is Jambean, a beautiful girl and had been famous because of her weaving. However, Galoran did not like the girl, because the girl often scolded him because of his laziness. Finally, he threatened to torture and kill Jambean. He revealed the plan to his wife and the wife was very sad to hear of the threat.

Hearing the news, Jambean was very sad but she volunteered herself to be killed by her father. She told that she wanted to be dumped into a dam and did not burry under the ground after the death. The mother agreed and did all of her wants. In the dam, her body and head suddenly turned into the golden slugs.

Several years later, there are two widows who were looking for firewood. They were kindred, the first widow named Mbok Sambega Rondo and the second called Mbok Rondo Sembagil. When looking for the firewood in the jungle, they were very surprised because of finding the beautiful golden slugs. They brought it and maintained at home.

Once they brought the snails, there was always a miracle every day. Their kitchen was always filled with the delicious food when they came home from work. They were very surprised, and wanted to know the person who made those foods. They pretended to go to work and hid in the back of the house. A few moments later, there was a beautiful girl came from the inside of the conch and she began to cook the delicious meals.

Both widows then secretly held and did not let the girl to get into the snail anymore. The girl apparently was Jambean who had been killed by her father. Both widows then allowed her to stay with them. Because of their versatility in weaving, she got her famous back and made a handsome prince attracted. In the end, she married the prince and lived happily.

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Keong Mas

Pada zaman dahulu, hiduplah seorang pemuda yang bernama Galoran. Ia merupakan salah satu orang yang disegani karena mempunyai kekayaan dan kehormatan. Orang tuanya merupakan bangsawan sehingga ia dapat hidup dengan mewah. Namun, ia merupakan seseorang yang sangat boros dan setiap hari hanya menghambur-hamburkan harta orang tuanya.

Suatu hari, orang tuanya meninggal dunia namun ia tidak peduli dan terus menghabiskan uang seperti sebelumnya. Karena hidupnya begitu boros, maka harta yang ia miliki habis dan ia menjadi seorang pengangguran. Banyak warga yang iba terhadapnya, namun setiap kali ia mendapatkan pekerjaan, ia hanya bermalas-malasan dan membuat ia sering dipecat. Beberapa bulan kemudian, terdapat seorang janda kaya raya yang tertarik dengannya. Ia kemudian menikah dengan janda tersebut. Tentu saja, ia sangat senang karena bisa hidup mewah seperti sebelumnya.

Janda tersebut mempunyai seorang anak perempuan yang sangat rajin dan pandai menenun. Namanya  Jambean, seorang gadis yang tenunannya sangat indah dan terkenal di desa tersebut. Namun, Galoran tidak menyukai gadis tersebut, karena sang gadis selalu menegurnya karena selalu bermalas-malasan. Karena begitu benci dengan Jambean, ia mengancam akan menyiksa dan membunuhnya. Ia mengungkapkan rencana tersebut kepada istrinya dan sang istri sangatlah sedih mendengar ancaman tersebut.

Mendengar berita tersebut, Jambean sangat sedih namun ia merelakan dirinya dibunuh oleh sang ayah. Ia berpesan ketika ia telah meninggal, ia ingin agar mayatnya dibuang ke sebuah bendungan dan jangan dikubur di dalam tanah. Setelah meninggal, sang ibu memenuhi permintaan tersebut dengan membawa mayatnya ke bendungan dan menceburkannya. Di dalam bendungan, tubuh dan kepalanya berubah menjadi udang dan siput atau disebut sebagai keong dalam bahasa jawa.

Beberapa tahun kemudian, dua orang janda sedang mencari kayu bakar. Mereka adalah kakak beradik dengan nama Mbok Rondo Sambega dan Mbok Rondo Sembagil. Ketika sedang mencari kayu di hutan, mereka sangat terkejut karena menemukan keong dan siput yang berwarna emas serta sangat indah. Keduanya kemudian membawa keong dan siput tersebut untuk dipelihara di rumah.

Setelah mereka membawa siput tersebut dan menjadikannya sebagai hewan peliharaan, selalu ada keajaiban setiap hari. Dapur mereka selalu dipenuhi makanan lezat ketika mereka pulang dari bekerja. Mereka sangat heran, dan mereka ingin mengetahui siapa orang yang selalu membuat makanan lezat tersebut. Mereka berpura-pura pergi bekerja dan bersembunyi di belakang rumah. Beberapa saat kemudian, muncullah seorang gadis cantik dari dalam keong tersebut dan ia mulai memasak makanan-makanan lezat.

Kedua janda tersebut kemudian secara diam-diam memegang gadis tersebut dan tidak membiarkannya lagi untuk masuk ke dalam keong. Gadis itu ternyata adalah Jambean yang telah dibunuh oleh ayahnya. Kedua janda tersebut kemudian mengizinkan Jambean untuk tinggal bersama mereka. Karena kepandaiannya dalam menenun, ia sangat terkenal dan seorang pangeran tampan tertarik kepadanya. Pada akhirnya, ia menikah dengan pangeran dan hidup bahagia. 

Cerita Malin Kundang dalam bahasa Inggris

Once upon a time, lived a very poor family in West Sumatra and this was a family of Malin Kundang. To provide a living for his family, his father went to sea but never returned home. People talked about his father’s death and made his mother so anxious in each day. Furthermore, he was still very young and had not been able to help his mother.

However, life must go on. His mother did not want continuing to grieve and doing nothing. His mother chose to work hard and did a lot of jobs every day. However, his family financial had not improved since the money was only to meet their daily needs without being able to be saved.

Seeing his mother continued to work in each time, he did not have the heart and intended to help his mother. He asked his mother to sail and made money as much as possible. At first, his mother was not banned because of fear that Malin did not come back like his father. Nevertheless, he kept pressing until his mother allowed him to go.

He immediately set to sail because it has been allowed by his mother, and his departure was accompanied by his mother’s sobs. On board, he continued to learn and began to know the ins and outs of the ships and commerce.

Many years after the initial voyage, he had not had the opportunity to visit his mother in the hometown. Indeed, he was eager to go home but there were so many jobs to be done. In one time, he asked for permission to skipper of the vessel and allowed to go home. Malin was very excited and with the whole of crew, he returned to his hometown.

But, fate has not given him permission to go home. In the ocean, his ship was intercepted by pirates and all crew were massacred. He was very lucky because could hide and survived from the massacre. He ended up stranded on an island and worked hard to be a wealthy merchant. Fortunately, he was success. His wealth is so abundant because of hard working to build a wealth. He also married a girl who was very pretty and rich so that they could live happily.

With wealth and a prosperous life, he forgot to return home in order to meet his mother. However, inadvertently Malin had to go to his hometown for commercial affairs. He set off with his wife and children to come back home.

Arrived at his hometown, Malin Kundang met his mother and his mother hugged him very close. However, he even scolded his mother and pushed up a heap. He actually recognized his mother's face, but there is a huge shame because there are crews as well as his wife. In front of them, he did not acknowledge that a woman who fell down was his mother. He even told her that her mother was so despicable and he did not recognize it.

After completing his business, he got out of his hometown. His heart had hardened into stone. With his wife and his children, he went sailing back. His mother was her sad and inwardly, he prayed that Malin changed into stone.

Instantly, the sky became overcast, lightning, and rain was falling. His ship hit rocks and was crashing. Malin bodies swayed to the opposite shore and the magic happened. He slowly turned to stone and it was known as Malin Kundang stone.

Itulah akhir dari kisah Malin Kundang dimana ia dikutuk menjadi batu melalui doa yang disampaikan oleh ibunya. Pelajaran yang kita dapatkan dari cerita tersebut adalah sikap hormat, kasih sayang, dan perlindungan harus terus selalu diberikan kepada orang tua karena mereka yang merawat kita hingga dewasa. Kita tidak boleh membantah apalagi hingga mencampakkan orang tua seperti yang dilakukan oleh Malin Kundang.

Legenda Danau Toba dalam Bahasa Inggris 

In a long time ago, lived a young man named Toba. He had two excellent abilities in terms of fishing and farming. When fishing, Toba was very astute and did not require a long time to get the fish. Just thrown the hook into the river, and he got the big fish.

One afternoon, he went fishing to a river that was wide enough. Within seconds after he threw the hook into the river, the fish immediately grabbed the bait and he got a big fish for dinner.

He immediately went home and along the way he continued pleased because of having enough fish for a dinner. He immediately moved the fish from the creel to the tub filled with water. He wanted the fish stay fresh when cooked so the taste was remarkably good. After putting fish inside the tubs, he prepared seasoning and firewood which needed in the process of ripening. Unfortunately, firewood in the house was out and he immediately looked for firewood in the forest.

Several hours later, he went home and carrying firewood pretty much to cook the fish. However, when he got home, he was surprised because the fish was lost. He even found pieces of gold, and a beautiful girl who was sitting in his room.

Furthermore, the beautiful girl told to Toba that she was the fish which arrested by him, and pieces of gold was the part of constitutes fish. He then asked that pretty girl to marry him. The beautiful girl agreed to his request, but he should not bring up the past of that beautiful girl. Toba approved it and they were married.

His wife and him got are blessed a boy named Samosir. His child was very agile, intelligent, but spoiled. When his child reached an age, there are task which should be performed every day, namely delivering the food into his rice fields. One time, his child felt very lazy to deliver food to the field and made his wife scolded.

Finally, his child forced usher these foods into the field. Because so upset, his child ate most of the food at the trip, then bring it to the field with just a little food. When food given to the Toba, of course he surprised and asked about it to his son.

Toba was furious to learn that his son had eaten the food. He said that his son was a child fish and his child came home while crying. His son complained to his wife and makes his wife so furious.

His wife was so angry and assumed that Toba had been violated the covenant. Although Toba had begged so much, but his wife would not forgive him and went with his son to the river. The Wife and his son turned into a fish again.

Instantly, the rain came in a very heavy and flushed Toba to sink. Heavy rains formed a lake known as Toba Lake.