Children's Fairy Tales Group
The Bitter Tongue

The Bitter Tongue

In the Kingdom of Sumidang lived a prince named Serunting. Serunting has a wife and sister-in-law named Aria Tebing. Serunting and Aria Tebing have fields separated by trees. Under the trees grew mushrooms. Mushrooms overlooking the fields belonging to Aria Tebing grow into gold metal, while those overlooking the fields belonging to Serunting grow into pest plants.

Serunting became envious. He also invited Aria Tembing to duel. Aria Tebing refused. Serunting is his powerful brother-in-law. However, Aria Tembing wanted to keep watch. He asked his brother, "What is the weakness of Serunting?"

"He can be defeated with a trembling weed" replied his brother.

Finally Serunting lost a duel. Feeling betrayed, he ascended on Mount Siguntang.

Two years passed. Serunting has pain. His every word will come true and be a curse. One day, he intends to return to his hometown. On the way, he tried his hand. "Be a rock!" he said while pointing at a tree. The tree immediately became a stone.

The name Serunting is becoming more and more known. He also became arrogant. People called him the Bitter Tongue. Upon arriving at the barren Bukit Serut, Serunting realized his mistake. He turned the hill into a wood forest. The people thanked him. The wood forest can meet the living needs of the surrounding community.

When arriving in Karang Agung Village, Serunting came to the old husband and wife. "We really want to have children" the two said. Serunting granted their wishes. A grandmother's hair made her a baby. Happy can help others. The rest of his journey, he learned to help people in trouble. The curse word from his mouth turned into a good word.

Moral Message: Science should make us wiser. The knowledge we have should be used to help others

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Ting, Ikept

An orphan lives with his mother on the edge of the forest. One day, the boy was starving and said to his mother, "Ting, my stomach is precarious, hungry to eat."

His mother replied, "Wait a minute, son. I'm gonna cut the fields first."

After his mother cut the field, the boy woke up from his sleep and whined again. Again his mother replied, "Please wait, son. I'm gonna burn the fields first."

Because he was weak, the child went to sleep again. After his mother burned the branches and leaves in the field, the child was awake because of hunger. His mother replied, "Please wait, son. I'm gonna plant some rice first,"

Hearing that, the boy fell asleep again. Not long after that, he woke up and cried. "Ting, my stomach is precarious, hungry, willing to eat!"

"Wait a minute, son. Our rice has just borne fruit" replied his mother.

The child also fell asleep again. He woke up and asked to eat. The mother replied, "Wait, son. Our rice just turned yellow."

The child also fell asleep again. After sleeping long enough, he woke up again and whined. "Wait, Son. Our rice is ripe, I want to cut the rice first."

Hearing the promise, the child fell asleep immediately. Suddenly he woke up and cried. "Wait, Son. I'm still trying to knock rice out of the stalk" her mother said.

The child also fell asleep again. Some time later he woke up. His mother replied, "Wait a minute, son. I'm gonna win the grain first."

The child sleeps with a restless heart. She was crying again. But his mother replied, "Wait, son. I'm gonna hang the grain first."

The child went to sleep again, then woke up and cried. "Please wait, son, I want to pound the grain first" replied his mother.

Finished pounding the grain, again the voice of his son whimpering sadly. The mother replied, "Wait, son. I'm gonna winnow the rice first."

After her mother washed the rice, her son was awake crying. "Patience, Son. I still want to cook rice first" replied his mother.

The boy who was weak soon fell asleep. He woke up soon and kept crying. This time his breath was puffing. "Ting, ge...genting.. pe...rutku... suuu..dah precarious, to...starvation, want ma....kaaan."

His mother replied, "A little while longer, son. I'm gonna put rice on the plate first."

When the child wakes up to eat, suddenly ting.... Cut off his already precarious stomach because he was too hungry. The mother sadly approached her son. He regretted ignoring his son's wishes.

Moral Message: As busy as any job should pay attention to family