Long Stone

Long Stone
Long stone of a hamlet located in the Village of Sungai Jernih, Sungai Penuh District, Kerinci Regency, Jambi Province has an interesting legend about the name of the village.

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who was marginalized from the affection of her family. Every night the princess was disappointed because her request was never granted. He always asked for a piece of fish brought by his grandfather from the results of the fishing is already in the cook for a family dinner. The princess asked the fish to grandfather, but grandfather said ask for the grandmother.

Ask the grandmother, the grandmother said to ask your father. Ask to father, father say ask your mother. Ask to mother, mother say ask to your brother. Ask to brother, brother said to ask your brother. Then the little girl wept sobbing above the stone in front of her house while looking at the full moon in a state of very hungry.

Crying under the moonlight he sang a song. Each finished singing a song then the stone added high, keep rising and getting taller, so he sang on:

High ... you are high stone, let my grandfather happy to let my grandmother happy.

High ... keep your stone high let my father happy to let my mother happy,

High ... stay up your stone let my brother be happy to let my sister happy.

Finally, until midnight the princess sang, without realizing the height of the stone reached the full moon shining brightly to her as calling her that night and the princess set foot to the full moon, upon the moon the princess kicked the stone and the rock collapsed in the hill , it is called a long stone.

The princess reaches her happiness on the moon and smiles sweetly in peace, so for the ancient kerinci when looking at the full moon, it appears a picture of a princess who is smiling to earth with her beautiful light. Knowing the princess is on the moon, far apart and will never meet again, the family cried sadly and regret for not giving the princess a piece of fish at dinner time.

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