Narrative Text Singkat "The Legend of Situ Bagendit"

     Long time ago, there lived a rich widow named Nyai Bagendit in a village. She did not like to help villagers. She made them borrow some money from her and pay double. If they were not able to return the debt, she would take the villagers’ belongings. This made her richer and richer.

     One day, an old woman beggar came to Nyai Bagendit’s house and asked for some money and some food. Of course, she immediately refused to give the money or the food. Instead of giving the beggar food or money, she threw her a stone. The beggar was very sad. Then she said, “Nyai Bagendit, I know you are the richest person in this village. You have everything, but you never help other people. You are not grateful to God. Wait for the God’s punishment!.”

     “Hahaha! You’re right!, I’m the richest person here. So, no one can punish me, not even God can punish me!” said Nyai Bagendit and she proudly went back to her big house. Not long after that, an earthquake happened. Nyai Bagendit’s house fell down. She cried for help, but nobody helped her. Amazingly, the villagers did not feel the earthquake. It only happened to Nyai Bagendit and her house. The villagers were amazed. They knew that God was punishing her for behaving badly and never helping other people. Slowly, the place where Nyai Bagendit’s house was built turned into a lake. Since then, people named the lake as Situ Bagendit. It means Lake Bagendit.

SPM (Seri Pendalaman Materi) Plus Sukses Menghadapi UN SMP/MTs 2014

Bambang K.Kartono,dkk.