BUJANG BUTA

Once upon a time in Riau, Indonesia, lived a mother with her three sons. The oldest
was Bujang Perotan, the middle child was Bujang Pengail, and the youngest child
was Bujang Buta. He was named Bujang Buta, because he was blind. Those three children
had different personalities. Although he was blind, Bujang Buta was the kindest child. While
his older brothers were busy playing, Bujang Buta always helped his mother.

One day, their mother asked them to go to the jungle to collect some fire woods.
Bujang Perotan and Bujang Pengail agreed to help. The mother and Bujang Buta did not
know that Bujang Perotan and Bujang Pengail planned something bad. They wanted to leave
Bujang Buta alone in the jungle!

“Bujang Buta, stay here under this tree. Bujang Pengail and I will look for the woods
in other areas. Wait for us and we’ll go home together,” said Bujang Perotan.

Then, Bujang Buta waited and waited for hours. His brothers did not show up!
Bujang Buta was so scared. He tried to walk. He could not find his stick. His brothers had
hide it. Suddenly, he stepped on something.

“What is this? I think this is a fruit.

Hmm..it’s mango. Yummy!”

Bujang Buta then enjoyed the fruit. He was really happy to eat the mango. He was
very hungry. He ate the mango very fast until he made a mistake. He accidentally swallowed
the pip fruit! His eyes were wide open. Amazingly the incident made his eyes able to see. He
was no longer blind!However, his happiness soon ended after he saw there were a monkey
and a tiger in font of him. He was so scared. He wanted to run away.

“Don’t be afraid, my friend. We’re not going to hurt you,” said the tiger.

“We know everything. We know you are a good kid. We want to help you.Take these
ropes and stick. You will need them someday to help you,” said the monkey.

Bujang Buta received those things. After saying thank you, Bujang Buta then
continued walking. He wanted to go home.

On the way home, he met some people. They told him that the king’s daughter was
arrested by the king of elephants. Nobody dared to release her because the king had big
elephants as his soldiers, which are why he was named as king of elephants. Bujang Buta
wanted to release the princess. With the ropes and the stick, he was fighting bravely against
the elephants. He won! He then released the princess and brought her back to the palace. The
king was so happy, he then asked Bujang Buta to stay in the palace and marry his daughter.
 Bujang Buta was so happy; he immediately went home to ask his mother to stay with
him in the palace. Bujang Buta did not have a hard feeling towards his brothers. He forgave
them and also asked them to stay in the palace. His brothers really regretted their bad
behaviours. They promised to be nice.
 BUJANG BUTA

Pada suatu ketika di Riau, Indonesia , hiduplah seorang ibu bersama ketiga
putranya. Anak sulung bernama Bujang Perotan, anak tengah bernama Bujang Pengail , dan
anak bungsu bernama Bujang Buta . Ia diberi nama Bujang Buta, karena ia buta. Ketiga anak
itu memiliki kepribadian yang berbeda. Meski buta, Bujang Buta adalah anak yang paling
baik hati. Disaat kakak-kakaknya sibuk bermain, Bujang Buta selalu membantu ibunya.

Suatu hari, ibu mereka meminta mereka pergi ke hutan untuk mengumpulkan kayu
bakar. Bujang Perotan dan Bujang Pengail bersedia membantu. Ibu dan Bujang Buta tidak
mengetahui bahwa Bujang Perotan dan Bujang Pengail merencanakan sesuatu yang
buruk. Mereka ingin meninggalkan Bujang Buta sendirian di hutan!

“Bujang Buta, diamlah di sini di bawah pohon ini. Saya dan Bujang Pengail akan
mencari hutan di daerah lain. Tunggu kami dan kami akan pulang bersama,” kata Bujang
Perotan.

Lalu, Bujang Buta menunggu dan menunggu berjam-jam. Saudara-saudaranya tidak

muncul! Bujang Buta sangat ketakutan. Dia mencoba berjalan. Dia tidak dapat menemukan
tongkatnya. Saudara-saudaranya menyembunyikannya. Tiba-tiba dia menginjak sesuatu.

"Apa ini? Saya pikir ini adalah buah.

Hmm..itu mangga. Enak!"

Bujang Buta kemudian menikmati buah tersebut. Dia sungguh senang memakan

mangga itu. Dia sangat lapar. Dia memakan mangga itu dengan sangat cepat sampai dia
melakukan kesalahan. Dia tidak sengaja menelan buah pip! Matanya terbuka lebar. Hebatnya
kejadian itu membuat matanya bisa melihat. Dia tidak lagi buta! Namun, kebahagiaannya
segera berakhir setelah ia melihat ada seekor monyet dan seekor harimau di hadapannya. Dia
sangat takut. Dia ingin melarikan diri.

“Jangan takut, temanku. Kami tidak akan menyakitimu,” kata harimau.

“Kami tahu segalanya. Kami tahu kamu adalah anak yang baik. Kami ingin
membantu Anda. Ambil tali ini dan tempelkan. Kamu akan membutuhkannya suatu
hari nanti untuk membantumu,” kata monyet.

Bujang Buta menerima hal itu. Setelah mengucapkan terima kasih, Bujang Buta
kemudian melanjutkan perjalanannya. Dia ingin pulang.

Dalam perjalanan pulang, dia bertemu dengan beberapa orang. Mereka menceritakan

kepadanya bahwa putri raja ditangkap oleh raja gajah. Tidak ada yang berani melepaskannya
karena raja memiliki gajah besar sebagai prajuritnya, itulah sebabnya ia dinobatkan sebagai
raja gajah. Bujang Buta ingin melepaskan sang putri. Dengan tali dan tongkat, ia bertarung
dengan gagah berani melawan gajah. Ia memenangkan! Dia kemudian melepaskan sang putri
dan membawanya kembali ke istana. Saking bahagianya raja, ia lalu meminta Bujang Buta
untuk tinggal di istana dan memperistri putrinya. Bujang Buta sangat senang; dia segera
pulang ke rumah meminta ibunya untuk tinggal bersamanya di istana.

Bujang Buta tidak mempunyai rasa sakit hati terhadap saudara-saudaranya. Dia

memaafkan mereka dan juga meminta mereka untuk tinggal di istana. Saudara-saudaranya
sangat menyesali kelakuan buruk mereka. Mereka berjanji akan bersikap baik.
 DANG GEDUNAI

Once upon a time in Riau, lived a kid named Dang Gedunai. He lived with his mother.
His father passed away when he was a baby. Dang Gedunai was a stubborn kid. His mother
was sad. He was her only child but he never made her happy.

“Mother, I want to go to the river. I want to go fishing,” said Dang Gedunai.

“It’s cloudy outside. Rain will soon fall. Why don’t you just stay at home?”

As always Dang Gedunai ignored her. He then went to the river. It was very cloudy
when he arrived at the riverside. Soon it was drizzling but Dang Gedunai was still busy
fishing. Later rain fell down heavily.
Dang Gedunai finally gave up. However right before he left, he saw something shining
in the river. It was a very big egg. Carefully, Dang Gedunai brought the egg home. His
mother was surprised to see him brought a big egg.

“What egg is that? Where did you find it?”

“In the river, Mother.”

“Be careful with the egg. You have to return it,” replied his mother.

As always, he ignored his mother’s advice. He planned to boil the egg and ate it.

In the morning, his mother was ready to go to the paddy field. Again, she advised him
to put the egg back to the river. Dang Gedunai did not say anything. When his mother left the
house, he immediately boiled the egg. When it was cooked, he ate it. It was so delicious. He
was so full then he fell asleep. He had a dream. A giant dragon came to him.

“You stole my egg. For the punishment, you will become a dragon!”

Dang Gedunai woke up. He felt very thirsty. Later his mother went home.

“What happened?”

“I don’t know. Suddenly I feel very thirsty. My throat is very hot.”

His mother then gave him a glass of water. It’s not enough. He drank another glass,
then another glass, then another glass until there was not any water in the house. His mother
asked him to go the pond. Dang Gedunai drank all the water until the pond was dried. But it
was not enough. Then they went to the river. Again it was not enough. Dang Gedunai knew
his dream would come true. He would become a dragon.
“Mother, please forgive me. I ignored you. I ate the egg. It was a dragon’s egg. I will change
as a dragon. I cannot live with you anymore. I will live in the sea. If you see big waves in the
sea, that means I’m eating. But if the waves are calmed, then I’m sleeping,” said Dang
Gedunai.

His mother cried. Then slowly Dang Gedunai left her. His mother then told the villagers not
to go to the sea when the waves were big. Her son was eating. Until now fishermen do not
want to go fishing in the sea when the waves are big. They know the dragon is eating. They
just wait until the dragon is finished eating and the waves are calmed.***
 DANG GEDUNAI

Dahulu kala di Riau, hiduplah seorang anak bernama Dang Gedunai. Dia tinggal
bersama ibunya. Ayahnya meninggal ketika dia masih bayi. Dang Gedunai adalah anak yang
keras kepala. Ibunya sedih. Dia adalah anak satu-satunya tetapi dia tidak pernah membuatnya
bahagia.

“Ibu, aku ingin pergi ke sungai. Saya ingin pergi memancing,” kata Dang Gedunai.

“Di luar mendung. Hujan akan segera turun. Kenapa kamu tidak tinggal di rumah
saja?”

Seperti biasa Dang Gedunai mengabaikannya. Dia kemudian pergi ke sungai. Cuaca

sangat mendung ketika dia sampai di tepi sungai. Sebentar lagi gerimis tapi Dang Gedunai
masih sibuk memancing. Kemudian hujan turun dengan lebatnya. 

Dang Gedunai akhirnya menyerah. Namun tepat sebelum dia pergi, dia melihat
sesuatu yang bersinar di sungai.Itu adalah telur yang sangat besar. Dengan hati-hati Dang
Gedunai membawa pulang telur itu. Ibunya terkejut melihat dia membawa telur yang besar.

“Telur apa itu? Di mana kamu menemukannya?”

“Di sungai, Bu.”

“Hati-hati dengan telurnya. Kamu harus mengembalikannya,” jawab ibunya.

Seperti biasa, dia mengabaikan nasihat ibunya. Dia berencana merebus telur dan
memakannya.

Pagi harinya, ibunya sudah bersiap berangkat ke sawah. Sekali lagi, dia

menyarankannya untuk mengembalikan telur itu ke sungai. Dang Gedunai tidak berkata apa-
apa. Saat ibunya keluar rumah, ia langsung merebus telur tersebut. Ketika sudah matang, dia
memakannya. Enak sekali. Dia begitu kenyang lalu tertidur. Dia bermimpi. Seekor naga
raksasa mendatanginya.

“Kamu mencuri telurku. Sebagai hukumannya, kamu akan menjadi naga!”

Dang Gedunai bangun. Dia merasa sangat haus. Kemudian ibunya pulang.

"Apa yang telah terjadi?"

"Aku tidak tahu. Tiba-tiba aku merasa sangat haus. Tenggorokanku sangat panas.”

Ibunya kemudian memberinya segelas air. Itu tidak cukup. Dia minum segelas lagi,
lalu segelas lagi, lalu segelas lagi hingga tidak ada lagi air di dalam rumah. Ibunya
memintanya untuk pergi ke kolam. Dang Gedunai meminum semua air tersebut hingga
kolamnya kering. Tapi itu tidak cukup. Lalu mereka pergi ke sungai.Sekali lagi itu tidak
cukup. Dang Gedunai tahu mimpinya akan menjadi kenyataan. Dia akan menjadi seekor
naga.
 “Ibu, maafkan aku. Aku mengabaikanmu. Saya makan telurnya. Itu adalah telur
naga. Aku akan berubah menjadi seekor naga. Aku tidak bisa tinggal bersamamu lagi. Saya
akan tinggal di laut. Jika kamu melihat ombak besar di laut, itu artinya aku sedang
makan. Tapi kalau ombaknya tenang baru saya tidur,” kata Dang Gedunai.

Ibunya menangis. Lalu perlahan-lahan Dang Gedunai meninggalkannya. Ibunya

kemudian berpesan kepada warga desa untuk tidak melaut saat ombak sedang besar. Putranya
sedang makan. Hingga saat ini para nelayan tidak mau melaut di laut saat ombak sedang
besar. Mereka tahu naga itu sedang makan. Mereka hanya menunggu sampai sang naga
selesai makan dan ombak pun reda.***
 THE GREEDY POOR MAN

Once upon a time in Negeri Rantau Baru, Pelalawan, Riau, lived a husband and wife.
They were very poor. Their clothes were the ones they wore everyday. They were not able to
eat every day. One day they ate, on the following day they did not eat. The wife always asked
the husband to work hard. But he was lazy. He just slept and slept everyday. He did not want
to help his wife to earn a living. The wife was helpless, she often prayed to God to help her
husband.

One night the husband had a dream. In his dream, an old man came to him. He told
the husband to take his sampan and went to Sepunjung River.

"Just go to the middle of the river and wait until a rope appears from the river. Take
the rope slowly then you will find a golden chain. Cut the golden chain, but don't take the
chain too long," said the old man.

The poor husband then woke up from his dream. He thought about his dream and
wanted to do the old man's advice. So he took his sampan and went to Sepunjung River.

"Where are you going?" asked the wife.

She was so surprised to see her husband was busy preparing the sampan.

"I want to go fishing. See you later!" the husband did not want to tell about his dream.

He knew his wife would think he was crazy by following up a dream. After arriving at
the river, slowly he rowed his sampan. He wanted to make sure he would be right in the
middle of the river. Then he waited and waited. Suddenly a rope appeared from the river.

"The old man is right!" said the husband.

He then pulled out the rope. Slowly he pulled out and later at the end of the rope he
saw a golden chain! The chain was sparkling and glowing. It was made of real gold.

"Yippee!" said the husband.

He pulled the chain again and again. He forgot the old man's advice to take the only
short chain because it was enough for him. The poor man became a greedy man. He wanted
to take the golden chain as long as possible. He wanted to sell the golden chain and had a lot
of money.

While he was busy pulling out the golden chain, a bird came to him.

He talked, "Hey poor man, remember the old man's advice. Take only a short golden
chain."

But the poor man ignored the bird and kept on pulling out the chain. Slow but sure,
his sampan was full of the golden chain. It was so full that finally the sampan could not hold
the weights any more. The sampan was drowned. The golden chain was sinking and went to
the bottom of the river. It created big waves and the waves almost swallowed the poor man.
He was so panicked and swam fast to the river side.

When he arrived on the river side, he felt sorry for himself. He blamed himself for
being a greedy man. But it was too late and it was useless for feeling sorry. But then he
realized that it was a lesson for him to work hard if he wanted to have a lot of money.
 PRIA MISKIN YANG TAMAK

Pada zaman dahulu kala di Negeri Rantau Baru, Pelalawan, Riau, hiduplah sepasang
suami istri. Mereka sangat miskin. Pakaian mereka adalah pakaian yang mereka kenakan
sehari-hari. Mereka tidak bisa makan setiap hari. Suatu hari mereka makan, keesokan harinya
mereka tidak makan. Istri selalu meminta suami untuk bekerja keras. Tapi dia malas. Dia
hanya tidur dan tidur setiap hari. Ia tidak mau membantu istrinya mencari nafkah. Sang istri
tak berdaya, ia sering berdoa kepada Tuhan agar membantu suaminya.

Suatu malam sang suami bermimpi. Dalam mimpinya, seorang lelaki tua

mendatanginya. Ia menyuruh sang suami mengambil sampannya dan pergi ke Sungai
Sepunjung.

"Pergi saja ke tengah sungai dan tunggu hingga muncul seutas tali dari dalam sungai.
Ambil tali itu pelan-pelan maka kamu akan menemukan rantai emas. Potong rantai emasnya,
tapi jangan terlalu panjang rantainya," kata si tua pria.

Suami malang itu kemudian terbangun dari mimpinya. Dia memikirkan mimpinya

dan ingin menuruti nasihat orang tua itu. Maka ia mengambil sampannya dan pergi ke Sungai
Sepunjung.

"Kemana kamu pergi?" tanya sang istri.

Ia begitu terkejut melihat suaminya sibuk menyiapkan sampan.

"Aku ingin pergi memancing. Sampai jumpa lagi!" sang suami tidak mau
menceritakan tentang mimpinya.

Dia tahu istrinya akan mengira dia gila jika mengikuti mimpinya. Setelah sampai di
tepi sungai, perlahan ia mendayung sampannya. Dia ingin memastikan dia berada tepat di
tengah sungai. Lalu dia menunggu dan menunggu. Tiba-tiba seutas tali muncul dari sungai.

“Orang tua itu benar!” kata sang suami.

Dia kemudian menarik talinya. Perlahan-lahan dia menariknya keluar dan kemudian

di ujung tali dia melihat sebuah rantai emas! Rantai itu berkilau dan bersinar. Itu terbuat dari
emas asli.

"Hura!" kata sang suami.

Dia menarik rantai itu lagi dan lagi. Ia lupa nasehat orang tua itu untuk mengambil
satu-satunya rantai pendek karena itu sudah cukup baginya. Orang miskin menjadi orang
yang tamak. Dia ingin mengambil rantai emas itu selama mungkin. Dia ingin menjual rantai
emas dan punya banyak uang.
 Saat dia sedang sibuk mencabut rantai emasnya, seekor burung mendatanginya.

Ia berkata, "Hai orang malang, ingat nasihat orang tua itu. Ambillah rantai emas yang
pendek saja."

Namun lelaki malang itu mengabaikan burung itu dan terus mencabut rantainya. Pelan
tapi pasti, sampan miliknya sudah penuh dengan rantai emas. Saking penuhnya, akhirnya
sampan tidak sanggup lagi menahan beban. Sampannya tenggelam. Rantai emas itu
tenggelam dan tenggelam ke dasar sungai. Hal tersebut menimbulkan gelombang besar dan
hampir menelan orang malang tersebut. Ia begitu panik dan berenang cepat ke tepi sungai.

Sesampainya di tepi sungai, dia merasa kasihan pada dirinya sendiri. Dia

menyalahkan dirinya sendiri karena menjadi orang yang serakah. Tapi sudah terlambat dan
percuma saja merasa menyesal. Namun kemudian ia sadar bahwa itu adalah pelajaran
baginya untuk bekerja keras jika ingin punya uang banyak. 
 BATU BATANGKUP

Once upon a time, there was a village in Indragiri Hilir, Riau. There lived a widow
named Mak Minah. She had three children, two sons, and a daughter. Her son's names
were Utuh and Ucin. And her youngest child’s name was Diang.

Everyday Mak Minah always went to the jungle to collect some fire woods. She sold
the woods in the market and used the money for their daily needs. She always worked alone.
Her three children were lazy and only liked to play. They never helped her. It was already
late in the evening. Mak Minah did not feel well. After selling the woods in the market, she
wanted to go to bed immediately. However dinner was not ready yet. So she asked her three
children to help her. 

"Utuh, Ucin, and Diang... please help me prepare the dinner", asked Mak Minah. 

Those three children ignored their mother and continued playing in the front
yard. Mak Minah then forced herself to prepare the dinner. When it was ready, she called her
children to have dinner. This time they listened to Mak Minah. Sadly after they finished
eating, the children did not help their mother clean the dishes. Instead, they played
again. Mak Minah cried. She was so sad. It was not the first time her children did not help her
and ignored her. She was so sick that she went to bed immediately.

In the morning, Mak Minah went to the riverside. There was a magical stone

called Batangkup Stone. The stone had magical power. It could open and close its body like a
sea shell. The stone could also talk to humans.

"Batangkup Stone, please help me. I cannot hold the pains anymore. I'm so sick and
my children did not want to help me. They always ignored me.""Please swallow my body",
asked Mak Minah.

"Well, if that's what you want.. get inside. I will open my body now. "
Batangkup Stone then opened its body. Mak Minah later went inside. Her long hair
was still outside of the stone.

In the meantime, Utuh, Ucin, and Diang woke up and felt hungry. Breakfast was not

ready so they were looking for their mother. The children went here and there to find their
mother. Finally they were in front of the Batangkup Stone. They saw their mother's hair.
They knew their mother was inside Batangkup Stone's body.

"Please open your body. Let my mother go outside," scream Diang.

"No, I won't! You are not good children. You always ignored your mother and never
helped her", said Batangkup Stone.
"But we need her now", said Utuh.
"Yes, you need her now because you are hungry. You only listed to her when you
want to eat. But you never help her. You will never see your mother again!"
said Batangkup Stone.

Those three children were crying very loud. They knew they were wrong. But it was
too late to regret. They would never see their mother again.
 BATU BATANGKUP 

Dahulu kala, ada sebuah desa di Indragiri Hilir , Riau . Hiduplah seorang janda

bernama Mak Minah . Dia memiliki tiga anak, dua putra, dan seorang putri. Nama anaknya
adalah Utah dan Ucin . Dan nama anak bungsunya adalah Diang . 

Setiap hari Mak Minah selalu pergi ke hutan untuk mengumpulkan kayu bakar. Dia

menjual kayunya di pasar dan menggunakan uangnya untuk kebutuhan sehari-hari. Dia selalu
bekerja sendiri. Ketiga anaknya malas dan hanya suka bermain. Mereka tidak pernah
membantunya. Hari sudah larut malam. Mak Minah merasa tidak enak badan. Setelah
menjual kayu di pasar, ia ingin segera tidur. Namun makan malam belum siap. Jadi dia
meminta ketiga anaknya untuk membantunya. 

“ Utuh , Ucin , dan Diang …tolong bantu aku menyiapkan makan malamnya”,

pinta Mak Minah . 

Ketiga anak itu tidak menghiraukan ibunya dan terus bermain di halaman
depan. Mak Minah lalu memaksakan diri untuk menyiapkan makan malam. Ketika sudah
siap, dia memanggil anak-anaknya untuk makan malam. Kali ini mereka
mendengarkan Mak Minah . Sayangnya setelah selesai makan, anak-anak tersebut tidak
membantu ibunya membersihkan piring. Sebaliknya, mereka bermain
lagi. Mak Minah menangis. Dia sangat sedih. Ini bukan pertama kalinya anak-anaknya tidak
membantunya dan mengabaikannya. Dia sangat sakit sehingga dia segera pergi tidur.

Pagi harinya Mak Minah pergi ke tepi sungai. Ada sebuah batu ajaib bernama

Batu Batangkup . Batu itu memiliki kekuatan magis. Ia bisa membuka dan menutup tubuhnya
seperti cangkang laut. Batu itu juga bisa berbicara dengan manusia.

" Batangkup Batu, tolong bantu aku. Aku tidak bisa menahan rasa sakit lagi. Aku
sakit sekali dan anak-anakku tidak mau membantuku. Mereka selalu mengabaikanku."

“Tolong telan tubuhku”, pinta Mak Minah .

"Baiklah kalau itu maumu.. masuklah. Aku akan membuka tubuhku sekarang."
Batu Batangkup kemudian membuka badannya. Mak Minah kemudian masuk ke
dalam. Rambut panjangnya masih berada di luar batu. 

Sementara itu Utah , Ucin , dan Diang terbangun dan merasa lapar. Sarapan belum

siap sehingga mereka mencari ibunya. Anak-anak pergi kesana kemari untuk mencari ibu
mereka. Akhirnya mereka sampai di depan Batu Batangkup . Mereka melihat rambut ibu
mereka. Mereka mengetahui ibu mereka ada di dalam tubuh Batu Batangkup .

“Tolong buka badanmu. Biarkan ibuku keluar,” teriak Diang .

"Tidak, tidak akan! Kamu bukan anak yang baik. Kamu selalu mengabaikan ibumu
dan tidak pernah membantunya," kata Batangkup Batu.
 “Tapi kami membutuhkannya sekarang”, kata Utahh .
"Ya, kamu membutuhkannya sekarang karena kamu lapar. Kamu hanya mendaftar
padanya ketika kamu ingin makan. Tapi kamu tidak pernah membantunya. Kamu tidak akan
pernah melihat ibumu lagi!" kata Batu Batangkup .

Ketiga anak itu menangis dengan sangat keras. Mereka tahu bahwa mereka
salah. Namun sudah terlambat untuk menyesal. Mereka tidak akan pernah melihat ibu mereka
lagi.