THE CRYING STONE

MUH.UYAINAH NABIL
NUR REZKY HASAN
MUH.NURTANDRA LANGI GOSUL
NUR WANDA WULANDARI
AISYAH RAMADHANI
INDRI AWALIA

SMA NEGERI 1 BANTAENG

TAHUN 2023
 ELEMENTS OF SHORT STORY :

 CHARACTERIZATION
 SETTING
 PLOT
 CONFLICT
 THEME
 POINT OF VIEW
 LITERARY DEVICES

THE LEGEND of CRYING STONE

Once upon a time, in Kalimantan. There lived a mother with her daughter.
The daughter, named Lisa Yadomaru, was really a beautiful girl. But, she
had a bad character. She was an arrogant, lazy girl. She never helped her
mother to do some house work. She always admired her beauty everyday.
Lisa was also a spoiled girl, when she wanted something, her mother had to
make it. Lisa’s mother, Ise Nanao, was really pity. She had to work day and
night, but Lisa was doing nothing.
One day, Lisa and her mother went out. They wanted to buy something in the
market. The location of the market was really far from home, so they had to
walk miles away.
Lisa was walking in front of her mother. She wore a beautiful dress.
Meanwhile, her mother was walking behind Lisa. Nanao’s dress was dirty
and ugly. She brought an umbrella. No one expected that the two people who
walked was a mother and her daughter.
When they entered the village, the villagers saw Lisa and admired her.
They’re so amuzed with the girl’s beauty. But, when they saw the woman
who walked behind Lisa they wondered. Who was the old woman?
One of the villagers asked to the girl.
“Hey, beautiful girl. Is that your mother who walks behind you?” asked one
of the villagers. Lisa arrogantly said, “Of course no, she is my maid.” Said
Lisa.
They continued the journey. And then, a young man met them and asked a
question.
“Hey sweety, is that your mother who walks behind you?” asked the young
man.

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“No…..of course no, can’t you see that? She’s really different with me. How
could you say that she’s my mother? She is my slave.” Replied Lisa.
Every time they walked, Lisa said that the woman walked behind her was her
maid or her slave. She never admitted that the woman is her mother.
Nanao was really disappointed with her daughter. She couldn’t bear it. Lisa’s
saying hurted her heart. The poor mother finally prayer to God.
“Oh God. I can’t stand this. My daughter always humiliates me. I am so
disappointed with her. Please give her punishment, God, please…” prayer
Nanao.
With the power of God, suddenly Lisa’s body turned into a stone little by
little. The changes of the body started from the leg and the other parts of the
body. Lisa cried and asked for a help to her mother.
“Please….forgive me mother…..forgive for my attitude….please
mother…..please help me.” Cried Lisa. But, it was too late. All of Lisa’s body
was turned into a stone.
Although all of Lisa’s body was turned into a stone, the people still could see
that the stone was crying. The people called the stone “The Crying Stone”.

ELEMENTS
CHARACTERIZATION:
Mother : protagonist
Daughter: antagonistic, disobedient to her mother
SETTING :
In the smallest village in the middle of the forest in West Kalimantan
PLOT :
Tells the story of a poor widow who lives with her beautiful daughter. They
both live in the middle of a very remote forest in West Kalimantan. The girl
is said to be very lazy and never helps her mother with the housework.
CONFLICT :
It started when the girl went to the market to shop with her mother. Many
people asked who the woman behind the girl was, but she always answered
that it was her maid. And so it went on until the mother couldn’t hold back
anymore and finally the mother begged God. To punish her disobedient
child, the girl’s body slowly turned into stone

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THEME :
A child who disobeys his parents
POINT OF VIEW :
"third person" because as the story progresses there is no "I" to describe the
explanation
LITERARY DEVICES :
Legendary folklore

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