INTRODUCTION TO

LITERATURE: THE
CRYING STONE
Group 3 :
• Tiara Z. Koping A12121213
• Nurul Rizki Hidayah A12121217
• I Gede Bagus G. A12121218
• Jihan Selasih A12121224
• Ummi Hani A12121225
• Ulfa Tul Hasanah A12121227
• Moh. Shadiq A12121233
• Siti Aisyah A12121235
The Crying Stone
Once upon a time, in a small village in Borneo Island, there lived a mother and her daughter. The
daughter was popular among villagers because of her beautiful face but she has bad behavior. She always
spent her time in front of the mirror admiring her beautiful face. She never helped her mother to fulfill their
daily needs. The daughter always made her mother sad. However, the mother still loved her very much.
One day, the girl asked her mother to buy her a new gown. The mother refused it because she had no
money. Because the mother loved her daughter so much, she finally bought her a new gown. Both went to
the market. But the daughter asked her mother to walk behind because she was embarrassed if people saw
them together. Once again, because of her love, the mother obeyed the daughter's request.
Along the way home, the daughter still walked in front of her mother. People passing asked about the
woman behind her. The daughter answered that she was not her mother but her servant. The mother kept
silent. But inside her deep heart, she prayed to God to punish her daughter.
Suddenly, her daughter's legs turned into stone. The daughter realized that it was because she had hurt
her mother's feelings. She begged her mother to forgive but it was too late. Slowly, her body also turned
into stone. Though the daughter had become a stone, the tears were still seen, which was why the stone
was called The Crying Stone.
Characteristics of Literature

Literature is also The language of

Literature has power
vivid literature is clear
From the story of "The crying
Based on the story of From the “The Crying Stone"
stone", we can determine that
“The crying stone”, we story, we can determine the
this story is also vivid. Because
can determine that this language in the story is clear
in the story, we can feel the
story has power. because the language used is
feelings of the characters in the
Because in this story we in accordance with the use of
story, and this story manages to
are directed to always good and correct language.
trigger our emotions as readers.
respect the love of our
parents, and not to act
out of bounds.
 Kind Of Literature
The literature of imagination,
because this story is included in the legend, it invites the
reader to imagine and not contain anything actual

Categories of Literature

Interpretative literature,
This story helps readers understand deeper questions about life,
death, hate, love, grief and other elements of human existence..
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