Folklore Riau
Once in Riau in ancient times there lived a couple who are very poor. They live deprivation because their income can not meet their daily needs. Let's buy side dishes, to get the rice was sometimes to be indebted to the neighbors. Their lives are truly alarming.
the Poor pack a day dreaming. A grandfather came to see him and gave it a rope.
"Hi Poor! Tomorrow go assemble and look for a spring in the river Sepunjung! "Said the old man who later disappeared.
the Poor wake up confused. "Oh, what I dream about? Why grandfather had told me to go assemble? "Mr. Poor in the liver.
It was still early, when the pack Poor finally decided to follow the message grandfather.
"There is no harm in trying. Who knows I have good luck, "thought the poor pack.
So he went by boat only. He kept paddling along the river while looking for a spring that is the old man in his dreams. Not long saw ripples of water in the river beneath a sign that there is a river that springs.
"Hmmm, maybe this spring that meant," thought the poor pack.
He looked to the right and to the left looking old man in a dream. But until exhausted his neck, the grandfather was not too visible.
When he was getting impatient, suddenly appeared a rope beside the boat. Without thinking he pulled the rope. It turns out at the end of the rope tied to a chain made of gold. How wonderful Poor pack. Quickly pulled the chain.
"Oh, it is true, this is my lucky day. With this gold I'd be rich !, "Mr. poor happily.
He pulled the chain with a vengeance and collect the chain on top of the boat. Suddenly, he heard the chirping of a bird out of a tree: "Please cut the rope and go back home!"
But because too excited, Mr. poor did not heed the birds chirping. He continued to pull the gold chain to the boat no longer hold back his load. And sure enough, a few moments later the boat was tilted and then reversed along a pack of poor who still holds his gold chain.
Heavy gold chain was pulled Poor pack to be dragged into the river. Poor Pak trying to pull the chain. But the chain instead wrapped around her and dragged deeper and deeper.
Poor air pack ran out, scrambling in the water. With some difficulty he escape and return to the surface. With wheezing seen treasure that sank into the river. Inwardly he was sorry for his stupidity. If she does not get too greedy surely now her life has changed. Tapia pa I say, rice has become porridge. Poor pack and was returning home empty-handed.
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