Dongeng
The Ship of Rock
There
is a large rock at the mouth of the Batang Arau River in west Sumatra. Do you
know how it got there ? A long time ago, there was a fisherman living at
Batan Arau. He had several children but only one son. He gave his son the best
possible education. He wanted him to do well and became famous. When the
boy had finised school, his father found a job for him on a large ship sailing
to foreign countries. He relaized that the would not see him again for many
years. But he knew that his son was clever and hard-working and he hoped that
his son might have the chance to become a ship’s officer.
The
years passed. The fisherman’s daughters married and left home. The fisherman
became old and died. His widow lived by herself.
One
day, the villagers came running to the old woman to tell her that her son had
returned. “I don’t believe you.” She said.
“yes,
“they said, “he’s the captain of a ship which has just sailed into the harbour
from Singapore. Come and see for yourself.”
The
old woman put on her best clothes. She cooked some food to give to her son. She
remembered the food he liked best when he was a small boy.
She
hired a rowing boat to take her out to the ship which was anchored in the
harbour. She was a tall handsome man standing on the deck of the ship. It was
her son! Even after all these years, there was no doubt about it.
“Son.”
She called out, “don’t you recognize me ? I’m your mother.”tears came to her
eyes.
“Who
are you ? he replied. I don’t know you. Don’t let her came aboard,” he
instructed his sailors. Next day, the old woman came again but her son refused
to see her. On the third day, he told his sailors to drive her away .
“Whay
does this old woman come to my ship? “he asked. “I don’t mind giving her a few
cents but I don’t like her saying that she’s my mother.”
“Very
well, my son. The old woman said. “God will surely punish you for being so
wicked. How can you refuse to recognize your own mother? She gazed at him for a
long time but he said nothing.
Suddenly,
a huge black cloud covered the sun. It became as dark as night. The wind roared
with a terrible noise. The sea became very rough and the waves beat against the
side of the ship. The ship rocked to and fro. The mast came tumbling down with
a great “Cra-aash”. The ship was driven like a coconut shell across the
harbour. Before anyone could do anything about it, it turned over a sank. Then
it rained so heavily that it was impossible to see more than a few yards. When
the storm stopped, the old woman looked for the ship again, but there was
nothing except a large rock sticking out through the water. Her son and his ship
were never seen again.
Oleh.
Leon Comber.
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