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 Batu Menangis.
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Batu yang Menangis
Dahulu kala, di sebuah desa kecil di Pulau Kalimantan, hiduplah seorang ibu dan putrinya. Putrinya populer di kalangan penduduk desa karena wajahnya yang cantik tetapi dia memiliki perilaku yang buruk. Dia selalu menghabiskan waktunya di depan cermin untuk mengagumi wajahnya yang cantik.