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The story of “Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup ‘or The Big Haunted Rock

The story of “Batu belah batu bertangkup ‘or the big haunted rock was a very famous story in Malay community.  The story was about a very poor husband and wife. The Husband name kantan and the wife name Tanjung. They done weaving matt, catch fish and working at paddy field to support their daily lives. One day. They went to jungle to find some vegetables for dinner; suddenly they heard a very scary loud noise.  Kantan told Tanjung that the sound was came from the Big Haunted rock that his grandfather has told him when he was small. Few years later, they were blessed with two children, a daughter named Melor and boy named Pekan. However, they father passed away when the children still small. This make the Tanjung had to raise the children alone and this make her very stressed. One day the Tanjung went to the river to fishing and she was lucky to catch Tembakul fish. Tanjung was craving for the fish egg. She was very happy. She asked Melor to cook the fish and the egg fish and ask Melor to keep little bit of the egg for her as she went to bathing. After the egg fish was cooked, Melor give half to her brother Pekan and keep half for her mother. Pekan insists to have more egg fish. He keep crying and forcing his sister to give him the egg. Now the egg was finish eaten all by Pekan. Melor find chicken egg to replace the fish egg. Tanjung was so angry when she knew the fish egg already finish. She was so sad and feels that the children not love her. Tanjung without thinking any further she goes out and run to the big haunted rock. She crying and keep asking the big haunted rock eat and swallow her because she cannot eat the fish egg. Melor and Pekan go after they mother and try to stop her, but it was too late when they arrived in front of the cave because Tanjung already been eaten by the haunted rock.  Melor and Pekan was crying until they fell asleep.  Melor and Pekan meet an old women when they stop to rest. The Old women bring them to stay with her. Since then Melor and pekan lives with the old women until they grown up. Melor become beautiful and clever while pekan become hensome and succesful with his chicken fighting  games. The king fall in love with Melor and proposed to her  as his Queen. While Pekan married with a beautiful princess after his chicken beat the king chicken. One day the king saw his Queen look glommy and sad. King wants to know what makes his Queen sad and asked her. Melor told the king that she was sad because she thought of her mother. She told her mother was killed by the big haunted rock. King asks his man to destroy the haunted rock. Since that time they never heard the scary loud noise anymore.

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Once open a time, there is a poor husband and wife lived in the jungle. The Husband called Kantan and the wife is Tanjung. They had done farming, weaving matt; work on paddy field and fishing to make a living. One very fine day, they were looking for some vegetables in the jungle when they heard a Very loud and very scary. Kantan then told Tanjung that the voice actually came from a big haunted rock as his father told him when he was small.

Tanjung: “husband did you hear that noise? That noise very scary. What was that? Where is came from?

Kantan: Oh dear, my father told me, the sound come the the Big haunted rock.

 (Kantan then told Tanjung that the voice actually came from a big haunted rock as his father told him when he was small.)

Few years later Tanjung and Kantan was blessed with two children. The girl named Melor and the boy name Pekan. However Kantan did not make it. He was passed away when his children still small. Tanjung was very sad and lost.

One day Tanjung went to the river to fishing. She was happy when she catches a Tembakul fish as she was craving for the fish egg. Tanjung hurry up goes back home and ask Melor to cook the fish egg. 

Tanjung: “I want to go bath for a while, please take good care of you brother Pekan”.

Melor: “yes Mother”.

After Melor cook the fish egg, she gives half to Pekan and another half she keep for her mother. But Pekan not gets enough. He was forcing his sister to give him more of the fish egg. Eventually all the egg was eaten by Pekan.

Pekan: “I want eat the fish egg! Please sister! Please!

Melor: “but this is left for mother, Pekan.”

Pekan: “I don’t care! I want to eat!”

Melor: “oh no! The egg is finish. Oh my God, what shall I do, mother must be angry. I better cook the chicken egg as replacement”.

Tanjung already came home. She looks happy and ready to eat.  Melor look so pale and she scared her mother will scolded her. She opens the food cover and only saw a chicken egg. She so angry and so sad because cannot eat the fish egg that she craving all this while.

Tanjung: “Melor, where is my fish egg? Did you left it for me as a ask you to do?”

Melor: “Mother, I’m sorry, the fish egg was finish eaten by Pekan. He was forcing me to give him the other half. I told him that was for you, but he didn’t listen. Mother I already cooks the chicken as replacement”.

Tanjung: “how could you do that to me? Don’t you love me? I so upset with you. I better let the haunted rock eat and swallow me.

Tanjung without thinking futher go out and run toward to the Haunted Rock. She was crying and keeps talking to the haunted rock to eat her.

Tanjung: “haunted rock please eats and swallows me. I cannot eat tembakul fish egg. 

Melor and Pekan run after they mother.

Melor: “Mother please don’t go, please forgive us mother, please wait for us mother”. 

Tanjung didn’t care to hear her children yelling, she keeps running toward the haunted rock and finally the rock eats her as her wish. It’s too late for her children to save her from the Haunted Rock. Melor and Pekan crying and call for they mother until they fall as sleep.  The old women approach them.

Nenek Kebayan: Children, what are you doing here?

Melor: we are resting from long journey. Who are you old women?

Nenek Kebayan: Just call me nenek kebayan. You two look tired and hungry come follow me to my house.

Melor and Pekan follow the old women to her tent. She gave them food and water to drink. Since then Melor and Pekan stay with the nenek kebayan.

Few years later, Melor and Pekan had grown up. Melor become beautiful and clever. Pekan becomes handsome and successful with his chicken fighting games.

The king falling in loves with Melor beauty and kindness. He proposed her to become is Queen. Melor was married to the king. Pekan beat the king chicken fighting and the rewards he was married to the princess.

One day, The King saw Melor look very down and sad. The king wonders what make his Queen act like that. The king asks Melor what happen.  Melor told the king what was happen to her mother. The King asks his man to go to the Haunted Rock and destroyed it. Since that day, the loud noise and scary voice from the cave never been heard again.

The End