We need to know about our folktale, the following is West Borneo folktale in summary, read it and you will be amused :D

                                                    Betarub Stone

    Long time ago, in the area of West Kalimantan exactly in Sambas lived a poor widow with one daughter. One day, the villagers held a feast and set up a big tent (tarub in local language). All villagers were invited but this poor family was not. The daughter really wanted to go to that feast though she was not permitted by her mom at the beginning.
          When she arrived at the feast, she was treated badly. The girl decided to go home. Knowing that her daughter was treated badly, the woman was annoyed and thinking hard of it. Then, the woman and her daughter came back to the feast bringing a dressed up cat which was a curse and going to cause disaster.
    When they arrived, they just threw the cat before the people who attended the feast. The cat was confused running around while they were thinking that it was dancing, so they laughed at it.
    Suddenly, the wind blew strongly and the thunders were striking, then the stony rain fell. Finally, they were buried in the stone, while the woman and his daughter were hiding behind the bamboo trees to avoid. The file of stones formed a big stone named Betarub Stone.


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