THE LEGEND OF RAWA PENING

Once upon a time there lives a girl named Ngasem Endang Savitri in the village. Nobody knows that she
had a husband, but she was pregnant. All of the villagers talking about her pregnancy, but Ngasem
Endang Savitri ignore them as long they don’t disturb her. Shortly, she gave a birth. And very surprising,
her child was a speaking dragon. But Ngasem Endang Savitri receive it, she named her child Baru
Klinting.

Ngasem Endang Savitri loved her child so much, she take care Baru Klinting totally, she doesn’t care
either her child was a dragon. When Baru Klinting teenager, he ask to his mother why he doesn’t have a
father and who is his father. So, his mother explains that his father was a king named Ki Hajar which is
meditating in the jungle. But he never comes back until now. After heard that, Baru Klinting ask
permission from his mother to find and meet his father. With sadness Ngasem Endang Savitri let him go,
and gave Baru Klinting a bell which is estate from Ki Hajar.

And then Baru Klinting goes to jungle to finds his father. He walk around the jungle for a long time, day
bay day he still walking to find his father. Then he finds a cave and comes in. He finds an old man there.

“Who are you!?” With a big warn the old man ask to Baru Klinting

“No, don’t be afraid, I’m Baru Klinting, please don’t attack me!”

“Baru Klinting? Are you Ngasem Endang Savitri’s son?”

“Yes I am, how can you know? Oh my god! Are you Ki Hajar? Are you my father?”

“No it’s impossible, you can’t be a dragon, no!”

“Yes father I’m your son, and I bring this bell to prove that.”
“Enough! You must encircle Telomoyo Mountain to prove it!”

Surprisingly Baru Klinting prove that he can encircle the mountain. Reluctantly Ki Hajar accept Baru
Klinting as his son. Then Ki Hajar send Baru Klinting to meditate in the jungle if he want to be a human.
Baru Klinting does what Ki Hajar said, he goes meditate in the jungle.

When Baru Klinting meditating, he be disturbed by villagers from Patok Village. The villagers hunt an
animals for party. They catch Baru Klinting which is still a dragon. They kill him and cut his body into
pieces. But, his Soul already leave his body. So, god grant it, Baru Klinting become a human after
meditate for a long time. But his body full of scars, and he was so weak. So, he walk around to find some
help and food. Then he arrived in pathok village. He asked some food to the villagers there. But, the
villagers reject him, they hit Baru Klinting until he go.

"Who do you think you are!? Go away from here!"

"Please, I'm so hungry right now."

"No, go away or we'll attack you! You disgusting!"

With disappointed Baru Klinting goes away from there, he walk around hopelessly. With scars and illness
on his body he used his last energy to leave the village. But, when he almost leaves the village, he meet
an old widow there. The old widow shocked watched him. How can a little boy walk alone with scars in
every part of his body. So she helps Baru Klinting. She takes Baru Klinting to her house and give him
some food.

"You're so kind ma'am"

"Oh it's just a food son, it's mean nothing."

"But no one here want to help me except you. They're so cruel! They drive out me and attack me when I
ask some food."

"It's okay son don't be angry."

Baru Klinting ignore the old widow, he still angry and plans to punish the villagers. When he done with
his food, he excuse to the old widow. But he warn the old widow to prepare her lesung.
"Ma'am, listen to me! You must prepare your lesung when you hear the noisy sound of water."

"Why? What so over happen?"

"I'll make a big flood in this village! Because the villagers was so cruel."

Baru Klinting goes to the village again, he comes there to make a challenge for the villagers. He stick the
lidi into the ground and ask the villagers who can pull out that.

All of the villagers try and try to pull out the lidi. The man, girl, and child, everyone trying to pull it out.
But nobody's can pulled it out.

Now it's baru Klinting turn. He pull out the lidi without a big effort. Suddenly the spraying of water out
from the ground. The water was so much and washed the villagers. That flood destroy the beauty
Pathok Village.

"Helppp!!"

"Aaaaa~ please help me!"

But, only one person that still alive and save, that person is, the old widow which is gave some food for
Baru Klinting. She used her lesung when the big flood has come.

Finally, there is form a lake. Since then on the lake is called ‘Rawa Pening’. Rawa means lake in javanese
and indonesian language. Pening made from ‘bening’ which means clean in indonesian language. Now
the lake is located in the province of central java in indonesia.