Nama : M.

Charis Adhitia R

Prodi : Alat Berat

THE LEGEND ONION AND GARLIC (BAWANG MERAH DAN BAWANG PUTIH)

In the ancient time, lived a little family. The family consists of father, mother, and a beautiful girl
named Garlic. They are a harmonious and happy family despite his father worked as an ordinary
merchant. One day, the happiness in this family was lost because the mother died. Garlic was very
sad because she was very fond of her mother. Her father was also so sad because he loved his wife
so much.

After Garlic’s mother died, her house was visited frequently by a widow who had a daughter named
Onion. The widow often came with Onion to the Garlic’s home by bringing food, helping to clean the
house, and chatting with Garlic’s father. Finally, the father thinks that he should marry the widow
and made the widow as a new mother for Garlic.

He asked for consideration of the proposal to Garlic. After being allowed to get married by Garlic,
then her father immediately carried out the marriage. They become a new family and lived in a
house. At first, the mother and Onions behaved Garlic very well. However, the good behavior did not
to be last long. Soon, the Onion and her mother began to show their bad attitude. Garlic was often
scolded and given heavy works when the father went to trade. She had to do a lot of housework
while the Onions just sit and did not work at all. However, the situation was never told by her to his
father, so the Garlic continued to be treated badly by Onions and her mother.

One day, his father was sick and passed away. Since then, Garlic was treated worse than before.
Garlic almost never had a break every day. In the morning, she had to get up in order to prepare
breakfast and the water for Onion and her mother. Later, she also gave eating to the livestock,
washing clothes, and even watering the entire garden. Although she should do so many works, she
always did it happily. She hoped, with such sincerity, her mother would love her sincerely someday.

On the morning, Garlic went to the river to wash the clothes. She was so excited and washed
vigorously. Because of getting too excited, she was not aware that there was a shirt that washed
away. She realized that the shirt had been washed away when the flow carried it far enough. Later,
she pursued but did not get the shirt. She felt hopeless and immediately went home.

The shirt was her mother’s favorite. Of course, the mother was angry and told her to look for the
shirt until she could found it. Garlic came back to the river and walked to the west to seek her
mother’s favorite shirt. She walked along the river up to tens of kilometers. After that, Garlic
suddenly saw someone who was bathing the buffalo in the river. She asked the man about the
clothes were washed away. Later, she was informed that the shirt drifting and it was not far from
where she was standing. At that moment, Garlic immediately ran down the river to find the shirt.

It was getting dark and the Garlic found a home. Because of completely exhausted, she decided to
take a break in the house. Apparently, it housed an old lady who had previously found the shirt. The
old lady wanted to return the shirt to her, but she should accompany the old lady during a week. She
agreed to stay with the lady for a week. Within a week, she made the old lady to be so happy
because she was diligent and never complained even though felt so tired.
After accompanying for a week, she was given a pumpkin as the gift. When opening it, she was very
surprised because there were so much gold and gems. She immediately went home and told the
happening to her mother and also Onion. However, the gold and jewels that she got immediately
seized and she was forced to tell where the jewelry could be obtained. Garlic immediately said that
she got it from an old lady who lived near the river.

In the next day, Onion came to that house and stayed for a week like what Garlic did. However,
because Onion was a lazy girl, the old lady gave a different pumpkin from Garlic. Onion did not care
and Onion immediately went home to open the pumpkin with her mother. Apparently, the content
was not gems or gold, but the venomous snake that bit of Onion and the mother. Both of them died
because of their greed.

After the happening, Garlic was living alone, but she was more calm and lived happily with its gold
and gems.