In the Sambas area,
there lived a very rich merchant who owned a lot of land, a luxurious house and
valuable possessions. This merchant had two sons named Muzakir and Dermawan.
Even though they are brothers, their personalities are very different. Muzakir
is known to be stingy and greedy, while Dermawan is kind-hearted and likes to
help.
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When the merchant
fell ill, he called his two children to give him a final message. The father
advised them to live in harmony and not be jealous of each other because their
inheritance had been divided fairly. A few days later, the merchant died,
leaving his two children in sorrow.
After their father
died, the inheritance was divided equally. Muzakir, who was stingy, kept all
his wealth in a safe and refused to give alms to the poor. On the contrary,
Dermawan generously helped those in need, until finally his wealth ran out and
he had to sell his house. Dermawan continues his simple life and does not
forget to always be grateful to God Almighty.
One day, Dermawan
found an injured sparrow in his yard. With great love, he cared for the bird
until it recovered. In return, the sparrow brought a seed which Dermawan then
planted in his garden. The seed grows into a watermelon tree which produces
only one fruit, but it is very large and fragrant. When cut open, the
watermelon turned out to be filled with pure gold. Dermawan became rich again,
but remained generous and always grateful.
The story of
Dermawan's good fortune reached Muzakir, who then felt jealous. He tried to
imitate his younger brother's methods by catching and injuring sparrows to get
the same wealth. After a few days, the sparrow also gave seeds to Muzakir,
which he planted with great anticipation. The seeds grew into a very large
watermelon, even bigger than Dermawan's watermelon.
However, when Muzakir
cut the watermelon, instead of gold, he was sprayed with smelly black mud and
dirt. The mud stained his clothes and house. Muzakir was furious and ran out of
the house screaming. People who saw him just laughed at him because they knew
that it was revenge for his stinginess and greed.
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From this incident,
Muzakir learns that wealth obtained in the wrong way will not bring happiness,
while Dermawan continues to live happily with a heart full of love and
gratitude.
That is the story of
a folk tale in West Kalimantan entitled Golden Watermelon. Hopefully this story
is useful for all readers. Thank you for visiting.
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