A long time ago, in the remote area of West Kalimantan, lived a farmer named Kuliang and his wife named Kaluang. They were kind and gentle even though they were poor.
One day, when the sun shone very bright, Kuliang was working on his field. He was resting when he saw a sparkle under the shadow of a tree. he came toward it and found a statue of hedgehog with its diamond eyes which were shining brightly. The farmer felt that the statue was beautiful and wanted to keep it. Tehn, he brought it home and planned to sell it for they was very poor.
When the night fell and the farmer family were slept, Kuliang was dreaming. In that dream he was come by a giant hedgehog. It said, "Please let me stay in your home. As a return, I will give everything you want. Just caress the statue's head and say the prayer. There are two prayers, one is to start and the second is to stop your wish."
The next morning, the farmer told his wife about his dream and they wanted to prove it.firstly, they wished for rice. After the farmer caress the statue's head and spelled the player to start, the rice flowed from the statue's mouth. The rice came and came flowing until Kuliang said the prayer to stop his wish. Secondly, he wished for jewelry and the farmer family became very rich. They shared the jewels with their neighbors but there was one who was very jealous with the farmer.
When the night came, the jealous neighbor stole the statue and ran away. In his running, he became thirsty and wished for water to the statue. Sudenly, there was water running out from the statue. He was happy and drank it but he didn't know the prayer to stop it.
He was very scared and began shouting for help. The people who saw him also scared because the water began creating a pond and being larger and larger. Slowly, it became a river and people called it as Hedgehog River.
Yunita NAsti Ansatasia
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