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History of Karangsambung Mountain

Once upon in ancient times in one of Kebumen district, there is Karangsambung village. At the point the local elder appealed to the gods of khayangan to awaken a mountain. One night the prayer was granted by gods of khayangan with some requirements.

In the morning the elders gathered all the people and told them that place would be built a mountain by gods. All the people welcomed with joy over suplication of prayers by elders. And then the elders also convey the requirements given the gods khayangan to the villagers. Development of the mountain will be done tonight but there is a lot of competition in the development of the mountain that no one should see the development process. And the elders told their villagers to immediately enter into the house and lock the door tightly during the day before night until morning before dawn residents are not allowed to leave the house. the residents also undertake these requirements.

After the day before the evening the villagers were immediately entered into their respective homes. The gods went down and immediately did what he had promised the villagers. the gods worked without speaking. First made the poles and directly dumped with soil hill-shaped.

When the night will be morning and work is finished, just pile up the ground to be topped and the gods still worked. There was a girl on the way to the river luk ulo near the building of the mountain. Because the girl didn’t know there was announcement.

The girl went to the river to wash the rice for cooking. The girl walks without regard to her surroundings because the atmosphere is still dark and lonely. And  when the girl is going down to the river the girl is shocked to see a mountain.

“ huh there is a mountain here but yesterday here the land is flat, there is no a mountain here. Duh gusti, am I dreaming? “ said the girl in her heart. When the girl saw a big creature was carrying a stone, the girl immediately ran away. Because she was very frightened. “ heeeelllllllllppppppp” she shouted with a loud tone. The girl ran as fast as she could. To the extent of  ignoring the dark day. Rice that washed was spilled along the road. And based on the story of the local people rice that spilled into a red rock that resembles rice.

The gods were still working suprised  to hear that. The gods knew tha their work making a mountain were known by a girl. “ our work has been known by a girl, let’s leave this place. The villagers have vionted the agreement”. And the gods immediately rushed off leaving their unfinished work.

That’s the story of  Karangsambung mountain. I do hope my information will be useful for you.