Asal - Usul Situ bagendit

Nyai bagendit was a window. She was the richest person in the village. She had a very big house fill with a loth of jewelry. She also had many servants working for her. Nyai bagendit was also known for her bad attitude. She did not like to help others.

Whenever the villagers needed some money, they borrowed the money from her. However, when they returned it, the villagers had to pay double. If they were not able to return the debt. Nyai bagendit would ask her servaent to take the villagers belongings. Nyai bagendits also hated beggars. She tought that beggars were lazy people. She never felt sorry to any beggars coming to her house.

So when the old beggar came to her house, nyai bagendit immediately asked her to go. Go away you lazy old beggar came to her house, nyai bagendit. Please nyai, give me some money or just give me some food. Im so hungry”’, said the beggar. “ food? You asked for food? This is my house not a restaurant. Go now! I don’t want to see you here! Nyai bagendit then threw a stone to the old beggar.

The old beggar was very sad. She than said, nyai bagendit , I know you are the richest person in this village. You have anithing but you never help other people. You are not grateful to god . wait for the punishmen from god. You will be punished! The old beggar then left nyai bagendit’s house. Ha ha ha! You are right. Im the richest person here. So no one can punish me, not even god can punish me!

Nyai bagendi was very arrogant. Nyai bagendit then went back to her big house. Not long after that, an earhquake happened. Her house fell down. Nyai bagendit cried for help. “help me! Somebody please help me! But nobody listened to her crying for help. Nobody in the village felt the eartquake. Amazingly, the eartquake only happened in nyai bagendit’s house. The land was opened. It was so big that the entire nyai bagendit’s house and all her wealth were gone. The villager just watched what happened to nyai bagendit and her house. They were amazed. They knew that god punished nyai bagendit for behaving badli and never helped other people. Slowly, the place where nyai bagendit’s house stood became lake. Since then, people named the lake as situ bagendit it means lake of bagendit.