WATERMELON GOLD (STORY OF THE MALAY SAMBAS)

In the days of yore, in Sambas there lived a wealthy merchant. The merchant had two sons. Her eldest named Muzakir, and the youngest named Generous. Muzakir very greedy and miserly. Every day it works just collect money. He does not care for the poor. Generous very different contrast behavior. He is not greedy for money and always give alms to the poor.

Before he died, the merchant is dividing his property equally to her two children. That is for her children not to argue and envy each other, especially when he had died later.

Muzakir direct purchase safe. The money part is inserted into the chest, and locked. If there are poor people come, bukannnya he gave alms, but he laughed to see the poor the crippled, blind and paralyzed it. If poor people did not want to go from his house, Muzakir gajiannya calling people to go away. Poor people then flocked to the house Generous.

Generous always welcome poor people are happy. They dijamunya eat and was given the money because he felt sorry to see the poor and destitute. Eventually Generous money runs out and he could no longer finance the huge house. He also moved to a smaller house and had to work. His salary was not much, just enough to eat alone. But he already felt happy with his life that way. Muzakir laughed out loud at the news it deems Generous stupid. Muzakir has bought a nicer house and a large coconut plantation. Generous but ignored his brother's behavior.

Generous One day sitting in the yard of his home tired release. Suddenly a sparrow fell in front of him. The bird-squeak squeaked in pain "Poor," Generous said. "Broken wings, yes?" Generous continued as if he spoke with the sparrows. The arrest of the bird, its wings plainly examined. Sure enough, the bird's broken wing. "Let me try mengobatimu," he said. After last diobatinya dibalutnya bird wings slowly. Then he took the rice. Sparrows were given a meal.

The bird became tame and not afraid of him. A few days later, the bird has to flapping its wings, and a moment later he was flying. The next day he again visited the Generous. In its beak is a seed, and seeds were placed in front of the Generous. Generous laugh. Bean seeds were normal. Nevertheless, his heart also happy to receive gift bird. Seeds were planted in the back of his house.

Three days later the seed grows. Is a tree that grows watermelons. Plant it so that's fine dipeliharanya flourish. At first thought would be a lot Generous fruit. Surely he would be satisfied eating watermelon fruit and the rest will be his charity. But strangely, although the flowers a lot, which is the fruit of just one. The size of this enormous watermelon, watermelon is much more than general. Sleek looks and smells fragrant too. After cooking, Generous melon fruit picking. Amboi, not playing weight. He was panting lift with both hands. Once placed on the table, then took a knife. He split the melon. After a split watermelon, how shocked Generous. Fill the watermelon was a yellow sand are piled on the table. When the earnest attention, it is obvious that the sand is pure gold dust. Generous even danced for joy. He heard the squeaking of birds outside, looking ever ditolongnya sparrow perched on a pole. "Thank you! Thank you!" Generous exclaimed. The bird was then to fly without coming back.

The next day Generous memberli nice house with very spacious yard. All the poor people who come to his house and gave food. Generous but will not become poor as before, because the money very much and the abundant garden. Apparently this makes Muzakir envy. Muzakir who want to know the secrets of his sister and went into the house Generous. There Generous honestly tell him about his story.

Knowing this, immediately ordered Muzakir gajiannya people looking for a bird's broken leg or broken wings everywhere. But until one week duration, so a bird that was not found. Muzakir really angry and could not sleep. The next morning, Muzakir got sense. Ordered a gajiannya to catch birds with a clamp. Of course it is a broken bird wings. Muzakir then pretend sorry for him and bandaged wound on the wings of birds. After several days, the bird was recovered and released to fly. The bird was returned to Muzakir to provide a seed. Muzakir really excited.

Seeds planted Muzakir of birds in the best place in the garden. Also grow watermelon trees lush and leafy. The fruit was only one, it was bigger than watermelons Generous. When harvested, two people pay Muzakir painstakingly brought into the house because of the weight. Muzakir take a machete. He alone will cut the melon. Recently cut melon, menyemburlah from the fruit of black mud mixed with dung to the face Muzakir. It smells like a rotting carcass. Muzakir clothing and carpet in the room did not escape the spray of mud and dirt that was mushy. Muzakir ran into the street screaming. People who see and smell the foul odor was laughing, clapping hands with riuhnya.