Taneak Jang, Rejang land, Tanah Rejang: Rhino Stone, (Batu Badak) legend of the bitter tongue evidence , from Rejang Land, Sumatra

Situs Buteu Badak
Situs Batu Badak
Rhinocerous Sumatra Stone Site

Oleh Tun jang

Stories begin from folklore, a legend from south sumatra region. This is one of the impressions rejangese folk tale "The bitter tongue", or Si pet Lideak (Rejang Language) from Rejang land folk tale. Another impressions this folk tale story can find at Batu belarik village, located at kepahiang regency, in rejang land. In this area we found Stone park or Buteu Belarik in Rejang language.

Rhinoceros Stone, a stone appearance look like Rhinoceros Sumatra.
Batu Badak. Batu yang menyerupai Badak Sumatra.

Dari kisah legenda cerita rakyat sumatra bagian selatan, inilah salah satu jejak kisah si Si pahit Lidah di tanah rejang. Jejak lain kisah ini ada di desa batu belarik, bagian tanah rejang di kabupaten kepahiang.

Can be reach easily from the road, megalith sites are located in side street, in the village of Lawang Agung, Sindang Beliti Ulu district, Rejang-lebong regency, rejang land, Bengkulu province, Indonesia. The exactly location named as "Tebing batu badak" meaning as "the rhinoceros stone cliffs". This rhino stone sites located at right side villager houses recently.

Bisa di capai dengan mudah dari jalan raya, situs megalith ini berada di pinggir jalan, di desa Lawang agung, kecamatan Sindang Beliti Ulu. Lokasinya dinamakan tebing batu badak. Batu batu ini berada tepat di samping rumah penduduk.

The stone near the Rhino stone, in folk tale Rejangese believethis is made from child of Rhino.
Batu batu dekat batu badak yang di percaya orang rejang lembak sebagai anak anak badak yang di kutuk oleh Si Pahit Lidah.

Once upon a time, bitter tongue through the region and met with a group sumatra rhinoceros, along with the child and family. The bitter tongue ask directions to the road crew are rhinoceros. But there is no answer by Sumatra rhinoceros. Bitter tongue angry and said, "Be all of you to be stone." Due his magic, all sumatra rhinoceros family, include rhino child change to be stone immeadiatly , as seen in the photo below.

Dikisahkan bahwa si pahit lidah melewati kawasan ini dan bertemu dengan segerombolan badak sumatra, beserta anak anaknya. Si pahit lidah bertanya arah jalan ke gerombolan badak yang menghalanginya. Karena tidak di jawab oleh Badak, Si pahit lidah marah dan berkata, "Jadilah kalian semuanya batu". Karena kesaktianya, badak badak sumatra itu berikut anak anaknya menjadi batu seperti yang terlihat di photo di bawah ini. (Sumber lisan : Bapak Jamal, 26-07-09)