1. Darmi looked at his face through the mirror that hung on the wall of his room.
"Ah I was beautiful," she said. "It's more reasonable for me to stay in the palace of the king rather
than at the decrepit shack like this."
Her eyes looked around the room. Only a mattress is not soft where she slept that fills the room.
There are no dressing table which he longed. Even the locker room was just a secondhand coffin.
Darmi complained in the liver.
Darmi was not a rich kid. Her mother was only a poor widow. To lived both of them, her mother
worked hard from morning till night. Whatever job she is doing. Looking for firewood in the forest,
mowing grass to feed the goats neighbors, other people washing clothes, doing whatever she could
to earn wages. Conversely Darmi is a spoiled child. Slightest pity she did not see his mother worked
hard all day. Even with how could he force the mother to give her money if there is something I want
to buy.
"Mom, let's give the money to me! Tomorrow there will be a party in the next village, I have to go by
wearing new clothes. My clothes are worn all, "she said.
"Son, you just bought yesterday my new clothes. Wear that's it. Moreover, the mother only enough
money to feed us two days. Later on when you use to buy clothes, we can not eat girl! "Said her
mother pleaded.
"what? It was your affairs for the search for more money. Yesterday's clothes I'm wearing it already,
it’s shame wear it-that again. Later what they say! Come on let's give her money now! "Said Darmi
harshly.
The mother was forced to give money demanded his son. She was very loved for only her children.
And so, day after day the mother is getting older and suffering. While Darmi endowed beautiful face
increasingly wasteful. Job just to spend money to buy nice clothes, tools of expensive cosmetics and
go to parties to show off her beauty.
One day Darmi asked his mother to buy her powder on the market. But his mother did not know
what kind of powder it is.
"You'd better come along with me to market, so you can choose for themselves," said his mother.
"Ih, I'm embarrassed to walk with mom. What people say. Darmi a lovely walk with a grandmother
who slums, "he said with a pout.
"Well if you're embarrassed to walk with me. Mom would walk in behind you, "his mother said
sadly.
"All right, you was promise! During the trip, you should not walk beside me and should not be talking
to me! "she said.
Her mother just looked at her sadly and said yes.

2. Finally, they also go hand in hand. Very weird. Darmi look very pretty with her pink shirt that looks
expensive and stooped behind her mother who was wearing shabby clothes full of patches. On the
way Darmi meet with her friends from neighboring villages who greeted her.
"Hi Darmi, where are you going?" They said.
"I'm going to market," said Darmi.
"Oh, who is the grandmother behind you? Your mother? "They asked.
"Oh no! Not!. How could my mother that bad. He was just a servant, "said Darmi quickly.
What a heart broken mother hears her beloved child did not want to admit it as his own mother. But
the detention of a sense of grief in the heart.
The incident was repeated continuously throughout their journey. The longer the mother's heart
getting broken. Finally she could not stand to hold her grief. While in tears she scolded her son.
"Oh my son how shame you recognize me as a mother? I'm a a person who born you into this world.
Is this your mother respond who love you? "
Darmi turned around and said, "Huh I did not ask to be born by mothers who are poor like you. I do
not deserve to be the child's mother. Look at mother's face! Ugly, wrinkled and worn-out! Mother
more worthy of a servant than be a mom! "
After saying these harsh words Darmi proudly resumed his stride.
Darmi her mother in tears as she complained about her grief to the Lord. Her face looked up at the
sky and curse out of his mouth, "Oh my God! Servant no longer able to contain his sadness in my
heart. Please punish the child, the rebellious slave. Give him justly punished! "
Suddenly the sky turned cloudy and lightning darting along the booming thunder. Darmi frightened
and ran toward his mother's wish. But she felt his legs so heavy. When he looked down he saw his
feet had turned to stone, and now her calf, thigh and continued to rise to the top. Darmi fear, she
shouted for help to her mother. But her mother just looked at her with tears loose.
"Mother, please! Forgive me. I'm sorry I hurt you. I'm sorry mom! Help me ... "she shouted. Mother
Darmi not bear to see her son become a stone, but no one could do. Rice has become porridge. The
curse that came irrevocable. Finally she could only hug her son who was still pleading for forgiveness
and cried until her voice finally gone and her whole body into stone.

3. Question:
1. Was Darmi a child from rich family?
2. What was the mother of Darmi work to live both of them?
3. Why did Darmi ask money to her mother?
4. Was her mother give her money to her?
5. What was the thing that Darmi want her mother to buy?
6. What was her mother promise when they went to market?
7. Was Darmi recognize her mother to her friends?
8. What was Darmi’s mother feeling?
9. Then, what was the accident when Darmi’s mother curse out from her mouth?
10. Was Darmi’s mother forgive her?
Answer :
1. No, she wasn't
2. Looking for firewood in the forest, mowing grass to feed the goats neighbors, other people
washing clothes, doing whatever she could to earn wages.
3. To buy new clothes
4. yes, she was
5. the powder
6. Darmi mother would walk in behind her
7. No, she wasn't
8. felt broken heart
9. darmi change to stone
10. No, she wasn't