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LEGENDA SITU BAGENDIT Pada zaman dahulu kala disebelah utara kota garut ada sebuah desa yang

penduduknya kebanyakan adalah petani. Karena tanah di desa itu sangat subur dan tidak pernah kekurangan air, maka sawahsawah mereka selalu menghasilkan padi yang berlimpah ruah. Namun meski begitu, para penduduk di desa itu tetap miskin kekurangan.

Hari masih sedikit gelap dan embun masih bergayut di dedaunan, namun para penduduk sudah bergegas menuju sawah mereka. Hari ini adalah hari panen. Mereka akan menuai padi yang sudah menguning dan menjualnya kepada seorang tengkulak bernama Nyai Endit.

Nyai Endit adalah orang terkaya di desa itu. Rumahnya mewah, lumbung padinya sangat luas karena harus cukup menampung padi yang dibelinya dari seluruh petani di desa itu. Ya! Seluruh petani. Dan bukan dengan sukarela para petani itu menjual hasil panennya kepada Nyai Endit.Mereka terpaksa menjual semua hasil panennya dengan harga murah kalau tidak ingin cari perkara dengan centengcenteng suruhan nyai Endit. Lalu jika pasokan padi mereka habis, mereka harus membeli dari nyai Endit dengan harga yang melambung tinggi.

Wah kapan ya nasib kita berubah? ujar seorang petani kepada temannya. Tidak tahan saya hidup seperti ini. Kenapa yah, Tuhan tidak menghukum si lintah darat itu?

Sssst, jangan kenceng-kenceng atuh, nanti ada yang denger! sahut temannya. Kita mah harus sabar! Nanti juga akan datang pembalasan yang setimpal bagi orang yang suka berbuat aniaya pada orang lain. Kan Tuhan mah tidak pernah tidur!

Sementara iru Nyai Endit sedang memeriksa lumbung padinya.

Barja! kata nyai Endit. Bagaimana? Apakah semua padi sudah dibeli? kata nyai Endit.

Beres Nyi! jawab centeng bernama Barja. Boleh diperiksa lumbungnya Nyi! Lumbungnya sudah penuh diisi padi, bahkan beberapa masih kita simpan di luar karena sudah tak muat lagi.

Ha ha ha ha! Sebentar lagi mereka akan kehabisan beras dan akan membeli padiku. Aku akan semakin kaya!!! Bagus! Awasi terus para petani itu, jangan sampai mereka menjual hasil panennya ke tempat lain. Beri pelajaran bagi siapa saja yang membangkang! kata Nyai Endit.

Benar saja, beberapa minggu kemudian para penduduk desa mulai kehabisan bahan makanan bahkan banyak yang sudah mulai menderita kelaparan. Sementara Nyai Endit selalu berpesta pora dengan makanan-makanan mewah di rumahnya.

Aduh pak, persediaan beras kita sudah menipis. Sebentar lagi kita terpaksa harus membeli beras ke Nyai Endit. Kata tetangga sebelah harganya sekarang lima kali lipat disbanding saat kita jual dulu. Bagaimana nih pak? Padahal kita juga perlu membeli keperluan yang lain. Ya Tuhan, berilah kami keringanan atas beban yang kami pikul.

Begitulah gerutuan para penduduk desa atas kesewenang-wenangan Nyai Endit.

Suatu siang yang panas, dari ujung desa nampak seorang nenek yang berjalan terbungkuk-bungkuk. Dia melewati pemukiman penduduk dengan tatapan penuh iba.

Hmm, kasihan para penduduk ini. Mereka menderita hanya karena kelakuan seorang saja. Sepertinya hal ini harus segera diakhiri, pikir si nenek.

Dia berjalan mendekati seorang penduduk yang sedang menumbuk padi.

Nyi! Saya numpang tanya, kata si nenek.

Ya nek ada apa ya? jawab Nyi Asih yang sedang menumbuk padi tersebut

Dimanakah saya bisa menemukan orang yang paling kaya di desa ini? tanya si nenek

Oh, maksud nenek rumah Nyi Endit? kata Nyi Asih. Sudah dekat nek. Nenek tinggal lurus saja sampai ketemu pertigaan. Lalu nenek belok kiri. Nanti nenek akan lihat rumah yang sangat besar. Itulah rumahnya. Memang nenek ada perlu apa sama Nyi Endit?

Saya mau minta sedekah, kata si nenek.

Ah percuma saja nenek minta sama dia, ga bakalan dikasih. Kalau nenek lapar, nenek bisa makan di rumah saya, tapi seadanya, kata Nyi Asih.

Tidak perlu, jawab si nenek. Aku Cuma mau tahu reaksinya kalau ada pengemis yang minta sedekah. O ya, tolong kamu beritahu penduduk yang lain untuk siap-siap mengungsi. Karena sebentar lagi akan ada banjir besar.

Nenek bercanda ya? kata Nyi Asih kaget. Mana mungkin ada banjir di musim kemarau.

Aku tidak bercanda, kata si nenek.Aku adalah orang yang akan memberi pelajaran pada Nyi Endit. Maka dari itu segera mengungsilah, bawalah barang berharga milik kalian, kata si nenek.

Setelah itu si nenek pergi meniggalkan Nyi Asih yang masih bengong.

Sementara itu Nyai Endit sedang menikmati hidangan yang berlimpah, demikian pula para centengnya. Si pengemis tiba di depan rumah Nyai Endit dan langsung dihadang oleh para centeng.

Hei pengemis tua! Cepat pergi dari sini! Jangan sampai teras rumah ini kotor terinjak kakimu! bentak centeng.

Saya mau minta sedekah. Mungkin ada sisa makanan yang bisa saya makan. Sudah tiga hari saya tidak makan, kata si nenek.

Apa peduliku, bentak centeng. Emangnya aku bapakmu? Kalau mau makan ya beli jangan minta! Sana, cepat pergi sebelum saya seret!

Tapi si nenek tidak bergeming di tempatnya. Nyai Endit keluarlah! Aku mau minta sedekah. Nyai Endiiiit! teriak si nenek.

Centeng-centeng itu berusaha menyeret si nenek yang terus berteriak-teriak, tapi tidak berhasil.

Siapa sih yang berteriak-teriak di luar, ujar Nyai Endit. Ganggu orang makan saja!

Hei! Siapa kamu nenek tua? Kenapa berteriak-teriak di depan rumah orang? bentak Nyai Endit.

Saya Cuma mau minta sedikit makanan karena sudah tiga hari saya tidak makan, kata nenek.

Lah..ga makan kok minta sama aku? Tidak ada! Cepat pergi dari sini! Nanti banyak lalat nyium baumu, kata Nyai Endit.

Si nenek bukannya pergi tapi malah menancapkan tongkatnya ke tanah lalu memandang Nyai Endit dengan penuh kemarahan.

Hei Endit..! Selama ini Tuhan memberimu rijki berlimpah tapi kau tidak bersyukur. Kau kikir! Sementara penduduk desa kelaparan kau malah menghambur-hamburkan makanan teriak si nenek berapi-api. Aku datang kesini sebagai jawaban atas doa para penduduk yang sengsara karena ulahmu! Kini bersiaplah menerima hukumanmu.

Ha ha ha Kau mau menghukumku? Tidak salah nih? Kamu tidak lihat centeng-centengku banyak! Sekali pukul saja, kau pasti mati, kata Nyai Endit.

Tidak perlu repot-repot mengusirku, kata nenek. Aku akan pergi dari sini jika kau bisa mencabut tongkatku dari tanah.

Dasar nenek gila. Apa susahnya nyabut tongkat. Tanpa tenaga pun aku bisa! kata Nyai Endit sombong.

Lalu hup! Nyai Endit mencoba mencabut tongkat itu dengan satu tangan. Ternyata tongkat itu tidak bergeming. Dia coba dengan dua tangan. Hup hup! Masih tidak bergeming juga.

Sialan! kata Nyai Endit. Centeng! Cabut tongkat itu! Awas kalau sampai tidak tercabut. Gaji kalian aku potong!

Centeng-centeng itu mencoba mencabut tongkat si nenek, namun meski sudah ditarik oleh tiga orang, tongkat itu tetap tak bergeming.

Ha ha ha kalian tidak berhasil? kata si nenek. Ternyata tenaga kalian tidak seberapa. Lihat aku akan mencabut tongkat ini.

Brut! Dengan sekali hentakan, tongkat itu sudah terangkat dari tanah. Byuuuuurrr!!!! Tiba-tiba dari bekas tancapan tongkat si nenek menyembur air yang sangat deras.

Endit! Inilah hukuman buatmu! Air ini adalah air mata para penduduk yang sengsara karenamu. Kau dan seluruh hartamu akan tenggelam oleh air ini!

Setelah berkata demikian si nenek tiba-tiba menghilang entah kemana. Tinggal Nyai Endit yang panik melihat air yang meluap dengan deras. Dia berusaha berlari menyelamatkan hartanya, namun air bah lebih cepat menenggelamkannya beserta hartanya.

Di desa itu kini terbentuk sebuah danau kecil yang indah. Orang menamakannya Situ Bagendit. Situ artinya danau dan Bagendit berasal dari kata Endit. Beberapa orang percaya bahwa kadang-kadang kita bisa melihat lintah sebesar kasur di dasar danau. Katanya itu adalah penjelmaan Nyai Endit yang tidak berhasil kabur dari jebakan air bah.

THE LEGEND OF SITU BAGENDIT Once upon a time there arrowroot town just north of a village whose inhabitants were mostly farmers. Because land in the village is very fertile and is never short of water, the rice fields they always produce abundant rice. But even so, the inhabitants of the village poor still lack. It was still a little dark and the dew still clings in the foliage, but the residents had rushed to their fields. Today is the day of harvest. They will reap the yellowed rice and sell it to a middleman named Nyai Endit. Nyai Endit is the richest man in the village. His house was luxurious, rice barns are very broad because it should be sufficient to accommodate all the rice bought from farmers in the village. Yes! All the farmers. And not by voluntary farmers were selling their crops to Nyai Endit.Mereka forced to sell all their crops at a low price if you do not want to look for cases with a guard-watchman housekeeper Endit messenger. And if their rice supply runs out, they should buy from a gammer Endit prices soared. "Well ya fate when we change?" Said a farmer to his friend. "I can not stand living like this. Why Well, God does not punish the usurer that? " "Shhh, do not kenceng-kenceng atuh, there will be a denger!" Replied his friend. "We have to wait mah! Later also will come retaliation in kind for people who like doing injustice to others. God's house never sleeps! " While iru Nyai Endit was checking rice granary. "Barja" said the housekeeper Endit. "How? Are all the rice has been purchased? "Said the housekeeper Endit. "Nyi's done!" Replied the watchman named Barja. "It should be checked Nyi barn! The barn is full filled with rice, and even some of us still keep out because it was no longer fit. " "Ha ha ha ha ...! Soon they will run out of rice and will buy padiku. I will get rich! Good! Keep an eye on the farmers, do not let them sell their crops to other places. Give a lesson for anyone who defied! "Said Nyai Endit. Sure enough, a few weeks later, the villagers began to run out of food and many were already suffering from hunger. While Nyai Endit always feast on lavish meals at home. "Oh sir, our rice supply is running low. Soon we are forced to buy rice to Nyai Endit. Next door neighbor said the price is now five times more than the time we sell first. How ya sir? And we also need to buy other necessities. O Lord, give us relief at the expense of what we carry. " That grumbling the villagers over abuses Nyai Endit.

One hot afternoon, from the end of the village seems a grandmother who walked bent over. He passed through residential areas with a look full of pity. "Hmm, sorry for these residents. They suffer just because of one man's behavior. It seems like this should be immediately terminated, "thought the old woman. He walked over to a resident who was pounding rice. "Nyi! I asked passengers, "said the grandmother. "My grandma what is it?" Said Nyi Asih pound rice is the "Where can I find the most wealthy people in this village?" Said the grandmother "Oh, grandmother's house Nyi Endit mean?" Said Nyi Mercy. "It's close to grandma. Grandma lived to see the T-junction go straight. Then turn left grandmother. Later the grandmother will see a very large house. That's her home. What does grandma have the same need Nyi Endit? " "I want to ask for alms," said the grandmother. "Ah it's useless grandmother asked him, going ga given. If hungry grandma, grandma can eat at my house, but sober, "said Nyi Mercy. "No," replied the grandmother. "I just want to know his reaction if there are beggars asking for alms. Oh yes, please you tell other people to get ready to evacuate. Because soon there will be a big flood. " "She's joking yes?" Said Nyi Asih surprised. "Where there may be flooding in the dry season." "I'm not kidding," said the grandmother. "I am the one who will give lessons on Nyi Endit. Therefore mengungsilah immediately, take your valuable asset, "said the grandmother. After that the old woman went Nyi Asih leaving the still dazed. Meanwhile Nyai Endit are enjoying an abundant meal, as did the centengnya. The beggar arrived in front of the house Nyai Endit and directly confronted by the guard. "Hey old beggar! Get out of here! Do not let this terrace house stepped on your feet dirty! "Guard snapped. "I want to ask for alms. Maybe there are leftovers I can eat. For three days I did not eat, "said the grandmother. "What do I care," snapped guard. "Just what I was your father? If you want to eat ya buy do not ask! Go on, get out before I drag! "

But the old woman did not budge in its place. "Nyai Endit out! I want to ask for alms. Nyai Endiiiit ...! "Cried the grandmother. Guard-guard was trying to drag the old woman who kept yelling, but no luck. "Who would scream out," said Nyai Endit. "Disturb people eat it!" "Hey ...! Who are you old woman? Why yelling in front of people? "Snapped Nyai Endit. "I just want to ask for some food since I was three days without food," said the grandmother. "Lah .. ga eat the same I ask why? No! Get out of here! Later many flies kissing you smell, "said Nyai Endit. The grandmother instead of going but instead stuck his stick into the ground and looked Nyai Endit with rage. "Hey Endit ..! During this time God gave you rijki abundant but you're not grateful. You're stingy! While the villagers were starving and you're wasting food, "cried the old woman angrily. "I came here as an answer to the prayers of the people who are miserable because of your doing! Now prepared to receive your sentence. " "Ha ha ha ... You want to punish me? No one ya? You do not see the guard-centengku much! Once at it, you'll die, "said Nyai Endit. "No need to bother me away," said the grandmother. "I'll go from here if you can unplug the stick from the ground." "You crazy grandmother. So what nyabut stick. Without any effort I could! "Said Nyai Endit arrogant. Then hup! Nyai Endit try unplugging the stick with one hand. It turned out that the staff did not budge. He tried it with both hands. Hup hup! Still does not budge, too. "Damn!" Said Nyai Endit. "Hitman! Unplug the stick! Beware if not plucked up. I cut your salary! " Guard-guard tried to unplug the stick the old woman, but though it was drawn by three people, the staff still did not budge. "Ha ha ha ... you do not succeed?" Said the grandmother. "Apparently you are not much power. See I would pull out of this stick. " Brut! With one snap, the stick was lifted off the ground. Byuuuuurrr! Suddenly from the former cane tancapan the grandmother sprinkling of water is very swift.

"Endit! This is the punishment for you! Water is the tears of the people who are miserable because of you. You and all your possessions will be submerged by the water! " Having said this, the old woman suddenly disappeared somewhere. Endit Nyai who lived panic seen that overflow with rushing water. He tried to run to save his property, but the faster the flood drowning along his property. In the village has now formed a beautiful little lake. People called it 'Situ Bagendit'. It means coming from the lake and Bagendit Endit said. Some people believe that sometimes we can see the leech of the mattress at the bottom of the lake. He said it was an incarnation Nyai Endit not able to escape from the trap flood.

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