Kisah Timun Mas

 Cerita rakyat timun mas merupakan salah satu cerita rakyat yang populer. Menceritakan tentang seseorang wanita yang hidup sendirian. Sarni pun menemukan dua buah timun, satu timun yang sangat besar. Setelah timun tersebut dibelah, ternyata terdapat seorang bayi di dalamnya, Sarni pun memberi nama bayi tersebut Timun Mas.

Cerita rakyat ini menceritakan tentang Timun Mas dan Sarni yang melawan monster raksasa. Hingga akhirnya, Timun Mas pun berhasil mengalahkan raksasa tersebut dan membuat Sarni dan Timun Mas bisa hidup damai dan bahagia, tanpa ada gangguan dari raksasa yang membuat hidup mereka berbahaya dan tidak tenang.

Cerita Rakyat Malin Kundang

 Next is the folklore of malin kundang. The folk tale of Maling Kundang comes from Minangkabau, telling about Malin, a child who migrates from his hometown and finds success, so he can propose to a rich woman. However, Malin was very embarrassed about his very miserable past.

One time, Malin went home and took his wife to his hometown. Malin's mother, who has been left behind for a long time, is happy to find her son back home. However, with high prestige, Malin pretended not to know his mother, so as not to be downgraded in front of his wife. The reason is, Malin's mother looks ragged, and very miserable.

Malin's mother was very sad, and prayed to God Almighty, so that Malin would be punished for his disobedient attitude. Malin's mother's prayer was answered, and Malin was then cursed to become a stone. This story teaches us to always respect and obey our parents, especially to a mother.

Rawa Pening

 The following is a folk tale of Rawa Pening, which is the origin of the formation of the Rawa Pening area. It is said that a woman named Endang gave birth to a large dragon named Baru Klinting. Baru Klinting is a dragon who can talk like a normal human.

Once upon a time, people were looking for a suitable animal to serve as a party meal. The community also wanted to make Baru Klinting a meal, in the midst of Baru Klinting's activities who were imprisoned, Baru Klinting turned into a little boy and found out about the people's progress. The little boy was hungry and asked for food, no one wanted to feed except an old grandmother.

The old grandmother was given a message to take a mortar when she heard a big roar. Not long, a rumbling sound was heard and water emerged from the ground and drowned all the people in the village who were partying. Except for the kind grandmother. From that point on, the area was named Rawa Pening.