The Legend of Oi Wobo

Long time ago, in Bima Kingdom, lived a prince of Bima. He liked adventure.

One day the prince wanted to wander around. Accompanied by his companions, he started to go to west, then to south, and ended to the north. Soon after he came back to his father, again he asked for permission for he would be allowed to have one more adventure to the east. He wanted to see sun rise. The king agreed. He told the prince to take a good care of himself.

Again, the prince and his companions left for an adventure. They brought plenty of food with them. They walked up and down the hills and crossed the rivers. The paths they walked through were tough. Moreover, wild animals often threatened them along the way.

After walking for such a long time, they arrived at a peak of the highest mountain in the southeast of Bima. It was Lambitu mountain. They stopped there to rest. Being starving, they ate up all the food they brought. Then, they slept there while waiting for the sunrise in the next day.

In the next day, the sunrise appeared in the east. Soon, the prince and all the companions woke up. They all were amazed observing the sunrise and every natural phenomenon in that morning. Birds sang in turns and the wind blew gently.

The sun was getting higher and higher.  Then, they continued their adventure. They went down the mountain and head to the north until they reached  a valley. There were many big trees there. Fruit was found everywhere. The prince and his companion stopped to rest and simply ate the fruit because all their food had been eaten out when they were in Lambitu Mountain. After eating the fruit, they felt very thirsty, but no water was found. The prince asked one of the companions to take “wobo” (small stick from twig used as whip). Then, he whipped stones and root of trees on the ground. Soon, an incredible thing happened. The fresh and pure water as spring came out from the ground. Now they could drink. Finding plenty of water, the prince and all the companions decided to settle there. The place was then named OI WOBO (literally; oi = water). Now, OI WOBO is one of the tourist destinations in Wawo District. 

Translated from "Legenda Oi Wobo" by Alan Malingi