OMPO
This story happened in Soppeng
regency. There was a farmland which lies in the north side of Madello. That
farmland was very big and muddy. That’s why the people named it “Galung Sobo”.
It was Buginess language means sink farmland.
Once upon a time, there was a farmer
who went to plow his farm. He would plant rice in his farmland.“Dear, I’m
going to our farm today. I have to plow it and plant rice soon” the farmer
said.“Ok dear,
be careful and don’t be late at home” his wife reply.
Early in
the morning, he went to plow his farm with his lovely buffalo. He was very
happy because his farm was very fertile.
After along time he was plowing his
farm, he and his buffalo were sinking into his farm unpredictable. Soon the
farmer was lost. His wife and his son have been waiting him for along time
until his families were bored.
“Where is Dad
Mom?” the farmer’s son asked.
“I don’t
know dear. He went to the farm and didn’t back until now. I’m worry about him”
his mother said.
Because the
farmer was lost and disappeared for along time, his family and the society
around Madello tried to look for the farmer and his buffalo. But unfortunately,
there was no sign of them.
Then a
miracle happened.
The people :”
Ammakna, we found your husband. He was near from your farmland”.
Farmer’s wife :”
What??? You said that my husband has been found? Oh my God thank you very
much”.
The people :”
But you must be patient Ammakna because your husband has passed away”.
Farmer’s wife :”
Passes away??? NO…Why this should happened to me?
Oh…Ambo’na
why do you live me alone? What’s wrong with my family God, why you took my
husband so fast?
One day, long time there was no sign
of them, suddenly the corpse of the farmer appeared with his buffalo near his
farmland. Beside that, there was also appeared a spring which very quick and
pure.
The people were surprised because the
spring was very pure. After discussed together, the people decided to damp up, excavated,
and made it swimming pools.
Finally the
society named it OMPO because the spring was appeared suddenly. OMPO is taken
from Buginess language that’s mean Appear. Since that time, that place was being
tourism spot until now.
~ The End ~
