Lake Situ Bagendit

"Lake is located in the Village Situ Bagendit Bagendit, Banyuresmi District, West Java, about four kilometers from the city of Garut. Lake's name is taken from the name of a wealthy widow whose greedy and miserly. Due stinginess and greed, one day the widow got a lesson from an old man , so he and all his assets were drowned water ". Here's her story:
Once upon a time, in a remote village in West Java, there is a wealthy young widow and had no children. His wealth is abundant and very large houses they occupy a legacy of her husband who had died. Unfortunately, in the widow was very miserly, stingy, and greedy. He does not ever want to give aid to those in need. Even if there are poor people who came to his house to ask for help, he did not hesitate to throw him out. Because it is miserly and stingy it, then the people around him call him Bagenda ENDIT, which means that the rich are stingy.
Besides having a rich inheritance, Bagende ENDIT also inherited her husband's work as a loan shark. Almost all agricultural land in his village that is purchased from nearby residents by way of blackmail, which lends money to people with high interest payments and gave him a very short time. If there are people who can not pay the debt to maturity, then the farm must be at stake. No wonder so many people around who were poor due to their farms bought all exhausted by the widow.
One day, when Bagende ENDIT're busy tallying gold and jewels in front of his house, suddenly an old woman carrying a baby came to her.
"Bagende ENDIT, have mercy on us! It's been two days my kids do not eat, "she said plaintively.
"Hey old woman who does not know himself! So, do not have children if you can not afford to feed! Get out you out of my sight! "Snapped Bagende ENDIT.
Baby in her arms cried Bagende ENDIT hear screaming. Because sorry to see her baby, an old beggar was again appealed to the wealthy widow bite of rice in order to provide for his son. Without a word, Bagende ENDIT into the house. What a happy heart the old woman, thinking Bagende ENDIT will take food.
"Cup ... cup ... cup ...! Be still, my dear boy. Soon we'll get food, "she pleaded as she wiped tears from her baby.
Not long after, Bagende ENDIT came out. However, instead of bringing food, but a bucket of water and suddenly Bagende ENDIT splashed toward the old woman.
"Byuuurrr ...! The Taste O old woman! "Exclaimed Bagende ENDIT.
Needless to say, the entire body of an old woman and her baby become waterlogged. The baby was crying uncontrollably. Grief-stricken, the old woman strove and baby wipes soaked body. Looking at the old woman had not yet gone, the wealthy widow not told that getting angry. With a fierce face, he immediately evict an old woman came out of his yard. After the old woman away, Bagende ENDIT back into her house.
The next day, some people came to the house asking Bagende ENDIT well water for cooking and bathing. It just happened to be in the village rich widow that is the only that has a well and the water was very abundant. While residents in the surrounding areas have to fetch water in the river a short distance from the village.

"Bagende ENDIT, help us! Let us take to the water in the well Bagende we use to cook. We are starving, "iba a resident from outside the fence Bagende ENDIT.
"Hi, you all! I do not permit you to take the water in sumurku! If you want to take the water, go to the river there! "Expel Bagende ENDIT.
The residents could not do anything about it. Eventually, they were forced to go to the river to fetch water. Shortly after the residents passed, suddenly a frail old man standing, holding his stick in front of the house Bagenda ENDIT. Grandpa was also intends to ask for water but only to drink.
"Boy Bagende ENDIT! Give servant drinking a sip of water. Servants are very thirsty, "Grandpa's pity.
Bagende ENDIT who had been feeling upset since become increasingly annoyed at the old man's arrival. Sepata Without a word, he walked out of his house and seized a stick and grandfather. Stick with it, he then beat up the old man's battered and fell down to the ground. Seeing the old man is not helpless anymore, Bagende ENDIT throw the stick beside the old man and hurried into the house.
It got so bad the old man's fate. Instead of drinking water obtained from the widow but persecution. While holding the pain in his body, the grandfather was trying to grab his cane to get up again. With the remnants of its power, the old man stuck his stick on the home page Bagende ENDIT. As soon as he pulled the stick, the water suddenly gushed out of the former tancapan stick it. At the same time, the old man had disappeared somewhere.
The longer bursts of water that the greater and heavy. The residents were scurrying to leave the village in order to save themselves. Meanwhile, Bagende ENDIT still inside the house was about to save all their possessions. Without realizing it, turned the water has submerged entire villages. He was trying to save himself while screaming for help.
"Tolooong .... Toloong ... Help me! I can not swim! "ENDIT Bagende shouted for help while carrying a chest of gold and jewels.
Bagende ENDIT kept yelling until his voice became hoarse. But no one came to help him because of all the people had left the village. The stingy rich widows who can no longer save himself and sank with all their wealth. Over time, the village was kept under water until it disappears and a lake takes on a broad and deep. By the local community, the lake was named Situ Bagendit. The word there means a vast lake, while the word is taken from the name Bagende Bagendit ENDIT.