The Origin of Sungai Kawat

in English is Wire River. This River can we found at West Kalimantan, branch of Kapuas River. Siantang City's people called Sungai Kawat to one branch pass through their city. and their story is........

One time in Siantang lived fortuneless fisherman family, they only depend their live from the results of live fish for sale, but had a few days there was no fish are caught.

Although the sun was high, there is no fish that eat the bait from his fishing rod. Fishermen keep trying, he tried several places in the river. Until the sun towards the west, he has not got a fish. The Fishermen try fishing in a place full of trees and moss-lichen. "Probably a lot of fish here,"

When it grew dark, fishermen's bait drawn by fish. Fishermen pull a rope reel slowly and occasionally take it off until the fish tired. Without realizing it, Fisherman have attracted up to the middle river.
The sky already dark, lots of mosquitoes around the Fisherman, but he did not care. He felt get a very large fish catches. Finally attraction of fish began to weaken, Fisherman's fishing line was pulled back. After a long drawn, the fish still have not seen. Fishermen remain cautious so that fish can not be separated.

When the rod is withdrawn. Apparently there are only wires that snagged. Fisherman very disappointed because the fish loose. Fishermen saw the yellowish wire carefully, and after knowing it was a gold wire he pulled back fastly.  

Fishermen have long been pulling the wire, but still has not ended. Fishermen think he will be rich with gold wire, it will become very rich, he keeps pulling. The fishermen's small boats had been full of gold wire, and he keeps pulling.

"STOP!! Cut the wires!" said a voice from within the stream.


But the Fishermen keeps pulling.

"STOP!! Cut the wires!" said a voice from within the stream.

But the greedy Fishermen keeps pulling.

"STOP!!!"said a voice from within the stream.

The greedy fisherman didn't care, he keeps pulling. His small boat already full of gold, river water started to enter. Slowly, fishermen boat getting down to the river. The fishermen never come up again after that.  

Therefore, the river is called Sungai Kawat or Wire River.