Once upon a time, there was a young man in Bromo who named Joko Seger who was crushed with a beautiful girl named Roro Anteng. They were in a relationship, then they wanted to get married. But, their good intentions were blocked by a bad and powerful man who wanted  to take Roro Anteng. But, Roro Anteng did not brave to refused the bad and powerful  man because she afraid that something bad might happened if she refused the bad and powerful man.
The beautiful girl gave requirement to the bad and powerful man. She wanted the bad and powerful man to made an  ocean in Bromo in one night. And then, the bad and powerful man accepted the requirement and tried to made an ocean in Bromo Mountain by used a coconut shell or Bathok. To made the man's effort, Roro Anteng hit the alu rice to woke up the chickhen to crow immediately.
Her effort to woke up the chickhen was succeed and made the bad and powerful man failed because he could not finished his effort. That was a reason why the Bromo Mountain was blunt. The bad and powerful man forced the will to get married with Roro Anteng.The bad and powerful man angry. Then, he threw the Bathok and  made a Bathok Mountain. Then, Roro Anteng was happy lived with Joko Seger.