Long time ago, lived an old
women named Mbok Sirni. She lived by herself because her husband had long
passed away and she had no children. Every day, she prayed so God would give
her a child. One night, when she was praying, a giant passed her house and heard
her pray. “I can give you a child on one condition,” the giant said to Mbok
Sirni, “You must give the child back to me when it is six years old.” Mbok
Sirni was so happy; she did not think about the risk of losing the child later
and agreed to take the giant’s offer. The giant then gave her a bunch of
cucumber seeds. “Plant it around your house.” The giant then left without
saying anything else. In the morning, Mbok Sirni planted the seeds. The seeds
grew within mere days, and blossomed plentifully.Not longer after that, a big
golden cucumber grew from plants. Carefully, Mbok Sirni plucked the golden
cucumber and carried it home. With caution and care, she sliced the cucumber.
She was very surprised to see a beautiful baby girl inside the cucumber. She then
named the baby Timun Emas (it means Golden Cucumber).
Years passed by and Timun Emas
has grew to become a lovely and beautiful little girl. She was also smart and
kind. Mbok Sirni loved her very much. But she kept thinking about the time the
giant would take Timun Emas away from her. One night, Mbok Sirni had a dream.
In order to save Timun Emas from the giant, she had to meet the holy man who
lived in Mount Gundul. The next morning, Mbok Sirni took leave of Timun Emas to
go to Mount Gundul. The holy man then gave her four little bags, each one
containing cucumber seeds, needles, salt, and shrimp paste. “Timun Emas can use
these to protect herself,” said the holy man to Mbok Sirni.
A few days later, the giant came
to see Mbok Sirni about her promise. “Mbok Sirni! Where is Timun Emas?” shouted
the giant. “My daughter, take these bag with you. It can save you from the
giant. Now, run through the back door,” said Mbok Sirni. But the giant saw
Timun Emas running to the woods. The giant was angry. Starved and enraged, he
rushed toward Timun Emas. Mbok Sirni tried to stop him, but the giant was
unstoppable.
The giant was getting closer and
closer, so Timun Emas opened the first bag she got from Mbok Sirni. Inside the
bag were cucumber seeds. She threw the seeds, and instantly they grew into
large cucumber field. But the giant ate them all, giving him more strength. As
the giant was getting close, Timun Emas took the second bag with needles inside
and spilled the content behind her. The needles turned into bamboo trees, sharp
and thorny. The giant’s body was scratched and bled. “Aaargh, I’ll get you,
Timun Emas!” shouted the giant as he tried to get himself out from the bamboo
field. He made it and still chasing Timun Emas.
Timun Emas then reached the
third bag and spilled the salt inside. The ground which the salt touched turned
into a deep sea. The giant almost drown and had to swim to cross the sea. After
some time, he managed to get out from the water. Timun Emas saw the giant
coming, so she reached for the last bag. She took the shrimp paste and threw
it. The shrimp paste became a big swamp of boiling mud. The giant was trapped
in the middle of the swamp. The mud slowly but surely drowned him. Helpless, he
roared out, “Help! Heeeeelp…!” Then the giant drown and died. Timun Mas then
immediately went home. Since then, Timun Emas and Mbok Sirni live happily ever
after.***
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