Timun Mas

Long long time ago, there was a farmer couple. They were staying in a village near a forest. They lived happily. Unfortunately, they hadn’t had any children yet.
Every day they prayed to God for a child. One day a giant passed their home. He heard what they were praying. Then the giant gave them a cucumber seed.
"Plant this seed, then you’ll get a daughter,” said the giant. “Thank you, Giant,” said the couple. “But in one condition, in her 17-th birthday, you must give her to me,” said the Giant. The couple wanted a child so much that they agreed without thinking first.
Then the couple planted the cucumber seed. Each day they took care the growing plant so carefully. Months later, a golden cucumber grew from the plant. The cucumber was getting heavier and bigger each day. When it was ripe, they picked it. Carefully they cut out the cucumber and how surprised were they when they found a beautiful baby inside. They were so happy. They named the baby Timun Mas, or Golden Cucumber.
Years were passing by and Timun Mas had grown into a beautiful girl. Her parents were very proud of her. But their happiness turned to fear when her 17th birthday came. The giant returned to ask for their promise. He was going to take Timun Mas away.
The farmer tried to be calm. “Just a moment, please. Timun Mas is playing. My wife will call her,” he said. Then the farmer came to his daughter. “My child, take this,” as he was giving her a little bag to Timun Mas. “This will help you from the giant. Now, run as fast as you can,” he ordered. So Timun Mas ran away.
The couple was very sad about her leaving. But they didn’t want the giant to eat Timun Mas. Meanwhile, the giant had been waiting for too long. He became impatient. Somehow he knew that the couple had lied to him. So he destroyed their house and ran for Timun Mas.
The giant was chasing Timun Mas and he was getting closer and closer. Timun Mas then took a handful of salt from her little bag. She spread out the salt behind her. Suddenly a wide sea appeared between them. The giant had to swim to reach her
Timun Mas was still running, but now the giant almost caught her. Then she took some chilly and threw them to the giant. The chilly suddenly grew into some trees and trapped the giant. The trees grew some thorns as sharp as a knife. The giant screamed painfully. At the mean time, Timun Mas could escape again.
But the giant was very strong. Again he almost caught Timun Mas. So Timun Mas took the third magic stuff, the cucumber seeds. She threw the seeds and suddenly they became a wide cucumber field. The giant was very tired and hungry so he ate those fresh cucumbers. He ate too much that he felt sleepy and fell asleep soon.
Timun Mas kept on running as fast as she could. But soon she was very tired herself. To make things worse, the giant had woken up! Timun Mas was so scared. Desperately she then threw her last weapon, terasi (a kind of shrimp pasta). IT did a miracle again. The pasta became a big swamp. The giant fell into it but his hands almost reached Timun Mas. Suddenly the lake pulled him to the bottom. The giant panicked and he couldn’t breathe. At last he was drown.
Timun Mas was very relieved. She was safe now. Then she returned to her parents’ house. Her parents were of course very happy to see their daughter safe and sound. “Thanks God. You have saved my daughter,” they cried happily. From then on, Timun Mas lived happily with her parents with no fear anymore.



Timun Mas

Pada jaman dahulu ada sepasang suami istri petani. Mereka tinggal di desa dekat hutan. Mereka hidup bahagia. Sayangnya, mereka tidak mempunyai anak.
Setiap hari, mereka berdoa kepada Tuhan untuk seorang anak. Suatu hari, raksasa melewati rumah mereka. Dia mendengar doa petani. Kemudian, raksasa memberi mereka sebuah biji timun.
“Tanam biji ini, maka kalian akan mendapatkan seorang anak perempuan.”kata raksasa. “Terimakasih, raksasa.”kata petani itu. “Tapi suatu saat nanti, ketika dia berumur 17 tahun, kalian harus memberikan dia kepadaku,”kata raksasa. Pasangan itu sangan menginginkan seorang anak maka mereka menyetujuinya tanpa berpikir dahulu.
Kemudian pasangan itu menanam biji mentimun tersebut. Setiap hari mereka merawat tanaman yang tumbuh dengan sangat hati-hati. Beberapa bulan kemudian, sibuah mentimun emas tumbuh dari tanaman itu. Mentimun itu semakin bertambah berat dan besar setiap hari. Ketika sudah masak,mereka mengambilnya. Dengan hati-hati, mereka membelah mentimun itu dan betapa terkejutnya mereka, ketika mereka menemukan seorang bayi yang cantik di dalamnya. Mereka sangat gembira. Mereka menamakan bayi itu Timun Mas.
Bertahun-tahun telah dilewati dan Timun Mas tumbuh menjadi seorang gadis yang cantik. Orang tuanya sangat bangga kepadanya. Tetapi, kebahagiaan mereka berubah menjadi ketakutan ketika ulang tahun ke17 nya tiba. Raksasa kembali untuk menagih janji mereka. Dia akan membawa pergi Timun Mas.
Petani itu mencoba untuk tenang. “Tolong tunggu sebentar. Timun Mas sedang bermain. Istriku akan memanggilnya,”kata petani. Kemudian petani itu menemui anak perempuannya. “Anakku, bawalah ini,” katanya,sambil memberikan sebuah tas kecil kepada Timun Mas. “Ini akan menyelamatkanmu dari raksasa. Sekarang, larilah secepat yang kamu bisa,” perintahnya. Maka, Timun Mas berlari.
Pasangan itu sangat sedih atas kepergian Timun Mas. Tetapi mereka tidak ingin raksasa itu memekan Timun Mas. Sementara itu, raksasa telah menunggu terlalu lama. Dia menjadi tidak sabar. Bagaimanapun juga dia tahu bahwa pasangan itu berbohong kepadanya. Maka, dia menghancurkan rumah mereka dan mengejar Timun Mas.
Raksasa itu mengejar Timun Mas dan dia menjadi semakin dekat. Kemudian Timun Mas mengambil segenggam garam dari tas kecilnya. Dia menyebarkan garam itu ke belakangnya. Tiba-tiba, sebuah laut yang luas muncul diantara mereka. Raksasa itu harus berenang untuk menjangkaunya.
Timun Mas terus berlari, tetapi sekarang raksasa itu hamper menangkapnya. Kemudian dia mengambil beberapa cabai dan melempar mereka kea rah raksasa. Cabai itu tiba-tiba tumbuh menjadi beberapa pohon dan menjerat raksasa itu. Pohon-pohon itu ditumbuhi beberapa duri setajam pisau. Raksasa berteriak kesakitan. Pada saat itu, Timun Mas dapat melarikan diri lagi.
Tetapi, raksasa itu sangat kuat. Dia dapat hamper menangkap Timun Mas lagi. Maka, Timun Mas mengambil barang ajaib yang ketiga, biji mentimun. Dia melemparkan biji-biji itu dan tiba-tiba mereka berubah menjadi ladang mentimun yang luas. Raksasa kelelahan dan kelaparan jadi dia memakan mentimun segar itu. Dia makan terlalu banyak jadi dia merasa nagntuk dan tertidur dengan segera.
Timun Mas tetap berlari secepan yang dia bisa. Tetapi dia merasa sangat kelelahan. ….. , raksasa itu bangun! Timun Mas sangat ketakutan. Dengan susah payah, dia kemudian melempar senjata terakhirnya, terasi (salah atu jenis pasta udang). Trejadi keajaiban lagi. Pasta itu menjadi rawa yang besar. Raksasa jatuh kedalamnya tetapi tangannya hamper menjangkau Timun Mas. Tiba-tiba danau itu menariknya ke dasar. Raksasa ketakutan dan dia tidak dapat bernapas. Akhirnya dia tenggelam.
Timun Mas sangat lega. Dia sudah aman sekarang. Kemudian dia kembali ke rumah orang tuanya. Orang tuanya tentu sangat bahagia dapat melihat anak perempuan mereka selamat. “Terimakasih Tuhan. Engkau telah menyelamatkan anakku,”mereka terharu. Sejak saat itu, Timun Mas hidup bahagia dengan orang tuanya tanpa ada ketakutan lagi.



Kartikasari Yudaninggar
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