Long time ago in the Island of Java, Indonesia, lived a couple of farmer.

They had married for some years but they had no children. So they prayed to a monster called Buta Ijo to give them children. Buta Ijo was a ferocious and powerful monster. He granted their wish on one condition. When their children had grown up, they had to sacrifice them to Buta Ijo. He liked eating fresh meat of human being. The farmers agreed to his condition. Several months later the wife was pregnant. She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. They named her Timun Emas. The farmers were happy. Timun Emas was very healthy and a very smart girl. She was also very diligent. When she was a teenager Buta Ijo came to their house. Timun Emas was frightened so she ran away to hide. The farmers then told Buta Ijo that Timun Emas was still a child. They asked him to postpone. Buta Ijo agreed. He promised to come again. The following year Buta Ijo came again. But again and again their parents said that Timun Emas was still a child. When the third time Buta Ijo came their parents had prepared something for him. They gave Timun Emas several bamboo needles, seeds of cucumber, dressing and salt. Timun, take these things What are these things? These are your weapons. Buta Ijo will chase you. He will eat you alive. So run as fast as you can. And if he will catch you spread this to the ground. Now go! Timun Emas was scared so she ran as quickly as she could. When Buta Ijo arrived she was far from home. He was very angry when he realized that his prey had left. So he ran to chase her. He had a sharp nose so he knew what direction his prey ran. Timun Emas was just a girl while Buta Ijo was a monster so he could easily catch her up. When he was just several steps behind Timun Emas quickly spread the seeds of cucumber. In seconds they turned into many vines of cucumber. The exhausted Buta Ijo was very thirsty so he grabbed and ate them. When Buta Ijo was busy eating cucumber Timun Emas could run away. But soon Buta Ijo realized and started running again. When he was just several steps behind Timun Emas threw her bamboo needles. Soon they turned into dense bamboo trees. Buta Ijo found it hard to pass. It took him some time to break the dense bamboo forest. Meanwhile Timun Emas could run farther. Buta Ijo chased her again. When he almost catch her again and again Timun Emas threw her dressing. This time it turned into a lake. Buta Ijo was busy to save himself so Timun Emas ran way. But Buta Ijo could overcome it and continued chasing her. Finally when Timun Emas was almost caught she threw her salt. Soon the land where Buta Ijo stood turned into ocean. Buta Ijo was drowned and died instantly. Timun Emas was thankful to god and came back to her home.

Lama waktu yang lalu di Pulau Jawa, Indonesia, tinggal beberapa petani. Mereka telah menikah selama beberapa tahun, tetapi mereka tidak punya anak. Jadi mereka berdoa kepada rakasa disebut Buta Ijo untuk memberi mereka anak-anak. Buta Ijo adalah rakasa ganas dan kuat. Ia mengabulkan keinginan mereka dengan satu syarat. Ketika anak-anak mereka telah dewasa, mereka harus mengorbankan mereka untuk Buta Ijo. Dia suka makan daging segar manusia. Para petani setuju untuk kondisinya. Beberapa bulan kemudian sang istri sedang hamil. Dia melahirkan bayi perempuan cantik. Mereka menamai Timun Emas nya. Para petani senang. Timun Emas sangat sehat dan gadis yang sangat cerdas. Dia juga sangat rajin. Ketika ia masih remaja Buta Ijo datang ke rumah mereka. Timun Emas takut sehingga dia melarikan diri untuk bersembunyi. Para petani kemudian mengatakan Buta Ijo Timun Emas yang masih anak-anak. Mereka memintanya untuk menunda. Buta Ijo setuju. Dia berjanji untuk datang lagi. Tahun berikutnya Buta Ijo datang lagi. Tapi lagi dan lagi orang tua mereka mengatakan bahwa Timun Emas masih anak-anak. Ketika ketiga kalinya Buta Ijo datang orang tua mereka telah mempersiapkan sesuatu untuknya. Mereka memberikan Timun Emas beberapa jarum bambu, biji mentimun, saus dan garam. "Timun, mengambil hal-hal" "Apa hal-hal ini?" "Ini adalah senjata Anda. Buta Ijo akan mengejar Anda. Dia akan makan Anda hidup. Jadi berlari secepat Anda bisa. Dan jika dia akan menangkap Anda menyebarkan ke tanah. Sekarang pergi! " Timun Emas takut sehingga dia berlari secepat ia bisa. Ketika Buta Ijo tiba ia jauh dari rumah. Dia sangat marah ketika dia menyadari bahwa mangsanya telah meninggalkan. Jadi ia berlari mengejarnya. Dia memiliki hidung yang tajam sehingga ia tahu apa arah mangsanya lari. Timun Emas masih kecil sementara Buta Ijo adalah rakasa sehingga ia dengan mudah bisa menyusulnya. Ketika dia hanya beberapa langkah di belakang Timun Emas cepat menyebar benihbenih mentimun. Dalam hitungan detik, mereka berubah menjadi anggur banyak mentimun. Para Buta kelelahan Ijo sangat haus sehingga ia meraih dan makan mereka. Ketika Buta Ijo sedang sibuk makan Timun Emas mentimun bisa melarikan diri. Tapi segera Buta Ijo menyadari dan mulai berjalan kembali. Ketika dia hanya beberapa langkah di belakang Timun Emas melemparkan jarum bambunya. Segera mereka berubah menjadi pohon bambu padat. Buta Ijo sulit untuk lulus. Ini membawanya beberapa waktu untuk memecahkan hutan bambu yang lebat. Sementara itu Timun Emas bisa berlari jauh. Buta Ijo mengejarnya lagi. Ketika dia hampir menangkapnya lagi dan lagi Timun Emas melemparkan riasnya. Kali ini berubah menjadi danau. Buta Ijo sedang sibuk menyelamatkan diri sehingga Timun Emas berlari cara. Tapi Buta Ijo bisa mengatasinya dan melanjutkan mengejarnya. Akhirnya ketika Timun Emas hampir tertangkap ia melemparkan garam itu. Segera tanah tempat berdiri Buta Ijo berubah menjadi laut. Buta Ijo tenggelam dan tewas seketika. Timun Emas bersyukur kepada Tuhan dan kembali ke rumahnya.

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 giants 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 giants body was scratched and bled. Aaargh, Ill 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.***

Lama waktu yang lalu, hiduplah seorang wanita tua bernama Mbok Sirni. Dia tinggal seorang diri karena suaminya sudah lama meninggal dan dia tidak punya anak. Setiap hari, dia berdoa agar Tuhan akan memberikan anak padanya. Suatu malam, ketika ia sedang berdoa, raksasa melewati rumahnya dan mendengar dia berdoa. "Saya dapat memberikan seorang anak dengan satu syarat," kata raksasa untuk Mbok Sirni, "Anda harus memberikan anak kembali ke saya ketika itu adalah enam tahun." Mbok Sirni sangat gembira, ia tidak berpikir tentang risiko kehilangan anak kemudian dan setuju untuk menerima tawaran raksasa itu. Raksasa kemudian memberinya biji mentimun sekelompok. "Tanaman itu di sekitar rumah Anda." Raksasa kemudian pergi tanpa mengatakan apa-apa. Di pagi hari, Mbok Sirni menanam benih. Benih tumbuh dalam beberapa hari saja, dan berkembang plentifully.Not lama setelah itu, mentimun emas besar tumbuh dari tanaman. Hati-hati, Mbok Sirni memetik mentimun emas dan membawanya pulang. Dengan hati-hati dan perawatan, dia mengiris mentimun. Dia sangat terkejut melihat seorang bayi perempuan cantik di dalam mentimun. Dia kemudian bernama Timun Emas bayi (itu berarti Ketimun Emas). Bertahun-tahun lewat dan Timun Emas telah tumbuh menjadi seorang gadis kecil yang cantik dan indah. Dia juga pintar dan baik. Mbok Sirni sangat mencintainya. Tapi dia terus berpikir tentang waktu raksasa itu akan mengambil Timun Emas darinya. Suatu malam, Mbok Sirni bermimpi. Dalam rangka untuk menyelamatkan Timun Emas dari raksasa, ia harus bertemu orang suci yang tinggal di Gunung Gundul. Keesokan paginya, Mbok Sirni mengambil cuti dari Timun Emas untuk pergi ke Gunung Gundul. Orang suci kemudian memberikan empat tasnya kecil, masing-masing berisi biji mentimun, jarum, garam, dan terasi. "Timun Emas dapat menggunakan ini untuk melindungi diri," kata pria suci untuk Mbok Sirni. Beberapa hari kemudian, raksasa datang untuk melihat Mbok Sirni tentang janjinya. "Mbok Sirni! Timun Emas mana? "Teriak raksasa itu. "Putri saya, mengambil tas ini dengan Anda. Hal ini dapat menyelamatkan Anda dari raksasa. Sekarang, jalankan melalui pintu belakang, "kata Mbok Sirni. Tapi raksasa Timun Emas melihat berlari ke hutan. Raksasa itu marah. Kelaparan dan marah, ia bergegas menuju Timun Emas. Mbok Sirni mencoba untuk menghentikannya, tetapi raksasa itu tak terbendung. Raksasa itu semakin dekat dan dekat, sehingga Timun Emas membuka tas pertama ia dapatkan dari Mbok Sirni. Di dalam tas itu biji mentimun. Dia melemparkan benih, dan langsung mereka tumbuh ke lapangan mentimun besar. Tapi raksasa makan mereka semua, memberinya lebih banyak kekuatan. Sebagai raksasa itu semakin dekat, Timun Emas mengambil kantong kedua dengan jarum di dalam dan menumpahkan isi di belakangnya. Jarum berubah menjadi pohon bambu, tajam dan berduri. Tubuh raksasa itu tergores dan berdarah. "Aaargh, aku akan membuat Anda, Timun Emas!" Teriak raksasa itu saat ia mencoba untuk mendapatkan dirinya keluar dari bidang bambu. Dia membuat itu dan masih mengejar Timun Emas. Timun Emas lalu meraih kantong ketiga dan tumpah di dalam garam. Tanah yang menyentuh garam berubah menjadi laut dalam. Raksasa hampir tenggelam dan harus berenang untuk menyeberangi laut. Setelah beberapa waktu, ia berhasil keluar dari air. Timun Emas melihat raksasa itu datang, jadi dia meraih tas terakhir. Dia mengambil pasta udang dan melemparkannya. Pasta udang menjadi rawa besar lumpur mendidih. Raksasa itu terjebak di tengah rawa. Lumpur perlahan tapi pasti tenggelam dia. Tak berdaya, ia meraung keluar, "Tolong! ... "Lalu! Raksasa tenggelam dan meninggal. Timun Mas kemudian segera pulang ke rumah. Sejak itu, Timun Emas dan Mbok Sirni hidup bahagia selamanya .***

Long time ago in the island of Java, Indonesia, lived a couple of farmer. They had married for some years but they had no children. So they prayed to a monster called Buta Ijo to give them children. Buta Ijo was a ferocious and powerful monster. He granted their wish on one condition. When their children had grown up, they had to sacrifice them to Buta Ijo. He liked eating fresh meat of human being. The farmers agreed to his condition. Several months later the wife was pregnant. She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. They named her Timun Emas. The farmers were happy. Timun Emas was very healthy and a very smart girl. She was also very diligent. When she was a teenager Buta Ijo came to their house. Timun Emas was frightened so she ran away to hide. The farmers then told Buta Ijo that Timun Emas was still a child. They asked him to postpone. Buta Ijo agreed. He promised to come again. The following year Buta Ijo came again. But again and again their parents said that Timun Emas was still a child. When the third time Buta Ijo came their parents had prepared something for him. They gave Timun Emas several bamboo needles, seeds of cucumber, dressing and salt. Timun, take these things What are these things? These are your weapons. Buta Ijo will chase you. He will eat you alive. So run as fast as you can. And if he will catch you spread this to the ground. Now go! Timun Emas was scared so she ran as quickly as she could. When Buta Ijo arrived she was far from home. He was very angry when he realized that his prey had left. So he ran to chase her. He had a sharp nose so he knew what direction his prey ran. Timun Emas was just a girl while Buta Ijo was a monster so he could easily catch her up. When he was just several steps behind Timun Emas quickly spread the seeds of cucumber. In seconds they turned into many vines of cucumber. The exhausted Buta Ijo was very thirsty so he grabbed and ate them. When Buta Ijo was busy eating cucumber Timun Emas could run away. But soon Buta Ijo realized and started running again. When he was just several steps behind Timun Emas threw her bamboo needles. Soon they turned into dense bamboo trees. Buta Ijo found it hard to pass. It took him some time to break the dense bamboo forest. Meanwhile Timun Emas could run farther. Buta Ijo chased her again. When he almost catch her again and again Timun Emas threw her dressing. This time it turned into a lake. Buta Ijo was busy to save himself so Timun Emas ran way. But Buta Ijo could overcome it and continued chasing her. Finally when Timun Emas was almost caught she threw her salt. Soon the land where Buta Ijo stood turned into ocean. Buta Ijo was drowned and died instantly. Timun Emas was thankful to god and came back to her home.

Long time ago, there was a farmer couple. Unfortenately, they hadnt had any children yet. They prayed to God for a child One day a giant passed their home. He heard what they were praying. Then giant gave them a cucumber seed. Then the couple planted teh cucumber sees. Each day the took care of teh growing plant so carefully. Month later, a golden cucumber grew from the plant. Teh cucumber was getting heavier and bigger each day. When it was ripe, they picked it. Carefully they cut of the cucumber and how surprised were they when found a beuatiful bay inside. They were so happy. They named the baby Timun Mas. Many years after, Timun Mas had grown into a beautiful girl. Her parents were very happy. But thier happiness turned to fear when her 17th birthday came. The giant was going to take Timun Mas away. The father was giving a small bag to Timun Mas, equipped with magic stuff, salt, chilty, cucumber seed, shrimp paste as weapon. Her father told her that it could help her from the giant. He ordered Timun Mas to run away. The giant was chasing Timun Mas and he was getting closer and closer. Timun Mas then took a hardful of salt from her small bag. She spread out the salt behind her. Suddenly a wide sea appeared between them. Timun Mas was still running, 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. Timun Mas could escape again. Unfotunately the giant almost caught Timun Mas. So she took me the third magic stuff, the cucumber seeds. She trow the seeds and suddenly they became a wide cucumber field. The giant ate those fresh cucumber. He ate so much that he felt sleepy and fell asleep soon. Timun Mas kept on running as fast as she could. But the giant had woken up Timun Mas so scared. Then she threw her last weapon, shrimp paste. It became a big swamp. The giant fell into it but his hands almost reached Timun Mas. But at last he was drowned. Timun Mas was safe now. Then she returned to her parents house her parents were very happy.

imun Mas retold by Renny Yaniar Long long time ago, there was a farmer couple. They were staying in a village near a forest. They lived happily. Unfortunately, they hadnt 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 youll 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 didnt 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 couldnt 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.