cucumbers Gold

Indonesian Lesson

folklore of Indonesia

"Cucumbers Gold"

In a village there lived an old widow named mbok Sarni. Every day he spends his time alone, because mbok Sarni did not have a child. Actually she wanted to have children, in order to assist him.

One afternoon mbok Sarni go to the forest to gather wood, and the middle of the road mbok Sarni met with a very big giant. "Hey, where are you?", Asked the Giant. "I just want to collect firewood, so please allow me pass," said mbok Sarni. "Hahahaha .... You may pass after you give a human child to eat me, "said the Giant. Then mbok Sarni said, "But I do not have children."

After mbok Sarni said that she had no children and wanted to have children, then the Giants gave cucumber seeds. The giant said, "O old woman, I give you this cucumber seeds. Plant seeds in your backyard, and after two weeks you will have a child. But remember, leave him to me after the age of six years ".

After two weeks, it seems fruitful cucumber is very dense and there is a fairly large cucumber. Mbok Sarni then pick it up, and after the split turns out it was a baby that was very beautiful. The baby was later named golden cucumbers.

Every day more and more golden cucumber grew, and mbok Sarni very excited once because his home was not lonely anymore. All the work can be completed quickly because of the help of golden cucumbers.

Finally, on a day when the Giants to claim the promise. Mbok Sarni very frightened and did not want to lose the golden cucumbers. Then mbok Sarni said, "O giant, came here two years. The more mature the child is, the more delicious to eat in ". The demon agreed and left the house mbok Sarni.

Two years is not a long time, so every day mbok Sarni find a way how to make their children do not carry the Giant. Heart mbok Sarni very worried, and finally one night mbok Sarni dream. In his dream, he was told that the cucumber gold recluse meet at Mt.

Sarni mbok morning sent gold cucumbers seeing a hermit. After meeting with the sage, golden cucumber and then talk about why he had come. The sage then gave him four small packets whose contents cucumber seeds, needles, salt, and shrimp paste. "Throw one at this package, if you're being chased by a giant," ascetic orders. Then cucumber meas home, and immediately save a bundle of the ascetic.

The next morning the giant came again to claim the promise. "O old woman, where was he? I can not stand to eat it, "cried the giant. Then mbok Sarni said, "Do you take a giant O my son, because I'm very fond of him. I better just what you eat ". Giants do not want to accept an offer from mbok Sarni, and finally angry. "Where's the boy? Where golden cucumbers? ", Cried the giant.

Because not bear to see mbok Sarni crying, then cucumbers sembunyinya gold out of place. "Here I am a giant, catch me if you can!", Shouted golden cucumbers.

Raksasapun chase, and cucumbers started throwing bags of gold that contains cucumber. Miraculously, the forest becomes dense fruit cucumber fields. Raksasapun be hampered, because the rod is kept wrapped around his cucumber. But at last the giant got off too, and began mngejar golden cucumber again. Then the golden cucumbers sprinkled second bag containing needles, in an instant tumbuhlan bamboo trees are very tall and sharp. With bloody feet as the giant bamboo sticking to pursue.

Then the golden cucumbers opened the third parcel that contains salt. Immediately hutanpun a vast ocean. But the ocean is easily passed the giant. The latter finally sprinkled gold Cucumber paste, immediately formed a boiling sea of ​​mud, and the giant fell on it. Raksasapun eventually die.

Golden Cucumber thank God Almighty, because it was saved from a cruel giant. Finally Cucumber Gold and Mbok Sarni happy and peaceful life.