Once upon a time, in a small village in Indonesia, there lived a couple who had been married for many years but still didn’t have any children. They prayed to the gods and goddesses for a child, and one day their prayers were answered. The wife gave birth to a baby girl whom they named Timun Mas.
As Timun Mas grew up, she became a beautiful and clever young lady. However, her parents’ happiness didn’t last long as a powerful witch heard about Timun Mas and wanted to capture her to be her own daughter. The witch knew that Timun Mas loved cucumbers, so she created a magical cucumber garden to lure Timun Mas into her trap.
One day, when Timun Mas went to the garden, she was captured by the witch. But Timun Mas was smart and resourceful, and she managed to escape from the witch’s grasp. She ran through the jungle, and the witch chased after her.
As Timun Mas was running, she came across a river and prayed to the river god for help. The river god granted her wish and turned her into a golden cucumber. When the witch caught up to Timun Mas, she couldn’t find her, but instead found the golden cucumber. The witch was so happy that she took the golden cucumber home and placed it on her altar.
However, when the witch went to sleep that night, the golden cucumber turned back into Timun Mas. She quietly snuck out of the witch’s house and ran back to her parents’ home.
When the witch discovered that Timun Mas had escaped, she was furious and chased after her. But Timun Mas had a trick up her sleeve. She had brought some salt with her and sprinkled it behind her as she ran. The witch couldn’t cross the salt, and so Timun Mas was able to make it safely back to her parents’ home.
From that day on, Timun Mas lived happily with her parents and grew up to be a kind and wise woman.
Terjemahannya :
Dahulu kala, di sebuah desa kecil di Indonesia, tinggal pasangan suami istri yang telah menikah selama bertahun-tahun tetapi masih belum memiliki anak. Mereka berdoa kepada para dewa dan dewi untuk diberikan anak, dan suatu hari doa mereka terkabul. Sang istri melahirkan seorang bayi perempuan yang diberi nama Timun Mas.
Saat Timun Mas tumbuh dewasa, dia menjadi seorang wanita cantik dan cerdas. Namun, kebahagiaan orang tuanya tidak bertahan lama ketika seorang penyihir yang kuat mendengar tentang Timun Mas dan ingin menangkapnya untuk menjadi anaknya. Penyihir itu tahu bahwa Timun Mas sangat menyukai mentimun, sehingga dia menciptakan sebuah taman mentimun ajaib untuk menarik Timun Mas ke dalam jebakan.
Suatu hari, ketika Timun Mas pergi ke taman itu, dia ditangkap oleh si penyihir. Namun Timun Mas cerdas dan pintar, dan dia berhasil meloloskan diri dari cengkeraman penyihir. Dia berlari melalui hutan, dan penyihir mengejarnya.
Ketika penyihir mengetahui bahwa Timun Mas telah melarikan diri, dia sangat marah dan mengejarnya. Tapi Timun Mas punya trik di lengan bajunya. Dia telah membawa garam bersamanya dan menaburkannya di belakangnya saat dia berlari. Penyihir itu tidak bisa menyeberangi garam, sehingga Timun Mas berhasil kembali ke rumah orang tuanya dengan selamat.
Sejak saat itu, Timun Mas hidup bahagia bersama orang tuanya dan tumbuh menjadi wanita yang baik dan bijaksana.