In a village
there lived an old widow named mbok Sarni. Every day he spends his time alone,
because mbok Sarni not have a child. Actually he wanted to have children, in
order to help him work.
One
afternoon mbok Sarni go into the forest to gather wood, and the middle of the
road mbok Sarni met with a very big giant. "Hey, where do you want?",
Asked the Giant. "I just want to gather firewood, so please allow me
through", replied 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 him a cucumber seeds. The giant said, "O old woman, I give you
seed the cucumber. Plant these seeds in your backyard, and after two weeks you
will get a child. But remember, give me the child after the age of six years
".
After two
weeks, it seems fruitful cucumber is very dense and there is one large
cucumber. Mbok Sarni then pick it up, and after the split it turns out it was a
very beautiful baby. The baby was later given the name of golden cucumbers.
Every day
more and more golden cucumber grew up, and mbok Sarni very excited because the
house is quiet once again. All work can be completed quickly because of the
help of gold cucumber.
Finally one
day the Giant came to collect on 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 comfortable for the
meal ". 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. Sarni liver mbok very worried, and finally one night
dreamed mbok Sarni. In his dream, he was told to meet the gold cucumber hermit
on Mt.
Sarni mbok
morning golden cucumbers ordered to immediately meet it hermit. After meeting
with the sage, golden cucumber then talked about the purpose of his arrival.
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 go home the gold cucumbers,
and immediately save a bundle of the hermit.
The next
morning the giant came back to collect on the promise. "O old woman, where
was he? I can not stand to eat it ", shouted the Giant. Then mbok Sarni
said, "Do not you take my son, O giant, because I really love him. I'd
better just what you eat ". Giants do not want to accept the offer of mbok
Sarni, and finally angry. "Where's that? Where golden cucumber? ",
Shouted the giant.
Because not
bear to see mbok Sarni crying, then the golden cucumbers out of hiding places.
"Here I am a giant, catch me if you can!", Cried the gold cucumber.
Giants were after him, and began throwing bags of gold cucumber that contains cucumber.
Miraculously, the forest became fields of lush cucumber fruit. Raksasapun be
hampered, because the stems of cucumber wrapped around his body continues. But
finally managed to free the giant as well, and began mngejar golden cucumber
again. Then sprinkle the cucumber gold bag containing two needles, in a flash
tumbuhlan bamboo trees are very high and sharp. With bloody feet because of the
giant bamboo sticking to pursue.
Then the
golden cucumbers open third parcel that contains salt. Immediately hutanpun
into the ocean. But the sea would be easily passed the giant. The latter
eventually sow the Golden Cucumber paste, immediately formed a sea of boiling
mud, and the giant splash in it. Raksasapun eventually die.
Gold
cucumber thank God Almighty, because it was saved from a cruel giant. Finally gold
cucumber and Mbok Sarni happy and peaceful life.