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Minggu, 17 Juni 2012

Folklore: Golden Cucumber


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.

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