Folklore: "Cucumber Gold"
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, so that could help him work.One evening went to the woods to Sarni mbok gather wood, and half way through mbok Sarni met with a very big giant. "Hey, where do you want?", Asked the Giant. "I just want to collect firewood, so please allow me through", replied mbok Sarni. "Hahahaha .... You may pass after you gave me a human child to eat ", 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, the child handed it to me after the age of six years ".
After two weeks, it seems fruitful cucumbers are very dense and there is one large cucumber. Sarni Mbok then pick it up, and after the split it turns out it was a very beautiful baby. The infant was then given the name of golden cucumbers.
Every day more and more golden cucumber grew up, and mbok Sarni very elated because the house is not quiet anymore. All work can be completed quickly because the aid golden cucumbers.
Finally, one day the Giant came to collect on the promise. Sarni mbok 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 for the meal ". The demon agreed and left the house mbok Sarni.
Period of 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 dreamed mbok Sarni. In his dream, he was told to meet golden cucumbers hermit on Mt.
Sarni mbok morning golden cucumbers ordered to immediately see 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. Meas cucumber then went home, and directly save a bundle of the ascetic.
The next morning the giant came again to collect on the promise. "O old woman, where was he? I can not stand to eat it ", shouted the Giant. Sarni mbok then replied, "Do not you take a giant O my son, because I really love him. I'd better just what you eat ". Giants do not want to accept an offer from mbok Sarni, and finally outraged. "Where's that? Where golden cucumbers? ", Screamed the giant.
Because not bear to see mbok Sarni crying, then the cucumbers gold out of hiding places. "I'm here giants, catch me if you can !!!", cried golden cucumbers.
The Giant after him, and cucumbers started throwing bags of gold that contains cucumber. Miraculously, the forest becomes lush fields of cucumber fruit. Raksasapun be hampered, because the stems of cucumber wrapped around her body continues. But at last the giant got off too, and start again mngejar golden cucumbers. Then sprinkle golden cucumbers second bag containing needles, in an instant plant bamboo trees are very high and sharp. With bloody feet due to sticking the giant bamboo continues to pursue.
Then open the golden cucumbers 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 Cucumber Gold and Mbok Sarni happy and peaceful life.
