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TIMUN EMAS
A long long time ago, in a village near a jungle, lived a farmer and his wife.
They were not happy, because they did not have a child yet. Everyday they went to
the sacred banyan tree. There, they burnt incenses and prayed, begging for a child.

One day, as they said their prayer, a giant passed by. The Giant heard their
prayer and wanted to help. He gave the Farmer and his wife a cucumber seed. The
farmer and his wife planted the cucumber seed. When the cucumber has ripened, the
Farmer and his wife brought it home. They carefully cut it with a knife. Wow! They
were surprised to find a beautiful baby girl inside it. They named her Timun Emas
(The Golden Cucumber), because she was found inside a golden cucumber. The
Farmer and his wife were very happy

On the seventeenth birthday of Timun Emas, the Giant came. He searched for
Timun Emas. She took something out of the cloth bag. She threw a handful of salt to
the Giant. Suddenly, the ground between her and the Giant turned into a wide sea.
The Giant swam very hard to catch her. He could not swim fast enough. It trapped the
Giant. He tried to cross it, but the sea was very deep and very sticky. At last he was
drowned. He could not move or breathe.

Timun Emas was saved. She ran home. Her parents greeted her happily.
Finally, they lived happily. No more fear. The Giant had already dead.

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