Once upon a time, there was a widow who lived alone, because there was none on her side,

she
felt and dreamed of the presence of a child. In the small village, she said at her heart ”when I
have a child, I’m tired of living alone”.. And she thought to call BUTO IJO.

Widow: It has been a long time since I haven’t got a child, Last mine is called buto

ijo.(She claps his hand, and buto ijo is coming)

Buto ijo : ha..ha…ha…ha…. !! Why you called me??

Widow: I have one request to you. It’s been a long time I haven’t a child. Can you help me out?

Buto ijo: of course, but I have one condition for you!

Widow: what is it?

Buto ijo: If you have a child, you must give it back to me when he grows

up.

Widow: O.K!!!

Buto ijo: Well then. This is a seed of cucumber. And if the cucumber is already ripe, pick them up and
crack it and you’ll have a new born baby.

Widow: I’ll keep your words. Thanks!

Two weeks passed and the cucumber started to bear fruits, and there was a biggest fruit and shined
like gold. The widow picked the biggest cucumber and splitted it carefully and suddenly, it appeared
a cute new born baby. From that moment, it was the happiest thing she ever had. The baby was
named Timun Emas. And as the time goes by, timun mas grew up. Buto ijo went to the widow to ask
for her promise.

Buto ijo: where is your child??

Widow: She goes to play with her friend

Buto ijo: Don’t lie! You must keep your promise!

Widow: I’m not lying! But she truly plays with her

friend!!

Buto ijo: O. K... Then, you must call your child now!!

Widow: ye… yeah!!

Few minutes later, in timun emas friend’s home

Widow: Timun mas.. I want say important matter to you!

Timun emas: What is it, mom?

Widow: Actually, before you were born, I have one promise to buto ijo
(timun mas shocked)
Timun emas: Who is buto ijo?

Widow: He is an evil giant who helped me out to have a child and I made a promise to him. It said,
when you grew up, I must give you back to him. Now you must run from here as far as you can. And
here I gave you four small package contained cucumber seeds, needles, salt and terasi.I will pray for
you safety from the giant.

Next mother say to buto ijo

Widow: Buto ijo…. Timun mas is not in anywhere!

Buto ijo: Don’t lie again (afterwards, buto ijo look timun emas) There is timun emas! Don’t run!!

Widow: Run timun emas… Run!!!

Buto ijo overtake timun emas…

He chased her. When she was almost caught, she dispersed the cucumber seeds from the packageand
they suddenly became cucumber field. He was interested in eating the cucumber. Then she was
almost caught she dispersed the needles from the package that became bamboo field. His feet were
wounded and bled.pricked by the bamboos. Yet he didn’t give up and kept chasing her, then she
dispersed the salt from the package and the field became a sea. Yet he kept chasing her. Finally, she
dispersed the terasi from the package. Suddenly appeared boiling sea mud, and finally he was dead.
With the dead of the giant, Timun emas could live happily with her mother.