TIMUN MAS

TIMUN MAS

Timun Mas - Growing Up (Part 1) 

Once upon a time, in a village, a couple was working in their farm when they saw a golden cucumber. They opened it and saw a baby girl inside. “Look how beautiful she is!” said the husband. The couple was so happy because they wanted to have a child for so long.

“Wait! That baby is mine!” there was a voice behind them. It was the green giant. “Oh mighty giant, can we keep her please?” “Well, if you want her so badly, you can keep her but I will take her again when she is seventeen. I am going to make her work in my factory.” The wife cried happily while carrying the baby to their house. The couple named the girl Timun Mas. They raised her with love and care. Timun Mas grew up to be a very beautiful and smart girl. A couple of years later, the couple realized that they only had a few days until Timun Mas turned seventeen. They did not want the giant to take Timun Mas away. Timun Mas’s mother asked Timun Mas whether she wanted to work at the giant’s factory or not. Timun Mas said that she wanted to continue her study in a university instead of becoming a worker. Timun Mas’s mother then gave Timun Mas three magical things. They were a pencil, a pen, and an eraser. The mother said, ”These items have special power to help you beat the giant.” In the morning, the couple quickly prepared the things in a bag.

Timun Mas - Fighting the Giant (Part 2) 

Suddenly, the giant came to the couple’s house and asked for their promise. The couple did not want to return Timun Mas and told her to run. The giant was so angry and he ran to chase Timun Mas. “Where are you going?!” shouted the giant loudly. “I’m going to catch you!” “Not so fast!” said Timun Mas.

She took the pencil out of her bag and threw it behind her. Suddenly, the pencil turned into a giant digital board that blocked the giant from chasing Timun Mas. The giant stopped and looked at the board. It said that the giant must answer the questions on the board if he wanted to continue chasing Timun Mas. He started answering the questions on the board while Timun Mas ran further. After he finished answering the 

questions correctly, the giant ran to chase Timun Mas again. He was getting closer and closer. “Where are you going?!” shouted the giant strongly. “I’m going to catch you!” “Not so fast!” said Timun Mas. She took the pen out of her bag and threw it behind her. Suddenly, the pen turned the land into a stage that blocked the way. The giant stood on the stage. Rows of audience were in front of him. Then, an announcer said, “Now, we will listen to a speech from the giant.”

The giant was surprised because he must give a speech in English on the stage if he wanted to chase Timun Mas. Unfortunately, the giant’s English was very good. He made it and he ran to chase Timun Mas again. He got so close, he almost got her. “Where are you going?!” shouted the giant powerfully. “I’m going to catch you!” “Not so fast!” said Timun Mas. Finally, she took the eraser out of her bag and threw it in front of her. The eraser turned the land into a labyrinth garden. Timun Mas and the giant were shocked. They would need to 

escape from the labyrinth. They could see a few obstacles along the labyrinth. “We must work together if we want to get out of the labyrinth. I have a smartphone in my bag,” said Timun Mas. “Alright, we should use a digital map. You can read the map for us. I will help you lead the way out,” replied the giant.

Using his strong power, the giant destroyed the obstacles along the way out of the labyrinth. Timun Mas and the giant successfully found their way out of the labyrinth. The giant then said, “Timun Mas, you are very smart. I think you should continue your studies at a university. You don’t have to be a worker in my factory.” Timun Mas was happy to hear that. She returned home and hugged her parents. Once in a while, they met the giant for a nice dinner. They all lived happily ever after.