NI Timun Mas was a beautiful girl. She lived with her mother in a house near a jungle. Ni Timun Mas always helped her mother. When her mother worked in a rice field, Ni Timun
Mas always stayed at home to clean up and cook. she was not allowed to
go to the rice field. Her mother was afraid that a giant would kidnap
her. Yes, there was a giant lived in the jungle. His name was I Latang Hidung. He loved to eat young people!
Her mother always went home in the afternoon. She always asked Ni Timun Mas not to open the door while she worked. Her mother would sing a song, "Ni Timun Mas, I'm home. Please open the door" Then Ni Timun Mas opened the door.
Sadly, it happened. I Lantang Hidung came to see the house. The giant was hungry. He banged the door. Ni Timun
Mas was so scared. Because the door was not opened, the giant left. He
was sure there was somebody in the house. He was hiding behind the
trees.
And when her mother went home, the giant knew that the
door would be opened when a song was sung. He planned to come back and
he would sing the song. Ni Timun
Mas told her mother about the giant. She was very happy that the door
was not opened. Unfortunately, they did not know that the giant already
knew their secret.
On the following afternoon, I Lantang Hidung came. The giant sing the song, "Ni Timun Mas, I'm home. Please open the door." He imitated Timun Mas mother's voice.
Of course Timun Mas thought it was her mother who came home. She opened the door and suddenly I Lantang Hidung grabbed her. The giant kidnapped her and brought her to his house in the jungle.
When
her mother arrived, she was so shocked. The door was opened and her
daughter was not home. She ran and cried. While she was looking for her
daughter, she met a man. He was beating a cat. She felt sorry. She
bought the cat from the man and kept the cat. Then she continued her
journey, this time she saw a mouse was beaten by a man. She saved and
bought the mouse. Later, she met a man who was beating a dog. Again, she
saved and bought the dog. And finally she met a man who was trying to
kill a snake. She also saved and bought the snake.
It was already
dark. The mother decided to go home. She would look for her daughter
later in the morning. At night, she remembered she remembered her
daughter. She cried. The animals she saved were looking at her. They
were carious. The cat asked her.
"Why are you crying?"
The
mother was surprised. The animals could talk like humans. She explained
that a giant kidnapped her daughter. The animals were so sorry. They
wanted to reply her kindness. They would free Ni Timun Mas from the giant.
The animals went to the jungle. They saw the giant was sleeping and Ni Timun
Mas was tied with a rope. They set a plan. The mouse would bit the
rope. The cat would observe and told them when the giant woke up. The
dog and the snake were ready to attack the giant.
They started to
do their plan. The mouse slowly bit the rope. It started to loosen up.
Finally she was free. Unfortunately, the giant woke up. The cat
immediately told his friends. The mouse asked Ni Timun
Mas to follow him. The dog and the snake immediately attacked the
giant. The dog bit and the snake squeezed the giant, The giant was
loosing so much blood. He finally died.
The animals and Ni Timun Mas arrived home. Her mother was very happy. She did not worry animore because the giant was dead, Since then, Ni Timun Mas, her mother and the animals lived peacefully.