Dongeng Timun Mas dalam Bahasa Inggris

Long time ago in the island of Java, Indonesia, lived a couple of farmer.  They had married for some years but they had no children.  So they prayed to a monster called Buta Ijo to give them children.  Buta Ijo was a ferocious and powerful monster.  He granted their wish on one condition.  When their children had grown up, they had to sacrifice them to Buta Ijo.  He liked eating fresh meat of human being.  The farmers agreed to his condition.  Several months later the wife was pregnant.

She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.  They named her Timun Emas.  The farmers were happy.  Timun Emas was very healthy and a very smart girl.  She was also very diligent. When she was a teenager Buta Ijo came to their house.  Timun Emas was frightened so she ran away to hide.  The farmers then told Buta Ijo that Timun Emas was still a child.  They asked him to postpone.  Buta Ijo agreed.  He promised to come again.  The following year Buta Ijo came again.  But again and again their parents said that Timun Emas was still a child.

When the third time Buta Ijo came their parents had prepared something for him.  They gave Timun Emas several bamboo needles, seeds of cucumber, dressing and salt.

‘Timun, take these things’

‘What are these things?’

‘These are your weapons.  Buta Ijo will chase you.  He will eat you alive.  So run as fast as you can.  And if he will catch you spread this to the ground.  Now go!’

Timun Emas was scared so she ran as quickly as she could.  When Buta Ijo arrived she was far from home.  He was very angry when he realized that his prey had left.  So he ran to chase her.  He had a sharp nose so he knew what direction his prey ran.

Timun Emas was just a girl while Buta Ijo was a monster so he could easily catch her up.  When he was just several steps behind Timun Emas quickly spread the seeds of cucumber.  In seconds they turned into many vines of cucumber.  The exhausted Buta Ijo was very thirsty so he grabbed and ate them.  When Buta Ijo was busy eating cucumber Timun Emas could run away.

But soon Buta Ijo realized and started running again.  When he was just several steps behind Timun Emas threw her bamboo needles.   Soon they turned into dense bamboo trees. Buta Ijo found it hard to pass.  It took him some time to break the dense bamboo forest.  Meanwhile Timun Emas could run farther.

Buta Ijo chased her again.  When he almost catch her again and again Timun Emas threw her dressing.  This time it turned into a lake.  Buta Ijo was busy to save himself so Timun Emas ran way.  But Buta Ijo could overcome it and continued chasing her.

Finally when Timun Emas was almost caught she threw her salt.  Soon the land where Buta Ijo stood turned into ocean.  Buta Ijo was drowned and died instantly.

Timun Emas was thankful to god and came back to her home.

Translate per kata :

-Long time ago in the island of Java, Indonesia, lived a couple of farmer(Dulu di pulau Jawa, Indonesia, tinggal Sepasang petani )

-They had married for some years but they had no children(Mereka telah menikah selama beberapa tahun tetapi mereka tidak punya anak.)

-So they prayed to a monster called Buta Ijo to give them children.(Jadi mereka berdoa kepada rakasa disebut Buta Ijo untuk memberi mereka anak-anak.) < jangan di ikutin kalo Berdoa Sama Allah .

- Buta Ijo was a ferocious and powerful monster.  He granted their wish on one condition.  When their children had grown up(Buta Ijo adalah rakasa ganas dan kuat. Dia memberikan keinginan mereka dengan satu syarat. Ketika anak-anak mereka sudah besar)

-they had to sacrifice them to Buta Ijo.  He liked eating fresh meat of human being.(mereka harus mengorbankan mereka untuk Buta Ijo. Dia suka makan daging segar manusia.)

-The farmers agreed to his condition.  Several months later the wife was pregnant.(Si Petani setuju dengan syarat nya. Beberapa bulan kemudian istri nya  hamil.)

-She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.  They named her Timun Emas.(Ia melahirkan seorang bayi perempuan cantik. Nama nya Timun emas)

-the farmers were happy.  Timun Emas was very healthy and a very smart girl.(Si Petani sangat senang. Timun Emas sangat sehat dan gadis yang sangat cerdas )

-She was also very diligent. When she was a teenager Buta Ijo came to their house.(Dia juga sangat rajin. Ketika ia masih remaja Buta Ijo datang ke rumah mereka.)

-Timun Emas was frightened so she ran away to hide.  The farmers then told Buta Ijo that Timun Emas was still a child.(Timun emas takut sehingga dia melarikan diri untuk bersembunyi.Si Petani kemudian mengatakan Ke Buta Ijo bahwa Timun Emas masih seorang anak kecil)

-They asked him to postpone.  Buta Ijo agreed.  He promised to come again.  The following year Buta Ijo came again.(Mereka memintanya untuk menunda. Buta Ijo setuju. Ia berjanji akandatang lagi. Tahun berikutnya Buta Ijo datang lagi.)

- But again and again their parents said that Timun Emas was still a child.(Tapi lagi dan lagi orang tua mereka mengatakan bahwa TimunEmas masih seorang anak kecil )

-When the third time Buta Ijo came their parents had prepared something for him.(Ketika ketiga kalinya Buta Ijo datang orang tua mereka telah mempersiapkan sesuatu untuknya)

-They gave Timun Emas several bamboo needles, seeds of cucumber, dressing and salt.(Mereka memberi Timun Emas beberapa bambu jarum, biji mentimun, saus dan garam.)

-‘Timun, take these things’(Timun,Ambil ini )

‘What are these things?’(apa ini )

-‘These are your weapons.  Buta Ijo will chase you.  He will eat you alive.("Ini adalah senjata Anda. Buta Ijo akan mengejar Anda. Dia akan makan kamu hidup-hidup.)

-So run as fast as you can.  And if he will catch you spread this to the ground.  Now go!’(Jadi berlari secepat Yang Kamu bisa. Dan jika ia akan menangkap Kamu, lalu sebarkan ini ke tanah. Sekarang pergi! ")

-Timun Emas was scared so she ran as quickly as she could.  When Buta Ijo arrived she was far from home.(Timun emas takut sehingga ia berlari secepat yang dia bisa. Ketika Buta Ijo tiba ia jauh dari rumah.)

-He was very angry when he realized that his prey had left.  So he ran to chase her.  He had a sharp nose so he knew what direction his prey ran.(Dia sangat marah ketika dia menyadari bahwa mangsanya telah pergi. Jadi ia berlari mengejarnya. Dia memiliki hidung yang tajam sehingga ia tahu dimana mangsanya lari.)

-Timun Emas was just a girl while Buta Ijo was a monster so he could easily catch her up.  When he was just several steps behind Timun Emas quickly spread the seeds of cucumber(Timun Emas masih kecil sementara Buta Ijo adalah rakasa sehingga ia bisa dengan mudah menangkap dia. Ketika dia hanya beberapa langkah di belakang  Timun emas cepat menyebar benih-benih mentimun)

-In seconds they turned into many vines of cucumber.  The exhausted Buta Ijo was very thirsty so he grabbed and ate them.

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