Story Telling

Woy, teman-teman! Aku balik, nih…! Aku bawa postingan buat teman-teman yang suka bercerita dan pastinya punya bakat untuk bercerita. Akan tetapi, ceritanya dalam Bahasa Inggris. Hmm, apa ya namanya. Lupa nih, kasih tahu dong! (Teman-teman : “story telling, Jes!”) Oh iya, story telling. Walaupun dalam bentuk Bahasa Inggris, kita jangan lupa sama budaya bangsa sendiri. Indonesia memiliki banyak cerita kok dan itu bisa jadi bahan story telling kita. Gak percaya? Lihat dulu deh contoh story telling ku ini.

SELAMAT MEMBACA!

Timun Mas

Long time ago, lived an old women named Mbok Sirni. She lived by herself because her husband had long passed away and she had no children. Every day, she prayed to God would give her a child. One night, when she was praying, a giant passed her house and heard her pray. “I can give you a child on one condition,” the giant said to Mbok Sirni, “You must give the child back to me when it is sevententh years old.” Mbok Sirni was so happy; she did not think about the risk of losing the child later and agreed to take the giant’s offer. The giant then gave her a bunch of cucumber seeds. “Plant it around your house.” The giant then left without saying anything else. In the morning, Mbok Sirni planted the seeds. The seeds grew within mere days, and blossomed plentifully.Not longer after that, a big golden cucumber grew from plants. Carefully, Mbok Sirni plucked the golden cucumber and carried it home. With caution and care, she sliced the cucumber. She was very surprised to see a beautiful baby girl inside the cucumber. She then named the baby Timun Emas (it means Golden Cucumber).

Years passed by and Timun Emas has grew to become a lovely and beautiful little girl. She was also smart and kind. Mbok Sirni loved her very much. But she kept thinking about the time the giant would take Timun Emas away from her. One night, Mbok Sirni had a dream. In order to save Timun Emas from the giant, she had to meet the holy man who lived in Mount Gundul. The next morning, Mbok Sirni took leave of Timun Emas to go to Mount Gundul. The holy man then gave her four little bags, each one containing cucumber seeds, needles, salt, and shrimp paste. “Timun Emas can use these to protect herself,” said the holy man to Mbok Sirni.

seventeen years later, the giant came to see Mbok Sirni about her promise. “Whoa…ha…ha... Hey, where is your lovely daughter? I come here to pick her up. Remember the promise you said to me!” shouted the giant. “Please be patient, Buto Ijo. Timun Mas, my daughter, is playing in the field.” The Mbok Sirni answer. “What a shit! I know you’re lying! But never mind, I’ll find her by myself!”  said the giant with angry while turns away to find Timun Mas. “I’m glad he’s gone. Timun Mas, come here, child!” calling Mbok Sirni. Timun Mas to hurry  to see her mother. “ Listen to me! Timun Mas, all you have to do is run away from him. [Gives the bundle to Timun Mas] Take this bundle with you. It contains cucumber seeds, needles, salt, and shrimp paste. It can save you from the giant. Now, run through the back door," said Mbok Sirni. Timun Mas soon running, but the giant saw Timun Emas running to the woods. The giant was angry. Starved and enraged, he rushed toward Timun Emas. Mbok Sirni tried to stop him, but the giant was unstoppable.

The giant was getting closer and closer, so Timun Emas opened the first bag she got from Mbok Sirni. Inside the bag were cucumber seeds. She threw the seeds, and instantly they grew into large cucumber field. But the giant ate them all, giving him more strength. As the giant was getting close, Timun Emas took the second bag with needles inside and spilled the content behind her. The needles turned into bamboo trees, sharp and thorny. The giant’s body was scratched and bled. “Aaargh, I’ll get you, Timun Emas!” shouted the giant as he tried to get himself out from the bamboo field. He made it and still chasing Timun Emas.

Timun Emas then reached the third bag and spilled the salt inside. The ground which the salt touched turned into a deep sea. The giant almost drown and had to swim to cross the sea. After some time, he managed to get out from the water. Timun Emas saw the giant coming, so she reached for the last bag. She took the shrimp paste and threw it. The shrimp paste became a big swamp of boiling mud. The giant was trapped in the middle of the swamp. The mud slowly but surely drowned him. Helpless, he roared out, “Help! Heeeeelp…!” Then the giant drown and died. Timun Mas then immediately went home. Since then, Timun Emas and Mbok Sirni live happily ever after.

FINISH

Nah, bisa kan? Keren dong kalau dongeng Timun Mas dibawakan pake Bahasa Inggris. Kesannya orang dulu udah pintar Bahasa Inggris, hehehe… Selamat ber-story telling, Guys!

Sampai jumpa!!!

(Jesica Dominiq Mozzarella)