The Story of (Gold Cucumber) Timus Mas

 

 

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.

Source: https://ekspektasia.com/contoh-narrative-text

The Legend of Surabaya City

 

A long time ago, there were two animals, Sura and Baya. Sura was the name of a shark and Baya was a crocodile. They lived in a sea.

Once Sura and Baya were looking for some food. Suddenly, Baya saw a goat. Yummy, this is my lunch; said Baya.

No way! This is my lunch. You are greedy; said Sura. Then they fought for the goat. After several hours, they were very tired.

Feeling tired of fighting, they lived in the different places. Sura lived in the water and Baya lived in the land. The border was the beach, so they would never fight again.

One day, Sura went to the land and looked for some food in the river. He was very hungry and there was not much food in the sea. Baya was very angry when he knew that Sura broke the promise.

They fought again. They both hit each other. Sura bit Baya’s tail. Baya did the same thing to Sura. He bit very hard until Sura finally gave up and went back to the sea. Baya was happy.

 

The story of Toba Lake

 

Once upon a time, there was a man who was living in north Sumatra. He lived in a simple hut in a farming field. The did some gardening and fishing for his daily life.

One day, while the man was do fishing, he caught a big golden fish in his trap. It was the biggest catch which he ever had in his life. Surprisingly, this fish turned into a beautiful princess. He felt in love with her and proposed her to be his wife. She said; “Yes, but you have to promise not to tell anyone about the secret that I was once a fish, otherwise there will be a huge disaster”. The man made the deal and they got married, lived happily and had a daughter.

Few years later, this daughter would help bringing lunch to her father out in the fields. One day, his daughter was so hungry and she ate his father’s lunch. Unfortunately, he found out and got furious, and shouted; “You damned daughter of a fish”. The daughter ran home and asked her mother. The mother started crying, felt sad that her husband had broken his promise. 

Then she told her daughter to run up the hills because a huge disaster was about to come. When her daughter left, she prayed. Soon there was a big earthquake followed by non-stop pouring rain. The whole area got flooded and became Toba Lake. She turned into a fish again and the man became the island of Samosir.

Source : https://ekspektasia.com/contoh-narrative-text/

Story of Malin Kundang

 

A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra, a woman and her son lived. They were Malin Kundang and her mother. Her mother was a single parent because Malin Kundang’s father had passed away when he was a baby. Malin Kundang had to live hard with his mother.

Malin Kundang was a healthy, dilligent, and strong boy. He usually went to sea to catch fish. After getting fish he would bring it to his mother, or sold the caught fish in the town.

One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant’s ship which was being raided by a small band of pirates. He helped the merchant. With his brave and power, Malin Kundang defeated the pirates. The merchant was so happy and thanked to him. In return the merchant asked Malin Kundang to sail with him. To get a better life, Malin Kundang agreed. He left his mother alone.

Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a huge ship and was helped by many ship crews loading trading goods. Perfectly he had a beautiful wife too. When he was sailing his trading journey, his ship landed on a beach near a small village. The villagers recognized him. The news ran fast in the town; “Malin Kundang has become rich and now he is here”.

An old woman ran to the beach to meet the new rich merchant. She was Malin Kundang’s mother. She wanted to hug him, released her sadness of being lonely after so long time. Unfortunately, when the mother came, Malin Kundang who was in front of his well-dressed wife and his ship crews denied meeting that old lonely woman. For three times her mother begged Malin Kundang and for three times he yelled at her. At last Malin Kundang said to her “Enough, old woman! I have never had a mother like you, a dirty and ugly woman!” After that he ordered his crews to set sail. He would leave the old mother again, but in that time, she was full of both sadness and angriness.

Finally, enraged, she cursed Malin Kundang that he would turn into a stone if he didn’t apologize. Malin Kundang just laughed and really set sail.

In the quiet sea, suddenly a thunderstorm came. His huge ship was wrecked and it was too late for Malin Kundang to apologize. He was thrown by the wave out of his ship. He fell on a small island. It was really too late for him to avoid his curse. Suddenly, he turned into a stone.

Source: https://ekspektasia.com/contoh-narrative-text/

 

NGECAMP DI DLUNDUNG SAAT ERA PANDEMI

 

Pandemi yang memberi dampak ke semua lini, berdampak cukup tajam pada kehidupan ekonomi. Termasuk didalamnya adalah sektor wisata, yang seharusnya banyak memberi pemasukan pada negara namun kini hampir collaps dan bahkan adapula yang sudah mati tak bernyawa. Oleh karenanya sektor wisata dengan segala kekreatifannya harus segera bangkit memulihkan dirinya. Agar segera ada pemasukan minimal untuk biaya perawatan. Karena jelas sektor ini pasti membutuhkan biaya yang tak sedikit untuk perawatan dan segala kebutuhan lainnya. Termasuk tempat wisata di daerah lereng gunung Welirang ini yaitu Dlundung.

Dlundung sebagai salah satu destinasi wisata di Mojokerto , Jawa Timur tidak hanya terkenal dengan air terjunnya yang sangat eksotis. Namun wana wisata Dlundung  juga menyuguhkan area camping atau camping ground dan wisata alam lainnya. Hal ini semakin memanjakan wisatawan yang ingin menikmati malamnya di area Dlundung.

Dlundung menjadi pilihan sebagai camping ground tentu tidak hanya cocok untuk anak-anak muda yang hoby nge-camp saja. Dlundung juga dipilih sebagai tempat camping ground, untuk sekolah atau kampus yang mengadakan program latsar organisasi pramuka atau lainnya seperti LDKS. Dan bahkan Dlundung juga bisa jadi pilihan camping untuk keluarga yang cukup aman dan ramah anak. Salah satunya adalah untuk keluarga kami.

Kamis, 20 Agustus 2020 lalu saat libur tanggal merah peringatan 1 muharram, setelah sekian lama “mengurung diri” di dalam rumah akhirnya kami memberanikan diri untuk ngecamp pertama kalinya di masa pandemi. Otomatis dengan banyak syarat protokol kesehatan. Sehari sebelum berangkat kami mencoba menghubungi penyewaan tenda disekitar area parkir Dlundung yang sudah menjadi langganan kami berkali-kali. Ah hasilnya nihil tidak tersambung. Mau tidak jadi berangkat kasihan anak-anak karena sudah kadung seneng. Tapi  kalau berangkat masih gambling pula, ya tendanya belum tentu ada , ya suasananya belum tentu aman, karena masa pandemi otomatis harus jadi pertimbangan matang kami jadi atau tidak tergantung ramai tidaknya disana.

Wes bismillah, kita berangkat dengan lengkap perbekalan. Kalau nanti disana aman, dan dapat tenda ya kita camping kalau tidak ya kita balik pulang. Jadi anak-anak sudah di sounding dulu sepanjang perjalanan. Karena juga kita belum tahu bagaimana kondisinya setelah pandemi ini. Ternyata, sesampai disana sekitar jam 14.30 setelah masuk pintu tiket, kami terkaget. Area yang biasa kami pakai kemah kini jadi tempat pelebaran tempat parkir karena saking melubernya kendaraan pengunjung.

Ya sudah semakin kami mantapkan soundingnya ke anak-anak, berarti siap pulang. Karena kita tidak tahu ini pengunjung air terjun atau yang kemah juga. Kalau kemah harusnya lebih sedikit karena hemat kami pastinya tidak ada institusi sekolah atau kampus yang mengadakan program camping di masa pandemi ini. kami tetap coba masuk area parkir. Kalau nanti ada tenda dan areanya memungkinkan kita kemah, namun jika tidak maka kita pulang. Dan ternyata setelah menanyakan kepada persewaan tenda langganan kami, masih banyak sisa  tenda yang spotnya cocok untuk keluarga.

Akhirnya kamipun turun dari mobil menuju tenda dimana kami akan camping. Dan benar saja area sekitar tenda kami masih banyak yang kosong. Hanya beberapa keluarga yang sudah lebih dahulu datang.  Kami memilih area yang landai karena membaca pasukan yang masih bayi pula. Sedang yang berbukit atau yang lebih menantang biasa dipilih para camper muda yang terbiasa berpetualang, dan itu cukup jauh dari kami tapi masih area Wisata Air Terjun Dlundung.

Senja semakin mendekati waktu maghrib, ketika kami menikmati angin sepoi diantara hutan pinus, yang menambah dinginnya suasana sore itu. Ternyata tanpa kami sadari kendaraan yang di area parkir berangsur habis bahkan yang tadi jumlahnya mungkin hampir seratusan kini cuma tinggal sepuluh saja. Berarti benar bayangan kami tadi, para wisatawan ini datang untuk menikmati air terjun saja. Malam semakin dingin, suasana semakin sepi. Warung-warung di sekitar area camp kamipun juga sudah mulai tutup. Di spot kami kemah hanya ada 6 tenda yang di huni. Sedangkan spot lain yang lebih menantang letaknya jauh dari kami. Hampir di setiap spot sudah tersedia fasilitas MCK nya. Termasuk di spot kami.

Warung yang tutup tak masalah buat kami, karena sejak awal untuk menghindari hal-hal yang tidak diinginkan maka kami bawa makanan sendiri.  Tapi kami lupa bahwa disana udara sangat dingin sekali, makanan yang kami bawa yang tadinya hangat disana semua menjadi dingin. Dan kamipun tidak membawa kompor portable untuk menghangatkan. Alhasil kamipun tetap memakannya meskipun terasa dingin. Kami hanya menghangatkan diri dengan api unggun.

Malam semakin dingin berikut angin yang lumayan kencang semakin membuat dinginnya malam itu. Para tetangga tenda yang jaraknya 5-6 meterpun juga membuat api unggun. Suasana malam tak terlalu sepi karena ada tetangga yang membawa sound music. Kami kira malam itu tidak akan bisa tidur karena terlalu dinginnya udara. Ternyata setelah masuk tenda, terasa cukup hangat karena kami tidur keruntelan berempat, sedang si kakak tidur sama saudara ditenda lain.

Alhamdulillah para bocah begitu sangat menikmati camping perdana kami di era pandemi ini. liburan yang terbilang murah-meriah ini memberi kesan yang sangat berarti buat mereka. Disana mereka tak hanya menikmati alam, namun bisa tilawah sembari mentadaburi alam, suguhan sang Pencipta. Kalau kondisi masih memungkinkan kami masih berharap bisa camping disana lagi. Namun sayangnya harus memilih tanggal hari libur yang bukan sabtu-ahad, karena kalau sabtu ahad biasanya sudah full booked itu tenda.  Yah, mungkin karena masyarakat sudah kepingin keluar “kandang” karena sudah pada bosan di rumah. Untuk kami tak mengapa jika harus menunggu tanggal merah selain sabtu ahad, karena kami memang lebih memilih saat tidak terlalu ramai, agar keamanan lebih terjaga, karena masih pandemi.