Narrative Text The Legend of Selat Bali

In Daha kingdom there lived a powerful Brahmin named Sidi Mantra. Her son’s name was Manik
Angkeran. Manik Angkeran liked to gamble. One day, Manik Angkeran could not pay the debt. He asked
help to father.

Loving his son, Sidi Mantra fasted then prayed to the God. A mysterious voice asked him to meet Naga
Besukih at Agung Mount. By ringing a genta, Naga Besukih came and gave gold as well as diamonds
from his scales. Soon, Manik Angkeran finished all gold and diamonds. He asked help to his father again.
Sidi Mantra came to Naga Besukih. This time, Manik Angkeran secretly followed Sidi Mantra.

A few days later, Manik Angkeran stole father’s genta then came to Naga Besukih. Manik Angkeran got
gold and diamonds. But he was not satisfied. Manik Angkeran saw a big gem at the end of dragon’s tail.
When Naga Besukih turned toward a cave, Manik Angkeran immediately cut off dragon’s tail then ran
away.

Naga Besukih was furious then licked Manik Angkeran’s footprints. Then he turned into ashes. Sidi
Matra was aware of this situation; he begged Naga Besukih to revive his son. Naga Besukih agreed if his
tail was back. With magic, Sidi Mantra returned dragon’s tail back to normal. Then, Naga Besukih
revived Manik Angkeran.

Sidi Mantra knew that he could not live with Manik Angkeran anymore. With a magical wand, Sidi
Mantra made a line that separated him from son. There came springs growing into a sea. This is the
legend of Bali Strait separating Java from Bali.
 Legend of Bali Strait

When the island of Bali is still united with Java, this story happened. In Daha Kingdom, there lived a
Brahmin man named Sidi Mantra. He has a son. Her son name is Manik Angkeran. Manik Angkeran is a
man who likes to gamble.

One day Manik Angkeran lost gambling and could not pay his opponent. So he asked his father for help.
At first, Sidi Matra did not help. However, Manik Angkeran threatened to hurt himself if he did not
comply.

Because he loved his son so much, Sidi Matra prayed to God for help After finishing praying, a
mysterious voice was heard. The voice told Sidi Matra to meet Naga Besukih on Gunung Agung. but Sidi
Matra must use a genta bell to meet Naga Besukih

When Sidi Matra met Naga Besugih, Sidi Matra got lots of gold and diamonds. However, gold and
diamonds were spent by Manik Angkeran. For the second time Manik Angkeran lost gambling. He asked
his father for help again to pay the debt. So Sidi Matra returned to meet Naga Besukih. This time, Manik
Angkeran secretly followed his father to go to Naga Besukih.

A few days later, Manik Angkeran stole his father’s genta bell to meet Naga Besugih and asked for gold.
Manik Angkeran got lots of gold and diamonds. But Manik Angkeran still felt unsatisfied. He saw a very
bright Besugih Dragon gem at the end of dragon’s tail. It like a big diamond. So, Manik Angkeran also
wants it.

The next day, Manik Angkeran came to Naga Besugih again. She snuggled. Beaver Besugih quietly
walked towards the rear of Naga. When the Naga Besugih still slept, Manik Angkeran cut the tip of the
dragon’s tail. Then, he quickly took him away. He forgot that his running speed was not comparable to
the size of Naga Besugih’s body.

However, Nagaa Besugih felt it. He woke up and saw Manik Angkeran running. Naga Besukih is very
angry. Naga Besugih licked Manik Angkeran’s feet and turned to ashes. Sidi Matra knows this. Sidi
Matra begged the Naga Besukih to revive his son.

Naga Besukih will grant Sidi Matra’s request, if the tail returns to normal. finally, using his magic, Sidi
Matra returned Naga Besugih’s dragon tail back to normal. As promised, Manik Angkeran was revived
by Naga Besugih.

Sidi Mantra is happy that her child lives again. However, he also knew that he could not live with Manik
Angkeran again. Manik must learn. So, using his wand, Sidi Mantra made a line separating it from Manik
Angkeran. From the line came very heavy water and eventually became the sea. The sea is the strait of
Bali. That is separating Java island and Bali Island.
 The Legend Of Selat Bali

Once upon a time in Daha kingdom there lived a Brahmin named Sidi Mantra who was very famous.
Guru Sanghyang Widya gave him gifts and presented him a beautiful wife. After many years of marriage,
they had a son who they named Manik Angkeran. Although Manik Angkeran was handsome and
intelligent young man but he had bed behavior, he like gambling. He often lost, so he had staked his
parents’ wealth, even in debt to someone else. Because they could not pay the debt, Manik Angkeran’s
father asking for help to do something.
Sidi Mantra prayed to the God. Suddenly he heard a voice, “Hi, Sidi Mantra, in the crater of Mount
Agung there is a treasure guarded by a dragon, the Dragon named Basuki. Go there and ask that he would
give a little fortune”. Sidi Mantra went to Mount Agung to overcome all of the problems. Arriving at the
edge of Mount Agung, he sat cross-legged. As he rang the genta and called the name of Naga Basuki. In a
few moments the Naga Basuki was out. After hearing the purpose of Sidi Mantra, Naga Basuki gave him
gold and diamonds. After saying thank you, Sidi Mantra went home. He gave all of the gold and
diamonds to Manik Angkeran in hopes he would not gamble anymore. Of course not long after, the
treasure was gone for a bet. Manik Angkeran once again enlist the help of his father. Sidi Mantra of
course refused to help his son.
Manik Angkeran heard from his friends that the gold and diamonds was obtained from Mount
Agung. Manik Angkeran knew to get there he had to cast a spell, but he never learned about prayer and
mantra. So, he just took the genta that was stolen from his father while he slept. As he arrived at the crater
of Mount Agung, Manik Angkeran rang his “genta”. What a fright he saw Naga Basuki. Having heard
the purpose of Manik Angkeran, he said, “I will give you treasures that asked for, but you must promise
to change your behavior. Do not gamble anymore. Remember the law of karma”. Manik Angkeran
stunned to see the gold, diamonds, and jewels in front of him. Suddenly there was malice in his heart that
arised. Because he want to get more possessions, he cut the nail of Naga Basuki when he returned to the
hive. Manik Angkeran immediately ran away and not overtaken by the Dragon. But because the miracle
of the Dragon, Manik Angkeran burned to ashes during the dragon licked his tracks.
As he heard the death of his son, Sidi Mantra was grief and speechless. Soon he visited Naga Basuki
and begged his son to be revived. The Dragon accepted it, otherwise, its tail origin can return to normal.
With his power, Sidi Mantra could restore the dragon’s tail. After Manik Angkeran turned a life, he
apologized and promised to be a good person. Sidi Mantra knew that his son had repented, but he also
understood that they were no longer able to live together. “You have to start a new life but not here,” he
said. In the blink of an eye he was gone. In the place where he stood there was a water source that grew
larger that it became the ocean. With his cane, Sidi Mantra made a line that separated him with his son.
Now the place is known as the line which is separating Java and Bali islands.
 Timun Emas – Indonesian Folktale

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.
 Narrative Text Timun Mas

Once upon a time, an old widow wanted a daughter to live with her in the village. Knowing her wish, a
huge giant visited her house. He gave her a cucumber seed. He told the old widow that there will be a a
baby inside the cucumber. The giant promised to come back for the baby once she turned sixteen.

The old widow planted the seed in her yard. By the next morning, a cucumber grew. She cut it open and
found a baby girl inside. The old widow was so happy and named the baby Timun Mas. Day by day,
Timun Mas grew into a beautiful lady. The widow remembered what the giant had warned her. So when
Timun Mas turned sixteen, the widow told her to run into the jungle with a bag of salt. “You must not let
the giant catch you,” the widow cried out as Timun Mas ran into the jungle.

The giant came and asked the widow for Timun Mas. The widow refused to tell him and so he went into
the jungle. He angrily called out for Timun Mas. Timun Mas heard his voice and ran away from him. The
giant chased her. Timun Mas threw the salt that the widow had given her. It turned the jungle into a
muddy field. The muddy field swallowed the giant and he was never seen again. Finally, Timun Mas
returned home and lived happily ever after with the old widow.
 Timun Mas

Once upon a time, there lived an old widow. Her name was mbok Sirni. She lived by herself for years
since her husband had passed away many years ago. She was very lonely and she expected a child in her
life. She kept praying to God every day for her dream and she believed that miracle would happened to
those who had hope in their heart.

One night, a giant came into her dream. The giant told her to go into the jungle where she usually
collected firewood. The giant also told her that she would find the answer of her dream in that place.
When she woke up in the morning, she decided to follow the instruction in her dream.

Mbok Sirni went to the jungle in the morning and headed to the direction that the giant told her in her
dream. When she arrived in the location she saw a huge golden cucumber laying on the ground. She was
about to take the golden cucumber when suddenly a giant showed up in front of her. It was the giant that
she saw in her dream. She was really afraid when she saw the giant and she said, “please, don’t eat me
Giant”.

The Giant laughed to hear mbok Sirni’s statement. The giant said “I’m not here to eat you old
woman. I am here to grant you your wish”. “My wish, what do you mean Giant?” asked mbok Sirni
to the giant. “You said that you wanted a child, didn’t you?” said the giant. “Yes, that’s true” said
mbok Sirni. “Well, if you really want to have a child, take this golden cucumber with you. You will find
a baby inside it. You can keep the child with you but one day, you have to bring the child to me so I can
eat it.” Said the giant. Mbok Sirni agree to the giant offer because she had been waiting for so long to
have a child and she thought that this was the only way to achieve it.

Mbok Sirni brought the golden cucumber back to her house. She cut it open and she found that there was
a baby girl inside it. The baby was very pretty. Mbok Sirni was very happy that she finally had a child.
She named the baby “Timun Mas” as the baby was from a golden cucumber. Drowned in her
happiness, she forgot her promise to the giant.

The years went by and Timun Mas had grown into a beautiful, smart and kind young lady. Mbok Sirni
was very proud of what Timun Mas had become. Their life was so complete until one night the giant
showed up in mbok Sirni’s dream again. The giant remind her that he would come to their house next
week. The giant also told her to prepare her child to be his food.

Ever since that night, mbok Sirni was uneasy. She was so afraid of losing her child, but she also realized
that this was all her mistake when she made the promise to the giant. She finally decided to tell Timun
Mas about the problem. Timun Mas was so shocked to find out the truth. She refused to go with the giant
because she wanted to stay with her mother. After discussing the problem, they decided to ask for a help
from an ascetic who lived in a mountain.

The next day, they went to the mountain where the ascetic lived. They started the journey in the morning
and they managed to arrive in the place by the afternoon. It was a huge cave and they entered it. The
ascetic man greet them and asked their purpose to come into that place. Mbok Sirni explained everything
to the ascetic man and she asked for his help. The ascetic man asked them to wait and he walked into his
secret chamber.
When the ascetic man went out from his secret chamber, he brought four small bundles made of banana
leaves in his hand. He gave it to mbok Sirni and Timun Mas. He told them that each of the bundle contain
different thing such as: cucumber seed, needle, salt and shrimp paste (terasi). He also told Timun Mas to
bring it with her when the giant came to take her, and if the giant tried to chase her, Timun Mas had to
throw the bundle one by one toward the giant. After that they thanked the ascetic man and went back to
their house.

Timun Mas and mbok Sirni waited for the day when the giant would come to their house, but this time
they were not afraid anymore because they already had a weapon to fight the giant. After a couple of day,
the giant came to their house. Mbok Sirni came out of the house and face the giant. She asked the giant to
release Timun Mas from their agreement, but the giant refused. Mbok Sirni called Timun Mas and asked
her to come out of the house. Timun Mas introduced herself and stood up in front of the giant.

When the giant saw Timun Mas, his hunger get even worse. He was about to grab Timun Mas with his
hand when Timun Mas suddenly dodged and run away from him. The giant start chasing Timun Mas, but
Timun Mas was very agile so she can buy some distance between them.

After a couple of minutes, Timun Mas started to be tired and the giant started to catch up. She decided to
open the first bundle, and the content was cucumber seed. She throwed the bundle toward the giant and
suddenly the jungle turned into a large field of cucumber tree. In instant the cucumber tree grew around
the giant body and bind him. It stopped the giant for a while and Timun Mas managed keep the distance
between them. But it wasn’t long until the giant managed to get out of the trap and chased Timun Mas
again.

Timun Mas opened the second bundle and throw it toward the giant when she realized that the giant was
so close. It turned out that the second bundle contained some magic needles that grow into a large field of
bamboo tree. The bamboo tree stabbed the giant’s foot so it bleed, but the giant managed to get out of
the trap for the second time.

Timun Mas was so surprised to see the giant get out of the trap easily, so she decided to open the third
bundle and throw it toward the giant. The third bundle contained salt that magically turned the field into a
vast and deep ocean. For the third time, the giant managed to swim across the ocean easily. Timun Mas
became more nervous this time, because there was only one remaining weapon in her hand, and it was the
last bundle which contained shrimp paste (terasi). With her remaining energy, she threw the last bundle
toward the giant and in instant the land turned into flaming lava and the giant was drowned in it and died.

Timun Mas was so relief that she finally free from the Giant who wanted to consume her. She went back
home to her mother who was waiting for her to return home safely. They were so happy and they prayed
to God to show their gratitude. Finally, Timun Mas and mbok Sirni live happily ever after.