[1] Once upon a time in Java, there was a poor widow named Mbok Srini who lived alone on the edge of a jungle.
When Mbok Srini harvested the golden cucumber and cut it open, behold, there was a beautiful baby girl inside it.
Just a week before Timun Mas' 17th birthday, Buta Ijo appeared in Mbok Srini's dream to remind her about their agreement.
When Buta Ijo came to take the girl away, Mbok Srini managed to deceive the giant by telling Timun Mas to fake being ill.
Growing impatient, the green giant swore that within one week, he would return to devour Timun Mas.
After hearing her story, the wise old rishi gave Mbok Srini four small bags of cloth, each containing cucumber seeds, needles, salts, and terasi (shrimp paste).
The rishi then told Mbok Srini to give these bags to Timun Mas and tell her to throw them when she was being chased by Buta Ijo.
Mbok Srini returned home and told Timun Mas what the rishi had said and what to do if the green giant chased her.
Suddenly, a large cucumber vine appeared and bound the giant's body, trapping it so that he could not move.
However, this only enraged Buta Ijo, who managed to get through the sharp bamboo forest and caught up to Timun Mas again.