SILVER CUCUMBER

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Once upon a time, there lived a couple of married. They lived in the forest which is so far from urban world. They have been 30 years married, but them not yet given by a child even also. Though, they thirst for took care of a child.

Mother            :        “Father, when we get a baby? I thirsting for to carry on the back the baby and take care of it adult to till wait.”
Father              :        “I don’t know. Possible this our born to, Mom.”
Mother            :        “Yes.” (Breathing length).
Father              :        “Awaiting first, Mom. Father knowed with a deity. She can give the child to our, Mom. See our neighbour next door. She can have the child from the deity.
Mother            :        “Is it true that deity live where?”
Father              :        “In well.”
Mother            :        “What? Bizzare, deity can live in the well. It is true where its well situation?”
Father              :        “Why Mom? It’s situation at elbow rice field, Mom. How if tomorrow we come home from rice field?”
Mother            :        “Well if so.”

Next day, the husband went to rice field did the everyday activity. Meanwhile, the wife at home whose lunch. After ripeness, the wife brought it rice field.

Mother            :         “Father, here! Let father take a rest first! Lunch have come! It is at the same time called loudly.”
Father              :         “Yes, mother just a moment!”
Mother            :         “Yes.” (When to shack to eat)

After that have eaten, they conversed desire return to own a child

Mother            :         “Father, become we do not to its well. Then how to call it.”
Father              :         “Yes, but father don’t know of how to. I have the friend, only she which can call it. Mom, just awaiting here! Father will fetch that my friend.”

While the mother did set right the food, father went to his friend’s house, named his named was Junet.

Father              :        “Assalamualaikum. Junet! Junet! Are you in there?”
Junet               :        “Waalaikumsalam. Hello my friend. I’m in here.” (Go out from back yard)
Father              :        “I wish to have the child, but until now, we are not yet give a child. Because of that, I will accompany you to come in deity place because only you which know its way.”
Junet               :        “Oh, so you wish to ask the child at that Deity. Why do you don’t pray to God?”
Father              :        “Already, every day I and my wife is pray to God, but not granted.”
Junet               :        “Okay, if that your want. Well, we go there now.”
Father              :        “Yes, thank you Mr. Junet. You are right good people.”
Junet               :        “Ok, your welcome, Sir. But, don’t forget it, Sir?”
Father              :        “What?”
Junet               :        “It’s Fee.” (Laughing)
Father              :        “If so only the same. Base you are.”

After that, father and package the Junet when the place where that deity did lived. They also invited mother which resided in rice field.

Father              :        “He is which it’s name Mr. Junet. Introducing sir, she is my wife.”
Junet               :        “I am Junet, Mrs. Friend work mother husband.”
Mother            :        “Let’s go to deity place.”

They are, directed to well. Mr. Junet can did inform them how to call the deity.

Junet               :        “Sir, this is a place that I purpose.”
Father              :        “So how to call the deity?”
Junet               :        “It’s very easy, we only throw the coin toward that well.”
Mother            :        “How many coin?”
Junet               :        “For the boy of 2 coin and girl 1 coin.”
Mother            :        “Mom wish girl, Dad.”
Father              :        “Dad wish boy, Mom.”
Mother            :        “Girl.”
Father              :        “Boy.”
Junet               :        “Already, better all of you just switching!”
Father              :        “It’s Okay.” (Mother and Father even also rumble)
Mother            :        “Hurrah… Mom is winner.”

Mother did can even also thrown the coin toward that well. Then that deity when out from well.

Deity               :        “Hohohohoho…. For what you call me?” (Deity laughed)
All of them     :        (All of them fear)
Junet               :        “Our Arrival here to have recourse. This family wish to take care of a child. You can assist this family?”
Deity               :        “Hohoho, that is easy problem for me. You wish child of like what?”
Mother            :        “I wish to have the daughter. She have to be beautiful, kindhearted, obey to the parent and others. Can?”
Deity               :        “O.K. But all of you have to adhere my request. If she have 17 year old. I will return this place to take it return. I will marry she is if she beautiful, if she my bad will eat she is. Do you all agree?”

Mother and Father did also negotiated. What they will follow that giant words. In the reality they agree with the giant decision. And the Giant give bean to be planted.

Father              :        “Ok. I will be accepted by a decision you.”
Deity               :        “Good. This I give the bean to all of you plant. After 1 day you will get a child of is above bed sleep all of you.”
Mother            :        “Thank.
Deity               :        “Both of the same.

Then they return to plant the Peanut have give by giant. After its wait next day, they got a beautiful daughter Peanut and kindhearted.

Father              :        “Mom., seeing! There is mattress baby! That baby is beautiful really!”
Mother            :        “Is true? Possible that our baby. Oh, my baby! (Running to come near the baby)”
Father              :        “Yes, Mom. That is true our child. We give the name putri “

Seventeenth year compassion then that child have grew up and own the kindhearted and beautiful face. And after a few times, came the deity which will bill for its promise first.

Deity               :        “Hohoho. I’m coming. Hi, all, hohohohoho.” (Deity aughed)
Mother            :        “Oh father, that deity come. I he/she do not willing to take the putri. How this yeah?”
Father              :        “Father don’t know this situation , Mom. Possible this our born to discharge it.”

While the deity walked when tocthat wife spouse house, the mother order daughter in order not to when out house.

Mother            :        “My daughter, please look at me. You must residing in house. Because deity will take the you from hand of father and mother.”
Putri                :        “What Mom, I will listen go your comand. Is true, Mom? Why that deity wish to take me.”
Father              :        “Look at me Putri, that deity wish to bill for its promise first.”
Putri                :        “Promise what, Dad?”
Father              :        “Promise.”

Before the father informed the Putri, sudden the deity came.

Mother            :        “Father! Putri! That Deity come in.” (Scream)
Putri                :        “Father, how this?”

From the long distance heard by a deity voice.

Deity               :        “Hahaha. Go out all of you!”
Mother            :        “Is he a deity?”
Deity               :        “Are you forget? In the place, I will take your daughter.”
Father              :        “Well, just a moment! My Daughter is taking a bath”
Deity               :        “Well, but caution of if you lie!”

Mother and Putri went out from home to met the deity. They felt sorrow because they have been to part Putri truthfully not yet known what is when on. Meanwhile, deity like the goal. Momentary afterwards, Putri narrated by brother what in fact happened, because the mother did not ready to tell together.

Putra                  :      “My sister, in fact this secret of mother and father. In fact sister is gift child from the deity, because at that time father and mother not yet been bestowed by the child. Become, they ask to bear hand the deity.”
Putri                  :      “So?”
Putra                  :      “That Deity grant, but on condition that.”
Putri                  :      “What is it condition?”
Putra                  :      “When you 17 years old, he will come here to bring you.”(Show to Putri)
Deity                 :      “To bring you go out from here.” (Directed shout)
Putri                  :      “Become in fact I am not child from the father and mother? What Putra also not child from Father and Mother? And why all of you hide all that from me?”
Deity                 :      “No, Putra is child from the Father and Mother.” (Showing sorrowful silent Putra)
Putra                  :      “Real correct Sister, initially mother cannot have the child, however after mother own the sister, in the reality mother expressed pregnancy.
Putra                  :      “But why all of you hide this from me?”
Putra                  :      “That because us do not wish the sister think this matter?”
Putri                  :      “But….”
Deity                 :      ‘Have Putri, there no time again and quickly follow with me! Your time have is up.”
Mother              :      “Going my daughter! Forgive the mistake of mother and father.” (Embracing each other)
Father                :      “Father also apologize the.”
Putri                  :      “Whether, me will follow with that deity. Father thank, mother, sister. Forgive also my mistake.”
Putri Families    :      “Putri!” (Screaming concurrently)
Putri                  :      “I will always remember all of my best families ever.”
Finaly, after occurenced took place, Putri’s families very sorrowed with the occurenced which have been became of by its family. But, after some years elapse, Putra own the sister which its criterion is equal to its sister. That family lived fully part and emotion every time and every where.