Welcome to Rumah Cerita Little Ery: Indonesian Folktales (Bilingual)

Timun Mas - Golden Cucumber

Timun Mas or Golden Cucumber is a folktale from Central Java. A magical folktale that tells a story about a giant who granted the childless old woman's wish of having a child by giving her magic cucumber seed. Timun Mas was born from inside of the magical golden cucumber. Cucumber here refers to gourds or squashes.

Malin Kundang: The Boy Who Forgot His Mother

Malin Kundang, anak yang durhaka kepada ibunya dan dikutuk menjadi batu. Cerita rakyat dari Sumatera Barat (A popular folktale from West Sumatera).

Welcome to Rumah Cerita Little Ery: Indonesian Folktales (Bilingual)

Hello there, thank you so much for coming. I'm Elsa Ery and this is Rumah Cerita Little Ery. In this podcast, you'll discover folktales from all around Indonesia, retold in both English and Bahasa. Indonesia has many folktales, and it's my ambition to bring these stories to you. Teman-teman, terima kasih sudah mampir. Di podcast Rumah Cerita Little Ery ini, kalian akan disuguhkan cerita rakyat Indonesia dalam 2 bahasa. Cerita rakyat Nusantara itu ternyata bukan cuma Malin Kundang, Timun Mas, atau cerita rakyat yang populer lainnya, lho. Tetapi masih banyak lagi cerita rakyat dari daerah yang kurang terekspos. Jika tidak dilestarikan, takutnya warisan budaya itu akan hilang. Untuk itu, podcast ini hadir sebagai upaya menyebarluaskan cerita rakyat Nusantara ke pendengar lokal maupun mancanegara. So, if you enjoy the stories, please share this podcast with others. Salam Budaya🇮🇩