Timun Mas — An Indonesian Folk Tale, Retold | Ages 4-8 | Instant Download PDF

A giant gave her parents a child, and asked for her back when she grew. She was given four small gifts and told to run.

An Indonesian Folk Tale, Retold — part of Under the Story Tree, gentle retellings of folk tales from around the world, each carrying one small idea worth keeping. This one is about be brave think clearly.

What you get

• 32-page full-colour picture book, 8.5 × 8.5 in, 300 DPI
• One print-ready PDF — print it at home, or send it to a print shop
• Discussion questions for talking about the story together
• A note for grown-ups, because you are reading it too
• Instant download — yours the moment you check out. Nothing ships.
• Print it as many times as you like, for your own family, forever

Ages 4-8. About five to eight minutes to read aloud. Gentle throughout — no villains, no peril, nothing that lands badly at bedtime.

The honest part: the text and illustrations in this book were made with the help of generative AI tools, then written, chosen, edited and arranged by a human author. Retold for young readers from the Javanese Indonesian folk tale “Timun Mas” (Golden Cucumber). The story is in the public domain. We would rather tell you that plainly than have you find out later.