In this digital era, literature offers a global platform to discuss the issue of women-nature objectification present in various countries including Indonesia. This study investigates the connection of female objectification and water control in the light of eco-feminism existing in three Javanese folktales: “Sangkuriang”, “Jaka Tarub and the Seven Apsaras” and “The Legend of Banyuwangi River”. Thus, there are two research questions proposed: how is female objectification portrayed in the Javanese folktales in terms of bodily experience? (1); and, how is female objectification connected to the portrayal of water in the Javanese folktales (2)? The nature of this study is qualitative and employs textual analysis. The findings of this research discover that the female characters are objectified in regards to their bodily experience; denial of subjectivity is present and their beauty comes with misery. Furthermore, water is portrayed as witness and medium of resistance against female objectification.