Rapunzel

A long time ago there lived a young couple, a man and his wife. His wife was
expecting their baby. She wanted a plant that only grew in her neighbours
garden. She wanted it so much. She even intended to steal it hearself, but later
on, she sent her husband to steal it.
Unfortunately, Mother Gothel, the owner of the garden, caught him doing it.
She was a witch. Then, Mother Gothel forced the couple to give their first baby to
her.
A few months later, the baby was born. It was girl and named Rapunzel. Soon,
this baby was taken away to live with Mother Gothel. Rapunzel grew to be a
beautiful young girl with her long golden hair.
At first she was cared for in a normal way. When she reached puberty, she was
locked in a tower so that she would never leave Mother Gothel. The tower stood
in the forest. It could only be entered by climbing on Rapunzels long hair. To
cheer herself up, she loved to sing.
One day, a young prince was out hunting. He stumbled upon the tower. He
heard Rapunzels beautiful voice. He decided that he must meet her. He spied
and, by watching Mother Gothel, learned the words he had to say to have
Rapunzel drop her hair. The prince visited her often and then they fell in love.
Then, Rapunzel made a plan to escape from the tower. She wanted to be with
the prince. She asked the prince to bring her a skein of silk each time he visited.
She might weave a ladder for her escape. Unfortunately, Mother Gothel caught
on. Then, she banished Rapunzel to the desert. She threw the prince from the
tower into a thorny bush. The thorns made the prince blind and he roamed the
earth searching for his love.
Eventually, they found each other, and the princes eyes were healed by
Rapunzels tears of happiness.
 Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl called Sarah. She lived with her
stepmother. Her stepmother was very bossy, greedy and arrogant. She hated
Sarah a lot.
One day when her father was working outside, the stepmother hit Sarah and
expelled her from the house. She went outside and walked far away from the
house. Suddenly she saw a big melon farm and went in it. After that she hid in a
big melon. She used to go out of the melon to get her food.
One day a prince visited the farm and saw the big melon. Cut this melon, I
want to eat it, the prince said. The princes guard started to cut the melon but
they heard a voice from it. Sarah said, Dont cut me please! They were all
surprised at this situation. The prince said Who are you? Calm down, please
come out. After that she came out. The prince fell in love after looking at Sarah.
She told him her story so the prince decided to marry her and they lived
happily ever after.

Questions
1. The story talk about...
2. The stepmother behave..... in the family.
3. Sarah left the house one day because....
4. Sarah saw a very big melon and decided to ..... inside it
5. .....saw a big melon wanted to eat the melon
6. The guards stopped cutting the melon because....
7. In the and the prince...
 The Legend of Nyi Roro Kidul
(The Queen of South Ocean)
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Kadita. Because of her
beauty she was called Dewi Srengenge. It means the goddess of sun. Her father
was King Munding Wangi. Although he had a beautiful daughter, he was unhappy
because he always expected to have a son.
The King decided to marry Dewi Mutiara. He has a son from her. Dewi Mutiara
wanted her son to become a king in the future. She asked the King to send his
daughter away. The King did not agree.
Dewi Mutiara called a black wizard to curse Kadita. She wanted Kaditas
beautiful body full of ulcer. Then, Kaditas body was full of ulcer. It smelled bad.
The beautiful princess cried.
The King was very sad. No one could cure his daughters illness. The King did
not want her daughter to be a rumor so he sent his daughter away.
The poor princess did not know where to go. However, she had a noble heart.
She did not have any bad feeling about her stepmother. She walked for almost
seven days and seven nights. Then, she came to the South Ocean. The ocean
was so clean and clear. She jumped into the water and swam.
Suddenly, there was a miracle. The ocean water her illness. She become more
beautiful than before. She also had a power to command the whole South Ocean.
She became a fairy called Nyi Roro Kidul or The Queen of South Ocean.
 Once there was a young man called Lebai Malang. He was still a bachelor. He
lived in a village near a river in Central Sumatera.
One day Lebai was very confused, because he was invited to attend two
parties. One was in the Northern village and the other was in Southern. He knew
that people in the Northern village were clever at cooking. Whatever they cooked
it tasted very delicious, but on that day they killed just one buffalo. The people in
the Southern village couldnt cook. Whatever they cooked is tasted salty, but
they killed so many buffaloes, goats, and deers.
Where did Lebai decided to go? To go North or South? in the end Lebai made up
his mind to go North by boat. On his way to the Northern village, he saw many
people going there How can I get food? he thought. Then he turned his boat to
the Southern village. When he nearly got there, he changed his mind again,
because he knew very well that the people in the Southern village couldnt cook.
Then he turned his boat again to the Northern village. He felt very tired,
because he rowed against the stream. What happened to him when he got to the
Southern village? The party had been finished. Then he returned home. When he
got home, he saw just rice, no-side dish. So he decided to go fishing. He took his
fishing rod and put some rice inside a banana leaf. After waiting for an hour, he
didnt catch any fish while he felt very hungry. When he would open the banana
leaf, the boat moved and the rice fell into the water. Since then all the people
had called him UNLUCKY TEACHER or LEBAI MALANG.

Questions.
1. Lebai Malangs problem was that always got...
a. unlucky
b. tired
c. hungry
d. dizy

2. Why didnt Lebai fulfill the peoples invitation of the southern village?
it was because...
a. They disliked them
b. Their cook was not tasty
c. He forgot their promise
d. Their village was far away

3. What do you learn from the story above? the story teaches us that we....
 a. Must be honest in your lives
b. Cant live alone in this world
c. Should not to be choosy
d. May not go anywhere

TOADS AND DIAMONDS

Once upon a time, there lived a woman who had two daughters. The younger
daughter was generous and kind-hearted, but the older one was greedy and
mean. The older girl always bullied her younger sister and said unkind words to
her.
One day, both of them went into the forest, looking for firewood. When they
were taking a rest and preparing their lunch, a poor old woman came by and
begged for a drink. The older girl looked at the old woman and said sharply, Go
away! I dont have anything to share with you. But, Drink as much as you like,
said the younger one kindly, pouring water into a tin cup for the woman.
Thank you, child, I wish to repay your kindness with a gift. said the woman.
And as for you, she pointed to the older girl, you shall have you gift also.
Suddenly, the wind blew very strongly. The old woman disappeared. The two
girls went home and met their mother. Her mother gasped in amazement as her
younger daughter explained what had happened. Vast numbers of flowers and
jewels dropped from her mouth as she spoke. Meanwhile, when her older
daughter began to speak, My God! Dont speak! cried her mother in horror. Out
of her older daughters mouth came two toads and three snakes every time she
spoke.
From then on, the older daughter clasped her hand over her mouth every time
she got the urge to speak. And she never again bullied her younger sister and
said unkind words to her.
How many characters are there in the story? who are they?
How are the characterizations of the two daughters?
In your opinion, who was the old woman the girls met in the forest?
Why did the flowers and jewels drop from the younger dughters mouth?
why
 The Prince and His Best Friends
Once upon a time, there lived a kind young prince named Jonathan. He was
loved and adored by his people. His two close friends were Peter Piper, the
servant of the palace and Franklin Greedy, the son of an Aristocrat.
One day, The prince, Peter Piper, and Franklin Greedy were walking through the
forest. Suddenly a group of bandits attacked the three boys near an old house.
They entered the old house and blockaded the gate and doors. The three boys
were trapped inside the house.
Franklin was very terrified and asked the Prince to surrender immediately, but
Peter was not afraid. He urged and supported the Prince not to give up. The
Prince decided not to surrender because he realized that he would become a
hostage for the bandits to ask for ransom to his father, but Franklin was scared
and wanted to make a deal, it made Peter suspicious about Franklins behavior.
So he quietly made up a plan for him and the Prince to escape.
Early at dawn, Franklin opened the front gate and unlocked the doors. The
bandits entered the house in search of the Prince. When they came to the room
where the Prince was supposed to be sleeping, no one was there. Suddenly they
heard a horse running outside the house and saw over the window that Peter
Piper and the Prince were riding away on one of the bandits horses.
It turns out, Peter Piper sneaked out of the house and waited in the yard, while
the Prince was hiding behind the house. The bandits were very angry at Franklin
and took him with them while the Prince and Peter went safely going back to the
Capital.
 Questions :
1. Who were Prince Jonathans friends?
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2. What happened when the Prince and his two friends were walking in the
forest?
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3. Why did Franklin try to persuade the Prince to surrender?
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4. Why did Franklin sneak out to meet the bandits leader?
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5. Did the Prince manage to escape from the bandits? How?
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