Example of folktale

Toba Lake

Once upon time, there was a poor fisherman who lived in the small village in North Sumatera. He
lived alone, his parents had been long gone and he had not married yet. Every day, he went to the
river in his village to fish. It was the only job he had. One morning, as usual after he locked his hut,
the fisherman went to the river to fish. That day, he only caught one fish, a big beautiful fish. He
then put the fish into the bucket full of water and was ready to go home.

Feeling hungry, when he arrived at home, he prepared seasonings to cook the fish for his lunch.
However, when he held the fish and looked at its eyes, he felt pity. He could not kill the fish. The fish
was too beautiful to be his lunch. So he decided to put back it into the bucket.

In the next day, as usual he went to fish again. But this time, he did not catch any fish. He went
home with empty-handed. Remembered the fish he caught the previous day, he planned to cook it.
However, when he wanted to take it, the fish was not there in the bucket. Instead, he found a
beautiful girl sitting in his kitchen.

“Who are you?” asked the fisherman.

“I was the fish” replied the girl.
“What do you mean?” asked the fisherman confuse.
“I was the fish you catch. You are so kind; you did not kill me yesterday. For that I am very thank full.
To return your kindness, I will help you to do anything.” explained the girl.
“Well, I lived alone. I don’t have any family. If you want to be my wife, I will be very happy” asked
the fisherman.
“Ok, but you have to promise to me. If we have children someday, don’t tell them about my origin. If
you tell them, the very bad thing will happen.” said the girl.

The fisherman and the girl then married. And after a year, they had a baby boy named Samo. As any
other children, Samo spent almost his day playing with friends. He played a lot and never helped his
mother at home nor his father at the river. One day, Samo was asked to deliver a lunch to his father.
But on the way to his father, he met his friends and decided to play with them. Samo forgot about
delivering the lunch to his father. More ever, he ate it after playing tiredly. Meanwhile Samo’s father
was waiting of his son bringing his lunch. Tired and hungry after fishing all day, Samo’s father
decided to go home. However, on the way to home he saw Samo.

“Samo, where have you been? You supposed to be deliver a lunch to me” asked his father.
“Mmmm… I am sorry, Dad. I forget. I have already eaten it with my friends” replied Samo.
“What!!! You eat it?? I go to work early in the morning and come back lately everyday so your and
your mother’s needs are fulfilled. DO YOU EVEN KNOW THAT???” said Samo’s father angrily.
“But I am hungry, dad” replied Samo.
“Do you think I am not hungry too? You, DAMN SON OF A FISH, don’t you ever come home!!”
Samo’s father was mad.

The Samo’s father anger took control of himself. He then realized that he had done something
wrong. He should not say like that thing to Samo. He had broken his promise to Samo’s mother.
Hearing what his father said to him, Samo cried and run back home to his mother. Samo told
everything to her. Samo’s mother was sad that her husband had broken his promise. Suddenly, the
sky was getting darker and rain fallen down. The rain was very heavy. It made the river overflow.
Flood could not be stopped. Within an hour, the village sank slowly. Before the village completely
drowned, Samo was asked to run up to hill by his mother. Meanwhile, his mother turned herself
back into a fish.

The flood made the village disappear. Samo’s father and all the villagers were drowning and death. It
was only Samo who was safe. He made it into the top of the hill just in time before the flood sank
the village. The legend said that the sinking village became a lake which is known today as ‘Toba
Lake’ and the hill where Samo stayed became an island which is known as ‘Samosir Island’.

Moral of the story: Never let your anger take control of you. If it does, very bad things will follow.

Example of Fabel

The Ant and the Grasshopper

On a warm summer day, a grasshopper leaped about a field merrily singing. Nearby, an ant toiled
hard under the hot sun. One by one, he hoisted heavy karnels of corn onto his shoulders and carried
them back to his nest.

"Come join me," said the grasshopper. "We'll sing and dance and make beautiful music!"

"I have no time to make music," said the ant. "I'm gathering food for the long winter ahead. I suggest
you do the same, if you know what's good for you,"

The grasshopper merely laughed. "I have plenty to eat today. Winter is a long time off. Why worry
on such a lovely day?"
Summer turned to autumn, autumn to winter. Now the field was covered in snow. The ant was
burrowed deep in his nest, warm and content. He had enough food to last the whole winter. But the
grasshopper was no longer singing a happy song. "It's freezing," he shivered. "I'm starving. If only I
had listened to the ant's advice!"

Moral of the story: There is a time for work and a time for play.

Example of Biography

Biography of Mario Teguh

• Full Name : Sis Maryono Teguh

• Place, Date of Birth : Makassar
• Date of Birth : March 5, 1956
• Nationality : Indonesia
• Job : Consultant, Entrepreneur, Psychologist, Author and Philosopher
• Religion : Islam

Mario Teguh was born in Makasar, March 05, 1956. The full name of Mario Teguh is Sis Maryono
Teguh, but he is more familiar and known by the people of Indonesia with the name of Mario Teguh.

He earned a Bachelor of Education from IKIP Malang. On January 28, 1993 Mario Teguh married
Linna Teguh and was blessed with two children namely Audrey Teguh and Marco Teguh.

Besides earning a bachelor’s degree in Education from IKIP Malang, he noted that he had studied at
home and abroad.
• Architecture Department of New Trier West High (high school level) in Chicago, USA, 1975.
• Department of Linguistics and English Education, Institute of Teacher Training and Education
Malang (S-1).
• International Business, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan.
• Department of Operations Systems, Indiana University, USA, 1983 (MBA).

After finishing his education, he once entered several banking companies. The first time he worked
at the BIMC company as Head of Manager. Then in 1983 – 1986 he served as Head of Sales at
Citibank, then at BSB Bank (State Branch Bank) in 1986 – 1989 as Bussiness Development Manager,
Aspac Bank in 1990 – 1994 with position as Vice President Marketing and Organization Development
and then as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Senior Consultant at Exnal Corp from 1994 to present.

He founded the Bussiness Effectiveness Consultant company, Exnal Corp. in 1994. A company
engaged in business consulting. There he began to spawn the essence of all the journeys he had
lived through.

He began to actively become a motivator and fill various motivational seminar events in various
places. Mario Teguh began to be known when bringing the show titled Business Art on O Channel.
Then his name became more widely known by the people of Indonesia when he brought the show
“Mario Teguh Golden Ways” on Metro TV. At this time, he is known as one of the most expensive
motivators in Indonesia.
In his career as a motivator and consultant, one of the ways used by Mario Teguh is Emotional
Intelligent. He is also doing more approaches through religious psychology such as Sufism and anger
control or better known as Anger Management rather than western psychology because he thinks it
is more suitable to be applied to plural Indonesian society so it is more easily accepted by all circles.

Mario Teguh has earned several awards. In 2010, he was chosen as one of the 8 figures of the 2009
version of Republika. Indonesian Record Museum, MURI, as the organizer of the first car prize
seminar in Indonesia in 2003. Awarded from Indonesian Record Museum, MURI, as the Motivator
with the biggest Facebook Fans in Indonesia in 2010.

Example of Spoof

Old Man And The Bus

One Day An Old Man Stood Up On A Bus Halt. He Looked Waiting Something. Then He Asked To A
Young Man Near Him, “Excuse Me, What Time Is The Bus To Bandung?”

“5 Minutes Later,” The Young Man Answered. “What About The Bus To Semarang?” The Old Man
Asked Again. “Around 10 Minutes Later,” The Young Man Answered Briefly. “Where Are You Going
To Go, Sir?”

“I Just Wanna Cross This Street. I’m Afraid They Hit Me,” The Old Man Answered Then Walked
Crossing The Street.