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Once upon a time, there was a little poor boy came into a little village. He was very hungry
and weak. He knocked at every door and asked for some food, but nobody cared about him. Nobody
wanted to help the little boy.

Finally, a generous woman helped him. She gave him shelter and a meal. When the boy wanted to
leave, this old woman gave him a “lesung”, a big wooden mortar for pounding rice. She reminded
him, “please remember, if there is a flood you must save yourself. Use this “lesung” as a boat”. The
“lesung” was happy and thanked the old woman.The little boy continued his journey. While he was
passing through the village, he saw many people gathering on the field. The boy came closer and
saw a stick stuck in the ground. People challenged each other to pull out that stick. Everybody tried,
but nobody succeeded. “Can I try?” asked the little boy. The crowd laughed mockingly. The boy
wanted to try his luck so he stepped forward and pulled out the stick. He could do it very easily.
Everybody was dumbfounded.

Suddenly, from the hole left by stick, water spouted out. It did not stop until it flooded the village.
And no one was saved from the water except the little boy and the generous old woman who gave
him shelter and meal. As she told him, he used the “lesung” as a boat and picked up the old woman.
The whole village became a huge lake. It is now known as Rawa Pening Lake in Salatiga, Central Java,
Indonesia.

I. Answer the questions correctly!

1. Where was the story happened?
2. What did the boy do to ask food?
3. Who helped the boy?
4. What were given to the boy by the old woman?
5. What happened after the boy pulled out the stick?

II. Find the reference of these words!

1. He was very hungry and weak. He refers to ...
2. She reminded him, “please remember. She refers to ...
3. if there is a flood you. You refers to ...
4. It did not stop until. It refers to ...
5. It is now known as Rawa Pening Lake in Salatiga. It refers to ...

Once upon a time, lived a beautiful young girl in Sumatra. Her name was Umbut Muda. She was
very rich because when her father died, she inherited all his money and the house. She became nasty
and proud of herself. Even she didn’t respect to her mother. She ordered her mother to clean the house,
wash her clothes, and cook for her.
One day, there was a feast in another village. Umbut Muda attended the feast. She wore her
most beautiful dress and all her jewelries. Her mother was with her, holding the umbrella to protect
Umbut Muda from the sun. When they passed a bridge, Umbut Muda dropped one of her bracelets. The
bracelet fell into the river. She ordered her mother to go down to the river and get it, but the river
flooded. The bracelet was drowned and could not be seen. The mother failed to get the bracelet back.
Umbut Muda was furious. She yelled at her mother, ”You are stupid and lazy woman!” she said.
“Go down to the river again and get my bracelet back! ”she stamped her feet and didn’t realize that the
bridge was slippery. Suddenly she slipped over and fell into the river. She screamed for help. Her mother
was trying to help her, but the stream was too fast. Umbut Muda was drowned.
Umbut Muda’s mother was very sad. She couldn’t save her daughter’s soul.
I. Answer the questions correctly!
1. What did Umbut get from his father?
2. Mention 3 things that showed Umbut Muda didn’t respect with her mother?
3. What did Umbut wear in the party?
4. What was fell down?
5. Did Umbut’s mother succeed to get the bracelet?
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II. Find the references of these words!

1. “ Go down to the river and get my bracelet”
My refers to ...
2. She couldn’t save her daughter’s soul
Her refers to ...
3. She inherited all his money and the house
His refers to ...
4. She become nasty and proud of herself
Herself refers to ...
III. Find the synonym and antonym of the words in the text!
1. Stubborn =
2. Diligent ><
3. Party =
4. Angry =
5. Received =