Onion and Garlic (Bawang Merah dan Bawang Putih)

 
In the ancient time, lived a little family. The family consists of father, mother, and a
beautiful girl named Garlic. They are a harmonious and happy family despite his
father worked as an ordinary merchant. One day, the happiness in this family was lost
because the mother died. Garlic was very sad because she was very fond of her
mother. Her father was also so sad because he loved his wife so much.
 
After Garlic’s mother died, her house was visited frequently by a widow who had a
daughter named Onion. The widow often came with Onion to the Garlic’s home by
bringing food, helping to clean the house, and chatting with Garlic’s father. Finally,
the father thinks that he should marry the widow and made the widow as a new
mother for Garlic.
 
He asked for consideration of the proposal to Garlic. After being allowed to get
married by Garlic, then her father immediately carried out the marriage. They become
a new family and lived in a house. At first, the mother and Onions behaved Garlic
very well. However, the good behavior did not to be last long. Soon, the Onion and
her mother began to show their bad attitude. Garlic was often scolded and given heavy
works when the father went to trade. She had to do a lot of housework while the
Onions just sit and did not work at all. However, the situation was never told by her to
his father, so the Garlic continued to be treated badly by Onions and her mother.
 
One day, his father was sick and passed away. Since then, Garlic was treated worse
than before. Garlic almost never had a break every day. In the morning, she had to get
up in order to prepare breakfast and the water for Onion and her mother. Later, she
also gave eating to the livestock, washing clothes, and even watering the entire
garden. Although she should do so many works, she always did it happily. She hoped,
with such sincerity, her mother would love her sincerely someday.
 
On the morning, Garlic went to the river to wash the clothes. She was so excited and
washed vigorously. Because of getting too excited, she was not aware that there was a
shirt that washed away. She realized that the shirt had been washed away when the
flow carried it far enough. Later, she pursued but did not get the shirt. She felt
hopeless and immediately went home.
 
The shirt was her mother’s favorite. Of course, the mother was angry and told her to
look for the shirt until she could found it. Garlic came back to the river and walked to
the west to seek her mother’s favorite shirt. She walked along the river up to tens of
kilometers. After that, Garlic suddenly saw someone who was bathing the buffalo in
the river. She asked the man about the clothes were washed away. Later, she was
informed that the shirt drifting and it was not far from where she was standing. At that
moment, Garlic immediately ran down the river to find the shirt.
 
It was getting dark and the Garlic found a home. Because of completely exhausted,
she decided to take a break in the house. Apparently, it housed an old lady who had
previously found the shirt. The old lady wanted to return the shirt to her, but she
should accompany the old lady during a week. She agreed to stay with the lady for a
week. Within a week, she made the old lady to be so happy because she was diligent
and never complained even though felt so tired.
 
After accompanying for a week, she was given a pumpkin as the gift. When opening
it, she was very surprised because there were so much gold and gems. She
immediately went home and told the happening to her mother and also Onion.
However, the gold and jewels that she got immediately seized and she was forced to
tell where the jewelry could be obtained. Garlic immediately said that she got it from
an old lady who lived near the river.
 
In the next day, Onion came to that house and stayed for a week like what Garlic did.
However, because Onion was a lazy girl, the old lady gave a different pumpkin from
Garlic. Onion did not care and Onion immediately went home to open the pumpkin
with her mother. Apparently, the content was not gems or gold, but the venomous
snake that bit of Onion and the mother. Both of them died because of their greed.
 
After the happening, Garlic was living alone, but she was more calm and lived happily
with its gold and gems.
 The Golden Slug (Keong Mas)
 
In the ancient time, lived a young man named Galoran. He was respected because of
his wealth and honor. His parents were nobleman so he could live with luxury.
However, he was very wasteful and every day just squandered the wealth of his
parents.
 
One day, his parents died, but he did not care and continued to spend money as well as
before. Because his life was so extravagant, all the treasure that he had was running
out and he became an unemployed person. Many people sympathized with him and
offered a job. But every time he got the job, he just dallied and it made him always be
fired. Several months later, there was a wealthy widow who interested him. He
married the widow and of course, he was very happy to be living in luxury again.
 
The widow had a daughter who was very diligent and clever to weave. Her name is
Jambean, a beautiful girl and had been famous because of her weaving. However,
Galoran did not like the girl, because the girl often scolded him because of his
laziness. Finally, he threatened to torture and kill Jambean. He revealed the plan to his
wife and the wife was very sad to hear of the threat.
 
Hearing the news, Jambean was very sad but she volunteered herself to be killed by
her father. She told that she wanted to be dumped into a dam and did not burry under
the ground after the death. The mother agreed and did all of her wants. In the dam, her
body and head suddenly turned into the golden slugs.
 
Several years later, there are two widows who were looking for firewood. They were
kindred, the first widow named Mbok Sambega Rondo and the second called Mbok
Rondo Sembagil. When looking for the firewood in the jungle, they were very
surprised because of finding the beautiful golden slugs. They brought it and
maintained at home.
 
Once they brought the snails, there was always a miracle every day. Their kitchen was
always filled with the delicious food when they came home from work. They were
very surprised, and wanted to know the person who made those foods. They pretended
to go to work and hid in the back of the house. A few moments later, there was a
beautiful girl came from the inside of the conch and she began to cook the delicious
meals.
Both widows then secretly held and did not let the girl to get into the snail anymore.
The girl apparently was Jambean who had been killed by her father. Both widows then
allowed her to stay with them. Because of their versatility in weaving, she got her
famous back and made a handsome prince attracted. In the end, she married the prince
and lived happily.
 The legend of Lake Toba (Legenda Danau Toba)
 
In a long time ago, lived a young man named Toba. He had two excellent abilities in
terms of fishing and farming. When fishing, Toba was very astute and did not require
a long time to get the fish. Just thrown the hook into the river, and he got the big fish.
 
One afternoon, he went fishing to a river that was wide enough. Within seconds after
he threw the hook into the river, the fish immediately grabbed the bait and he got a big
fish for dinner.
 
He immediately went home and along the way he continued pleased because of having
enough fish for a dinner. He immediately moved the fish from the creel to the tub
filled with water. He wanted the fish stay fresh when cooked so the taste was
remarkably good. After putting fish inside the tubs, he prepared seasoning and
firewood which needed in the process of ripening. Unfortunately, firewood in the
house was out and he immediately looked for firewood in the forest.
 
Several hours later, he went home and carrying firewood pretty much to cook the fish.
However, when he got home, he was surprised because the fish was lost. He even
found pieces of gold, and a beautiful girl who was sitting in his room.
 
Furthermore, the beautiful girl told to Toba that she was the fish which arrested by
him, and pieces of gold was the part of constitutes fish. He then asked that pretty girl
to marry him. The beautiful girl agreed to his request, but he should not bring up the
past of that beautiful girl. Toba approved it and they were married.
 
His wife and him got are blessed a boy named Samosir. His child was very agile,
intelligent, but spoiled. When his child reached an age, there are task which should be
performed every day, namely delivering the food into his rice fields. One time, his
child felt very lazy to deliver food to the field and made his wife scolded.
 
Finally, his child forced usher these foods into the field. Because so upset, his child
ate most of the food at the trip, then bring it to the field with just a little food. When
food given to the Toba, of course he surprised and asked about it to his son.
 
Toba was furious to learn that his son had eaten the food. He said that his son was a
child fish and his child came home while crying. His son complained to his wife and
makes his wife so furious.
 
His wife was so angry and assumed that Toba had been violated the covenant.
Although Toba had begged so much, but his wife would not forgive him and went
with his son to the river. The Wife and his son turned into a fish again.
 
Instantly, the rain came in a very heavy and flushed Toba to sink. Heavy rains formed
a lake known as Toba Lake.
  Jaka Tarub And Nawang Wulan

Jaka Tarub was a handsome and diligent young man. He lived in a village near a lake.
One day, when Jaka Tarub passed the lake, he heard some giggles and laughs of some
girls who were bathing in the lake. He was curious, so he peeped through the bushes.
There were seven beautiful girls in the lake. They’re fairies from the heavenly
kingdom of kahyangan. Jaka Tarub saw a scarf near the bushes. It belonged to one of
the fairies. Jaka Tarub then took it and hid it.

Crack!!! Accidentally, Jaka Tarub stepped on a twig. “There’s someone!” said one of
the fairies. “Let’s get back. Hurry!” she said. They pulled over and wear their scarf.
“Where is my scarf?” one of the fairies couldn’t find her scarf. She was the youngest
fairy called Nawang Wulan. They tried to search for it, but it was no where to be
found. “We’re sorry, Wulan. We have to go back to kahyangan,” said the eldest fairy.
“You’ll have to find it by yourself. We’ll wait for you in kahyangan,” she said in
empathy. The other fairies then flew to the sky leaving Nawang Wulan behind.
Nawang Wulan saw them leaving in tears. She was so sad.

“Excuse me …,” said Jaka Tarub, startling Nawang Wulan. “Are you okay?” he
asked. Nawang Wulan moved backward, “Who are you?” she asked. “My name is
Jaka Tarub. I was passing by and I heard you crying, so I came to see what happen,”
Jaka Tarub lied. Nawang Wulan then told him about her problem. “I can’t fly without
my scarf,” she said. Jaka Tarub then asked Nawang Wulan to come home with him.
At first, Nawang Wulan refused the offer. But since she didn’t have anywhere else to
go, Nawang Wulan then decided to follow Jaka Tarub.

Nawang Wulan stayed with Jaka Tarub in the village. A month passed, and they
decided to get married. Nawang Wulan was willing to marry a human because she fell
in love with Jaka Tarub. After a year, they had a beautiful daughter. They named her
Kumalasari. They lived happily.

Jaka Tarub was also happy to live with Nawang Wulan and Kumalasari. Especially
because he always got a lot of harvest since he married Nawang Wulan. He couldn’t
even keep all of his harvest in the barn because it was always full. “It’s so weird.
Nawang Wulan cooked everyday, but why is my barn always full,” Jaka Tarub
mumbled to himself. He was so curious. One day, Jaka Tarub stayed at home. “I want
to stay home today. I’d like to play with Kumalasari,” he said to his wife. “Well, I’ll
go to the river to wash the clothes. Please keep an eye on Kumalasari,” asked Nawang
Wulan. “I’m cooking rice now. Please do not open the pan cover before it’s done,” she
said just before she left. “Could this be the secret?” Jaka Tarub thought. After Nawang
Wulan left, he curiously opened the pan cover. He found only one single paddy. “How
come?” he wondered.
Before lunch, Nawang Wulan came home. She headed to the kitchen to see the rice
she had cooked. She found that the rice turned into only a few grains. “Did you open
the pan cover?” she asked her husband. “I… I’m sorry. I was curious,” Jaka Tarub
said as he realized his fault.

Ever since, Nawang Wulan had lost her power. She couldn’t cook rice with only a
single paddy. Their paddy supply was slowly lessened. Their barn was almost empty.
One day, Nawang Wulan went to the barn to get some paddy. When she took one of
them, she found a scarf. “What’s this? This is my scarf,” said Nawang Wulan startled.

That night, Nawang Wulan asked her husband about the scarf. Jaka Tarub’s eyes
widened, “You found it?” he asked. Jaka Tarub looked down and asked for her
forgiveness. “Because I’ve found my scarf, it’s time for me to go back to where I
belong,” Nawang Wulan said. Jaka Tarub tried to stop her, but Nawang Wulan had
made up her mind. “Please take good care of Kumalasari,” she said. “If she wanted to
see me, take seven grains of candlenut and put it into a basket. Shake it as you play the
bamboo flute. I’ll come to see her,” she explained.

Jaka Tarub promised to take good care of their daughter. He once again asked for
forgiveness for all of his mistakes. “I’ve forgiven you, so you don’t have to feel guilty.
I must go now. Take care,” said Nawang Wulan as she flew to the bright full
moon.***
 TUGAS BAHASA INGGRIS

Disusun Oleh:

Nama : 1. ANDIKA RAJASYA

2. MUH. FATIR

SMPN 4 WALENRANG
TAHUN 2020