NUR ARIFAH FAIHANAH BT MOHD HASHIM

MARIAH
TESL 4

SHORT
STORY
CHARACTERS AND
CHARACTERISTIC
She was a nasi berlauk seller in Molo.
She was a widow. She had been married one but her husband
passed away soon after.
MARIAH
Mariah was tall and well proportional and move gracefully
.Her face was unlined, her complexion fair and her very dark, very
black eyes appeared to grow.
Mariah always had on a short kebaya.She used to cover herhead
and part ofher torso with kain lepas

IMAM CIK YAM

She is Imam's wife.
He such a sainted man. She always took great care
in her marriage.
Imam is Cik Yam He is
She has culinary and
also Che Gu Leh's friend housekeeping skills. Her
husband. housekeeping was also a
He is quite religional man model to be followed by
in the village. other womenfolk in the
village.

TING
SET IMAM'S HOUSE MOSQUE
Che·Gu Nab tells Cik Yam about her
husband having breakfast at
Mariah's stall.
Imam asks permission from Cik
Yamtomarry Mariah.
Imam went to the mosque and pray.
Imam dallied in the mosque. He come out
but went in again. Finally, Imam went in
and fell into trouble sleeping in the
mosque.

MARIAH'S HOUSE MOLO

Mariah sells her nasi berlauk in Molo.
Wedding ceremony of Mariah and
Imam takes place. The man congregate to have
breakfast at Market Square.

PLOT
introduction The plot starts with an introduction of the main character,
Mariah, who is a pretty widow who sells nasi berlauk.
It detailed how Mariah's gorgeous form appears as she walks in, with all eyes focused on a
figure approaching the entrance.
Her personality appears to captivate the men around her. It also describes how the men in
the village admired Mariah.
Mariah was accused of putting something in her Nasi Berlauk to charm all
rising the men in the village, including Pak Imam, by Che Gu Nab, the head of the
women's people.
action It follows with the flashback of Pak Imam's past about his long lost love 15
years ago with the daughter of his master, the Sheikh.

CLIMAX When Pak Imam asked his wife Cik

Yam for him to marry Mariah.
He begged for Cik Yam's forgiveness and kissed hem
of Cik Yam's sarong and asked for her permission to
marry Mariah

When Cik Yam agree to let Pak Imam

FALLING to marry Mariah in the condition of
equality.

ACTION Teh story resolves with Pak Imam

finally marry Mariah.