A Woman and the Wolves

A long time ago, very few people lived in the New Territories. There were only a few
villages. If the people wanted to go from one village to another, they often had to
pass through wild and unsafe forest.

One day, a farmer’s young wife went to the next village to visit her own mother and
brother. She brought along her baby son. When it was time for her to leave, her
brother said “ it is getting dark. Let my son, Ah Tim go with you though the forest.”

So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed behind, carrying her baby.
When they were in the forest, suddenly they saw a group of wolves. They began to
run to avoid the danger, but Ah Tim kicked against a stone and fell down. At once
the wolves caught him. The young woman cried to the wolves, “ please eat my own
son instead.” Then, she put her baby son on the ground in front of the wolves and
took her nephew away.

Everyone understood that this was because the woman was very good and kind.
She had offered her own son’s life to save her nephew.

They ran back to the house and called for help. All men in the village fetched thick
sticks and went back with her into the forest. When they got there, they saw
something very strange. Instead of eating the woman’s baby the wolves were
playing with him.
 The Two Sisters and A Cat
Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Smith are sisters. Mrs. Wilson lives in a house in Duncan and
Mrs. Smith lives in a condominium in Victoria. One day Mrs. Wilson visited her sister.
When her sister answered the door, Mrs. Wilson saw tears in her eyes. “What’s the
matter?” she asked. Mrs. Smith said “My cat Sammy died last night and I have no place
to bury him”.

She began to cry again. Mrs. Wilson was very sad because she knew her sister loved
the cat very much. Suddenly Mrs.. Wilson said “I can bury your cat in my garden in
Duncan and you can come and visit him sometimes.” Mrs. Smith stopped crying and the
two sisters had tea together.

It was now five o’clock and Mrs. Wilson said it was time for her to go home. She put on
her hat, coat and gloves and Mrs. Smith put the dead Sammy into a shopping bag. Mrs.
Wilson took the shopping bag and walked to the bus stop. She waited a long time for
the bus so she bought a newspaper. When the bus arrived, she got on the bus, sat
down and put the shopping bag on the floor beside her feet. She then began to read the
newspaper. When the bus arrived at her bus stop, she got off the bus and walked for
about two minutes. Suddenly she remembered she had left the shopping bag on the
bus.
In a suburb, three brothers namely Alan, Bulan and Citra. Alan became the backbone of
the family as the eldest sibling after his parents abandoned the three siblings when they
were young. Their ages are actually not that far apart because their parents do not use
contraception. So that the ages of Alan, Bulan and Citra are only two years apart. When
Citra was ten years old, her parents left her for no apparent reason. Alan as the
backbone of the family can only be a member of one of the market thugs association.
Meanwhile Bulan and Citra become a pair of pickpockets even though they are still
children. Without education their lives are all miserable and eventually each of them
meets his death before the age of twenty.

[Link] what age did Bulan’s parents leave her

2. At what age did the three of them die

3. Why their lives are miserable

Budi has been a scavenger since he was seven years old so he has never had an
education. Even so, Budi often collects used books from the city’s trash heaps. Budi
could only read and do basic arithmetic when there was a social service that had
conducted an literacy eradication program. It didn’t last long, only six months, but at
least Budi could read and count. With the capital of old books from piles of city waste,
Budi honed his basic knowledge. When he was a teenager he took the “Ujian Kejar
Paket” for those who had dropped out of school. When he grew up, Budi became a
waste recycling entrepreneur from all the training and education he attended. This is
clear proof that education can change someone’s life even from the grassroots.

4. Write down the moral of the story!

5. Who taught Budi to read and count?
6. What do you think about Budi’s life?
Long, long ago, when the gods and goddesses used to mingle in the affairs of
mortals, there was a small kingdom on the slope of Mount Wayang in West Java.
The King, named Sang Prabu, was a wise man.

He had an only daughter, called Princess Teja Nirmala, who was famous for her
beauty but she was not married. One day Sang Prabu made up his mind to settle
the matter through a show of strength.

After that, the Prince of Blambangan, named Raden Begawan won the
competition. Unfortunately, the wicked fairy, Princess Segara fell in love with
Raden Begawan and used magic power to render him unconscious and he forgot
his wedding.

When Sang Prabu was searching, Raden Begawan saw him and soon realized
that he had been enchanted by the wicked fairy. The fairy could not accept this,
so she killed Raden Begawan. When Princess Teja Nirmala heard this, she was
very sad. So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan.

1. Which one of the following statements is false about Sang Prabu?

A. Sang Prabu was the father of his only daughter.

B. Sang Prabu was a king of a kingdom in West Java.

C. Sang Prabu was taken to Kahyangan by a wicked fairy.

D. Sang Prabu was a wise man.

2. Why the wicked fairy did use her magic to make Raden Begawan
unconscious?

A. She didn't like Raden Begawan.

B. She didn't want Raden Prabu to marry the princess.

C. She wanted Teja Nirmala to forget about her wedding.

D. She didn't want the prince of Blambangan to marry the princess.

3. What do you think will happen if gods or goddesses cannot mingle in the
affairs of people on earth at that time?
A. Princess Segara will have married Raden Begawan.

B. Sang Prabu will not hold a strength competition.

C. Raden Begawan will not die.

D. Wicked Fairy will not take Raden Begawan's life.

4. So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan. (Paragraph 2) The word here in
the sentence refers to ...

A. The wicked fairy

B. The nice fairy

C. Princess Nirmala

D. Prince Teja

5. The similarity between fairies and humans according to the text.

A. The place they live.

B. The jealousy that they possess.

C. The way they don't feel love.

D. The strength they have.

Question for numbers 6-15.

A long time ago, very few people lived in the New Territories. There were only a
few villages. If the people wanted to go from one village to another, they often
had to pass through wild and unsafe forests.

One day, a farmer's young wife went to the next village to visit her own mother
and brother. She brought along her baby son. When it was time for her to leave,
her brother said "it is getting dark. Let my son, Ah Tim go with you through the
forest".

So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed behind, carrying her
baby. When they were in the forest, suddenly they saw a group of wolves. They
began to run to avoid the danger, but Ah Tim kicked against a stone and fell
down.

At once the wolves caught him. The young woman cried to the wolves, "please
eat my own son instead". Then, she put her baby son on the ground in front of
the wolves and took her nephew away. Everyone understood that this was
because the woman was very good and kind. She had offered her own son's life
to save her nephew.

They ran back to the house and called for help. All men in the village fetched
thick sticks and went back with her into the forest. When they got there, they
saw something very strange. Instead of eating the woman's baby, the wolves
were playing with him.

6. What separated one village from another a long time ago in the New
Territories?

A. Another village

B. Mountains

C. Forests

D. Hills

7. Who was Ah Tim?

A. The young woman's brother.

B. The young woman's son.

C. The young woman's brother and nephew.

D. The young woman's brother's son.

8. Who walked in front when they were in the forest?

A. Ah Tm

B. The woman

C. The woman's son.

D. Her brother's nephew.

9. How could the wolves catch Ah Tim?

A. He was afraid.

B. He was stumbled by a stone.

C. He ran slowly.

D. The woman cried.

10. The woman gave her son to the wolves because ...

A. She loved her nephew than her son.

B. She thought about how her brother would be.

C. She wanted her son was eaten by the wolves.

D. She was crazy.

11. What did the villagers bring sticks for?

A. For the weapon to beat the wolves.

B. To bring the woman's nephew.

C. For the fire woods.

D. For play

12. "all men in the village fetched thick stick …" The word "fetched" has a
similar meaning to:

A. Received

B. Caught

C. Got

D. Hit
13. From the passage we learn that the villages were ...

A. Located in one huge area.

B. Situated in a large district.

C. Separated by untamed jungles.

D. Wild and unsafe.

14. The brother let her son go with his aunt as she left home because ...

A. Ah Tim wanted to see the wolves.

B. His aunt wanted him to come along.

C. Ah Tim was bored living with his parents.

D. Ah Tim would be a guardian for them.

15. What is the purpose of the writer in writing the story above?

A. To describe the danger of the villages.

B. To entertain the readers of the story.

C. To tell the villagers relationship.

D. To explain how important a relative is.