Tugas Modul : Learning Task M3 LA2

Nama : Hilda Hosfia, S.Hum

Sekolah : SMPN 32 Kab. Tebo

Learning Task M3 LA2

Instructions

To make your understanding of Fable texts better, please:

1. Read the text 1 below then do the task 1.
THE MONKEY AND THE TURTLE
Once upon a time there was a heavy down pour that made rivers overflow their banks.
So a monkey and a turtle agreed to go 1 to the river to pick up rampe (things brought by the
flood) from the stream. When they arrived at the river, they found a banana trunk drifting
along the river. They picked up the banana trunk and then divided it between them to grow in (
their fields. The monkey thought it would be better if he took the upper half of trunk so that it 1)
could grow easily and yield fruit sooner than the lower half of it because the upper half was
closer to where the bananas were. The monkey then gave the lower half to the turtle and
together they went directly home to plant their shares.
Everyday the monkey came to the turtle’s field asking how his lower half grew and
how many leaves it had. The turtle answered. “Quite dense, I guess!”“And how is your 2)
upper half, Monkey?” “Well, it withered,” answered the monkey.
Days went by and almost everyday the monkey asked the turtle about his lower half.
And the turtle always answered, “Denser and denser!” On the contrary, the monkey always 3)
answered, “Withered and wintered!” At last, the monkey’s upper half stopped growing, while
the lower half of the turtle began to bear fruit. Soon the turtle’s bananas were ripe enough to
harvest, but the turtle could not climb the banana tree to pick the fruit. So he sent for the
monkey to help him climb the banana tree and pick the bananas.
When the monkey got to the top of the tree, he began to pick ripe bananas, peeled
them one by ne and ate them greedily. The monkey went on eating, while the turtle was 4)
watching him from below. He got no bananas whatsoever from the monkey even after he
begged him kindly. “Pass one or two to me, Monkey!” “Wait! Let me finish tasting all of them
first!”
 The turtle went on asking for the bananas but the monkey only dropped the banana
skins for his friend. 5)
This scene went on and on until the turtle got angry since his right was denied by the
monkey. Then the turtle left the place. On his return, he brought with him several pieces6)
of sharp-pointed bamboos. He stuck the bamboo pieces upright on the grass around the
banana tree, and said, “Hey Monkey! When you get down, remember not to jump upon the
grassless part of the field because you might be bitten by the king’s watchdogs. Please jump
on the grass!”
Having eaten up all turtle’s bananas, the monkeys jumped down on the grassy area
shown by the turtle and ... what happened then? The bamboo stakes, prepared by the turtle, 7)
worked and the monkey was stabbed right through his belly and died. The turtle
immediately took along bamboo to catch the monkey’s blood flowing from the wound
and then he carried it on his shoulder. The turtle walk along the streets singing, offering his
merchandise... “Who wants to buy some sugar, please”
As the turtle passed by the palace, the king heard his singing and asked his man to
send for the turtle since he wanted to buy the sugar. When the turtle came before the king 8)
and showed his sugar, the king bought it. But, when the king was about to pay the turtle
refused to receive the money. He wanted the king to give him a gong in exchange for the
sugar. The king agreed to the turtle’s demand and gave the turtle a gong. Having received
the gong, the turtle went on his way to sell the sugar. All along his way he beat the gong
while singing his song. “Gong... gong... gong... gong... Eat, ... eat up the bones of your
fellow man Drink, ... drink up the blood of your fellow man.”
The turtle went on singing all along the street. And when the king heard this song,
he realized that he had been deceived by the turtle in buying his sugar. The king asked his 9)
man to send for the turtle again. When he came before the king, the trutle confessed that he
had actually sold the king monkey’s blood instead of sugar. The king got angry at what the
turtle had done to him. Unjustly he decided to sentence the turtle to death by beheading.
The turtle accepted the sentence, but he had a request to propose, “I accept the king’s
decision, but should the punishment be executed, I want my head cushioned on the king’s
thighs.” This request was granted by the king.
The punishment was executed in front of the people, attended by all knights,
ministers, and governors of the kingdom. The turtle was laid upon the king’s thighs. The 10)
executioner was ready with his long sharp sword, which was shining in the sun. As he was
about to chop the turtle’s head, immediately the turtle withdrew his head inside the shell.
What happened then? The sword surely cut the king’s thighs off and killed him.
This story ended with the death of the greedy monkey and of the unjust king.(M.
Arief Mattalitti and other, Sastra Lisan Wolio (Jakarta: PPDPB, DPDK, 1985) 11)

Task 1 LA1.docx
Task 1
Fill in the story elements of “The Monkey and The Turtle“ in the following table.
Setting Character Plot/events Problem Solution

 Once upon  Monkey,  a monkey and a turtle  The flood  The

a time  Turtle, agreed to go to the river in the monkey
 Rivers  King, to pick up the things banks river and the
 Home  Executioner brought by the flood  The turtle took
 Every day from the stream. monkey the rampe
on that  They found a banana banana did  The
time, trunk drifting along the not grow monkey
 The top of river. and the was sent
the tree,  They picked up the turtle’s by turtle to
 The palace, banana trunk and then grew but pick the
 All along divided into up down the turtle fruit
the street. half of banana trunk to couldn’t  The
 Punishment grow in their fields. pick the monkey
day  The monkey’s upper half fruit. set the trap
stopped growing, while  The to
the lower half of the monkey punished
turtle began to bear fruit. was greedy the
 Soon the turtle’s bananas and ate all monkey
were ripe, but the turtle the fruit. and the
could not climb the  The king monkey
banana tree. bought the died.
 He sent for the monkey sugar from  The turtle
to pick the bananas. turtle and got the
 When the monkey got to the turtle gong
the top of the tree, he ate asked for  The turtle
them greedily. the gong had a trick
 The turtle got no bananas  The king and it
 Then the turtle gave a punished made he
trap for monkey as a the turtle still alive
punishment with a and the
 The monkeys jumped death king died.
down on the grassy area penalty.
 shown by the turtle and
the monkey died.
 The turtle carried it on
his shoulder as his
merchandise.
 The king met the turtle to
buy it.
 The turtle asked a gong
in exchange for the
sugar.
 The king unjustly he
decided to sentence the
turtle to death.
 The turtle was laid upon
the king’s thighs and the
sword surely cut the
king’s thighs off and
killed him.

2. Read the text 2 below then do the task 2.

THE STAG AND THE WATER
One day a stag stood by the side of a pond. He looked at himself in the water. “My (1)
antlers are so beautiful!” he said. “They are so long and graceful. I wish I could the rest of
my body was as nice. But look at my ugly legs! They are so thin. I don’t like them at all.”
Just then he heard some dogs. He could hear the hunters on their horses. He ran away. (2)
His long legs jumped over the branches and dead trees. Soon he had left the dogs and the
men far behind. the woods to hide. But his antlers got caught on some branches. He pulled
and turned. But he could not get away. Then he went into the woods to hide. But his antlers
got caught on some branches. He pulled and turned. But he could not get away.
As the hunters came closer, he said, “What a fool I was! My antlers made me so (3)
proud. Now they will cause my death. I thought my legs were so ugly. But they were the
only things that could have saved me.”
Sometimes the things we like most are not good for us. And something we don’t like, we
need. (moral value) (4)

task 2 LA2.docx
Task 2
Fill in the story elements of “The Stag and The Water“ in the following table.
 Setting Character Plot/events Problem Solution

 One day,  A stag  A stag was  He was  He ran

 The side of  Some dogs. proud of his hunted by the away and
a pond.  The hunters horn hunter hid
 Forest  He ran away  He hid but he  The hunters
from the was trapped came closer
hunters. with his to him.
 His antlers antlers.
got caught
on some
branches and
trapped.
 The hunters
came closer.

3. Read the text 3 below then do the task 3.

THE ORIGIN OF A COUNTRY CALLED
MINANGKABAU(Minangkabau, West Sumatera)
A ship came from the sea carrying a buffalo with long horns. The ship anchored and (1)
the buffalo landed at a hill Bull Gombak, and then it was bathed in a river called Sungai
Emas, and after that the ship passed along the foot of a hill called Bukit Batu Patah. So the
buffalo was taken outside; its length was fifteen fathoms, its bulk eight fathoms, its horn six
fathoms. Then the skipper said to Datuk Ketumanggungan and Datuk Perpatin nan Sabatang
as well as to all the people of the country, “Would you, all the people gathered here, like to
make a bet by having our buffaloes fight? In case my buffalo is defeated, all my ship will
belong to you,” Then Datuk Perpatin nan Sabatang and Datuk Ketumanggungan as well as
dignitaries and all of the intelectual expressed their common view. “Let’s hold it after seven
days.” They were going to look for a young buffalo which was still sucking milk from its
mother. Meanwhile they made an iron support having nine branches with six apexes.
Before the seven days elapsed, during the night the young calf was not given the (2)
opportunity to be suckled by its mother. On the mouth of the thirsty calf, they fixed the iron
support mentioned above. All men and women went out of their houses to watch the fight.
The big buffalo was driven to the large field, while the young buffalo was released and also
driven to the centre of the field. At once the young buffalo hurried up toward the big buffalo
to suck milk to quench its thirst, but in so doing, it attacked with its iron support the belly of
the big buffalo; and the young buffalo won the game.
 How ashamed the skipper was. He abandoned all his ships and he went back to the (3)
sea; he left an acock behind. Then all the inhabitants of Nature throughout the county came to
an agreement to call the place Pulau Perca (the island of rubber). At present, it is called
Minangkabau, and up till now, the name has not been changed.

task 3 LA2.docx
Task 3
Fill in the story elements of “The Origin of A Country Called Minangkabau“ in the following
table.
Setting Character Plot/events Problem Solution

 a hill Bull  A buffalo  A ship with  The skipper  The calf was
Gombak,  The skipper buffalo came had a strong made thirsty
 a river called  Datuk and landed at buffalo and an iron
Sungai Ketumanggu a hill Bull wanted his support
Emas, ngan Gombak, buffalo having nine
 along the  Datuk  It was bathed fought with a branches
foot of a hill Perpatin nan in a river calf of the with six
called Bukit Sabatang called Sungai villagers. apexes.
Batu Patah.  The people of Emas,  The buffalo  The calf
 During the the country  After that the and the calf won.
night ship passed were driven
 the center of along Bukit to the field.
the field. Batu Patah.
 the sea  The buffalo
was taken
outside;
 The skipper
said to Datuk
Ketumanggu
ngan and
Datuk
Perpatin nan
Sabatang to
gathered the
people.
 They were
going to look
for a young
buffalo
 During the
night the
 young calf
was not given
the
opportunity
to be suckled
by its mother.
 The thirsty
calf and the
big buffalo
were driven
to the large
field.
 At once the
young buffalo
attacked with
its iron
support the
belly of the
big buffalo;
and the
young buffalo
won the
game.
 The skipper
abandoned all
his ships and
he went back
to the sea.

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