A POOR WIDOW AND HER RICH NEIGHBOUR

A Poor Widow and Her Rich Neighbour


There was once an old widow who was very poor, so poor that she did not have clothes and anything to live properly. Sometimes she ate only once a day or even ate nothing for three days. Neither did she have relatives who would take care of her. She earned her living by collecting fire woods from the forest and sold it in the market. Next to her hut was the house of a rich man.
One day, she left for the forest for gathering fire woods. She walked alongside of a dry river. She saw a lot of fish wriggling in the mud as the lackness of water. She was about to take some of the fish for her meal when suddenly she heard the biggest one mumbled like a human being, “Dear god, send us water.” This request was repeated time after time while the fish lifted its head to the heaven. The woman was wondering what would happen next.
Some minutes later, the rain fell down from the sky. The river was full of water so that the little creatures could swim and were saved from death.
All her way home, she thought of the fish, of how they raised their heads to the heaven and how they had prayed for water. Then she got an idea, “if I ask for money, I may get it, I shall repeat the words of the fish.”
When she arrived at home, she sat in the corner of her house, raised her head and repeated the words time after time.
“God, your servant ask for money,” The poor woman was convinced that God would give money as He had given the water to the fish.
Her voice annoyed her neighbour. He came to her and said, “Stop your praying! Your request will not be heard. It is impossible that God comes here and give you money. You had better go to the forest to gather woods and leaves and live with that.”
The poor widow ignored it. She kept praying and it made her neighbour lost his patience. He took a large bag, filled it with pieces of glass and while the woman was seriously crying for money, he climbed with the bag on his shoulder up the roof of the window.
The man wanted to make fool of her. He threw his bag on the woman. Getting hit by the bag, the woman fell unconscious. When she woke up, he opened the bag and found money in it. She was very happy. Soon, she became a rich woman in her village.



– ORIENTATION : PARAGRAPH 1
– COMPLICATION : PARAGRAPH 2 AND PARAGRAPH 5
– RESOLUTION : PARAGRAPH 3 AND PARAGRAPH 6
– EVALUATION : PARAGRAPH 4


Translate :

Janda Miskin dan Tetangganya yang Kaya


Suatu saat ada janda tua yang sangat miskin, sehingga dia tidakmmempunyai baju dan sesuatu yang pantas untuk hidup. Kadang-kadang dia makan hanya sehari sekali ataupun tidak makan untuk tiga hari. Dia tidak mempunyai seorang pun anak family yang akan merawatnya. Dia memperoleh uang untuk hidup nya dengan mencari kayu baker di hutan dan menjual itu di pasar. Di samping gubuknya terdapat rumah orang kaya.
Suatu hari, dia opergi ke hutan untuk mengumpulkan kayu baker. Di berjalan sisi sungai yang kering. Dia melihat beberapa ikan menggeliat di Lumpur seperti kekurangan air. Dia mengambil beberapa ikan untuk memakannya, tiba-tiba dia mendengar suara yang menggelegar seperti suara manusia,”oh Tuhan, kirim kami air.” Permintaan itu diulangi beberapa kali saat ikan mengangkat kepalanya ke kayangan.. perempuan itu ingin tahu apa yang akan terjadi selanjutnya.
Beberapa menit kemudian, hujan turun dari langit. Ungai penuh dengan air sehingga orang-orang kecil dapat berenang dan selamat dari kematian.
Sepanjang perjalannya, dia(wanita) memikirkan ikan tersebut tentang bagaimana mereka mengangkat kepala mereka ke langit dan bagaimana mereka memohon untuk mendapatkan air. Lalu dia menfapatkan ide, “jika aku minta uang, Aku mungkin mendapatkan itu. Aku akan mengulangi kata-kata seperti yang dilakukan ikan.”
Ketika dia tiba di rumah, dia duduk di sudut rumahnya, samnbil mengangkat kepalanya dan mengulangi kata-kata beberapa kali.
“Tuhan, pelayan-Mu meminta uang.” Wanita miskin itu percaya bahwa Tuhan akan memberi uang seperti Tuhan memberi air untuk ikan.
Suara wanita tersebut mengganggu tetangganya. Dia(tetangga) datang ke wanita dan berkata,”Hentikan doamu!. Permintaanmu tidak akan didengar. Tidak mungkin Tuhan datang ke sini dan memberimu uang. Kamu lebih baik pergi ke hutan untuk mengumpulkan kayu dan hidup dengan itu.”
Janda miskin mengabaikan hal itu, dia tetap berdoa dan itu membuat tetangganya kehilangan kesabarannya. Dia(tetangga) mengambil tas yang besar dan memenuhi dengan pecahan kaca. Saat perempuan sedang menangis untuk uang, dia(tetangga) memanjat ke atas atap dengan tas di pundaknya.
Laki-laki itu ingin membuat wanita tersebut kelihatan tolol. Dia melempar tasnya ke wanita, karena kejatuhan tas wanita tersebut tidak sadarkan diri. Ketika dia bangun, dia membuka tas dan menemukan uang di dalamnya. Dia sangat senang. Segera, dia menjadi wanita kaya di desanya.

MELIA WIDYA KARTIKA SARI
XII IPA1 / 04