Halaman
CHAPTER
Sangkuriang
Here I will learn
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to listen to a folktale
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to read a folktale for myself
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to read a folktale to other people
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to get a moral lesson from a folktale
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I will read you a folktale from
West Java, Indonesia. The title is
“Sangkuriang.”
Follow the story actively.
One of you will write the complete story on
the board. Follow him/her and hand-write the
story on a piece of paper.
Make sure you know the meaning of
every word and spell it correctly. Use the
punctuation marks correctly, too.
While you are writing, say the words loudly,
clearly, and correctly.
Use a dictionary. If you have any problems,
come to me.
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Let’s discuss what we can learn from
Sangkuriang with the following
questions. You can also ask other
questions.
We will do the activity orally. Make sure
you speak loudly, clearly and correctly.
1)
Who is Dayang Sumbi? Describe her.
2)
Who is Tumang? Why did Dayang Sumbi marry him?
3)
Was Tumang a human being or a dog?
4)
What did Sangkuriang know about Tumang?
5)
One day he killed Tumang. Did he kill him because he was a bad son
to his father? Why did he kill Tumang?
6)
If you were Dayang Sumbi, would you tell Sangkuriang the truth or
would you keep the secret from him? Explain your answer?
7)
What happened to Sangkuriang after he killed Tumang?
8)
When he saw Dayang Sumbi, he proposed to marry her. Was he a bad
son to his mother? Why did he want to marry her?
9)
Why did Dayang Sumbi ask him to build a lake and a boat in one
night?
10)
Why could not Sangkuriang !nish the boat?
11) How did the boat get upside down?
12) What have we learnt from the story?
a.
You must not kill your parents.
b.
You must not marry your mother.
c.
You should not hide the truth.
d.
You should accept the truth that you will get old.
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Collecting Information
Work in your group. It is now your turn to
practise reading “Sangkuriang” to other
people.
Make sure you know the meaning of
every word, and read out the story
meaningfully, loudly, clearly, and
correctly.
Take turns. Correct any mistakes you hear.
Use a dictionary. If you have any
problems, come to me.
Work in your group.The following text is a
summary of Sangkuriang, but with some of the
words missing. Fill in the blank spaces with the
right words you can choose in the right column.
Hand-write your sentences on a piece of paper.
Make sure you know the meaning of every word
and spell it correctly. Use the punctuation marks
correctly, too.
While you are writing, say the words loudly, clearly,
and correctly.
Use a dictionary. If you have any problem, come to
me.
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Paragraph 1
Dayang Sumbi was a __________ and
kind-hearted princess, but __________ she
was very lazy. Her hobby was __________
cloth. __________ her weaving tool fell.
Tumang, a __________ dog, came to bring
her __________ back to her. As she had
promised, she __________ him. Tumang
was actually a __________ who had been
cursed by a __________ to become a dog.
But sometimes he could __________ back
to a normal man. Dayang Sumbi and
Tumang got one __________. His name was
Sangkuriang. He did not know that Tumang
was his __________ because he was a dog
__________ he was with him. Tumang always
accompanied __________ whenever he went
hunting in the __________.
Sangkuriang
cursed
turn
whenever
one day
father
male
weaving
to bring
married
dog
son
woods
beautiful
sometimes
man
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Paragraph 2
When he was twelve years old, Dayang Sumbi
__________ Sangkuriang to bring her a
deer’s __________. But after many days in the
__________, he could not nd a __________.
He did not want to __________ his mother,
so he killed Tumang and __________ his
heart home and __________ it to his mother.
Because of her __________ to Tumang,
Dayang Sumbi __________ it was his heart,
not a __________ heart. She got very angry
__________ Sangkuriang. She hit him with
__________ wood on his forehead, and
__________ him to go away. __________
wounded, Sangkuriang left her and the
__________.
brought
village
gave
asked
badly
told
a piece of
love
knew
deer’s
at
woods
deer
disappoint
hear t
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Paragragh 3
1.
He f
ell in lo
ve with her at the !rst sight.
2.
She could never get older because she was granted eternal youth
by the gods.
3.
There he met a beautiful young woman.
4.
He did not know that she was Dayang Sumbi.
5.
One day Sangkuriang went back to his village.
6.
He was big and strong.
Paragraph 4
1.
Then she got an idea.
2.
Dayang Sumbi saw the bad scar on his forehead.
Collecting Information
Work in your group. The following are the next three
paragraphs of the story, but the sentences in each
paragraph are not in a good order. Put them back
together into a well-ordered paragraph.
Hand-write your sentences on a piece of paper.
Make sure you know the meaning of every word
and spell it correctly. Use the punctuation marks
correctly, too.
While you are writing, say the words loudly, clearly,
and correctly.
Use a dictionary. If you have any problem, come to
me.
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3.
She gave him a task which she thought was impossible for him to
do
.
4.
She told him the truth again and again but he would not believe
her.
5.
One day he approached Dayang Sumbi to propose her.
6.
She asked him to make her a lake and a boat in one night.
7.
She soon realized that he was her own son, Sangkuriang.
8.
She was thinking hard t
o !nd a way not to marry him.
9.
She did not know Sangkuriang had genies to help him to do the
task.
Paragraph 5
1.
Knowing Dayang Sumbi cheated him, Sangkuriang got very
angry.
2.
Dayang Sumbi got very worried.
3.
She was thinking hard again to !nd a way to fail him.
4.
The genies thought that the morning was almost broken.
5.
It is now known as Mount Tangkuban Perahu.
6.
By dawn both the lake and the boat were almost done.
7.
She asked the people in the village to burn the woods in the east,
so that the light made all the cocks in the village crow.
8.
They ran away as fast they could, leaving the boat un!nished.
9.
Then she had an idea.
10. He kicked the boat so hard that it went upside down.
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I will lead you to r
e!ect on
what you are learning now.
Complete the statements in
the box. Make sure you speak
and write clearly and correctly.
# I have learnt many new words from Sangkuriang,
that is
, ....
# I have learnt from the main character,
Sangkuriang, that ....
# I have learnt from Dayang Sumbi that ...
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Now I will read out to you a folktale
from Vietnam. The title is
The Golden
Star-Fruit Tree.
Close the book, and follow the story
actively.
THE GOLDEN STAR-FRUIT TREE
A long time ago there was a rich old man living in Vietnam. He
had two sons. They had very different attitudes. The older brother
was very greedy, and the younger brother was very kind. When
the old man died, the brothers divided his father’s wealth into two
parts. The big brother took almost everything. He gave his younger
brother only a small piece of land, with a star-fruit tree in front of
it. The younger brother did not mind. From then on he lived there
and made his living only by selling star fruits from the tree.
Unfortunately, a very big raven often came and ate all the ripe
fruits. At "rst he was too afraid of the raven, and did not know what
to do. But one day he dared to approach the raven. He begged to it
not to eat the fruits. “If you eat the fruits, I will have nothing to sell
to the market, and my family will starve.”
Surprisingly the raven was not angry. He replied, “I need the fruits
too. Can I have them and I’ll pay you with gold. Bring a 1-meter
long bag, and I’ll bring to a place full of gold and you can "ll the
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bag full with gold.” The younger brother then told his wife to make
a 1-meter long bag. When the bag was done, he climbed on the
raven’s back and they !ew to a place full of gold. He "lled the bag
full with gold, and then !ied back home on the raven’s back. From
then on, the younger brother and his family could live happily in
luxury.
On the commemoration of his father’s death, he invited his older
brother to come to his house. Thinking that his brother had a poor
house, the big brother refused to come. But because his younger
brother insisted, he and his wife "nally decided to come. When
they got to the younger brother’s house, they were surprised to
see that he was now very rich.
He asked his younger brother how he had got all his wealth, and
the younger brother was happy to tell him the truth. Then the
greedy brother and his wife offered the younger brother to trade
all their fortune for the star-fruit tree. The younger brother gladly
accepted the offer. Soon the older brother and his family moved
to the house with the star-fruit tree. When the raven came for the
star fruits, the older brother made the same plea. As expected, the
raven told him to bring a 1-meter long bag.
Because he was greedy, he asked his wife to make a much longer
bag. When the bag was done, he climbed on the raven’s back and
then they !ew to the place full of gold. He "lled the big bag with
gold. He also brought some gold in his pockets. On the way home,
the load soon became too heavy for the raven. Unable to hang
on, the raven swayed, and the greedy brother fell straight down
to the sea with his bag and pockets full of gold. He sank very fast
down the sea. The older brother "nally died. He died because of
his greed.
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Work in your group. It is now your turn
to practise reading the folktale to other
people.
Make sure you know the meaning of every
word, and read out the story meaningfully,
loudly, clearly, and correctly.
Take turns. Correct any mistakes you hear.
Use a dictionary. If you have any problems,
come to me.
A folktale is one kind of story. Basically there are
three parts of a story.
a.
The !rst part sets the scene and
introduces the characters.
b. In the second part main character(s)
face(s) a problem.
c. In the third part, the problem(s) is/are
resolved, for better or for worse.
A folktale with one or two characters and with a
simple problem is usually short. But with more
characters and more complex problems the
structure is more complex.
In your group, identify the parts where the
characters in
Sangkuriang
and in
The golden
Start-Fruit Tree
are introduced.
Write your !ndings on a piece of paper, with the
heading ‘The sentences to introduce the scenes
and characters’. Then, share your work loudly to
the class.
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Work in your group. Identify the parts where
the characters in
Sangkuriang
and in
The Golden
Start-Fruit Tree
face a problem.
Hand-
write your !ndings on a piece of paper,
with the heading ‘The sentences to introduce the
scenes and characters’.
Make sure you know the meaning of every word
and spell it correctly. Use the punctuation marks
correctly, too.
While you are writing, say the words loudly,
clearly, and correctly.
Use a dictionary. If you have any problem, come
to me.
Then, share your work loudly to the class.
Work in your group. Identify where the problem is
resolved in
Sangkuriang
and in
The Golden Start-
Fruit Tree.
Hand-write your !ndings on a piece of paper
with the heading ‘The sentences to introduce the
scenes and characters’.
Make sure you know the meaning of every word
and spell it correctly. Use the punctuation marks
correctly, too.
While you are writing, say the words loudly,
clearly, and correctly.
Use a dictionary. If you have any problem, come to
me.
Then, share your work loudly to the class.
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My Journal
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Communicating
In your journal, write your
re"ection about your learning
this chapter.