The Old Woman and The Sparrow
Once upon a time, there lived a kind hearted man and his wife. One morning, his wife found a poor little sparrow. She took it gently and fed it. To show its gratitude, the sparrow stayed with them and sang every morning. But there was an ill-tempered old woman who didn't like the sparrow. She cut the sparrow's tongue. That's why the bird flew away to its previous nest.
Knowing that their sparrow flew away, the kind man and his wife looked for the sparrow. They walked a long way, crossed the bridges, climbed the mountains and passed the woods.
At last, they could find the sparrow's nest. The sparrow welcomed them and provided a feast for them. Before they went home, the sparrow brought two baskets; one was large and looked heavy, and the other one was small and light. The sparrow asked them to choose only one. They chose the small and that was the best choice. There were many rolls of silk and piles of gold in it.
Being jealous, the ill-tempered old woman did the same thing as the kind man and his wife did. She chose the big basket which actually contained wasps and venomous crawlers, such as scorpions, centipedes, and other horrible creatures. Finally, aaathey stung and bit her to death.
1. What is the purpose of the text above ?
2. Who found a little sparrow
3. What did the small basket contain?
4. Who is the participant of the text above ?
5. Who did not like the sparrow ?
6. Find the meaning of these words/phrases!
a. Kind hearted : ____
b.Sparrow : _____
c.gratitude : ____
d.ill-tempered : ____
e. tongue : ____
f. Flew away : ____
g. Silk : ____
h. wasps : ____
j. centipedes : ____
j. feast : ___
7. What did the sparrow do to show its gratitude ?
8. Did the kind man and woman find the sparrow anymore?
9. What moral value can you find in the story above?
10. Why did the sparrow fly away?
Once upon a time, there lived a kind hearted man and his wife. One morning, his wife found a poor little sparrow. She took it gently and fed it. To show its gratitude, the sparrow stayed with them and sang every morning. But there was an ill-tempered old woman who didn't like the sparrow. She cut the sparrow's tongue. That's why the bird flew away to its previous nest.
Knowing that their sparrow flew away, the kind man and his wife looked for the sparrow. They walked a long way, crossed the bridges, climbed the mountains and passed the woods.
At last, they could find the sparrow's nest. The sparrow welcomed them and provided a feast for them. Before they went home, the sparrow brought two baskets; one was large and looked heavy, and the other one was small and light. The sparrow asked them to choose only one. They chose the small and that was the best choice. There were many rolls of silk and piles of gold in it.
Being jealous, the ill-tempered old woman did the same thing as the kind man and his wife did. She chose the big basket which actually contained wasps and venomous crawlers, such as scorpions, centipedes, and other horrible creatures. Finally, aaathey stung and bit her to death.
1. What is the purpose of the text above ?
2. Who found a little sparrow
3. What did the small basket contain?
4. Who is the participant of the text above ?
5. Who did not like the sparrow ?
6. Find the meaning of these words/phrases!
a. Kind hearted : ____
b.Sparrow : _____
c.gratitude : ____
d.ill-tempered : ____
e. tongue : ____
f. Flew away : ____
g. Silk : ____
h. wasps : ____
j. centipedes : ____
j. feast : ___
7. What did the sparrow do to show its gratitude ?
8. Did the kind man and woman find the sparrow anymore?
9. What moral value can you find in the story above?
10. Why did the sparrow fly away?
1. The purpose of the text above is to entertain the readers.
2. who found a little sparrow is a kindhearted man's wife.
3. The small basket contained many rolls of silk and piles of gold in it.
4. who is the participant of the text above are a kindhearted man and his wife, an ill-tempered old woman and the sparrow .
5. who didn't like the sparrow is an ill-tempered old woman.
6. Find the meaning :
a. Kind hearted : baik hati
b. Sparrow : burung pipit
c. Gratitude : berterima kasih
d. ill-tempered : pemarah
e. Tongue : lidah
f. Flew away : terbang jauh
g. Silk : sutra
h. Wasps : tawon
j. Centipedes : kelabang
j. Feast : hari raya/pesta kenduri/pesta perjamuan
7. To show its gratitude, the sparrow stayed with them and sang every morning.
8. Yes, they did.
9. The moral value from the story is we as human beings don't live greedy and we should loves all God's creation and don't spoil it and remember kindness begets kindness.
10. The sparrow flew away because an ill-tempered old woman cut the sparrow's tongue.