The Caliph and the Clown
The caliph of Baghdad hired an intelligent and high spirited man as his courte jester, and was much amused by his clever, witty comments. The clown was so well loved by his master that everyone at court showed him great respect. And so the Caliph was much surprised one day when he heard his beloved clown crying out in distress from the throne room. The Caliph hurried there and was astonished to find the guards beating the clown badly.
"Leave him alone at once!" he ordered. "Why are you beating him?"
"We found him sitting on your throne, O majesty!" the captain of the guards explained.
"Out of my sight!" commanded the Caliph. "For sure the jester did not do it with the Caliph intention of offending me."
The clown,however,continued to weep and wail even after the guards had left.
"stop it! Said the irritated caliph.
"you're still in one piece,aren't you?
"i'm not crying for myself,my lord, I weep for you,"the clown explained.
"For me?"exclaimed the caliph in surpise.
"Certainly! If I get beaten so badly for having been only a few minutes on the throne, how many beatings must you have suffered in all the years that you have been there?"
Discuss the following phrases from the text in practice 2
2. Court jester
3. Clever, witty comments
4. Great respect
5. Beloved clown
6. Crying out in distress
7. At once
8. Out of my sight
9. Weep and wail
10. Still in one piece
The caliph of Baghdad hired an intelligent and high spirited man as his courte jester, and was much amused by his clever, witty comments. The clown was so well loved by his master that everyone at court showed him great respect. And so the Caliph was much surprised one day when he heard his beloved clown crying out in distress from the throne room. The Caliph hurried there and was astonished to find the guards beating the clown badly.
"Leave him alone at once!" he ordered. "Why are you beating him?"
"We found him sitting on your throne, O majesty!" the captain of the guards explained.
"Out of my sight!" commanded the Caliph. "For sure the jester did not do it with the Caliph intention of offending me."
The clown,however,continued to weep and wail even after the guards had left.
"stop it! Said the irritated caliph.
"you're still in one piece,aren't you?
"i'm not crying for myself,my lord, I weep for you,"the clown explained.
"For me?"exclaimed the caliph in surpise.
"Certainly! If I get beaten so badly for having been only a few minutes on the throne, how many beatings must you have suffered in all the years that you have been there?"
Discuss the following phrases from the text in practice 2
2. Court jester
3. Clever, witty comments
4. Great respect
5. Beloved clown
6. Crying out in distress
7. At once
8. Out of my sight
9. Weep and wail
10. Still in one piece
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Khalifah dan Clown Khalifah Baghdad menyewa seorang pria bersemangat cerdas dan setinggi badut courte nya, dan banyak geli oleh pintar, komentar cerdas nya. badut begitu dicintai oleh tuannya bahwa semua orang di pengadilan menunjukkan kepadanya rasa hormat yang besar. Dan jadi Khalifah jauh terkejut suatu hari ketika ia mendengar badut tercinta menangis dalam kesusahan dari ruang tahta. Khalifah bergegas ke sana dan heran untuk menemukan penjaga mengalahkan badut buruk. "Tinggalkan dia sendiri sekaligus!" dia memesan. "Mengapa kamu mengalahkan dia?" "Kami menemukan dia duduk di atas takhta, hai keagungan!" kapten penjaga menjelaskan. "Out dari pandanganku!" memerintahkan Khalifah. "Yang pasti badut tidak melakukannya dengan niat Khalifah menyinggung saya." badut, bagaimanapun, terus menangis dan meratap bahkan setelah para penjaga telah meninggalkan. "Menghentikannya! Kata khalifah jengkel. "Anda masih dalam keadaan utuh, bukan? "Aku tidak menangis untuk diriku sendiri, tuanku, aku menangis untuk Anda," jelas badut. "Bagi saya?" Seru khalifah di surpise. "Tentu saja! Jika saya dipukuli begitu parah karena telah hanya beberapa menit di atas takhta, berapa banyak pemukulan harus Anda menderita dalam semua tahun-tahun yang telah ada?"
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