KOMPETENSI PROFESIONAL: LEARNING TASKS M3 LA1

LEARNING TASKS M3 LA 1: EXPLORING FOLKTALE

Task 1:

 Fill in the story elements of text 1 (“The Man and the Pears”) in the following table.

TEXT1 : THE MAN AND THE PEARS
A man was invited to a wedding in another town. As he walked along the road he saw some pears. They were beside the path. The man was hungry enough to eat them. But he did not want to. He was looking forward to the wonderful food at the wedding. So, he kicked the pears into the ditch.	1
A little while later the man had to cross a small river. But it had rained so much that the little bridge was washed away. There were no boats around.	2
So, at last the man had to give up all hope of getting across. He turned around to go home. And now he was very hungry. When he saw the pears in the ditch, he was glad to pull them out and eat them.	3
Don’t be too quick not to like things you think you don’t need. Someday you may be glad to have them. (Moral Value)	4

Story Elements of Text 1: The Man and the Pears
Setting	Character	Plot/events	Problem	Solution
Along the Road to the Town	A man	-          The man was on the way to attend wedding party when he saw some pears and kicked them to the ditch instead of taking them with him.	He could not find way to cross a small river to get to the party and he decided to go back to his house hungrily.	He pulled the pears out from the ditch and ate them.
		-          He had to cross a small river to get the party. Unfortunately, he didn’t find way because the little bridge was washed away and there were no boats.
		-          He turned around to go home with hunger.
		-          On the way home, he saw the pears were still in the ditch and he took them for his meal.

Task 2:

 Fill in the story elements of “Rip Van Wrinkle” in the table below.

TEXT 2: RIP VAN WRINKLE
Long ago there lived a man named Rip Van Wrinkle. His father had left him a farm. Around the farm were some of the finest mountains in the world. But Rip Van Wrinkle was not happy. His wife always yelled at him. And to tell the truth, you might have yelled at him too.	1
Rip Van Wrinkle never did more than two days work in a week. He was always ready to make kites. He loved to tell stories to his children he loved to hunt and fish. But he did not love to work on the farm. So his family was poor and his wife yelled at him every day.	2
One day, Rip Van Wrinkle’s wife was yelling even more than usual. So he left the house and went to the village. But his wife followed him. So he took his dog and his gun and went up into the mountains. The beautiful, strange mountains - where many people were afraid to go.	3
It was late in the day when he stopped to rest on a hill. Now Rip Van Wrinkle as you know - did nothing very well. So he lay there doing nothing until it began to get dark. He was just getting hungry when he heard a voice calling, “Rip Van Wrinkle! Rip Van Wrinkle!” he looked around but all he saw was bird flying across the mountain. Then he heard the voice again, “Rip Van Wrinkle! Rip Van Wrinkle.” This time his dog stood up and growled. A long, deep growl.	4
Rip looked down and what do you think he saw! A strange little man was walking toward him. “who are you?” asked Rip. But the little man did not answer.	5
As Rip went toward the little man, his dog began to bark - as if to say, don’t go! But Rip did not listen. He walked up to the little man. This is what he saw.	6
The little man was very fat. And he had on very strange clothes! Rip had never seen anything like them before. On his back, he had a big, heavy barrel. He 8made a sign for Rip to help him with the barrel. So, Rip took one end and followed the man down a narrow path. There were big trees on both sides. Rip could not really see where he was going. They walked and walked - tripping over rocks. Low branches hit Rip in the face and he began to feel sorry that he helped the little man.	7
Soon the forest opened into clearing. In the middle was a funny- looking group of little man. They were bowling and laughing. Some of them were dressed like the fat little man.	8
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When they saw Rip, they stopped their play and stared at him. Rip’s knees knocked together. Now the little men opened the barrel. They made signs for Rip to drink with them. Rip was afraid. So he did what they wanted. They drank in silence. Then they returned to their game	10
By-and-by Rip became less afraid. When no one was looking, he had a little more to drink. Whatever it was, it tasted very good! Soon he had another and another - until his eyes rolled in his head and he fell down. Then in no time at all, he was asleep.	11
When he awoke, the birds were singing. The sun was shining. He was lying on the hill where he and his dog had been.	12
“oh, that  wicked drink!” he said “what shall I say to my wife? Oh, how stiff I feel! My gun is so rusty!”	13
He called to his dog. But he did not come. So he set off for home. On the way he met some strangers. They looked odd and they stared at him. But he walked on until he came on his own house. But there was no more house! Just a heap of ruins. Rip stared in horror. He shouted for his wife. He shouted for his children. But no one answered.	14
He now ran to the village. A lot of people had heard about an odd man in their village. So they came to look at him. One of the man wanted to know who he was. When Rip told his story, no one believed him	15
“Find my friends and neighbors,” he said. “they know me. They know I tell the truth!”	16
He was told all his neighbors were dead. But soon a woman with a baby on her arm pushed through the crowd, and looked at him.	17
“My father was Rip Van Wrinkle,” she said. “he went off to the mountains twenty years ago. His dog returned, but he never did. I think - yes, even with your gray beard and wrinkles - I think you are he!”	18
Rip Van Wrinkle suddenly saw that his years of youth and strength were gone. Everything had changed. His wife was dead. His friends were dead. He was a poor, useless old man. He covered his face with his hands.	19
But although he had not fed his children very well, his daughter was ready  to feed  him. She had  married a farmer, and Rip Van Wrinkle made his home with them. Very soon he was, as he had been years before, the best story-teller to be found in the village.	20

Story Elements of Text 2: Rip Van Wrinkle
Setting	Character	Plot/events	Problem	Solution
-          Long time ago, -          In a farm with the view of the finest mountains in the world -          Around his house -          Around his village	-          Rip Van Wrinkle, -          His wife -          His dog -          The  little man and his friends -          His daughter -          The villagers	-  Rip Van Wrinkle, a lazy person, lived in a farm with his wife and his children. But, He was not a hard worker to support his family that made his wife yelled at him every day. -  One day, his wife yelled at him more than usual. He decided to leave their house and went to the village. But, his wife followed him, so he decided to go to the strange mountains. His wife didn’t follow him anymore. He brought his dog and his gun.	Rip’s wife yelled at him every day because he didn’t work hard to support his family. So, he left his family and went to the strange mountains that changed everything in his life. He was drunk by the wicked drinks offered by little strange man. He realized that he had slept for twenty years because of his escape and the drink from the little man. He lost his house, his wife, and his neighbors.	None of the villagers believed him except his daughter. She accepted him to her house.
		-  After long journey, he took a rest on the hill without any initiatives to find out something to eat. After it began to dark, he was suffered from hunger. Then, he heard someone was calling his name. There was a little strange man who asked for his help to carry a big heavy barrel. His dog barked a deep growl as a sign for him not to go. -  However, Rip helped and followed the little man. In their journey, he regretted that he helped that little man cause of having some troubles along the journey. -  Then, they arrived in the little man’s place. There were some of his friends who played bowling. When they saw Rip’s coming, they stopped and stared at him. Rip feel scared -  They welcomed Rip and made signs to drink together. After they drank in silence, the little men returned to their game. -  When no one looking, Rip added more and more drink until he was drunk. -  In the morning, when he woke up, he realized that he got wicked drink. He felt stiff and found his rusty gun. He called his dog but he didn’t appear. He decided to be back home and found a heap of ruins in the house that he left. He tried to call his wife and children but none was there anymore.
		-  Then he ran to the village and told the people about his story but no one believed him. -  He asked them to find his friends and neighbors to show his truths but all of the neighbors were dead. -  Soon, a woman with a baby on her arm pushed trough crowded and told him that her father went off the mountain for twenty years. She thought that he was her father. -  Then, Rip realized that his years of youth and strength were gone and everything had change. -  His daughter took care of him though he didn’t feed their family very well in the past time.

Task 3:

Fill in the story elements of “The Unfortunate Lebai” in the table below.

TEXT 3: THE UNFORTUNATE LEBAI (Mosque Servant, Riau, Malay)
A Malay proverb says, “Any person who suffers a loss or falls to achieve his deal, not because of another person’s conduct but merely because of his own negligence is called Lebai Malang (the unfortunate Mosque Servant). He only looks disappointedly at another person’s good fortune. “That’s why he called Lebai Malang by the Malay people. Here is the story of one incident in the life of Lebai Malang, the unfortunate person.
There lived a Lebai Malang between two big villages inhabited by many people near a river. SO, one day, the two big villages were having ritual meals and inviting great and wealthy people including all the poor people so that the people of the two villages were all happy. When the people were gathering around for the ritual meal, Lebai Malang was coming too. He was invited by the two villages. In his way to the feast, he was tempted by greed, and said to himself, “I have been invited by people. The village upstream is closer, but they slaughter only one buffalo. Those of the village downstream slaughter two buffaloes. If I ask for the downstream village, I will get two horns and if I ask for the upstream village, I will get one horn, but the cooking is delicious, while the downstream village offers less delicious cooking. I know since I am used to eating in both places.”	1
Thinking that way, he went down the river rowing in a sampan. When he has rowed a certain distance downstream he remembered he would get two horns, upstream he would get one but with delicious cookings. And he returned upstream. Rowing upstream for a certain distance, he remembered the downstream village with the delicious meals. He did so twice or three times, and then he rowed upstream. In arriving, the Imam (leader) of the ritual meals was already reciting the prayer. So his share upstream was gone. Then he rowed seriously downstream. On arriving at the downstream village, the Imam was also already reciting the prayer. He, again lost his share.	2
So he said to himself, “I had better get my fishing line to catch fish for sale or side dish. And will take hunting dog. If I cannot catch any fish I can hunt mouse deer.”	3
So thinking, he rowed back to fetch the fishing line and some cold rice. So he wrapped himself some cold rice in a leaf sheath of areca palm with sauce of chili and shrimp paste condiment in a bamboo cylinder. And he put the dog in the back.	4
Upon reaching the fishing spot he did his fishing. He threw his line with a snail at the bait. When the fishing line was in the water, he felt hungry, and opened the puck of rice. While taking the chili sauce, he knocked the flask against the edge of the sampan. Suddenly, the chili was thrown out into the water. Lebai then dipped his hand into the water to get it and when he bowed his head and his hand was in the water, his dog jumped at the rice and ate it.	5
And so he lost all his wishes. Therefore, he has been called Lebai Malang up to now. His experience has been made into a Malay proverb. Anyone who behaves that way will be called Lebay Malang. That is how the story goes. Sources: National Library Manuscript No. V.D.W. 212 (Jakarta: Naskah Perpustakaan Nasional, n.d.)	6

Story Elements of the Text: “The Unfortunate Lebai”
Setting	Character	Plot/events	Problem	Solution
-          Two big villages namely downstream village and upstream village -          Ritual meals or feast day -          In Sampan to the feast -          Closing time of the ritual	-          Lebai Malang -          His dog -          All people in both villages -          Imams	-          Lebai Malang was invited to have ritual meals by two villages, upstream and downstream village. He confused about which feast he would like to attend. Villagers in upstream slaughtered only one buffalo but they cooked it deliciously. Villagers in downstream slaughtered two buffaloes but they cooked it less delicious.	-          Lebai Malang wanted to attend ritual meals from both of the villages. -          Because of his greediness and being wishy-washy, he couldn’t have the right time to get his spare. -          His chili paste was thrown away and his dog ate his rice.	He got nothing and felt hungry.
		-          He kept thinking that way and still felt confused on the way to the feast. He could not get his decision whether he attended the feast or ritual meals in upstream or downstream. When he rowed to downstream for a certain distance, he remembered he would get two horns in upstream village. And he returned upstream. When he returned upstream for a certain distance, he remembered the delicious meals in downstream. He did like that back and forth in two or three times. Then he rowed upstream and found that his spare upstream was gone. The Imam (leader) of the ritual meals was already reciting the prayer when he arrived. Then, we rowed seriously downstream and found that he lost his spare, too there because the Imam was also already reciting the prayer. -          Then, he arranged to go fishing or his meal for the next fortune.  He decided to row back to fetch the fishing line and some cold rice with chili and shrimp paste. He also brought his dog because he thought if there wasn’t any fish he got, he would hunt mouse deer. He did fishing and put his dog behind him. -          While the fishing line was in the water, he felt hungry. He opened the puck of rice. When he wanted to take the chili sauce, he dropped it to the water unintentionally. When he bowed his head and his hand was in the water, his dog jumped at the rice and ate it.
		-          He lost everything.