Kunci Jawaban Bahasa Inggris Kelas 9 SMP Halaman 135 136 137 138 142 143 Chapter 7: Sangkuriang

8. They ran away as fast as they could, leaving the boat unfinished.

1. Knowing Dayang Sumbi cheated him, Sangkuriang got very angry.

10. He kicked the boat so hard that it went upside down. 

5. It is now known as Mount Tangkuban Perahu.

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Identification of the parts of characters

The sentences to introduce THE SCENE AND THE CHARACTERS in Sangkuriang

- Once upon a time in West Java, Indonesia, lived a princess named Dayang Sumbi. She was beautiful and kind-hearted. Her hobby was weaving cloth. But sometimes she could be very  lazy.

- A male creature came, but it was a dog. His name was Tumang. ... Tumang was actually a man who had been cursed by a witch to become a dog. But at certain times Tumang could turn back to be a normal man.

- Their only son, Sangkuriang, was soon born, and he grew up to be a handsome and healthy boy. ... Sangkuriang liked to hunt in the woods, of course with Tumang.

- Many years later, Sangkuriang grew up to be a powerful man.

The sentences to introduce THE SCENE AND THE CHARACTERS in 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 dif erent attitudes. The older brother was very greedy, but 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.

- 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 i nally decided to come. When they got to the younger brother’s house, they were surprised to see that he was now very rich. 

THE PROBLEMS involving the characters in the story of Sangkuriang

1. Dayang Sumbi

- One day her weaving tool fell, but she was too lazy to get it herself. She shouted out, “Can anybody help me get my tool? If you are a female, I will take you as my sister. If you are a male, I will marry you!” ... A male creature came, but it was a dog. His name was Tumang. He happily brought the tool to her. Dayang Sumbi was very surprised, but she kept her promise. She married the dog.

- When he (Sangkuriang) walked closer to her, Dayang Sumbi got very surprised. She saw the scar in Sangkuriang’s forehead, and soon she knew that he was her son, who left her a long time ago. She told him the truth and tried hard to explain it to him, but he did not believe her.

2. Sangkuriang

- One day Dayang Sumbi asked him to bring home a deer’s heart. But, after hunting for several days, he could not i nd any deer in the woods. He did not want to disappoint his mother and was thinking hard how to bring home a deer’s heart. Suddenly, he had a very bad idea. He killed Tumang! Then, he brought his heart home and gave it to Dayang Sumbi. Sangkuring could not cheat her. She knew it was Tumang’s heart. So, she got very angry and hit Sangkuriang’s forehead with a piece of wood and told him to leave. With a bad wound on his forehead, Sangkuriang left the village.

- One day he went back to his village. He met a beautiful young woman there, and he fell in love with her at the i rst sight. It was Dayang Sumbi! She never got older because she had been granted eternal youth by the gods. Sangkuriang did not know that she was his mother, so he came to her and proposed to marry her.

THE PROBLEMS involving the characters in the story of The Golden Star-Fruit Tree

1. The younger brother

- He gave his younger brother only a small piece of land, with a starfruit 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 i 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 i ll the bag full with gold.”

2. The older brother

- 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 of ered the younger brother to trade all their fortune for the star-fruit tree. The younger brother gladly accepted the of er. 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.

The RESOLUTIONS of the problems

1. Sangkuriang

Sangkuriang agreed, because he knew that he could make it with the help of his genies. By midnight he finished the lake and then started making the boat. Dayang Sumbi was thinking hard to i nd a way to fail him. Before dawn, she asked the people in the village to burn the woods in the East, and the light made all the cocks crow. Thinking that the night would be over soon, the genies ran fast and left Sangkuriang before the boat was i nished. Sangkuriang realized that Dayang Sumbi had cheated him. He got very angry and he kicked the boat upside down. It gradually became a mountain and it is now known as Mt. Tangkuban Perahu.

2. The Golden Star-Fruit Tree

Good resolution:

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 i ll the 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 l ew to a place full of gold. He filled the bag full with gold, and then flew back home on the raven’s back. From then on, the younger brother and his family could live happily in luxury.

Sad resolution:

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 flew to the place full of gold. He i 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 i nally died. He died because of his greediness. (*)