Kunci Jawaban Bahasa Inggris Kelas 9 MTs Halaman 142 143, Chapter 7 Sangkuriang

- 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