Kunci Jawaban Bahasa Inggris Kurikulum Merdeka Kelas 9 SMP Halaman 142 143: Identification

- 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 offer.

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 finished.

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. (*)