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 STRUCTURE
 Orientation
 Complication / crisis
 Resolution
 Re-orientation
 Coda
 LANGUAGE FEATURES
 Parts of speech
 Noun phrase
 Action verbs
 Past tense
 Sequence words
An Ant with A King Once upon a time, there lived a group of ants in a forest. They had an ant
queen named Sara. She was really kind of all ants. One day, when she guided all the ants to find
for some foods there was a wind blowing. She commanded all the ants to save themselves

Unfortunately, the wind threw her far from the forest. She arrived in a big palace. She entered the palace An ant
because she was really hungry. She saw foods on a table beside a bed. There was a man sleeping on the bed.
She went through the man’s body. Suddenly, the man woke up. He was shocked by seeing an ant on his body.
with a
He threw the ant away. Then, she started to speak,” Why did you throw me? I just wanted some foods from
you.” The man was shocked more hearing the ant spoke. “Did you say something?”, he asked. The ant was
King
also shocked that he could hear her. So, she tried to say,” This is what Allah gives Ant (Hikmatulloh). You can
” My Lord, enable me
speak to animals. So, you have to be grateful.” The man said,” I’m sorry for throwing you. I’m a king in this
palace. I will give you some foods. How many seeds do you spend in a year?” She replied,” Only a seed.” The to be grateful for
king asked,” What’s your name?” She replied,” It’s Sara.” The king brought her to a jar and gave her a seed. Your favor which You
He left her alone with that seed. have bestowed upon
me and upon my
One day, the king was sitting on a stone near a beach. He saw Sara bringing a seed on her head. She went parents and to do
closer to the beach. Suddenly from the beach, there was a toad appearing. The toad opened his mouth so righteousness of
Sara could enter. The king was really curious. Then, the toad took Sara down the water. A moment ago, the which You approve.
toad appeared again and opened his mouth. Sara was going out from his mouth. The king tried to asked,”
And admit me by Your
What were you doing down there?” Sara replied,” There’s a worm there. He’s ill and hungry. So, I went there
to give him a seed. The toad helped me to get there by picking me in his mouth.” The king was really happy to mercy into [the ranks
hear that. of] Your righteous
servants." (An-Naml
A year later, the king came to Sara’s jar. He saw Sara with a half seed left. He asked her,” Why don’t you verse number 19.)
spend the whole seed? didn’t you tell me that you need a seed for a year?” Sara said,” Yes. I used to spend my
food when I was in the forest and counted on Allah. But when I count on you, I’m afraid you will forget me.”
The king smiled. He took Sara back to the forest because he thought that she must be missing her people. One
day, when the king with his army passed the forest, Sara commanded her people to be careful and come into
their nest because she was afraid the army would step on them absentmindedly. The king heard her and
smiled. The king said,” Stop for a while! There is an ant valley.” So, the army stopped. The king started to pray,
Once upon a time, in a seaside village, Padang, West Sumatra lived a widow called Mande Rubayah
with her only son, Malin Kundang. Mande Rubayah loved her son so much, which turned Malin
Kundang a spoiled child. One day, Malin Kundang suffered a severe sickness that his mother gave
every cent of her life savings to cure his illness. Days, months and years passed by, Malin Kundang
turned adult and his mother and his mother an old woman. Malin Kundang asked his mother to let
him hitch a docked ship nearby and wander to a big cities to get better fortunes for the family. Mande
denied his request and asked Malin to stay and take care of his mother instead. “Mother, this is a
once in a lifetime opportunity for me. Not every year a ship this large docks here. I want to take this
opportunity to change our fate, please let me go.” Malin pleaded his mother With a sad heart, Mande
Malin
finally accepted his plead. Please be back soon, my child. I will be waiting for you here,” Mande cried.
Days by days passed slowly while waiting for Malin. She prayed every single day for Malin to go home
Kundang
safely. To every ship’s crews and captains, she asked for malin whereabouts and did not get single
answer nor message for her. Many years full of waiting passed and Mande Rubayah grew older and
For your Lord has
weaker, while she heard the news from a ship captain that Malin married to a noble and rich woman decreed that you
from a big city. “Mande, do you know that your son is now married to a beautiful woman, a daughter worship none but Him.
of a very rich noble,” said the captain. “Malin, my son. Please go home soon, I am already old and And honour your
weak. Please, be home soon”, his mother prayed every single day to meet her long-awaited son.
parents. If one or both of
Months later, another large ship docked near the village. It was the most luxurious and beautiful ship
Mande had ever seen. A pair of rich couple walked off with lustrous and gold-embroidered attires. them reach old age in
Mande immediately recognized the couple, rushed through the crowds and hugged the rich man in your care, never say to
the lustrous attire. Unexpectedly, Malin jolted and pushed Mande away from him. His wife also looked them “even” ugh nor yell
down on Mande without any respect. Malin’s wife spat and shouted at Malin and Mande, “ Is this
at them. Rather, address
rumpled old woman your mother ? Why would you lie to me, Malin ? You said that your mother is also
a noblewoman like me ?”Hearing that, Malin become furious and pushed his mother to fall to the them respectfully. And
sand, “You mad woman, I am not your son !” he snapped at his mother. Mande Rubayah sunk in be humble with them out
disbelief and hugged Malin’s feet. “Malin, Oh Malin ! I have been waiting for you this long. Why would of mercy, and pray, “My
you do this to me, your mother ?”. Full of anger, Malin kicked his mother away, “You’re not my
mother. You are ugly, poor and dirty,” yelled Malin. Mande cried broken-heartedly. She felt weak, sad Lord! Be merciful to
and desperate while Malin and his wife turned their backs and walkaway to their ship them as they raised me
The ship sailed away and the crowds left Mande alone by the shore. Mande cried and prayed, “Oh when I was young. (Al-
God. If he was not my son, I will forgive his actions to me. But, if he is Malin Kundang, I asked for your Isra’, 23-24)
righteousness!” immediately, the sky turned dark and the wind blew violently. The rain fall upon the
earth with a destructive storm. The storm shook Malin’s ship, furious thunders hit the ship
unforgivingly and blazed the ship into pieces. The next morning, shipwrecks shored near the village
with a kneeling man-shaped stoned between the debris. This stone was believed as the cursed form
of Malin Kundang, kneeling for forgivenesss from his mother until today
Grammatical comprehension

1. Mention 3 nouns that could be found in the An ant with a King reading passage
2. Mention 3 adjectives that could be found in the An ant with a King reading passage
3. Mention 3 action verbs that could be found in the An ant with a King reading passage
4. Mention 3 sequence words that could be found in the An ant with a King reading passage
5. What kind of tenses does the An ant with a King reading passage use ? Explain briefly, and give two
examples
Comprehension questions
1. Why did Malin Kundang’s mother had to live hard ?
2. What is Malin Kundang’s mother reaction when she heard that her son is now rich and married to a
beautiful woman ?
3. What did Malin Kundang’s mother do after several months long waiting, then seeing a luxurious ship
docked at her town ?
4. How did she react with his rude acts ? Had she already known that he was her son ?
5. How did the cursed happen ?
6. What is the moral of that story? Explain briefly in one paragraph.