Roro Jonggrang was a very beautiful
princess from a Javanese kingdom, Prambanan Kingdom hundred years ago. Her
famous beauty was known throughout the country, and princes from far and
different land and kingdoms came to propose her. However, her beauty didn’t
make her humble, instead she grew her arrogance even more. She refused all proposal,
and sometime in harsh as well. Many returned brokenhearted.
There was a famous prince by that era,
Prince Bandung Bondowoso. He was famous by his strength, power, and good
looking. He owned a big kingdom with a thousand of soldiers. He too heard of
Roro Jonggrang’s amazing beauty that he set up to the kingdom to propose her.
Having heard that Prince Bondowoso was
coming to marry her, Roro Jonggang grew worried. She disliked the idea of
getting married, however, she too understood the consequence if she refused the
proposal. She knew that Bondowoso had thousands of soldiers that could attack
her kingdom if she disappointed him. So when Bondowoso arrived and proposed
her, she was willing to accept it with one condition.
Bondowoso had to make her 1000 temples
in one night time. If he failed, then Roro Jonggrang would not marry him. Now,
Bondowoso was not only strong, he had thousands of men working for him, and not
only men, he owned the power to control the genies as well. He agreed to
fulfill Jonggrang’s wish and started to work it immediately. He used his power
to call all the genies and asked them to keep on working until they completed
1000 temples by the time the rooster crowed the next morning.
The genies worked without stop any
second. They would only stop by the time the rooster crowed. Soon hundreds of
temples were completed. This made Roro Jonggrang restless. She could not sleep
or even closed her eyes. She tried to think any way to fail Bondowoso. Finally,
she got an idea. She cut paper in the shape of a circle and glued it in front
of a candle holder. She lit the candle and carried it to the chicken coop where
the rooster slept. When the rooster saw the candle, it thought that it was
almost dawn and the sun was going to rise soon. The rooster quickly got up and
in a second, it crowed.
The working genies heard the rooster
and thought that the morning had come. Instantly, they stopped working and
disappeared leaving the undone temples. There were 999 temples that completed.
One more to be built. Bondowoso was disappointed to see this. He was very mad.
When he found out that it was the work of Roro Jonggrang, he came to her and
cursed her into a stone.
Uptill now, we can still see the
statue of Princess Roro Jonggrang in one of those temples that Bondowoso built
for her. The temples are now named Prambanan.
a. The characters of each figure on the text above are:
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Roro Jonggrang : Tricky.
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Bondowoso : Sly
b. The moral value based on the text above is :
Don’t cheat to other cause it will be
repaid later
SURABAYA
A
long time ago in East Java there were two strong animals, Sura and Baya. Sura
was a shark and Baya was a crocodile. They lived in a sea. Actually, they were
friends. But when they were hungry, they were very greedy. They did not want to
share their food. They would fight for it and never stop fighting until one of
them gave up.
It was a very hot day. Sura and Baya were looking for some food. Suddenly, Baya saw a goat. “Yummy, this is my lunch,” said Baya.
“No way! This is my lunch. You are greedy! I had not eaten for two days!” said Sura.
Then Sura and Baya fought again. After several hours, they were very tired. Sura had a plan to stop their bad behavior.
“I’m tired of fighting, Baya,” said Sura.
“Me too. What should we do to stop fighting? Do you have any idea?” asked Baya.
“Yes, I do. Let’s share our territory. I live in the water, so I look for food in the sea. And you live on the land, right? So, you look for the food also on the land. The border is the beach, so we will never meet again. Do you agree?” asked Sura.
“Hmm... let me think about it. OK, I agree. From today, I will never go to the sea again. My place is on the land,” said Baya.
Then they both lived in the different places. But one day, Sura went to the land and looked for some food in the river. He was very hungry and there was not much food in the sea. Baya was very angry when he knew that Sura broke the promise.
“Hey, what are you doing here? This is my place. Your place is in the sea!”
“But, there is water in the river, right? So, this is also my place!” said Sura.
Then Sura and Baya fought again. They both hit each other. Sura bit Baya's tail. Baya did the same thing to Sura. He bit very hard until Sura finally gave up. He went back to the sea. Baya was very happy. He had his place again.
The place where they were fighting was a mess. Blood was everywhere. People then always talked about the fight between Sura and Baya. They then named the place of the fight as Surabaya, it’s from Sura the shark and Baya the crocodile. People also put their fight as the symbol of Surabaya city.
It was a very hot day. Sura and Baya were looking for some food. Suddenly, Baya saw a goat. “Yummy, this is my lunch,” said Baya.
“No way! This is my lunch. You are greedy! I had not eaten for two days!” said Sura.
Then Sura and Baya fought again. After several hours, they were very tired. Sura had a plan to stop their bad behavior.
“I’m tired of fighting, Baya,” said Sura.
“Me too. What should we do to stop fighting? Do you have any idea?” asked Baya.
“Yes, I do. Let’s share our territory. I live in the water, so I look for food in the sea. And you live on the land, right? So, you look for the food also on the land. The border is the beach, so we will never meet again. Do you agree?” asked Sura.
“Hmm... let me think about it. OK, I agree. From today, I will never go to the sea again. My place is on the land,” said Baya.
Then they both lived in the different places. But one day, Sura went to the land and looked for some food in the river. He was very hungry and there was not much food in the sea. Baya was very angry when he knew that Sura broke the promise.
“Hey, what are you doing here? This is my place. Your place is in the sea!”
“But, there is water in the river, right? So, this is also my place!” said Sura.
Then Sura and Baya fought again. They both hit each other. Sura bit Baya's tail. Baya did the same thing to Sura. He bit very hard until Sura finally gave up. He went back to the sea. Baya was very happy. He had his place again.
The place where they were fighting was a mess. Blood was everywhere. People then always talked about the fight between Sura and Baya. They then named the place of the fight as Surabaya, it’s from Sura the shark and Baya the crocodile. People also put their fight as the symbol of Surabaya city.
a.
The characters of each figure on the
text above are:
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Sura : greedy, likes to broke promise
-
Baya : kind and wise.
b.
The moral value based on the text
above is :
Don’t be broke the promise that you’ve
been make and don’t be greedy!
Long time ago, in a small village near
the beach in West Sumatera, lived a woman and her son, named Malin Kundang.
Malin Kundang's father had passed away when he was a baby, and he had to live
hard with his mother.
Malin Kundang was a healthy, diligent,
and strong child. He usually went to the sea to catch fish, and brought it to
his mother, or sold it in the town.
One day, when Malin Kundang was
sailing as usual, he saw a merchant's ship which was being raided by a small
band of pirates. With his brave and power, Malin Kundang defeated the pirates.
The merchant was so happy and asked Malin Kundang to sail with him. Malin
Kundang agreed.
Many years later, Malin Kundang became
a wealthy merchant, with a huge ship, loads of trading goods, many ship crews,
and a beautiful wife. In his journey, his ship landed on a beach. The villagers
recognized him, and the news ran fast in the town: Malin Kundang became a rich
man and now he is here. His mother, in sadness after years of loneliness, ran
to the beach to meet her beloved son again.
When the mother came, Malin Kundang,
in front of his well dressed wife, his crews and his own glory, denied to meet
that old, poor and dirty woman. For three times she begged Malin Kundang and
for three times yelled at him. At last Malin Kundang said to her "Enough,
old woman! I have never had a mother like you, a dirty and ugly peasant!"
Then he ordered his crews to set sail.
Enraged, she cursed Malin Kundang that
he would turn into a stone if he didn't apologize. Malin Kundang just laughed
and set sail.
In the quiet sea, suddenly a
thunderstorm came. His huge ship was wrecked and it was too late for Malin
Kundang to apologize. He was thrown by the wave out of his ship, fell on a
small island, and suddenly turned into stone.
a. The characters of each figure on the text above are:
-
Malin Kundang : rebellious, so proud
-
Malin’s mother : grumpy
b. The moral value based on the text above is :
Don’t rebellious with our parents,
especially mother because she was give birth for us.
GOLDEN CUCUMBER
The story began when a lonely old couple met a stupid ugly giant.
The couple had no child but they were dying to have one. The giant said he
could help them but with a term. So these old couple made an agreement. The giant gave them a magic
cucumber seed to grow a child and when the child grew up, they had to give the
child up.
The magic seed was planted in the yard. In weeks, a big cucumber came out of it. They took the cucumber to their house and sliced it. There was a baby girl in it. They were very surprise and happy. Finally, they had a child. The baby girl was named Timun Mas (Golden Cucumber). Timun Mas became a nice girl. She loved her stepparents and always obeyed them. She took care of them and never hurt them. Her stepparents loved her more and more.
In short years, Timun Mas became a young girl. The day to give her up to the giant was getting closer. The couple was worried. They could not fulfill their promise to the giant. They loved Timun Mas too much to give her up. Therefore, they were looking for a way to break the promise.
In the afternoon, the giant came to their house. He wanted to take Timun Mas as their agreement. The old couple saw the giant coming. They told Timun Mas to run away.
“Why I have to run away?” Timun Mas asked.
“Because the giant wants to eat you,” answered her stepparents. Timun Mas looked pale. She was afraid to be eaten by the giant. Her stepparents gave her cucumber seed, needles, salt and fermented shrimp paste. “Use these for your protection,” they said. Timun Mas went out from the kitchen door. Her stepparents went to front to meet the giant.
“Where is Timun Mas? I come here to take her,” the giant asked in his loud voice.
“She was not here,” the old couple answered with frightened tremble.
“Where is she?” he asked again.
“She left”
“Are you trying to cut our agreement?” the giant asked angrily.
The old couple got more trembles. “We couldn’t give her. We loved her too much”.
The giant eyes were wider. He was very angry. He chased Timun Mas. Timun Mas saw the giant. She spread the cucumber seed. Suddenly, there were large cucumbers between them. Timun Mas run faster. The blocked cucumbers did not hold the giant. He could smash the cucumbers easily. Then he chased her again. When he was getting closer, Timun Mas spread the needles. Suddenly, there were bamboo trees growing from the land. The giant run the blockade. His body was wounded because of the trees were sharp. However, the giant would not give up. He was still chasing Timun Mas. Timun Mas run again. And when he almost got her, she spread the salt. Suddenly, the land became an ocean. The giant tried to swim. Although he almost drowned, he was still chasing Timun Mas. Then Timun Mas spread her last weapon –the fermented shrimp paste- and suddenly the ocean became a mud ocean. The mud sucked the giant until his head. Then he never showed up again.
Timun Mas then went home. Her stepparents were very happy to see their daughter home.
The magic seed was planted in the yard. In weeks, a big cucumber came out of it. They took the cucumber to their house and sliced it. There was a baby girl in it. They were very surprise and happy. Finally, they had a child. The baby girl was named Timun Mas (Golden Cucumber). Timun Mas became a nice girl. She loved her stepparents and always obeyed them. She took care of them and never hurt them. Her stepparents loved her more and more.
In short years, Timun Mas became a young girl. The day to give her up to the giant was getting closer. The couple was worried. They could not fulfill their promise to the giant. They loved Timun Mas too much to give her up. Therefore, they were looking for a way to break the promise.
In the afternoon, the giant came to their house. He wanted to take Timun Mas as their agreement. The old couple saw the giant coming. They told Timun Mas to run away.
“Why I have to run away?” Timun Mas asked.
“Because the giant wants to eat you,” answered her stepparents. Timun Mas looked pale. She was afraid to be eaten by the giant. Her stepparents gave her cucumber seed, needles, salt and fermented shrimp paste. “Use these for your protection,” they said. Timun Mas went out from the kitchen door. Her stepparents went to front to meet the giant.
“Where is Timun Mas? I come here to take her,” the giant asked in his loud voice.
“She was not here,” the old couple answered with frightened tremble.
“Where is she?” he asked again.
“She left”
“Are you trying to cut our agreement?” the giant asked angrily.
The old couple got more trembles. “We couldn’t give her. We loved her too much”.
The giant eyes were wider. He was very angry. He chased Timun Mas. Timun Mas saw the giant. She spread the cucumber seed. Suddenly, there were large cucumbers between them. Timun Mas run faster. The blocked cucumbers did not hold the giant. He could smash the cucumbers easily. Then he chased her again. When he was getting closer, Timun Mas spread the needles. Suddenly, there were bamboo trees growing from the land. The giant run the blockade. His body was wounded because of the trees were sharp. However, the giant would not give up. He was still chasing Timun Mas. Timun Mas run again. And when he almost got her, she spread the salt. Suddenly, the land became an ocean. The giant tried to swim. Although he almost drowned, he was still chasing Timun Mas. Then Timun Mas spread her last weapon –the fermented shrimp paste- and suddenly the ocean became a mud ocean. The mud sucked the giant until his head. Then he never showed up again.
Timun Mas then went home. Her stepparents were very happy to see their daughter home.
a. The characters of each figure on the text above are:
-
Timun Mas : Nice and Never gave up.
-
Old couple : kind and patient.
-
Giant: Very bad and grumpy
b. The moral value based on the text above is :
We should always pray and do the
efforts to reach our wish and never give up.
A Lion was sleeping peacefully when he
was woken by something running up and down his back and over his face. Pretending
to be still asleep, the Lion slowly opened one eye and saw that it was a little
mouse.
With lightening speed the Lion reached
out and caught the little mouse in one of his large paws. He dangled it by its
tail and roared, “I’m the King of Beasts! You’ll pay with your life for showing
me such disrespect.”
The Lion held the little mouse over
his huge open jaws and prepared to swallow it.
“Please, please don’t eat me, Mr. King
of Beasts, Sir,” squeaked the mouse. “If you forgive me this time and let me go
I’ll never, never forget it.”
“I may be able to do you a good turn
in the future to repay your kindness,” it squeaked.
“You, do me a favor!” roared the Lion
with laughter. “That is the funniest thing I’ve ever heard.”
Still laughing, the Lion put the mouse
down on the ground and said; “You’ve made me laugh so much I can’t eat you now.
Go on, off you go before I change my mind.”
The little mouse scurried away as fast
as its little legs could go. Not long after this the Lion was caught in a trap
by some hunters. They tied him to a tree with rope while they went to get their
wagon. The little mouse was nearby and came when he heard the mighty Lion’s
roar for help. The mouse gnawed the rope with his sharp teeth and set the Lion
free.
“I know you didn’t believe me, but I
told you I could help you one day,” squeaked the little mouse. “Even a little
mouse like me can help some one as big and strong as you.”
“Thank you my little friend. I won’t
forget that lesson,” said the Lion as he ran away before the hunters returned.
a. The characters of each figure on the text above are:
Lion : Kindly.
Mouse : Kindly, helpful.
b. The moral value based on the text above is :
Be the person who likes to help, because
kindness will be repaid later.
FOX AND CAT
A fox and a cat were out walking together when the fox began
boasting how clever he was.
“I’m prepared for any situation” said the Fox. “I have a whole bag
of tricks to choose from if my enemies try to capture me.”
“I’m afraid I’ve only got one trick, but it has always worked for
me” The cat said timidly.
The fox looked at the cat and shook his head “One trick, how dumb
is that? I’ve got hundreds of ways of escaping” said the fox.
“I still think it’s better to have one trick that works than waste
time trying to choose from a dozen that might” said the cat softly.
“Rubbish” shouted the fox. “You’re just not as smart as me”
Just then they heard a pack of dogs barking as they coming towards
them. The cat immediately ran up the nearest tree and hid on one of the highest
branches.
“That’s my trick” the cat called from high up in the tree. “You
had better reach into that bag of tricks of yours and choose one right now or
you're history”
“Ok, Ok, stay calm” said the fox to himself.
“Should I run and hide behind the nearest hedge? Or should I jump
down a burrow?”
The dogs were getting closer and closer.
“Down a burrow that’s the way to go” said the fox, and started
running around the field looking for a burrow.
“No, that one’s too small, I can’t get down far enough. This one’s
too big, they could get down too. Maybe that one over there?”
Too late. While the fox wasted time, confused by so many choices,
the dogs caught him and killed him.The cat looked down sadly and said, “It’s
better to have one safe way than a hundred you can’t choose one from it.”
A. The characters of each figure on the text above are:
Cat : Timidity, kind , smart and wise.
Fox : Proud
B. The moral value based on the text above is :
Don’t be proud on that you’ve right
now cause it can’s safe you later.
A long time ago, there lived a young couple,
a man and his wife. His wife was expecting their baby. She wanted a plant that
only grew in her neighbor's garden. She wanted it so much. She even intended to
steal it herself, but later on, she sent her husband to steal it.
Unfortunately, Mother Gothel, the owner of the garden, caught him doing it. She
was a witch. Then mother Gothel forced couple to give their first baby to her.
A few months later, the baby was born.
It was a girl named Rapunzel. Soon, this baby was taken away to live with
Mother Gothel. Rapunzel grew to be a beautiful young girl with her long goldy
hair. She, at first, was cared in a normal way. When she reached puberty, she
was locked in a tower so that she would never leave mother Gothel. The tower
stood in the forest. It could only be entered by climbing on Rapunzel's
long hair. To cheer herself up, she loved to sing.
One day, a young prince was out
hunting. He stumbles upon the tower. He heard Rapunzel's beautiful voice. He
decided that he must meet her. He spied and by watching Mother Gothel, learned
the words he had to say to have Rapunzel drop her hair. The prince visited her often
and the two fell in love.
Then, Rapunzel made a plan to escape
from the tower. She wanted to be with the prince. She asked the prince to bring
her a skein of silk each time visited. She might weave a ladder for her escape.
Unfortunately, mother Gothel caught on. Then she banished Rapunzel to the
desert. She threw the prince from the tower into a thorny bush. The thorns made
the prince blind and he roamed the earth searching for his love.
Eventually, they found each other, and the prince's eyes were healed by Rapunzel's tears of happiness.
Eventually, they found each other, and the prince's eyes were healed by Rapunzel's tears of happiness.
a. The characters of each figure on the text above are:
Rapunzel : Kindly, Patient and never
gave up.
Gothel : Cruel.
b. The moral value based on the text above is :
Don’t doing the cruel to other, cause
the cruel that you’ve ever done will be repaid later
SNOW WHITE
A long time
ago, a child was born to a queen and king and she was called Snow White.
When the queen died, the king married again. This new queen was wicked
and hated Snow white. The queen gave orders that Snow White was to be
treated as a servant.
Snow White
grew very beautiful and one day a Prince riding by, saw her at work and fell in
love with her.
The queen
was beautiful too, and every day she asked her Magic Mirror, "Who is the
fairest in the land?" and the mirror always answered, "You are the
fairest one of all".
But one day
the mirror answered Snow White was the fairest in the land, and in a rage the
queen gave orders to one of her Huntsmen to take Snow White into the woods and
kill her.
The Huntsman
had a kind heart and couldn't do the deed so told her to run away. She
fled into the woods where Seven little dwarfs lived. Their house was small
and strange.
Snow White entered the little house and finding it very untidy, started
to clean up. Upstairs she found seven little beds. She was very
tired and stretching out on one of the beds, was soon asleep.
When the
Dwarfs came home they were surprised to find Snow White and after some
argument, decided to let her stay. She promised to cook and look after
them.
The Queen
discovered where Snow White was living and disguising herself as a witch, took
a poisoned apple and set out for the Dwarfs cottage. She gave Snow White
the poisoned apple to eat and as soon as she bit the apple, she sank into
unconsciousness.
Thinking she
was dead, the Dwarfs built a glass coffin and put her in it. For days she lay
in the forest in her glass coffin. One day, the Prince was riding through
the forest looking for Snow White and found her. He leaned over and
kissed her. She opened her eyes and sat up with a smile. Everyone was
happy. The Prince took Snow White to his palace where they were married
and lived happily ever after.
A.
The characters of each figure on the
text above are:
-
Snow White : patient and kindly
-
The Dwarf : kindly
-
Snow White’s stepmother : crafty ,
envious
B.
The moral value based on the text
above is :
Thankful for what God has given to us and
don’t be envious of others.
There was once an
old wise man who live on top of a mountain. Whenever the villagers had a
problem, they would climb up the mountain and ask the old man for advice.
One day a young man
decided to climb up and ask the old man a question.
“Wise man,” he
asked, “What makes a man truly great?”
The old man
looked at him and said, “Do you sincerely want to know?”
“Yes, yes!” the young man replied the wise man.
“Yes, yes!” the young man replied the wise man.
“Well,” the wise
old man said to him, “Let me tell you in the form of a story”
There was once a
Greek man who suffered from a deadly disease. Knowing that he will die soon, he
was the first to join the army when his country was in a battle with the enemy.
Hoping to die in battle, he would fight in the front line, exposing himself
without any worry for his life. Eventually they won the battle and he was still
alive. His general was so impressed with his bravery which contributed much to
the victory.
The general
decided to promote him and award him with medals of bravery and honor. On the
day of presentation, he was looking very down and sad. Curiously, the general
asked him the reason why and was told of his deadly disease. “How could I let
such a brave soldier die?”, the general thought. So the general hired the best
physician and finally cured the soldier. But from that day onwards, the once
valiant soldier was no longer seen at the front. He would always avoid danger
and tries his best to avoid danger and protect his life.
“Young man”, he
wise man said, “if you want to be truly great, you must not be scared of dying,
you must be daring.”
a. The characters of each figure on the text above are:
Wise man : Kindly, Wise.
Young man : Curious
b. The moral value based on the text above is :
We should be daring if we want to be
truly great.
LAST WORDS
One day a girl, Sara, who was fifteen years old, came home from
school in a very bad mood. Shehad a fight with her best friend that day and it
hadn't turned out well at all.
"Sara!" her mom yelled. "What are you doing? You know to do your chores right when you get home! And you're late!"
"Coming, Mom!" Sara yelled, getting up and stomping towards the kitchen. "What?" she snapped as her mother gave her a stern look, annoyed.
"You'd better straighten up your attitude, young lady," her mom warned, "or you'll be grounded."
"Whatever." Sara began to throw around the dishes in the sink, trying to make as much noise as she possibly could. A plate cracked and cut her hand. Sara cursed.
"Sara!" her mom exclaimed. "How dare you use that language! Go to your room!"
"No!" Sara yelled, throwing down the towel she was using to wipe the blood off her hand.
"Do you want to say 'no' one more time and see what happens?" her mom asked. She looked furious.
"Sure," Sara said sarcastically. "No."
"How dare you!" Her mother slapped her.
Sara shrank back, staring incredulously at her mom. She had never hit Sara before.
"I HATE YOU!" Sara screamed before running out of the house.
"Sara, get back here!" her mom yelled, running after her.
"Leave me alone!" Sara screamed, running across the street. "I HATE YOU!" she screamed again.
She continued running until she heard the sound of screeching tires and a scream. She turned around, hoping that it wouldn't be what she thought it would be....
People were crowding around Sara's mother, who was laying in the middle of the street, looking broken, bloody.
"NOOOO!" Sara screamed, running over and pushing through everyone to kneel by her mom. "Oh no, oh no...."
Her mom wasn't moving or breathing. She was gone. Sara tipped back her head and wailed to the sky, sobbing so hard it hurt.
She couldn't believe the last words she had spoken to her mother were "I hate you".
"Sara!" her mom yelled. "What are you doing? You know to do your chores right when you get home! And you're late!"
"Coming, Mom!" Sara yelled, getting up and stomping towards the kitchen. "What?" she snapped as her mother gave her a stern look, annoyed.
"You'd better straighten up your attitude, young lady," her mom warned, "or you'll be grounded."
"Whatever." Sara began to throw around the dishes in the sink, trying to make as much noise as she possibly could. A plate cracked and cut her hand. Sara cursed.
"Sara!" her mom exclaimed. "How dare you use that language! Go to your room!"
"No!" Sara yelled, throwing down the towel she was using to wipe the blood off her hand.
"Do you want to say 'no' one more time and see what happens?" her mom asked. She looked furious.
"Sure," Sara said sarcastically. "No."
"How dare you!" Her mother slapped her.
Sara shrank back, staring incredulously at her mom. She had never hit Sara before.
"I HATE YOU!" Sara screamed before running out of the house.
"Sara, get back here!" her mom yelled, running after her.
"Leave me alone!" Sara screamed, running across the street. "I HATE YOU!" she screamed again.
She continued running until she heard the sound of screeching tires and a scream. She turned around, hoping that it wouldn't be what she thought it would be....
People were crowding around Sara's mother, who was laying in the middle of the street, looking broken, bloody.
"NOOOO!" Sara screamed, running over and pushing through everyone to kneel by her mom. "Oh no, oh no...."
Her mom wasn't moving or breathing. She was gone. Sara tipped back her head and wailed to the sky, sobbing so hard it hurt.
She couldn't believe the last words she had spoken to her mother were "I hate you".
a. The characters of each figure on the text above are:
Sara : mushy and grumpy.
Sara’s mom : Kindly.
b. The moral value based on the text above is :
Think first what would you do and talk
before you regret
in the end.
