Once upon a time, there was a powerful man. People
called him Si Pahit Lidah, his real name is Serunting Sakti. He lived in area
of South Sumatra and Lampung province border. Serunting had an enemy. He was
Mata Empat. They fought in long time to be the strongest one. Because of the
fighting was always draw, so they made
agreement. Serunting Sakti said, “ I want to make agreement to fight in
Ranau lake in the future time. Before the fighting, we must increase our
power”. The Mata Empat agreed and then they went to increase their power.
Serunting Sakti
stayed in Siguntang Mountain. He got advice from Hyang Mahameru . He was a
powerful man in Siguntang mount. Hyang Mahameru said, ” if you want to increase
your power, you must stay in the waterfall
of Siguntang Mount about two years”. Then Serunting Sakti accepted the
requirement.
Two
years later, Serunting did the requirement. He went to Ranau Lake
as a agreement place with Mata Empat. In his trip, Serunting tried his power
that he got. He looked cane farm and he said, “I change you to become
stone!” suddenly, the cane farm become
stone. When he arrived in a village in
Semidang Aji area, he met a princess of the elder in the village.
Serunting greeted the girl but she didn’t answer the Serunting’s greeting and
showed her face proudly. Serunting said, “ you are so arrogant, your heart is
hard like stone” and then the princess became a stone. After Serunting entered
the village, he asked some food to the people but no one helped him so that he
was very angry and he cursed the village
and also the people became stone. Because of
His word had a magic, people called him Si Pahit Lidah. In Present day,
the area becomes tourism place in Baturaja, Ogan Komering Ulu. The tourism
place name is Goa Putri (princess cave).
After
walked in long day, Si Pahit Lidah arrived in Ranau Lake. He waited for Mata
Empat. In other side, Mata Empat knew about Serunting’s magic words. He said to
himself , “ I can’t defeat Serunting”. Then he made plan to defeat Serunting.
Mata Empat looked for Si Pahit Lidah day by day and finally he found Si Pahit
Lidah. Before They fought, Mata Empat said to Serunting, “ hei Serunting !! If
we fought as usual, it didn’t show that we are swordsmen. How if we make a game. The game is The Sharp-Sugar
Palm Branch”. “Well, if you want to do
that”, Serunting said. After the conversation, they went to sugar palm tree in
the bank of Ranau Lake.
Serunting had the first turn. He jumped to the sugar palm and sharpened the
sugar palm branch. Mata Empat lain in the ground and backed serunting. Then,
Serunting threw the branch to Mata Empat and suddenly Mata Empat could dodged
the branch. Mata Empat Could Dodged the branch because he had another eyes in
his back head. The next turn was Mata Empat. He threw the branch and Serunting
Could not dodged the branch. The branch could killed Serunting. After Serunting
died, Mata Empat wanted to take the power of Serunting. He licked Serunting’s
tounge but He felt bitter and then Mata Empat died beside of Serunting Sakti.
Based on story, Serunting Sakti was buried in Marissa
Island, Ranau Lake
but there are many sources said that he was buried in Semidang Aji, Ogan
Komering Ulu.
Arranged
and translated by:
KEC Team
Source :
Kumpulan Cerita Nusantara
Answer the following questions according to the text
above !
1. What is the main idea of the first paragraph ?
a. There was a
powerful man in border of South Sumatra and Lampung province.
b. The fighting of
Serunting Sakti and Mata Empat.
c. Mata Empat was
Serunting’s enemy.
d. The agreement of
Serunting and Mata Empat.
2. “….He threw the branch and Serunting could not dodged
the branch”.
What is the
synonym of the underline word ?
a. Run
b. Avoid
c. Defend
d. Break
3. What is the conclusion of the fourth paragraph ?
a. Empat Mata
arrived and waited for Serunting Sakti.
b. They played The
Sharp-Sugar Palm game.
c. Mata Empat could
defeated and killed Serunting Sakti.
d. Mata Empat died
because he licked Serunting’s tounge.
4. He looked at cane farm and he said,” I change you
to be stone…”
The underline word
refer to … ?
a. Hyang Mahameru.
b. The princess.
c. Serunting Sakti.
d. The elder of
Semidang village.
5. “…but she did not answered the Serunting’s greeting and
showed her face proudly”.
What is the
meaning of the underline word ?
a. The girl looked
so unfriendly.
b. The girl wanted
to answer the Serunting’s greeting.
c. The girl had
hospitality.
d. The girl showed
her pleasure to Serunting.
6. “…you are so arrogant, your heart is hard like
stone”.
What is the
antonym of the underline of word ?
a. Proud
b. Angry
c. Elegant
d. Friendly
7. What is the conclusion of the second paragraph ?
a. Serunting Sakti
practiced in Siguntang
Mountain.
b. Serunting Sakti
was taught by Hyang Mahameru.
c. Serunting Sakti
stayed to increase his power in Siguntang
Mountain.
d. Serunting Sakti
stayed about two years.
8. “….After the conversation , they went to sugar
palm tree in the bank of Ranau
Lake”.
The underline word
is refer to …. ?
a. Serunting Sakti
b. Serunting Sakti
and Mata Empat
c. Mata Empat
d. Serunting Sakti
and Hyang Mahameru
9. “In other side,Mata Empat knew about Serunting’s magic
word”.
What is the
context of the underline words ?
a. The words have
power.
b. The words make
power.
c. The words give
power.
d. The words
increase power.
10. What is the main idea of the narrative story ?
a. The ambition
about to be the strongest one.
b. About friction
between Serunting Sakti and Mata Empat.
c. The journey of
Serunting Sakti.
d. About a tricky
game of Mata Empat.
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