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B. Reading Comprehension 6. How did they dress at that time?

1. What is the main idea of the text above? The mother wore a simple dress meanwhile her daughter dressed

The text tells us a story of a beautiful girl who turned into a stone beautifully.

while crying because she was being rebellious to her mother. 7. How did the local people react when they saw the mother and her

2. Where was the story take place? daughter?

The story took place in a forest in the province of west Everyone admired the daughter’s beauty, but they were also

Kalimantan. curious as they saw an old woman with a simple dress behind the

3. Why was the mother has to work hard alone? beautiful girl.

The mother had to work alone because her husband had passed 8. Why was the mother feeling sad and angry?

away since their daughter was still baby and unfortunately, her The mother felt sad and angry because her daughter presented her

daughter never helped her. as her servant to the people.

4. What did the mother say to her daughter that she agreed to come 9. How did the curse happen?

with her to the market? The mother could not hold the pain anymore and prayed to God to

The mother said that she would buy her new clothes if she came punish her daughter.

with her to the market. 10. What is the moral of the story?

5. What was her answer to her mother after she agreed to go to the The moral of the story is to respect and love your parents, because

market? success and happiness will greatly depend on the prayers of your

The daughter said that her mother had to walk behind her. parents.