Legend of Pesut Mahakam

A long time ago, there wa...

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Legend of Pesut Mahakam

A long time ago, there was a village in East Kalimantan. It was a very long dry season. All the rice fields could not get water properly. The villagers could not harvest the rice. Therefore, all villagers were planning to leave their village and find other place to stay. Then they sent some young men to look for a place that had enough water for their rice fields.

After several weeks looked for a new place, finally those young men arrived. They brought good news. There was a waterfall and it was enough to water their rice fields. Later, all the villagers rushed to the new place. Some villagers went to Mr. Pesut’s house to inform about the waterfall. Although Mr. Pesut was stingy, the villagers did not hate him.

“I’m not going with you! I will stay here. I have enough rice for my family. We will survive!” said Mr. Pesut arrogantly. The villagers knew it was useless to ask Mr. Pesut to join them. So, they all left him and his family alone in the village. When they arrived at the new place, they all were very happy. They had enough water from the waterfall.

In the mean time, Mr. Pesut and his family were beginning to worry. Their rice slowly was gone. Soon they would not have enough rice to eat. It was in the morning when Mr. Pesut’s wife was cooking their last portion of rice. Suddenly, someone knocked the door. A beggar came to his house. “Go out! I don’t have enough rice,” said Mr. Pesut. He was lying. “Please mercy me. I’m so hungry. Give me a little rice please,” asked the beggar.

Mr. Pesut immediately asked his family to eat the rice. He was worried the beggar would enter his house and stole the rice. “But the rice is still in the cooking pot. Mother is still cooking it. If we eat the rice, it will be very hot,” said his son. “I don’t care! If you all don’t eat now, you will never eat again,” said Mr. Pesut.

Later, Mr. Pesut and his family ate the rice. It was very hot. They needed water to drink. They rushed to Mahakam River. It was so hot that they finally jumped to the river. The beggar saw the incident. He then prayed to God. Amazingly, Mr. Pesut family slowly changed into fish. The fish looked like dolphin. Since then, everybody named the fish as Pesut fish. 

Why did Mr. Pesut and his family change into fish change into fish?
A. They wanted to be fishes.
B. The beggar prayed to God because of his stinginess.
C. They jumped to the river.
D. They ate hot rice.
D. The beggar stole his rice.

T. Azzahra · Accepted Answer

Jawaban untuk soal di atas adalah B. The beggar prayed to God because of his stinginess.

Soal ini menanyakan alasan keluarga Pak Pesut berubah menjadi ikan.

Pada paragraf keempat diceritakan bahwa ada seorang pengemis yang datang meminta nasi ke rumahnya namun diusir oleh Pak Pesut.

Kemudian di paragraf terakhir terdapat kalimat "Later, Mr. Pesut and his family ate the rice. It was very hot. They needed water to drink. They rushed to Mahakam River" yang artinya "Kemudian Pak Pesut dan keluarganya makan nasi. Itu sangat panas. Mereka membutuhkan air untuk minum. Mereka bergegas ke Sungai Mahakam."

Kalimat selanjutnya menceritakan bahwa "The beggar saw the incident. He then prayed to God. Amazingly, Mr. Pesut family slowly changed into fish" yang artinya "Pengemis itu melihat kejadian itu. Ia lalu berdoa kepada Tuhan. Hebatnya, keluarga Pak Pesut perlahan berubah menjadi ikan."

Berdasarkan penggalan cerita tersebut, dapat disimpulkan bahwa alasan dari keluarga Pak Pesut berubah menjadi ikan adalah karena pengemis yang diusirnya berdoa kepada Tuhan karena kekikirannya.

Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah B. The beggar prayed to God because of his stinginess.

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