The Blind Men and the Elephant

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The Blind Men and the Elephant

Once upon a time, there were six blind men living in a village. One day, the villager told them that them was an elephant in the village. The blind men had no idea what an elephant was, but they decided to guess what exactly an elephant was, since they were not able to see IL All of the whent to where the elephant was. Everyone of them touched the elephant. The first man touched its leg and said. "hey, the elephant is a pillar". But the second man, who touched the tail, didn't agree with the first man. "No! It is like a rope." he said. The third man, who touched the trunk of the elephant, didn't agree with both of them,' it is like a thick branch of a tree." he said. The fourth man, who touched the ear of the elephant, he argued differently, " It is like a big hand fan." he said. "it is like a huge wall."said the fifth man, who touched the belly of the elephant. "it is like a solid pipe," said the sixth man, who touched the tusk of the elephant They started to argue and every one of them claimed that he was right A wise man was passing by and he saw the debate between all the blind men.. He stopped and ask them "what is the matter'?". They said, "we cannot agree on what the elephant is like." Each one of them then told the wise man what he thought the elephant was like. Calmly,the wise man explained to them,"All of you right.The elephant has all those features that each of you describe.The mason every one of you telling it differently is because each one of you touched a different pan of the elephant." "oh!" everyone said.There was no more lighting.They felt happy that they were all right.

What is the message of the story above?

A. That blind man should not argue about an elephant because they will fight each other. 
B. When we are not really sure about something,it is better to listen to other's opinion 
C. That a wise man is needed to solve all problem. 
D. That arguing about an elephant is not important 
E. The arguing is important to see who is right

T. Azzahra · Accepted Answer

Halo Jongdi J, kakak bantu jawab ya.

Jawaban untuk soal di atas adalah C. That a wise man is needed to solve all problem.

Soal ini menanyakan pesan dari teks.

Pada teks terdapat kalimat "They started to argue and every one of them claimed that he was right. A wise man was passing by and he saw the debate between all the blind men" yang artinya "Mereka mulai berdebat dan masing-masing dari mereka mengklaim bahwa dia benar. Seorang bijak lewat dan dia melihat perdebatan antara semua orang buta."

Kemudian terdapat kalimat "Calmly, the wise man explained to them" yang artinya "Dengan tenang, orang bijak itu menjelaskan kepada mereka."

Di akhir teks diceritakan "There was no more lighting" yang artinya "Tidak ada penerangan lagi."

Berdasarkan kalimat tersebut, dapat disimpulkan bahwa pesan dari teks ini adalah bahwa diperlukan orang yang bijaksana untuk menyelesaikan semua masalah.

Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah C. That a wise man is needed to solve all problem.

Semoga membantu ya.

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