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Read the text and answer the question! A Beggar A beggar found a leather purse that someone had dropped in the marketplace. Opening it, he discovered that it contained 100 pieces of gold. Then he heard a merchant shout, “A reward! A reward to the one who finds my leather purse!” Being an honest man, the beggar came forward and handed the purse to the merchant says, “Here is your purse. May I have the reward now?” “Reward?” scoffed the merchant, greedily counting his gold. “Why the purse I dropped had 200 pieces of gold in it. You’ve already stolen more than the reward! Go away or I’ll tell the police.” “I’m an honest man,” said the beggar defiantly. “Let us take this matter to the court.” In court, the judge patiently listened to both sides of the story and said, “I believe you both. Justice is possible! Merchant, you stated that the purse you lost contained 200 pieces of gold. Well, that’s a considerable cost. But, the purse this beggar found had only 100 pieces of gold. Therefore, it couldn’t be the one you lost.” And, with that, the judge gave the purse and all the gold to the beggar. What is the moral value of the passage?
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A Beggar
A beggar found a leather purse that someone had dropped in the marketplace. Opening it, he discovered that it contained 100 pieces of gold. Then he heard a merchant shout, “A reward! A reward to the one who finds my leather purse!”
Being an honest man, the beggar came forward and handed the purse to the merchant says, “Here is your purse. May I have the reward now?”
“Reward?” scoffed the merchant, greedily counting his gold. “Why the purse I dropped had 200 pieces of gold in it. You’ve already stolen more than the reward! Go away or I’ll tell the police.” “I’m an honest man,” said the beggar defiantly. “Let us take this matter to the court.” In court, the judge patiently listened to both sides of the story and said, “I believe you both. Justice is possible! Merchant, you stated that the purse you lost contained 200 pieces of gold. Well, that’s a considerable cost. But, the purse this beggar found had only 100 pieces of gold. Therefore, it couldn’t be the one you lost.” And, with that, the judge gave the purse and all the gold to the beggar.
What is the moral value of the passage?
We have to be a humble man.
We mustn’t beg to a mean person.
Honesty is the best policy.
Being a beggar is valuable for a living.
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jawaban yang tepat adalah C.
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Pada cerita, ada seorang pedagang yang kehilangan dompet. Si pengemis berkata bahwa ia menemukannya, dan isinya100 bongkah emas. Tetapi, si pedagang berbohong bahwa dompetnya tersebut isinya 200 bongkah emasdan menuduh si pengemis mengambil emasnya. Karena terjadi perselisihan dalam jumlah emasnya, hakim pun mengatakan bahwa dompet yang ditemukan itu bukanlah dompet si pedagang. Ia punmenyerahkan dompet tersebutkepada si pengemis. Dengan demikian, hal yang bisa kita pelajari adalah kejujuran membawa lebih banyak keuntungan. Si pedagang tidak jujur, sehingga ia justru kehilangan dompet dan emasnya. Sebaliknya, si pengemisjujur. Dia pundiberikan dompet berisi emas itu. Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah C.
Pada cerita, ada seorang pedagang yang kehilangan dompet. Si pengemis berkata bahwa ia menemukannya, dan isinya 100 bongkah emas. Tetapi, si pedagang berbohong bahwa dompetnya tersebut isinya 200 bongkah emas dan menuduh si pengemis mengambil emasnya.
Karena terjadi perselisihan dalam jumlah emasnya, hakim pun mengatakan bahwa dompet yang ditemukan itu bukanlah dompet si pedagang. Ia pun menyerahkan dompet tersebut kepada si pengemis.
Dengan demikian, hal yang bisa kita pelajari adalah kejujuran membawa lebih banyak keuntungan. Si pedagang tidak jujur, sehingga ia justru kehilangan dompet dan emasnya. Sebaliknya, si pengemis jujur. Dia pun diberikan dompet berisi emas itu.
Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah C.
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