Once upon a time, in a small village in Borneo Island, there lived a mother and herdaughter. The daughter was popular among villagers because of her beautiful face but she
has a bad behavior. She always spent her time in front of the mirror to admire her beautiful
face. She never helped her mother to fulfill their daily needs. The daughter always made her
mother sad. However, the mother still loved her very much.
One day, the girl asked her mother to buy her a new gown. The mother refused it
because she had no money. Because the mother loved her daughter so much, she finally
bought her a new gown.
Both went to the market. But the daughter asked her mother to walk behind because
she was embarrassed if people saw them together. Once again, because of her love, the
mother obeyed the daughter’s request.
Along the way home, the daughter still walked in front of her mother. People passing
asked about the woman behind her. The daughter answer that she was not her mother but her
servant. The mother kept silent. But inside her deep heart, she prayed to the God to punish her
daughter. Suddenly, her daughter’s legs turned into stone. The daughter realized that it was
because she had hurt her mother’s feeling. She begged to her mother to forgive but it was too
late. Slowly, her body also turned into stone. Though the daughter had become a stone, but
the tears were still seen, which was why the stone was called Batu Menangis.

1. What is the moral of the story?
A. Don’t forget to forgive our parents for every mistake they made.
B. We should be dutiful child to parents, especially our mother.
C. People must keep their words all the time
D. We should not hate our parents.
E. Do not make the people sad.

2. “The daughter realized that it was because she had hurt her mother’s feeling. (paragraph 4).”
The word ‘it’ is refer to ….
A. The daughter’s legs turned into stone.
B. The mother prayed to the God.
C. The God punished the girl.
D. The girl prayed to the God.
E. The mother kept silent.

3. What happened at last?
a. The daughter realized that she had hurt her mother’s feeling.
b. The mother bought her daughter a new gown.
c. The girl begged to her mother to forgive.
d. The daughter had become a stone.
e. The God punished the girl.