The Fortune TellerIn the big city of Taipei, there lived a man called Lee and his wife Mrs. Lee. Both of them had no children. This made them very sad and unhappy.

One day, Mr. and Mrs. Lee found a baby boy right outside their door. He was crying though wrapped in a blanket. They took that baby into the house and named him Xiao Lee.

When Xiao Lee was a young man, a fortune teller came to Lee's house. "You should send your son away," she said. "One day your son will be a thief and cause a lot of trouble for you."

Mr. and Mrs Lee were extremely sad to hear this. They believed in what the fortune teller said. They gave Xiao Lee some money and clothes and then sent him away.

A couple years later, Xiao Lee was having a meal in a restaurant several miles away from Taipei. He put the bag on the floor right next to his own table. After finishing the meal, he picked up his bag.

"This isn't my bag!" he thought, "This bag feels too heavy." He looked inside the bag and found a lot of gold bars. Then he realized someone had taken his bag by mistake and then left another bag.

In the evening, a young man came to the restaurant, "Has anyone seen my bag?" he asked. Xiao Lee was extremely honest, he returned the bag to that man.

The young man thanked him. "You are such an honest man." He said, "I am going to ask my father to give you a job." Since the young man's father was a rich merchant, he gave Xiao Lee a good job.

"But go home first," he said. Xiao Lee returned to Taipei. Mr. and Mrs. Lee were delighted to see him again. The fortune teller was also there. Xiao Lee told them what had happened.

The fortune teller didn't know what to say. She left the house without saying anything. Mr. and Mrs. Lee never believed in fortune tellers ever again. Xiao Lee took them to live with him and they live happily.

DARI CERITA THE FORTUNE TELLER MANAKAH SIMPLE PAST TENSE​