STORY

“TWO FROGS”

 

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them

fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit

was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The

two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit

with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop,

that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took

heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down

and died.

The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again,

the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He

jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the

other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?" The frog explained to

them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the

entire time.

This story teaches two lessons:

1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging

word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it

through the day.

2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes

to kill them.

Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your

path. The power of words... it is sometimes hard to understand

that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak

words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in

difficult times. Special is the individual who will take the time

to encourage another.

STORY

“A Box Full OF Kisses”

a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."

The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her, stating, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They're all for you, Daddy."

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.

Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings, have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses... from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this.

Artikel Direct and Indirect

Aladin is a man who comes from the Persian state. He lived alone with his mother. They live in simplicity. Until one day there was a man who came home Aladin. The man said that he was the brother of the deceased father who had long migrated to neighboring countries. Aladdin and his mother very happy, because it turns out they still have a brother.

"Malang brother once your fate," the man said to Aladdin and his mother. "The important thing is we can still eat, uncle," replied Aladdin. Feeling concerned about the state of his brother, the man intends to invite Aladdin out of town. With the permission of her mother, then followed his uncle's Aladdin went out of town.

The journey that they travel very far at all, and his uncle did not allow Aladdin to rest. When Aladdin asks his uncle to stop for a moment, his uncle scolded him directly. Until finally they came to a place in the middle of the forest. Aladdin and his uncle were ordered to search for firewood. "Later, yes uncle, Aladin want to rest first," said Aladdin. His uncle was very angry after hearing the answers to these Aladin. "Leave now, or kusihir you a frog", cried uncle. Seeing his uncle was very angry, and rushed Aladdin set out in search of wood.

After getting the wood, his uncle and then make a fire and say the incantation. Aladin was very surprised at all, because after his uncle read the spell, suddenly ground to crack and form a hole. Aladdin began to ask himself, "Is he really my uncle? Or is he just a magician who wants to use me alone? "

"Aladdin, come down you kelubang it. Get me a light at the bottom of the cave Antic ", told his uncle. "I'm afraid my uncle," said Aladdin. His uncle then gave the ring to the Aladdin. "Wear this, this ring will protect you", said his uncle. Then Aladdin began to fall down.

After reaching the bottom, Aladin was amazed by what he saw. On the basis of the Aladdin's cave to find that the fruit trees and lots of jewelry jewels. "Sooner you bring me antique lamp, Aladdin. Do perdulikan the other, "his uncle shouted from above. Aladdin took the lamp antique, and mulaimemanjat upward. But after nearly reached the top, Aladdin's cave to see the door was closed and only open a crack. Aladdin began to think that his uncle would set her up. "Hurry Aladdin, just throw the lamp", cried uncle. "No, I'm not going to memberikanlampu this, before I reached the top," said Aladdin.

After debate, the uncle of Aladdin became impatient and finally "Brak!" pit door closed, and his uncle left the Aladdin trapped in an underground hole. Aladdin became sad, and sat. Now he knows that real men are not his uncle, and he just manipulated by man. Aladin lalubmencari every way in order to exit the cave, but his efforts are always in vain. "I'm very hungry, and want to meet my mother, O Lord, save your servant," says Aladin.

DIRECT and INDIRECT

DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

Bilamana reported speech menyatakan kata-kata yang sebenarnya, ini disebut direct speech (kalimat langsung). Kalimat-kalimat tersebut tidak dihubungkan oleh “that” melainkan harus ditandai dengan (tanda baca) koma.

Bilamana reported speech memberikan isi pokok kata-kata yang dipakai oleh si pembicara dan bukan kata-kata yang sebenarnya ini disebut indirect speech (kalimat tidak langsung). Dalam indirect speech kalimat-kalimat itu dihubungkan dengan kata “that”.

Bentuk waktu reporting verb tidak diubah, akan tetapi bentuk waktu reported speech harus diubah berdasarkan atas bentuk waktu reporting verb.

1. Bila kata kerja untuk melaporkan adalah say, ask, order, advise dalam bentuk present dan kata-kata yang dikeluarkan si pembicara dalam waktu present juga, maka tense (waktu)tidak berubah.

2. Demikian juga bila kalimat yang dikeluarkan si pembicara kata kerjanya dalam bentuk present perfect dan future, maka tense tidak mengalami perubhan.
Contoh:
She says, “ I will go to school.”
She says that she will go to school.
3. Bila kata kerja say, ask, order, advise dalam kata kerja bentuk past simple, walaupun kalimat-kalimat yang dikeluarkan si pembicara berkala kata kerja present, kata kerja harus juga past simple.

4. Bila kata kerja say, ask, order, advise dalam bentuk past simple dan kalimat-kalimat yang dikeluarkan si pembicara berkala kata kerja past simple pula, maka dalam kalimat tidak langsung kata kerja harus dalam bentuk past pperfect.
Contoh:
• They said, “ we bought a book at book store.”
• They said that they had bough a book at book store.

5. Perubahan kata-kata :
• I menjadi he atau she.
• You menjadi I atau he atau she.
• We menjadi they.
• My menjadi his atau her.
• Our menjadi their.
• Here menjadi there.
• Now mejnadi then.
• This menjadi that

Contoh Kalimat Direct and Indirect

Direct	 	Indirect
simple present He said, “I go to school every day.”	 	simple past He said (that) he went to school every day.
simple past He said, “I went to school every day.”	 	past perfect He said (that) he had gone to school every day.
present perfect He said, “I have gone to school every day.”	 	past perfect He said (that) he had gone to school every day.
present progressive He said, “I am going to school every day.”	 	past progressive He said (that) he was going to school every day.
past progressive He said, “I was going to school every day.”	 	perfect progressive He said (that) he had been going to school every day,
future (will) He said, “I will go to school every day.”	 	would + verb name He said (that) he would go to school every day.
future (going to) He said, “I am going to school every day.”	 	present progressive He said (that) he is going to school every day..
		past progressive He said (that) he was going to school every day
Direct	 	Indirect
auxiliary + verb name He said, “ Do you go to school every day He said, “Where do you go to school?”	 	simple past He asked me if I went to school every day. He asked me where I went to school.
imperative He said, “ Go to school every day.”	 	infinitive He said to go to school every day.

Direct	 	Indirect
can He said, “I can go to school every day.”	 	could He said (that) he could go to school every day.
may He said, “I may go to school every day.”	 	might He said (that) he might go to school every day.
might Might He said, “I might go to school every day.” He said, "I Might go to school every day."
must He said, “I must go to school every day.”	 	had to He said (that) he had to go to school every day.
have to He said, “I have to go to school every day.”
should He said, “I should go to school every day.”	 	should He said (that) he should go to school every day.
ought to He said, “I ought to go to school every day.”	 	ought to He said (that) he ought to go to school every day.