Chapter 14

Issumboshi

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Picture 14.1

Tujuan Pembelajaran:
Setelah mempelajari Bab 14, siswa diharapkan mampu:
1. Menunjukkan kesungguhan belajar bahasa Inggris terkait teks naratif
sederhana berbentuk legenda rakyat.
2. Menunjukkan perilaku peduli, percaya diri, dan tanggung jawab dalam
melaksanakan komunikasi terkait teks naratif sederhana berbentuk
legenda rakyat.
3. Mengidentifikasi fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan dari
teks naratif sederhana berbentuk legenda rakyat.
4. Merespon makna teks naratif sederhana berbentuk legenda rakyat.

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A WARMER

STORY TELLING
Your teacher will read you a familiar story.
Use the following headings to discuss the story.

• When did the story happen?

• Who are the characters?
• Where did the story take place?
• What is the problem (complication)?
• What is the ending (resolution)?

B VOCABULARY BUILDER

Match the words with their Indonesian equivalents.

Compare your work to your classmates’.

couple (noun) terhormat
gift (noun) bersembahyang; beribadah
raise (verb) jin
bully (verb) menikam
respectable (adjective) membesarkan
anchor (verb) hadiah
retainer (noun) berlabuh
stab (verb) pelayan
worship (verb) pasangan
demon (noun) mengolok-olok

C PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

Listen to your teacher reading these words. Repeat

after him/her.

couple : / ˈkʌp ə l /
gift : / ɡɪft /
raise : / reɪz /
bully : / ˈbʊli /

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 respectable : / rɪˈspektəb ə l /
anchor :/ ˈæŋkər /
retainer :/ rɪˈteɪnər /
stab : / stæb /
worship :/ ˈwɜːʃɪp /
demon :/ ˈdiːmən /

D READING

Task 1:
Read the text carefully.

Once upon a time there was an old couple who didn’t have
a child. They lived in a small house near the village forest. “Please
give us a child,” they asked God everyday.
One day, from the household Shinto altar, they heard a cute
cry, “Waa! Waa!”

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Picture 14.2

They looked and saw a crying baby who looked just like a
little finger. “This child must be a gift from God. Thanks to God!”
“We will call this child ‘Issumboshi’,” they said.
They raised Issumboshi with much care, but Issumboshi
never grew bigger.
“Hey, Issumboshi, do you want to be eaten by a frog?”
Issumboshi was always being bullied by the children of the village
and often went home feeling unhappy.
Grandmother would make some big rice balls and encourage
him. “Eat a lot, and grow up quickly,” Grandmother said.

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 One day, Issumboshi said, “I will go to the capital to study and
become a respectable person. Then I will come back.” Grandfather
and Grandmother were worried about him, but Issumboshi’s mind
would not be changed. At once they began to prepare for his trip.
Issumboshi sheathed a needle sword in a straw case, put
on a cup for a sedge hat, and started out with a chopstick staff, in
high spirits.
“I’m going now,” Issumboshi said.
“Is he safe? With such a small body?” Grandfather and
Grandmother asked as they saw him off.
Issumboshi went on the trip with a big wish in a small body.
………
At last Issumboshi reached the capital city and anchored
under the bridge. Then he climbed up to the railing and viewed the
town.
“There is a fine palace over there. I shall ask them at once.”
At long last Issumboshi arrived at the palace.
“Excuse me, but I want to meet the feudal lord.”
The lord came to the door, “What? Who’s there?”
“Here I am, at your feet.”
“Oh. How small! Why do you want to meet me?”
“Please let me be your retainer.”
“I wonder if your very small body can do anything.”
“I’ll stay in your pocket and guard you from all harm.” When
Issumboshi said so, a bee came buzzing by. “Yhaa!” Issumboshi
yelled, stabbing the bee.
“Bravo! I employ you. It would be good if you became the
Princess’s man.”

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Picture 14.3

“Oh! What a cute fellow he is!” said the Princess, putting

Issumboshi on her palm.

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 “I will defend you upon my life,” said Issumboshi.
The Princess liked Issumboshi, and she taught him reading,
writing, and various studies. Further, Issumboshi practiced fencing
very hard in order to be strong.
One day the Princess went out to worship at the Kiyomizu
Temple. Suddenly there was a strong wind, and some demons
appeared. The leader of the demons tried to grab the Princess.
“Help me!” she screamed. Issumboshi tried to help her, but the
demon caught him and threw him into his mouth. Issumboshi,
who was swallowed, jabbed and jabbed the demon’s stomach. The
demon rolled over and spat out Issumboshi.
Issumboshi jumped at the demon and stabbed his eyes. The
remaining demons were frightened. They ran away in great haste,
but one demon, who was left behind, trembled while holding the
magic hammer.
“Do you want me to stab your eyes, too?” Issumboshi asked.
“Please, don’t. This is the magic hammer that will grant you
a wish. I give it to you, so please spare me.” And saying this, he ran
off in a hurry.
“Thank you, Issumboshi. You have saved my life,” the
Princess said.
“Princess, please wave this magic hammer and make a wish
that I may become big,” said Issumboshi. The Princess waved it
and asked, “May Issumboshi become big!”

And then, strangely, before her eyes, Issumboshi began to

grow. He grew into a nice young man. They went back to the palace,
and the Princess asked the King to let her marry Issumboshi.
The Princess and Issumboshi then got married, and they
invited Grandfather and Grandmother to live with them in the
palace. They lived happily ever after.

(Adapted from Japanese Fairy Tales,

1987)

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Task 2:
In the story ‘Issumboshi’ there are words that describe the
characters and the setting. Find them in the story and list
them below.

Characters Setting
Issumboshi: House:
• small • _______
• ______, etc • _______

Grandparents: Capital city:

• ______, etc • ______, etc

Task 3:
In the story there are also words that tell us what happen.
These words are doing words (verbs). They tell us what the
characters do. Thinking verbs are verbs that describe how the
characters feel or what the characters think. Find the doing
and thinking verbs in the story. List them in the following
table.

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 Doing Verbs Thinking Verbs
lived (must) be

Task 4:
Create as many questions as you can based on the story.
Use questions words such as Who, When, Where, Why, How.
Then, exchange your questions with a friend sitting next to
you. Discuss them together.

Example:

1. Once upon a time there was an old couple who didn’t have a
child. They lived in a small house near the village forest.
Where did the old couple live?

2. One day, from the household Shinto altar, they heard a cute cry,
“Waa! Waa!”
What did they hear from the household Shinto altar?

3. Issumboshi was always being bullied by the children of the

village and often went home feeling unhappy.
How did Issumboshi feel when he was bullied?

POINTS TO PONDER

If you have a friend with disadvantaged physical or psychological

conditions, would you not befriend with him/her? Would you
laugh at him/her? What should you do? Why?

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E VOCABULARY EXERCISE

Complete the following sentences using the words

in the box.

couple gift raised

bullying respectable anchor
retainer stabbed worship
demon

1. The newly-married __________ have just moved into the

new house.
2. I feel thankful for the way my parents have __________
me.
3. The school has a very excellent program to stop
__________.
4. The children were very frightened when there was a
__________ in the story they were watching on television.
5. This is the most precious __________ that Nina has ever
received from her parents.
6. Many big ferries of domestic as well as overseas
companies __________ at Tanjung Perak every day.
7. Ancient people sometimes used very big trees to
__________.
8. Issumboshi then became the princess’s __________.
9. The police found the dead man in the apartment. They
suspected that thieves had ________ him.
10. Mr. Muslih is a very __________ village head. He seems to
be in control of the village matters.

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 F TEXT STRUCTURE

THINK-PAIR-SHARE

Task 1:
Individually, complete the following chart to find out the
structure of the story about Issumboshi.

Parts of the Story Details

The beginning of the story Who, When, Where:
(Orientation)

The problem in the story

(Complication)

The ending of the story

(Resolution)

Task 2:
Work in pairs to discuss the result of your work in Task 1,
and then share it with the class.

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 G GRAMMAR REVIEW

REPORTED SPEECH (INDIRECT SPEECH)

Task 1:
Study the following pairs of sentences carefully.

1. a.“We will call this child ‘Issumboshi’,” the old couple said.
(direct speech)
b. The old couple said that they would call that child ‘Issumboshi’.
(reported speech)

2. a. Issumboshi told the grandparents, “I will go to the capital to

study.” (direct speech)
b. Issumboshi told the grandparents that he would go to the
capital to study. (reported speech)

3. a. “I’m going now,” Issumboshi said. (direct speech)

b. Issumboshi said that he was going then. (reported speech)

4. a. “There is a fine palace over there,” Issumboshi said. (direct

speech)
b. Issumboshi said that there was a fine palace over there.
(reported speech)

5. a. Issumboshi said, “I want to meet the feudal lord.” (direct

speech)
b. Issumboshi said that he wanted to meet the feudal lord.
(reported speech)

Compare:
Direct The old this
said “We will call ‘Issumboshi’.”
Speech couple child

Reported The old said would that

they ‘Issumboshi’.
Speech couple that call child

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 Compare:
will go
Direct told the
Issumboshi “I to the to study.”
Speech grandparents
capital
told the would
Reported
Issumboshi grandparents he go to the to study.
Speech
that capital

Task 2:
Put the following direct sentences into reported speech.

1. a. Issumboshi said to the princess, “I’ll stay in your pocket and

guard you from all harm.”
b. __________________________________________________________

2. a. The lord said, “I’ll employ you.”

b. __________________________________________________________

3. a. Issumboshi told the princess, ”I’ll defend you upon my life.”

b. __________________________________________________________

4. a. The demon said, “This magic hammer will grant you a wish.”
b. __________________________________________________________

5. a. The demon said to Issumboshi, “I give this magic hammer

to you.”
b. __________________________________________________________

6. a. John said, “I am feeling ill.”

b. __________________________________________________________

7. a. Bob told me, “Dan works very hard.”

b. __________________________________________________________

8. a. Riana said, “I don’t have any brothers or sisters.”

b. __________________________________________________________

9. a. Fadhil told me, “Sarah has a very well-paid job.”

b. __________________________________________________________

10. a. Tika said, “I don’t like fish.”

b. __________________________________________________________

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11. a. The manager said to Santi, “I employ you.”
b. __________________________________________________________

12. a. The teacher told the students, “You have to collect the
assignment on November 10.”
b. __________________________________________________________

13. a. Rudi said, “My mother is leaving for Jakarta soon.”

b. __________________________________________________________

14. a. Sasha told Iman, “You need to plan the program carefully.”
b. __________________________________________________________

15. a. Narti said, “The school is organizing a trip for the students
of Year 10 only.”
b. __________________________________________________________

H SPEAKING

Read the story about Issumboshi again. Talk with a

partner about what you would do with the magic hammer
if you were the princess. Why would you do so?

I WRITING

Task 1:
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.

At once Grandfather and Grandmother began to __________

for Issumboshi’s trip. Issumboshi was __________.
Issumboshi went on the trip with a big wish in a __________
body. At last Issumboshi reached the __________ city and anchored
under the __________. Then he climbed up to the railing and viewed
the town.
There was a fine __________ over there. At long last Issumboshi
arrived at the __________. He wanted to meet the feudal __________.
He wanted to become __________. The king wondered whether
Issumboshi’s small body could do __________.

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 Task 2:
This is the beginning part of a story about Kanchil. The text
is not written properly. Edit the 15 words in the text so that
the story makes sense.

Kanchil, the small and clever mousedear, had many enemies

in the forest. fortunately, he was quick-witted, so that evry time his
life was threatened, he managed to escape.
One of his greatest enemies was Crocodile, who lived in the
rivr that bordered the forest. many times Crocodile had tryed to
capture Kanchil. Crocodile was big, but he was not very clever.
Kanchil was abel to trick him every time.
One day it was vry hot. There was no wind at all to refresh
the thirsty plants and tres of the forest. it was in the middel of the
dry season. For many weeks no rain had fallen, so the littel creeks
where the small animals usd to drink had dried up. Kanchil was
walking alone in the forest. he was very thirsty. He had walked a
long way, looking for a brook where he could quench his thirt.
………

Task 3:
Finishing the Story

• Discuss with your friend the many possible problems

(complication) following the beginning part above.
• Discuss with your friend the many possible ways of ending the
story.
• Write down the results of your discussion below to make a story
about Kanchil of your own.
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J REFLECTION

At the end of this unit, ask yourself the following

questions to know how effective your learning process
is.

1. Do you know how to tell stories?

2. Do you know how a story begins?
3. Do you know the structure of a story?

If your answer is ‘no’ to one of these questions, see your

teacher and discuss with him/her on how to make you
understand and be able to write or talk about yourself better.

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