My Grandpa’s Coffee

                When I was child I like to visit my Grandpa’s house in every weekend. In every my

visit day I always snacked to my grandpa kitchen and took his cold coffee inside the

refrigerator.

One day in my visit time, I felt really thirsty after played with some doctor equipment own by

my grandpa. Because I was really thirsty I ran to the kitchen and directly opened the

refrigerator to find my grandpa’s cold coffee, it was take longer time for me to find the coffee

container then usual because the place moves in the second lowest part of refrigerator. I saw a

big brown plastic glass with pink cap on it. Slowly I opened the cap and see black liquid

which supposed to be a coffee. When I Drunk The liquid I didn’t feel sweet in my mouth but

inversely I felt it was really spicy. “Spicy!, Spicy!” screamed me.

A few second later my Grandpa came and met me. “Did you drink the liquid from that

bottle?” asked my grandpa to me. “Yes, I wanted to drink your coffee actually”. “The liquid

inside the glass is not a coffee but actually it contains fish cake sauce (Cuko)” Said My

Grandpa.

 

Embarrassing Plate

                I live in dormitory, because I study in one of boarding school in south sumatera.

Every Saturday morning we have Gym together with all the students.

One day after we have finished the gym we directly ran to canteen in hurry.  Me and my

friend “koi” became the first person who came to the canteen at that day. We were so happy

because we saw “bubur ayam” and chocolate bread that already provided by school. We took

the food more then our normal portion.

After we have finished our Breakfast. We preferred to have a sit for short time. When we felt

the rest time is enough we directly clean the table and put the chair into the origin place. First

time when we have putted the chair we directly ran to place where we usually put our dirty

plate. The process of putting the plate became a competition even for me and my friend to

decide who the fastest person from both of us is.

When we arrived in front of canteen place we usually put the dirty plate, we shocked because

there were no the container of the dirty plate in there. After that some one came and told us

that the place to put the dirty plate already moved to the back corner inside the canteen.

Budi and a Smoking Man

One day, in a crowded bus station there is a man who smokes. As a person who cares of environment, Budi doesn’t like people who smoking and wants to warn that man. But Budi doesn’t want that man angry because his statement, so Budi warn him softly. Budi came to the man and said, “sir, how long you’ve been smoking?”. He answered, “I’ve been smoking for 20 years”.

                “Tell me how much the price for a smoke” the man replied, “it’s about Rp. 2000, why are

you asking?” then Budi replied again, “sir, don’t you ever think. If everyday you spent only a smoke, you may get Rp. 14.000 for a week if you save the money. If a month you may get Rp. 420.000 and for a year you may get Rp. 5.040.000. Now imagine if you save the money for 20

years as long you were smoking. You may get more than a hundred million rupiah and you can buy a car, house or anything with that money”.

                Calmly the man said, “now, I’m asking you. How old are you?” Budi answered, “i’m 25

years old”. Then the man asked again, “Are you smoking?” Budi replied, “of course, no!”. Then the man asked Budi, “so, do you have a car?”. Budi answered “no, i don’t have”.

“That Phone is Off”

Soon after he left college, Dave found one of his uncles who was very rich and had no children of his own died and left him a lot of money, so he decided to set up his own real estate agency.

Dave found a nice office. He bought some new furniture and moved in. he had only been there for e few hours when he heard someone coming toward the door of his office.

“It must be my first customer” Dave thought. He quickly picked up the telephone and pretended to be very busy answering an important call from someone in New York who wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country.

The man knocked at the door while this was going on. He came in and waited politely for Dave to finish his conversation on the phone. Then the man said to Dave; “I am from the telephone company and I was sent here to connect your telephone”

Saved by Stilts; a spoof text

The king wanted to test Abu Nawas’ smartness. So he invited Abu Nawas to the palace. “You want me, your Majesty?” greeted Abu Nawas. “Yes, you have fooled me three times and that’s too much. I want you to leave the country. Otherwise you will have to go to jail” said the king. “If that is what you want, I will do what you said” said Abu Nawas sadly. Then “Remember, from tomorrow you may not step on the ground of this country anymore” the king said seriously. Then Abu nawas left the king palace sadly.

The following morning the king ordered his two guards to go to Abu Nawas’ house. The guards were very surprised found Abu Nawas still in his house. He had not left the country yet. Instead leaving the country, Abu Nawas was swimming in small pool in front of his house. “Hey Abu Nawas, why haven’t you left this country yet? The king ordered you not to step on the ground of this country anymore, didn’t he?” said the guards. “Sure he did” answered Abu

Nawas calmly. “But look at me! Do I step on the ground of this country? No, I do not step on the ground. I am swimming on the water” continued Abu Nawas.

The guards were not able to argue with Abu Nawas so they left Abu Nawas’ house and went back to the palace. The guards reported what they had seen to the king. The king was curious on Abu Nawas’ excuse not to leave the country. Therefore the king ordered his guard to call Abu Nawas to come to the palace.

Abu Nawas came to the palace on stilts. The king wondered and said “Abu, I will surely punish you because you haven’t done what I have said. You have not left this country”. The King continued “And now, look at you. You walk on stilts like a child. Are you crazy? The king pretended to be furious.

“I remember exactly what you said, Your Majesty” Abu Nawas answered calmly. “This morning I took a bath in the small pool in my house so that I had not to step on the ground. And since yesterday, I have been walking on this stilts. So you see, Your Majesty, I do not step on the ground of this country”. The king was not able to say anything.

(Adapted from S. Harianto’s Abu Nawas and King Aaron)

Generic Structure Analysis

Orientation: Introducing Abu Nawas and the King on the counteracts about leaving and staying in the country

Event 1: Abu Nawas was swimming on the pool

Event 2: Abu Nawas was walking on the stilts

Twister: Abu Nawas explained that swimming in the pool and walking on the stilts meant not stepping on the ground of the country