Ahmad Murtaqi Jauhari Computer-Assisted Language Learning 8/14/20151

A long time ago and far, far away an old woman was sitting in her rocking chair thinking how happy she would be if she had a child. Then, she heard a knock at the door and opened it. A lady was standing there and she said, "If you let me in, I will grant you a wish.“ What do you think an old woman did? She let the lady come inside She closed the door 8/14/20152

She let the lady come inside After she washed the lady up and fed her, she saw that she was really beautiful. The lady slept soundly all night long and then right before she left, she said, "Now, about your wish. What do you want?" What she wanted about her wish? A child A wealth 8/14/20153

She closed the door After she closed the door. An old woman remembered how beautiful young lady before. Then, she opened the door wished that young lady was still there. And surprisingly, the lady was still on the front door. What an old woman thought before she opened the door? How loneliness she was A dirty and hungry lady 8/14/20154

A child The old woman wished for something the lady could not believe. She said, "I would like a child." "What did you say?" she asked because she was astonished at what the old lady asked for. The old lady repeated what she said. "I would like a child." What the lady gave to an old woman? A seed A baby 8/14/20155

A wealth The lady thought about most people's wishes to be richest in the world, most powerful person, the smartest, and the prettiest. But in the mind of an old woman, she wished for having a child. What the lady thought about the old woman? A strange old woman A loneliness old woman 8/14/20156

How loneliness she was She spent time in the house alone since she was young. She never has felt to experience happiness because of she was living herself. She wished that she had child for her own. She wanted to share her life with someone that made she comfortable and calling her a parent. 8/14/20157

A dirty and hungry lady The old woman saw a young lady after she opened the door. The looks like of a young lady was a terrible. The lady was so dirty and hungry. She spent the night with the old woman on purpose. She wanted to grant her wishes for having a child. 8/14/20158

A seed The lady then placed a tiny seed in the old woman's hand and gave her instructions. "Plant this seed, water it carefully, watch over it, and give it your love. If you do all those things, then you will have a child." So the old woman did all of those things the lady had told her to. In a week, there was a beautiful yellow flower in place of the seed. The next day, the flower bloomed. 8/14/20159

A baby Inside the flower was a beautiful little girl who was the size of the woman's thumb so she a called her Thumbellina. She made her a little dress out of golden threads. Thumbellina slept in a walnut shell and brought the old woman joy and happiness forever. 8/14/201510

A strange old woman At first met the lady guessed that she met a strange old woman. Because she lived alone in the middle of forest and she has not married yet. But she wanted a child for some reason to fill her heart with happiness. 8/14/201511

A loneliness old woman She spent time in the house alone since she was young. She never has felt to experience happiness because of she was living herself. She wished that she had child for her own. She wanted to share her life with someone that made she comfortable and calling her a parent. 8/14/201512

The End 8/14/201513