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A long time ago, there lived a small family at the far end of the village. They were Mak Tanjung and her two beloved children, Melur and Pekan. One early morning, Mak Tanjung was eager to taste the roe of a special fish that she has not tasted since umpteen years ago. “It has been a long time since I last ate the roe,” said Mak Tanjung.eagertasteroeumpteen
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Therefore, she went to the river bank to look for the fish and within an hour, she caught a big fish.caught “This roe is very delicious and I can’t wait to taste it,” said Mak Tanjung.delicious She dashed home in a flash. When she arrived home, she handed over the roe to her daughter, Melur.dashedflashhanded over
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“Look Pekan, mother has caught the fish!” Melur said excitedly. “Please cook my favourite curry with this fish and remember to keep the roe for me,” Mak Tanjung reminded Melur before she disappeared into the jungle to collect some roots and medicinal herbs.favourite remindeddisappeared
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As Melur was preparing the fish curry, she remembered what her mother had told her. But its aroma made Pekan feel very hungry. As soon as the fish curry was cooked, Pekan said to his sister. “Sister, I’m very hungry and I want to eat now.”preparing aroma And Melur tried to console him, “Let us wait for mother to come back and we shall eat together.”console
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Pekan was very stubborn and he pestered Melur to let him taste the delicacy.stubbornpestered Mak Tanjung was late and Melur became hungry too. Therefore, she talked to her brother, “Pekan, since mother is not back, let us eat now.”
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They ate hungrily and Melur kept on reminding Pekan to leave some of the fish roe for their mother. Unfortunately, Pekan could not resist the temptation; he ate all the roe.hungrilyresist temptation
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At last, Mak Tanjung came home with a big bundle of roots and she called out to her children. Melur was too scared to tell her mother what had happened. Finally she decided to tell her mother, “Pekan had eaten all the roe that I have kept for you, mother.”scareddecided
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Mak Tanjung was very upset with her two children and yelled at them. “How could both of you do this to me?” asked Mak Tanjung. She wailed bitterly and ran towards a cave deep in the jungle at the other end of the village and the cave was haunted.upsetwailedhaunted
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Melur and Pekan tried to stop her. “Oh, spirit of the cave, swallow me and take me away from my children. I did not get to eat the special fish roe and I felt very disappointed with them,” cried Mak Tanjung.swallowdisappointed
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The cave opened up and swallowed her. Melur and Pekan cried. They regretted for not being obedient children and they had lost a mother whom they loved very much.regrettedobedient
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A long time ago, there lived a small family at the far end of the village. They were Mak Tanjung and her two beloved children, Melur and Pekan. One early morning, Mak Tanjung was eager to taste the roe of a special fish that she has not tasted since umpteen years ago. “It has been a long time since I last ate the roe,” said Mak Tanjung. Therefore, she went to the river bank to look for the fish and within an hour, she caught a big fish. “This roe is very delicious and I can’t wait to taste it,” said Mak Tanjung. She dashed home in a flash. When she arrived home, she handed over the roe to her daughter, Melur. “Look Pekan, mother has caught the fish!” Melur said excitedly. “Please cook my favourite curry with this fish and remember to keep the roe for me,” Mak Tanjung reminded Melur before she disappeared into the jungle to collect some roots and medicinal herbs. As Melur was preparing the fish curry, she remembered what her mother had told her. But its aroma made Pekan feel very hungry. As soon as the fish curry was cooked, Pekan said to his sister. “Sister, I’m very hungry and I want to eat now.” And Melur tried to console him, “Let us wait for mother to come back and we shall eat together.” Pekan was very stubborn and he pestered Melur to let him taste the delicacy. Mak Tanjung was late and Melur became hungry too. Therefore, she talked to her brother, “Pekan, since mother is not back, let us eat now.” They ate hungrily and Melur kept on reminding Pekan to leave some of the fish roe for their mother. Unfortunately, Pekan could not resist the temptation; he ate all the roe. At last, Mak Tanjung came home with a big bundle of roots and she called out to her children. Melur was too scared to tell her mother what had happened. Finally she decided to tell her mother, “Pekan had eaten all the roe that I have kept for you, mother.” Mak Tanjung was very upset with her two children and yelled at them. “How could both of you do this to me?” asked Mak Tanjung. She wailed bitterly and ran towards a cave deep in the jungle at the other end of the village and the cave was haunted. Melur and Pekan tried to stop her. “Oh, spirit of the cave, swallow me and take me away from my children. I did not get to eat the special fish roe and I felt very disappointed with them,” cried Mak Tanjung. The cave opened up and swallowed her. Melur and Pekan cried. They regretted for not being obedient children and they had lost a mother whom they loved very much.
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caught regretted upset swallow
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capture
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Feel sorry
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Feel unhappy
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Make food go down throat
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Mak Tanjung wailed bitterly and asked the haunted cave to swallow her Pekan ate all the roe. Mak Tanjung caught the fish and asked Melur to keep the roe for her. Pekan and Melur regretted for not being obedient children
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Pekan ate all the roe and Mak Tanjung was very upset Mak Tanjung caught the fish. Melur cooked the fish Melur and Pekan became hungry. They ate the roe
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The cave swallowed Mak Tanjung Pekan and Melur ate the roe Melur cooked the roe
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Mak Tanjung wailed bitterly and asked the haunted cave to swallow her Pekan ate all the roe. Mak Tanjung caught the fish and asked Melur to keep the roe for her. Pekan and Melur regretted for not being obedient children 2 1 4 3
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Pekan ate all the roe and Mak Tanjung was very upset
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The cave swallowed Mak Tanjung
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The Haunted Cave
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Far end of the village
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Melur, Pekan, Mak Tanjung
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Mak Tanjung caught the fish. Pekan ate all the roe. Mak Tanjung asked the haunted cave to swallow her. Pekan and Melur regretted for not being obedient children.
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Pekan ate all the roe and Mak Tanjung was very upset.
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The cave swallowed Mak Tanjung.
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1.) Where did Mak Tanjung and her children live? 2.) What happened to Mak Tanjung when she came back from collecting roots in the jungle? 3.) What do you think will happen to Melur and Pekan after Mak Tanjung died?
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In the village
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Mak Tanjung was upset because Pekan ate all the fish roe.
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Pekan and Melur will become orphans. They will live all by themselves.
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Eager - very excited about something you want to do
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taste - quality of food that allow to recognize when put in mouth
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roe - mass of eggs inside female fish
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umpteen - very many
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catch - capture
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delicious - very pleasant taste
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dash - act of going somewhere suddenly
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flash - to move very quickly
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Handover - act of giving something
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favourite - liked more than others
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remind - to help to remember
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disappear - to become impossible to see
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prepare - to make something
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aroma - a pleasant smell
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console - to give comfort
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stubborn - not to change attitude
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pester - to annoy by asking many times
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hungry - feeling want to eat something
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resist - to refuse to accept
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temptation - the desire to have something
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scare - to frighten somebody
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decide - to think carefully
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upset - feel unhappy
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wail - to make long loud high cry
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haunted - believed to be visited by ghost
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swallow - make food go down throat
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disappointed - upset because something you hoped for has not happened
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regret - feel sorry
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obedient - doing what you are told to do
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