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- A male creature came, but it was a dog. His name was Tumang. Tumang was actually a man who had been cursed by a witch to become a dog. But at certain times Tumang could turn back to be a normal man.
- Their only son, Sangkuriang, was soon born, and he grew up to be a handsome and healthy boy. Sangkuriang liked to hunt in the woods, of course with Tumang.
- Many years later, Sangkuriang grew up to be a powerful man.
The sentences to introduce THE SCENE AND THE CHARACTERS in The Golden Star Fruit Tree
- A long time ago, there was a rich old man living in Vietnam. He had two sons. They had very different attitudes. The older brother was very greedy, but the younger brother was very kind. When the old man died, the brothers divided his father’s wealth into two parts. The big brother took almost everything. He gave his younger brother only a small piece of land, with a star-fruit tree in front of it. The younger brother did not mind. From then on he lived there and made his living only by selling star fruits from the tree.
- On the commemoration of his father’s death, he invited his older brother to come to his house. Thinking that his brother had a poor house, the big brother refused to come. But because his younger brother insisted, he and his wife i nally decided to come. When they got to the younger brother’s house, they were surprised to see that he was now very rich.
(THE PROBLEMS involving the characters in the story of Sangkuriang)
1. Dayang Sumbi:
- One day her weaving tool fell, but she was too lazy to get it herself. She shouted out, “Can anybody help me get my tool? If you are a female, I will take you as my sister. If you are a male, I will marry you!” ...
