ERWIN EDWAR

The Golden Snail (Bahasa Inggris SMP Kelas 8 – Halaman 125)  Prince Raden Putra was married to a princess named Dewi Limaran. One day when Dewi Limaran was walking in the palace garden, she saw a snail among her lovely flowers. She had one of her servants pick it up and throw it away. The snail was actually an old witch who had disguised herself as a snail. The witch was ver angry, so she cursed Dewi Limaran and changed her into a golden snail and threw it into the river. Then, the stream carried it far away from the palace. On the side of a big forest, there lived a poor widow. Her living was only fishing. One day it was a particularly bad day as she didn’t catch any fish. Again and again she spread her net but nothing got caught into it. At last, she pulled up the net to go home. There she saw something shining at the bottom of it. It was a golden snail. She picked it up and took it home.  At home she put it in an earthen pot. She then went to bed and soon was...

Keong Mas  Dahulu kala, di sebuah desa di tanah Jawa, hiduplah seorang pemuda gagah bernama Galoran. Akan tetapi, berbeda dengan tampilan fisiknya yang menarik, kepribadian dan tabiatnya sungguh jelek. Galoran setiap hari hanya berfoya-foya. Ayahnya yang merupakan saudagar kaya raya hanya bisa mengelus dada. Galoran mabuk dan berjudi setiap hari. Akhirnya seluruh harta benda ayahnya habis dan orang tua itupun meninggal dunia. Kini Galoran kehidupannya berbalik arah : miskin dan bangkrut. Beberapa orang masih bersimpati kepadanya. Itupun hanya karena mereka terkenang akan kebaikan ayah Galoran semasa masih hidup. Mereka memberi pekerjaan kepada Galoran, tetapi tetap saja tabiatnya tak berubah: malas. Setiap pekerjaan yang diberikan, tidak pernah diselesaikan dengan baik. Ini berlangsung bertahun-tahun bahkan hingga Galoran telah cukup berumur. Di desa itu, ada seorang janda kaya beranak satu yang tetap bersimpati pada Galoran. Jambean nama anak gadis dari janda kaya itu. Paras...