Short Story from Indonesia

Retold by Harold
Courlander
Your Goals for todays discussion:
• Note details of the story.
• Share personal experiences related to the theme of
the story
• Identify the social Issue presented in the text.

• Create an alternate ending of the story through a

storyboard.
UNLOCKING OF DIFFICULTIES
A. running away often from 1.Guno
danger or evil
B. one who has made a persuaded
pilgrimage to Mecca —
often used as a title Kuyo to rob
C. something that is stolen or
taken by force
a rich man at
D. small usually cylindrical the end Koyo
pointed or tapered piece
(as of wood) used to pin was
down or fasten things
E. to bring (as by argument) to convinced.
belief
A. running away often from
danger or evil
2. As
B. one who has made a someone who
pilgrimage to Mecca —
often used as a title
had been to
C. something that is stolen or Mecca, The
taken by force
D. small usually cylindrical old Hadji is
pointed or tapered piece
(as of wood) used to pin
respected by
down or fasten things the town
E. to bring (as by argument) to
belief
people.
A. running away often from
danger or evil
3. He lifted
B. one who has made a the hat from a
pilgrimage to Mecca —
often used as a title
peg on the
C. something that is stolen or wall and get
taken by force
D. small usually cylindrical into the old
pointed or tapered piece
(as of wood) used to pin
man’s robe.
down or fasten things
E. to bring (as by argument) to
belief
A. running away often from
danger or evil
4. The thieves
B. one who has made a got a lot of
pilgrimage to Mecca —
often used as a title
loot in the
C. something that is stolen or robbery.
taken by force
D. small usually cylindrical
pointed or tapered piece
(as of wood) used to pin
down or fasten things
E. to bring (as by argument) to
belief
A. running away often from
danger or evil
5. Many
B. one who has made a people flee to
pilgrimage to Mecca —
often used as a title
other
C. something that is stolen or countries to
taken by force
D. small usually cylindrical escape the
pointed or tapered piece
(as of wood) used to pin
law.
down or fasten things
E. to bring (as by argument) to
belief
1. Who are the main characters of the story?
2. What did Guno and Koyo did in the old
man’s house?
3. Why did Guno use the door to go out of the
room?
4. What was the two characters arguing about
when they came to the edge of the river?
5. Explain the saying “ Don’t go swimming in a
dry river bed.”
 Everywhere in Java, Sumatra, and
Celebes, the people know of two men named
Guno and Koyo, and whenever they hear of
them, they smile. For the name Guno means
"helpful" and Guno is really a very unhelpful
man, and while Koyo's name means "rich,"
Koyo in fact never has any money at all.
Whatever he manages to get his hands on,
Guno the "helpful" one helps him lose.
It is said that one time, Guno persuaded
Koyo to go with him to rob an old hadji.
They crept in the night to the old man's
house and began to dig a hole under
the wall. When the hole was large
enough for a man to enter, Guno
crawled through. He silently gathered
the valuables of the sleeping hadji and
handed them out through the hole to
Koyo, who piled them neatly on the
ground.
 As Guno prepared to go out, he saw the hadji's
colorful robe hanging on a peg. He took the robe
down and dressed himself in it. He said to himself, "I
will soil my new robe if I crawl out the way I came
in.” So, instead of going through the hole, he went
to the door, unlocked it, and stepped out Koyo,
expecting Guno to appear through the hole; was
startled. Seeing the dignified robed figure coming
out of the door, he thought it was the hadji, and that
Guno was still inside.
"Ai! The hadji!" Koyo screamed.
And leaving the pile of loot where he had
placed it on the ground, he began to run.
Guno, thinking the hadji was behind him,
hastily threw his new robe away and fled
after Koyo.
Because the two of them made so much
noise fleeing through the village, the
neighbors were awakened, and they came
out with sticks and sickles to pursue them.
Guno and Koyo ran across the open fields
until they came panting to the edge of the
river.
"Ah, we are lost!" Koyo groaned "We'll
either be caught or beaten, or we will
drown in the flooded river!”
The River isn't flooded," Guno said
helpfully." In deed the river is flooded,"
Koyo said.
"No, it certainly is not flooded." Guno said.
"If it were in flood it would be muddy and
dark. But it is so clear you can almost see
the bottom."
Koyo looked. It was true. Faintly in the starlight
he could see the rocks in the bottom of the river.
"Well," he said nervously, "you go first and tell
me how it is." So Guno held his breath, closed
his eyes, and leaped from the rocky ledge.
But the riverbed was dry, there was no water in it
at all and Guno fell into the gravel and stones
below. As he lay there in great surprise, he heard
Koyo shouting to him from the ledge above:
"How is it? How is it?"
Guno was embarrassed so he began to make
swimming motions with his hands and legs as
he lay on the bottom of the dry riverbed, and
he called out:
“It’s fine below, don't you see me?
So Koyo, too, took a deep breath, closed his
eyes, and leaped from the ledge. He landed
next to Guno, sprawling in the dry river gravel.
Guno, still waving his arms as though he were
swimming turned to Koyo and said:
"You can see now that I was right the river is
not flood."
The people of the village arrived on the ledge. They
looked down and shouted at the two men to come out
and take their punishment. In terror, Koyo also began to
make swimming motions. The villagers, seeing Guno
and Koyo swimming this way in a river that had been
dry for months, put down their weapons and laughed.
They couldn't bring themselves to punish silly fugitives.
So today whenever a person tries to get out of a
predicament by a ridiculous act, someone is sure to say
"Don't go swimming in a dry riverbed."
Have you ever experienced doing a ridiculous
thing to cover up a mistake you have done?
What consequence did it have? How did you
feel about the consequence?
What lesson did you get from the story?
 “Crime Does Not Pay”
How would you relate this saying to the
story of Guno and Kuyo?

How would you relate it to the present

peace and order
situation in the Philippines.
Crime is a social issue and
at the same time a moral
issue since it affects the
safety and security of
citizens and it is against the
values and beliefs of the
people. It is prohibited by
the law as it is harmful or
offensive to the people or
society.
 “Crime Does Not Pay”
there is more trouble than benefit from
committing a crime no matter how simple it
is.
BE BRAVE ENOUGH TO ACCEPT THE
CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR ACTION
MOST ESPECIALLY IF YOU KNOW THAT
IT IS YOUR MISTAKE.
 Post-Reading Activity

“Guno and Koyo STORYBOARD”

MATERIALS:
1/8 ILLUSTRATION BOARD
COLORING MATERIALS
PENCIL
MARKER
 Task:

Create an alternate ending of

the story “Guno and Koyo”
through making a storyboard.
 What Is a storyboard?
a large board on which a series of sketches of
shots or scenes are arranged in sequence for
outlining the action of a film, video, etc. 2. such
a series of sketches, often accompanied with
captions containing dialogue, narrations, etc.
THE AGED MOTHER
BY: MATSUO BASHO

CRITERIA:

ORIGINALITY 30%
CREATIVITY 20%
GRAMMAR 30%
CHOICE OF SCENCE 20%

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STORYBOARD BY:
NAMES OF GROUP MEMBERS
Retold by: Group name