A CHILD’S DREAM

By ZAID AHMAD
 SYNOPSIS
• This story begin when Mael’s fall asleep on the pandanus mat.
• His mother find him and punished him
• Mael accidently kicked his mother.
• Mael ran away from home, release the cow from shed, take them to
riverbank and washed them..
• He then lay in the shed of a mengkudu tree
• He closed his eye and and fall into deep slumber
• School children were back from school.
• He hid in the bush.
• Suddenly, he heard his friend laughter .
• He remembered the night he broached the subject with his father.
• His father said he can’t afford to send Mael to school
• He also can see Jumat trailing Sutijah and teased her.
• Then, the joyous voice diminished.
• Time passed bye
• After led his cow to shed, Mael headed slowly for the paddy-fields.
• He then walked slowly home, and opened the door.
• Suddenly, he felt a rough hand pulling his hair.
• His father smacked Mael repeatedly and pitilessly.
• Mael managed to free himself and charged at his father but his father
managed to get hold of him
• The old man then left him alone.
• Mael crawled to his sleeping place
• Mael could not hold back his tears.
• Minah woke up worried. She could see tears on the boy’s cheeks.
• She remembered that Mael had not eaten the whole day. Minah placed a
plate of rice beside Mael
• Mael dreamed Sutijah cycling home
• Sutijah screamed in fear when Jumat tries to embrace her
• Minah try to wake Mael. Suddenly, Mael kicked the air and Minah was
taken aback.
• Still dreaming, Mael rushed out and shout “ go away pig , or i’ll kill u”
• Minah was dumbfounded.
 CHARACTERS
Main characters
• Mael
– Minah’s son
– Afraid of his father
– He is a sensitive child
– He hope to study in school
– He like Sutijah
– He is hardworking boy
 Minah’s
son

He is Afraid of
hardworking his father
boy

MAEL
He like He is a
Sutijah sensitive
child

He hope
to study in
school
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

• SUTIJAH
• MINAH
• MAEL’S FATHER
• KADIR
• MAMAT
• JUMAT
 SUTIJAH SHE IS
HARDWORKING

SHE IS THE WAS A BIT

DAUGHTER OF CRUDE
THE VILLAGE
HEADMAN

LIKE TO TEASED
SUTIJAH JUMAT
 SHE IS MIDDLE-
AGED MINAH

HE IS STRONG ,
SHE IS REALLY
FIERCE AND
HOT-
CRUEL
TEMPERED

HE IS ALSO
KIND
MAEL’S FATHER
 KADIR AND
MAMAT

THEY ARE THEY ARE

SCHOOL FRIENDS OF
CHILDRENS MAEL
 SETTING

Time setting
• At morning
• At night
• After the school children back from school
PLACE SETTING
• At kichen
• At cow shed
• At edge of paddy field
• At stream
• At shed of mengkudu tree
• At bush
• At Mael’s hut
 THEMES

• The main theme of these story is about

aspiration, hoping and dream. The story
is about Mael who want to go to school but
his parent cannot afford it. He always hope
that he can go to school with his friend. He
also want to protect Sutijah when back
from school.
PLOT
 PLOT
• INTRODUCTION

– The story begin with Mael fall asleep on the small

pandanus mat.
– Then his mother, Minah shouting at him for still
asleep at that time.
– Then Mael accidently kicked Minah
– He was shocked and so was Minah.
– Minah then cursed his own son
 
• RISING
– He remind back when he broached about school with his
father.
– His father say that they can’t afford it
– Suddenly, he heard laughter. He see Kadir and Mamat
talking and laughing.
– He wish he can be like them.
– Time passed by .
– He went to riverbank and fetch his cows
• CLIMAX
– Mael walked slowly home
– Suddently, he felt a rough hand pulling his hair.
– His father yelled at him .
– His father also smacked him repeatedly and pitilessly
– Mael manage to free himself and then charged at his
father
– His father manage to get hold of him and forced him
against the wall
• FALLING
– Mael entertained the idea of running away for quite a
while.
– Minah walked carefully towards Mael and she could see
tears on the boy’s cheeks.
– She remembered that Mael had not eaten the whole day
and went to the kitchen
– Mael dreamed about Sutijah
– Meanwhile, Minah placed a plate of rice beside Mael
• Resolution
– Minah extended her hand gently to wake mael up.
– Suddenly, Mael kicked the air.
– Minah was taken aback.
– Sutijah tried to free herself
– Mael rushed out and shout “ go away pig , or i’ll kill u”
– Minah was dumbfounded.
– Then, her tears slowly dripping down
 Moral values

hardwo kindnes
caring
rking s
THE END

BY FADHIL