The Best Artist
Once there lived three artists of great fame in a big city. There were competing for certain prize. One of them painted a wraith of flowers. It looked so real that a Bee came and sat on it. The other painted a basket of vegetables. It looked so nice that a cow tried to bite at them. The third painted a curtain. It looked so natural that the judge tried to remove it. This painting won the prize, because it had deceived a man, while the other two had deceived only an insect and an animal.
Vocabularies :
Fame : Terkenal, Tenar
Competing : Perlombaan, Berlomba-lomba untuk memenangkan Wraith of Flowers : Karangan Bunga
Bee : Lebah
Bite : Gigit, Menggigit
Curtain : Tirai, Gorden
Judge : Juri, Hakim
Deceived : Menipu, mengelabui
Insect : Serangga
Para Seniman Terbaik
Suatu hari, hiduplah tiga seniman yang sangat terkenal disebuah kota besar. Disana terdapat perlombaan untuk memenangkan hadiah tertentu. Salah satu dari mereka telah melukis sebuah karangan bunga. Itu terlihat sangat nyata sampai seekor lebah dating dan duduk di atasnya. Yang lainnya telah melukis sekeranjang sayuran. Itu terlihat sangat bagus sampai seekor sapi mencoba untuk menggigit nya. Yang ketiga telah melukis sebuah tirai. Itu terlihat sangat natural/alami sampai para juri mencoba untuk menghapus/menyingkirkan nya.
Lukisan ini memenangkan hadiah nya, karena telah mengelabui/menipu seorang laki- laki/manusia, sedangkan dua lainnya hanya mengelabui seekor serangga dan seekor hewan.
Exercise 1 :
A. Answer the question !
1. What were the three artists competing for ? They were Competing for certain prize.
2. What did each of them paint ?
First artist, he painted a Wraith of Flowers.
Second artist, he Painted a Basket of Vegetables.
Third artist, he Painted a Curtain.
3. Why did the cow try to bite at the 2nd painting ?
Because, the 2nd painting is a Basket of Vegetables and it looks so nice for a Cow.
4. Who has the winner ?
The winner is the third Artist.
5. Is butterfly an insect ? Name three others of insect ? Yes. Bee, Fly, and Ant.
6. Which artist painted a wraith of flowers that attracted a Bee ? Artist 1
7. What type of painting attracted a cow to try to bite it ? A Basket of Vegetables.
