Beauty and the Beast

  A wealthy, widowed merchant lives in a mansion with his six children, three sons and three daughters. All his daughters are very beautiful, but the youngest, Beauty, is the most lovely, as well as kind, well-read and pure of heart; while the two elder sisters, in contrast, are wicked, selfish, vain and spoiled. They secretly taunt Beauty and treat her more like a servant than a sister. The merchant eventually loses all of his wealth in a tempest at sea. He and his children are consequently forced to live in a small farmhouse and work for their living.

After some years of this, the merchant hears that one of the trade ships he had sent off has arrived back in port, having escaped the destruction of its compatriots. He returns to the city to discover whether it contains anything valuable. Before leaving, he asks his children if they wish for him to bring any gifts back for them. The sons ask for weaponry and horses to hunt with, whereas his oldest daughters ask for clothing, jewels and the finest dresses possible, thinking his wealth has returned. Beauty is satisfied with the promise of a rose, as none grow in their part of the country. The merchant, to his dismay, finds that his ship's cargo has been seized to pay his debts, leaving him without money to buy his children their presents.

During his return, the merchant becomes lost in a forest during a storm. Seeking shelter, he enters a dazzling palace. A hidden figure opens the giant doors and silently invites him in. The merchant finds tables inside laden with food and drink, which seem to have been left for him by the palace's invisible owner. The merchant accepts this gift and spends the night there. The next morning as the merchant is about to leave, he sees a rose garden and recalls that Beauty had desired a rose. Upon picking the loveliest rose he can find, the merchant is confronted by a hideous "Beast" which tells him that for taking his most precious possession after accepting his hospitality, the merchant must die. The merchant begs to be set free, arguing that he had only picked the rose as a gift for his youngest daughter. The Beast agrees to let him give the rose to Beauty, but only if the merchant or one of his daughters will return.

The merchant is upset, but accepts this condition. The Beast sends him on his way, with wealth, jewels and fine clothes for his sons and daughters, and stresses that Beauty must never know about his deal. The merchant, upon arriving home, tries to hide the secret from Beauty, but she pries it from him. Her brothers say they will go to the castle and fight the Beast, but the merchant dissuades them, saying they will stand no chance against the monster. Beauty accepts responsibility for her actions and willingly goes to the Beast's castle. The Beast receives her graciously and informs her that she is now mistress of the castle, and he is her servant. He gives her lavish clothing and food and carries on lengthy conversations with her. Every night, the Beast asks Beauty to marry him, only to be refused each time. After each refusal, Beauty dreams of a handsome prince who pleads with her to answer why she keeps refusing him, to which she replies that she cannot marry the Beast because she loves him only as a friend. Beauty does not make the connection between the handsome prince and the Beast and becomes convinced that the Beast is holding the prince captive somewhere in the castle. She searches and discovers multiple enchanted rooms, but never the prince from her dreams.

For several months, Beauty lives a life of luxury at the Beast's palace, having every whim catered to by invisible servants, with no end of riches to amuse her and an endless supply of exquisite finery to wear. Eventually, she becomes homesick and begs the Beast to allow her to go see her family. He allows it on the condition that she returns exactly a week later. Beauty agrees to this and sets off for home with an enchanted mirror and ring. The mirror allows her to see what is going on back at the Beast's castle, and the ring allows her to return to the castle in an instant when turned three times around her finger. Her older sisters are surprised to find her well fed and dressed in finery. Beauty tries to share the magnificent gowns and jewels the Beast gave her with her sisters, but they turn into rags' at her sisters' touch, and are restored to their splendour when returned to Beauty, as the Beast meant them only for her. Her sisters are envious when they hear of her happy life at the castle, and, hearing that she must return to the Beast on a certain day, beg her to stay another day, even putting onion in their eyes to make it appear as though they are weeping. They hope that the Beast will be angry with Beauty for breaking her promise and eat her alive. Beauty's heart is moved by her sisters' false show of love, and she agrees to stay.

Beauty begins to feel guilty about breaking her promise to the Beast and uses the mirror to see him back at the castle. She is horrified to discover that the Beast is lying half-dead from heartbreak near the rose bushes her father had stolen from and she immediately uses the ring to return to the Beast.

Beauty weeps over the Beast, saying that she loves him. When her tears strike him, the Beast is transformed into the handsome prince from Beauty's dreams. The Prince informs her that long ago a fairy turned him into a hideous beast, after he refused to let her in from the rain, and that only by finding true love, despite his ugliness, could the curse be broken. He and Beauty are married and they live happily ever after together.

source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast

Question :

1.       Why did the dress turn into rags’ at her sisters’ touch?

a.      The dress was only meant for her

b.      The dress didn’t like her sisters’

c.       The dress was made from a poor quality fabric

d.      The dress is so delicate

e.      The sisters pulled at the dress

2.      What did Beauty ask her father upon his return?

a.      The finest dress

b.      A weaponry

c.       The best jewels

d.      A stack of gold

e.      A rose

3.      Why did Beauty lives in the Beast’s castle?

a.      The Beast Kidnapped her

b.      The Beast agrees to let her father give the rose to Beauty, but only if the merchant or one of his     daughters will return.

c.       Beauty wants to kill the Beast

d.      Beauty wants to live a life of luxury again.

e.      Her father hate her, so he gave Beauty to the Beast

4.      What is the synonym of dissuades?

a.      Allow

b.      Permit

c.       Deter

d.      Encourage

e.      Prohibited

5.      What is the function of the enchanted mirror and ring?

a.     The mirror allows her to see what is going on back at the Beast's castle, and the ring allows her   to return to the castle in an instant when turned three times around her finger

b.      The mirror for her to see her reflection and  the ring as a jewelry

c.       The mirror for her to use as a weapon and  the ring as a jewelry

d.       The mirror for a reflector and the ring for her to sell

e.       the mirror and the ring is a gift

                                              My unforgettable moment

          My unforgettable moment is when I first tried rafting with my father and my siblings ( I have 3 siblings). It happened when i was about 8 or 9 years old. We went rafting in a rafting place in Sukabumi, Jawa Barat. At first i don't really want to join my siblings because i was scared and when they show me a video of the previous customer that went rafting before us i was like whoaa that's pretty scary and a brave thing to do because at that time i consider myself a timid kid. But then my father and siblings encourage me to join them and eventually i gave in. 

          We waited for about 1 hour before we could go rafting. Plus we should read the agreement first and do some simple warm up. When it was our turn to go we were accompanied with 1 instructor that will lead us along the way when we go down the river. the instructor first set the inflatable boat on the ground and told us to go on it then he started to teach us the do's  and don'ts when rafting and other basic instruction. Before we go down the river we pray for our safety and i remember i really focus on my pray because i was really scared that something bad will happen to me and will do some major effect on me (I was a paranoid person that time.) 

          So then the instructor set the boat on the river and allowed us to hop in. I was told to sit on the front row because i am small kid and if i sit on the left or right side of the boat it will make the boat become unbalance. so with all my might i sat in the front seat and the journey began. I really remember i scream all the way down the river and it's a really fun experience for me.
          

Dream City

                                                   NEW YORK CITY

New York is a state located in the northeastern of United States. Because of the high pupulation New York bacome the most populous city in the United States. This city consist of 5 regions : The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.

New York is a city that i always dreamed of living. Maybe its a typical new york dream but there's just something about the city that interest me. Whether it is the city light, the skyscraper building that's so fascinating, the hassle of people always rushing out to get to their place, the yellow taxi, and so many more.

 

               My first bucket list if i go to new york is to visit the new york museum of modern art or for short MoMA. MoMa is an art museum that located in Midtown Manhattan on 53 rd street between fifth and sixth avenues. The inside of the museum is full of modern and unique kind of art. Also the architecture of the building is so fascinating based on what i saw in the pictures online.

 

There's also some kind of a rain room there. This rain room allow you to go under the pouring rain without worrying getting wet. It is actually a room with pouring rain that stopped wherever a body is detcted. So when you go inside this room every part of the room will be raining except the place where you stand/walk in.

One of the iconic place in New York is the Times Square that always have a big crowd surrounding the place There's so many skyscrapper building in the Times Square and the billboard is all over the place and that's what makes the Times Square lights up at night other than the city light that's so bright.

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Another place is the Central Park that located in the middle part of New York. I think its a smart idea to build a big park in the middle of a metropolitancity that produce a lot of pollution. It also can be a refreshing place to get out from the hectic feeling of New York. People usually go here for a morning run or for just a usual picnic with family

I really want to experience living in New York and staying there for a while, but i think when i get old i just want to stay in a quiet are near by the beach and enjoy my adulthood life.