Short Story I: An honest man’s gold story
An honest man’s gold story
(Favourite stories from Taiwan)
Two brothers lived with their mother in the town of Wan Kung.
Their father had died a long time ago. The elder brother was very lazy. His
name was Ah Chin. The younger brother’s name was Ah Lan. He was very
hard-working and good to his mother. Ah Chin married a girl called Sui Geok.
But his wife was as lazy as he was and their marriage was not a success. Ah Lan
married a nice hard-working girl and they were very happy together.
One day, the two brothers’ mother became seriously ill. She sent for her sons. “Although Ah Lan is my younger son” she said. “I’m leaving all my money to him.” Ah Chin was not very pleased to hear this. However, after his mother’s death, he took all the money from Ah Lan.
One day, when Ah Lan was on his way to work in a nearby forest,
he saw three ugly men. He was afraid and climbed a tree and hid. The three men
stopped in front of a large rock. One of them said, “Ai, ai, ai,” and the door
opened in the rock. Ah Lan was surprised to see them place some gold inside.
When they had gone, he climbed down from the tree and stood in front of the
rock.
“Ai, ai, ai,” he said and the door opened. He went inside and
saw a lot of gold. The following words were written on the wall, “Any honest
man many take this gold”. He took some of the gold and returned home.
When Ah Chin heard what had happened, he went to the rock. He
called ou “Ai, ai, ai,” just as his brother had told him. The door in the rock
opened. He went in. he had never seen so much gold in all his life. It shone
with a beautiful yellow colour. “Wonderful!” he cried. “I’ll take it all away
with me.” The gold was very heavy. As he was trying to lift it, the door in the
rock closed behind him.
Several days passed. Ah Lan went to look for his brother. He
found him dead in the cave. All the gold had gone, this was Ah Chin’s
punishment for being so greedy.
Not long afterwards, Ah Chin’s wife came to stay with Ah Lan and
his wife. She was treated very well. Then she stole some food and took it away
to eat it under a tree. Suddenly, the tree was struck by lightning. It fell on
top of her and killed her. This was her punishment for being dishonest.
Afterwards, when Ah Lan found her, the tree had turned into
gold. He became a rich man. This was his reward for being hard-working and
honest.
Source: Favourite stories from Taiwan by Leon
Comber & Charles Shuttleworth
shared
by www.englishstory12.blogspot.com
Analysis:
1.Structure:
1.Structure:
Orientation (First Paraghraph)
Complication (Second Paraghraph untill 7th Paraghraph)
Resolution (Last Paraghraph)
2.Intrisic element:
Complication (Second Paraghraph untill 7th Paraghraph)
Resolution (Last Paraghraph)
2.Intrisic element:
- Who is the participant of the story:Ah Chin,Ah Lan,Sui Geok,Ah Lan' Wife
- What is the participant like: Ah Chin(someone lazy) Ah Lan(someone hardworking
- Where is the place of the story: In the Town of Wan Kung, In the Forest
3.Language
- Past Tense in the narrative text
- Present Tense in the dialogue
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