THE HEN WITH THE SILVER EGG

One day, in an Arabian city, a women went to the market and bought a beautiful hen. A

few days later, to her surprise, the hen she bought laid a silver egg. If the hen could only be

persuaded to lay more than one egg each day. The women was sure she could never have to work

again. So the women decided to make the hen eat more, so that it could lay more eggs. But the

only result was that the hen died of indigestion and did not lay more egg at all

Artinya :

AYAM BETINA/INDUK AYAM DENGAN TELUR PERAKNYA

Suatu hari, di sebuah kota di Arab. Seorang wanita pergi ke pasar dan membeli ayam

betina yang cantik. Beberapa hari setelah itu, dia terkejut, mengetahui ayam betina yang dia beli

mengeluarkan telur perak. Jika saja ayam betinanya bisa mengeluarkan telur yang lebih banyak

tiap harinya. Wanita tersebut sangat yakin tidak akan pernah harus bekerja lagi. Jadi wanita itu

memutuskan untuk membuat ayam betinanya makan lebih banyak, jadi ayamnya bisa

mengeluarkan telur yang lebih banyak. Tapi satu-satunya hasil yang dia dapatkan hanyalah

kematian ayam betinanya karena gangguan pada pencernaan dan tidak mengeluarkan telur lagi.

One day(adverb of time), in an Arabian city(adverb of place), a women(S) went(verb 2)

to the market(adverb of place) and bought(verb 2) a beautiful hen(O). A few days later(adverb of

time), to her(O) surprise(adjective), (the hen she bought ???)/ the hen(O) was(to be)

bought(Verb 3) by her(S) laid(verb 2) a silver egg (Noun). If the hen(S) could(Modal adverb)

only be(to be) persuaded(verb 3) to lay(verb 1) more than one egg(noun) each day(adverb of

time). The women(S) was(to be) sure she(S) could(modal adverb) never have to(modal adverb)

work(verb 1) again. So the women(S) decided(verb 2) to make(verb 1) the hen(O) eat(verb 1)

more, so that it(S) could(modal adverb) lay(verb 1) more eggs(Noun). But the only result was(to

be) that the hen(S) died(verb 2) of indigestion(O) and did not lay(verb 1) more egg(noun) at all.