Saturday, June 4, 2022
THE STORY OF THE UNGRATEFUL STUDENT
Once upon a time in Riau, people in the Daik Lingga kingdom lived happily. peaceful and no criminals dare to do bad things there. Those thugs were afraid of Apek Huang Tai. He is a martial arts master. He is old and has many students. They learned martial arts from him.
One of them is Mahmud. Mahmud is a smart student. In a very short time he had mastered all the skills and techniques of martial arts. Apek Huang Tai felt that it was time for Mahmud to stop learning from him. He advised Mahmud to go elsewhere. Before he left, Apek Huang Tai gave him some advice.
“Remember, wherever you go, use your martial arts skills wisely. Use it only when necessary, because it can harm people," said Apek Huang Tai.
Mahmud had nowhere to go. He only listened to his heart. He finally arrived in Palembang. It was in the middle of the day, he heard a rooster crow. He was curious. As a rule, roosters crow in the morning. He then had a funny idea, he imitated the sound of the kokoan. Suddenly, several soldiers were in front of him and cornered him.
"Since you just crowed, then you should fight my commander."
"I don't understand. What do you mean? I'm new here," said Mahmud.
"You heard the cock crow, right? Well, it's not chicken. The crow sound was made by the palace commander. His nickname is Panglima Rooster Crows. He always challenged people to fight him. If someone responds to his crow, he has to fight it, and you respond, then you have to fight him! ”
Mahmud knew he had just made a mistake. However, he did not run away. He wants to be in charge. The soldiers then took him to an open field. The commander was waiting for him. Without waiting any longer, the commander attacked him. Mahmoud is bleeding. He remembered his teacher's advice. He thought it was time he had to use his martial arts skills, otherwise he would be killed!
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Mahmoud fought back. He used all the skills he had mastered. He attacks the commander. Commander surrender! He asked Mahmud to stop attacking him. The king saw the fight. He knew that Mahmud was stronger than his commander. The king then asked Mahmud to become the new commander.
Right after Mahmud was appointed as the new commander in chief, he lived in the palace. The new life at the palace changed Mahmud. He is now being arrogant. No one dared remind him, and that included the king. Mahmud did whatever he wanted.
The king finally met Mahmud's teacher. Raja asked him to talk to Mahmud to do good things.
“Why are you here, old man? I don't need you anymore. I'm the commander here. I can ask my soldiers to get rid of you!” said Mahmud to Apek Huang Tai.
You have changed. Remember my advice. I told you to use skills wisely.
The fight is unavoidable. Mahmud and Apek Huang Tai fought bravely. Mahmud thought he could beat Apek Huang Tai. He was wrong. Even though Apek Huang Tai was old, he still had a lot of energy. And he knew Mahmud's weakness. And Mahmud gave up! He apologized to his teacher. He knows he was wrong and he promises to be good again.
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