English Task:
THE STORY OF THE UGLY TOMATO & THE UNHAPPY FAMILY
CAST Fahd Akbar Muharya (15)
as
Hana Khairinnisa (18)
as
Father, Buto Ijo’s voice Mother, People’s sister
Muhammad Fadlian Amhar (28)
as
Somat
Nurrina Dwi Larasati (32) as Tomato Seller, Cockatoo’s voice Wulan Ramdhiyani (47)
as
Narrator, Neighbour, People
Indita Agustiani Yusuf (20)
as
Timun Mas Class XII-F
SMA Negeri 5 Bandung 2009
THE STORY OF THE UGLY TOMATO & THE UNHAPPY FAMILY Narrator: Once upon a time, in Antah Berantah Country, There is a couple of husband and wife who never feel happy. They haven’t gotten any child for 10 years after they marriage yet. They have tried everyway to have a child, including went to the doctor, but it still didn’t work. The result were zero. One day, they are talking about that problem. So, let’s begin the story…
Stage 1
Mother: eh..Beibs,, Father : Hm.. Mother: beibs.. Father : Hmm?! Mother: look at me please!, Father : Ok ok what’s goin on? Mother: I wanna have a childFather : yeah, me too. Mother: So? Father : so what? Mother: so HOW to make it?! Father : Ck. Now listen. We have tried as much as we can. But maybe it is not our fate to have a child yet. Mother: Is there any way else?! Father : … (look at his wife, and back to read the newspaper) Mother: ‘Beib’? Father : Ah just forget it for a while..lets take a walk then. Mother: Hhh..ck come on.
Stage 2
Mother: Beibs.. Father : ya? Mother: I’m just wondering, If we have a child, we will be a happy family, live in a little house with a cute and clever child, our life will be so wonderful,,and…ahhh how wonderful it could be. Father : That’s my dream too. Mother: If there is a miracle…hh! I wanna have a child! Father : (smiling at her) Mother: Why are ya smiling like that?Father : I’m just wondering if there is a fruit which can give us a child, just like ‘Timun Mas’ story in this real world, I will dance until 7 albums! Mother: (laughing) 7 albums?! What are you thinking about! Father : Exactly. 7 albums, coz “dance” is my middle nameMother: Hahah. T.sellr : Mmm excuse me, I think, there will be a GOOD news to hear by you.. Mother: Hey, what are ya talkin ‘bout? T.sellr : TADA! I have an amazing tomato! Father : Amazing, huh? In what side? T.sellr : Physically, it seems nothing special. But you will know then, try mister! Mother: Hmm, Wait..what’s the advantage? T.sellr : I just wanna say to both of you, congratulation. (by shaking hand the couple) Father : What do you mean? Mother: are you crazy? T.sellr : Congratulation, both of you will have a child (the couple is speechless) Father : How can I trust you? T.sellr : You just have to plant it in your backyard, and see…what the miracle is…And in 1 week, you will have a child! Mother: Amazing… Father : Are you crazy? I don’t wanna have a child from tomato! What a crazy! T.sellr : Oh no-oh no..This chld will grow as aclever, tall, handsome, and have a great attitude to both of you as his parents. Mother: Amazing…. T.sellr : So, DEAL or NO DEAL? Mother: how was it? Father : I Think we have to buy it. I really want to have a child. But wait. Is it for free? T.sellr : Ho ho ho,,It is not just Free. “BUY ONE GET ONE!…
Mother: So we’ll have 2 childs at the same time.. Father : (thinking)..2 childs.. OK-lend me one please T.sellr : 1.000.000 dolar Indonesia, deal or no deal? Father : deal T.sellr : ok, thank you, come back soon! Father : (thinking) wait a sec Ibu :? Father : “BUY ONE GET ONE…” T.sellr : what’s the matter mister? Father : clever, quite clever..what do you mean, we must get 2 seeds, right? T.sellr : pardon me? Father : like you said, “buy one get one”, so I must get 2! T.sellr : get two? Read carefully-please=“buy one get one”, so you just get one, right? Father : …oo…ok. T.sellr : Thanks, mister, mistress..hha, are they stupid, or what..
Stage 3
Father : Honey.. Mother: yes, baby? Father : Finally our dreams come true. We’ll have a child in a lifetime. Mother: hhh I’m relieved. You know? Father : what? Mother: I don’t know why, but-anyway, I want him to be an actor in his present,,just like..saipul…yeah, that saipul…saipul…saipul something.. Father : Saipul Jail.. Mother: oh yeah, Exactly. I want this kid, become an actor like him. What do you say? Father : The important thing is, he’ll be a famous person in the future. What name we will give to him? Mother: I have no idea Father : What? “I have no idea” isn’t a good name! how about “Somat!” Mother: why it must be somat? Father : “Somat” is similar with Tomato, isn’t it? Mother: ooohh. I have no problem with his name. whatever about his name, I just wanna him become popular actor. (planting) [in the morning] Mother: Husbie! Husbie! Father : (half-awaked) rr whats up sweetheart?! Mother: look at this..I found something about how to plant it our tomato seed, it such a warning..but it is using bulgarian symbols! Father : ck,,,bulgaria? What bulgaria? Turn around your paper, please! Mother: …….oooops sorryFather : let me see! “USE THIS TOMATO ACCORDING TO THIS CAUTION BELOW. THE PARENTS OF SOMEONE WHO GREW UP FROM THIS TOMATO HAVE TO GIVEBACK THE CHILD AFTER 17 YEARS OLD. AND DO NOT TRY TO CHEAT ME, BECAUSE I HAVE A SECRET SPELL WHICH CAN KNOW ANYTHING INCLUDING IF YOUR SON HAVE BEEN 17 YEARS OLD OR HAVEN’T YET. AND IF YOU DON’T GIVE HIM BACK TO ME, I GUARANTEE THAT YOUR FAMILY WILL BE UNSAFE FOR YOUR WHOLE LIFE. CONTACT PERSON: 08569193039. WITH LOVE: NGATINI.” Father : I think we have to move out when
he’s 17 years old. I’m afraid if the seller come here to our house and take our child. Mother: that’s a good idea. How about to move out when he’s 16 years old? Father : Ok. No problem. Make sure our child didn’t know about this.
Stage 4
Narrator:Day by day, The tomato seeds which they plant in their backyard is always being took cared by them. But, there was a worst thing. Year by year, Somat who is a child from the tomato seeds grew up to be a nice and creative kid. But phisically, is not as same as the tomato seller said a few years ago. According to this bad reality, his parents didn’t want to take care of him anymore. The worst thing is that his parent’s really didn’t care about him. That is because they feel ashamed to the neighbours. Nevertheless, they still wanted to move out when Somat was 16 years old. I think, they still love their child, The Ugly Somat. Don’t you want to know about the continue of this story? Want you? Let’s continue. (telephone ring) Mother: hello? Neighbour: Hi miss, How are you.. Mother: so-so, what happen? Is there any important things which make you call me now? Neighbour: ah nothing..I just want to say hello to you..by the way I think you’re beautiful today! Mother: hey! We haven’t meet today. I guess you need something from me. Neighbour: hihihi you always know almost all of my wants...Because my husband is not here today, as you know, I always keep my beautiness. But if there is my husband at home, he always prevent me to do my certain activities, so I need to manicure, pedicure, hair extension, inaguration*, then..Mother: stop! Stop! Just tell me How much does it cost then?! Neighbour: 5 million dollar indonesia! Mother: WHAT! What are you gonna do with that 5 million?! Neighbour: aa there is not a big deal, Because my husband is not here today, as you know, I always keep my beautiness. But if there is my husband at home, he always prevent me to do my certain activities, so I need to manicure, pedicure, hair extension, inaguration*, then..Mother: Stop! OK! I will come to your house and give to you the money that you want from me Neighbour: ok..mm miss? Mother: what else!
Neighbour: your child.. Mother: what’s about my child? That’s none of your business! Neighbour: I just wanna ask to you, how do you take care of him? Mother: take care? Just like the other parents, why then? Neighbour: actually, your child is little, thin, dry, stinks, black-skinned and ugly too! I can’t imagine if that happened to my family, I willMother: Stop! Could you hang up this phone! Neighbour: ok ok----(the end of phone conversation) Somat : Mom..I want to be a footbal player.. Mother: ha? rugby? Somat : football player, I wanna be like nyeck nyobe, cecep “spiderman” supriatna.. Mother: What are you talking about?! Momma had said to you, YOU MUST BE AN ACTOR! No matter what! Somat : but I wanna be a football player! Mother: Actor! Somat : never!Father : (father coming) oo yes, yes, I will transfer it to your account right away. OK? Somat : pa.. Father : yes, oo take it easy, yeah, it’s for our own good and profit..mm… Somat : pa (ignored by father) Father : haha ok, I’ll call you later. (somat out) Mother: Husbie.. Father : Beib, I start to think that I don’t like him... Mother: Honestly, So do I..He’s spoiled, get angry easily, and he won’t be an actor.. Father : we have to give him back to the tomato seller.. and let Somat grow until he were 17 years old. Mother: umm but.. Father : It’s for our sake..
Stage 5
Narrator: Unfortunately, even when Somat was 16 years old, his parents forgot about their plan to move out and avoid the tomato seller. Because of that, Somat became a stubborn and unrespect child. Therefore, his parents think to return Somat to the Tomato seller. And now, Let’s move right away from the unhappy family, we move into Somat’s school. Let’s hear Somat and Timun Mas conversation. (bel rang) (somat coming) Timun : oh! Thank godness, somat! Come here! Somat : what? Timun : its E-MER-GEN-CY Somat : (go under the table) Timun : it’s not an earthquake! Somat : ha? Timun : it’s another emrgency Somat : What emergency? Timun : listen. This afternoon, I would taken bySomat : Who will kidnap you?! Let me meet him! Timun : Listen, stupid! Buto Ijo ordered me to come with him to his Castle in order to make me as his Queen Somat : Why was that? Timun : I’m 17 years old! Somat : Me too! So what’s about it? Timun : Because of something.. Somat : Ok, tell me Timun : Do not tell this to anybody ok? Somat : ok! Timun : you know, I’m come from Cucumber. Gold Cucumber, exactly. Until I am 17 years old, I have to follow him. Somat : wait a sec. You’re 17? And you’re come from Cucumber.. Timun : what are you thinking about? Somat : You know? I am come from Tomato.. Timun : What? Somat : Yeah, I’m tomato. It means.. Together: WE HAVE TO RUN! (running) T.sellr : hey you!You can’t ever runaway from me HAHA! Somat : who are you? T.sellr : I’m Buto Ijo! I mean I’m Ngatini! Somat : Kolor Ijo?! T.sellr : Buto Ijo! I mean I’m Ngatini! Buto Ijo is my Husband! Here..come here! Timun : No! it can’t be! Somat : Yeah! T.sellr : What are you talking about? You’re 17, and this time, I must take you for my husband..Come here..come here… Somat : Let me fight with her..Haiyya! T.sellr : Haiyya You won’t win! I have this! (show the knife) Somat : I have this too! (show the cucumber) Huh?
T.sellr : Haha! Timun : Ok, ok, for fairness, both of you have to emptying your hand and fight fairly, ok? Somat : oh man T.sellr : ck Timun : And now, you have to close your eyes until I sign you to begin the fighting, OK? T.sellr : ok Somat : Ok Timun : Hey open your eyes! Somat : What? Timun : Just open your eyes! Somat : Ok what’s going on? Timun : We have to run! Somat : You’re clever! Timun : Aah you’re stupid! Come on! (running) T.sellr : where is the sign? Hello? (open her eyes) hey wait! Somat : Hoh hah..wait wait..I have an Asthma.. T.sellr : Hahaha! You can’t runaway from me.. Timun : Hey miss! T.sellr : What? Timun : Do you know why your husband wants me? T.sellr : No I don’t Timun : Your husband is having affair with me! T.sellr : What? Timun : You know, I’m very beautiful. More beautiful than you.. T.sellr : So what? Timun : You’re husband ever told me that you’re ugly, and he didn’t like you as his wife.. T.sellr : What? I don’t know it.. Timun : And you know, if I follow you into Buto Ijo’s Castle, I will be his new wife..Haha T.sellr : Castle? What castle? He has no castle! Somat : But buto ijo is a monster, and he has a castle.. T.sellr : What? He’s a liar! He’s just Cucumber Seller, Gold Cucumber Seller! Somat : What?! Timun : What?! T.sellr : And if my husband told you as you said to me, now I will go home and kill him! I am more beautiful than you! Weee.. Timun : Weee... Somat : What? Just it? Timun : Finally she had gone.. Somat : ck. Girls... Timun : Aahh..now I can breath freely.. Somat : Me too.. Timun : Now, let’s go to the library Somat : For what?! Let’s go home now! Timun : We have to do our chemics assignment, remember the deadline!! Somat : Yeah, yeah, yeah..ck..c’mon.
Stage 6 Somat : OH MY! Timun : OH MY! What? Somat : Valentino Rossi retired and changed
his occupation! Timun : To be what? Somat : Ojek Driver! Timun : Cool. But look at this! Somat : What? Timun : It’s about “How to defeat Buto IjoSomat : Aahh he is uncool, man. Timun : Listen. ‘How to Avoid Buto Ijo’s Threat , Do-It-Yourself Guide Book’. Somat : What kind of book is it?! It’s weird book! Timun : I agree with you. I found this from ‘Mystery and Fantasy’ bookshelf. Somat : What kind of bookshelf is it?! Timun : It’s real, Somat! Should I show it to you? Somat : Nah! Just tell me what’s inside! Timun : It said that to defeat him, (read the book) you have to bring him something that packed by banana leaves, made from rice, and inside this thing, there is a slice of meat. It shape is pyramid, Nice taste and it is cheap! You can buy fromSomat : What’s that?! Timun : Umm I think I know what it means. Leave it to me. Somat : Where we have to bring it? Timun : To the Castle. I have just already wrote it in my note. I think we have to go there. Somat : Yes, I agree. Timun : How about tomorrow? Somat : How about two days later? Tomorrow I have a course. Timun : Hey! This is for our life! Tomorrow, OK?! Somat : OK.
Stage 7 [in the journey to the Castle] Timun : (read the note) mmm..excuse me.
Kid
: Yes?
Timun : Do you know where the address is?
(by show the address) Kid : Oo Simply, just turn left from here, after that turn left again, then turn left, left, left, left, left, …. People : Ooo! I’m sorry. He is my sister. Can I help you? Somat : Hh..We want to ask you some address. This (showed the note) People : Oh..everybody knows him. Just turn right from here, straight a head and you’ll arrive in this address. Somat : OK, thank you. People : You’re welcome, but may I ask you something? Timun : Of course. People : Why do you want to go there? Timun : Mm Somat : Bussines project, exactly. People : Oohh Timun : Why do you ask that question? People : Ahh nothing. Good bye!. [arrived at the place] Somat : What? Is this the castle? He lied to us! Timun : Yes he did it. Cockatoo: SAY THE PASSWORD! Somat : What password? Cockatoo: WRONG. Timun : But we haven’t been told it have a password! Cockatoo: WRONG. Somat : That wasn’t a password, stupid! Cockatoo: WRONG. Somat : Errrr…. Cockatoo: WRONG. Timun : Ow! Let’s see in the book! (finding)Ooo, the password is: ‘BUTO IJO IS HUGGABLE’ Somat : Yuck! Timun : BUTO IJO IS HUGGABLE Cockatoo: …….WRONG. Timun : What? Cockatoo: WRONG. Buto Ijo: ..oo sorry, that was my lovely cockatoo.
Timun : Listen! Do you hear some sound with a different voice? Buto Ijo: Yes, I’m talking to both of you! Timun : Wuaa! (scared) Buto Ijo: I guess I know that you want something from me. Timun : How do you know that?! Buto Ijo: You want to lend some money, right? Somat : WRONG! Timun : We will give you some present! Buto Ijo: Present? But my birthday is still a month later! Timun : TADA! (showed the plastic bag) Buto Ijo: What’s about ‘TADA’? I can’t see what’s inside that plastic. Timun : Oh, just take it and see when we have gone from here, ok? Buto Ijo: Ho-ho-ho, is that anymore else? Somat : No. Timun : Yes, there is. Do you know how to get out from this place? Buto Ijo: Ooo, it’s easy. Just turn left from here, after that turn left again, then turn left, left, left, left, left, …. Somat : Ah he is mad. C’mon! (ran from the castle) Timun : Hey look! Is it the tomato seller? Somat : The ugly tomato seller, exactly. T.sellr : Husbie! Husbie! Why do you so often lie to everybody? And are you having affair with someone, huh?! Rrooaaarr! [Fjsnfjkf9*(789*@%$@! (chaos in the house)] T.sellr : now I know why we haven`t have a child yet. Buto Ijo: I have tried as much as I can[Fjsnfjkf9*(789*@%$@! (chaos in the house)] ..
Stage 8
Narrator: According to the weird-guide book, Buto Ijo is never eat Bacang as diet. He had an allery from Bacang, Lontong, and all of rice-made food. And those two friends did it by gave him as present, without any risk. They were fortune. That is because many people said that someone who came to ‘The Castle’, will not back home anymore. Until now, I still wondering, what kind of the monster who hates bacang… Finally they relieved from Buto Ijo..or Buto ijo’s wife..ummm Unfortunately, Buto Ijo’s family divorced..They divorced because of the ‘old day’ Incident. Especially because of her jealous. Then let’s move back to Somat’s House again to watch the unhappy family.. Somat : (Sweeping the frontyard and Whistling) T.sellr : Onion! Onion! Amazing onion! Special Amazing Onion! Father : (shocked!) Mother: (shocked!) Somat : (shocked!) T.sellr : I know you! Father : I don’t know you! Don’t tell me that you will promote your tomato again! T.sellr : oo! Is he your child? Your tomato child? Somat : Yeah I’m Somat?! Who are you? Mother: oh thank godness, I’m so tired in taking care of this kid Somat : wait! Wait! What is goin on here! What are all of you talking about?! Mother: just go with her! T.sellr : Hey come on! You are 17 years old now, and you will be a tomato seller like me. Then you will get a lot of money, and be rich.. Somat : what?! What the.. Father : I’m so sorry Somat, but you are a bothersome child for us. Mother: and you make me feel ashamed because of your attitude. Somat : NO! Mother: and you won’t be an actor..wo don’t like that!.. Somat : NO! Why you did it to me! Everyday, I want to be a nice child for you, my parents. But both of you never pay attention to me and I won’t go with him! Never! T.sellr : Let’s GO! Somat : I want my mommy and daddy!! Father : I’m sorry. We aren’t your mom and dad anymore.. Somat : WHAT! NO! I DON’T WANT TO GO WITH YOU! Especially to be a tomato seller!! T.sellr : Come on! Somat : NO! I will never go with an ugly tomato seller! T.sellr : WHAT! UGLY?!..............What a useless
kid! Somat : NO! T.sellr : OK, stubborn kid. I’ll turn you to be a frog! … Somat : frog? Won’t be…Haha T.sellr : Hocus focus! Abra kadabra alakazam! Tekotekotek Gojring! (Somat turned into a frog) ….. Mother: What a relieve… Father : finally..we didn’t have any problem anymore. Mother: thank you, O’ Tomato Seller.. T.sellr : nevermind…That child must get a punishement..and he said that I am ugly. That is lie, isn’t it? Father : Hahaha T.sellr : What’s about that ‘hahaha’? Father : Ahh no..nevermind. Let’s go home now. T.sellr : Wait, wait. Don’t you want to have a child again? Father : I don’t know.. T.sellr : Try this. I have a new seeds. TADA! Onion and garlic seeds! Mother: I know you kidding me! T.sellr : BUY 2, GET 2! Mother: wow! Amazing! Father : How much is it? T.sellr : 5.000.000 dollar Indonesia Father : ok, deal. T.sellr : I guarantee these kids will be a beautiful and square kids, and never quarrel to each other! Mother: I don’t believe it.. T.sellr : It’s real! Should I prove it? Mother: Nah..thank you. T.sellr : OK, Thank You! Have a nice day. See you later. *(the end of the story)* Narrator: Nevertheless, that couple is always unhappy. Their child who grew up and become an onion and a garlic are causing many problems in their family, more than they had Somat as their children before. Then, the continue of Somat’s story will be held on:”The Ugly Prince Frog” story. Watch it in the cinema, this summer. Then the tomato seller ends his business in selling tomato and moves become a cucumber seller because he heard that her friend was success in selling cucumber.
WARNING USE THIS TOMATO ACCORDING TO THIS CAUTION BELOW. BECAUSE OF ONE AND ANOTHER THINGS, FOR SAFETINESS, TRUTH AND FAIRNESS, THE PARENTS OF SOMEONE WHO GREW UP FROM THIS TOMATO HAVE TO GIVE-BACK THE CHILD AFTER 17 YEARS OLD. AND DO NOT TRY TO CHEAT ME, BECAUSE I HAVE A SECRET SPELL WHICH CAN KNOW ANYTHING INCLUDING IF YOUR SON HAVE BEEN 17 YEARS OLD OR HAVEN’T YET. AND IF YOU DON’T GIVE HIM BACK TO ME, I GUARANTEE THAT YOUR FAMILY WILL BE UNSAFE FOR YOUR WHOLE LIFE. HO-HO-HO JUST KIDDING. THE PUNISHMENT IS THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY ME TWICE THAN FIRST TRANSACTION. CONTACT PERSON: 08569193039 WITH LOVE NGATINI