Kelas Olimpiade

36. Kita Harus Jadi Tukang Kayu.

Chapter 36 ==> Kita Harus Jadi Tukang Kayu.

Dipublikasikan: 27 Mei 2020
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Waktu SD, pelajaran yang paling kusukai adalah Matematika, Bahasa Inggris, dan Arab Melayu. Nggak, mata kalian masih sehat, kok. Nggak salah baca.

Namun, sejak huruf x sama y menyerang, hubunganku dengan si Matematika jadi renggang, kami putus di tengah jalan, aku tak lagi suka pada si Matematika.

Kalau Arab Melayu, sejak SMP muatan lokal itu ditiadakan. Entah, lah, apa alasannya. Padahal aku tak pernah mendapat nilai di bawah 85 pada mata pelajaran itu.

Lain hal dengan Bahasa Inggris. Belakangan ini, Bahasa Inggris jadi membosankan. Aku paling malas kalau narrative, recount, report, descriptive text, atau teks apapun itu yang panjang-panjang.

Jangan bilang aku minim literasi. Serius, aku suka baca teks berbahasa Inggris, apalagi yang panjang. Yang tidak kusukai adalah--what's the text about? atau what's the conclusion of the text?

Dua soal itu adalah musuh terbesarku.

Buruknya, hari ini aku harus menghadapi itu.

Baca ini, jangan di-skip.

Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. They had been sharing without a hitch. Then the long collaboration fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew into a major difference which exploded into a exchange of bitter words followed by week's is silence.

One morning, there was a knock on the elder brother's door. He opened it to find a man with a carpenter's toolbox. "I'm looking for a few days of work," he said."Perhaps you'd have a few small jobs here and there. Could I help you?"

"Yes!" said the elder brother."I do have a job for you. Look across the creek at the farm! That's my neighbour, in fact, it's my younger brother and we don't get along. Last week, he dug a wider passage for a water into his farm. But he ended up creating a very wide creek in between our farms and I'm sure he did it just to annoy me. I want you to build me something so that we don't have to stand and see each other's face from across."

The carpenter said, "I think I understand the situation. I'll be able to do a job that will please you." The elder brother had to go to town for supplies, so he helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day. The carpenter worked hard all that day measuring, sawing, nailing.

At sunset when the elder brother returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The elder brother's eyes opened wide and his jaw dropped. It was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work, beautiful handrails. To his surprised, his younger brother across the creek was coming to meet him with a big smile and arms wide open to hug him.

"You're really kind and humble, my brother! After all I've done and said to you, you still show that blood relations can never be broken! I'm truly sorry for my behaviour," the younger brother said as he hugged his elder brother.

Udah panjang, pakai bahasa planet namex campur nibiru yang katanya mau nabrak bumi, pula. Gimana ginjalku nggak cenat-cenut, coba?

Intinya teks itu menceritakan dua saudara yang terlibat konflik. Abangnya minta supaya si Tukang Kayu bangun tembok sebagai pembatas antara dia dengan adiknya. Tapi si Tukang Kayu malah bangun jembatan, supaya kedua bersaudara ini nggak putus silaturahim.

"Jadi, apa hikmah yang bisa kita petik dari cerita ini?" tanya Ma'am Rina.

Setelah kejadian Annisa dan aku--Annisa aja, aku nggak-- tertangkap basah makan di kelas, aku jadi was-was sama Ma'am. Semoga nilai kami aman-aman aja, ya.

Dan si Bambang tut, Bambang lu gendut itu menjawab, "kita harus jadi tukang kayu, Ma'am."

"Karena si Tukang kayu itu bisa mendamaikan dua saudara yang lagi perang dingin, Ma'am." Dan kini Andy, pun, ikut-ikutan.

Astaghfirullah. Ada apa dengan otak si Bambank dan Andy bersaudara ini, Tuhan?

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Selamat hari raya aidil fitri. Kelen-kelen yang sukak ngegas, yang sukak minta up cepat padahal aku nulisnya harus semedi dulu di kawah Gunung Bintan, dan kalian para ghost reader, black reader, silent reader, tenang ... kalian sudah kumaafkan 🙏🙏🙏

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