Reading Comprehension
Read the text below attentively and answer the questions.
Kyai Jegod
Once
upon a time, there was a king who ruled Mataram Kingdom. His name was
Amangkurat IV. He was the grandfather of Sultan. He often meditated in a
nearby forest, called Garjitawati.
One
day, when a gardener was gathering grass for his cattle in the forest,
he looked for some water because it was so hot. He found a small pond
and when he was going to drink some water from it, a dragon came out of
the under-water, but it was so friendly to him. The dragon said that if
Sultan wanted to build his palace, it was supposed to be located in that
forest. Then it disappeared.
The
Sultan started to build the palace in that forest. He demanded strong
and old woods and the forest where those woods lied was said to be home
of genies and spirits. His lumberjacks could not find anything to eat
and the only thing they could have were some rice and water for three
days, or sometimes they could not have anything.
The
Sultan ordered that the main pole in the palace's hall had to be built
from special wood, which would give strong impression. One night, a
servant who was sleeping in the forest heard loud and deep voice. The
voice introduced itself as Kyai Jegod. The servant saw Kyai Jegod was an
old, tall, and massive tree. He said that he would voluntarily let
himself be cut to make the main pole so that he could stay inside it
forever.
The
servant told it to Sultan and Sultan let Kyai Jegod stay inside it
forever, while Kyai Jegod became the protector of that palace since
then.
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