Ini Ali. Ali seorang budak lelaki. Dia tinggal di Kampung Sentosa. Ali suka main bola dengan kawan-kawan. Dia anak yang baik. Dia dengar cakap ibu dan ayah. Ibu selalu kata, "Ali, kita mesti jujur."

Satu hari, Ali jalan kaki pulang dari sekolah. Ali nampak sebuah dompet di atas jalan. Dompet itu warna hitam. Ali ambil dompet itu. Jantungnya rasa laju. Dia buka dompet itu. Di dalam ada banyak wang. Ada juga kad pengenalan.

Ali fikir sekejap. Dengan wang ini, dia boleh beli basikal baru. Dia boleh beli banyak aiskrim. Tetapi, Ali ingat pesan ibunya. Jujur itu penting. Ini bukan wang Ali. Ini wang orang lain. Orang itu mesti sedih.

Ali buat perkara yang betul. Dia tidak ambil wang itu. Dia lihat alamat pada kad pengenalan. Rumah itu tidak jauh. Ali berjalan ke rumah itu. Dia mahu beri dompet itu balik.

Ali sampai di sebuah rumah kayu. Dia beri salam. Seorang lelaki keluar. Ali tanya, "Ini rumah Encik Ismail?" Lelaki itu kata ya. Ali beri dompet itu. "Saya jumpa dompet ini." Encik Ismail sangat gembira. Semua wangnya ada. Dia puji Ali budak yang jujur. Encik Ismail mahu beri wang, tetapi Ali tidak mahu. Ali gembira kerana dapat tolong orang.

Senarai Kosa Kata (Vocabulary List)

•budak lelaki: boy

•tinggal: to live, to stay

•kampung: village

•kawan-kawan: friends

•dengar cakap: to obey, to listen to advice

•jujur: honest

•jalan kaki: to walk

•nampak: to see

•dompet: wallet

•jantungnya rasa laju: his heart was pounding / racing

•wang: money

•kad pengenalan: identification card

•fikir: to think

•beli: to buy

•ingat pesan: to remember advice

•penting: important

•sedih: sad

•buat perkara yang betul: to do the right thing

•beri balik: to give back

•sampai: to arrive

•puji: to praise

•tolong: to help

Soalan Kefahaman (Comprehension Questions)

1. Apa yang Ali jumpa di atas jalan? (What did Ali find on the road?)

2. Kenapa Ali tidak ambil wang di dalam dompet itu? (Why didn't Ali take the money in the wallet?)

3. Apa yang Ali rasa selepas beri dompet itu balik? (What did Ali feel after giving the wallet back?)

English Translation

Ali and the Found Wallet

This is Ali. Ali is a boy. He lives in Kampung Sentosa. Ali likes to play football with his friends. He is a good child. He listens to his mother and father. His mother always says, "Ali, we must be honest."

One day, Ali was walking home from school. Ali saw a wallet on the road. The wallet was black. Ali took the wallet. His heart was pounding. He opened the wallet. Inside, there was a lot of money. There was also an identification card.

Ali thought for a moment. With this money, he could buy a new bicycle. He could buy a lot of ice cream. But, Ali remembered his mother's advice. Honesty is important. This is not Ali's money. This is someone else's money. That person must be sad.

Ali did the right thing. He did not take the money. He looked at the address on the identification card. The house was not far. He walked to the house. He wanted to give the wallet back.

Ali arrived at a wooden house. He greeted them, saying ‘salam’. A man came out. Ali asked, "Is this Mr. Ismail's house?" The man said yes. Ali gave the wallet. "I found this wallet." Mr. Ismail was very happy. All his money was there. He praised Ali for being an honest boy. Mr. Ismail wanted to give Ali money, but Ali didn’t accept it. Ali was happy because he could help someone.