To overcome this, farmers first use pesticides. The second farmer built a cage around his land to prevent pests from entering. The third farmer tried to make a scarecrow. all to no avail.
Then, the king called the three farmers. The king gave a stick to each and told them to break it. The sticks break easily. Then the king gave him a hundred sticks and the three of them had trouble breaking them.
The king said, “When you work alone, you are weak, but together you become strong.” Three farmers worked together, combined strategies, and succeeded.
From the text we know that the three farmers earned money by …
A. Cultivating their fields
B. Selling crops to a market
C. Collecting firewood
D. Working on others fields
Jawaban: A
9. What is the conflict faced by the farmers in the story?
A. Three farmers with the king
B. Three farmers have a good harvest
C. The village head gave the three farmers challenge
D. The three farmers efforts to help their crops failed