The writer forgot the activities of the camping when he went home. [ ]
MY EXPERIENCE OF “BLEG-BLEG THING”
When I was a 1…………, I sometimes heard frightened voice at night. I did not know exactly what the voice was, but I just 2……….very
afraid because I thought that it might be a ghost’s voice. In addition, people in my village were used to talk about ghosts with their particular
characteristics, includes some scared voices. Hence I realized that I might hear the ghosts’ voice. My grandfather said that I only had ability to hear
the ghosts’ voice but not their appearances. Although I never saw the appearance of the ghost, the experiences encouraged me to be an easily
frightened person.
Actually, in my childhood, my 3………..was still dense of trees, especially bamboo trees and some old trees. It caused the village’s
atmosphere very scary, moreover in the night. Besides that, my village was also 4………in the East of the cemetery. Therefore, people had the
belief of the existence of ghosts in my village.
One of my experiences about hearing the ghosts’ voice was when I could not sleep in the night in one day. At the time there was no electricity
in my village. People only used a 5………….or simple lamps with petroleum for their fuel and so did my family. In my bedroom, I slept on
my bed with my older sister in the night. Unfortunately, it might also because I had drunk coffee so I could not sleep easily in the night.
However my sister had slept deeply. Then, I just tried to study but I could also not concentrate due to my confusion, just alone until the midnight.
Suddenly, I heard the strange voice that made me bristled. The 6………….was like from the long distance in the North of my house but I
could really hear it. It sounded as a person who hit a bed with the broom of palm leaf ribs and then also the voice of ring bell. The voice sounded
continuously made me sweat a lot. I felt very afraid because I recognized that it was ghost’s voice. Hence I woke up my older sister and asked her to
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Task 5
Fill the correct words in the blanks. Read and understand the meaning.
torch told
experience interested
situated voice
child blankets
felt village
hear the voice “bleg-bleg thing” but she just became confused because she did not hear anything. Although she could not hear like me, she also
became very afraid. Finally we both became very afraid so we covered our body with 7………….
Next morning, I 8......... my experience in the night to my grandfather. He said that not every person could hear the ghost’s voice,
especially such as my experience in the night. He also said that it was Keblak
’s voice, a voice of a ghost that Javanese people called as Wewe Gombel
. I did not understand why the voice was like that but my grandfather just explained to me that Wewe Gombel always bring beruk, a
magic coconut shell that can just be seen by particular people. My grandfather also added that whoever who can take and have the beruk, the
person will become very rich. I listened to my grandfather carefully. Hearing my grandfather’s explanation, I was very 9…………………. and
did not know why I became not afraid anymore. I just thought that it was my great 10……………..
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present Meaning