A.

   PROVERB
Every culture has a collection of wise sayings that offer advice about how to live your life. These sayings
are called by "proverbs".
Example        :   Time is money = Waktu adalah uang.
(Waktu sangat berharga atau penting maka manusia harus menggunakan waktu sebaik mungkin)
·        Kinds of Proverbs:

1.    APHORISM (PEPATAH)
This proverb offers advice.
Example        : Don’t go too far in small.
(Persoalan kecil jangan dibesar-besarkan).
2.    PARABLE (PERUMPAMAAN)
That has a moral lesson and has parable.
Example        : To carry coals to New-castle.
          (Bagai membuang garam kelaut)
3.    SLOGAN (PAMEO)
This proverb gives spirit or motivation.
Example        :
Ø  Early bird gets worm
(Tuhan akan memberikan rezeki kepada makhluk-Nya yang lebih dulu bangun)
Ø  Diligence is the mistress of success.
(Kerajinan pangkal kesuksesan)

4.    IDIOM
It is a phrase that has group of words with a different meaning from the meaning of all the individual
word.
Example :
1.      Pull your sock up. (improve your behaviour)
2.      You can arrange your bedroom at will. (sesuka hati)
3.      Don’t mention it. (You’re welcome)

1)   “Three eyes have I, all in a row; when the red one opens, all freeze.” The answer is traffic light.
2)    “What animal walks on all fours in the morning, two in the afternoon and three in the evening?” The
answer is man, since he crawls as a child then walks and uses a cane when he gets older.
3)   What does “Mill + Walk + Key=” The answer is Milwaukee.
4)    “What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?” A towel of course.
5)    “No sooner spoken than broken. What is it?” It is silence
6)    “I am weightless, but you can see me. Put me in a bucket, and I'll make it lighter. What am I?” A hole.
7)    What is so fragile that when you say its name you break it? Silence.
8)   I have a tail, and I have a head, but i have no body. I am NOT a snake. What am I? A coin.
9)   What falls, but does not break, and what breaks but does not fall? Night falls and day breaks.
10)               You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the
inside. What did you eat? An ear of corn.

B.   RIDDLE
A riddle is a type of poetry that describes something without actually naming what it is, leaving the
reader to guess. It is a light hearted type of poetry which involves the reader.
Riddles can be about anything, from riddles about animals to riddles about objects. There are no rules on
how to structure a riddle poem, a riddle can be funny or it can rhyme, it depends on the person writing the
riddle.
Example:
1)   It’s an animal. It’s an orange black. It has stripes. It has four paws. It lives in the jungle. What is it?It is a 
Lion.
2)    “Three eyes have I, all in a row; when the red one opens, all freeze.” The answer is traffic light.

·        Example of Rhyming  Riddle

I come in different style.
I can help you walk for  miles.
Come in pair.
I’m somethiing what you wear.
With heals I’m glam
Can you guest what I am?
I am a ..
·        Example        :
1.      “A tree is known by its fruit” – (of Zulu origin - this means that success is shown by the deeds.)
2.      “I have been bitten by a tsetse fly” – (of Tanzanian origin – this means that a person will continuously
be a pest until you pay off a debt.)
3.      “The word of friend makes you cry – the word of an enemy makes you laugh” – (of Algeria, Burkina
Faso, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger – this means that a friend will tell you the truth and sometimes the truth
hurts, whereas an enemy will only lead you down the wrong path by giving you advice that seems good but
is not.)
4.      “The old horse in the stable still yearns to run” – (this means that those who are older still have things
they would like to accomplish.)
5.      “A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie” – (this means that a small problem can snowball
into a huge problem that can cause major damage.)
6.      “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime” –
(this means that teaching people is better in the long run because it gives them the skills to provide for
themselves as opposed to you doing things for them.)
7.      "Absence makes the heart grow fonder” – (this means that when you separate from someone that you
love by putting distance between you that you will inevitably love them more and yearn to see them.)
8.      "All that glitters is not gold” – (this means that just because something looks good, does not
necessarily mean that it is good.)
9.      "A monkey in silk is a monkey no less” – (this means that just because someone dresses fancy does not
necessarily mean that they are fancy or of good character.)
10.  Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
11.  It’s no use locking the stable door after the horse has bolted.
12.  Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
13.  See a pin and pick it up, all the day you’ll have good luck; see a pin and let it lie, bad luck you’ll have
all day.
14.  ‘Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
PROVERB
Easy come, easy go.
Mudah datang, mudah pergi.
=> Ketika kita mendapatkan uang secara mudah, kemudian habis dalam waktu cepat.

Cut your coat according to your cloth.

Potong mantel Anda sesuai dengan pakaian Anda.
=> Sesuaikan pengeluaran Anda dengan penghasilan Anda.

Many hands make light work.

Bayak tangan membuat pekerjaan ringan.
=> Sesuatu yang dikerjakan secara bersama-sama akan terasa lebih ringan.
Two heads are better than one.
Dua kepala lebih baik daripada satu.
=> Ketika dua orang saling bekerja sama, mereka muncul dengan ide lebih baik.

There’s no time like the present.

Tidak ada waktu seperti sekarang.
=> Ketika Anda perlu melakukan sesuatu, jangan menunggu nanti.

Actions speak louder than words.

Tindakan berbicara lebih keras daripada kata-kata.
=> Hanya mengatakan bahwa Anda akan melakukan sesuatu tidak begitu berarti. Melakukannya lebih sulit dan
lebih berarti.

Two wrongs don’t make a right.

Dua kesalahan tidak membuat kebenaran.
=> Ketika seseorang telah melakukan sesuatu yang tidak baik kepada Anda, mencoba membalas dendam
hanya akan memperburuk keadaan.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Buatlah (tumpukan) jerami ketika matahari bersinar.
=> Kerjakan sesuatu ketika watunya memungkinkan.

When in Rome, do as the Romans.

Ketika di Roma, bertindaklah seperti orang-orang Roma.
=> Bertindak seperti orang-orang di sekitar kita bertindak.

No man is an island
Tidak ada seseorang di sebuah pulau.
=> Kita tidak dapat hidup sendiri. Setiap orang butuh bantuan dari orang lain.

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

Berharap untuk yang terbaik, tetapi persiapkan diri untuk yang terburuk.
=> Hal-hal burung mungkin terjadi, jadi bersiaplah.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Jaga agar teman Anda dekat dan musuh Anda lebih dekat.
=> Jika Anda memiliki musuh, berpura-pura berteman dengan mereka, bukannya berkelahi secara terbuka
dengan mereka agar Anda dapat memperhatikannya dengan hati-hati dan mencari tahu apa yang mereka
rencanakan.

Advisers run no risks.

Penasihat tidak menanggung risiko.
=> Memberi nasihat itu mudah, tapi sulit untuk melakukannya.

Discretion is the better part of valor.

Kebijaksanaan lebih baik daripada keberanian.
=> Berhati-hati lebih baik daripada sekadar berani.

There’s no such thing as a free lunch.

Tidak ada hal seperti makan siang gratis.
=> Hal yang ditawarkan gratis seringkali memiliki biaya tersembunyi.

You can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.

Anda tidak dapat membuat telur dadar tanpa memecah beberapa telur.
=> Ketika Anda mencoba melakukan sesuatu yang besar, mungkin ada beberapa orang yang kesal. Tak perlu
khawatir dengan orang-orang, fokus pada hasil yang baik.

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

Jangan menaruh semua telur Anda dalam satu keranjang.
=> Jika Anda punya rencana, Anda perlu punya rencana cadangan.

It never rains but it pours.

Tak pernah hujan tapi mengalir (airnya).
=> Mendapat musibah yang bertubi-tubi.
Riddle
1. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

2. I go in hard. I come out soft. You blow me hard. What am I?

3. Which vehicle is spelled the same fowards and backwards?

4. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

5. I can bring tears to your eyes; resurrect the dead, make you smile, and reverse time. I form in an
instant but I last a lifetime. What am I?

6. What gets whiter the dirtier it gets?

7. what's orange and sounds like a parrot?

8. What body part is pronounced as one letter but written with three, only two different letters are
used?

9. People buy me to eat, but never eat me. What am I?

10. What type of dress can never be worn?

11. What is something you will never see again?

12. What never asks questions but is always answered. What am I?

13. I am the beginning of everything, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end, and the
end of every place. What am I ?

14. The more you take away, the larger it becomes? What is it?

15. He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?

16. A three-letter word I'm sure you know, I can be on a boat or a sleigh in the snow, I'm pals with the
rain and honor a king. But my favorite use is attached to a string. what am I?

17. I am not alive but i grow. I don't have lungs but I need air. What am I?

18. What has a ring, but no finger?

19. Tear one off and scratch my head, what once was red is black instead!

20. David's father has three sons; snap crackle, and?

Answer

1. FOOTSTEPS

2. GUM

3. RACECAR
4. CHARCOAL

5. MEMORY

6. BLACKBOARD

7. CARROT

8. EYE

9. CUTTLERY

10. ADDRESS

11. YESTERDAY

12. DOORBELL

13. E

14. HOLE

15. PREACHER

16. BOW

17. FIRE

18. PHONE

19. MATCH

20. DAVID