The telling story in the simple term that has an inherently important message is a venerable art form. The parable may be found teaching a moral lesson in the bible. Aesop is an incontrovertible master of the fable. This story form is far from antiquated, as shown by the whimsical approach to life taken by …
Penulis: Kang Ridwan
Evelyn Discovered
Failure was imminent, and Robert was bereft of hope. It was now Friday. Despite his abstemious and parsimonious way of living, his money has been reduced to a mere pittance. A perverse impulse brought him to the section where young people in strange clothing and with uncouth manners made him recoil in unmitigated disgust. He …
To the Police
Thursday was his next-to-last day. He had been tenacious in following every lead. Now he has behind the eight ball. He could hardly galvanize himself to do anything else. The facade of hope he had worn for almost a week was crumbling; there was nothing left to be sanguine about. In desperation he turned to …
A Hope Dashed
The next day, Wednesday, saw Robert become more frustrated. He would fluctuate between high hopes of finding Evelyn and unmitigated despair when he was almost ready to desist in his search. The phone calls had elicited almost nothing. Robert had rushed to one women’s residence when the clerk described a girl who might just be …
Another Plan
Robert was far from tranquil as he waited in the lobby for almost an hour after the performance had begun. Disgruntled, he quit the site of his vigil. He had to face the fact that he was making no tangible progress. Tomorrow he would telephone several women’s residence. It was a cumbersome way of going …
At the Ballet
Evelyn was an anomaly: she had a propensity for a folk music and rock and roll dancing, and, at the same time, she was an avid fan of classical ballet. At one time she had been a fledgling ballet dancer. Robert headed for a theater where a ballet company was performing. He knew he had …
A Newspaper Ad
On the premise that Evelyn knew she was being sought, Robert’s first step was to abjure fruitless searching and place ad in the leading morning newspaper. He would importune in a most careful way for her return. The ad read, “Evelyn. Come out of hiding. I do not reproach you for your action. I expect …
Making Plans
Robert had arrived in New York a week earlier. He had begun by asking discreet questions of Evelyn’s former landlord. There was no need to foment opposition at the very beginning. The Landlord was recondite, and all Robert had been able to glean from the cryptic replies was that Evelyn had moved to a residence …
At a Loss
With the trivial sum of five dollars in his pocket, Robert Lacy was feeling far from complacent about the future. In fact, it was his somber estimate that no matter how frugal he was, his money would run out before next day. He owed $3.50 in debts to friends; with the remainder he would have …
A Predicting Machine
While machine may usurp many menial tasks – typing of letters, making out paychecks – it can also work in less mundane ways. One such example was the use of a computer to predict the result of football game. All the information about the two teams: speed of the back, weight of linesmen, past performances …