Mahsuri was a beautiful woman from Langkawi island who was wrongly accused of infidelity. While her husband was away, the village chief's jealous sister spread rumors that Mahsuri had been unfaithful. Mahsuri was unable to prove her innocence and was stabbed to death with a dagger. White blood flowed from her body, revealing her innocence, but it was too late to lift the curse she placed on the island for causing her unjust death.

1. Example:
Mahsuri lived in an island called Langkawi True
1. Mahsuri married to a warrior called Wan Darus
2. Mahsuri met a man called Deragan
3. Chief villager’s sister spread the rumour about
Mahsuri being unfaithful
4. Mahsuri was stabbed to death with a keris
5. Red blood flowed from her body to prove that
she was innocent.
Read the passage. Write True or False based on statements
that follow.
Question 1
The Legend of Mahsuri
Mahsuri was a young woman who lived in an island called Langkawi in the
14th century. She was a beautiful woman admired by many in her village. She
married a warrior called Wan Darus. While Wan Darus was away at war, Mahsuri
met a man called Deraman.
They were only friends but the chief villager’s wife who was envious of
Mahsuri’s beauty and fame. She saw an opportunity to get rid of her. She spread
a rumour that Mahsuri was being unfaithful to her husband. Mahsuri tried to
prove her innocence but failed as no one wanted to believe her.
She was tied to a tree and stabbed to death with a keris. White blood
flowed from her body to prove that she was innocent. She cursed the island for
seven generations of bad luck for causing her death.
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