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The Legend of Rawa Pening

One day, a little boy who was hungry came to a small village. The boy was very poor. He did not have anything in this world. The little boy knocked on every door in the village and asked some food for him. However, nobody cared to him. Even not a single person in the village wanted to help the poor boy.

But suddenly, there came an old woman who was kind. She gave that poor little boy a few meals. And then the little boy ate the food given by the old woman. When he wanted to go, he gave the old woman “Lesung”, a large wooden mortar for pounding rice. Afterwards, the poor little boy continued his way. While he was passing through the village, he saw many people gathered in the field and had a big party there. He went to the celebration and asked for food to the host. However, he was expelled by the host. All the people there were laughing at him and stoned him. The poor little child went with anger. Then he plugged a stick into the ground in the village. He told everyone there that there will no one could revoke the stick from the ground because all the villagers were arrogant. Hearing the words of the little boy, everyone in the village was trying to pull the stick out of the ground. One by one the villagers tried even the entire villages including small children came to the place but they failed. The villagers began to surrender. They accused the child as a witch who had the power of evil and asked the little boy to pull out a stick stuck in the ground.

Then the little boy tried to pull back the stick that had he plugged into the ground. The crowd was laughing and taunting the boy. When the boy revoked the sticks, everyone who was there shocked. Suddenly, the hole left by the stick issued water. The water did not stop flowing and flooding the village. All the people who were there drowned. There were no survived from the water except an old woman who gave the little boy meal. The old woman used mortar given by the child as boats. Finally the whole village turned into a large lake known as Rawa Pening.

 

The first monkey story
(Favourite story from Philippines)

Legenda Monyet Pertama

Legenda Monyet Pertama

Many years ago, there was a king and queen who lived in Mindanao. They were not liked by their people. The king was cruel and the queen was greedy.
Legenda Monyet Pertama

The king collected a lot of money from his people and gave it to the queen. The queen bought expensive food, wine and clothes from all over the world and kept them in the palace.
Legenda Monyet Pertama

One day, the king gave a party in the palace garden. There were six tables placed in the shade of some tall trees. Next to the trees, there was a large pond with goldfish in it.
Legenda Monyet Pertama

Soon the guests arrived and everybody started eating and enjoying themselves. Suddenly, an old woman entered the garden. No one knew where she came from. She approached each table and begged for food. No one gave her any and the king told his guest to chase her away.
Legenda Monyet Pertama

“Your Majesty, please have pity on me! I am an old man. I haven’t eaten any food for several days.”

The queen, who was sitting next to the king became angry. “Go away, old woman!” she shouted. “Who asked you to come here? This party is for rich and important people.”
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The king roared with laughter. He banged the table with spoon.

“Chase her away!” he cried. Everyone started beating her with their spoon. They chased the poor old woman all over the palace garden, suddenly, there was a great crash of thunder and a bright flash lightning. The old woman changed into a beautiful girl.
Legenda Monyet Pertama

“You are not human beings,” she said “You are all so cruel. None of you wanted to help me. Because of this, I shall changed you into monkeys.”
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She clapped her hands. Immediately, the spoon turned into tails and fixed themselves on the backs of the king, queen and their guests. The beautiful clothes which they were wearing turned into long hair. Their fingers and toes grew longer. When they tried to speak, they could chatter only like monkeys.
Legenda Monyet Pertama

They ran back to the palace but the king’s guards chased them away, and threw stones at them. “Go away, you dirty little things!” the guards shouted. “This is the king’ palace.
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As they had nowhere to go. They hid in the forest and hills where they have ever since.

 

Finding farmers Magic Box

 In the afternoon, there was a poor farmer . He lives with his wife . One day , he dug his field and found a very large box . He then store them in their homes . One sunny morning ,she dropped apples in the box . Suddenly, the box gets filled with apples . No matter how many apples were taken out , more apples going on inside the box . One day , forming dropping gold coins into the box.

  Simultaneously , Apple began to disappear and the box full of gold coins . Farmer soon became rich . After hearing that his son became wealthy , forming a father visiting couples . His father was not very strong . He could not go out to work again . So the farmer asked his old father to help him take the gold coins out of the box . His father worked hard , took the gold coins out of the box . When he was told that he was very tired and wanted to rest , the farmer yelled to him , ' Why are you so lazy Why can not you work harder old man said nothing and continued to work long Suddenly ? . man fell into the box , he died.

  As well as gold coins began to disappear and the box is filled with the dead . The former should be pulled out and buried . to do this , farmers have to spend all the money that had been collected earlier. When he had spent all his money , broke box . farmer was ugly as before, terrible ending.

 

A Legend of Sangkuriang

Sangkuriang

Long time ago in West Java, lived a beautiful girl named Dayang Sumbi. She was also smart and clever. Her beauty and intelligence made a prince from the heavenly kingdom of Kahyangan desire her as his wife. The prince asked permission from his father to marry Dayang Sumbi. People from Kahyangan could never live side by side with humans, but his father approved on one condition, when they had a child, the prince would transform into a dog. The prince accepted the condition.
They get married and lived happily in the woods until Dayang Sumbi gave birth to a baby boy. The prince then changed into a dog named Tumang. Their son is named Sangkuriang. He was very smart and handsome like his father. Everyday, he hunted animals and looked for fruits to eat. One day, when he was hunting, Sangkuriang accidentally killed Tumang. His arrow missed the deer he was targeting and hit Tumang instead. He went home and tells her mother about the dog. What? Dayang Sumbi was appalled. Driven by sadness and anger, she grabbed a weaving tool and hit Sangkuriangs head with it. Dayang Sumbi was so sad; she didnt pay any attention to Sangkuriang and started to cry.
Sangkuriang feel sad and also confused. How can his mother love a dog more than him? Sangkuriang then decided to go away from their home and went on a journey. In the morning, Dayang Sumbi finally stopped crying. She started to feel better, so she went to find Sangkuriang. But her son was no where to be found. She looked everywhere but still couldnt find him. Finally, she went home with nothing. She was exhausted. She fell asleep, and in her dream, she meets her husband. Dayang Sumbi, dont be sad. Go look for my body in the woods and get the heart. Soak it with water, and use the water to bathe, and you will look young forever, said the prince in her dream. After bathing with the water used to soak the dogs heart, Dayang Sumbi looked more beautiful and even younger.
And time passed by. Sangkuriang on his journey stopped at a village and met and fell in love with a beautiful girl.He didnt realize that the village was his homeland and the beautiful girl was his own mother, Dayang Sumbi. Their love grew naturally and he asked the girl to marry him. One day, Sangkuriang was going on a hunt. He asked Dayang Sumbi to fix the turban on his head. Dayang Sumbi was startled when she saw a scar on his head at the same place where she, years ago, hit Sangkuriang on the head.
After the young man left, Dayang Sumbi prayed for guidance. After praying, she became convinced that the young man was indeed her missing son. She realized that she had to do something to prevent Sangkuriang from marrying her. But she did not wish to disappoint him by cancelling the wedding. So, although she agreed to marry Sangkuriang, she would do so only on the condition that he provides her with a lake and built a beautiful boat, all in one night.
Sangkuriang accepted this condition without a doubt. He had spent his youth studying magical arts. After the sun went down, Sangkuriang went to the hill. Then he called a group of genie to build a dam around Citarum River. Then, he commands the genies to cut down trees and build a boat. A few moments before dawn, Sangkuriang and his genie servants almost finished the boat.
Dayang Sumbi, who had been spying on him, realised that Sangkuriang would fulfill the condition she had set. Dayang Sumbi immediately woke all the women in the village and asked them to wave a long red scarf. All the women in the village were waving red scarf, making it look as if dawn was breaking. Deceived by false dawn, the cock crowed and farmers rose for the new day.
Sangkuriangs genie servants immediately dropped their work and ran for cover from the sun, which they feared. Sangkuriang grew furious. With all his anger, he kicked the unfinished boat. The boat flew and landed on a valley. The boat then became a mountain, called Mount Tangkuban Perahu (Tangkuban means upturned or upside down, and Perahu means boat). With his power, he destroyed the dam. The water drained from the lake becoming a wide plain and nowadays became a city called Bandung (from the word Bendung, which means Dam).

sumber:

http://donialiyanto.blogspot.com/2011/03/narrative-text-legend-of-sangkuriang.html

 The Real Story of Pinocchio

he great Italian pine forest, was lonely. He always dreamed about having a son.
Each day, he went cutting woods for the towns people. One day, an idea illuminated his mind, the idea of crafting a puppet, which he will call it Pinocchio. He crafted that puppet and during the night, the puppet becomes alive!
One year of happiness and thriller passed, on a Sunday morning, Gepetto told Pinocchio:
Its my birthday soon, my little son! I hope you didnt forget it!
Euh, sure, I didnt!
Pinocchio felt awkward. He didnt thought about that. Gepettos birthday was coming in only three days, and he hadnt even a present.
After a long night of reflecting, Pinocchio finally decided to offer a homemade chocolate cake to him as a present.
When the sun rose, Pinocchio was already ready to go outside find the ingredients. The main problem was he didnt even known the in and the recipe.
So after school, he decided to go ask someone for the ingredients to bake a cake. During his walk, Pinocchio, the wooden puppet, met the towns sorcerer.
Hey, little boy, do you need some help for your chocolate cake?
HumYou can help me?, asked Pinocchio.
Sure, I can. Follow me!
After walking few minutes so, Pinocchio saw a big, big, big candy house. They entered together and Pinocchio got caught by a big cage.
Mouahahaha!!! I finally caught you! Youll be mine, youre gonna work for me!, said the evil sorcerer.
Pinocchio was so scared. When the guards came and took him out of the cage, he immediately ran away very fast and he succeeded to escape.
At the same time, the evil sorcerer, calling all his troops with him, ran after him and he took out his magic wand. The evil devil changed the little wooden puppet into a chocolate cake!
When he came back home, he told the entire story to his father and they went to find the god fairy.
After a long trip, they finally find the god fairy and they got the magical potion for Pinocchio.
 

The Ant And The Grasshopper

 

One summer day, there was a grasshopper who chirped and sang about its heart content. Then, an ant passed by, bearing a sweet candy that he was taking to his nest.

"Why don't you come and sing with me instead of moiling and toiling away?" The grasshopper said.

"I am preparing the foods for the winter. You have to do the same." the ant replied.

"Why? I don't have any worries about winter. I have got plenty of foods." said the grasshopper.

But the ant left the grasshopper and continued its toil. Then, the winter came, the grasshopper found there was no food left to eat. It was so hungry. The grasshopper remembered when it saw the ants collecting the foods in summer for the stock in winter.

Then the grasshopper knew he was so wrong didn't follow the ant in collecting the foods

One summer day, there was a grasshopper who chirped and sang about its heart content. Then, an ant passed by, bearing a sweet candy that he was taking to his nest.

"Why don't you come and sing with me instead of moiling and toiling away?" The grasshopper said.

"I am preparing the foods for the winter. You have to do the same." the ant replied.

"Why? I don't have any worries about winter. I have got plenty of foods." said the grasshopper.

But the ant left the grasshopper and continued its toil. Then, the winter came, the grasshopper found there was no food left to eat. It was so hungry. The grasshopper remembered when it saw the ants collecting the foods in summer for the stock in winter.

Then the grasshopper knew he was so wrong didn't follow the ant in collecting the foods

The Apple Tree And A Boy

Once upon a time, there was a huge apple tree which gave tasty apples to the people around it. There was also a little boy who became a close friend to the apple tree. The boy used to play with apple tree, climb its branches, sleep under its shadow, pluck its apples, etc. Every day he visited the apple tree, and ate some apples. The apple tree was kind to the boy and enjoying spending time together.

One day, the boy joined in school and didn't have a time to spend with apple tree. After several days, the boy came to the tree. The apple tree was so happy to see the boy. It asked the boy to play.

Unfortunately, the boy said he was not a child anymore. He didn't want to play with  the tree. But he asked another request to  the apple tree.

The tree asked what the boy wanted. The boy said he needed toys, but his parents didn't have money to buy it for him.

The tree said, "Dear my boy, i don't have any money to buy it for you, but you can pick my apples, then sell them, get money and buy  the toys you want."

The boy went happily to his home after plucking apples. The tree was waiting to see the boy return. But he never came back for many years.

The apple tree was sad and it didn't produce any apples anymore.

Mouse deer And Crocodile

Narrative fable – Mouse deer and Crocodiles: www.earlychildhoodworksheets.com

Once upon time there were a smart mouse deer. He lived near a river. The mouse deer used to go to the river to drink.
One day, the mouse deer was thirsty. He wanted to drink in the river but he knew that crocodiles were staying and waiting underwater to eat him. Hi thought hard and got bright idea. He said out loudly. “I will put in my leg and find out whether the water is warm or not” Of course the mouse deer did not do what he said. He did not put his leg but the mouse deer took a wood stick and put one end into the water. Blurrr…! Surely a crocodile grabbed the wood stick and pulled it underwater. Seeing that, the mouse deer laughed and said “Stupid crocodile! Can’t you see the difference between a wood stick and a leg?” Then the mouse deer ran to another side of the river and drink some water.
On the following day, the mouse deer  was hungry. He wanted to eat some grass on the side of the river so he had to to cross the dangerous river which was full of crocodiles. Again he thought hard and found another smart idea and said loudly “Crocodiles come up!” then some crocodiles rose from the water. They looked happy and saw their sharp teeth and said “Hello, Mouse Deer. Do you come to be my lunch? We are hungry” The mouse deer just smiled and replied. “Sorry, Crocodiles, not today, I come to you to bring an invitation from the king. You are invited to the party. The king ordered me to count all crocodiles in this river so he knew how to prepare enough meal for you.”
All the crocodiles felt happy and said “Really…? Tell us what to do,” said a crocodile. “You have to line up from this side of the river to the other side,” said the mouse deer. Not long after that the crocodile got all his friends and family. He ordered to lined up across the river. the mouse deer then jumped on the Crocodile’s back. “One,” the mouse deer counted. He jumped onto the next crocodile, “Two.” And he jumped again on the next crocodile, “Three.” he kept jumping until he arrived on the other side of the river. “Just enough,” said the mouse deer. “I have counted all of you” He laughed and ran to the field of grass.

Contoh Narrative Text Legend

Sura and Baya

Narrative text legend – Sura and Baya

A long time ago, there were two animals, Sura and Baya. Sura was the name of a shark and Baya was a crocodile. They lived in a sea.
Once Sura and Baya were looking for some food. Suddenly, Baya saw a goat.
“Yummy, this is my lunch,” said Baya.
“No way! This is my lunch. You are greedy” said Sura. Then they fought for the goat. After several hours, they were very tired.
Feeling tired of fighting, they lived in the different places. Sura lived in the water and Baya lived in the land. The border was the beach, so they would never fight again.
One day, Sura went to the land and looked for some food in the river. He was very hungry and there was not much food in the sea. Baya was very angry when he knew that Sura broke the promise.
They fought again. They both hit each other. Sura bit Baya’s tail. Baya did the same thing to Sura. He bit very hard until Sura finally gave up and Awent back to the sea. Baya was happy.

Contoh Narrative Text Myth

Dewi Sri

Dewi Sri: http://kdri.web.id

Once upon a time, Batara Guru commanded all the gods and goddesses to contribute their power in order to build a new palace. Anybody who disobeyed this commandment were considered lazy and would lose their arms and legs.
Hearing the Batara Guru’s commandment, Naga god was very anxious because he didn’t have arms or legs.  He might not be able do the job. So he asked  advice from Batara Narada who was the younger brother of Batara Guru. Unfortunately Narada was also confused. The Naga god became very upset.
While the Naga god was crying for his bad luck, three teardrops fell on the ground. Not long after that, those teardrops became three beautiful shining eggs which looked like jewels. Then Batara Narada advised him to offer those  shining eggs to Batara Guru.
With the three eggs in his mouth, the Naga god went to the Batara Guru’s palace. On the way,  an eagle asked him a question. Surely Naga god could not answer the question because he was holding the eggs in his mouth. Seeing that, the bird thought that Naga god was arrogant and the bird attacked him.
Being attacked, one egg fell to earth. Then Naga god was hiding in the bushes but the bird was waiting for him. The bird attacked for the second time and one egg fell again. So Naga god only had one egg in his mouth. He kept moving to Batara Guru’s palace.
Finally Naga god arrived at the palace. He offered the egg to the Batara Guru. And miraculously the egg hatched became a very beautiful baby girl. Naga god gave the baby girl to the Batara Guru. The baby grew up into a beautiful girl and later known for Dewi Sri.

Contoh Narrative Text Fairy Tales

Cinderella

Narrative Fairy Tales – Cinderella Story

Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Cinderella. She lived with her step mother and two step sisters.
The step mother and sisters were conceited and bad tempered. They treated Cinderella very badly. Her step mother made Cinderella do the hardest works in the house; such as scrubbing the floor, cleaning the pot and pan and preparing the food for the family. The two step sisters, on the other hand, did not work about the house. Their mother gave them many handsome dresses to wear.
One day, the two step sister received an invitation to the ball that the king’s son was going to give at the palace. They were excited about this and spent so much time choosing the dresses they would wear. At last, the day of the ball came, and away went the sisters to it. Cinderella could not help crying after they had left.
“Why are crying, Cinderella?” a voice asked. She looked up and saw her fairy godmother standing beside her, “because I want so much to go to the ball” said Cinderella. “Well” said the godmother,”you’ve been such a cheerful, hardworking, uncomplaining girl that I am going to see that you do go to the ball”.
Magically, the fairy godmother changed a pumpkin into a fine coach and mice into a coachman and two footmen. Her godmother tapped Cinderella’s raged dress with her wand, and it became a beautiful ball gown. Then she gave her a pair of pretty glass slippers. “Now, Cinderella”, she said; “You must leave before midnight”. Then away she drove in her beautiful coach.
Cinderella was having a wonderfully good time. She danced again and again with the king’s son. Suddenly the clock began to strike twelve, she ran toward the door as quickly as she could. In her hurry, one of her glass slipper was left behind.
A few days later, the king’ son proclaimed that he would marry the girl whose feet fitted the glass slipper. Her step sisters tried on the slipper but it was too small for them, no matter how hard they squeezed their toes into it. In the end, the king’s page let Cinderella try on the slipper. She stuck out her foot and the page slipped the slipper on. It fitted perfectly.
Finally, she was driven to the palace. The king’s son was overjoyed to see her again. They were married and live happily ever after.

Three Feathers

Story of Three Feathers

Once upon time There was a king who had three sons. The two son were clever. The third son did not speak much so he was called Simpleton. When the king had become old, he did not know which son should become the king.
Then he got a bright idea and said; “Go forth, who brings me the most beautiful carpet will be king after me”. He blew three feathers in the air, and said: “You should go as they fly”. One feather flew to the east, the second to the west, but the third flew straight up and did not fly far.
So one brother went to the right, and the other to the left. Simpleton was sad because his feather did not fly far. Then all at once he saw a trap-door close to the feather. He found some steps, and went down the door. Then he came to another door, knocked at it. The door opened, and he saw a fat toad sitting. She asked what he wanted. He answered; “I should get the prettiest and finest carpet in the world”. Then she called a young toad; “Bring me the great box!”
The young toad brought the box. The fat toad opened it, and gave simpleton a carpet out of it. The carpet was so beautiful. So Simpleton thanked her, and brought it to the kingdom. Meanwhile his brothers just got some coarse handkerchiefs from a shepherds’ wives whom they had met. When the king saw Simpleton’s carpet he was very astonished and said; ” Well, the kingdom belongs to the Simpleton”. But his two brothers argued that it was impossible that simpleton should be king, They asked the king to make a new agreement.
Then the father said; “Who brings me the most beautiful ring will inherit the kingdom”. He blew three feathers, which they were to follow. Those of the two eldest again went east and west, and simpleton’s feather flew straight up, and fell down near the trap-door. Again the fat toad gave him a ring sparkled with jewels. Meanwhile his two brothers just got old carriage-rings. However they did not cease from tormenting the king until he made a third condition.
So the king declared; Who brings the most beautiful woman home will be the king”. He again blew the three feathers into the air. Then Simpleton went down to the fat toad, and said; “I am to take home the most beautiful woman”. The she gave him a yellow turnip which had been hollowed out. Mournfully Simpleton said; “What am I to do with it?”. The toad answered; “Just put one of my little toads into it!”. Then Simpleton seized one little toad and put her into the yellow coach. Surprisingly the little toad turned into a beautiful maiden. So Simpleton took her to the king. On the other hand, his brother brought peasant women to the kingdom.
When the king saw the women he said; “After my death the kingdom belongs to my youngest son”. But the two eldest brothers kept arguing that whose wife could leap through a ring which hung in the center of the hall would be the king. The king agreed. Then the two peasant women jumped through the ring but they fell which made their arms and legs broke. On the other hand, the pretty maiden sprang through the ring as lightly as a deer which made the two peasants ceased. So Simpleton received the crown and ruled wisely the kingdom.

Let Me Love You

“Love” Paper cranes folding: en.wikipedia.org

Once upon a time, there was once a guy who was very much in love with this girl. This romantic guy folded 1,000 pieces of paper cranes as a gift to his girl. Although, at that time he was just a small executive in his company, his future doesn’t seem too bright, they were very happy together. Until one day, his girl told him she was going to Paris and will never come back.She also told him that she cannot visualize any future for the both of them, so let’s go their own ways there and then… heartbroken, the guy agreed.
When he regained his confidence, he worked hard day and night, just to make something out of himself. Finally with all these hard work and with the help of friends, this guy had set up his own company…
“You never fail until you stop trying.” he always told himself. “I must make it in life!” One rainy day, while this guy was driving, he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella in the rain walking to some destination. Even with the umbrella, they were still drenched. It didn’t take him long to realize those were his ex-girlfriend’s parents. With a heart in getting back at them, he drove slowly beside the couple, wanting them to spot him in his luxury saloon. He wanted them to know that he wasn’t the same anymore, he had his own company, car, condo, etc. He had made it in life!
Before the guy can realize, the couple was walking towards a cemetery, and he got out of his car and followed them…and he saw his ex girlfriend, a photograph of her smiling sweetly as ever at him from her tombstone… and he saw his precious paper cranes in a bottle placed beside her tomb. Her parents saw him.He walked over and asked them why this had happened. They explained that she did not leave for France at all. She was stricken ill with cancer. In her heart, she had believed that he will make it someday, but she did not want her illness to be his obstacle … therefore she had chosen to leave him.
She had wanted her parents to put his paper cranes beside her, because, if the day comes when fate brings him to her again, he can take some of those back with him. The guy just wept.

Snow White

Once upon a time there lived a little, named Snow White. She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents were died.

One day she heard her aunt and uncle talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they wanted to go to America and they didn’t have enough money to take Snow White with them.

Snow White didn’t want her uncle and aunt to do this. So she decided to run away. The next morning she run away from home when her aunt and uncle were having breakfast, she run away into the wood.

In the wood she felt very tired and hungry. Then she saw this cottage. She knocked but no one answered so she went inside and felt asleep

Meanwhile seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went inside. There, they found Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs said; “What is your name?”. Snow White said; “My name is Snow White”. One of the dwarfs said; “If you wish, you may live here with us”. Snow White told the whole story about her. Then Snow white ad the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.

The Bear and Rabbit

Once upon a time, there lived a bear and a rabbit. The rabbit is a good shot. In contrary, the bear is always clumsy and could not use the arrow.

One day, the bear called over the rabbit and asked the rabbit to take his bow and arrows.
The rabbit was fearing to arouse the bear's anger so he could not refuse it. He went with the bear and shot enough buffalo to satisfy the hungry family. Indeed he shot and killed so many that there were lots of meats left after.

However the bear did not want the rabbit to get any of the meat. The rabbit could not even taste the meat. The poor rabbit would have to go home hungry after his hard day's work.

The bear was the father of five children. Fortunately, the youngest child was very kind to the rabbit. He was very hearty eater. The mother bear always gave him an extra large piece of meat but the youngest child did not eat it. He would take it outside with him and pretended to play ball with the meat. He kicked toward the rabbit's house.When he got close to the door he would give the meat with such a great kick. The meat would fly into the rabbit's house. In this way, the poor rabbit would get his meal.

The Legend of Toba Lake 

Once upon time, there was a handsome man. His name was Batara Guru Sahala. He liked fishing. One day, he caught a fish. He was surprised to find out that the fish could talk. The fish begged him to set it free.

Batara Guru could not bear it. He made the fish free. As soon as it was free, the fish changed into a very beautiful woman. She attracted Batara Guru so much. He felt in love with that fish-woman. The woman wanted to marry with him and said that Batara Guru had to keep the secret which she had been a fish. Batara Guru aggreed and promised that he would never tell anybody about it.

They were married happily. They had two daughters. One day Batara Guru got very angry with his daughter. He could not control his mad. He shouted angrily and got the word of fish to his daugters. The daughters were crying. They found their mother and talked her about it.

The mother was very annoyed. Batara Guru broke his promise. The mother was shouting angrily. Then the earth began to shake. Volcanoes started to erupt. The earth formed a very big hole. People believed that the big hole became a lake. Then this lake is known as Toba lake.

The Monkey and The Crocodile

One day there was a monkey. He wanted to cross a river. There he saw a crocodile so he asked the crocodile to take him across the other side of the river. The crocodile agree and told the monkey to jump on its back. Then the crocodile swam down the river with the monkey on his top.

Unluckily, the crocodile was very hungry, he stopped in the middle of the river and said to the monkey, “My father is very sick. He has to eat the heart of the monkey. So he will be healthy again.”

At the time, the monkey was in dangerous situation and he had to think hard. Then he had a good idea. He told the crocodile to swim back to the river bank. “What’s for?” asked the crocodile. “Because I don’t bring my heart,” said the monkey. “I left it under a tree, near some coconuts in the river bank.”
The crocodile agreed and turned around. He swam back to the bank of the river. As soon as they reached the river bank, the monkey jumped off the crocodile’s back. Then he climbed up to the top of a tree.

“Where is your heart?” asked the crocodile. “You are foolish,” said the monkey to the crocodile. “Now I am free and I have my heart.

The Smartest Parrot

Once upon time, a man had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it. The parrot could say every word, except one word. The parrot would not say the name of the place where it was born. The name of the place was Catano.

The man felt excited having the smartest parrot but he could not understand why the parrot would not say Catano. The man tried to teach the bird to say Catano however the bird kept not saying the word.

At the first, the man was very nice to the bird but then he got very angry. “You stupid bird!” pointed the man to the parrot. “Why can’t you say the word? Say Catano! Or I will kill you” the man said angrily. Although he tried hard to teach, the parrot would not say it. Then the man got so angry and shouted to the bird over and over; “Say Catano or I’ll kill you”. The bird kept not to say the word of Catano.

One day, after he had been trying so many times to make the bird say Catano, the man really got very angry. He could not bear it. He picked the parrot and threw it into the chicken house. There were four old chickens for next dinner “You are as stupid as the chickens. Just stay with them” Said the man angrily. Then he continued to humble; “You know, I will cut the chicken for my meal. Next it will be your turn, I will eat you too, stupid parrot”. After that he left the chicken house.

The next day, the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door and was very surprised. He could not believe what he saw at the chicken house. There were three death chickens on the floor. At the moment, the parrot was standing proudly and screaming at the last old chicken; “Say Catano or I’ll kill you”.

 Legend of Telaga Warna

Long long ago, there was a kingdom in West Java. The kingdom was ruled by a king entitled His Majesty Prabu.

Prabu was a kind and shrewd king. But it was a pity that Prabu and his queen hadn't got any children. The ruler often bawled. That was why Prabu went to the jungle. There he prayed to God every day, begging for a child.

A couple of months later, the ruler got with child. Nine months subsequent, a princess was born. Prabu and ruler loved their beautiful female child so much. They provided whatever she liked. It made Princess turn into a very ruined girl.

One day, the princess commemorated her 17th anniversary party. Many persons accumulated in the castle. Then, Prabu took out a necklace which was made from gold and jewel.

"My beloved daughter, today I give you this necklace. Please, wear this necklace," said Prabu.

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"I don't want to wear it! It's ugly!" yelled the princess. Then she chucked the necklace. The attractive necklace was broken. The gold and jewels were disperse out on the floor. Everybody couldn't say any thing. They not ever considered that their beloved princess would do that fiendish thing. In their silence, persons perceived the queen bawling. Every woman felt miserable and started bawling, too. Then, everyone was bawling. Then, there was a miracle. Earth was bawling.

abruptly, from the below ground, a spring emerged. It made a pool of water. Soon, the location became a big lagoon. The lagoon finally sank the kingdom.

Nowadays, people called the lagoon "Telaga Warna". It means "Lake of Color". On a bright day, the lagoon is full of hue. These colors come from shaded of plantation, plants, blossoms, and atmosphere around the lake. But some persons said that the colors are from the princess's necklace, which disperses at the bottom of the lake.

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1. Queen of Arabia and Three Sheiks

Maura, who like to be thought of as the most beautiful and powerful queen of Arabia, had many suitors. One by one she discarded them, until her list was reduced to just three sheiks. The three sheiks were all equally young and handsome. They were also rich and strong. It was very hard to decide who would be the best of them.

One evening, Maura disguised herself and went to the camp of the three sheiks. As they were about to have dinner, Maura asked them for something to eat. The first gave her some left over food. The second Sheik gave her some unappetizing camel’s tail. The third sheik, who was called Hakim, offered her some of the most tender and tasty meat. After dinner, the disguised queen left the sheik’s camp.

The following day, the queen invited the three sheiks to dinner at her palace. She ordered her servant to give each one exactly what they had given her the evening before. Hakim, who received a plate of delicious meat, refused to eat it if the other two sheiks could not share it with him.

This Sheik Hakim’s act finally convinced Queen Maura that he was the man for her. “Without question, Hakim is the most generous of you” she announced her choice to the sheiks. “So it is Hakim I will marry”.

 

 

 

 

 

2. The Smartest Animal

Once there was a farmer from Laos. Every morning and every evening, he ploughed his field with his buffalo.

One day, a tiger saw the farmer and his buffalo working in the field. The tiger was very surprised to see a big animal listening to a small animal. The tiger wanted to know more about the big animal and the small animal.

After the man went home, the tiger spoke to the buffalo; “you are so big and strong. Why do you do everything the man tells you?” The buffalo answered; “oh, the man is very intelligent”.

The tiger asked; “can you tell me how intelligent he is?”. “No, I can’t tell you”, said the buffalo; “but you can ask him”

So the next day the tiger asked to the man; “Can I see your intelligence?”. But the man answered; “it at home”. “Can you go and get it?” asked the tiger. “Yes” said the man; “but I am afraid you will kill my buffalo when I am gone. Can I tie you to a tree?”

After the man tied the tiger to the tree, he didn’t go home to get his intelligence. He took his plough and hit the tiger. Then he said; “Now you know about my intelligence even you haven’t seen it.

3. Blind Listening

A stupid man was sent by his father to sell salt. He first went to a mining area but nobody there wanted his salt. When he returned home, his father told him that if he had helped the miners to dig, they would have bought his salt.

The man next went to a house where a wedding was taking place. There he dug a huge hole. This made the people angry and they chased him away. When he returned home, his father told him that if he had beaten a drum and danced instead, the people there would have bought salt from him.

Then, he went to a village where there happened to be a fire. Rushing to the place, he started drumming and dancing, only to be thrown out by the people. His father told him that he should have poured water on the fire instead, if he wanted to sell salt there.

In the next place he went to, a couple were fighting with each other. The foolish man poured a bucketful of water on them, again to be chased away. His father later told him that he should have tried to settle the quarrel, in which case they would have bought salt from him.

In the final event, the man saw two bulls fighting with each other. He stepped in to stop the fight and was gored to death by angry bulls.

4. Money Isn′t Everything

Donald, Daisy, Huey, Louie and Dewey all went to visit Uncle Scrooge one cold autumn day. They knocked at the door and had to wait a long time before all the bolts were undone. Even then Uncle Scrooge looked very suspicious, as if they were Beagle Boys in disguise. The old miser was very surprised to see them all.

"Well, well. I suppose you'd better come in," he croaked at the door.

"Have you got a sore throat, Great- Uncle Scrooge?" chirped Louie.

"Don't be cheeky, Louie!" scolded Daisy.

"Stuff and nonsense!" croaked

Uncle Scrooge. "I have got a sore throat! The young lad's right."

"Sorry to hear that, Uncle," said Donald sympathetically. "Should I send Dewey out to get you some cough

drops?"

"No. They cost too much money nowadays," complained the old miser. "I'd rather suffer the tickle in my throat."

"You don't seem very happy, Uncle Scrooge," soothed Daisy.

"Mind your own business!" snapped Uncle Scrooge.

"Poor old Great-Uncle Scrooge," chirped Dewey, who had jumped up to sit on his Great-Uncle's knee.

"What do you mean—poor Great- Uncle Scrooge!" chuckled Uncle Scrooge. "I've got more money than Fort Knox."

"What I meant," explained Dewey, "was that I had a sore throat too, and I hardly have any money. But I bought some cough drops." With that Dewey pulled out his box of cough drops and gave them to Uncle Scrooge.

"You can have my cough drops, Uncle," smiled Dewey, "because they cured my sore throat."

Uncle Scrooge didn't know what to say. But one great big tear rolled down his face.

"Poor Great-Uncle Scrooge," echoed the triplets.

5. The Smartest Parrot

Once upon time, a man had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it. The parrot could say every word, except one word. The parrot would not say the name of the place where it was born. The name of the place was Catano.

The man felt excited having the smartest parrot but he could not understand why the parrot would not say Catano. The man tried to teach the bird to say Catano however the bird kept not saying the word.

At the first, the man was very nice to the bird but then he got very angry. “You stupid bird!” pointed the man to the parrot. “Why can’t you say the word? Say Catano! Or I will kill you” the man said angrily. Although he tried hard to teach, the parrot would not say it. Then the man got so angry and shouted to the bird over and over; “Say Catano or I’ll kill you”. The bird kept not to say the word of Catano.

One day after he had been trying so many times to make the bird say Catano, the man really got very angry. He could not bear it. He picked the parrot and threw it into the chicken house. There were four old chickens for next dinner “You are as stupid as the chickens. Just stay with them” Said the man angrily. Then he continued to humble; “You know, I will cut the chicken for my meal. Next it will be your turn, I will eat you too, stupid parrot”. After that he left the chicken house.

The next day, the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door and was very surprised. He could not believe what he saw at the chicken house. There were three death chickens on the floor. At the moment, the parrot was standing proudly and screaming at the last old chicken; “Say Catano or I’ll kill you”. 

6.Cinderella

Once upon a  time, there lived an unhappy young girl with her stepmother and two step sisters who didn't like her. All the nice things, kind thought and loving touches were for her own daughters. But, for the poor unhappy girl, there was nothing at all. For she had to work hard all day, and only when evening came was she allowed to sit for a while by the fire, near the cinders. That is how she got her nickname, for everybody called her Cinderella.

It was quite true. Cinderella, even dressed in rags with a dusty gray face from the cinders, was a lovely girl. While her stepsisters, no matter how splendid and elegant their clothes, were still clumsy, lumpy, and ugly.

One day, a ball was to be held by the royal family of the kingdom to find the prince's spouse. Cinderella's stepsisters ordered beautiful new dress for the ball. Cinderella wanted to go to the ball but her stepmother asked her to stay at home.

"You? My dear girl, you're staying at home to wash the dishes, scrub the floor and turn down the beds for your stepsisters. They will come home tired and very sleepy." asked her stepmother.

Cinderella only nodded her head and began to work. Suddenly something amazing happened. In the kitchen, where Cinderella was sitting all by herself, there was a burst of light and a fairy appeared.

"Don't be afraid Cinderella, I know what you feel, my dear. Do you want to go to ball?" asked the fairy.

"Yes, I do. But look! How can I go to the ball with this dress? Cinderella replied.

Then the fairy turned Cinderella's dress became the most beautiful dress and with beautiful slippers, the loveliest ever seen in the realm. The fairy also turned a pumpkin into a parking coach and turned the mice become six white horses.

"Now, you can go to the Court and go to the ball. But remember my dear Cinderella, you must leave the ball at midnight and come home. For that is when the spell ends. Your coach will turn back into a pumpkin, the horses will become mice and you will be dressed again in rags with clogs.

At the ballroom, Cinderella amazed everybody there include the prince. When the prince set eyes on Cinderella, he was stuck by her beauty. Walking over to her, he bowed deeply and asked her to dance. Cinderella had a wonderful time at the ball. But, all of a sudden, she heard the sound of a clock, the first stroke of midnight.

Remembered what the fairy had said, Cinderella ran back to the coach and went home. But he lost one of her slippers in ballroom. The prince who was now madly in love with her, picked up her slipper and would search for the girl whose foot fitted with the slipper.

In the next morning, the prince began to search everywhere in the kingdom but no girl whose foot fitted with the slipper. Until he found Cinderella house and asked Cinderella's stepsisters to wear the slipper. But none fitted with the slipper. The prince began hopeless.

"Is there any girl else here" Asked the prince.

"Yes, there are. But she is very ugly and I think she is not the girl that you are looking for." replied Cinderella's stepmother.

"Call her here!" Asked the prince.

Then Cinderella's stepmother called Cinderella to come out who was dressed in rags and wore clogs like usual. The prince began to wear the slipper into Cinderella foot, and it was fit.

The prince believed that Cinderella was the girl he met in the ball. Then the prince asked Cinderella to marry him. And at the end, Cinderella and the prince lived happily ever after in the kingdom.

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Cinderella 

Suatu ketika, hiduplah seorang gadis muda yang tidak bahagia dengan ibu tirinya dan kedua sodara tirinya yang tidak menyukainya. Semua hal-hal baik, prasangka baik dan sentuhan yang penuh kasih adalah untuk anak sendiri. Tapi, bagi gadis yang tidak bahagia ituu, tidak ada sama sekali. Karena ia harus bekerja keras sepanjang hari, dan hanya ketika malam datang dia diizinkan untuk duduk untuk sementara waktu didekat perapian. Itu lah bagaimana dia mendapatkan panggilan akrabnya, semua orang memanggilnya Cinderella.

Memang benar adanya. Cinderella, walaupun berpakaian compang-camping dengan wajah abu-abu berdebu karena abu perapian, adalah seorang gadis cantik. Sementara sodara tirnya, tidak peduli bagaimana pakaian mereka kenakan indah dan elegan, adalah gadis yang culun dan jelek.

Suatu hari, pesta dansa diadakan oleh keluarga kerajaan untuk menemukan pasangan sang pangeran. Sodara tiri Cinderella memesan baju baru yang indah untuk pesta dansa teresebut. Cinderela ingin pergi ke pesta dansa tapi ibu tirinya memintanya untuk tinggal di rumah.

"Kau Gadisku sayang,? Kamu tinggal di rumah untuk mencuci piring, menggosok lantai dan merapikan tempat tidur untuk sodara tiri kamu. Mereka akan pulang lelah dan sangat mengantuk." perintah ibu tirinya.

Cinderella hanya menganggukkan kepalanya dan mulai bekerja. Tiba-tiba sesuatu yang menakjubkan terjadi. Di dapur, di mana Ciderella duduk sendiri, ada sorot cahaya dan muncul lah peri.

"Jangan takut Cinderella sayang, saya tahu apa yang kamu rasakan, sayangku . Apakah kamu ingin pergi ke pesta dansa?" tanya peri.

"Ya, saya ingin. Tapi lihat!. Bagaimana saya bisa pergi ke pesta dansa dengan gaun ini? Cinderella menjawab.

Kemudian peri merubah gaun Cinderella menjadi gaun yang paling indah dan dengan sepatu yang indah, yang terindah yang pernah dilihat di alam. Peri itu juga merubah labu menjadi kereta kencana dan merubah tikus menjadi enam kuda putih.

"Sekarang, kamu bisa pergi ke istana dan pergi ke ruang dansa. Tapi ingat sayangku Cinderella, kamu harus meninggalkan pesta dansa tepat di tengah malam dan pulang. Ketika itulah mantranya berakhir. Kereta kencana mu akan berubah kembali menjadi labu, kuda putihnya akan menjadi tikus dan kamu akan berpakaian compang-camping lagi serta memakai sandal.

Pada ruang dansa, Cinderella membuat kagum semua orang di sana termasuk sang pangeran. Ketika pangeran menetapkan mata Cinderella, ia takjub oleh kecantikannya. Berjalan mendekatinya, ia membungkuk dalam-dalam dan mengajaknya berdansa. Cinderlla mendapati waktu yang indah di pesta dansa itu. Tapi, tiba-tiba, ia mendengar suara jam, berdentang untuk partama kali menunjukan tengah malam.

Teringat apa peri katakan, Cinderella berlari kembali ke kereta kencana dan pulang. Tapi dia kehilangan salah satu sepatunya di ruang pesta. Pangeran yang sekarang jatuh cinta dengan dia, mengambil sepatu itu dan akan mencari gadis yang kaki pas dengan sepatu tersebut.

Pada keesokan harinya, sang pangeran mulai mencari disetiap penjuru kerajaan tapi tidak ada gadis yang kakinya pas dengan sepatu itu. Sampai dia menemukan rumah Cinderella dan meminta sodara tiri Cinderella untuk memakai sepatu tersebut. Tapi tak satu pun pas dengan sepatu itu. Pangeran pun mulai putus asa.

"Apakah ada gadis lain di sini?" pangeran bertanya.

"Ya, ada. Tapi dia sangat jelek. Dan saya pikir dia bukanlah gadis yang Anda cari." jawab ibu tiri Cinderella.

"Panggil dia kesini!" tanya pangeran.

Kemudian ibu tiri Cinderella memanggil Cinderella untuk keluar dengan berpakaian compang-camping dan mengenakan sendal seperti biasa. Pangeran mulai memakaikan sepatu ke kaki Cinderella, dan ternyata pas.

Pangeran percaya bahwa Cinderlla adalah gadis yang dia temui di pesta dansa. Kemudian sang pangeran meminta Cinderella untuk menikah dengannya. Dan pada akhirnya Cinderella dan sang pangeran hidup bahagia selamanya di kerajaan.

7. Snow White and Seven Dwarfs

Once upon a time in a great castle, there was a beautiful princess. She was very pretty, with blue eyes and long black hair. Her skin was delicate and white, and so she was called Snow White. Snow White had a step mother who was always jealous of Snow White's beauty. Her step mother too was very beautiful, and the magic mirror told her this every day, whenever she asked it.

One day, the step mother asked the magic mirror who the loveliest lady in the land was and the magic mirror answered Snow White was the loveliest in the land. The step mother was very mad. Then he asked her trusty servants to take Snow White into the forest, far away from the Castle and killed her. But the servant didn't kill Snow White, He led the innocent little girl away.

In the forest, little Snow White was alone and scared. She didn't know where she should go. But suddenly she saw a small strange cottage. She wondered who lived there, then she entered the cottage.

Inside the cottage, there was 7 beds and a kitchen. Snow White was to tired to explore the cottage, and suddenly fallen a sleep. In the afternoon, the seven dwarfs who lived in the cottage, came home. They surprised to see there was a young lady there. One dwarf woke her up and asked who was she. Snow White told them her sad story. The seven dwarfs understood the feeling of Snow White and asked her to live with them in the cottage.

Meanwhile in the castle, the servant came back and told to the step mother that Snow White was killed. Then the step mother asked the magic mirror once again who the loveliest in the land was and still the magic mirror answered the Snow White who lived in the small cottage with seven dwarfs was the loveliest one in the land. So the step mother was angry and she planed something bad to Snow White.

Then the step mother disguising herself as an old women who sold a basket of poisoned apples and went to the cottage. In the cottage, the seven dwarfs warned Snow White to not open the door to the stranger.

The step mother finally arrived to the cottage and began to offer Snow White an apple. Snow White refused to open the door but the step mother kept persuade and finally Snow White opened the door and brought an apple then he ate it. So Snow White fallen down with the poisoned apple beside her.

In the afternoon, when the seven dwarfs came home, they were surprised with Snow White who laid down on the floor with pale face and a poisoned apple beside her. The seven dwarfs were sad seeing the Snow White was dying but not die yet. Then the seven dwarfs decided to make a beautiful bed made from a crystal coffin to make Snow White keep alive.

Day by day, the seven dwarfs waited for the miracle came when Snow White suddenly woke up. Then one day, there was a wanderer who actually a prince from far away kingdom saw a beautiful lady was laid down on crystal bed. The wanderer asked the dwarfs what was happened and the dwarfs told him the story.

Heard the Snow White's story, the princes decided to carry her to his Castle and asked the doctor to help her. Then the prince kissed her to show his intention. But suddenly Snow White was back to life. The fact was that the prince's kiss broke the spell. Then the prince asked Snow White to marry him.

From that day on, Snow White lived happily in a great castle. But from time to time, she was drawn back to visit the little cottage down in the forest.

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Puteri Salju dan Tujuah Kurcaci

Suatu ketika di sebuah istana yang besar, hiduplah seorang putri cantik. Dia sangat cantik, dengan mata biru dan rambut hitam nan panjang. Kulitnya halus dan putih, sehingga ia dipanggil Puteri Salju. Puteri Salju memiliki ibu tiri yang selalu iri akan kecantikan Puteri Salju. Ibu tiri nya juga sangat cantik, dan cermin ajaib mengatakan hal tersebut setiap hari, setiap kali ia bertanya.

Suatu hari, ibu tirinya bertanya kepada cermin ajaib siapa wanita yang paling cantik di negeri itu dan cermin ajaib menjawab Puteri Salju lah yang tercantik di negeri itu. Ibu tiri itu sangat marah. Lalu ia meminta pelayan kepercayaannya untuk membawa Puteri Salju ke hutan, jauh dari istana dan membunuhnya. Tapi pelayan tersebut tidak membunuh Puteri Salju, Dia membiarkan gadis kecil tak berdosa itu pergi.

Di hutan, Snow White sendirian dan takut. Dia tidak tahu ke mana dia harus pergi. Tapi tiba-tiba ia melihat sebuah pondok kecil yang aneh. Dia bertanya-tanya siapa yang tinggal di sana, maka ia memtuskan untuk masuk ke pondok tersebut.

Di dalam pondok, ada 7 tempat tidur dan sebuah dapur. Puteri Salju sangat lelah untuk melihat-lihat isi pondok tersebut, dan tiba-tiba jatuh tertidur. Pada sore hari, tujuh kurcaci yang tinggal di pondok tersebut, pulang. Mereka terkejut melihat ada seorang wanita muda di sana. Salah satu kurcaci membangunkannya dan bertanya siapa kah dia. Puteri Salju mengatakan kepada mereka kisah sedih nya. Tujuh kurcaci tersebut pun memahami perasaan Snow White dan memintanya untuk tinggal bersama mereka di pondok.

Sementara di istana, pelayan tersebut kembali dan mengatakan kepada ibu tiri bahwa Puteri Salju telah tewas. Kemudian ibu tiri bertanya kepada cermin ajaib sekali lagi siapa yang paling cantik di negara itu dan masih cermin ajaib menjawab Puteri Salju lah yang tinggal di pondok kecil dengan tujuh kurcaci adalah yang tercantik. Jadi ibu tiri marah dan ia merencanakan sesuatu yang buruk untuk Puteri Salju.

Kemudian ibu tiri menyamarkan dirinya sebagai seorang perempuan tua yang menjual sekeranjang apel beracun dan pergi ke pondok. Di pondok, tujuh kurcaci memperingatkan Puteri Salju untuk tidak membuka pintu untuk orang asing.

Ibu tiri akhirnya tiba ke pondok dan mulai menawarkan Putri Salju sebuah apel. Puteri Salju menolak untuk membuka pintu tapi ibu tiri terus membujuk dan akhirnya Puteri Salju membuka pintu dan membeli apel kemudian dia memakannya. Sehingga Puteri Salju terjatuh dengan apel beracun di sampingnya.

Pada sore hari, ketika tujuh kurcaci pulang, mereka terkejut dengan Puteri Salju yang terbaring di lantai dengan wajah pucat dan apel beracun di sampingnya. Ketujuh kurcaci sedih melihat Puteri Salju sedang sekarat tetapi belum meninggal. Kemudian tujuh kurcaci memutuskan untuk membuat tempat tidur indah terbuat dari peti mati kristal untuk membuat Putri Salju tetap hidup.

Hari demi hari, tujuh kurcaci menunggu keajaiban datang ketika Puteri Salju tiba-tiba terbangun. Lalu suatu hari, ada seorang pengelana yang sebenarnya merupakan seorang pangeran dari kerajaan yang jauh, melihat seorang wanita cantik dibaringkan di tempat tidur kristal. Pengelana tersebut pun bertanya kepada kurcaci apa yang terjadi dan kurcaci menceritakan ceritanya.

Mendengar cerita Puteri Salju, pangeran pun memutuskan untuk membawanya ke Istana dan meminta dokter untuk menyembuhkannya. Kemudian pangeran menciumnya untuk menunjukkan niatnya. Tapi tiba-tiba Puteri Salju kembali hidup. Faktanya adalah bahwa ciuman sang pangeran menghancurkan mantra. Kemudian sang pangeran meminta Puteri Salju untuk menikah dengannya.

Mulai saat itu, Puteri Salju hidup bahagia di sebuah istana yang besar. Tapi dari waktu ke waktu, ia sering kembali untuk mengunjungi pondok kecil di hutan.

8. The Tree Little Pigs

Once upon a time there were three little pigs, who left their mummy and daddy to see the world.

All summer long, they roamed through the woods and over the plains, playing games and having fun. None were happier than the three little pigs, and they easily made friends with everyone. Wherever they went, they were given a warm welcome, but as summer drew to a close, they realized that folk were drifting back to their usual jobs, and preparing for winter. Autumn came and it began to rain. The three little pigs started to feel they needed a real home. Sadly they knew that the fun was over now and they must set to work like the others, or they'd be left in the cold and rain, with no roof over their heads. They talked about what to do, but each decided for himself. The laziest little pig said he'd build a straw hut.

"It will only take a day,' he said. The others disagreed.
 

"It's too fragile," they said disapprovingly, but he refused to listen. Not quite so lazy, the second little pig went in search of planks of seasoned wood.

"Clunk! Clunk! Clunk!" It took him two days to nail them together. But the third little pig did not like the wooden house.

"That's not the way to build a house!" he said. "It takes time, patience and hard work to build a house that is strong enough to stand up to wind, rain, and snow, and most of all, protect us from the wolf!"

The days went by, and the wisest little pig's house took shape, brick by brick. From time to time, his brothers visited him, saying with a chuckle.

"Why are you working so hard? Why don't you come and play?" But the stubborn bricklayer pig just said "no".

"I shall finish my house first. It must be solid and sturdy. And then I'll come and play!" he said. "I shall not be foolish like you! For he who laughs last, laughs longest!"

It was the wisest little pig that found the tracks of a big wolf in the neighborhood.

The little pigs rushed home in alarm. Along came the wolf, scowling fiercely at the laziest pig's straw hut.

"Come out!" ordered the wolf, his mouth watering. "I want to speak to you!"

"I'd rather stay where I am!" replied the little pig in a tiny voice.

"I'll make you come out!" growled the wolf angrily, and puffing out his chest, he took a very deep breath. Then he blew with all his might, right onto the house. And all the straw the silly pig had heaped against some thin poles, fell down in the great blast. Excited by his own cleverness, the wolf did not notice that the little pig had slithered out from underneath the heap of straw, and was dashing towards his brother's wooden house. When he realized that the little pig was escaping, the wolf grew wild with rage.

"Come back!" he roared, trying to catch the pig as he ran into the wooden house. The other little pig greeted his brother, shaking like a leaf.

"I hope this house won't fall down! Let's lean against the door so he can't break in!"

Outside, the wolf could hear the little pigs' words. Starving as he was, at the idea of a two course meal, he rained blows on the door.

"Open up! Open up! I only want to speak to you!"

Inside, the two brothers wept in fear and did their best to hold the door fast against the blows. Then the furious wolf braced himself a new effort: he drew in a really enormous breath, and went ... WHOOOOO! The wooden house collapsed like a pack of cards.

Luckily, the wisest little pig had been watching the scene from the window of his own brick house, and he rapidly opened the door to his fleeing brothers. And not a moment too soon, for the wolf was already hammering furiously on the door. This time, the wolf had grave doubts. This house had a much more solid air than the others. He blew once, he blew again and then for a third time. But all was in vain. For the house did not budge an inch. The three little pigs watched him and their fear began to fade. Quite exhausted by his efforts, the wolf decided to try one of his tricks. He scrambled up a nearby ladder, on to the roof to have a look at the chimney. However, the wisest little pig had seen this ploy, and he quickly said.

"Quick! Light the fire!" With his long legs thrust down the chimney, the wolf was not sure if he should slide down the black hole. It wouldn't be easy to get in, but the sound of the little pigs' voices below only made him feel hungrier.

"I'm dying of hunger! I'm going to try and get down." And he let himself drop. But landing was rather hot, too hot! The wolf landed in the fire, stunned by his fall.

The flames licked his hairy coat and his tail became a flaring torch.

"Never again! Never again will I go down a chimney" he squealed, as he tried to put out the flames in his tail. Then he ran away as fast as he could.

The three happy little pigs, dancing round and round the yard, began to sing. "Tra-la-la! Tra-la-la! The wicked black wolf will never come back...!"

From that terrible day on, the wisest little pig's brothers set to work with a will. In less than no time, up went the two new brick houses. The wolf did return once to roam in the neighborhood, but when he caught sight of three chimneys, he remembered the terrible pain of a burnt tail, and he left for good.

Now safe and happy, the wisest little pig called to his brothers. "No more work! Come on, let's go and play!"

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Contoh Narrative Text : Tiga Babi Kecil

Suatu ketika tersebutlah tiga babi kecil, yang ditinggalkan ayah dan ibu mereka untuk melihat dunia.

Sepanjang musim panas, mereka menjelajahi hutan dan seluruh daratan, bermain permainan dan bersenang-senang. Tidak ada sebahagia dari pada ketiga babi kecil tersebut, dan mereka mudah bergaul dengan siapa saja. Kemanapun mereka pergi, mereka disambut dengan hangat, tetapi ketika musim panas hampir selesai, mereka menyadari bahwa orang-orang kembali ke pekerjaan mereka, dan menyiapkan untuk musim dingin. Musim gugur datang dan mulai hujan. Ketiga babi kecil tersebut mulai merasa mereka membutuhkan sebuah rumah. Sayangnya mereka tahu bahwa kesenangan telah berakhir sekarang dan mereka harus berkeja seperti yang lainnya, atau mereka akan di tinggalkan dalam kedinginan dan kehujanan, dengan tidak adanya atap di atas kepala-kepala mereka. Merka berbincang-bincang mengenai apa yang akan dilakukan, tapi mereka memutuskan diri sendiri. Babi kecil yang paling malas mengatakan bahwa dia akan membangun sebuah pondok dari jerami.

"Ini hanya akan membutuhkan satu hari," dia berkata. Yang lain tidak setuju.

"Itu sangat rapuh," mereka berkata dengan tidak setuju, tetapi dia tidak mendengarkannya. Tidak begitu malas, Babi kecil yang kedua ingin mencari papan dari kayu musiman.

 
"Clunk! Clunk! Clunk!" Ini membutuhkan dua hari untuk memakunya. Tetapi babi kecil yang ketiga tidak menyukai rumah dari kayu.

"Itu bukanlah cara membuat sebuah rumah!" dia berkata. "Membutuhkan waktu, kesabaran dan kerja keras utnuk membangun sebuah rumah yang cukup kuat berdiri dari angin, hujan, dan salju, dan yang terpenting melindungi kita dari srigala!"
 

Hari telah berganti, dan rumah babi kecil yang bicak mulai tampak bentuknya, bata demi bata. Dari waktu ke waktu, sodara-sodaranya mengunjunginya, menertawainya.
 

"Mengapa kamu bekeja begitu keras? Mengapa kamu tidak datang dan bermain?" Tetapi babi tukang bangunan yang keras kepala hanya berkata "tidak"

"Saya harus menyelesaikan rumah ku ini dulu. Ini harus kuat dan kokoh. Dan kemudian saya akan datang dan bermain!" dia berkata. "Saya tidak sebodoh kamu! Untuk dia yang tertawa terakhir adalah tertawa yang paling lama!"
 

Babi kecil yang paling bijaklah yang menemukan jejak kaki dari seekor srigala besar di pekarangannya.
 

"Babi-babi kecil tersebut pun bergegas ke rumah. Datanglah srigala, melihat tajak ke pondok jerami milik babi yang paling malas.
 

"Keluarlah!" perintah srigala, mulutnya mengeluarkan air. "Saya ingin berbicara dengan mu!"
 

"Saya akan tetap di sini!" jawab babi kecil dengan suara yang kecil.
 

"Saya akan membuat mu keluar!" Geram srigala dengan marah, dan menggembungkan dadanya, dia mengambil napas sangat dalam. Kemudian dia meniupnya dengan segala kekuatannya, tepat ke dalam rumah tersebut. Dan semua jerami milik babi bodoh tersebut pun terlempar, jatuh dalam ledakan yang besar. 

Terpana dengan kecerdikannya, srigala tersebut tidak menyadari bahwa babi kecil tersebut telah merayap di bawah tumpukan jerami, dan berlari ke rumah kayu milik sodaranya. Ketiak dia menyadari bahwa babi kecil tersebut telah melarikan diri, srigala tersebut bertambah buas.
 

 "Kembalilah!" dia mengaung, mencoba untuk menangkap babi tersebut saat dia lari ke dalam rumah kayu tersebut. Babi kecil yang lain menyambut sodaranya dengan gemetar seperti selembar daun.

"Saya harap rumah ini tidak akan runtuh! Mari kita menahan pintu tersebut jadi dia tidak akan bisa menjebolnya!"
 

Di luar, srigala tersebut dapat mendengar kata-kata yang diucapkan babi-babi kecil tersebut. Dengan buasnya, pada ke dua calon makananya tersebut, dia menghujani tiupan pada pintu tersebut.
 

"Buka! Buka! Saya hanya ingin berbicara kepada mu!"
 

Di dalam, ke dua sodara tersebut menagin dalam ketakutan dan melakukan yang terbaik untuk menahan pintu tersebut dari tiupan-tiupan. Kemudian srigala yang marah tersebut memperkuat dirinya dengan sebuah usaha: 

Dia mengambil nafas yang sangat kuat, dan kemudian ... WHOOOOO! Rumah kayu tersebut pun runtuk seperti tumpukan kartu-kartu.

Untungnya, babi kecil yang paling bijak telah melihatnya dari jendela pada rumah batu-batanya, dan dia dengan cepatnya membuka pintu untuk sodara-sodranya yang sedang melarikan diri. Dan dengan waktu yang sangat singkat, serigala tersebut langsung menggedor dengan marah pintu rumah tersebut. Kali ini, serigala tersebut ragu. Rumah ini mempunyai suasana yang lebih kuat dari pada yang lain. Dia meniupnya sekali, dia meniupnya lagi dan untuk ketiga kalinya. Tetapi semuanya sia-sia. Rumah tersebut tidak bergeser se-inci pun. Ketiga babi kecil tersebut melihatnya dan ketakutan mereka mulai memudar. Cukup lelah dengan usahanya, serigala tersebut memutuskan untuk mencoba satu dari trik-triknya. Dia memanjat tangga yang di dekatnya, ke atap untuk melihat cerobong asap. Tetapi, babi kecil yang paling bijak telah melihat cara ini, dan dia langsung berkata.

"Cepat! Nyalakan apinya!" Dengan kaki-kaki panjangnya merangkak ke bawah cerobong asap tersebut, srigala tersebut tidak yakin jika dia harus melucur jatuh ke dalam lubang hitam tersebut. Ini tiak akan mudah untuk masuk, tetapi suaru babi-babi kecil tersebut membuat dia merasa lebih lapar.
 

"Saya aka mati kelaparan! Saya akan mencoba turu." Dan dia membiarkan dirinya jatuh. Tetapi mendarat ternyata lebih panas, sangat panas! Serigala tersebut mendarat di api, termenung  karena jatuhnya.

Api tersebut menjilat mantel berbulunya dan ekornya menjadi suluh obor.

"Tak akan pernah lagi! Tak akan pernah lagi saya akan pergi ke corobong asap" dia menjerit, ketika dia mencoba untuk memadamkan api di ekornya. Kemudian dia lari secepat yang dia bisa.
 

Ketiga babi kecil tersebut senag, menari mengelilingi halaman, dan mulai bernyanyi. "Tra-la-la! Tra-la-la! srigala hitam yang jahat itu tiak akan pernha kembali...!"
 

Dari hari yang mengerikan itu, saudara-saudara babi kecil yang bijak tersebut bekerja dengan sebuah harapan. Dalam waktu yang relatif, mereka telah mendirikan dua rumah batu bata yang baru. Serigala tersebut sesekali kembali untuk menjelajahi pekarangan mereka, tetapi ketika dia melihat tiga cerobong asap, dia teringat dengan rasa sakit dari ekor yang terbakar, dan dia pergi untuk kebaikan.
 

Sekarang aman dan bahagia, babi kecil yang palin bijak mengatakan ke pada sodara-sodaranya. "Tidak ada lagi kerja! Ayo, datan dan mainlah!" 

9. Beauty and The Beast

 

Once upon a time there was a merchant who had three beautiful daughter, Prettiest, Sweetest, and Beauty. One day when a merchant set off for market, the three of his daughter asked him something. Prettiest wanted a brocade dress, Sweetest asked a pearl necklace but Beauty just wanted a rose.

When the merchant had finished his business, he set off for home. However, a sudden storm blew up and he should found a shelter to take a rest. Then he saw a big castle but there was none there and he decided to take a rest there.

In the morning, when he left the castle, he saw a beautiful rose in castle garden. Remembering his promise to Beauty, he bent down to pick a rose. But suddenly a horrible beast came out. The beast was angry because he found there was someone who stole his rose.

The beast wanted to kill the merchant. But the merchant was begging to apologize him. Then he told that his youngest daughter wanted a rose when he came back to home.

"I shall spare your life, but on one condition, that you bring me your daughter!" said the beast.

The merchant came back to his home with sad looking face. He told the story to his family include to Beauty.

"Dear father, I would do anything for you! Don't worry, I will live with the beast and save your life!" Said Beauty.

Then Beauty began to live with the beast in the castle. In the beginning, Beauty was frightened of the Best but later she figured out that actually the beast was good and kind. In a short time, Beauty and the Beast became good friends. Then one day, the Beast asked Beauty to be his wife.

Taken by surprise, Beauty said no to the Beast proposal. But the Beast was not getting mad of it. In the next day, the Beast brought Beauty the magic mirror which could see her family, far away.

And one day, Beauty saw that her father was in serious sick. She asked the Beast to let her looked after her father. The beast could not deny but there was a condition that Beauty should come back in 7 days. Beauty thanked the Beast so much. so she was back to her family and looked after her father.

The merchant fallen ill from broken heart at knowing his daughter was being kept prisoner. When Beauty stayed with him, the merchant's condition was getting well. However, Beauty forgot her promise to come back in 7 days. In the night, Beauty had a nightmare. She had a dream that the Beast was dying.

Beauty was afraid, then she decided to come back to castle immediately  In the castle, she found the Beast lied down on the ground with its eyes shut. Beauty was sad, then she hugged the Beast and said that she would marry the Beast. Suddenly a miracle took place. The Beast magically turn into a handsome man.

"Actually, I am a prince of this castle. A bad witch turn me into beast and only real love of a maiden willing to accept me as I was, can transform me back to normal. Then Beauty and the prince was married and live happily in the castle.

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Si Cantik dan Si Buruk Rupa

Suatu ketika ada seorang pedagang yang memiliki tiga putri cantik bernama, Si Angun, Si Manis, dan Si Cantik. Suatu hari, ketika pedagang berangkat ke pasar, ke-tiga putrinya meminta sesuatu. Prettiest menginginkan gaun brokat, Sweetest meminta kalung mutiara tapi Si Cantik hanya menginginkan setangkai mawar.

Ketika pedagang menyelesaikan bisnisnya, ia bersiap pulang ke rumah. Namun, tiba-tiba badai menerjang dan ia harus menemukan tempat berlindung untuk beristirahat. Kemudian ia melihat sebuah kastil besar tapi tidak ada penghuninya dan ia memutuskan untuk beristirahat di sana.

Di pagi hari, ketika ia meninggalkan kastil, ia melihat setangkai mawar yang indah di taman istana. Ingat janjinya kepada Si Cantik, ia membungkuk untuk mengambil mawar. Tapi tiba-tiba binatang buruk rupa mengerikan keluar. Binatang buruk rupa itu marah karena dia mendapati ada seseorang yang mencuri mawar nya.

Si Buruk Rupa itu ingin membunuh pedagang tersebut. Tapi pedagang itu memohon maaf padanya. Kemudian dia memberitahu bahwa putri bungsunya mengingin setangkai mawar ketika ia kembali ke rumah.

"Saya akan mengampuni hidup mu, tetapi dengan satu syarat, bawa anak mu ke saya!" kata yang Si Buruk Rupa itu.

Pedagang tersebut datang kembali ke rumahnya dengan wajah tampak sedih. Dia menceritakan kisah itu kepada keluarganya termasuk ke Si Cantik.

"Ayah, aku akan melakukan apa pun untuk Ayah. Jangan khawatir,! Saya akan hidup dengan Si Buruk Rupa itu dan menyelamatkan hidup Ayah!" Kata Si Cantik.

Kemudian Si Cantik mulai hidup dengan Si Buruk Rupa di istana. Pada awalnya, Si Cantik takut pada Si Buruk Rupa itu namun kemudian dia tahu bahwa sebenarnya binatang itu baik. Dalam waktu singkat, Si Cantik dan Si Buruk Rupa itu menjadi teman baik. Lalu suatu hari, Si Buruk Rupa meminta Si Cantik untuk menjadi istrinya.

Terkejut, Si Cantik mengatakan tidak kepada lamaran Si Buruk Rupa. Tapi Si Buruk Rupa tidak marah akan hal itu. Pada hari berikutnya, Si Buruk Rupa membawakan Si Cantik cermin ajaib yang bisa melihat keluarganya yang jauh di sana.

Dan suatu hari, Si Cantik melihat bahwa ayahnya sedang sakit keras. Dia meminta Si Buruk Rupa untuk membiarkan dia merawat ayahnya. Si Buruk Rupa tidak bisa menyangkal tapi ada suatu syarat yang mana Si Cantik harus kembali dalam 7 hari. Si Cantik berterima kasih banyak pada Si Buruk Rupa. Jadi dia kembali ke keluarganya dan merawat ayahnya.

Pedagang tersebut jatuh sakit karena patah hati mengetahui putrinya ditahan. Ketika Si Cantik tinggal bersamanya, kondisi pedagang itu mulai membaik. Namun, Si Cantik lupa janjinya untuk pulang kembali dalam 7 hari. Di malam hari, Si Cantik bermimpi buruk. Dia bermimpi bahwa Si Buruk Rupa sedang sekarat.

Si Cantik takut, maka ia memutuskan untuk kembali ke istana dengan segera. Di istana, dia menemukan Si Buruk Rupa tersebut terbaring di tanah dengan mata yang tertutup. Si Cantik sedih, kemudian dia memeluk Si Buruk Rupa tersebut dan mengatakan bahwa dia akan menikahnya. Tiba-tiba keajaiban terjadi. Si Buruk Rupa tersebut secara ajaib berubah menjadi seorang pria tampan.

"Sebenarnya, saya adalah seorang pangeran dari istana ini. Seorang penyihir jahat mengubah saya menjadi binatang buruk rupa dan hanya cinta sejati dari gadis yang bersedia menerima apa adanya yang bisa mengubah saya kembali normal. Kemudian Si Cantik dan pangeran menikah dan hidup senang di istana.

 
10. The Boy Who Cried Wolf


There was once a young shepherd boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain near a dark forest. 1 It was lonely for him watching the sheep all day. No one was near, except for three farmers he could sometimes see working in the fi elds in the valley below.

One day the boy thought of a plan that would help him get a little company and have some fun. 3 He ran down toward the valley crying, “Wolf! Wolf!”

The men ran to meet him, and after they found out there was no wolf after all, one man remained to talk with the boy awhile.

The boy enjoyed the company so much that a few days later he tried the same prank again, and again the men ran to help him.

A few days later, a real wolf came from the forest and began to steal the sheep. The startled 6 boy ran toward the valley, and more loudly than ever he cried, “Wolf! Wolf!”

But the men, who had been fooled twice before, thought that the boy was tricking them again. So no one came to help the boy save his sheep.

Moral: If you often don’t tell the truth, people won’t believe you even when you are telling the truth.

Pemuda yang Beteriak Serigala

Suatu ketika, ada penggembala muda yang menggembala domba-dombanya di kaki gunung dekat hutan gelap. Sungguh sangat kesepian baginya melihat domba sepanjang hari. Tidak ada yang dekat, kecuali tiga petani yang kadang-kadang ia bisa melihat bekerja di sawah di bawah lembah.

Suatu hari anak itu memikirkan rencana yang akan membantunya mendapatkan teman dan bersenang-senang. Dia berlari ke arah lembah berteriak, "Serigala! Serigala! "

Orang-orang pun berlari untuk menemui dia, dan setelah mereka mencari tahu tidak ada serigala sama sekali, satu orang masih berbicara dengan anak sejenak.

Anak itu sangat menikmati pertemanan tersebut sehingga beberapa hari kemudian ia mencoba tipuan yang sama lagi, dan lagi orang-orang berlari untuk membantunya.

Beberapa hari kemudian, serigala sungguhan datang dari hutan dan mulai mencuri domba. Terkejut anak itu berlari ke arah lembah dan ia berteriak lebih keras dari sebelumnya, "Serigala! Serigala! "

Tapi orang-orang yang telah tertipu dua kali sebelumnya tersebut berpikir bahwa anak itu menipu mereka lagi. Jadi tidak ada yang datang untuk membantu anak itu menyelamatkan domba-dombanya.

Moral: Jika kamu sering tidak berkata jujur, orang tidak mempercai kamu bahkan ketika kamu mengatakan hal yang sebenarnya.

11. The Goose and The Golden Eggs

Once a farmer went to the nest of his goose and found there an egg, all yellow and shiny. When he picked it up, it was heavy as a rock. 1 He was about to throw it away because he thought that someone was playing a trick on him. 2 But on second thought, he took it home, and discovered to his delight that it was an egg of pure gold!

He sold the egg for a lot of money. Every morning the goose laid another golden egg, and the farmer soon became rich by selling the eggs.

As he grew rich, he also grew greedy. 6 “Why should I have to wait to get only one egg a day?” he thought. “I will cut open the goose and take all the eggs out of her at once.”

When the goose heard the farmer’s plan, she fl ew away to a nearby farm. So when the farmer came out the next day, do you know what he found in the goose’s nest? 8 Nothing.

Moral: Someone who wants more often loses all. When you want something, be patient. If you are greedy, you might lose what you already have.

Angsa dan Telur Emas

Suatu ketika seorang petani pergi ke sarang angsa dan menemukan ada sebuah telur, warnanya kuning dan mengkilap. Ketika ia mengambilnya, telur itu berat seperti batu. Dia hampir akan membuangnya karena ia pikir bahwa seseorang sedang mengerjainya. Tapi setelah dipikir-pikir lagi, ia membawanya pulang dan menyadari bahwa itu adalah telur emas murni!

Dia menjual telur tersebut untuk uang yang sangat banyak. Setiap pagi angsa tersebut bertelur telur emas yang lain, dan petani tersebut pun menjadi kaya dengan menjual telur-telur tersebut.

Ketika ia menjadi kaya, ia juga tumbuh serakah. "Mengapa saya harus menunggu untuk mendapatkan hanya satu telur sehari?" Pikirnya. "Saya akan membelah angsa tersebut dan mengambil semua telur keluar dari tubuhnya sekaligus."

Ketika angsa tersebut mendengar rencana petani itu, ia segera terbang pergi ke sebuah peternakan lain di dekatnya. Jadi, ketika petani tersebut keluar di hari berikutnya, kau tahu apa yang ia temukan di sarang angsa itu? Tidak ada.

Moral: Orang yang selalu ingin lebih kadang sering kehilangan semuanya. Jika kamu menginginkan sesuatu, bersabarlah. Jika kamu serakah, kamu mungkin kehilangan apa yang sudah kamu miliki.

12. A Wolf and A Dog

Once there was a wolf who was nearly dead with hunger. He was very thin, so that the outline of his bones could be seen clearly beneath his thinning coat of hair. With hardly enough energy to walk, the wolf had little hope of finding food. As he lay beneath a large tree, a dog out for a walk noticed him. Seeing how thin and hungry-looking the wolf was, the dog felt sorry for him and said, "You are in terrible shape! You look as if you haven't eaten for many days."

"You're right," said the wolf. "I haven't eaten because you and your friends are doing such a good job of guarding the sheep. Now I am so weak that I have little hope of finding food. I think I will surely die."

Then why not join us? Asked the dog. "I work regularly and I eat regularly. You could do the same. I will arrange it. You can help me and the other dogs guard the sheep. In that way, we won't have to worry about your stealing the sheep any more and you won't have to worry about going hungry any more. It's a good deal for both of us."

The wolf thought it over for a few minutes and then decided that the dog was right. So they went off together toward the ranch house where the dog lived. But, as they were walking, the wolf noticed that the hair on a certain part of the dog's neck was very thin. He was curious about this, for the dog had such a beautiful coat every where else. Finally, he asked the dog about it.

"Oh, don't worry about that," said the dog. "It's the place where the collar rubs on my neck when my master chains me up at night."

"Chained up!" cried the wolf, "Do you mean that you are chained up at night? If I come to live with you, will I be chained up at night too?"

That's right," answered the dog. "But, You'll get used to it soon enough. I hardly think about it anymore."

"But, if I am chained up, then I won't be able to walk when I want to take a walk or to run where I want to run," the wolf said. "If I come to live with you, I won't be free anymore." After saying this, the wolf turned and ran away.

Moral: Freedom is everything!

Seekor Serigala dan Seekor Anjing

Suatu ketika ada serigala yang hampir mati karena kelaparan. Dia sangat kurus, sehingga garis tulangnya bisa dilihat dengan jelas di bawah rambutnya yang menipis. Dengan energi yang hampir tidak cukup untuk berjalan, serigala memiliki sedikit harapan untuk menemukan makanan. Saat ia berbaring di bawah pohon besar, seekor anjing sedang keluar untuk berjalan-jalan melihat dia. Melihat betapa kurus dan laparnya serigala itu, anjing tersebut pun merasa kasihan padanya dan berkata, "Kondisi kamu sangat mengerikan! Kamu tampak seolah-olah belum makan selama berhari-hari."

"Kau benar," kata serigala. "Aku belum makan karena kamu dan teman-teman mu melakukan pekerjaan yang baik menjaga domba-domba. Sekarang aku sangat lemah sehingga aku memiliki harapan yang sedikit untuk menemukan makanan. Aku pikir aku pasti akan mati."

Lalu mengapa tidak bergabung dengan kami? tanya si anjing. "Saya bekerja secara teratur dan saya makan secara teratur. Kamu juga bisa melakukan hal yang sama. Saya akan mengaturnya. kamu dapat membantu saya dan anjing-anjing lainnya menjaga domba-domba itu. Dengan cara itu, kita tidak akan perlu khawatir tentang pencurian domba lagi dan kamu tidak perlu khawatir akan lapar lagi. Ini adalah kesepakatan yang baik bagi kita berdua."

Serigala memikirkan hal itu selama beberapa menit dan kemudian memutuskan bahwa anjing itu benar. Jadi mereka pergi bersama menuju rumah peternakan di mana anjing itu tinggal. Tapi, saat di perjalan, serigala tersebut melihat bahwa rambut di bagian tertentu dari leher anjing itu sangat tipis. Dia penasaran tentang hal itu, untuk anjing yang mempunyai seperti bulu yang indah setiap tubuhnya. Akhirnya, ia bertanya pada anjing tersebut tentang hal itu.

"Oh, jangan khawatir tentang itu," kata si anjing. "Ini adalah tempat di mana bekas tali di leher saya ketika tuan saya mengikat saya di malam hari."

"Diikiat!" teriak serigala, "Maksud kamu bahwa kamu dirantai di malam hari? Jika saya datang untuk tinggal dengan kamu, saya juga akan dirantai di malam hari?"

Itu benar, "jawab anjing." Tapi, kamu akan terbiasa untuk itu cukup cepat. Saya tidak berpikir tentang hal itu lagi. "

"Tapi, jika saya dirantai, maka saya tidak akan bisa berjalan ketika saya ingin berjalan-jalan atau untuk menjalankan di mana saya ingin menjalankan," kata serigala. "Jika saya datang untuk tinggal dengan Anda, saya tidak akan bebas lagi." Setelah mengatakan itu, serigala tersebut pun berbalik dan lari.

Moral: Kebebasan adalah segalanya!

13. A Fox and A Cat

One day a cat and a fox were having a conversation. The fox, who was a conceited creature, boasted how clever she was. 'Why, I know at least a hundred tricks to get away from our mutual enemies, the dogs,' she said.

'I know only one trick to get away from dogs,' said the cat. 'You should teach me some of yours!'

'Well, maybe some day, when I have the time, I may teach you a few of the simpler ones,' replied the fox airily.

Just then they heard the barking of a pack of dogs in the distance. The barking grew louder and louder - the dogs were coming in their direction! At once the cat ran to the nearest tree and climbed into its branches, well out of reach of any dog. 'This is the trick I told you about, the only one I know,' said the cat. 'Which one of your hundred tricks are you going to use?'

The fox sat silently under the tree, wondering which trick she should use. Before she could make up her mind, the dogs arrived. They fell upon the fox and tore her to pieces.

Moral : A single plan that works is better than a hundred doubtful plans.

 

Seekor Rubah dan Seekor Kucing

Suatu ketika ada seekor kucing dan seekor rubah sedang bercakap-cakap. Si rubah, adalah makhluk sombong, yang membual betapa pintaranya dia. "Kenapa, saya tahu setidaknya seratus cara untuk menjauh dari musuh kita bersama, anjing-anjing," katanya.

"Saya hanya tahu satu trik untuk menjauh dari anjing," kata si kucing. "Kamu harus mengajar saya beberapa trik dari kamu!"

"Yah, mungkin suatu hari nanti, ketika saya punya waktu, saya bisa mengajarkan beberapa trik yang lebih sederhana," jawab rubah enteng.

Saat itu mereka mendengar gonggongan dari anjing-anjing di kejauhan. Ggonggong tersebut semakin keras dan keras - anjing-anjing tersebut datang ke arah mereka! Seketika itu pun kucing tersebut berlari ke pohon terdekat dan naik ke cabang di luar jangkauan anjing apapun. "Ini adalah trik yang kuceritakan, satu-satunya yang saya tahu," kata si kucing. 'Mana dari seratus trik kamu yang akan kamu gunakan?'

Rubah tersebut pun duduk diam di bawah pohon, bertanya-tanya trik mana yang ia harus gunakan. Sebelum dia bisa mengambil keputusan, anjing-anjing tersebut pun tiba. Mereka menhajar rubah tersebut dan mencabik-cabiknya.

Moral: Satu rencana yang bekerja lebih baik dari seratus rencana yang masih diragukan.

5. A Mouse and A lion

Once, as a lion lay sleeping in his den, a naughty little mouse ran up his tail, onto his back, up his mane and danced and jumped on his head, so that the lion woke up.

lion angry grabbed the mouse and, holding him in his large claws, roared in anger. 'How dare you wake me up! Don't you know that I am King of the Beasts? Anyone who disturbs my rest deserves to die! I shall kill you and eat you!'

The terrified mouse, shaking and trembling, begged the lion to let him go. 'Please don't eat me Your Majesty! I did not mean to wake you, it was a mistake. I was only playing. Please let me go - and I promise I will be your friend forever. Who knows but one day I could save your life?'

The lion looked at the tiny mouse and laughed. 'You save my life? What an absurd idea!' he said scornfully. 'But you have made me laugh, and put me into a good mood again, so I shall let you go.' And the lion opened his claws and let the mouse go free.

'Oh thank you, your majesty,' squeaked the mouse, and scurried away as fast as he could.

A few days later the lion was caught in a hunter's snare. Struggle as he might, he couldn't break free and became even more entangled in the net of ropes. He let out a roar of anger that shook the forest. Every animal heard it, including the tiny mouse.

The mouse was rushing to the source of its roar and he found the lion was powerless. The mouse then bit the rope that cought the lion so that the lion can escape from the trap. The lions are very grateful to the mouse, and they became friends best forever.

Moral: Even a small help would be very meaningful.

Seekor tikus dan Seekor Singa

Suatu ketika ada seekor singa yang sedang berbaring tidur di sarangnya, tikus kecil nakal berlari ke ekornya, ke punggunya, ke surainya dan menari serta melompat di kepalanya, sehingga singa itu pun terbangun.

singa marah menerkam tikus tersebut dan memegangnya dalam kuku-kukunya yang besar, meraung dalam kemarahan. "Berani-beraninya kau membangunkan saya! Tidak tahukah kamu bahwa saualah Raja semua binatang? Siapapun yang mengganggu istirahat saya layak mati! Saya akan membunuhmu dan makanmu!'

Tikus tersebut ketakutan dan gemetaran, memohon agar sang singa untuk membiarkannya pergi. 'Tolong jangan makan saya Yang Mulia! Saya tidak bermaksud untuk membangunkan Anda, itu adalah sebuah kesalahan. Saya hanya bermain. Tolong biarkan saya pergi - dan saya berjanji akan menjadi teman Anda selamanya. Siapa tahu suatu hari saya bisa menyelamatkan hidup Anda?'

Singa menatap tikus kecil tersebut dan tertawa. "Kau menyelamatkan hidup saya? Apa ide tidak masuk akal!" katanya mencemooh. "Tapi kamu telah membuat saya tertawa, dan menempatkan saya ke dalam suasana hati yang baik lagi, jadi saya akan membiarkan kamu pergi." Dan singa membuka cakarnya dan membiarkan tikus itu pergi bebas.

"Oh terima kasih, Yang Mulia, 'decit tikus tersebut, dan bergegas pergi secepat yang dia bisa.

Beberapa hari kemudian singa itu tertangkap dalam jerat pemburu. Ia berjuang sebisa mungkin, ia tidak mampu melepaskan diri dan bahkan menjadi lebih terjerat dalam jaring tali terseubt. Dia mengeluarkan raungan kemarahan yang mengguncang hutan. Setiap hewan mendengarnya, termasuk tikus kecil tersebut.

Tikus itu pun bergegas menuju ke sumber aungan tersebut dan ia mendapati sang singa sudah tidak berdaya. Tikus tersebut kemudian menggigit tali yang menjerat singa sampai putus sehingga sang singa bisa lepas dari jerat perangkap tersebut. Sang singa sangat berterima kasih pada tikus tersebut, dan merekapun menjadi teman sejati selamanya.

Moral : Pertolongan sekecil apa pun akan sangat berarti.