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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.

Terjemahan 

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.