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Contoh Pertama
The Monkey and The Bird
Once there was a monkey. This monkey had very bad behaviour. He was lazy, greedy. Everyday he used to steal some food from other people. Even, although he had some he still did it and kept the stolen food in other place in order not to be seen. He did this because he was afraid when somebody else asked for some. Yes he was very mean. "I must add a little more so that I have a lot of food to eat", he said to himself. The food in the island where he lived was getting less and less so that he decided to cross the sea to find other island.
The following day he made a rowing boat. He cut some wood from the forest and began to make it. It was such a hard wood that he didn't intend to continue because he was lazy. Then, he tried to find some other wood. This time lie had very soft wood. It made him easy to finish his job. When the rowing boat had been ready, suddenly there was a wood pecker bird flew toward him and stood on the rowing boat. "Hi ... friend where are you going to go ... you look so busy to make a boat", the wood pecker asked. "I am going to sail to find other island the food here was getting more and more difficult to get, you may take a part in sailing, because I had enough food on boat", the monkey said. "Ok ... I'll go with you", the bird replied.
Soon they pulled the boat to the coast and loaded the monkey’s luggage and food on the boat. The loyal bird also helped the monkey. "We will find a new word, new food and new green land full of food!" the monkey said. "Yes I agree with you", the bird added. Before sailing, they had a deal. "The one who rows is allowed to eat because it is a heavy duty job, while the one in the front is not!" the monkey said boastfully.
The bird was not able to row so that it seemed loose then it became a captain in the front of the boat without enjoying the food.
The monkey didn't realize that the wood pecker bird knew the cruel intention of the monkey. The bird was disappointed.
"Damn you bad monkey ...!" the bird said to himself.
Then the bird pecked the front part of the boat. It could do it easily because the wood was so soft. In a short time the boat began to sink.
The monkey didn't know it because he enjoyed eating the food while rowing the boat. Suddenly there was a lot of water in the boat. It made the monkey so shocked that he jumped into the sea and swam difficultly to the closest island. The bird, certainly, flew away to leave him.
When he reached an island, he still never take a hint from his experience. He was still stubborn. This time he was so hungry that he was very delighted to see a cashew-fruit tree. It was full of fruits.
Later, the hungry monkey climbed up the cashew-fruit tree impatiently. The cashews looked ripe and delicious. He had counted all cashews on that tree before he ate them. No body was allowed to pick.
Some birds were coming to the tree because they liked the cashew fruits very much. They asked the monkey for the cashews but he certainly didn't permit to take and ordered the birds to look for in another island. Also, there was an owl flew toward the tree the owl wanted some fruits too but the monkey stopped and asked, "Why are you here?". "Can you share the cashews with me?" the owl asked the monkey. "Well you may take them if you can sing beautiful song", the monkey said. The bird began to sing but it was not a good song. The owl sang badly. It was impossible for an owl to sing beautifully. The monkey finally instructed the bird to go far away from the tree.
One day a canary came and asked for the something. "Hey, the kind monkey ... could you share the cashew with me?" the bird said dearly to persuade him. "Well you must sing for me nicely, first". the monkey replied.
The little bird now started to sing. It was such a nice song that the monkey fell asleep. What happened then? The monkey, obviously fell from the high tree and broke his legs. He was wounded seriously and couldn't walk anymore. All the birds in the island came again to eat and enjoy the delicious cashew fruits but the monkey did nothing. He only blamed himself and finally realized his mistakes.
Once there was a monkey. This monkey had very bad behaviour. He was lazy, greedy. Everyday he used to steal some food from other people. Even, although he had some he still did it and kept the stolen food in other place in order not to be seen. He did this because he was afraid when somebody else asked for some. Yes he was very mean. "I must add a little more so that I have a lot of food to eat", he said to himself. The food in the island where he lived was getting less and less so that he decided to cross the sea to find other island.
The following day he made a rowing boat. He cut some wood from the forest and began to make it. It was such a hard wood that he didn't intend to continue because he was lazy. Then, he tried to find some other wood. This time lie had very soft wood. It made him easy to finish his job. When the rowing boat had been ready, suddenly there was a wood pecker bird flew toward him and stood on the rowing boat. "Hi ... friend where are you going to go ... you look so busy to make a boat", the wood pecker asked. "I am going to sail to find other island the food here was getting more and more difficult to get, you may take a part in sailing, because I had enough food on boat", the monkey said. "Ok ... I'll go with you", the bird replied.
Soon they pulled the boat to the coast and loaded the monkey’s luggage and food on the boat. The loyal bird also helped the monkey. "We will find a new word, new food and new green land full of food!" the monkey said. "Yes I agree with you", the bird added. Before sailing, they had a deal. "The one who rows is allowed to eat because it is a heavy duty job, while the one in the front is not!" the monkey said boastfully.
The bird was not able to row so that it seemed loose then it became a captain in the front of the boat without enjoying the food.
The monkey didn't realize that the wood pecker bird knew the cruel intention of the monkey. The bird was disappointed.
"Damn you bad monkey ...!" the bird said to himself.
Then the bird pecked the front part of the boat. It could do it easily because the wood was so soft. In a short time the boat began to sink.
The monkey didn't know it because he enjoyed eating the food while rowing the boat. Suddenly there was a lot of water in the boat. It made the monkey so shocked that he jumped into the sea and swam difficultly to the closest island. The bird, certainly, flew away to leave him.
When he reached an island, he still never take a hint from his experience. He was still stubborn. This time he was so hungry that he was very delighted to see a cashew-fruit tree. It was full of fruits.
Later, the hungry monkey climbed up the cashew-fruit tree impatiently. The cashews looked ripe and delicious. He had counted all cashews on that tree before he ate them. No body was allowed to pick.
Some birds were coming to the tree because they liked the cashew fruits very much. They asked the monkey for the cashews but he certainly didn't permit to take and ordered the birds to look for in another island. Also, there was an owl flew toward the tree the owl wanted some fruits too but the monkey stopped and asked, "Why are you here?". "Can you share the cashews with me?" the owl asked the monkey. "Well you may take them if you can sing beautiful song", the monkey said. The bird began to sing but it was not a good song. The owl sang badly. It was impossible for an owl to sing beautifully. The monkey finally instructed the bird to go far away from the tree.
One day a canary came and asked for the something. "Hey, the kind monkey ... could you share the cashew with me?" the bird said dearly to persuade him. "Well you must sing for me nicely, first". the monkey replied.
The little bird now started to sing. It was such a nice song that the monkey fell asleep. What happened then? The monkey, obviously fell from the high tree and broke his legs. He was wounded seriously and couldn't walk anymore. All the birds in the island came again to eat and enjoy the delicious cashew fruits but the monkey did nothing. He only blamed himself and finally realized his mistakes.
Contoh Kedua
The Snake and The Frog
Long long time ago in the forest, there lived a snake. The snake was big but old and weak. He was always in hunger during the day, because he was not able to catch his prey anymore. Oneday, he hitched hike to get his food and arrived in a pond full of frogs, his delicious and favourite food.
"Ehm ... they look so delicious", he said to him self. "I hope I can get them for the meal", he thought. When the old snake came closer, the frogs fleet into the thick forest. The snake was so sad, he was getting more hungry because he hadn't got any food that day. "I must find the way to catch them, they are too fast for me", he said. Then the snake was lying moveless and pretended to be dead.
"Look! the dangerous snake doesn't try to chase after us, perhaps he was dead, let's see!" the prince of the frog said. "Don't! don't do that my son, he will swallow you, he may be not dead. He is only sleeping!" the queen of the frog said.
But the prince didn't care of his mother's saying. He then approached the snake. Knowing that the snake kept being moveless, the prince frog came closer bravely. But when the snake opened the eye, the frog was frightened and jumped off.
"Don't be afraid little frog, I will not hurt you", the snake said. "I bit a son of a meditating man once, the prayer was very angry and cursed me, he told me that I had to serve every frog in the world and had to carry them anywhere they wanted", the snake added.
"Was it right?" the stupid prince asked but trusted him then. "Yes that's right, prince", the snake replied in a low voice. "I am the servant of your honour, please, you can get on my back". The prince then got on the tricky snake's back. "Take me to the palace of ours" the prince frog instructed.
"Get off the snake's back!" the queen shouted. "Don't worry my mother, this snake will not hurt me", the prince said to his mother.
"If so, how happy we are to have a ride", the king and the queen said. The mouth of the big old snake became wet to think about delicious fat frog riding on his back. But he realised that he had to be patient to wait a good time to eat.
The snake took the kings frog and family to go in and out of the forest for several days. But one day the snake suddenly stopped on the way. "What's the matter?", the prince asked the snake, "Why do you stop?" "I haven't bad the meal for several days so that I feel very weak now", the snake said sadly.
"Would you permit me to swallow several frogs?", the snake asked.
"How can I permit you to eat my people!", the king frog asked him, puzzled. "If you don't allow me to eat I am going to die and you have no one to take around", the snake persuaded. "If that is the case, you may take some of them for your meal", the king said. The hungry snake began to swallow the frogs one by one. It made him stronger and stronger.
One day the snake went around the pond to find some frog but he didn't get a single one. He, then went to see the king and told the king. "No more frog left in the pond, your honour!"
"Is it right?", the king asked him surprisingly. "Yes, it is right, and I am hungry again now. "I have eaten all frogs in this pond", the snake said, and this is your turn now".
"What!, how brave you are to eat me. I am the king of the frogs!" shouted the king frog. The snake, however, cared him no more, nothing scared against the three frogs. He immediately grabbed them all, the king, the queen and the small prince frog.
Long long time ago in the forest, there lived a snake. The snake was big but old and weak. He was always in hunger during the day, because he was not able to catch his prey anymore. Oneday, he hitched hike to get his food and arrived in a pond full of frogs, his delicious and favourite food.
"Ehm ... they look so delicious", he said to him self. "I hope I can get them for the meal", he thought. When the old snake came closer, the frogs fleet into the thick forest. The snake was so sad, he was getting more hungry because he hadn't got any food that day. "I must find the way to catch them, they are too fast for me", he said. Then the snake was lying moveless and pretended to be dead.
"Look! the dangerous snake doesn't try to chase after us, perhaps he was dead, let's see!" the prince of the frog said. "Don't! don't do that my son, he will swallow you, he may be not dead. He is only sleeping!" the queen of the frog said.
But the prince didn't care of his mother's saying. He then approached the snake. Knowing that the snake kept being moveless, the prince frog came closer bravely. But when the snake opened the eye, the frog was frightened and jumped off.
"Don't be afraid little frog, I will not hurt you", the snake said. "I bit a son of a meditating man once, the prayer was very angry and cursed me, he told me that I had to serve every frog in the world and had to carry them anywhere they wanted", the snake added.
"Was it right?" the stupid prince asked but trusted him then. "Yes that's right, prince", the snake replied in a low voice. "I am the servant of your honour, please, you can get on my back". The prince then got on the tricky snake's back. "Take me to the palace of ours" the prince frog instructed.
"Get off the snake's back!" the queen shouted. "Don't worry my mother, this snake will not hurt me", the prince said to his mother.
"If so, how happy we are to have a ride", the king and the queen said. The mouth of the big old snake became wet to think about delicious fat frog riding on his back. But he realised that he had to be patient to wait a good time to eat.
The snake took the kings frog and family to go in and out of the forest for several days. But one day the snake suddenly stopped on the way. "What's the matter?", the prince asked the snake, "Why do you stop?" "I haven't bad the meal for several days so that I feel very weak now", the snake said sadly.
"Would you permit me to swallow several frogs?", the snake asked.
"How can I permit you to eat my people!", the king frog asked him, puzzled. "If you don't allow me to eat I am going to die and you have no one to take around", the snake persuaded. "If that is the case, you may take some of them for your meal", the king said. The hungry snake began to swallow the frogs one by one. It made him stronger and stronger.
One day the snake went around the pond to find some frog but he didn't get a single one. He, then went to see the king and told the king. "No more frog left in the pond, your honour!"
"Is it right?", the king asked him surprisingly. "Yes, it is right, and I am hungry again now. "I have eaten all frogs in this pond", the snake said, and this is your turn now".
"What!, how brave you are to eat me. I am the king of the frogs!" shouted the king frog. The snake, however, cared him no more, nothing scared against the three frogs. He immediately grabbed them all, the king, the queen and the small prince frog.
Contoh Ketiga
Two Ducks (Angkus and Angma)
"Angkus" is a greedy duck, he is also boastfull, lazy and bad tempered. He is never kind to his fellow. Even with his own brother, "Angma". Once Angkus took and sold all the possession, the parents who had passed a way.
Contrary to Angkus, Angma is a young honest duck. He is dilligent, hard worker and very kind to others. He stayed alone in a simple life by looking for fire wood in the forest to sell.
One night, after working, he couldn't wait to sleep, while he was sleeping he dreamed about an old man. The old man ordered him to come to a cave in the forest. The old man also said that all of Angma's will were going to come true. When he was awake, he thought that he had to decide to do what the old man in his dream had asked him to do. Angma directly went to walk along in the forest and looked for the cave like it was in his dream.
"Well, this must be the cave like it was in my dream", he whispered. He walked toward the cave quickly and got into it.
It was very dark inside but suddenly he saw something shining not far from him. To his surprise, it was a water pitcher but shining like a diamond. "What is it? I have never seen something like it is before!", he said to himself.
Then he took it home. When he had been inside the house he was very hungry and thirsty after a long walk.
Later, Angma said slowly, "How happy I am when I have a lot of food, corn and fresh water in such a hot weather". Suddenly the water pitcher produced sound strangely. It was miraculous!, the water pitcher produced some food. It came out from the water pitcher! It could deliver corn, fresh water and other from inside by saying words only!
Since then Angina's life became more wealthy. He just said some words then what he desired would come true because of the water pitcher.
Mean while, Angkus was suspious to see the wealth of his brother. He decided to find out what had made his brother wealthy in such a short time.
From a peep hole, Angkus finally knew what had happened to his brother. His bad behaviour rose again to see this, so that he decided to steal the water pitcher of his brother's. He would like to try to do like what his brother Angma had done.
No sooner had he put the water pitcher on the table than he said to it, "Hey water pitcher, you must give me some corn, fresh water and others".
What happened then, the water pitcher produced corn in a great amount! A great amount of corn and water came out from inside the magic water pitcher.
Angkus panicked to see it. The seed of corn flooded his house and broke everything. He screamed loudly and asked for help, "Help! help!", he shouted. Angma was sleeping when it happened but suddenly he was a waken up after hearing a loud voice from his brother's house.
Angma wake up, went to see what had happened. He broke the door of his brother's house then he was surprised to find his brother almost sink in a huge pile of corn seed and water.
Angkus was very shy to see his brother and after he was safe, Angkus said to his brother that he had stolen the water pitcher, but it reacted uncontrolably.
Finally Angkus apologized to Angma for being so greedy and jealous.
"Angkus" is a greedy duck, he is also boastfull, lazy and bad tempered. He is never kind to his fellow. Even with his own brother, "Angma". Once Angkus took and sold all the possession, the parents who had passed a way.
Contrary to Angkus, Angma is a young honest duck. He is dilligent, hard worker and very kind to others. He stayed alone in a simple life by looking for fire wood in the forest to sell.
One night, after working, he couldn't wait to sleep, while he was sleeping he dreamed about an old man. The old man ordered him to come to a cave in the forest. The old man also said that all of Angma's will were going to come true. When he was awake, he thought that he had to decide to do what the old man in his dream had asked him to do. Angma directly went to walk along in the forest and looked for the cave like it was in his dream.
"Well, this must be the cave like it was in my dream", he whispered. He walked toward the cave quickly and got into it.
It was very dark inside but suddenly he saw something shining not far from him. To his surprise, it was a water pitcher but shining like a diamond. "What is it? I have never seen something like it is before!", he said to himself.
Then he took it home. When he had been inside the house he was very hungry and thirsty after a long walk.
Later, Angma said slowly, "How happy I am when I have a lot of food, corn and fresh water in such a hot weather". Suddenly the water pitcher produced sound strangely. It was miraculous!, the water pitcher produced some food. It came out from the water pitcher! It could deliver corn, fresh water and other from inside by saying words only!
Since then Angina's life became more wealthy. He just said some words then what he desired would come true because of the water pitcher.
Mean while, Angkus was suspious to see the wealth of his brother. He decided to find out what had made his brother wealthy in such a short time.
From a peep hole, Angkus finally knew what had happened to his brother. His bad behaviour rose again to see this, so that he decided to steal the water pitcher of his brother's. He would like to try to do like what his brother Angma had done.
No sooner had he put the water pitcher on the table than he said to it, "Hey water pitcher, you must give me some corn, fresh water and others".
What happened then, the water pitcher produced corn in a great amount! A great amount of corn and water came out from inside the magic water pitcher.
Angkus panicked to see it. The seed of corn flooded his house and broke everything. He screamed loudly and asked for help, "Help! help!", he shouted. Angma was sleeping when it happened but suddenly he was a waken up after hearing a loud voice from his brother's house.
Angma wake up, went to see what had happened. He broke the door of his brother's house then he was surprised to find his brother almost sink in a huge pile of corn seed and water.
Angkus was very shy to see his brother and after he was safe, Angkus said to his brother that he had stolen the water pitcher, but it reacted uncontrolably.
Finally Angkus apologized to Angma for being so greedy and jealous.
Contoh Keempat
The Fox and the Stork
A selfish fox once invited a stork to dinner at his home in a hollow tree. That evening, the stork flew to the fox’s home and knocked on the door with her long beak. The fox opened the door and said,
“Please come in and share my food.”
The stork was invited to sit down at the table. She was very hungry and the food smelled delicious!
The fox served soup in shallow bowls and he licked up all his soup very quickly. However, the stork could not have any of it as the bowl was too shallowfor her long beak. The poor stork just smiled politely and stayed hungry.
The selfish fox asked,
“Stork, why haven’t you taken your soup? Don’t you like it?”
The stork replied, “It was very kind of you to invite me for dinner.
"Tomorrow evening, please join me for dinner at my home.”
The next day, when the fox arrived at the stork’s home, he saw that they were also having soup for dinner. This time the soup was served in tall jugs. The stork drank the soup easily but the fox could not reach inside the tall jug. This time it was his turn to go hungry.
A selfish fox once invited a stork to dinner at his home in a hollow tree. That evening, the stork flew to the fox’s home and knocked on the door with her long beak. The fox opened the door and said,
“Please come in and share my food.”
The stork was invited to sit down at the table. She was very hungry and the food smelled delicious!
The fox served soup in shallow bowls and he licked up all his soup very quickly. However, the stork could not have any of it as the bowl was too shallowfor her long beak. The poor stork just smiled politely and stayed hungry.
The selfish fox asked,
“Stork, why haven’t you taken your soup? Don’t you like it?”
The stork replied, “It was very kind of you to invite me for dinner.
"Tomorrow evening, please join me for dinner at my home.”
The next day, when the fox arrived at the stork’s home, he saw that they were also having soup for dinner. This time the soup was served in tall jugs. The stork drank the soup easily but the fox could not reach inside the tall jug. This time it was his turn to go hungry.
Contoh Kelima
The Monkey and The Cats
Once upon a time, two cats were passing through a forest. Suddenly they spotted a loaf of bread lying beneath a tree. Both pounced upon it and caught the loaf at the same time. “It ismine. I saw it first,” claimed one cat. While the other said, “I pounced upon it first and so it belongs to me.” After having fought for a while, one cat said, “Let us divide it into two and takeone piece each.” “Indeed, a good idea,” said the other cat. “But how do we divide it now?”
A monkey sitting on the branch of the tree had watched all that happened between the two cats. “That loaf of bread looks good. I could do with it myself,” he thought. Slowly he came down from the tree and walked up to the confused cats.
“Yes, my dear friends! Can I help you?” asked the monkey. The cats told the monkey what the problem was and said, “Why do not you be the judge between us?” When the monkey nodded,the cats said, “Please divide this loaf for us.”
The clever monkey smilingly broke the bread into two pieces. But one piece was a little bigger that the other. “OH no! I will take a little bite of this bigger piece to make both equal,” said the monkey, slyly. He took a bite from the bigger piece. But, he had taken a big bite. “Uh oh! Now it has become smaller than the other piece. I will just have to take a little bite from this piece now,” said the clever monkey.
The Judge Monkey took another bite. The two cats sat in front of the monkey, seeing the loaf of bread they had found getting smaller and smaller. When the whole loaf was eaten by the monkey, the monkey said, “I am sorry. I was really difficult to divide that loaf. I must be going now.” And the monkey jumped onto the tree and was gone. “If only we had not quarreled among ourselves, we would have remained united and we need not have to go to the monkey and to become hungry now,” said the two cats.
Once upon a time, two cats were passing through a forest. Suddenly they spotted a loaf of bread lying beneath a tree. Both pounced upon it and caught the loaf at the same time. “It ismine. I saw it first,” claimed one cat. While the other said, “I pounced upon it first and so it belongs to me.” After having fought for a while, one cat said, “Let us divide it into two and takeone piece each.” “Indeed, a good idea,” said the other cat. “But how do we divide it now?”
A monkey sitting on the branch of the tree had watched all that happened between the two cats. “That loaf of bread looks good. I could do with it myself,” he thought. Slowly he came down from the tree and walked up to the confused cats.
“Yes, my dear friends! Can I help you?” asked the monkey. The cats told the monkey what the problem was and said, “Why do not you be the judge between us?” When the monkey nodded,the cats said, “Please divide this loaf for us.”
The clever monkey smilingly broke the bread into two pieces. But one piece was a little bigger that the other. “OH no! I will take a little bite of this bigger piece to make both equal,” said the monkey, slyly. He took a bite from the bigger piece. But, he had taken a big bite. “Uh oh! Now it has become smaller than the other piece. I will just have to take a little bite from this piece now,” said the clever monkey.
The Judge Monkey took another bite. The two cats sat in front of the monkey, seeing the loaf of bread they had found getting smaller and smaller. When the whole loaf was eaten by the monkey, the monkey said, “I am sorry. I was really difficult to divide that loaf. I must be going now.” And the monkey jumped onto the tree and was gone. “If only we had not quarreled among ourselves, we would have remained united and we need not have to go to the monkey and to become hungry now,” said the two cats.