Kamis, 21 Juli 2011

CINDERELA


           
          Once upon a time there lived an unhappy young girl. Her mother was dead and her father had married a widow with two daughters. Her stepmother didn't like her one little bit. All her kind thoughts and loving touches were for her own daughters. Nothing was too good for them - dresses, shoes, delicious food, soft beds, and every home comfort.

          But, for the poor unhappy girl, there was nothing at all. No dresses, only her stepsisters’ hand-me-downs. No lovely dishes, nothing but scraps. No rest and no comfort. She had to work hard all day. Only when evening came was she allowed to sit for a while by the fire, near the cinders. That’s why everybody called her Cinderella.

Cinderella used to spend long hours all alone talking to the cat. The cat said, . Miaow. , which really meant, . Cheer up! You have something neither of your stepsisters has and that is beauty.. It was quite true. Cinderella, even dressed in old rags, was a lovely girl. While her stepsisters, no matter how splendid and elegant their clothes, were still clumsy, lumpy and ugly and always would be.

One day, beautiful new dresses arrived at the house. A ball was to be held at the palace and the stepsisters were getting ready to go. Cinderella didn't even dare ask if she could go too. She knew very well what the answer would be: . You? You're staying at home to wash the dishes, scrub the floors and turn down the beds for your stepsisters. They will come home tired and very sleepy.. Cinderella sighed, . Oh dear, I'm so unhappy!. and the cat murmured . Miaow..

Suddenly something amazing happened. As Cinderella was sitting all alone, there was a burst of light and a fairy appeared. . Don't be alarmed, Cinderella,. said the fairy. . I know you would love to go to the ball. And so you shall!. . How can I, dressed in rags?. Cinderella replied. . The servants will turn me away!.

The fairy smiled. With a flick of her magic wand Cinderella found herself wearing the most beautiful dress she had ever seen. . Now for your coach,. said the fairy; "A real lady would never go to a ball on foot! Quick! Get me a pumpkin!. . Oh of course,. said Cinderella, rushing away. Then the fairy turned to the cat. . You, bring me seven mice, and, remember they must be alive!.

Cinderella soon returned with the pumpkin and the cat with seven mice he had caught in the cellar. With a flick of the magic wand the pumpkin turned into a sparkling coach and the mice became six white horses, while the seventh mouse turned into a coachman in a smart uniform and carrying a whip. Cinderella could hardly believe her eyes.

            Cinderella had a wonderful time at the ball until she heard the first stroke of midnight! She remembered what the fairy had said, and without a word of goodbye she slipped from the Prince. s arms and ran down the steps. As she ran she lost one of her slippers, but not for a moment did she dream of stopping to pick it up! If the last stroke of midnight were to sound... oh... what a disaster that would be! Out she fled and vanished into the night.

           The Prince, who was now madly in love with her, picked up the slipper and said to his ministers, “Go and search everywhere for the girl whose foot this slipper fits. I will never be content until I find her!”
So the ministers tried the slipper on the foot of every girl in the land until only Cinderella was left.
hat awful untidy girl simply cannot have been at the ball,. snapped the stepmother. . Tell the Prince he ought to marry one of my two daughters! Can't you see how ugly Cinderella is?. But, to everyone. s amazement, the shoe fitted perfectly.

           Suddenly the fairy appeared and waved her magic wand. In a flash, Cinderella appeared in a splendid dress, shining with youth and beauty. Her stepmother and stepsisters gaped at her in amazement, and the ministers said, "Come with us Cinderella! The Prince is waiting for you." So Cinderella married the Prince and lived happily ever. As for the cat, he just said "Miaow!"



=PANCASILA=


1)    Believe in the one supreme God;
2)   Justice and civilize humanity;
3)  The unity of  Indonesia;
4)  Democracy lead by the wisdom of delibration among representative;
5)  Social justice for the whole people of Indonesia.

Selasa, 14 Juni 2011

A Lane Going up The Hill (horror)

            It was a heavy rainstorm in Kampung Sepang. Jabri and Halil had just finished their dinner together at Jabri’s house. They were sitting in the living room for coffe and conversation, hoping the rain would stop soon.

It was half past eleven at night and the downpour was showing no signs of stopping.
“Looks like you’ll have to spend the night here,Halil.” Said Jabri.
“No way,”Halil said, “I’ve to be at work early tomorrow morning.”
A few moment later Halil got into the car, started the engine, and said good night to Jabri.
Something told him that he should’nt have turned off the lane going up the hill, but it was shortest way home. He knew that lane. It ran across from an old Chinese cemetery. There were no light, no cars, no people,  just Halil and his old car.
All of sudden a white shape appeared in the middle of the lane. Halil shone his beam of light in that direction. The white shape turned to Halil. He saw a pair of crimson eyes staring at him. It was a long-haired woman in along white dress. She grinned at Halil. At once, Halil felt his blood freeze. His heartbeat stopped. His mouth opened but he was speechles. His eyes opened wide in terror.
Suddenly, consciousness came into his mind. He quickly reversed his car and sped away just in time.
“I think I’ll take up you offer to spend the night here after all, ” Hali told Jabir as his legs trembled.

Why Do The Moon and the Sun Never Appear Together?

            Long, long time ago , the sun and the moon lived happily together in the sky. They always appeared together during the day and night.
One day, the sun shone brightly so that it almost burned the moon. The sunlight hurt the moon’s eyes very much. This made the moon blind.
The moon left the sun although the sun had apologized to the moon.
The sun love the moon very much, so he chased her. He cased and chased through the years and centuries but has never caught the moon.
That’s why the sun shines during the day at night the moon appears. They will never reunite again.


Magic Mirror


            So, there are three girls: an ugly redhead, a fat brunette, and a dumb blonde.
The three girls are at a historical inn. They stop to take a tour. The innkeeper showed them a mirror. He said that if you tell a lie in front of it, you disappear.
             The ugly redhead goes up to the mirror and says “I think I’m pretty” and POOF! She disappears.
Then the fat brunette goes up to the mirror and says “I think I’m slim” and POOF! She was gone too.
            Then thr dumb blone goes up to the mirror and says “I think” and POOF! She was gone.

New Baby


            A women is sitting at home enteraining her parents who have come around to congratulate her on the birth of their first grandchild.
            “so, when can we see the baby??”, asks the grandmother .
            “in a little while”, replies the mher.
Sometime passes. The grandparents are looking quite anxious at this point.
            “so, can we see the  baby?” asks the grandfather.
            “when the baby starts cryng.”, replies the mother.
The grandparents turn to look at each other, a little perplexed and ask,”why do we have to wait until the startscryng?!”
            The mother snaps back,  “because I put her down somewhere this morning and I cant remember where I see is!”


Kamis, 31 Maret 2011

The Mouse Deer and the Crocodile


        The mouse deer was a very tricky animal but he had many enemies. One of this enemies was a crocodile. The crocodile lived in a river near a forest.

        One day, the mouse deer went to tehe river. It was a very hot day, and he was very thirsty and dirty. He wanted something to drink from the river and then he bathed and splashed about in water.

        Suddenly the crocodile saw the mouse deer. “Hmmm… a nice meal.” He thought. Then, he silently crawled behind the mouse deer and grabbed him. He caught the mouse deer and grabbed him. He caught the mouse deer’s legs.

        The mouse deer was startled and terrified as well. Then, he had an idea. He saw a twig floating near him. He picked it up and said, “you stupid! So you think you’ve got me. You’re bitting twig-not my leg, you, stupid crocodile! Here’s my leg.”

        And with that, he showed the crocodile the twig. The crocodile could not see very well. He was a very stupid creature, too. He believed the cunning mouse deer. He freed the mouse deer’s leg and snapped upon the twig. The mouse deer ran out of the water immediately.

       “Ha…ha…haaa”, he laughed.
“I tricked you!”
Two Travelers
And
                    A Big Tree

Once, two men traveled on a dusty and rough road that had no trees on its sides. They were walking to a distant village during daylight to attend a wedding feast.

The summer sun was so hot that they were sweating a lot.

They looked for a shady tree for shelter from the sun. After some time, they saw a big old tree with thick, green leaves and branches spread far and wide like a big umbrella. They made the tree a shelter, put their small bundles on the ground and stretched themselves out in the cool shadow of the tree. They felt in the cool shadow of the tree. They felt relieved and rested for a while, talking about the wedding feast.

After about an hour, one of  the travelers said to his friends,”look! What a useless ugly old tree! So big and yet it bears no fruits at all!”

One hearing this, the tree feel insulte. Angrily, it yelled,”you. Ungreatful man! You are enjoying my cool shadow and using it for a shelter, yet  you call me useless and ugly! Can there be a more wretched creature than you? So now, get up and get away from here!”

Feeling scared that a tree could talk, the two men ran away in horror.

A Farmer and His Three Sons

            A farmer had three sons. They were strong and young but never agreed win one other. They often quareeled among themselves. The farmer had given them a lot of advice. But they always turned a deaf ear. They disliked advice. The farmer felt very sad about it.
           
            The farmer thought a lot and then he tought up a good plan. He calle d his sons and ordered them,”bring me a few sticks.” The farmer tied the sticks into a bundle.
     
            “each of you, break this bundle of sticks said!” said the farmer. They did so, but they could not break it. Then, the farmer untied the sticks and gave each of his sons a stick. Each of them broke the syick easily in the twinkling of an eye.

            “There you are, my sons!” , shouted the farmer. “if you remain united, you are strong. but if you quarrel with one another, you will be broken one by one easily. Do you understand what I mean?”

            At last, the advice worked out. They lived in harmony and united ever after. The farmer felt relieved. “now I can die peacefully,” he whispered.

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 The lion and the mouse

         Once,when a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down upon him; this soon awakened the lion, who placed his huge paw upon him, and opened his big jaws to swallow him. “pardon, O king,” cried the little mouse,foprgive me this time, I shall never forget it; who knows but what I may be able to do you a turn some of thede days?”

         the lion was so tickled at the idea of the mouse being able to help him, that he lifted up his paw and let him go.
         
         Some time after, the lion was caught in a trap and the hunters, who desires to carry him alive to the king, tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on.
        
         Just then the little mouse happened to pass by and see the sad plight in which the lion was. He went up to the lion and soon gnawed away the ropes thet bound the king of the beasts.”wasn’t I right?”,said little mouse.

Moral: Little friends may prove great friends.
(AESOP)