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)