Mouse Deer and Tiger

Cerita rakyat from Central Java

One upon a time, there was a mouse deer living in a forest. Although he was small, he wasnt afraid of the
other bigger animals who wanted to eat him. He was so smart; he always managed to ditch them. One
day, a tiger was wandering around for food. He hadnt been eating for days. He was really hungry. While
he was walking in the forest, he saw Mouse Deer. The tiger wanted to eat him.

Tiger slowly ducked, crawled, approaching Mouse Deer, thenGotcha! said Tiger. He caught Mouse
Deer. Hello, Mouse Deer! Im really hungry right now. Youll be my lunch! said Tiger. Mouse Deer
didnt want to be his lunch. He tried to be calm. He looked around and saw some buffalos dung. He had
an idea. Im sorry, Tiger. I cant be your lunch now. The King has ordered me to guard his cake, said
Mouse Deer calmly. His cake? said Tiger curiously. Yes, there it is. Its very delicious. The King
doesnt want anyone else to eat it, so he ordered me to guard it, Mouse Deer pointed the buffalos dung.
Can I taste it? Tiger asked. Of course you cant. The King would be very angry, said Mouse Deer
refused. Just one little bite, Mouse Deer! The King will never know, said Tiger. Well, okay, Tiger. But
first let me run far away, so the King wont blame me, said Mouse Deer. All right, Mouse deer. You can
go now. Mouse Deer ran quickly out of sight. Tiger then took a big mouthful of the cake. Phoooey!
He spit it out. Yuck, thats not cake. Thats buffalos dung.

Tiger ran through the forest. He caught up with Mouse Deer. Mouse Deer, you tricked me. But now you
will be my lunch. Mouse Deer looked around and saw a wasp nest in a tree. Im sorry, Tiger. I cant be
your lunch now. The King has ordered me to guard his drum, said Mouse Deer calmly. His drum? said
Tiger curiously. Yes, there it is. It has the best sound in the world. The King doesnt want anyone else to
hit it, Mouse Deer pointed the wasp nest. Can I hit the Kings drum? Tiger asked. Of course you
cant. The King would be very angry, said Mouse Deer refused. Just one little hit, Mouse Deer! The
King will never know, said Tiger. Well, all right, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so the King wont
blame me, said Mouse Deer. All right, Mouse Deer. You can go now. Mouse Deer ran quickly out of
sight. Tiger then reached up and hit the wasp nest. Bzzzzzzz! Ouchouch! Thats not a drum. That a
wasp nests!

Tiger ran away. But the wasps keep following him. He came to the river. He jumped in and stayed
underwater as long as he could. At last the wasps went away. Then he jumped out. He ran through the
forest till he found Mouse Deer. Mouse Deer, you tricked me again. But now you will be my lunch.
Mouse Deer looked around and saw a cobra. The snake was coiled asleep on the ground. Im sorry,
Tiger. I cant be your lunch now. The King has ordered me to guard his belt, said Mouse Deer calmly.
His belt? said Tiger curiously. Yes. There it is. Its the best belt in the world. The King doesnt want
anyone else to wear it, Mouse Deer pointed the cobra. Can I wear it? Tiger asked. Of course you
cant. The King would be very angry, said Mouse Deer refused. Just for one moment, Mouse Deer! The
King will never know, said Tiger. Well, all right, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so the King wont
blame me, said Mouse Deer. All right, Mouse Deer. You can go now. Mouse Deer ran quickly out of
sight. Tiger then took the snake and started to warp it around himself. The cobra woke up. It squeezed
Tiger and bit him. SSssssstt! Oouch! Ow! Ooow! Thats not a belt! Thats a cobra! Help! Mouse Deer!
Help! But Mouse Deer was already far away. He laughed aloud. Mouse Deer was safe from Tiger
now.***
Satu ketika, ada Kancil yang tinggal di hutan. Meskipun ia kecil, ia tidak takut hewan lain yang lebih
besar yang ingin memakannya. Dia begitu cerdas, ia selalu berhasil parit mereka. Suatu hari, seekor
harimau berkeliaran untuk makanan. Dia belum makan selama berhari-hari. Dia benar-benar lapar.
Sementara ia sedang berjalan di hutan, ia melihat Kancil. Harimau itu ingin memakannya.
Tiger perlahan merunduk, merangkak, mendekati Kancil, maka ... "Gotcha!" Kata Tiger. Dia menangkap
Kancil. "Halo, Kancil! Aku benar-benar lapar sekarang. Anda akan makan siang saya! "Kata Tiger. Kancil
tidak ingin menjadi makan siangnya. Dia mencoba bersikap tenang. Dia memandang sekeliling dan
melihat kotoran beberapa kerbau. Dia punya ide. "Maafkan aku, Tiger. Saya tidak bisa makan siang Anda
sekarang. Raja telah memerintahkan saya untuk menjaga kuenya, "kata Kancil dengan tenang. "Kue-
Nya?" Kata Tiger ingin tahu. "Ya, itu dia. Ini sangat lezat. Raja tidak ingin orang lain untuk memakannya,
sehingga ia memerintahkan saya untuk menjaganya, "Kancil menunjuk kotoran kerbau. "Bisakah aku
merasakannya?" Tanya Tiger. "Tentu saja Anda tidak bisa. Raja akan sangat marah, "kata Kancil menolak.
"Hanya satu gigitan kecil, Kancil! Raja tidak akan pernah tahu, "kata Tiger. "Well, oke, Tiger. Tapi
pertama-tama membiarkan saya menjalankan jauh, sehingga Raja tidak akan menyalahkan saya, "kata
Kancil. "Baiklah, Mouse rusa. Anda bisa pergi sekarang. "Kancil berlari dengan cepat keluar dari
pandangan. Tiger kemudian mengambil seteguk besar dari 'kue'. "Phoooey!" Dia meludahkannya. "Yuck,
itu bukan kue. Itulah kotoran kerbau. "
Tiger berlari melalui hutan. Dia tertangkap dengan Kancil. "Kancil, Anda menipuku. Tapi sekarang Anda
akan makan siang. "Kancil memandang sekeliling dan melihat sarang tawon di pohon. "Maafkan aku,
Tiger. Saya tidak bisa makan siang Anda sekarang. Raja telah memerintahkan saya untuk menjaga
drumnya, "kata Kancil dengan tenang. "Drum-Nya?" Kata Tiger ingin tahu. "Ya, itu dia. Ini memiliki
suara terbaik di dunia. Raja tidak ingin orang lain untuk memukulnya, "Kancil menunjuk sarang tawon.
"Dapatkah saya memukul drum Raja?" Tanya Tiger. "Tentu saja Anda tidak bisa. Raja akan sangat marah,
"kata Kancil menolak. "Hanya satu sedikit hit, Kancil! Raja tidak akan pernah tahu, "kata Tiger. "Yah,
baik-baik saja, Tiger. Tapi pertama-tama membiarkan saya menjalankan jauh, sehingga Raja tidak akan
menyalahkan saya, "kata Kancil. "Baiklah, Kancil. Anda bisa pergi sekarang. "Kancil berlari dengan cepat
keluar dari pandangan. Tiger kemudian mengulurkan tangan dan memukul sarang tawon. Bzzzzzzz ...!
"Aduh ... aduh! Itu bukan drum. Bahwa sarang tawon! "
Tiger melarikan diri. Tapi tawon terus mengikutinya. Dia datang ke sungai. Dia melompat masuk dan
tinggal di bawah air selama dia bisa. Akhirnya tawon pergi. Lalu ia melompat keluar. Ia berlari melalui
hutan sampai ia menemukan Kancil. "Kancil, Anda menipuku lagi. Tapi sekarang Anda akan makan
siang. "Kancil memandang sekeliling dan melihat seekor kobra. Ular itu melingkar tidur di tanah.
"Maafkan aku, Tiger. Saya tidak bisa makan siang Anda sekarang. Raja telah memerintahkan saya untuk
menjaga sabuk, "kata Kancil dengan tenang. "Belt-Nya?" Kata Tiger ingin tahu. "Ya. Ada itu. Ini sabuk
terbaik di dunia. Raja tidak ingin orang lain untuk memakainya, "Kancil menunjuk kobra. "Bisakah aku
memakainya?" Tanya Tiger. "Tentu saja Anda tidak bisa. Raja akan sangat marah, "kata Kancil menolak.
"Hanya untuk satu saat, Kancil! Raja tidak akan pernah tahu, "kata Tiger. "Yah, baik-baik saja, Tiger. Tapi
pertama-tama membiarkan saya menjalankan jauh, sehingga Raja tidak akan menyalahkan saya, "kata
Kancil. "Baiklah, Kancil. Anda bisa pergi sekarang. "Kancil berlari dengan cepat keluar dari pandangan.
Tiger kemudian mengambil ular dan mulai warp sekitar dirinya. Cobra terbangun. Ini diperas Tiger dan
menggigitnya. SSssssstt! "Oouch! Aduh! Ooow! Itu bukan sabuk! Itu ular kobra! Bantuan! Kancil!
Bantuan! "Tapi Kancil sudah jauh. Dia tertawa keras. Kancil aman dari Tiger sekarang. ***