Story telling merupakan sesuatu yang sudah sangat umum kita dengar.

Story tellingmerupakan
suatu kegiatan atau aktivitas berupa seni dengan menceritakan ulang sebuah cerita yang
berbentuk legenda ataupun fabel dengan cara yang menarik. Di sekolah story telling biasanya
menjadi salah satu kegiatan yang di lombakan, selain dari speech atau pidato bahasa inggris.
Bagi sahabat KBI yang masih sekolah dan bingung mencari referensi cerita apa yang cocok
untuk story telling, berikut Referensi nya.

The Crow and The Eagle

There lived a crow on a tree top. Everyday he used to watch with utter wonder
the acts of an eagle.The eagle had a nest high up on a mountain. He used to
swoop down from there to get hold of a lamb and fly up again and all in one
go.The crow was amazed by the feat of the eagle.One day he was so excited
that he wanted to imitate the eagle. So up he flew as high as he could. From
there he began to swoop down. He came down and down. But alas, he could not
control himself. He crashed on the ground and broke his beak.

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Gagak dan Elang

Hiduplah gagak di atas pohon. Setiap

hari ia digunakan untuk menonton denganmengucapkan herantindakan elang.
Elang memiliki sarang tinggi di gunung. Ia digunakan untuk menukik dari sanaunt
uk mendapatkan seekordomba dan terbang lagi dan terus seperti itu
Gagak kagum dengan prestasi elang.
Suatu hari ia begitu gembira bahwa ia ingin meniru elang. Jadi ia terbang tinggis
ebisanya. Dari sana iamulai menukik. Dia datang turun. Tapi sayangnya, dia tida
kbisa mengendalikan diri. Ia jatuh pada tanah danpecah paruhnya.
 The Tortoise and the Hare

One day, there was the Hare which was once boasting of his speed before the
other animals. “I have never been beaten,” he said arrogantly, “if i run with my full
speed. I challenge everyone here to against me in a racing.”

The Tortoise replied quietly, “I will accept your challenge.”

“is that a joke?” said the Hare again; “I could dance round you all the way from
the start to the finish spot.”

“Keep your boasting till you win,” the Tortoise answered. “Shall we start?”

So a course was agreed and a starting point was made. at once The Hare darted
almost out of sight, but soon he stopped and to show his contempt for the
Tortoise, he lay down to have a nap soundly. The Tortoise plodded on and
plodded on as the time going, and when the Hare awoke from his nap, he was
shocked to see the Tortoise just near the winning-post and could not run up in
time to save the race.

Then the Tortoise said: “Slow but steady process will win the race.”

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Kelinci dan kura-kura

Suatu hari, ada seekor kelinci yang sedang membualtentang kecepatannya

berlari dibandingkan hewan – hewan lain. “Saya tidak pernah terkalahkan,”
katanya angkuh, “jika saya berjalan dengan kecepatan penuh saya.” Saya
menantang semua orang di sini untuk melawan saya di arena balap.”

Kura-kura menjawab dengan tenang, “Aku akan menerima tantanganmu.”

“Apakah ini lelucon?” kata Kelinci lagi; “Aku bisa menari mengelilingimu
sepanjang jalan dari awal sampai titik finish.”

“Teruslah membual sampai kamu menang,” jawab kura-kura. “Bagaimana

kalau kita mulai?”
 Kemudian peerjanjian disepakati dan titik awal dibuat. Seketika si kelinci
melesat hampir tidak terlihat, tapi ia kemudian berhenti dan menunjukkan
penghinaan untuk kura – kura, ia berbaring untuk tidur siang dengan nyenyak.
Seiring waktu berlalu, kura-kura terus berusaha dengan susah payah, dan ketika
Kelinci terbangun dari tidur, ia terkejut melihat kura-kura telah mendekati titik
kemenangan dan ia tidak bisa berlari dalam waktusesingkat itu memenangkan
balapan.

Kemudian Kura-kura berkata: “Proses yang lambat tapi stabil akan

memenangkan perlombaan.”

The fools of two men

Gotham (Go’tem) was a little town in England.

Once there was a man from Gotham going to market to buy sheep. At gotham
bridge, he met a man who had just come back from the market.

“Where are you going?” asked the man who had come back to Gotham.

“I am going to market to buy sheep,” answered the other.

“Which way are you going to bring your sheep home?” asked the first man again.

“Over this bridge,” answered the second man.

“You shall not go over this bridge,” said the first man. “You shall go that way,”

“I will go over this bridge,” said the second man.

“You shall not,” said the first man again.

“But I will,” replied the other.

Soon the two men began to fight. They fought and fought until they both got quite
hurt.
How foolish they were! They fought over the sheep which were not here.

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Kebodohan dua orang pria

Gotham adalah sebuah kota kecil di Inggris.

Suatu hari seorang pria dari Gotham pergi ke pasar untu membeli domba. Pada
Jembatan Gotham, di bertemu dengan seorang pria yang baru pulang dari pasar.

“mau kemana?” Tanya pria yang baru pulang dari pasar.

“Saya akan ke pasar untuk membeli domba,” jawabnya

“Jalan yang mana akan kamu lalui untuk membawa dombamu pulang ke
rumah?” Tanya pria pertama lagi

“Lewat jembatan ini,” jawab pria kedua

“Kamu tidak boleh melewati jembatan ini,” Kata pria pertama. “kamu harus lewat
jalan sana,”

“Saya akan lewat jembatan ini,” kata pria kedua

“Tidak boleh,” kata pria pertama

“tapi saya akan tetap lewat sini,” jawab pria kedua.

Akhirnya keduanya pun bertengkar. Mereka berkelahi dan berkelahi sampai

mereka kesakitan.

Betapa bodohnya mereka! Mereka mempermasalahkan jalan yang kakan dilalui

domba yang belum ada.
 The Ant And The Grasshopper

In A Field One Summer’s Day A Grasshopper Was Hopping About, Chirping And
Singing To Its Heart’s Content. An Ant Passed By, Bearing Along With Great Effort
An Ear Of Corn He Was Taking To The Nest.
“Why Not Come And Chat With Me,” Said The Grasshopper, “Instead Of Toiling
And Moiling Away?” “I Am Helping To Lay Up Food For The Winter,” Said The Ant,
“And Recommend You To Do The Same.” “Why Bother About Winter?” Said The
Grasshopper; “We Have Got Plenty Of Food At Present.”
But The Ant Went On Its Way And Continued Its Toil. When The Winter Came
The Grasshopper Found Itself Dying Of Hunger, While It Saw The Ants
Distributing, Every Day, Corn And Grain From The Stores They Had Collected In
The Summer.
Then The Grasshopper Knew…

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