TWO OF EVERITHING

Once upon a time, old and poor Mr. Haktak found a

large brass pot in his garden. He decided to put his
purse in it. Then, he carried it home. Mrs. Haktak was
very happy with that pot.
Suddenly, her hairpin fell into the pot. Mrs. Haktak
reached and pulled out two hairpins and two purses.
What a magic pot! Then they began to drop items into it
and soon had two of everything.

One day, Mr. Haktak went to a market. At home, Mrs.

Haktak did house works then rested for a while. She
stooped over that pot to look inside. At that moment, Mr.
Haktak kicked the door open because his hands were
full of packages. Bang! Mrs. Haktak lost her balance and
fell into that pot. Mr. Haktak found that he had two of
Mrs. Haktak. This presented a problem.

Finally, Mr Haktak got an idea. He fell into that pot and

soon there were two Mr. Haktak. Two new Haktaks
became husband and wife. All of them became friends
and built two identical houses with identical furniture.
 THE POOL AND THE DANKEY
One morning, a fool woke up and thought he needed a
donkey. He went to a town. There were many donkeys
in a donkey stall. Then, he decided to buy one donkey
with long, floppy, silky ears.
Along the way home, two boys saw him. Those boys
thought that they could steal that donkey from the fool.
One boy took the rope around donkey’s neck then put it
around his neck and followed the fool. Another boy led
that donkey back to a stall and sold it. The fool didn’t
even notice it.
When they arrived at home, the fool shocked. He bought
a donkey but he got a boy; he asked why. That boy told
him that he had been rude to his mother. Then Evil had
turned him into a donkey. The fool asked that boy to
promise not to be rude to his mother again then let him
go.
Next morning, the fool woke up and thought he needed
a donkey. He went to the town. There were many
donkeys in a donkey stall. Among all donkeys he noticed
there was one donkey with long, floppy, silky ears. He
knew that donkey. He went over to it and whispered:
“You foolish boy, I said never be rude to your mother
again!”
 MOMOTARO THE PEACH BOY
A long time ago, there lived an old and poor couple in a
village in Japan. They didn’t wish for gold or fine clothes.
They only wished for a child.
One day, the old woman washed clothes in a river.
While washing, she was also wishing for a child. Then, a
giant peach came floating down the river. She took it
home and would cut it.
There was a human voice from that peach saying not to
cut it. Suddenly it split open and a baby boy jumped out
of that peach. Those old people were very happy and
named him Momotaro which means Peach Boy.
Time went by and people in that village were afraid of
Oni Monsters who stole their belongings. When
Momotaro was about 15 years old, he wanted to save
his village from Oni Monsters. Momotaro’s parents were
very proud of Momotaro. His father gave him a sword;
mother gave him a bag of dumplings.
On the way, Momotaro met a dog, a monkey and a
hawk. He shared those dumplings to them. Those
animals joined him to fight Oni Monsters. Being a good
leader, Momotaro encouraged them to work
together.Finally, Momotaro sucessfully forced Oni leader
to surrender. Then Momotaro with his friends took
treasure then shared it to all people in the village.
Momotaro’s parents were very happy that Momotaro
came back safely.
 The Ant and the Dove

One hot day, an ant was seeking for some water. After walking
around for a moment, she came to a spring. To reach the
spring, she had to climb up a blade of grass. While making her
way up, she slipped and fell unintentionally into the water.
into the water near the struggling ant. Then the ant moved
towards the leaf and climbed up there. Soon it carried her
safely to dry ground.

Not long after at that, there was a hunter nearby who

was throwing out his net towards the dove, hoping to
trap it in this
way.
She could have sunk if a dove up a nearby tree had not
seen her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove
quickly put off a leaf from a tree and dropped it
immediately

Guessing what he should do, the ant quickly bit him on

the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net
and the dove flew away quickly from this net.
The morality: One good turn deserves another.

Semut dan Merpati

Pada suatu hari yang panas, seekor semut sedang
mencari air. Setelah berkeliling sejenak, dia sampai ke
sebuah mata ai. Untuk mencapai mata air itu, dia harus
memanjat rumput. Ketika ia memanjat ke atas, ia
terpeleset dan tanpa sengaja jatuh ke dalam air.

Dia mungkin tenggelam jika burung merpati di atas

pohon di dekatnya tidak melihatnya. Melihat bahwa
semut dalam kesulitan, burung merpati cepat memetik
daun dari pohon dan langsung menjatuhkannya ke
dalam air dekat semut yang mencoba menyelamatkan
diri itu. Kemudian semut bergerak menuju daun dan naik
ke atasnya. Segera terbawa dengan selamat ke tanah
kering.
Tidak lama setelah saat itu, ada seorang pemburu yang
membuang jaring ke arah burung merpati, berharap
untuk menjebaknya dengan cara ini .

Berfikir sejenak tentang apa yang harus ia

lakukan,kemudian semut cepat menggigit tumit orang
tersebut. Merasakan sakit, pemburu menjatuhkan
jaringnya dan kemudian burung merpati terbang cepat
keluar dari jarring tersebut.

Pesan Moral: Satu perbuatan baik layak mendapat

kebaikan yang lain .

The Lion and The Mouse

 When he was awakened by a tiny Mouse running across
his body, a mighty Lion was sleeping in his lair. The lion
then grabbed the frightened mouse with his huge paws
and opened his mouth to swallow him directly. "Please,
King," begged the Mouse, "Spare me this time and of
course I will never forget your kindness. Someday I may
be able to repay you. "The Lion thought that it was such
an amusing idea that he let the poor creature go.

Sometimes later the Lion was caught in a net laid by

some hunters. Despite his great strength, the Lion could
not break free. Soon the forest echoed with angry load
roars.

The Little Mouse heard the Lion and ran to see what
was wrong. As soon as he succeeded to make the Lion
free "There!" said the Mouse proudly, " You laughed at
me when I promised to repay your kindness, but now
you know that even a tiny Mouse can help a mighty
Lion."
Moral Value: 

1.    Little friends may prove to be great friends.

2.    Friend in need is friend indeed.

Singa dan Tikus

Ketika ia terbangun oleh tikus kecil berjalan di tubuhnya,
singa perkasa itu sedang tidur di sarangnya. Singa itu
kemudian meraih tikus yang ketakutan itu dengan cakar
besar dan membuka mulut untuk menelannya langsung.
"Tolong, Raja," pinta tikus, " Bebaskan saya kali ini dan
tentu saja saya tidak akan pernah melupakan kebaikan
mu . Suatu hari nanti aku mungkin bisa membayar
kebaikanmu." Singa berpikir bahwa itu adalah ide yang
baik sehingga ia membiarkan makhluk lemah itu pergi .

Beberapa waktu kemudian singa itu tertangkap dalam

jaring diletakkan oleh beberapa pemburu. Meskipun
dengan kekuatan yang besar, singa tidak bisa
membebaskan diri . Segera hutan bergema dengan
auman singa marah .
Tikus kecil mendengar singa dan berlari untuk melihat apa
yang Terjadi. Begitu ia berhasil membuat singa bebas.
"Itulah!" kata tikus bangga , " Engkau tertawa padaku ketika
aku berjanji untuk membalas kebaikanmu, tetapi sekarang
engkau tahu bahwa bahkan tikus kecil dapat membantu singa
perkasa. "

Nilai moral:
1. Teman yang kecil sekalipun dapat menjadi teman
yang luar biasa.
2. Teman yang membutuhkan adalah teman yang
sebenarnya.
 LEGENDA CANDI PRAMBANAN

Once upon a time, there was a powerful prince named

Bandung Bondowoso. In a war, Bandung Bondowoso
killed Prabu Baka. Then, Bandung Bondowoso fell in love
with Prabu Baka’s daughter named Roro Jonggrang.
Bondowoso wanted to marry this beautiful princess. However,
princess hated him because he had killed her father. Roro
Jonggrang was thinking of a way to refuse Bodowoso’s
marriage proposal. Finally, she decided to marry Bandung
Bondowoso if he could build a thousand temples before dawn.

Being helped by genies, Bondowoso built many temples very

fast. Roro Jonggrang wanted to fail him. She asked all women
in her village to hit rice so rooster crowed signing that
morning was coming. All genies left their project until 999
temples. They thought morning came afterward.

Finally, Bondowoso knew that Roro Jonggrang tricked him.

He got very angry so he cursed Roro Jonggrang into a rock
statue “Arca”. Roro Jonggrang statue is inside Candi
Prambanan to complete the project of a thousand temples.
 TANGKUBAN PERAHU

On a land of Parahyangan, there lived a beautiful

princess named Dayang Sumbi. Because of her oath,
she had to marry a dog named Tumang. Dayang Sumbi
with her dog lived happily and blessed with a boy,
Sangkuriang. The boy didn’t know that their dog was his
father.
One day, Dayang Sumbi asked Sangkuriang with his dog to
hunt a deer. Sangkuriang got nothing. He did not want to
disappoint his mother. He decided to kill his dog. Dayang
Sumbi thought it was venison. After knowing the truth,
Sangkuriang was hit and expelled by his mother.

Sangkuriang grew overseas into a powerful handsome man.

Then, he met Dayang Sumbi then fell in love with her. One
day before wedding, Dayang Sumbi realized that Sangkuriang
was her son. Dayang Sumbi wanted to thwart their marriage.
She gave a condition to make a dam that covered the entire
hill and to make a boat during one night.

Sangkuriang agreed then worked with help of many genies.

The dam and boat were almost finished. Dayang Sumbi
prayed to God. The roosters crowed so all genies left that job.
Sangkuriang realized that he had been tricked. He was angry;
he kicked that boat into the middle of a forest. Then, that boat
shaped like a mountain. That is the legend of Tangkuban
Parahu.
 The man and the crocodile story
(Folktale from Malaysia)
Folktale from Malaysia

A man was hurrying along a river bank. “Help, Help!

Please have pity on me.” He looked all around him.
Then he stared. It was a crocodile. There were tears
streaming down its cheeks. It could not move because a
tree had fallen on top of it and pinned its tail to the
ground.

Folktale from Malaysia

The man said, “look, Mr. Crocodile, If I release you,
will you eat me up?”
“No, no. how could I be so ungrateful?” said the
crocodile.
The man pulled the tree off the crocodile’s tail. The
crocodile quickly twisted round and seized the men by
the leg.

Folktale from Malaysia

“Wait!” the man cried, very frightened. “Let’s ask my
friend, Mr. Mousedeer, whether this is the right way for
you to repay my kindness.”

Folktale from Malaysia

When the mousedeer arrived he pretended that he
did not believe the story that the man told him.
“I can’t believe that you would be so good to Mr.
crocodiles,” he said. “Probably you were trying to harm
him and he caught hold of you. Er … er, Mr. Crocodile,
would you please show me where you were lying when
the man came along?”
 MR.BLACKIE STORY
A farmer owned a buffalo which was strong and jet
black. He called him “Mr.Blackie”
Mr. Blackie was lazy and the only wanted to eat and do
as little work as possible.
Every morning, the farmer rode and his back to his rice
fields. Mr. Blackie helped himplough his field. After
working for several hours under the hot sun, the farmer
returned home at mid-day to take his meal. Mr. Blackie
bathed in his water-hole. Mr. Blackie did not work in the
afternoon. The farmer allowed him to eat grass. At night,
Mr. Blackie self comfortably in a small stable next to the
farmer’s house, with an (atap) roof over his head.
Mr. Blackie, however ran away to eat grass, while the
farmer was not looking. One day, Mr. Blackie trod on the
tail of a quail which was sitting quietly in its nest in the
grass.
The quail jumped several feet into the air. “Cheh! Why
can’t you be more careful? You trod on my tail.”
“I don’t care,” replied Mr. Blackie. “You shouldn’t make
your nest in my grass.”
Soon the quail and Mr. Blackie were quarrelling and
shouting at each other.
“This is my field,” said the quail.“But the grass in it
belongs to me,” answered Mr. Blackie.
The quail kicked Mr. Blackie in the mouth so hard that all
his top teeth fell out. (That is why buffaloes never have
top teeth to this day)
The quail then flew away. But it could not fly very well
because its tail had been pulled off by Mr. Blackie. (That
is why quails do not have tails)
Not long afterwards, Mr. Blackie was resting under a
tree after a hard morning’s work. It was mid-day and the
farmer had gone home. Suddenly, a wild ox appeared.
Mr. Ox was Mr. Blackie’s old friend. He had run away
from his owner.
“Why do you work so hard? Why don’t yourun away with
me? We shall be able to eat grass and play together all
day. You won’t have to plough rice fields for that silly old
farmer.”
“Where can we go?” asked Mr. Blackie.
“Oh, don’t worry about that,” answered Mr. Ox, “I know a
secret place in the forest where no one can find us.”
They both ran off together, uphill, downhill, and across
stream until they reached a green field hidden deep in
the forest.
The farmer looked for Mr. Blackie everywhere. Ar last,
he saw some hoof marks left by him. He followed them
into the forest. After walking a long way, he saw Mr.
Blackie with his friend Mr. Ox eating grass in a field. Mr.
Blackie did not know the farmer was there. The farmer
tied a rope with a noose on it across a path leading from
the field and went home.
When he returned later in the day, he saw that Mr.
Blackie had been caught in the noose. Mr. Ox ran away
as soon as he saw the farmer coming. (That is why
there are still wild oxen in the jungle)
The farmer was very angry with Mr. Blackie, “Is this the
way repay my kindness?” he cried. “I’ll tie you up with
rope through you’re your nose so that you won’t be able
to run away in future.” (That is why buffaloes have a
hole through their noses)
He had no more trouble with Mr. Blackie after that.
Every morning, he rode on Mr. Blackie’s back to his rice
fields. In the afternoon, he tied Mr. Blackie by a rope
through his nose to a post in his stable.
 A GREEDY DOG STORY

A greedy dog stole a large piece of tender meat from a

butcher’s shop. He grasped the meat tightly between his
teeth and ran home with it.
On the way home, he came to a small bridge over a
stream. As he was crossing the bridge, he looked down
and saw his own reflection in the water below; he
thought it was another dog that he saw.
In this other dog’s mouth he saw another large piece of
meat.
“If I can get the meat from that other dog, I will have two
pieces instead of one,” thought the greedy dog.
So, he bent down to get the meat and, as he opened his
jaws, the meat fell out and was quickly lost in the water.
So, in the end, the dog had nothing. He had been
punished by his greed.
 THE KING’S KINKA STORY

The kinka is a small lizard with a red ring around its

neck. This story is about a kinka that lived in the king’s
garden.
One day the king took a walk through his garden. He
looked at the birds and the flowers. He looked at the
trees. Suddenly he noticed a kinkas do when they are
frightened.
“Look at this,” said the king. “this lizard is very clever. He
knows how to behave before the king. He is certainly the
most polite animal I have ever seen.”

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The king called his gardener. “I want you to feed this
kinka. Give him some meat each day. Here is a bag of
gold coins to pay for the meat.”
And so, each day the gardener used two gold coins to
buy meat for the kinka. The kinka grew fat and lazy. He
no longer ran through the garden.
One day the gardener was too busy to buy meat.
Instead, he hung the two gold coins around the kinka’s
neck. The kinka climbed to the top of the garden gate.
Soon the king came along on his daily walk. He saw the
kinka. This time the kinka did not nod its head because
 the coins around its neck were so heavy. It simply
looked down on the king.
“What a proud kinka you are,” said the king. “You are
too proud to be polite.”
After that the king refused to buy any special meat for
the kinka. Like other animals, the kinka once again had
to find its own food.