Name: Adri

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Class:XIIPA5
Shortstory

Sweetgr
ape

Afoxpassedbyagr apevinewi ndi

ngar oundthebranchesofat r
ee.Hesaw abunchofgr apes
hangingabove.Hej umpedt osnatchsomegr apes.Butthegrapesweretoohighf orhim.
“Youhav et
ogr owupf ox,
”sai damonkeyl i
vi
ngont hetree;
“heretakesomegr apes.”
Themonkeyshookt hebr anchandaf ewgrapesfellout
.Thefoxcaughtthem neat l
yinhi
smout h.
“Aretheysweet?”askedt hemonkey .
“Notsosweet ,
”thef oxsaidashewal kedaway.
Thenextday ,t
hefoxcamebyt hetr
eeagain.
Het ookalookatt hebunchesofgr apeshangingabov e.Het ookashortrunandj umped.This
ti
mehecoul djumphi gher,butnothighenought ogetatthegrapes.Thefr
iendlymonkeypr essed
downt hebranch,helpingthef oxsnatchoneortwogr apesastheyfell
.
“I
sitsweet?”askedt hemonkey .
“Notsosweet ,
”saidt hefoxashewal kedaway.
Thenextday ,t
hefoxwasback.
Thistimehelookeddet er
mi nedtogetthegrapes.

Thefoxey edt hebunchesofgr apeshangingabov e.Het ookashor trunandj umped.Thi stimehe

couldjumphi gher ,butnothi ghenought ogetatt hegrapes.Thef r
iendl ymonkeypr esseddown
thebranch, helpingt hef oxsnat choneort wogr apesashef el
l.
Hecar eful
lymeasur edt her un-
up.Hest art
edslowl y,pi
ckedupspeed, andthenj umped.Thi sti
me
hecoul dgetatt hegr apes.Ashecamedownwi t
habunchofgr apesbet weenhist eeth,the
monkeycl apped.
“Isi
tsweet ? ”askedt hemonkey .
“Thesear et hesweet estgr apesIhav eevertast
ed,”saidt hefoxwithal aughashewal kedaway .
Themonkeyscr atchedhi shead.“ I
tisthesamev i
ne.Howcant hegr apest astedif
ferenttoday?”
hewonder ed.
Thewi set ree,whi chwasasi l
entwi t
nesstoallthis,spoke:“thi
stimehegott hegrapesf rom his
ownef fort
.Thatmadet hem sweet er.
”
Themonkeynoddedhi sheadi nagr eementashepoppedaj uicygrapei ntohismout h.

Anggurmani
s

rubahmel ewatipohonanggury angber

li
kudisekit
arcabang-cabangpohon.Diamel ihatsei
kat
anggurmenggant ungdiat as.Diamelompatuntukmengambi lbeberapaanggur.Tetapianggur
terl
alut
inggiuntukny
a.
"Kamuhar ustumbuhr ubah,"kat
aseekormonyetyanghidupdipohon;"Disi
niambilanggur.
"
Mony etmengguncangcabangdanbeber apaanggurjatuh.Rubahmenangkapmer ekadengan
rapidimulutnya.
"Apakahmer ekamani s? "Tanyasimony et.
"Ti
dakterlal
umani s,"katarubahsambi lberjalanpergi
.
Keesokanhar i
nya,rubahdat angolehpohoni tulagi
.
Diamelihattandanbuahanggury angt ergant ungdiatas.Diaberl
arisebent
ardanmel ompat
.Kali
i
nidiabisamel ompatl ebihti
nggi,tetapitidakcukupt i
nggiuntukmendapat kananggur.Mony
et
ramahmenekancabang, membant urubahmer ebutsatuatauduaanggursaatj at
uh.
"Apakahinimanis?"Tany asimony et.
"Ti
dakterlal
umani s,"katarubahsambi lberjalanpergi
.
Hariberi
kutnya,r
ubahkembal i.
Kalii
nidiatampakber t
ekadunt ukmendapat kananggur.

Rubahmemandangit andanbuahanggury angt ergantungdiat as.Diaber lar

isebentardan
mel ompat .Kaliinidi abisamel ompatl ebihti
nggi ,tetapitidakcukupt inggiunt ukmendapat kan
anggur .Mony etr amahmenekancabang,membant ur ubahmer ebutsat uat auduaanggursaat
j
at uh.
Diadenganhat i
-hatimengukurr un-up.Di amul aiperlahan,menambahkecepat an,dankemudi an
mel ompat .Kalii
nidi abisamendapat kananggur .Ket i
kadi aturundengansei katanggurdiantara
giginya,simony etber tepuktangan.
"Apakahi nimani s?"Tany asimony et.
"I
niadal ahanggurt ermanisy angper nahkur asakan, "katar ubahsambi ltertawasaatber j
alan
per gi.
Mony etit
umenggar ukkepalanya.“ Iniadalahpokokanggury angsama.Bagai manar asaanggur
bisaber bedahar iini?”Diabert
any a-tanya.
Pohony angbijak, yangmenj adisaksibi susemuai ni
, berbi
cara,”kalii
nidiamendapat kananggur
dar iusahanyasendi ri.I
tumembuatmer ekalebihmani s."
Mony eti
tumenganggukset ujuket i
kadi amemasukkananggurber airkedalam mul utnya.