BEES AND ANTS

Formerly in the days of Solomon, live a lot of bees. One of them is

Dodo. Dodo is the son of a bee who has been widowed mother. At that
time her mother died bitten by a scorpion. Now he lives alone.
Therefore he decided to live wander. Until he arrived at the large
desert. In the middle of the desert Dodo feel thirsty and hungry. “I have
to find food and water, but I had to find out where?” Thought the
Dodo.

But Dodo did not want to give up. He insisted in search of food and
water. After a long flight, the distance Dodo look for water and food.
But after a closer, it turned out he saw was a vast expanse of sand.
Then with disappointment, Dodo back flying scour the desert. Not long
after he met with an ant that was trouble carrying eggs. Dodo
approached the ant. “Hi, ants. What is your name? ” “My name is Didi.
What is your name? “

“I Dodo. You want to be my friend? “Didi nodded happily. “Good

riddance! Then let’s look for water and food together? “Didi back
nodded. They hurried off in search of food. After a long time down the
desert, they found a spring clean and fresh watery. In addition to the
spring there is a palm tree that is fruitful and very sweet. Didi and Dodo
very excited. They soon drink and eat as much.

Once they are completely satisfied, they soon find a place to stay. Two
days later they found a place they think is right. in a broad meadow.
They will not lack food because at the edge of the meadow there are
many fruit trees and a fountain were very clean.
 Mouse Deer and Crocodile
One day, Mouse Deer went down to the river to take a drink. But he
knew that the crocodile might be waiting underwater to eat him, so he
said out loud. “I wonder if the water’s warm. I’ll put in my leg and find
out.” Of course Mouse Deer didn’t put in his leg. He picked up a stick
instead and put one end into the water. Chomp…! Crocodile grabbed
the stick and pulled it underwater. Mouse Deer laughed. “Ha… ha…ha…
Stupid crocodile! Cant you tell the difference between a stick and a
leg?” Then Mouse Deer ran off to drink somewhere else.
In the next day, Mouse Deer wanted to cross the river. He wanted to
eat the fruits on the other side of the river. He saw a floating log in the
river. He knew that Crocodile looked like a log when he floated. Mouse
Deer didn’t want to be eaten by Crocodile when he crosses the river. He
had an idea. He called out loud, “Crocodile!” Crocodile rose from the
water, “Hello, Mouse Deer. Have you come to be my lunch?” Mouse
Deer smiled. “Sorry, not today, Crocodile. I have orders from the King.
He wants to invite all the crocodiles in this river to a party. He wants me
to count all the crocodiles so he could prepare enough meal for you.”
“Really…? Tell us what to do,” said Crocodile. “You must line up from
this side of the river to the other side,” said Mouse Deer. Crocodile
then got all his friends and family. They lined up across the river. Mouse
Deer then jumped onto Crocodile’s back. “One,” he counted. He
jumped onto the next crocodile, “Two.” And the next crocodile,
“Three.” Mouse Deer kept jumping until he arrived on the other side of
the river. “How many are there?” asked Crocodile. “Just enough,” said
Mouse Deer. He laughed as he ran to the forest.
 The City Mouse and The Country Mouse

Once upon a time, City Mouse went to visit his cousin who lived in the
country. The two mice took a walk in a meadow, then had dinner inside
an old barn. Country mouse served City Mouse a few nuts, a few barley
grains, a few peas, and a few little pieces of cheese. This was not a
fancy meal, but it was all Country Mouse had to offer.
City Mouse turned up his long whiskery nose at the country food.
"Cousin, are you living on scraps," he said. "But maybe you don't expect
anything better, way out here in the country. Come with me and I will
show you how to really live."
The two mice set out for the city and arrived at City Mouse's house late
at night. They were both very hungry after the long trip, so they went
into a grand dining room with a huge crystal chandelier. There, the
mice found big mounds of jelly, heaping helpings of carrots, giant
chunks of cheese, and entire ears of corn on the cob. The two mice
began to nibble away at this feast.
All of a sudden, they heard loud barking and commotion. "What's that
sound?" asked Country Mouse.
"That's only the dogs of the house coming home with their masters,"
replied City Mouse. "Only dogs!" squeaked Country Mouse, terribly
frightened. "What do you mean, only dogs!"
Just then, the dogs burst through the door, barking and growling. The
two mice scurried into a hole in the wall. Once they were safe, Country
Mouse turned to City Mouse. "I'm leaving," said Country Mouse,
already two feet out the door.
 Terjemahan
LEBAH DAN SEMUT
Dahulu pada zaman Nabi Sulaiman, hidup banyak sekali lebah. Salah satu di
antaranya adalah Dodo. Dodo adalah anak lebah yang telah ditinggal mati
ibunya. Waktu itu ibunya meninggal digigit kalajengking. Kini ia hidup
sebatang kara. Oleh karena itulah ia memutuskan untuk hidup mengembara.
Hingga akhirnya ia tiba di gurun pasir yang luas. Di tengah gurun itu Dodo
merasa haus dan lapar. “Aku harus segera mencari makan dan air, tapi aku
harus mencari di mana?” pikir Dodo.
Tetapi Dodo tidak mau menyerah. Ia bersikeras mencari makanan dan air.
Setelah cukup lama terbang, dari kejauhan Dodo melihat air dan makanan.
Namun setelah mendekat, ternyata yang dilihatnya hanyalah hamparan
pasir yang luas. Maka dengan kekecewaan, Dodo kembali terbang
menyelusuri gurun. Tidak berapa lama kemudian ia bertemu dengan seekor
semut yang sedang kesusahan membawa telurnya. Dodo pun mendekati
semut itu.
“Hai, semut. Siapakah namamu?”“Namaku Didi. Namamu siapa?” “Aku
Dodo. Kamu mau jadi sahabatku?” Didi mengangguk senang. “Baguslah!
Kalau begitu mari kita mencari air dan makanan bersama?” Didi kembali
mengangguk. Mereka bergegas pergi untuk mencari makanan. Setelah
cukup lama menyusuri gurun, mereka menemukan sebuah mata air yang
berair bersih dan segar. Di samping mata air itu terdapat sebatang pohon
kurma yang berbuah lebat dan sangat manis. Didi dan Dodo sangat gembira.
Mereka segera minum dan makan sepuasnya.
Setelah mereka benar-benar kenyang, mereka segera mencari tempat
tinggal. Dua hari kemudian mereka menemukan tempat tinggal yang
menurut mereka tepat. Yaitu di sebuah padang rumput yang luas. Mereka
tidak akan kekurangan makanan karena di tepi padang rumput itu terdapat
banyak pohon buah-buahan dan sebuah mata air yang sangat bersih. Didi
dan Dodo hidup dengan rukun. Semakin hari persahabatan mereka semakin
erat

Kancil dan Buaya

Suatu hari, Kancil pergi ke sungai untuk minum. Tapi ia tahu bahwa buaya
mungkin menunggu didalam air untuk memakannya, jadi dia berteriak
keras-keras. “Aku ingin tahu apakah air hangat. Aku akan memasukkan kaki
saya ke dalam air dan mencari tahu. “Tentu saja Kancil memasukkan
kakinya. Dia mengambil tongkat dan memasukkan satu ujung ke dalam air.
Chomp …! Buaya menyambar tongkat dan menariknya ke bawah air. Kancil
tertawa. “Ha … ha … ha … buaya bodoh! Tidak bisakah membedakan antara
tongkat dan kaki? “Lalu Kancil lari untuk minum di tempat lain.
Pada hari berikutnya, Kancil ingin menyeberang sungai. Dia ingin makan
buah-buahan di sisi lain sungai. Dia melihat batang kayu mengambang di
sungai. Dia tahu bahwa Buaya tampak seperti kayu mengambang ketika ia
mengambang. Kancil tidak mau dimakan oleh buaya ketika ia melintasi
sungai. Dia punya ide. Ia berseru keras, “Buaya!” Buaya terangkat dari air,
“Halo, Kancil. Apakah kamu datang untuk menjadi makan siang saya? “Kancil
tersenyum. “Maaf, tidak hari ini, Buaya. Saya mendapat perintah dari Raja.
Dia ingin mengajak seluruh buaya di sungai ini ke pesta. Dia ingin aku
menghitung semua buaya sehingga ia bisa mempersiapkan cukup makanan
untuk kamu. ”
“Sunggu…? Beritahu kami apa yang harus dilakukan, “kata Buaya. “kamu
harus berbaris dari sisi sungai ke sisi lain,” kata Kancil. Buaya kemudian
memanggil semua teman-temannya dan keluarganya. Mereka berbaris di
seberang sungai. Kancil lalu melompat ke punggung buaya. “Satu,” ia
menghitung. Dia melompat ke buaya berikutnya, “Dua.” Dan buaya
berikutnya, “Tiga.” Kancil terus melompat sampai ia tiba di sisi lain sungai.
“Berapa banyak?” Tanya Buaya. “Cukup,” kata Kancil. Dia tertawa sambil
berlari ke hutan.
 Tikus Kota dan Tikus Desa

Suatu ketika, tikus kota pergi mengunjungi sepupunya yang tinggal di desa.
Kedua tikus tersebut berjalan-jalan di padang rumput, kemudian makan
malam di dalam sebuah gudang tua. Tikus desa menjamu tikus kota dengan
beberapa kacang-kacangan, sedikit biji-bijian gandum, beberapa kacang
polong, dan beberapa potongan-potongan kecil keju. Itu bukanlah makanan
yang mewah, tapi itu lah semua yang bisa si tikus desa tawarkan.
Tikus kota mengangkat hidung berkumis panjangnya dari makanan desa itu.
"Sepupu, apakah kamu tinggal di sampah," katanya. "Tapi mungkin kamu
tidak mengharapkan sesuatu yang lebih baik, di luar dari desa ini. Ikutlah
dengan saya dan saya akan menunjukkan cara untuk benar-benar hidup."
Kedua tikus berangkat ke kota dan tiba di rumah tikus kota larut malam.
Mereka berdua sangat lapar setelah perjalanan panjang, jadi mereka pergi
ke ruang makan yang besar dengan lampu kristal yang besar. Di sana, tikus
menemukan gundukan besar jelly, tumpukan wortel, potongan raksasa keju,
dan banyak jagung. Kedua tikus mulai memakan makanan tersebut.
Tiba-tiba, mereka mendengar ggonggong keras dan keributan. "Suara apa
itu?" tanya tikus desa.
"Itu hanya lah anjing anjing rumah ini yang pulang bersama tuan mereka,"
jawab tikus kota. "Hanya anjing!" lengking tikus desa, dengan sangat
ketakutan. "Apa maksudmu, hanya anjing!"
Saat itu, anjing menerobos pintu, menggonggong dan menggeram. Kedua
tikus bergegas ke dalam lubang di dinding. Setelah mereka aman, tikus desa
berbalik ke tikus kota. "Aku pergi," kata tikus desa, sudah dua kaki keluar
pintu.