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The Mouse Deer And The Tiger

One day, there was a mouse deer. He was thirsty so he wanted to drink on the river.

When the mouse deer came next to the rive, a tiger approached him and wanted to eat him. Of course the mouse deer tried to escape, but the tiger run faster and caught him.

In that dangerous situation the mouse deer thought hard how to escape the tiger. Then he got an idea and said to the tiger, “Listen! Your mightiness and toughness are all great! But I have my own king. He has a greater strength than yours! I am sure that nobody can match his powers!” Because the tiger felt taunted, he declared that he would challenge the mouse deer's king.

Next the mouse lead the tiger to the river, and said, “Now Look at the water. You will see my king” Foolishly the tiger looked in the river and surely saw another tiger in the water. Then he growled, but the tiger in the river imitated to growl too. Because of his too high self pride, the tiger jumped into the water, and wanted to fight. He was believing there was another tiger in the water.

The mouse deer took that opportunity to escape. After fighting with himself in the river, the tiger realized that he was fooled by the mouse deer.

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Deer and tiger

One day, there was a deer. He felt thirsty and wanted to drink water in the river.

When the mouse deer arrived at the river bank, a tiger approached and wanted to eat him. Of course the deer tried to run away, but the tiger ran faster and caught him.

In a dangerous condition, the deer then thought hard about how to get away from the tiger. Then he had a great idea and immediately said to the tiger, “Listen! Tough and big beast! But I have my own king. He has more power than you! I believe no one can match his strength!” Because the tiger felt insulted, he stated that he would immediately challenge the king of the deer.

The deer then invited the tiger to go to the river, and said, "Now look into the water. You will soon see my king.” Stupidly the tiger, saw the shadow of another tiger. Then he growled, and the tiger seen in the river growled too. Because of his arrogance, the tiger then jumped into the water to fight. He was sure if there was another tiger in the river water.

The mouse deer took the opportunity to immediately run away. After fighting with his own shadow in the river, the tiger realized that he had been deceived by the deer.

Structure:

• Orientation: There were a tiger and mouse deer on the river bank.
  
• Complications: A tiger approached a mouse deer and wanted to eat the mouse deer.
  
• Resolution: The tiger finally realized that he was fooled by the mouse deer.

Aji Saka and Dewata Cengkar

Many, many years ago, the kingdom of Medang Kamulan was ruled by a king named Dewata – Chengkar. This king had a strange and frightening habit. He liked to eat human beings.

One day, a young traveler arrived in the kingdom. He was called Ajisaka. Ajisaka took shelter in the house of a widow who quickly came to look upon the young man as her own son. When he heard of the king's strange appetite, Ajisaka sympathized with the villagers' plight and immediately volunteered to become the king's next meal.

Ajisaka went directly to the king's palace. “I am willing to be your next meal. Your Highness. However, I have a request.” said Aji Saka to the king. "Whatever you please, young man, I will grant your request," the king replied. “Before you eat me, grant me some land.

Just enough length of my own head cloth.” continued Aji Saka. "Come on, Young Man. Let's measure your head cloth so that I can have my meal and you can have your land” agreed the king.

Ajisaka began to unwrap the cloth tied around his head. The king got down from his throne and hold one end of the head cloth. He stepped backward. What he didn't know was that this head Cloth was much longer.

The king kept going backward, step by step, as the cloth kept unraveling.

He stepped backward through the palace square, backward across the village, holding the end of Aji Saka's head cloth. The king kept stepping backward until reached the sea clifts of the sea.

A great crowd of people had gathered. They held their breath as their king took his final step backward over the cliff's edge and plunged into the waves crashing againts the rocks at the foot of the sea wall.

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Aji Saka and Dewata Cengkar

Many years ago, the Medang Kamulan kingdom was ruled by a king named Dewata-Chengkar. The king has strange habits and is very scary. He likes to eat humans.

One day, there was a young traveler who stopped in the kingdom. The traveler was named Ajisaka. Ajisaka then lived in a widow's house and quickly came to be considered his own son.

When he heard about the king's strange taste, Ajisaka sympathized with seeing the suffering of the villagers and immediately volunteered to be the next king's meal.

Ajisaka went straight to the king's palace, “I am ready to be your next meal. Your Excellency. However, I have a request," said Aji Saka to the king. "Whatever you wish, young man, I will grant your wish," replied the king. “Before your highness eats me, give me some land.

It's long enough for my own head to be clothed," continued Aji Saka. “Come on, young man. Let's measure your headcloth so that I can eat and you can get land," said the king.

Ajisaka began to untie the cloth tied to his head. The king came down from his throne and took hold of one end of the head cloth. He then stepped back.

What he didn't know was that this head Cloth was longer. The king kept retreating, step by step, and the cloth continued to unravel.

He stepped back through the palace square, back across the village, holding the end of Aji Saka's head cloth. The king continued to step back until he reached the sea crevices in the sea.

A large crowd of people had already gathered. They held their breath as the king took the last step backwards over the edge of the cliff and fell into the waves and hit the rocks of the sea cliff.

Structure:

• Orientation: The story introduces the participants. Those are the main characters, Aji Saka and the king Dewata Cengkar. They lived in once time
• Complications: The problem began when the king wanted to eat his people. That king's strange habit made Aji Saka face a major complication, how to solve the problem. Aji Saka tried to stop the king frighting habit.
• Resolutions: The story has a happy ending as Aji Saka Successfully beats the king. The king fell into the sea.

The Legend of Surabaya

A long time ago, there were two animals, Sura and Baya. Sura was the name of a shark and Baya was a crocodile. They lived in a sea.

Once Sura and Baya were looking for some food. Suddenly, Baya saw a goat “Yummy, this is my lunch,” said Baya. "No way! This is my lunch. You are greedy” said Sura. Then they fought for the goat. After several hours, they were very tired.

Feeling tired of fighting, they lived in the different places. Sura lived in the water and Baya lived in the land. The border was the beach, so they would never fight again.

One day, Sura went to the land and looked for some food in the river. He was very hungry and there was not much food in the sea. Baya was very angry when he knew that Sura broke the promise. They fought again.

They both hit each other. Sura bit Baya's tail. Baya did the same thing to Sura. He bit very hard until Sura finally gave up and went back to the sea. Baya was happy.

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Surabaya Legend

Once upon a time, there were two beasts, Sura and Baya. Sura is the name for a shark and Baya is a crocodile. They live in the sea.

Once upon a time, Sura and Baya were looking for food. Suddenly, Baya found a goat. "It's delicious, this is my lunch," said Baya. "Impossible! This is my lunch. You are greedy,” said Sura. Then they took the goat. After a few hours, they were tired.

Feeling tired of fighting, they live in different places. Sura lives in water and Baya lives on land. The border was a beach, so they would never fight again.

One day, Sura went to the land and looked for food in the river. He was starving and there was not much food in the sea. Baya was very angry when he found out if Sura broke his promise. They fought again.

They both then hit each other. Sura bit Baya's tail. Baya did the same to Sura. He bit so hard that Sura finally gave up and returned to the sea. Baya is happy.

Golden Eggs

Long time ago a remote village, in central China was inhabited mainly with farmers and hunters.

One day, a poor farmer lost his entire livestock to flood. He prayed hard to God for help or his family would die of starvation.

Few days later, an old man with long gray beard, passed by his house took pity on him.

He gave him a goose and said “ I don't have any expensive thing to give you and hope this goose will help you to ease your hardships.” A week later to almost surprise the farmer found and egg in his yards.

This was no ordinary egg. It was a golden egg. He was suddenly overcome with joy. Thereafter, his livelihood had rapidly improved but the farmer had forgotten his earlier hardship.

He became lazy, arrogant and spendthrift. Strangely, the goose only laid one golden egg every six months.

The greedy farmer lost his patient and slaughtered his goose thinking there were plenty of golden eggs inside its stomach. Though he very much regretted for his foolishness, it's already too late.

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Golden egg

Once upon a time in a remote village, in central China the inhabitants were dominated by farmers and hunters.

One day, a poor farmer lost all his livestock due to a flood. He then prayed hard to God for help or his family would starve to death.

The next few days, an old man with a long gray mustache, passed by his house, then felt sorry for him.

He finally gave him a goose and said, “I have nothing expensive to give and hope this goose can angsa help you in alleviating difficulties.” The next week it almost surprised the farmer to find eggs in the the page.

It was no ordinary egg. It is a golden egg. He was happy too. After that, his livelihood improved rapidly but the farmer then forgot about his difficulties.

He eventually turned lazy, arrogant and extravagant. Surprisingly, the goose will only lay one golden egg at a time every six months.

The greedy farmer also lost his knowledge and slaughtered his geese and thought there were many golden eggs in his stomach. Although he deeply regretted his foolishness, it was already too late.

Thumbelina

Once upon a time, there was a kind woman who had no children, longed for a baby and would often say, “How I would love to have a baby girl, even a tiny little one.” A beautiful fairy heard her wish one day, and gave her a little seed to plant in a flowerpot.

When the seed bloomed into a tulip, the woman saw a tiny, beautiful girl inside, no bigger than her thumb. She decided to call her Thumbelina.

She was so small that she had a walnut shell for a bed and used petals as a blanket. Then, an ugly toad fell in love with Thumbelina.

One night when she was sleeping, he carried her off to his lily pad in a pond. Thumbelina was very unhappy. A swallow was passing by and saw how sad she looked, and said, “Come south with me to warmer lands.”

Young Thumbelina flew away on the swallow's back. They flew across the seas and came to a land of sunshine. The swallow said, “This is my home.

You can live in one of the loveliest and biggest flowers.” When Thumbelina stepped inside, she found a handsome fairy, as tiny as her, in its heart.

He was the son of the king of flowers and he fell in love with Thumbelina. He asked her to marry him. So Thumbelina became queen of the flowers and the two lived happily ever after.

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Thumbelina

Once upon a time, there lived a good woman who could not have children. She misses a baby so much that she often says, “I really want to have a baby girl, even if the baby is very small, I still want it. A beautiful fairy apparently heard the woman's wish.

So that one day, this fairy gave him a little seed that was planted in a flower pot.

When the seed had grown into a tulip, the woman then found a beautiful little girl inside, the girl was no bigger than her thumb.

Therefore, he decided to address her as Thumbelina. Because she has a very small body, the woman then takes a walnut shell to make Thumbelina's bed and uses the flower petals as a blanket.

Unexpectedly, the ugly frog fell in love with Thumbelina. One night while Thumbelina was sleeping, she was carried by a frog to a lily pond in the pond.

Thumbelina was very sad. A swallow passed by and saw how sad Thumbelina was, then she said, "Come with me to the south to a warmer place."

Thumbelina also flew away on the swallow's back. They flew across the ocean and arrived on clear land. The swallow said, “This is my house. You can live in one of the most beautiful and largest flowers."

When Thumbelina stepped inside, she found a beautiful fairy, as small as she was, within her petals.

He is the son of the flower king and he eventually falls in love with Thumbelina. He asked Thumbelina to marry him soon. So Thumbelina became the queen of flowers and the two lived happily ever after.

I am One of Those Fool Men

A boy was making a close relationship with a girl who always hurt him. One day, she broke up with him and told him, "I don't ever want to see you again."

A few months later, the girl had a change of heart. She realized that she loved the boy, so she went back and said to him, “Give me just one more chance. I love you and I need you. I promise that I will never hurt you again."

But the boy just laughed and said to her, “Only a fool would take back someone who hurt them so much.”

The girl felt hopeless and began to cry, but the boy put his arms around her, held her tightly and said, “…and I am one of those fools.”

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I'm a Stupid Boy

A boy is dating a girl who always hurts him. At one point, the girl broke up with him saying, "I will never want to see you again."

A few months later, the girl changed her heart. The girl just realized that she loved the man, and wanted to return to him. The girl begged, “Give me one chance. I will love you and I need you. I promise that I will never hurt you again."

But the boy just laughed as he said to the girl, "Only a fool would accept back a girl who has hurt her heart so many times."

The girl then felt very desperate and began to cry, but the man held her very tightly and said, "I am one of those fools."

The Wolf and The Stork

There was once a wolf who felt so hungry. He gulped down all his food as though his life depends on it. No wonder he had a chicken bone stuck in his throat! Luckily for him, a stork who happened to be passing nearby, heard his shrieks of pain, and she stopped, always ready to help wherever she could.

Just one look was enough for her to guess what had happened. At once, without saying a word or wasting anytime she site to work. It was going to be a very long and a very difficult job. But how could the stork help the greedy wolf?

At last, with the aid of her long beak, she got hold of the bone and pulled it out of the wolf's throat.

Now, any other animal would have been glad to pay the store for what she did. And, when the wolf began walking away, without even thanking her, she said as much. "You think I would pay you?" cried the wolf, finding his voice. “After digging into my throat with your long beak? You should be glad I don't eat you, you ungrateful bird! Go away, and don't get under my paws again!”

1. Where was the stork when she heard the wolf's shrieks of pain?

a. She was behind the wolf.

b. She was far from the wolf

c. She was near from the wolf.

d. She was not close from the wolf.

2. What did the stork do to help the wolf from a chicken bone that stuck in his throat?

a. She got hold of the bone with her short beak.

b. She pushed the chicken bone with the aid of her long beak.

c. She took the chicken bone with the aid of her short beak.

d. She pulled the chicken bone with the aid of her long beak.

3. What is the moral value of the text?

a. Don't be an ungrateful people.

b. No one can do something perfectly.

c. Don't blame yourself for something bad.

d. Think first deeply before taking an action.