Minggu, 15 Agustus 2010

Cerita rakyat

Cerita rakyat from Central Java
Mouse Deer and Tiger
One upon a time, there was a mouse deer living in a forest. Although he was small, he wasn’t afraid of the other bigger animals who wanted to eat him. He was so smart; he always managed to ditch them. One day, a tiger was wandering around for food. He hadn't been eating for days. He was really hungry. While he was walking in the forest, he saw Mouse Deer. The tiger wanted to eat him.
Tiger slowly ducked, crawled, approaching Mouse Deer, then..."Gotcha!" said Tiger. He caught Mouse Deer. “Hello, Mouse Deer! I’m really hungry right now. You’ll be my lunch!” said Tiger. Mouse Deer didn’t want to be his lunch. He tried to be calm. He looked around and saw some buffalo’s dung. He had an idea. “I’m sorry, Tiger. I can’t be your lunch now. The King has ordered me to guard his cake,” said Mouse Deer calmly. “His cake?” said Tiger curiously. “Yes, there it is. It’s very delicious. The King doesn’t want anyone else to eat it, so he ordered me to guard it,” Mouse Deer pointed the buffalo’s dung. “Can I taste it?” Tiger asked. “Of course you can’t. The King would be very angry,” said Mouse Deer refused. “Just one little bite, Mouse Deer! The King will never know,” said Tiger. “Well, okay, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so the King won’t blame me,” said Mouse Deer. “All right, Mouse deer. You can go now.” Mouse Deer ran quickly out of sight. Tiger then took a big mouthful of the ‘cake’. “Phoooey!” He spit it out. “Yuck, that’s not cake. That’s buffalo’s dung.”
Tiger ran through the forest. He caught up with Mouse Deer. “Mouse Deer, you tricked me. But now you will be my lunch.” Mouse Deer looked around and saw a wasp nest in a tree. “I’m sorry, Tiger. I can’t be your lunch now. The King has ordered me to guard his drum,” said Mouse Deer calmly. “His drum?” said Tiger curiously. “Yes, there it is. It has the best sound in the world. The King doesn’t want anyone else to hit it,” Mouse Deer pointed the wasp nest. “Can I hit the King’s drum?” Tiger asked. “Of course you can’t. The King would be very angry,” said Mouse Deer refused. “Just one little hit, Mouse Deer! The King will never know,” said Tiger. ”Well, all right, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so the King won’t blame me,” said Mouse Deer. “All right, Mouse Deer. You can go now.” Mouse Deer ran quickly out of sight. Tiger then reached up and hit the wasp nest. Bzzzzzzz…! “Ouch…ouch! That’s not a drum. That a wasp nests!”
Tiger ran away. But the wasps keep following him. He came to the river. He jumped in and stayed underwater as long as he could. At last the wasps went away. Then he jumped out. He ran through the forest till he found Mouse Deer. “Mouse Deer, you tricked me again. But now you will be my lunch.” Mouse Deer looked around and saw a cobra. The snake was coiled asleep on the ground. “I’m sorry, Tiger. I can’t be your lunch now. The King has ordered me to guard his belt,” said Mouse Deer calmly. “His belt?” said Tiger curiously. “Yes. There it is. It’s the best belt in the world. The King doesn’t want anyone else to wear it,” Mouse Deer pointed the cobra. “Can I wear it?” Tiger asked. “Of course you can’t. The King would be very angry,” said Mouse Deer refused. “Just for one moment, Mouse Deer! The King will never know,” said Tiger. ”Well, all right, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so the King won’t blame me,” said Mouse Deer. “All right, Mouse Deer. You can go now.” Mouse Deer ran quickly out of sight. Tiger then took the snake and started to warp it around himself. The cobra woke up. It squeezed Tiger and bit him. SSssssstt! “Oouch! Ow! Ooow! That’s not a belt! That’s a cobra! Help! Mouse Deer! Help!” But Mouse Deer was already far away. He laughed aloud. Mouse Deer was safe from Tiger now.***

Cerita rakyat dari Jawa Tengah
Mouse Rusa dan Harimau
Satu waktu dulu, ada kancil yang tinggal di hutan. Meskipun ia masih kecil, ia tidak takut pada binatang yang lebih besar lain yang ingin memakannya. Dia begitu pintar, dia selalu berhasil parit mereka. Suatu hari, seekor harimau berjalan-jalan di sekitar untuk makanan. Dia tidak pernah makan selama berhari-hari. Dia benar-benar lapar. Sementara ia berjalan di hutan, ia melihat Deer Mouse. Harimau itu ingin memakannya.
Tiger perlahan merunduk, merangkak, mendekati Rusa Mouse, lalu ... "Gotcha!" kata Harimau. Dia tertangkap Mouse Deer. "Halo, Mouse Deer! Aku benar-benar lapar sekarang. Anda akan makan siang saya, "kata Tiger. Deer Mouse tidak ingin menjadi makan siangnya. Dia mencoba tenang. Dia memandang sekeliling dan melihat beberapa kotoran kerbau. Dia punya ide. "Maafkan aku, Tiger. Saya tidak bisa makan siang Anda sekarang. Raja telah memerintahkan saya untuk menjaga kuenya, "kata Mouse Deer tenang. "Kue-Nya" kata? Macan ingin tahu. "Ya, itu dia. Ini sangat lezat. Raja tidak ingin orang lain untuk memakannya, sehingga ia memerintahkan saya untuk menjaganya, "Deer Mouse menunjuk kotoran kerbau. "Dapatkah saya rasa itu?" Tanya Harimau. "Tentu saja Anda tidak bisa. Raja akan sangat marah, "kata Mouse Deer menolak. "Hanya satu gigitan kecil, Mouse Deer! Raja tidak akan pernah tahu, "kata Tiger. "Yah, oke, Tiger. Tapi pertama-tama membiarkan saya menjalankan jauh, sehingga Raja tidak akan menyalahkan saya, "kata Rusa Mouse. "Baiklah, Mouse rusa. Anda bisa pergi sekarang "Kijang Mouse. Berlari cepat keluar dari pandangan. Harimau kemudian mengambil kue besar mulut penuh dari ''. "Phoooey" meludah! Dia keluar. "Yekh, itu bukan kue. Itu kotoran kerbau. "
Harimau berlari melalui hutan. Dia menyusul Mouse Deer. "Mouse Deer, Anda menipuku. Tapi sekarang Anda akan makan siang saya "Mouse Deer memandang sekeliling dan melihat sebuah sarang lebah di pohon.. "Maafkan aku, Tiger. Saya tidak bisa makan siang Anda sekarang. Raja telah memerintahkan saya untuk waspada drum, "kata Mouse Deer tenang. "Nya drum" kata? Macan ingin tahu. "Ya, itu dia. Ini memiliki suara terbaik di dunia. Raja tidak ingin orang lain untuk memukul, "Deer Mouse menunjuk sarang tawon. "Bisakah aku memukul Raja drum?" Tanya Harimau. "Tentu saja Anda tidak bisa. Raja akan sangat marah, "kata Mouse Deer menolak. "Hanya satu hit kecil, Mouse Deer! Raja tidak akan pernah tahu, "kata Tiger. "Yah, baiklah, Tiger. Tapi pertama-tama membiarkan saya menjalankan jauh, sehingga Raja tidak akan menyalahkan saya, "kata Rusa Mouse. "Baiklah, Mouse Deer. Anda bisa pergi sekarang "Kijang Mouse. Berlari cepat keluar dari pandangan. Tiger lalu mengulurkan tangan dan tekan sarang tawon. Bzzzzzzz ...! "Aduh ... aduh! Itu bukan sebuah drum. Itu sarang tawon! "
Tiger melarikan diri. Tapi tawon terus mengikutinya. Dia datang ke sungai. Dia melompat masuk dan tinggal di bawah air selama ia bisa. Akhirnya tawon pergi. Lalu dia melompat keluar. Dia berlari menembus hutan sampai ia menemukan Deer Mouse. "Mouse Deer, Anda tertipu lagi. Tapi sekarang Anda akan makan siang saya "Mouse Deer melihat sekeliling dan melihat kobra.. Ular itu melingkar tidur di tanah. "Maafkan aku, Tiger. Saya tidak bisa makan siang Anda sekarang. Raja telah memerintahkan saya untuk menjaga sabuk, "kata Mouse Deer tenang. "Sabuk-Nya" kata? Macan ingin tahu. "Ya. Ada itu. Ini adalah sabuk terbaik di dunia. Raja tidak ingin orang lain untuk memakainya, "Deer Mouse menunjuk kobra itu. "Dapatkah saya memakainya?" Tanya Harimau. "Tentu saja Anda tidak bisa. Raja akan sangat marah, "kata Mouse Deer menolak. "Hanya untuk satu saat, Rusa Mouse! Raja tidak akan pernah tahu, "kata Tiger. "Yah, baiklah, Tiger. Tapi pertama-tama membiarkan saya menjalankan jauh, sehingga Raja tidak akan menyalahkan saya, "kata Rusa Mouse. "Baiklah, Mouse Deer. Anda bisa pergi sekarang "Kijang Mouse. Berlari cepat keluar dari pandangan. Tiger lalu mengambil ular dan mulai melengkung di sekitar dirinya. kobra itu terbangun. Hal meremas Harimau dan menggigitnya. SSssssstt! "Oouch! Aduh! Ooow! Itu bukan ikat pinggang! Itu kobra! Bantuan! Mouse Deer! Bantuan "Tapi! Mouse Deer sudah jauh. Dia tertawa keras. Deer Mouse itu aman dari Tiger sekarang .***

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