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BAGUS DIARSA

2021-09-10T22:32:00.000+07:00

A long time ago there lived a Balinese prince who loved to le at cockfights. Although his people feared him, most of them also enjoyed cockfights. A large crowd always gathered when a cockfight was held. People came from near and far if they knew that the prince was holding a fight, for then the gambling stakes were high.

Among the people who attended the cockfights was a man called Bagus Diarsa. He liked to gamble, but he was very poor. Each time he went to a cockfight he brought only a little money, some to gamble with, and the rest to buy food.

One day Diarsa lost almost all of his gambling money at cockfight. He went to the food stalls and bought a plate of rice with some of the money he had left. While he was eating, he noticed a poor old man, going from stall to stall, asking for left-over. For Everyone turned the old man away, he was dirty and smelled bad.

When the old man came to Diarsa Diarsa said, 'Why do you ask for left-overs, If that is all I give you I will feel very unkind. It's better that I buy you your own plate of food.' Diarsa bought the old man a full plate of rice, and waited while he ate every grain.

After his meal the old man asked if he could spend the night at Diarsa's house. Diarsa promptly agreed, and when they reached his home, Diarsa asked his wife and son Wira to swiftly prepare a sleeping place for their guest.

As they sat talking late into the night, the old man asked Diarsa if he often went to the cockfights, and whether he won or lost. Diarsa told him that he always went, but always lost.

Then the old man asked, 'Do you keep many cocks?' Diarsa replied, 'Grandfather, I don't have any cocks now. They were all defeated and killed. So now I can bet only on other people's cocks.'

Then the old man said, 'Come to my home and I will give you a strong fighting cock. I have three, and you may take whichever one you like.' Diarsa thanked the old man for his offer. The old man asked Diarsa if his son Wira could accompany him home. 'I am old and alone.' he said. 'I need someone to look after me.'

Diarsa felt sympathetic towards the poor old man. 'Certainly, you can take Wira,' he replied, 'if the boy has no objections.' Diarsa and his wife called Wira, and Wira immediately agreed to go with the kind old man.

The next morning Wira and the old man prepared for their journey. Before they went, the old man asked Diarsa to get three chicken feathers. Then he told Diarsa, 'Take good are of thew three feathers. Whenever you want to see Wira or me, just free the feathers. They will fly into the air. Follow them whenever they go, and you will reach my little house.

Then the old man and Wira said goodbye and set off towards the east. After they had walked for many hours, the old man said to Wira, 'Listen, my son, let me tell you who I really am. I am the God Siwa.' Just then, he changed into the God Siwa, and soon he and Wira arrived in heaven, and lived in Siwa's palace.

Meanwhile, Diarsa and his wife lived on as usual. Diarsa continued to attend cockfights, and as usual, he always lost. His son had been away for so long that he and his wife had forgotten him. It was Siwa's wish that this be so.

One day the prince ordered a cockfight to be held outside his palace, and commanded everyone in the village to enter a cock, or else pay a large fine. Diarsa was worried. But suddenly he remembered the old man's promise to give biro a cock. Diarsa told his wife that he must go to look for Wira and the old man.

Diarsa took the three chicken feathers, walked outside his house and looked them. They flew off, and he followed them. After many days Diarsa found himself in front of a beautiful palace. The feathers flew right in, but Diarsa did not dare to follow.

When Siwa saw the feathers enter his palace, he told Wira, 'Your father is outside. Go and bring him in, for he is too afraid to enter alone.' So Wira brought Diarsa in, and explained to him who the old man really was.

Siwa already knew what Diarsa wanted, and he led him to his cocks. Diarsa chose the largest cock. Then he thanked Siwa and said goodbye to his son. But before he lift, Siwa gave him flowers from the garden in his temple. 'Use these when you bet on your cock,' he said.

On the day of the cockfight, people crowded the village square and chose opponents for their cocks. Unfortunately for Diarsa, his cock scared all the others, so he could not find an opponent.

News of Diarsa's strong cock reached the prince, who immediately ordered Diarsa to fight his cock against the prince's own. Sharp blades were attached to the legs of both cocks. A huge crowd had gathered to watch the battle between the prince's cock and Diarsa's. How much money do you want to bet on your cock?' The prince asked Diarsa. Diarsa remembered Siwa's advice. He reached into his pocket for the temple flowers. But when he pulled his hand out, it was filled with gold, silver, and precious stones. He told the prince that he would bet these on his cock.

Then the two cocks were released. But Diarsa's cock flew up into the air, swooped down on the prince, and killed him. There was a great uproar Diarsa ran home, chased by the prince's soldiers.

Once he was inside, many eagles surrounded his house. His cock perched on the roof, and suddenly turned into a huge Garuda. With the help of the Garuda and the eagles, Diarsa soon subdued the prince's followers. The people, who had hated and feared the strict prince, rejoiced and called Diarsa their new prince.

Diarsa was much loved, for he ruled justly. The princedom became prosperous and happy. Siwa watched all this happening, and one day he called Wira and said to him, 'Wira, it is now time for you to return to earth, for your father has become a prince, and will soon need your help.' So Wira returned to earth amidst great rejoicing by Prince Bagus Diarsa and his Princess. They made Wira the prime minister, and Diarsa's family and his descendants ruled that princedom of Bali for many generations.

THE HUNTER

2021-09-10T21:50:00.002+07:00

In a mountain village there lived a man called Sedet who learned his living for himself, his young son, and his wife by catching birds each day and selling them. One night as he lay asleep Sedet dreamed that the sun was high in the sky. Startled, Sedet woke up, and believing that it was day-time, he took his blowpipe and set off along the edge of the jungle. It was still dark. All the birds were asleep in the trees, so every time that he sent a dart from the blowpipe it hit its mark. The dart did not kill the birds, but merely stunned them. He tied the birds to his belt. Soon the birds filled up all the space around the belt. When the sun rose and it was light, he set off for home.

However, on his way back through the jungle he met a tiger. Just as the tiger was about to eat him, all the birds around his waist, startled by the tiger's growls, suddenly his belt broke. Sedet fell and landed in the king's garden unconscious.

The night before, the king's daughter, Princess Sri, had dreamed that her future husband fell into her garden. Her father was informed about the dream and he called together his priests to ask to explain the meaning of his daughter' dream

Meanwhile, the princess went into the garden to bathe. When she arrived there, she saw Sedet lying by the edge of to pond.

She asked her attendants, 'Where does that man lying beside the pond come from?' The attendants all said they did not know. The princess then told her father of the stranger in their garden. The king, accompanied by all his priests, went to investigate the matter.

When they had all had a look, the priests spoke together to the king, 'Oh, king, this strange occurrence is very similar to your daughter's dream. According to our humble opinion, it is certain that this is some extraordinary person. If not, how did he manage to get inside here without anyone knowing?' The king agreed with what the priests said. Sedet was carried into the palace.

In due course he revived and was appointed chief minister, and eventually he married the princess. Because of his sudden rise to power, however, he did not behave well, and was not popular with the people. Soon even the princess grew to detest him, but since they were married there was nothing she could do.

Back in the small mountain village, Sedet's son, know as Young Sedet, waited a long time for his father to return. Young Sedet also went to the jungle to look for him, but despite a long search, he couldn't find his father anywhere. Young Sedet and his mother both wept, for they though that Sedet was dead.

One day Young Sedet went to town to sell firewood and at the same time to look for his father. While he was walking through the town he saw his father, who was richly dressed. He immediately went over to him.

Naturally young Sedet expected his father to greet him. But Sedet ignored his own son. He pushed him aside and walked haughtily ahead. He behaved as if young Sedet were some poor street urchin who had angered him by getting in his way. Young Sedet was furious at the way his father treated him, and he was also very sad. He went home and told his mother, who cried bitterly.

Time passed and more of the people began to hate Sedet, the new chief minister, for he was full of greed and cruelty, and felt no pity for the poor. Everyone knew that Sedet came from a distant part of the country. Finally, news reached the palace that he had a wife and child living in poverty in a small mountain village. This made the people hate Sedet even more.

Sedet grew more harsh and cruel with each passing day, until one day the people could stand it no longer. They grouped together outside the palace, and when Sedet rode out in all his splendour he was attacked and killed. This is what happens to a greedy man who abuses good fortune.

The Treasure in the fire-place

2020-05-20T13:20:00.000+07:00

There was once a peasant who led Aard and miserable life. Though he worked in his' field from morning till night, he was very poor. Although he tried to make his life better, he suffered for many years.

One morning, after he had recited his morning prayers, the peasant said, "Lord, all these years I have honoured Thee and I have never done anything wicked. Yet, though I work from sunrise till sunset I am still very poor. Lord, please give me some wealth to lighten my hardship. Put some treasure under my chimney. Then I will know that it has come from you alone."

After murmuring this prayer the peasant went to work in his field. A few clays went by but nothing unusual happened. Every morning the peasant looked in the fire-place under the chimney but he saw only ashes. He did not give up hope and repeated his prayer each day.

One afternoon while he was ploughing his field, the peasant tore his sleeve on a bush. He did not want this to happen again so the peasant dug up the bush. As he pulled it out he saw something buried in the soft earth under the roots" quickly the peasant made the hole bigger and dug deeper, until he saw what was hidden in the soil. It was a big, earthenware pot. The peasant took the pot out of the hole and opened the lid. The pot was full of silver coins!

"O Lord!" exclaimed the peasant, "You have answered my prayer!"

Just as he was about to pick up the pot and take it home, a thought came into his head.

"No, it is not true that the Lord has heard my prayers," he said to himself.

"I asked him to put some treasure in the fire-place under my chimney. Only if I find the treasure there, then only can I be sure that it is from the Lord. Therefore this silver is not mine."

So the peasant closed the pot and put the treasure back in the hole.

When he went home he told his wife what had happened. When she knew that the peasant had left all that wealth in his field, his wife grew very angry.

"You stupid fellow! What does it matter where you find the treasure? It is silver coins and can help us escape from this poverty. Go back to the field and bring the pot here!"

But whatever she said, the peasant refused to get the silver. He firmly believed that the only treasure he could keep would be that found under his chimney.

When his wife knew that she could not change his mind she was furious. She went to her neighbour and told him about the pot full of silver coins.

"Please, dear neighbour," she said, "go to our field and take that pot and let us share the treasure."

The neighbour was overjoyed when he heard her story. Although it was now dark, he went at once to get the treasure. Holding a lighted oil lamp in his hand he went to the field. It was easy for him to find the freshly dug hole. The man took the pot out and opened the lid. But what a shock he got! Instead of silver coins he saw poisonous snakes slithering and wriggling in the pot. Quickly he put the lid back on again.

"What a mean and nasty woman my neighbour's wife is!" he muttered to himself. "What a horrible trick she has played on me. If I had put my hand in the pot, I would be dead now. Perhaps she wanted that to happen. Perhaps she is angry with me for one reason or another. But I'll teach her a lesson! "

The angry man picked up the pot and carried it home. He waited until midnight when his neighbours were fast asleep. Then he climbed onto the roof of their house and threw the pot down the chimney into the fire-place beneath it: Then he returned home satisfied with what he had done.

The next morning, after saying his prayers, the peasant looked as usual in his fire-place. There, among the black ashes was the earthenware pot he had dug up in his field the afternoon before. It was broken into many pieces and among the pot fragments he saw countless silver coins!

"Praised be the Lord!" the peasant exclaimed in delight. He knelt down and raising his hands in joy, he said, "Lord, now I can take this treasure, for you have put it in my fire-place as I begged You to. Now I know that this wealth is really meant for me. How can I thank You?"

In this way, God rewarded someone who trusted in Him.

The Monkey and the Bird

2015-03-23T14:03:00.002+07:00

Once there was a monkey. This monkey had very bad behaviour. He was lazy, greedy. Everyday he used to steal some food from other people. Even, although he had some he still did it and kept the stolen food inother place in order not to be seen. He did this because he was afraid when somebody else asked for some. Yes he was very mean. "I must add a little more so that I have a lot of food to eat", he said to himself. The food in the island where he lived was getting less and less so that he decided to cross the sea to find other island.

The following day he made a rowing boat. He cut some wood from the forest and began to make it. It was such a hard wood that he didn't intend to continue because he was lazy. Then, he tried to find some other wood. This time lie had very soft wood. It made him easy to finish his job. When the rowing boat had been ready, suddenly there was a wood pecker bird flew toward him and stood on the rowing boat. "Hi ... friend where are you going to go ... you look so busy to make a boat", the wood pecker asked. "I am going to sail to find other island the food here was getting more and more difficult to get, you may take a part in sailing, because I had enough food on boat", the monkey said. "Ok ... I'll go with you", the bird replied.

Soon they pulled the boat to the coast and loaded the monkey’s luggage and food on the boat. The loyal bird also helped the monkey. "We will find a new word, new food and new green land full of food!" the monkey said. "Yes I agree with you", the bird added. Before sailing, they had a deal. "The one who rows is allowed to eat because it is a heavy duty job, while the one in the front is not!" the monkey said boastfully.

The bird was not able to row so that it seemed loose then it became a captain in the front of the boat without enjoying the food.

The monkey didn't realize that the wood pecker bird knew the cruel intention of the monkey. The bird was disappointed.

"Damn you bad monkey ...!" the bird said to himself.

Then the bird pecked the front part of the boat. It could do it easily because the wood was so soft. In a short time the boat began to sink.

The monkey didn't know it because he enjoyed eating the food while rowing the boat. Suddenly there was a lot of water in the boat. It made the monkey so shocked that he jumped into the sea and swam difficultly to the closest island. The bird, certainly, flew away to leave him.

When he reached an island, he still never take a hint from his experience. He was still stubborn. This time he was so hungry that he was very delighted to see a cashew-fruit tree. It was full of fruits.

Later, the hungry monkey climbed up the cashew-fruit tree impatiently. The cashews looked ripe and delicious. He had counted all cashews on that tree before he ate them. No body was allowed to pick.

Some birds were coming to the tree because they liked the cashew fruits very much. They asked the monkey for the cashews but he certainly didn't permit to take and ordered the birds to look for in another island. Also, there was an owl flew toward the tree the owl wanted some fruits too but the monkey stopped and asked, "Why are you here?". "Can you share the cashews with me?" the owl asked the monkey. "Well you may take them if you can sing beautiful song", the monkey said. The bird began to sing but it was not a good song. The owl sang badly. It was impossible for an owl to sing beautifully. The monkey finally instructed the bird to go far away from the tree.

One day a canary came and asked for the something. "Hey, the kind monkey ... could you share the cashew with me?" the bird said dearly to persuade him. "Well you must sing for me nicely, first"_. the monkey replied.

The little bird now started to sing. It was such a nice song that the monkey fell asleep. What happened then? The monkey, obviously fell from the high tree and broke his legs_.He was wounded seriously and couldn't walk anymore. All the birds in the island came again to eat and enjoy the delicious cashew fruits but the monkey did nothing. He only blamed himself and finally realized his mistakes.

The Poleng

2015-03-16T08:05:00.000+07:00

Cerita Bahasa Inggris memang menarik untuk dibaca khususnya bagi mereka yang paham dan yang sedang belajar bahasa inggirs, karena Cerita Bahasa inggris tersebut dapat menambah pengetahuan dan menjadi bahan uji coba penguasaan vocabulary atau kosa kata bahasa inggris.
Jenis cerita bahasa inggris sangat bervariasi mulai dari cerita bahasa inggris yang ringan, sedang, dan cerita bahasa inggris yang berat dari segi penggunaan vocabulary, Cerita bahasa inggris yang ringan biasanya menggunakan kosa kata yang ringan juga sehingga pembaca biasanya mudah mengerti dengan cerita bahasa inggris sejenis ini.
Sedangkan cerita bahasa inggris yang sedang, dan berat biasanya menggunakan kosa kata (idiom) yang membuat pembaca sulit memahaminya bagi mereka yang kemampuan kosa katanya masih minim.
Berikut cerita bahasa inggrisnya dari daerah Bali, cerita bahasa inggris yang seru pastinya hanya di Englishstory12.

There was a farmer called Father Poleng. He was ploughing his rice fields with his cows one morning. When it was almost noon, the sun was high in the sky, Father Poleng sat down to rest and to eat his lunch. While he was eating, an ant crawled up and ate some of his rice. Poleng got angry and without thinking he cursed the ant. Then a voice spoke from heaven.

“Father Poleng,” said the voice, “do not refuse those who ask. Even an ant, a creature who cannot grow rice, is worthy of help.”

Father Poleng thought and thought, and realized that people and creatures of all kinds who are poor deserve to be helped. And with a pure heart, he gave all his satisfied at heart.

That night, when Father Poleng was sleeping alone in his hut on the rice fields, the God Indra descended in all his glory, wearing a beautiful shining jewel. Father Poleng woke up startled, and he saw the bright light burning over his hut.

Then a voice said, “Father Poleng, don’t be frightened. I am Indra who spoke to you when you cursed the ant. I noticed your charity in giving the ant rice and going hungry yourself. I have now come here to reward you. I want to take you to heaven.”

Father Poleng, after writing a letter to his family, went with Indra to heaven. There he became a servant of the gods.

Next morning, Father Poleng’s son, called Young Poleng, arrived at the hut only to find his father gone. He looked for him in the rice fields, but without luck. Young Poleng went home to urge his relatives to join in the search for his father. They searched all the streams of fields but did not find him. Then, thinking that he might have come back in the meantime, they all returned to the hut.

There they noticed the letter which read, “Your father has left you and will not return again. I have been taken by God Indra to heaven.” After Young Poleng read the letter, everyone looked at it. True enough, it was Father Poleng’s writing. Young Poleng and his relatives were all happy that Father Poleng had gone to heaven.

Several days later Young Poleng thought to himself, “Now that Father Poleng is in heaven, we must burn the bones of Grandfather Poleng so that he too can go to heaven.” In Bali people follow the Hindu practice of burning the dead to free the soul so that it can fly to heaven.

Young Poleng asked a priest to pick a suitable day. He also told the priest that he wanted to hold a large cremation ceremony fit for a king. But the priest said, “No, it is wrong for you to hold such a ceremony. The Polengs are poor and humble people, not kings.”

“Never mind,” said Young Poleng. “If the gods are offended, I’ll bear all the responsibility.”

When the day arrived, the bones of Grandfather Poleng were cremated like those of a king, with a royal cremation tower and costly cloths.

Later, around midnight, Young Poleng went by himself to the graveyard carrying an offering to the god of death. Soon there appeared a tall man with a long beard, who with a large stick was beating an old man. The old man groaned with pain as the stick came down upon his back. When he saw that the old man being beaten was the spirit of his dead grandfather, Young Poleng became very angry. He went up to the tall man and pulled strongly at his beard.

The tall man was startled, and looking down he said, “Who is that? What are you doing here? How dare you pull my beard!”

“I am the grandson of the old man you are beating,” answered Young Poleng. “What has my grandfather done that he should be beaten?”

“I am Jogormanik,” said the tall man. “I hold power over all the spirits here. I also decide who goes to heaven and who goes to hell. The reason your grandfather is being beaten is that you held an elaborate and royal ceremony for his cremation. You shouldn’t have. It is only right that your grandfather be sent hell.”

“No!” cried young Poleng. “If my grandfather is to be sent to hell, it must be with Indra’s permission.”

“Then,” said Jogormanik, “let us go to heaven.”

So the three of them travelled to heaven. When they arrived Young Poleng found Father Poleng and explained the whole matter to him. When he understood, Father Poleng went before the God Indra and asked that his father not be sent to hell.

“Jogormanik,” said Indra, “it is not right for you to punish the spirit of Grandfather Poleng, because Father Poleng and Young Poleng have done many good deeds. I invite Grandfather Poleng’s spirit to live here, together with Father Poleng. You, Young Poleng, may return again to the world. I grant you every happiness, but remember, always do what is right, so that when you die your spirit may come here to be with your father and grandfather.”

Young Poleng arrived home and told his family and fellow villagers all about his journey. Young Poleng was loved and respected by everyone, for he was the only one among the living who had visited heaven.

DEER AND GECKO

2014-06-23T17:12:00.000+07:00

One day, deer held a meeting with his friends in a large building, On the ceiling of the building, Gecko the little house lizard was hiding. While the meeting was going on, Gecko knocked down a stone which struck Deer on the head.

Deer became angry and said, 'Gecko, how dare you hit me with a stone? What's going on? You have courage only because you are safe up there. You think you're clever, but I want to see you drove it.'

Gecko replied, 'Deer, words can only hurt my ears. I want to know how clever you are, too!'

Deer said, 'Gecko, if you want to know how clever I am, let's have a race right now. This meeting house here can be the finishing post. Whoever arrives first wins. If I lose, you can do what you like with me, even kill me. And if you lose, then that's end of you!'

'Okay Deer,' Gecko replied, 'if that's what you want, I'll race you. But not now. Tomorrow we'll begin the contest.' Deer agreed, and so the contest was set for the next day. Gecko, the little lizard, had made a rash promise to race the swift Deer, so he had to think of something quickly. 'Now,' he thought to him‑ self, 'what shall I do, for Deer surely can run faster than I? First of all, I will look for my gecko friends and we can think of a plan.'

Gecko called all his friends, and said, 'Tomorrow I am to race with Deer, with this meeting house as the finishing post. Deer can indeed run fast, so we must have a plan, or I am sure to lose. If Deer loses, we have the right to kill him, for he promised that. Now, here is my plan.

'Since we all look alike, we can have several geckos waiting along the course to fool Deer: one in the tree where the race is to begin, one at the middle post, and one here. Should Deer call out, one of us must answer. Deer will always think it is I.'

Next day, Deer arrived early, but the three geckos were already there. 'Hey, Gecko,' Deer asked, 'do you agree that we start our race now?' .

Gecko answered, 'Okay, let's start from the tree over there. We will race to the middle post and back again to the tree, then to the meeting house.'

'Yes,' said Deer.

Deer set off, calling out, 'Are you off and running, Gecko?

'Already,' answered the second gecko off and running, Gecko?’

Deer thought, Gecko is fast. I'd better not take it easy or I may lose…'

Deer ran on, with the dust flying behind him, and when he had almost arrived at the middle post, he called out, 'Gecko, where are your

The third gecko, who was waiting at the post, replied, 'I'm already here at the post, Deer.'

'You really are clever,' said Deer. 'Now let's run back again.'

Deer ran back just as hard as he could, for he felt a little sorry for himself and wanted to win. As he neared the starting tree, he again called out, 'Where have you got to, Gecko?'

The second gecko in the tree said, 'I'm here again at the tree, Deer.'

When Deer, panting and out of breath, reached the finishing line at the meeting house, he found Gecko there again for him. Gecko said to him, 'Well, Deer, I have beaten you both ways and I'm no even breathing hard. Do you remember your promise?’

Deer replied, 'I have not forgotten my promise. Indeed, I have lost, but don't kill me now, Gecko. Later on I'll black face. You will be reborn as a speckled cock with yellow legs. Then it will be the proper time for you to kill me.'

Gecko agreed no to kill Deer right then and there. And that is why in Bali, at the cockfight, the speckled cock with yellow legs always beats the red cock with the black face.

Mousedeer and Crocodiles

2014-06-20T16:17:00.000+07:00

The dog was so furious that it ran after the mousedeer but it couldn't catch him because the mousedeer hid behind the bush smartly. The dog barked and could only say, "You are liar! You told me that I would be the farmer's son in law ..., the fact that Mr. Farmer would slaughter you to be made satay!"

Despite his small body, mousedeer had always brilliant ideas so that he hid under thick bushes in order not to be seen. If it were racing with the dog, mousedeer would surely lose. "What a stupid dog!" the mousedeer said in laughter. He carefully covered the traces of his feet with the dust so that the dog wouldn't know where the mousedeer was.

When it was safe the mousedeer came out of the bushes and ran in different direction with the poor dog. This time he arrived in the bank of a deep river. "It seems that it is a very deep river", he said to himself and thought for a few minutes to find the way to cross it. "I've got an idea", he whispered. Then he walked toward a group of banana trees, he pushed them strongly till they fell down one by one.

Several minutes later he tied several logs and the rowing boat was ready to cross the river. "How heavy it is", he thought while dragging it into the river.

He was not aware that several hungry crocodiles were watching him from the distance. Suddenly a big crocodile caught him from behind ... but this time he was late. His left leg had been stabbed with the sharp teeth of the crocodile. "Auch ... hey ... wait a minute Mr. Crocodile!" the mousedeer begged.

"Wait for what? I am starving!" the crocodile said.

"Don't worry, Mr. Crocodile, it is impossible for me to fight with you, I'm starving, too. My stomach is empty, my body contains no meat, let me look for food first^!" the mousedeer said.

The crocodile agreed, he took his sharp teeth off the mousedeer's leg. "Then, what do you want?" the crocodile asked. "You have a lot of friends, don't you?" the mousedeer asked. "Yes, you're right, I'll call my friends".

Then in a short time, a great number of crocodiles rose on the surface of the river. "One of you must take me to cross this river to seek some meal so that my body is fat enough for you all to eat", the mousedeer said.

"Hey, the mousedeer, don't try to trick me, will you?" Mr. Crocodile warned him. "How do I dare to trick you, you are so strong and powerfull no one dares to trick you!" the mousedeer convinced.

"Well, ok, I'll take you there and you must eat a lot of food to make you fat", the crocodile agreed. The mousedeer jumped on the crocodile's back hurriedly and the crocodile swam across the river with him. "Wow what a nice sailing!" the mousedeer shouted cheerfully. "For the time being, enjoy your trip but by and by I'll swallow you", the crocodile thought.

"Remember little mousedeer, don't try to trick me", Mr. Crocodile reminded him while waiting on the river bank. After eating a lot of fruits and cucumber, the mousedeer backed to the river bank where there was the crocodile waiting. The mousedeer was so full that he looked a little bit fatter than he used to be. "Mr. Crocodile, how many friends of yours are there in the river?" the mousedeer started to play a trick again. "Many!" the crocodile answered. "How many are there precisely?" the mousedeer asked again. "I can't count them, there are a great number, and also I've never counted them!" the crocodile shouted angrily. "It's too bad, how can you share and devide my body if you don't know the number of your friend?" the mousedeer asked. "Well, if so, I myself will count the number of your friends, and now you must form a line across this river.

"That's right, I agree with you, remember I'm the leader in this river so that I have the right to have your delicious tight", the crocodile claimed. In a few minutes the crocodiles have made a formation of a line across the river. Later, the mousedeer jumped on the crocodiles back one by one while counting them ... one, two, three ... arriving in another side of the river, the mousedeer waved his hard happily saying thanks to all crocodiles who could only stare at him.

"Hey ... stop!!! don't go away! I've not eaten you, yet!" but the mousedeer kept running away from them. He didn't care of them anymore and walked into the jungle.
Other Mousedeer Story......

The King, His minister and his arms

2014-05-26T12:38:00.002+07:00

King lion was getting ready to go to war and called to arms all the other animals.

But his ministers asked him to dismiss the donkey and the rabbit, because one was too stupid and the other too easily scared.

“Not at all” refused the king. “The donkey has a voice which is even more resonant than mine. He can be the trumpeter”

“The rabbit, being so quick, will be invaluable for carrying message,” added the king. “To win a war you have to know how to get the best out of everyone.”

The Snake and the Frog

2014-05-22T10:56:00.001+07:00

Long long time ago in the forest, there lived a snake. The snake was big but old and weak. He was always in hunger during the day, because he was not able to catch his prey anymore. Oneday_, he hitched hike to get his food and arrived in a pond full of frogs, his delicious and favourite food.

"Ehm ... they look so delicious", he said to him self. "I hope I can get them for the meal", he thought. When the old snake came closer, the frogs fleet into the thick forest. The snake was so sad, he was getting more hungry because he hadn't got any food that day. "I must find the way to catch them, they are too fast for me", he said. Then the snake was lying moveless and pretended to be dead.

"Look! the dangerous snake doesn't try to chase after us, perhaps he was dead, let's see!" the prince of the frog said. "Don't! don't do that my son, he will swallow you, he may be not dead. He is only sleeping!" the queen of the frog said.

But the prince didn't care of his mother's saying. He then approached the snake. Knowing that the snake kept being moveless, the prince frog came closer bravely. But when the snake opened the eye, the frog was frightened and jumped off.

"Don't be afraid little frog, I will not hurt you", the snake said. "I bit a son of a meditating man once, the prayer was very angry and cursed me, he told me that I had to serve every frog in the world and had to carry them anywhere they wanted", the snake added.

"Was it right?" the stupid prince asked but trusted him then. "Yes that's right, prince", the snake replied in a low voice. "I am the servant of your honour, please, you can get on my back". The prince then got on the tricky snake's back. "Take me to the palace of ours" the prince frog instructed.

"Get off the snake's back!" the queen shouted. "Don't worry my mother, this snake will not hurt me", the prince said to his mother.

"If so, how happy we are to have a ride", the king and the queen said. The mouth of the big old snake became wet to think about delicious fat frog riding on his back. But he realised that he had to be patient to wait a good time to eat.

The snake took the kings frog and family to go in and out of the forest for several days. But one day the snake suddenly stopped on the way. "What's the matter?", the prince asked the snake, "Why do you stop?" "I haven't bad the meal for several days so that I feel very weak now", the snake said sadly.

"Would you permit me to swallow several frogs?", the snake asked.

"How can I permit you to eat my people!", the king frog asked him, puzzled. "If you don't allow me to eat I am goin^g to die and you have no one to take around", the snake persuaded. "If that is the case, you may take some of them for your meal", the king said. The hungry snake began to swallow the frogs one by one. It made him stronger and stronger.

One day the snake went around the pond to find some frog but he didn't get a single one. He, then went to see the king and told the king. "No more frog left in the pond, your honour!"

"Is it right?", the king asked him surprisingly. "Yes, it is right, and I am hungry again now. "I have eaten all frogs in this pond", the snake said, and this is your turn now".

"What!, how brave you are to eat me. I am the king of the frogs!" shouted the king frog. The snake, however, cared him no more, nothing scared against the three frogs. He immediately grabbed them all, the king, the queen and the small prince frog.

The Kitten (Si Mungil) and The hen

2014-05-18T11:07:00.000+07:00

"Si Mungil" is a funny kitten. Everyday he looks so weak and inactive.

One day his mother asked him. "What are you thinking, Mungil?" his mother had been watching him for long.

"I am bored here in the house, mom! I want to take fresh air outside to get new experience, I have been grown up, haven't I?" Mungil asked his mother.

This time Si Mungil was permitted to go outside the house, then, he got out of the house jumped happily.

Outside, Si Mungil saw some beautiful gardens with colourful butterflies. He was so excited that he couldn't wait to play inside the garden.

Soon, a beautiful butterfly entered the garden and took some food in a beautiful flower and flew again in front of the kitten. Feeling bothered, Si Mungil beat and killed the poor butterfly.

Feeling satisfied to play in the garden, Si Mungil moved to a clear shallow river to see some fish. He felt very entertained.

After playing he sat down under a big tree to rest.

No longer, then, a chick came to make a noise with its sound. It certainly disturbed him. Si Mungil was angry and chased after the chick.

The chick ran away scared and asked for his mother's help.

Hearing the son's screaming, the strong mother hen hurriedly went to find him. The hen was so furious to see what had happened to her son.

She looked for the kitten who had hurt her son. When they met each other the kitten thought that he was strong enough to fight with the hen. But he was wrong, the hen hit him over the head, the hen was too strong for him. The hen beat Si Mungil again so that the poor kitten fell down bleeding.

Si Mungil was surprised to know that the hen was more powerfull than he was. No sooner had he thought about her, the mother hen chased after him, this made Si Mungil fleet away.

Si Mungil entered the house, he was still shaking although his mother hugged him. The mother advised him and said, "That is your new experience, you shouldn't have acted boastful to treat other people badly, you should have helped others with your strength". Si Mungil finally realized his mistakes and promised not to do it anymore.

Once, a hen was looking for food with her two chicks. They walked a long a clear river near the field.

When they had arrived under a big tree, the hen saw a pile of wet soil. The hen knew that there would be a lot of worms underneath.

Later she ordered the chicks to wait and to relax under the tree while mother hen tried to look for worms for them.

Worms were their favorite menu, this time the hen could only get a worm for the two chicks.

She, then stop seeking for food and cleaned her hands and body from the dirt of the wet soil.

Later, she walked toward her chicks and told them that she had one worm for the two.

The two chicks, immediately ran to the rock on which there was the worm. They struggled to get it. They were fighting and hit each other.

Because they didn't see the worm while they were fighting, the worm had enough time to escape. It finally crawled into a hole in the ground under a big rock.

When they went back to the big rock, they didn't find the worm on it. The worm had gone. Then they could only regret themselves. They should have shared together as their mother's saying.

Phra Nang Suwanasopha

2014-05-16T16:56:00.000+07:00

Once there was a beautiful and clever princess named Phra Nang Suwanasopha. Her father, the king, wanted her to marry a man as clever as she was, a man who could make her talk, for the princess was very shy. In fact, she was so shy that she didn't talk to any man, not even her father.

When Phra Nang Suwanasopha was old enough to be married, the king sent word to nearby kingdoms. He said that whoever could make the princess talk could marry her. From all around eager princes came to try and make the princess speak. But they all went home again. Phra Nang Suwanasopha had nothing to say to any of them.

The king had almost given up finding a husband for his daughter. Then another prince came to the palace to try his luck. This prince was called Phra Sanphasit, and he brought many fine gifts with him. He also brought one of his best friends. Before going to see the princess, Phra Sanphasit used magic to put his friend's soul in a lamp.

Phra Nang Suwanasopha was waiting in her room when the prince arrived carrying his lamp. He set the lamp carefully on the floor and began to tell a story.

"Once there were three merchants travelling by boat," he began. "They stopped each night to rest by the bank of the river. One night, one of the merchants was awakened by a sound. Something was bumping against the boat. When he looked over the side, he saw a piece of wood. Now, this merchant liked to carve, so he pulled the piece of wood out of the water. He then carved it into the shape of a beautiful girl. He spoke some magic words and the girl came to life. At this moment the other merchants woke up. One asked the girl to come and sit near him_'. The other brought some fine cloth for her to wear. The girl was so sweet and beautiful that all the merchants fell in love with her, and they began to fight over who should marry her." Phra Sanphasit paused, then he asked the lamp who should marry the girl.

The lamp immediately replied, "Well, of course the merchant who carved her in the first place should marry her."

"Wrong!" said the princess. "The one who carved her is her father. The one who asked her to sit with him is her mother. The one who brought her cloth should be her husband."

At this, a great cheer went up in the courtyard outside Phra Nang Suwanasopha's room where all the courtiers were listening. Phra Sanphasit knew, however, that lie would have to make the princess say more than just those few words. He moved his friend's soul from the lamp to the bedpost and began to tell another story.

"Once there were four princes walking through the forest. One was an archer. One was a fortune-teller. Another was a swimmer, and the other was a magician. “Tell us,” they said to the fortune- teller, “What will happen today?”

“Oh, today will be very exciting,” he replied. “In a few minutes a big bird will fly past. It will have a lovely girl in its claws. We're going to try to rescue her."

"At that moment they heard a bird flapping its wings overhead. Looking up, they saw a large bird with a girl held firmly in its claws. The archer took out an arrow and shot the bird. The, bird squawked and dropped the girl into a deep pond. Then the swimmer dived into the water where he found the girl dead on the bottom of the pond. He brought her up, and the magician used his powers to give her life again. The girl sat up and smiled at the princes. She was so beautiful that they all fell in love with her. Naturally, they soon began to quarrel about who should marry her." Again Phra Sanphasit paused. Then he asked the bedpost who should marry the girl.

The bedpost quickly said, "Of course, the archer should marry her. After all, he shot the bird."

"Silly bedpost," said Phra Nang Suwanasopha. "The swimmer is the one who should marry her. He touched her first."

The cheering in the courtyard was very loud now. Phra Sanphasit moved his friend's soul to the head of the bed. This time he did not begin with a story. Instead, he asked a direct question, "Which is softer to touch, a lovely girl or a fluffy kapok pillow?"

"'That's easy," said the head of the bed. "A kapok pillow is the softest thing in the whole world."

"Not me. The softest and nicest thing in the world," said the princess, "Is the heart of a good husband."

The courtiers outside cheered. Phra Sanphasit knew now that he had won the princess's heart. They were married shortly thereafter, and lived happily from that time on.

The Farmer, the Mousedeer and the Dog

2014-05-15T07:13:00.001+07:00

Mr. Farmer went to the field happily while carrying his hoe on his shoulder. "I am going to check my cucumber field, perhaps I can harvest them tomorrow", he said to himself. What a surprise when he arrived in his field and saw what had happened, "What an unbelievable mess!" My cucumbers have been destroyed!, who has done it! With sad feeling, Mr. Farmer went home. He could only think what animal liked cucumber. "Yes! It must be "Si Kancil", the mousedeer", the farmer said. Mr. Farmer tried to look for a trick to trap the mousedeer. Then he had an idea to make a scare crow completed with very sticky glue. By the end of dusk, the scare crow had been ready and taken and set in the middle of the field.

I know the mousedeer is a smart animal, he will mock this scarecrow but let me see what is going to happen, the farmer thought. That's true, in the darkness of the night the smart mousedeer was coming toward the field. The mousedeer laughed to know there was a scare crow. "Just a scare crow, who is scared?" he said to himself.

Then the mousedeer came and passed the sticky doll, but his behaviour of rose. Ike hit the scare crow with his front legs. "Auch! Why have my legs stuck with it?" He cried surprisingly. The sticky glue laid on. it was so strong that he could not take his legs off. He could only cry all night long. The following day the farmer came around the corner carrying a bar of bamboo stick for beating. "Well, well, well, this is the trouble maker, I catch you now!"

"Forgive me Mr. Farmer, I didn't ruin your cucumber. I just ate two or three cucumbers". The mousedeer told a lie. But Mr. Farmer didn't trust him anymore. He bend the mousedeer and dragged him home. In the farmer's house, the mousedeer was put inside a chicken cage. "This stone is heavy enough, it is impossible for you to slip off, I am going to the market to buy spicy". "Please forgive me Mr. Farmer. don't eat me", the mousedeer cried. When Mr. Farmer was away to the market, there was a dog coming toward the cage.

"Hey Cil, why are you caged?", the dog asked him.

"I'll become a son in law of Mr. Farmer", the mousedeer answered. "Yes I am going to get married with his beautiful daughter", he added. "Where is Mr. Farmer now?" the dog asked. "He is shopping to prepare delicious food for a big party", the mousedeer exclaimed.

"It doesn't suit you. Your body is small. I will be better to replace you to become a son in law of Mr. Farmer", the dog said.

"No way, no way! go away dirty dog", the mousedeer pretended.

The dog suddenly groaming angrily. "If you don't want to be replaced now, I will push the stone on top of the cage and I will bite you and break your neck off, the dog said angrily.

"Easy boy ..., don't be like that. If you want it ... I will do what you want". The mousedeer now felt that he could trick the dog successfully.

The dog pushed the stone until it fell down off the cage. It made the mousedeer could lift and open it easily. The mousedeer got out of the cage then the dog got into the_, cage.

"Congratulation on your becoming Mr. Farmer's son in law", the mousedeer said and ran away satisfactorily.

A few minutes later, Mr. Farmer came, he was surprised to see the dog inside the cage instead of the mousedeer.

"My regard for you, my father in law, the dog said proudly", the mousedeer has given his right to me to become your son in law. I am the strongest and the most courageous dog in this village".

"Then, where is the mousedeer?" Mr. Farmer asked.

"He has gone to the jungle, Mr. Farmer. He is not suitable with your beautiful daughter. He is not handsome and he is not strong either, but I am", the dog replied.

"Do you want to become my son in law?" Mr. Farmer asked.

"Yes, Mr. Farmer", the dog answered happily.

"Now, get out of the cage then sit down sweetly, and close your eyes, I will call my daughter", Mr. Farmer said. The dog waited nervously, then Mr. Farmer came back not with his daughter but with a cudgel in his hand.

"This is a present for you", the farmer shouted angrily then hit the head and the back of the dog hard till it cried in pain. "Please forgive me, Mr. Farmer, what's wrong with me, please don't hit me like that" the dog ran away creaming.
Continued ......

Two Ducks (Angkus and Angma)

2014-05-10T16:30:00.002+07:00

"Angkus" is a greedy duck, he is also boastfull, lazy and bad tempered. He is never kind to his fellow. Even with his own brother, "Angma". Once Angkus took and sold all the possession, the parents who had passed a way.

Contrary to Angkus, Angma is a young honest duck. He is dilligent, hard worker and very kind to others. He stayed alone in a simple life by looking for fire wood in the forest to sell.

One night, after working, he couldn't wait to sleep, while he was sleeping he dreamed about an old man. The old man ordered him to come to a cave in the forest. The old man also said that all of Angma's will were going to come true. When he was awake, he thought that he had to decide to do what the old man in his dream had asked him to do. Angma directly went to walk along in the forest and looked for the cave like it was in his dream.

"Well, this must be the cave like it was in my dream", he whispered. He walked toward the cave quickly and got into it.

It was very dark inside but suddenly he saw something shining not far from him. To his surprise, it was a water pitcher but shining like a diamond. "What is it? I have never seen something like it is before!", he said to himself.

Then he took it home. When he had been inside the house he was very hungry and thirsty after a long walk.

Later, Angma said slowly, "How happy I am when I have a lot of food, corn and fresh water in such a hot weather". Suddenly the water pitcher produced sound strangely. It was miraculous!, the water pitcher produced some food. It came out from the water pitcher! It could deliver corn, fresh water and other from inside by saying words only!

Since then Angina's life became more wealthy. He just said some words then what he desired would come true because of the water pitcher.

Mean while, Angkus was suspious to see the wealth of his brother. He decided to find out what had made his brother wealthy in such a short time.

From a peep hole, Angkus finally knew what had happened to his brother. His bad behaviour rose again to see this, so that he decided to steal the water pitcher of his brother's. He would like to try to do like what his brother Angma had done.

No sooner had he put the water pitcher on the table than he said to it, "Hey water pitcher, you must give me some corn, fresh water and others".

What happened then, the water pitcher produced corn in a great amount! A great amount of corn and water came out from inside the magic water pitcher.

Angkus panicked to see it. The seed of corn flooded his house and broke everything. He screamed loudly and asked for help, "Help! help!", he shouted. Angma was sleeping when it happened but suddenly he was a waken up after hearing a loud voice from his brother's house.

Angma wake up, went to see what had happened. He broke the door of his brother's house then he was surprised to find his brother almost sink in a huge pile of corn seed and water.

Angkus was very shy to see his brother and after he was safe, Angkus said to his brother that he had stolen the water pitcher, but it reacted uncontrolably.

Finally Angkus apologized to Angma for being so greedy and jealous.

Terjemahan.......

Rahou

2014-05-06T06:11:00.000+07:00

Once there were two sisters who, together with their servant girl, lived in northeastern Thailand. The servant's name was Rahou. She cleaned the sisters' house, washed their clothes, and sometimes she cooked for them.

Now these two sisters were very religious. They gave food to the monks each morning, and on special days they went to the temple to pray and give more food. They usually took Rahou along when they went to the temple, and sometimes they asked her to help them serve the monks.

One day, a very special day, the sisters set off for the temple very early in the morning. Rahou came along to carry the rice and curry. When they arrived at the temple, the sisters set their rice and curry on a long table.

Suddenly one of the sisters noticed that something was missing. "You have forgotten to bring the spoon for the rice," she said to Rahou. "Run home and get it silly girl."

Rahou ran home as fast as she could. She quickly found the rice spoon and ran back to the temple. By this time many people had come to the temple to give food to the monks. Rahou hurried through the crowd to the sisters.

"Back at last," said the sister. "But now I find that you have forgotten the spoon for the curry."

Once again Rahou ran home. She found the curry spoon and ran back to the temple. This time she ran even faster than sire had before. In fact^,she was quite out of breath when she found the sister again. They were both waiting for her. One of them snatched the spoon out of her hand, and the other one slapped her face.

"You are a lazy, stupid girl," said one of the sisters.

"You ruin all our good plans," said the other. "You foolish girl, I think you'd forget your own head if it weren't on your shoulders."

By this time, all the people at the temple were listening. The sisters were so angry that they forgot to speak quietly. The people began to laugh. They were laughing at Rahou, the silly servant girl.

Naturally Rahou was very upset. The sisters should not have shouted at her in the temple, in front of other people. She decided that one day she would find a way to punish the sisters.

Time passed, and first one sister, then the other, died. Because they had been so good to the monks, the gods decided to reward them. The gods turned one sister into the sun, and the other became the moon. Even today we can see the two sisters in the sky, one in the daytime and the other at night.

Some time after the sisters died, Rahou died too. She too went to live in the sky, but she did not forget that the sisters had hurt her. Indeed, Rahou is still trying to punish the sisters.

She chases them across the sky, and sometimes she almost catches one of them. When this happens, people say, "Rahou is trying to cat the sun," or "Rahou is trying to eat the moon," and they make a lot of noise to drive her away.

Next time you see an eclipse of the sun or moon, think of Rahou and the two sisters.

The Mouse and the Frog

2014-04-23T16:23:00.002+07:00

A frog, while out walking one day, saw a mouse coming toward him.

"There is that foolish mouse," said he. "I will play a good joke on him," and he grinned as he thought how much fun he would have.

As they met, the frog said, "Good morning, Sir Mouse; I hope I find you well to-day."

"Very well," replied the mouse. "How are you?"

"My health is not very good, so I have taken a holiday. If you are not busy, what do you say to our spending the day together?"

"Good!" answered the mouse. "I have little to do and nothing would suit me better." So they started off together.

They had not gone far when the frog said, "Let me tie one of your front feet to one of my hind legs, so that I may not lose you."

"All right," replied the mouse. "We shall surely be fast friends then."

So the frog took a blade of grass and fastened one of the mouse's front feet to one of his hind legs. When the frog leaped, the mouse tumbled after. Then they stopped and had a big laugh; it was
very funny.

They first went to an oat field, where the frog found many insects, and the mouse plenty of grain.

Beyond this field there was a pond. The frog had been going toward this pond all of the time, but the mouse had not noticed it. They were soon on its bank.

When the mouse saw the pond he cried out, "Oh, you know I do not like the water, Mr. Frog. Let us go to the barn."

"Nothing would do you so much good as a cool bath on this hot day. You have never taken one, so you cannot know how good it will make you feel," and the frog jumped into the water.

The mouse tried to get free, but the frog only laughed.

A hawk, looking down, saw the mouse and swooped down upon it. Since the frog was fastened to the mouse, he too was carried off, and both lost their lives.

When the other frogs heard of what had happened, they said, "Served him right. Served him right," and no frog since that time has ever played a mean joke.

Goldilocks And The Three Bears

2014-04-11T16:49:00.000+07:00

Once there were three bears that lived in a house in the woods: a papa bear, a mama bear, and a baby bear. One morning they decided to take a walk before breakfast to let their porridge cool.

A little girl named Goldilocks lived with her mother nearby. Goldilocks took a walk through the woods and found the bear’s house. She smelled the porridge in the kitchen and went inside. Goldilocks tasted the porridge in each bowl and finally ate up the porridge in the small bowl. Then she sat on a big chair, but she didn’t like it, because it was hard. Afterwards she sat on the small chair, and it was just right. But while she was sitting on it she broke it. After eating the porridge, Goldilocks felt full and sleepy, and then she went upstairs. There she found a small bed. She lay down on it and fell asleep.

While she was sleeping, the three bears came home. When they went into the kitchen, they got very surprised. Someone had tasted their porridge, even eaten up baby bear’s porridge, while they were taking a walk. Moreover the poor baby bear was upset when he found that his little chair broke into pieces. When they went upstairs, they found out that Goldilocks was sleeping. Baby bear cried out, “Someone has been sleeping in my bed and here she is!”

Goldilocks woke up when she saw the three bears; she jumped out of bed and ran out of the house to her home. Never again did she make herself at home in anyone else’s house.

(Source: Dit. PSMP, 2006)

The Lion and The Gnat

2014-04-06T09:18:00.000+07:00

“Away with you, vile insect !” said a lion angrily to a gnat that was buzzing around his head. But the gnat was not in the least disturbed.

“Do you think,” he said spitefully to the lion, “that I am afraid of you because they call you king?”

The next instant he flew at the lion and stung him sharply on the nose. The lion was made with rage. He struck fiercely at the gnat, but only succeeded in tearing himself with his claws. Again and again the gnat stung the lion, who now was roaring angrily. At last, worn out with rage and covered with wounds that his own teeth and claws had made. The lion gave up the fight.

The gnat buzzed away to tell the whole world about his victory, but instead he flew straight into a spider’s web. And there, he who had defeated the king of beasts came to a miserable end, the prey of a little spider.

The Female Bees and The Male Bees

2014-04-02T07:41:00.001+07:00

One spring, the female bees were very busy building their beehive. The male bees did very little work. When the female bees finished building a part, the male bees would take over it.

The female bees became so tired of her happening that one day they refused to let the male bees take over the hive. The male bees had a quarrel with the female bees since they could not agree with each other. At least, the bees decided to ask the wise hornet to be the judge of who was right.

The judge said, “It is my duty to decide who owns this hive. The swarm of bees that can build a hive exactly like the old one will be declared the true owners of the hive.”

The male bees, who were not used to building, did not agree. The female bees thought this was a good idea as they would find it easy to build another hive.

Batara Kala and Senjata Cakra

2014-03-31T11:01:00.001+07:00

This is one of the legend that is commonly told in Java. People from some villages in Java believe that an eclipse happens when the sun or the moon is swallowed by Batara Kala, an evil giant. The story says that although Batara Kala is not one of the gods in heaven, he is very powerful

One day Batara Wisnu (god, the protector) distributed “tirta amerta sari” or the drinks of the gods. Anyone who drank it would never die. Batara Kala wanted to have some too, so he tried to cheat by appearing like a god. Batara Surya (the sun god) and Batara Chandra (the moon goddes), however, knew this trick and told Batara Wisnu about it.. when Batara Kala’s turn comes to receive the drink, Batara Wisnu shot him from a distance with his famous weapon. “The Cakra” and it cut his head off. Some of the drink, however, spilled over Batara Kala’s head and this made Batara Kala’s head continue to live without his bod

Batara Kala’s was very angry with Batara Surya and Batara Chandra and tried to eat them, but the god and goddess escape. Batara Kala got angrier and from that time on he has never stopped chasing them

Batara Wisnu wanted to protect the god and goddess and orderedthe people on earth to make a lot of noise whenever there is aneclipse. The noise would help Batara Surya and Batara Chandra toescape from Batara Kala’s throat. To this day people beat object like rice grinders when they see aneclipse. They stay in their houses and pregnant women are told to hide under their beds in order to avoid Batara Kala’s anger.

The magician and banana

2014-03-30T12:59:00.000+07:00

Long ago there lived a man called Nai Ha Thong. He loved gold more than anything else in the world. Nai Ha Thong had a wife and family, but he spent all his time trying to discover the secret of making gold. Before long, he had used up all his money and all his wife's money, and the children began to look pate from lack of food.

Nai Ha Thong's wife went to see her father. He told her to send Nai Ha Thong to visit him. When his son-in-law came to the house, the old man did not scold him. Instead, he spoke gently. He said, "I didn't know you were interested in magic. It interests me too. In fact, I have discovered the secret of making gold."

This excited Nai Ha Thong. He asked his father-in law to tell him the secret.

"Alas," said the old man, "I have almost everything I need to make gold, but there is one thing missing, and I am an old man. Of course, if someone would help."

"I'll help," said Nai Ha Thong. "Just tell me what to do."

"Well, in that case, I'll let you in on the secret. What we need are three kilos of the white fluff from under banana leaves. These leaves must be from your own banana trees.

When you have the fluff, bring it to me and we will make our gold."

Nai Ha Thong was so pleased to hear this that he hurried home and told his wife. The next day they started planting banana trees. Soon the trees grew tall. When they were fully grown, Nai Ha Thong carefully scraped the white fluff from under each leaf. He did not notice that his wife and children were picking the bananas and taking them to market.

At the end of three years Nai Ha Thong had collected only half a kilo of fluff. It was very hard work, but he kept his mind on the gold he and his father-in-law would make some day. He and his wife planted more banana trees so he could collect much fluff each year. At last, after ten years, Nai Ha Thong had collected the three kilos of white fluff. He put it _in a large jar and took it to his father-is-law's house.

"I see you have followed my instructions very carefully and worked very hard," said the father-in-law. Now there is only one more thing to do. Open that door over there."

When Nai Ha Thong opened the door he found a room full of gold. His wife and children were standing in the centre.

"This is the gold we have made by selling our bananas for the last ten years," said his wife, smiling.

"You have become a rich man," Nai Ha Thong's father-in-law told him. “Now go home and^: help your wife look after the banana trees. You have turned bananas into gold.”

The Crying Stone

2014-03-25T07:35:00.001+07:00

Once upon a time, in Kalimantan there lived a mother with her daughter. The daughter, named Lisa Yadomaru, was a beautiful girl. However, she had a bad personality. She was an arrogant, lazy girl. She never helped her mother do the housework.

One day, Lisa and her mother wanted to buy something in the market. The location of the market was really a long way from their house, so they had to walk miles away.

Lisa walked in front of her mother. She wore a beautiful dress. Meanwhile, her mother walked behind her. Her dress was dirty and ugly. No one expected that the two people were a mother and her daughter.

Along the journey, people were so impressed with Lisa's beauty. However, they wondered who the old woman walking behind her was. Then, one of them asked Lisa, "Hey, beautiful girl, is that your mother who is walking behind you?"

Lisa arrogantly said, "Of course not. She is my maid."

They continued their journey. And then, a young man met them and asked, "Hey sweetie, is that your mother who is walking behind you?"

"No. She's really different from me. How could you say that she's my mother? She is my maid," replied Lisa.

Every time they walked, Lisa said that the woman walking behind her was her maid. She never admitted that the woman was her mother.

Her mother was really disappointed with Lisa. She couldn't bear it. Lisa's sentences had hurt her. The poor mother finally prayed to God, "Oh, God. I can't stand this. My daughter always humiliates me. I am so disappointed with her. Please give her punishment." With the power of God, suddenly Lisa's body turned into a stone. Lisa cried and asked for a help, "Please

forgive me, Mom ... please help me.

But, it was too late. All of Lisa's body had turned into a stone.

Although all of Lisa's body had turned into a stone, people could see that the stone was crying. The people called the stone 'The Crying Stone'.

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Crows and Snake

2014-03-22T16:55:00.002+07:00

A pair of crows had made their nest on a big tree. Each time the mother crow laid eggs and hatched them, a cruel snake that lived at the hollow at the bottom of the tree trunk would come out. Then, he would eat up the young ones. The crow couple felt sad at the loss of their young ones.

One day the mother crow saw the snake approaching her nest. She cawed loudly for help as she saw the snake nearing her young ones. She tried to chase away the snake, but all was in vain. The snake ate up all the young crows and the unhatched eggs.

The mother crow mourned for this great loss. She cried her heart out. The other crows joined her sorrow.

An old and wise crow thought deeply and replied, "Don't worry, I have a plan. Tomorrow many ladies from the royal family will come to the river for a dip. They will keep all their precious jewellery and clothes aside before they get into the river for a swim. Their belongings would be watched from a distance by some royal guards. When you get a chance, you must pick a piece of precious jewellery and fly off. The others should make a lot of noise to attract attention of the guards. Once you are noticed flying away with the jewellery, you should quickly fly to the tree and drop the precious jewellery in the snake's hollow. They will try to reclaim the precious jewellery from the snake's hollow. Thus the snake would surely die at their hands."

The crows agreed to the plan and the next morning mother crow flew to river. She saw some ladies swimming in the river and their jewellery lying aside.

The mother crow did as the old crow had advised, and all the plans succeeded. She dropped the jewellery in the snake hollow. The guards beat the cruel snake with their spears until he died and retrieved the necklace from the hollow.

The crow couple was overjoyed at the snake's death. They thanked the old crow profusely. There was no one to disturb their happy life from then on.

The Indians of the Enchanted Valley

2014-03-06T06:24:00.001+07:00

One autumn, in the valley, a great fire broke out and raged so violently that the Indians of the tribe could not extinguish it. In desperation, they sent a request for help to Man of Ice, a great man of magic who lived in the north. Man of Ice did not answer with a prayer. Instead, he simply removed his crown of feathers from his head, undid his long braids and shook his thick hair. The amazed messengers noticed an unexpected breeze blow across his face. He shook his hair again and it began to rain: the; the rain changed to hailstones and then to snow.

The messengers returned to their valley where the fire was still burning. The Indians stared helplessly at the fearful sight from the surrounding hills. They knew what the messengers had seen but were afraid that their request had been made in vain.

A few days later, a strong wind blew up, but it served only to fan the flames still further. The rain which followed only caused damp clouds of vapour to form: but then the hail, which drove the Indians to find shelter far off put out the flames and, finally, snow fell and covered even the ashes. Slowly the snow melted and when, at the start of spring, the Indians returned to their home, they discovered a beautiful lake where the fire had raged.

The pirates of Rhio

2014-03-02T15:25:00.000+07:00

The Rhio Islands are a group of small islands thirty miles south of Singapore. Over a hundred years ago, a gang of pirates from Borneo decided to hide there. Their chief was called Kerbau Hitain, or Black Buffalo. He had a very dark skin and was very big.

"It's not easy to land," Kerbau Hitam said to his men. "The Raja of Rhio is very strict and he has a lot of men to help him. Let's disguise ourselves as traders from Johore."

"Excellent! Excellent!" said his assistants.

The next morning, the pirate ship approached the shore. The Raja was waiting for them. "Where do you come from?" he called out.

"We are traders from Johore," Kerbau Hitam replied. "We have some batek cloth and lace we'd like to sell."

The Raja had a pretty daughter called Normah, who was looking for some cloth to make a wedding dress. She was going to get married next month.

"All right," said the Raja. "You can land."

Tlie pirates landed with their weapons hidden under their shirts. Ina flash, they seized the Raja and held a dagger at his throat.

Kerbau Hitam called out to the villagers who were watching, "if any of you try to move we'll kill the Raja."

He ordered all of them to be locked tip in a store near the Raja's house. The Raja was bound and gagged and taken back to his house. His daughter Normah tried to run away from the back of the house but she was easily caught by Kerbau Hitam's men. Kerbau Hitam grabbed her by the throat. "I'm looking for a wife," he said. "Would you like to marry me?" She screamed so loudly that Kerbau Hitam ordered her to be gagged. "Shut her up with her father„' he ordered, "She'll soon change her mind after she's had nothing but rice and water for a few days."

But the pirates did not know that Rahim, Normah's husband-to-be, had been mending some fishing nets near the harbour when they had landed. He had seen everything that had happened.

Without waiting a minute longer, he jumped into his boat and sailed for Singapore. He decided that he could do nothing himself and that it would be best to go to Singapore for help. Fortunately, the pirates were so busy that they did not see him.

Rahim landed at Tanjong Rhu. Soon he was surrounded by a group of fishermen. "You'd better come with us straight away to see the Temenggong, who is the chief of the island," they said.

When the Temenggong heard his report, he said, "It's terrible. The pirates must be stopped. I think I shall ask one of our Chinese friends to help us." He sent for the Chinese headman, and discussed a plan with him.

Before dawn the next morning, a Chinese junk left Singapore for Rhio. The Temenggong and Rahim were on board dressed as Chinese, together with the Chinese headman and about twenty other Chinese.

Soon they arrived at Rhio. The Chinese headman shouted out to the pirates who were guarding the beach, "Can I speak to the Raja?"

Kerbau Hitam came forward. "I am the Raja," he said. "What do you want?"

"We're on our way to Singapore. One of my officers died at sea. He begged us riot to bury him at sea as he wanted to be buried near a famous Chinese temple on this island. Don't worry about money. We have plenty of gold on board. If you can allow us to land, I shall give you a big reward. "

Kerbau Hitam answered, "Oh, all right. But you must come ashore with all your sailors. My men will guard your ship and the gold."

The Chinese headman rowed ashore ⁱⁿa boat with the Temenggong, Rahim, ten of his men, and a coffin. When they reached the shore, they carried the coffin on their shoulders an(] walked towards the Chinese temple.

"Stop!" shouted Kerbau Hitam. "Are you carrying any arms?"

"We are merchants," said the Chinese headman. But Kerbau Hitam ordered them to be searched. Not a weapon was found.

Kerbau Hitam and a large band of pirates jumped into a boat and rowed out to the Chinese junk. They did not know that the rest of the Chinese were still hiding on the junk waiting for them to come. Before Kerbau Hitam and his men knew what had happened, they were seized by the Chinese and shut up in the hold of the junk.

By this time, the funeral procession had reached the Chinese temple. The coffin was put on the ground. "Now!" shouted the Temenggong. The Chinese opened the coffin and armed themselves with the guns, swords and knives which they had hidden inside.

They ran to the Raja's house, led by the Temenggong and Rahim, where the remaining pirates were easily captured after a short fight.

"Praise be to God that you came in time," said the Raja. "They were just going to kill me and my daughter."

Rahim rescued Normah. He then set free the villagers who had been locked up^, in the store at the back of the Raja's house. Rahim and Normah decided to get married immediately. The Raja thanked the Temenggong and the Chinese for saving his life. He invited them all to a big feast.

The next morning, the Temenggong and the Chinese sailed back to Singapore with the pirates. Later, Kerbau Hitam and his gang of pirates were tried and hanged

The magician of Sarawak

2014-02-25T06:36:00.001+07:00

In Sarawak, long, long ago, there were two Dayaks called Simpurai and Laja. One day, they were bathing in a stream. They left their clothes on the bank. They did not know that another man, Apai Aloi, was watching them from behind a tree. When they were not looking, he ran out and stole their clothes. He hid them under some bushes.

When Simpurai and Laja had finished their bath, they were surprised to find that their clothes were missing.

"Who could have taken them?" Simpurai asked. "Listen! Who's that coming?"

It was Apai Aloi. He stopped when he saw them. "Well, well, what's the trouble?"

The two young men told him that they had lost their clothes.

"Leave it to me," Apai Aloi said' "I can find them for you. Didn't you know that I am a magician? If I think about it tonight before I sleep, I'm sure I shall be able to see _in a dream where your clothes are."

They all went home to Apai Aloi's house where they stayed the night. Next morning, Apai Aloi told Simpurai and Laja to follow him. He pointed to the bushes behind which he had hidden their clothes. 'That's where your clothes are," he said. "I saw them there in my dream last night."

Simpurai and Laja were very impressed. "You're really a remarkable magician," they said. "You must let us give you something in return."

Apai Aloi shrugged. "I'm not very interested in money," he said.

"Then let's give you ajar"' the young man said. "It's a very valuable old Chinese jar." (To this day, old jars of this kind are very valuable in Sarawak.) They gave him a jar worth nearly two hundred dollars.

Apai Aloi danced all the way home with it. He showed it proudly to his wife and family. Soon all his neighbours beard about it and he became famous as a magician.

Before long, a man of another village lost his diamond ring. Apai Aloi was called in to find it for him. When he arrived at the village, some men asked to speak to him privately.

“We know that you're a clever man so before you find out for yourself we'd like to tell you that we found the ring on the road where it had been dropped. What shall we do?"

"You'd better hand it over to me."

Apai Aloi then hid the ring in a well opposite the house of the man who had lost it.

That night, the man gave him a big dinner which all the villagers attended. The celebrations went on until late at night.

When Apai Aloi got up the next morning, he cried out. "I know where the ring is! It's in the well in front of your house. I saw it in a dream last night."

Then the owner of the ring ran to the well and looked down inside it. He could see his diamond ring twinkling like a star in the water. He dived into the water and brought it out.

"You're really the best magician in Sarawak," he said. "Please let me know what your fee is."

"My usual fee is a jar," replied Apai Aloi.

And then a very old man came up to him. The old man looked at him for a long time. He then said, slowly and clearly, "If you tell lies, God will punish you."

"I don't know what you mean," Apai Aloi answered. He hurried home but the old man shouted after him, "You'd better run. Your enemies are following you." Apai Aloi ran as hard as he could but lie tripped over a root. The jar was broken.

When he reached his house, he covered his head with a blanket. His wife asked him what was the matter.

"I was given a very large jar but an old man told me that my enemies were chasing me. So I ran and fell over and broke the jar. I'm going to sue the old man in front of the king tomorrow. "

When the king heard the case the next day, Apai Aloi said, "Your Majesty, I am a professional magician. I was asked to attend an important case. My fee was a jar. As I was going home afterwards, the old man told me that my enemies were chasing me. I believed biro, so I ran as fast as I could. Then I fell down and broke the jar. When I turned round, there was no one following me."

The king asked the old man what he wanted to say.

"Yes, Your Majesty, what Apai Aloi says is true. I admit that I deceived him. But I wanted to teach him a good lesson and do to him what he did to others. He is not a magician. I saw him hide the diamond ring in the well. And the men who handed over the ring to him saw him do so too."

The king asked the men who had given the ring to Apai Aloi. They agreed that what the old man had said was correct.

The king stood up. "I dismiss the case," he said to Apai Aloi. "If you tell lies and deceive people, you must be ready to face the consequences."