1.
The Tiger Who Would Be King
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One morning the tiger woke up in the jungle and told his mate that he was
king of beasts.
"Leo, the lion, is king of beasts," she said.
"We need a change," said the tiger. "The creatures are crying
for a change."
The tigress listened but she could hear no crying, except that of her cubs.
"I'll be king of beasts by the time the moon rises," said the
tiger. "It will be a yellow moon with black stripes, in my honour."
"Oh sure," said the tigress as she went to look after her young,
one of whom, a male, very like his father, had got an imaginary thorn in his
paw.
The tiger prowled through the jungle till he came to the lion's den.
"Come out," he roared," and greet the king of beasts! The king
is dead, long live the king!"
Inside the den, the lioness woke her mate. "The king is here to see
you," she said.
"What king?" he inquired, sleepily.
"The king of beasts," she said.
"I am the king of beasts," roared Leo and he charged out of the den
to defend his crown against the pretender.
It was a terrible fight and it lasted until the setting of the sun. All the
animals of the jungle joined in, some taking the side of the tiger and others
the side of the lion. Every creature from the aardvark to the zebra took part
in the struggle to overthrow the lion or to repulse the tiger, and some did
not knot know which they were fighting for, and some fought for both, and
some fought whoever was nearest and some fought for the sake of fighting.
"What are we fighting for?" someone asked the aardvark.
"The old order," said the aardvark.
"What are we dying for?" someone asked the zebra.
"The new order," said the zebra.
When the moon rose, fevered and gibbous, it shone upon a jungle in which
nothing stirred except a macaw and a cockatoo, screaming in horror. All the
beasts were dead except the tiger, and his days were numbered and his time
was ticking away. He was monarch of all he surveyed, but it didn't seem to
mean anything.
2. The Fox and the Crow
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A crow, perched in a tree
with a piece of cheese in his beak, attracted the eye and nose of a fox.
"If you can sing as prettily as you sit," said the fox, "then
you are the prettiest singer within my scent and sight." The fox had read
somewhere, and somewhere, and somewhere else, that praising the voice of a crow
with a cheese in his beak would make him drop the cheese and sing. But this is
not what happened to this particular crow in this particular case.
"They say you are sly and they say you are crazy," said the crow,
having carefully removed the cheese from his beak with the claws of one foot,
"but you must be nearsighted as well. Warblers wear gay hats and colored
jackets and bright vest, and they are a dollar a hundred. I wear black and I am
unique.
"I am sure you are," said the fox, who was neither crazy nor
nearsighted, but sly. "I recognize you, now that I look more closely, as
the most famed and talented of all birds, and I fain would hear you tell about
yourself, but I am hungry and must go."
"Tarry awhile," said the crow quickly, "and share my lunch with
me." Whereupon he tossed the cunning fox the lion's share of the cheese,
and began to tell about himself. "A ship that sails without a crow's nest
sails to doom," he said. "Bars may come and bars may go, but crow
bars last forever. I am the pioneer of flight, I am the map maker. Last, but
never least, my flight is known to scientists and engineers, geometricians, and
scholar, as the shortest distance between two points. Any two points," he
concluded arrogantly.
"Oh, every two points, I am sure," said the fox. "And thank you
for the lion's share of what I know you could not spare." And with this he
trotted away into the woods, his appetite appeased, leaving the hungry crow
perched forlornly in the tree.
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3. The Wolf and the Dog
Once there was a wolf who was nearly dead with hunger. He was very thin, so
that the outline of his bones could be seen clearly beneath his thinning coat
of hair. With hardly enough energy to walk, the wolf had little hope of
finding food. As he lay beneath a large tree, a dog out for a walk noticed
him. Seeing how thin and hungry-looking the wolf was, the dog felt sorry for
him and said, "You are in terrible shape! You look as if you haven't
eaten for many days."
"You're right," said the wolf. "I haven't eaten because you
and your friends are doing such a good job of guarding the sheep. Now I am so
weak that I have little hope of finding food. I think I will surely
die."
Then why not join us? Asked the dog. "I work regularly and I eat
regularly. You could do the same. I will arrange it. You can help me and the
other dogs guard the sheep. In that way, we won't have to worry about your
stealing the sheep any more and you won't have to worry about going hungry
any more. It's a good deal for both of us."
The wolf thought it over for a few minutes and then decided that the dog was
right. So they went off together toward the ranch house where the dog lived.
But, as they were walking, the wolf noticed that the hair on a certain part
of the dog's neck was very thin. He was curious about this, for the dog had
such a beautiful coat every where else. Finally, he asked the dog about it.
"Oh, don't worry about that," said the dog. "It's the place
where the collar rubs on my neck when my master chains me up at night."
"Chained up!" cried the wolf, "Do you mean that you are
chained up at night? If I come to live with you, will I be chained up at
night too?"
That's right," answered the dog. "But, You'll get used to it soon
enough. I hardly think about it anymore."
"But, if I am chained up, then I won't be able to walk when I want to
take a walk or to run where I want to run," the wolf said. "If I
come to live with you, I won't be free anymore." After saying this, the
wolf turned and ran away.
"The dog called after the wolf, saying, "Wait! Come back! I may not
be able to do everything I want to do, but I'm healthy, well-fed, and I have
a warm place to sleep. You are too worried about keeping alive to enjoy life.
I'm more free than you are."
4. The Fox and The Cat
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One day a cat and a fox were having a
conversation. The fox, who was a conceited creature, boasted how clever she
was. 'Why, I know at least a hundred tricks to get away from our mutual
enemies, the dogs,' she said.
'I know only one trick to get away from dogs,' said the cat. 'You should
teach me some of yours!'
'Well, maybe some day, when I have the time, I may teach you a few of the
simpler ones,' replied the fox airily.
Just then they heard the barking of a pack of dogs in the distance. The
barking grew louder and louder - the dogs were coming in their direction! At
once the cat ran to the nearest tree and climbed into its branches, well out
of reach of any dog. 'This is the trick I told you about, the only one I
know,' she called down to the fox. 'Which one of your hundred tricks are you
going to use?'
The fox sat silently under the tree, wondering which trick she should use.
Before she could make up her mind, the dogs arrived. They fell upon the fox
and tore her to pieces.
A single plan that works is better than a hundred doubtful plans.
5. The Lion and The Mouse
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Once, as a lion lay sleeping
in his den, a naughty little mouse ran up his tail, and onto his back and up
his mane and danced and jumped on his head, so that the lion woke up.
lion angry and mouseThe lion grabbed the mouse and, holding him in his large
claws, roared in anger. 'How dare you wake me up! Don't you know that I am King
of the Beasts? Anyone who disturbs my rest deserves to die! I shall kill you and
eat you!'
The terrified mouse, shaking and trembling, begged the lion to let him go.
'Please don't eat me Your Majesty! I did not mean to wake you, it was a
mistake. I was only playing. Please let me go - and I promise I will be your
friend forever. Who knows but one day I could save your life?'
The lion looked at the tiny mouse and laughed. 'You save my life? What an
absurd idea!' he said scornfully. 'But you have made me laugh, and put me into
a good mood again, so I shall let you go.' And the lion opened his claws and
let the mouse go free.
'Oh thank you, your majesty,' squeaked the mouse, and scurried away as fast as
he could.
A few days later the lion was caught in a hunter's snare. Struggle as he might,
he couldn't break free and became even more entangled in the net of ropes. He
let out a roar of anger that shook the forest. Every animal heard it, including
the tiny mouse.
6. The Ugly Duckling
One upon time, a mother duck
sat on her eggs. She felt tired of sitting on them. She just wished the eggs
would break out.
Several days later, she got her wish. The eggs
cracked and some cute little ducklings appeared. "Peep, peep" the
little ducklings cried. "Quack, quack" their mother greeted in
return.
However the largest egg had not cracked. The mother
duck sat on it for several days. Finally, it cracked and a huge ugly duckling
waddled out. The mother duck looked at him in surprise. He was so big and very
gray. He didn't look like the others at all. He was like a turkey
When the mother duck brought the children to the
pond for their first swimming lesson. The huge grey duckling splashed and
paddled about just as nicely as the other ducklings did. "That is not a
turkey chick. He is my very own son and quite handsome" the mother said
proudly
However, the other animals didn't agree. They
hissed and made fun of him day by day. Even his own sisters and brothers were
very unkind. "You are very ugly" they quacked.
The little poor duckling was very unhappy.
"I wish I looked like them" he thought to himself. One day, the ugly
duckling run away and hid in the bushes. The sad duckling lived alone through
the cold and snow winter. Finally the spring flowers began to bloom. While he
was swimming in the pond, he saw three large white swans swimming toward him. "Oh,
dear. these beautiful birds will laugh and peck me too" he said to
himself. But the swans did not attack him. Instead, they swam around him and
stroked him with their bills. As the ugly duckling bent his neck to speak to
them, he saw his reflection in the water. He could not believe his eyes.
"I am not an ugly duckling but a beautiful swam" he exclaimed.
He was very happy. From that day on, he swam and
played with his new friends and was happier than he had never been.
7.
Love Story "Naruto and Hinata"
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kalau yang ini merupakan salah satu contoh narasi pendek bahasa inggris terbaru
2012 yang keren karena berkisah tentang cinta serial animasi terbaru NARUTO
Naruto was walking alone in the Konoha
village, he saw Hinata and waved to her. Fortunately
Hinata turned around and walked over to him.
"Hey, Hinata, would you like to take a walk
with me?" Naruto asked smilingly but Hinata blushed and looked down, quiet
for a second.
"Hm? What's wrong?" Naruto ask looking
at her.
"Oh! Um nothing Naruto kun. I... I love
to.. walk with with you." Hinata said shyly.
Naruto placed his hands behind his head and
smiled. Hinata walked by him as the two were silent for a moment. "Hinata,
why are you so quiet all the time?" Naruto broke the silent.
Hinata didnt answer, then hesitated,
"....I.... I've... always... been... that way." She said softly.
"I see. You need to talk more-- how am I
supposed to know more about you, if you don't talk. You're always acting weird
around me." Naruto pointed out.
Hinata looked at him shyly then looked down
looking ashamed. "S.......sorry. I--"
"Hm?" Naruto replied not opening his
mouth.
"I..... I l--li.....like y.. you!" She
said finally committing her feelings. Her face blushed a deep red.
Naruto stopped walking. He didn't know what to
say. Silence took ove the moment.
Tears filled in Hinata's eyes
"S-sorry!" She said in a quiet tone as she took off running, ashamed.
Tears flew from her eyes as she ran passed.
Naruto ran after her. But Hinata ran fast.
Suddenly She tripped on a tree stump. Her face implanted in the dirt, as her
hands clenched the grass and dirt. She sobbed quietly.
Naruto finally caught up to her. He crouched
down, placed his hand, shaking on Hinatas shoulder. "Hinata... do... do
you really like me?" He asked in his quiet tone.
Under her muffled crying voice, Hinata answered,
"y...yes..."
Naruto didn't answer for a moment, then he
replied, "Well... I have...feelings for you too.... I like you,
Hinata"
8. The Myth of Malin Kundang
A long time ago, in a small village near the
beach in West Sumatra, a woman and her son lived. They were Malin Kundang and
her mother. Her mother was a single parent because Malin Kundang's father had
passed away when he was a baby. Malin Kundang had to live hard with his mother.
Malin Kundang was a healthy, dilligent, and
strong boy. He usually went to sea to catch fish. After getting fish he would
bring it to his mother, or sold the caught fish in the town.
One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw
a merchant's ship which was being raided by a small band of pirates. He helped
the merchant. With his brave and power, Malin Kundang defeated the pirates. The
merchant was so happy and thanked to him. In return the merchant asked Malin
Kundang to sail with him. To get a better life, Malin Kundang agreed. He left
his mother alone.
Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy.
He had a huge ship and was helped by many ship crews loading trading goods.
Perfectly he had a beautiful wife too. When he was sailing his trading journey,
his ship landed on a beach near a small village. The villagers recognized him.
The news ran fast in the town; “Malin Kundang has become rich and now he is
here”.
An old woman ran to the beach to meet the new
rich merchant. She was Malin Kundang’s mother. She wanted to hug him, released
her sadness of being lonely after so long time. Unfortunately, when the mother
came, Malin Kundang who was in front of his well dressed wife and his ship
crews denied meeting that old lonely woman. For three times her mother begged
Malin Kundang and for three times he yelled at her. At last Malin Kundang said
to her "Enough, old woman! I have never had a mother like you, a dirty and
ugly woman!" After that he ordered his crews to set sail. He would leave
the old mother again but in that time she was full of both sadness and
angriness.
Finally, enraged, she cursed Malin Kundang that
he would turn into a stone if he didn't apologize. Malin Kundang just laughed
and really set sail. In the quiet sea, suddenly a thunderstorm came. His huge
ship was wrecked and it was too late for Malin Kundang to apologize. He was
thrown by the wave out of his ship. He fell on a small island. It was really
too late for him to avoid his curse. Suddenly, he turned into a stone.
