Why the Crab has no Head

A very long time ago, before man came along to upset the natural balance, all animals lived
together peacefully. But in those days, none of the animals had heads of their own, except the
elephant, who was the King of the animals. He had a large collection of heads in all shapes
and sizes, which he kept stored in a large cave. Every time an animal wished to leave the
village compound to go out into the field or the bush, he would go to the elephant first and
ask to borrow ahead. On his return to the animal village, the head would be returned to the
king’s store. This worked very well for a time. The only problem was that there were not
quite enough heads for all the animals. There always seemed to be one short, so at least one
of the animals always had to stay behind in the village.
Eventually, some of the animals became dissatisfied that every time they wanted to go out,
they had to waste time to collect ahead and then return it again. The King agreed to have a
meeting and it was decided that each animal should be given its own head to keep for all
time. The King started making all the arrangements, assisted by his secretary, the crab, and
when all was ready and all the heads were lined up in the village square, he sent out the
cockerel, who had been given a head for this purpose, to announce that all animals should
come to the square so that the King could give them ahead.
The cockerel went round the whole of the village and everybody who heard the message
rushed to the square. When he thought e had informed everybody and was just making his
way back to the square, the cockerel spotted the crab, without his head, meandering down a
track on his way to the river bank. The cockerel advised him to make his way back to the
square quickly, but crab just shrugged. “I am the secretary of the King”, he said, “the King
will keep ahead for me, I am sure of it. I need to have a quick bath. I will see you bye and
bye”. And he sauntered on his way.
At the village square where all the other animals had gathered, the elephant started giving out
heads. He tried to make sure that each animal received a head that suited it. So the
hippopotamus got a very large, fat head; the rhinoceros got ahead with fierce looking eyes;
the giraffe got a long head to go with his long neck. Nobody liked the hyena very much, so he
got the ugliest head there was, but the antelope, who all thought was the most graceful of the
animals, got the most beautiful head. This went on all morning until all the animals had their
own head. Just as the King thanked the cockerel for his work, and was about to return to his
palace, the crab came sauntering back. “Where have you been hiding out”, asked the King.
“I’m afraid all the heads have been given out, and there is not a single one left for you!”
However much the crab protested, there was nothing to be done, and that is the reason why to
this day the crab goes through life without a head.

Terjemah

Mengapa Kepiting tidak memiliki Kepala

Sudah lama sekali, sebelum manusia datang kesal untuk menyeimbangkan keseimbangan
alami, semua binatang hidup bersama dengan damai. Tapi pada masa itu, tidak ada hewan
yang memiliki kepala mereka sendiri, kecuali gajah, yang adalah raja hewan. Dia memiliki
banyak koleksi kepala dalam berbagai bentuk dan ukuran, yang disimpannya di sebuah gua
besar. Setiap kali seekor binatang ingin meninggalkan kompleks desa untuk pergi ke ladang
atau semak-semak, dia akan pergi ke gajah terlebih dahulu dan meminta untuk terus maju.
Sekembalinya ke desa hewan, kepala akan dikembalikan ke toko raja. Ini bekerja sangat baik
untuk sementara waktu. Satu-satunya masalah adalah tidak cukup banyak kepala untuk semua
hewan. Sepertinya selalu ada yang pendek, jadi setidaknya salah satu hewan selalu harus
tinggal di belakang desa.
Akhirnya, beberapa hewan menjadi tidak puas bahwa setiap kali mereka ingin keluar, mereka
harus membuang waktu untuk mengumpulkannya dan kemudian mengembalikannya lagi.
Raja setuju untuk mengadakan pertemuan dan diputuskan bahwa masing-masing hewan harus
diberi kepalanya sendiri agar tetap bertahan lama. Raja mulai membuat semua pengaturan,
dibantu oleh sekretarisnya, kepiting, dan ketika semua sudah siap dan semua kepala berbaris
di alun-alun desa, dia mengirim ayam jantan itu, yang telah diberi kepala untuk tujuan ini,
untuk Umumkan bahwa semua hewan harus datang ke alun-alun agar Raja bisa
memberikannya ke depan.
Ayam betina itu mengelilingi seluruh desa dan semua orang yang mendengar pesan itu
bergegas ke alun-alun. Ketika dia mengira telah memberitahu semua orang dan baru saja
kembali ke alun-alun, si ayam jantan melihat kepiting itu, tanpa kepalanya, berkelok-kelok
menyusuri jalan setapak menuju bank tepi sungai. Si ayam betina menasihatinya agar
berjalan kembali ke alun-alun dengan cepat, tapi kepiting hanya mengangkat bahu. “Saya
adalah sekretaris Raja”, katanya, “Raja akan terus maju untuk saya, saya yakin akan hal itu.
Aku perlu mandi cepat. Aku akan melihatmu selamat tinggal dan selamat tinggal “. Dan dia
melenggang dalam perjalanan.
Di alun-alun desa tempat semua hewan lainnya berkumpul, gajah itu mulai memberikan
kepala. Dia mencoba memastikan bahwa setiap binatang menerima kepala yang sesuai
dengan itu. Jadi kuda nil memiliki kepala yang sangat besar dan gemuk; badak maju dengan
tatapan tajam; jerapah punya kepala panjang untuk pergi dengan leher panjangnya. Tidak ada
yang sangat menyukai hyena, jadi dia mendapat kepala paling jelek di sana, tapi antelop,
yang semuanya mengira binatang yang paling anggun, mendapat kepala yang paling indah.
Ini terus berlanjut sampai semua binatang memiliki kepala mereka sendiri. Sama seperti Raja
mengucapkan terima kasih pada ayam jantan atas karyanya, dan baru akan kembali ke
istananya, kepiting tersebut kembali berjalan kembali. “Dari mana kamu bersembunyi”, tanya
sang Raja. “Saya khawatir semua kepala telah diberikan, dan tidak ada satu pun yang tersisa
untuk Anda!”
Betapapun banyaknya kepiting yang memprotes, tidak ada yang bisa dilakukan, dan itulah
alasan mengapa sampai hari ini kepiting menjalani hidup tanpa kepala.

Why the Bat Flies at Night

Once upon a time, in the distant past, there was a great war between the animals who live in
the sky and those that live on the ground. Nobody now remembers how the war started or
what it was about, but it was a terrible time. Many animals on both sides were wounded or
killed, and eventually, somebody said that if they carried on like this, there would be no
animals left on the earth. So some of the sky animals and some of the ground animals had a
meeting, and as nobody could recall what they were fighting each other for, it was agreed that
a truce should be called, and peace declared.
For the sky dwellers, the heron was appointed to make the announcements, and for the
ground animals, the hare would do this job, as he was able to get around the area very
quickly. This was done the next morning, but as all the animals settled down, realizing they
could now live in peace and rebuild their lives, somebody found the body of Mr. Bat. He was
the last victim of the war and must have been killed late the previous day. All the flying
animals were very upset, and the decision to organize a big burial for their friend. But as they
were preparing his body for the funeral, one of the birds noticed that Mr. Bat had teeth in his
mouth.
How was that possible? Flying animals don’t have teeth. They called a meeting, and they
agreed that Bat can’t be one of them, as no other bird has teeth in his mouth. So they took
bat’s body to the ground animals and told them that as Mr. Bat was not a bird, it was their
responsibility to give him a decent burial.
The ground animals agreed to accept the body, but then, as they were preparing for the burial,
one of them shouted: “Wait a minute, this bat may have teeth, but he definitely also has
wings! How can he be one of us if he has wings?”
So now the ground animals had a meeting to consider the problem, and they decided that no
ground animal can have wings, so, therefore, Mr. Bat can’t be regarded as one of them. So
they too refused to bury Mr. Bat.
Poor Mr. Bat, the flying animals refused to accept him because he has teeth, and the ground
animals refused to accept him because he has wings. And that is why the bat is still flying
around every night.

Terjemah
Mengapa Kelelawar Terbang di Malam Hari

Dahulu kala, di masa lalu, ada perang besar antara binatang yang hidup di langit dan yang
hidup di tanah. Tidak ada yang ingat bagaimana perang dimulai atau apa jadinya, tapi ini
adalah saat yang mengerikan. Banyak hewan di kedua belah pihak terluka atau terbunuh, dan
akhirnya, seseorang mengatakan bahwa jika mereka terus seperti ini, tidak akan ada binatang
yang tersisa di bumi. Jadi beberapa hewan langit dan beberapa hewan darat mengadakan
pertemuan, dan karena tidak ada yang ingat apa yang mereka perjuangkan, disepakati bahwa
sebuah gencatan senjata harus dipanggil, dan perdamaian diumumkan.
Bagi penghuni langit, sang bangsawan ditunjuk untuk membuat pengumuman, dan untuk
hewan darat, si kelinci akan melakukan pekerjaan ini, karena ia bisa berkeliling daerah itu
dengan sangat cepat. Ini dilakukan keesokan paginya, tapi karena semua hewan tenang,
menyadari bahwa mereka sekarang dapat hidup dalam damai dan membangun kembali
kehidupan mereka, seseorang menemukan mayat Mr. Kelelawar. Dia adalah korban terakhir
perang dan pasti terbunuh pada hari sebelumnya. Semua hewan terbang sangat kesal, dan
keputusan untuk mengatur pemakaman besar untuk teman mereka. Tapi saat mereka
mempersiapkan tubuhnya untuk pemakaman, salah satu burung melihat bahwa Mr. Kelelawar
memiliki gigi di mulutnya.
Bagaimana itu mungkin? Hewan terbang tidak memiliki gigi. Mereka memanggil rapat, dan
mereka sepakat bahwa kelelawar tidak bisa menjadi salah satu dari mereka, karena tidak ada
burung lain yang memiliki gigi di mulutnya. Jadi mereka membawa mayat kelelawar ke tanah
dan mengatakan kepada mereka bahwa karena Mr. Kelelawar bukan burung, adalah tanggung
jawab mereka untuk memberinya pemakaman yang layak.
Hewan darat setuju untuk menerima mayatnya, tapi saat mereka bersiap untuk menguburkan
mayat tersebut, salah satu dari mereka berteriak: “Tunggu sebentar, kelelawar ini mungkin
memiliki gigi, tapi pastinya juga memiliki sayap! Bagaimana dia bisa menjadi salah satu dari
kita jka dia memiliki sayap? “
Jadi sekarang hewan darat mengadakan pertemuan untuk mempertimbangkan masalah ini,
dan mereka memutuskan bahwa tidak ada hewan darat yang bisa memiliki sayap, jadi, oleh
karena itu, Mr. Kelelawar tidak dapat dianggap sebagai salah satu dari mereka. Jadi mereka
juga menolak mengubur Mr. Kelelawar.
Mr. Kelelawar yang malang, hewan-hewan terbang menolak untuk menerima dia karena dia
memiliki gigi, dan hewan darat menolak untuk menerimanya karena dia memiliki sayap. Dan
itulah sebabnya kelelawar masih terbang setiap malam.

The Woodsman And The Crane

A crane was standing in a stream, hoping to catch some fish. A huntsman was crawling
through the bushes on the riverbank and spotted the crane. He’d not caught anything that day
and carefully readied his bow and arrow. He took aim and sent an arrow flying towards the
crane. The crane heard the movement of the arrow through the air and raised her wings. Just
as she was airborne, the arrow hit her in the thigh. She squealed but was able to stay in the air
and fly away. She didn’t get very far before the pain forced her down. She landed awkwardly
in a clearing in the woods. A woodsman who’d been working there, gathering branches,
found the poor Crane. He took pity on her, and dropped his wood, and carried the crane to his
hut. There he removed the arrow and applied some herbs to help heal the wound. The
woodsman took good care of the crane, he fed her and changed her dressing every day. As
her wound healed, the crane fell in love with this kind woodsman.
Unbeknown to the woodsman, the crane happened to possess magic powers, and she was able
to turn herself into a young woman. When the woodsman came home from his work that
evening, he found the woman there, who had prepared a meal for him. The next day she went
into the village and procured a weaving loam that she placed in one of the rooms. That night
the woman explained to her husband that she’ll be weaving cloth for him to sell in the
market. That way they can earn much more money than he can possibly make from selling
wood. But she warned him that he must never come into the room when she is working, or
something really bad will happen.
Weeks and months passed. Every day the man went to the market to sell the cloth and every
evening when he arrived back home, there was a large quantity of newly woven cloth. They
were now very well off, and they had a very good life. One day the man became curious, and
he determined to see how his wife managed to produce all this very fine cloth day in day out.
He set off for the market as usual with the cloth, but once out of sight of the house, he hid the
cloth behind some trees and went back to the house. Keeping very quiet, he crept up to the
room where she worked. He could hear her working inside. He slowly opened the door and
peeked inside. To his great shock, there working at the loam was the crane he rescued!
Immediately the magic spell was broken, and the crane returned to her natural state. Because
he could not control his curiosity, the man lost his wife, and his income from selling the cloth
she used to weave.

Penebang Kayu dan Bangau

Seekor bangau berdiri di sungai, berharap menangkap ikan. Seorang pemburu merayap
di semak-semak di tepi sungai dan melihat bangau itu. Dia tidak akan menangkap apa pun
hari itu dan dengan hati-hati menyiapkan busur dan anak panahnya. Dia membidik dan
menembakkan panah ke arah bangau. Bangau itu mendengar gerakan panah di udara dan
mengepakan sayapnya. Sama seperti dia di udara, panah itu menabraknya di paha. Dia
menjerit tetapi bisa tinggal di udara dan terbang. Dia tidak terlalu jauh sebelum rasa sakit
memaksanya turun. Dia mendarat dengan canggung di tempat terbuka di hutan. Penebang
kayu yang bekerja di sana, mengumpulkan ranting, menemukan bangau yang malang. Dia
kasihan padanya, dan menjatuhkan kayu, dan membawa bangau ke gubuknya. Di sana ia
melepas anak panah dan menerapkan beberapa herbal untuk membantu menyembuhkan
lukanya. Penebang kayu itu merawat bangau itu dengan baik, dia memberinya makan dan
mengganti pakaiannya setiap hari. Saat lukanya sembuh, bangau jatuh cinta dengan penebang
kayu yang baik hati ini.
Tanpa diketahui si penebang kayu, bangau itu memiliki kekuatan sihir, dan dia bisa
mengubah dirinya menjadi wanita muda. Ketika penebang kayu pulang dari pekerjaannya
malam itu, dia menemukan wanita di sana, yang telah menyiapkan makanan untuknya.
Keesokan harinya dia pergi ke desa dan membeli kain tenun yang ditempatkannya di salah
satu ruangan. Malam itu wanita itu menjelaskan kepada suaminya bahwa dia akan menenun
kain untuk dijual di pasar. Dengan cara itu mereka dapat menghasilkan lebih banyak uang
daripada yang bisa ia hasilkan dari menjual kayu. Tetapi dia memperingatkannya bahwa dia
tidak boleh masuk ke ruangan ketika dia sedang bekerja, atau sesuatu yang sangat buruk akan
terjadi.
Minggu dan bulan berlalu. Setiap hari pria itu pergi ke pasar untuk menjual kain dan
setiap malam ketika dia tiba kembali ke rumah, ada sejumlah besar kain tenun baru. Mereka
sekarang sangat kaya, dan mereka memiliki kehidupan yang sangat baik. Suatu hari, lelaki itu
menjadi penasaran, dan dia memutuskan untuk melihat bagaimana istrinya berhasil
menghasilkan semua pakaian yang sangat bagus ini setiap hari. Dia pergi ke pasar seperti
biasa dengan kain itu, tetapi begitu tidak terlihat di rumah, dia menyembunyikan kain di
belakang beberapa pohon dan kembali ke rumah. Tetap diam, dia merangkak naik ke kamar
tempat dia bekerja. Dia bisa mendengarnya bekerja di dalam. Dia perlahan membuka pintu
dan mengintip ke dalam. Yang sangat mengejutkan, yang bekerja di kamar itu adalah bangau
yang dia selamatkan! Segera mantra sihir itu rusak, dan bangau itu kembali ke keadaan
alamiahnya. Karena dia tidak bisa mengendalikan rasa ingin tahunya, pria itu kehilangan
istrinya, dan penghasilannya dari menjual kain yang dia gunakan untuk menenun.
 Why Spider has a bald head
Mr. Spider, who is popularly known as Ananse, is renowned to be a man of tricks. Have you
ever asked yourself why he is bald? This is the story of how this came about.
One afternoon, after Mr spider had enjoyed his lunch, he sat down in his yard to relax. His
lunch had been particularly nice, so soon enough he snoozed off into a slumber, and sat there
snoring: nrrrroorrroogh! nrrrroorrrroogh! nrrroorrrooogh!
Suddenly there was the sound of someone knocking on the door, and this woke him up. Mr.
Spider opened the door, and there he saw Nana Petra. Spider said: “Eeh, Nana Petra, you are
welcome! It’s a long time since you called to see me.” He took his visitor into the house and
offered him everything he needed as a visitor. Mr. Spider asked Nana Petra: “My brother,
may I know your intention of coming here at this crucial hour?”
Nana Petra paused for some time, then spoke solemnly: “HmHmHm, it is sad news I bring
you, brother spider.” Hearing this Mr. Spider was confused and asked: “What is this sad news
that you bring Nana Petra?”
Nana Petra continued: “Your majesty, Mr. Spider, I am very sorry to announce to you the
death of my father, Eja Mimou.” Now as Nana Petra was Ananse’s brother-in-law, this made
Eja Mimou his father-in-law. When Ananse heard the news, he could hardly believe it. So he
asked his brother again: “Nana Petra, are you joking or are you serious?” Nana Petra assured
him that he was not joking, and eventually, Ananse understood that his dear father-in-law was
no more.
Before Nana Petra left again, he told Ananse that the funeral and the rites would be held three
days later in the residence of his late father-in-law. After Nana Petra left, Ananse went to see
his close friend, Mr. Dog and told him he would very much like him to accompany him to the
funeral and last rites of his departed father-in-law. Mr. Dog agreed. When it was time to go to
the funeral Mr. Spider told his friend Mr. Dog he should carry along his guitar, so they could
play some mournful tunes at the funeral ground. They slowly made their way to the house
where the funeral was taking place. Mr. Spider had dressed in some very expensive cloth and
put on a large dark hat to show his respect for the deceased.
When the friends arrived everybody was very excited, in spite of the fact that there had been
a bereavement because Mr. Spider was such a well known and great personality. They were
very happy to see him there, and he was offered one of the best seats in the house. Shortly
after, Mr. Spider asked the people to excuse him and went into the kitchen, where he found a
large pot of beans on the fire. Mr. Spider removed his hat and dished a large quantity of the
beans into the hat, which he then put back on his head, even though the hot beans made him
squint. When he came back to his seat, he and his friend Mr. Dog were offered food. Mr. Dog
ate all the food given him, but Mr. Spider refused to eat. He explained: “I can never eat since
I am so bereaved because my great father-in-law is no longer alive.” Mr. Spider insisted that
he would not touch any of the food. The people tried and tried and tried several times over to
convince him, but all their efforts came to nothing and he steadfastly refused.
After some few hours, Mr. Spider said to the people that he would have to leave, as there was
another ceremony going on in the house of his own father where he also had to attend. The
people once again tried to persuade him to eat something before departing, but again he
steadfastly refused.
While Mr. Spider had been talking to the people, he had been nodding his head. He didn’t
want to nod his head, but he couldn’t help it, the movement was forced on him by the heat of
the beans inside his hat. Some of the people noticed that he was nodding his head rather a lot,
and one of them asked: “Dear Mr. Spider, Sir, why are you nodding your head so much?” He
answered in a loud voice: “When it’s hot like this, don’t you all shake your head?”
After that Mr. Spider and his friend, Mr. Dog departed from the funeral ground. On their way
home Ananse could not sustain the suffering the hot beans were causing to his poor head. The
heat was just getting too much! He finally had no choice: with a great scream, he removed his
large black hat and the beans spilled out all over the street. Some people who had been
walking along stopped to gaze at him, and others came out of their houses, attracted by the
commotion. One said: “This man, he is a foolish man!”
Another said: “He is not normal! What normal person would carry beans inside his hat and
cover his head with it?”
Then Mr. Dog said to his friend: “My dear Spider, whatever happened to your beautiful
hair?” Mr. Spider touched his head and noticed that all his hair had disappeared. The beans
had been so hot that they burned off all his hair, and from that moment onwards Mr. Spider
and all his offspring went around with a bald head.

Mengapa Laba-laba Memiliki Kepala Botak

Tuan Laba-laba, yang dikenal sebagai Ananse, terkenal sebagai orang yang penuh tipu daya.
Pernahkah Anda bertanya pada diri sendiri mengapa dia botak? Ini adalah kisah tentang
bagaimana ini terjadi.
Suatu sore, setelah Tuan Laba-laba menikmati makan siangnya, dia duduk di halaman untuk
bersantai. Makan siangnya sangat bagus, begitu cepat dia tertidur, dan duduk di sana
mendengkur: nrrrroorrroogh! nrrrroorrrroogh! nrrroorrrooogh!
Tiba-tiba ada suara seseorang mengetuk pintu, dan ini membangunkannya. Tuan Laba-laba
membuka pintu, dan di sana dia melihat Nana Petra. Tuan Laba-laba berkata: “Eeh, Nana
Petra, silahkan masuk! Sudah lama sejak Anda dipanggil untuk melihat saya. ”Dia membawa
tamunya ke dalam rumah dan menawarkan semua yang dia butuhkan sebagai pengunjung.
Tuan Laba-laba bertanya pada Nana Petra: “Saudaraku, bolehkah saya tahu niat Anda untuk
datang ke sini pada jam yang sangat penting ini?”
Nana Petra berhenti sejenak, lalu berbicara dengan sungguh-sungguh: “HmHmHm, ini adalah
berita sedih yang aku bawakan padamu, saudara laki-laki laba-laba.” Mendengar Tuan Laba-
laba ini bingung dan bertanya: “Apa berita sedih yang kamu bawa Nana Petra?”
Nana Petra melanjutkan: “Yang Mulia, Tuan Laba-laba, saya sangat menyesal untuk
mengumumkan kepada Anda kematian ayah saya, Eja Mimou.” Sekarang sebagai Nana Petra
adalah saudara ipar Ananse, ini membuat Eja Mimou, ayah mertua. Ketika Ananse
mendengar berita itu, dia hampir tidak bisa mempercayainya. Jadi dia bertanya kepada
saudaranya lagi: “Nana Petra, apakah kamu bercanda atau kamu serius?” Nana Petra
meyakinkannya bahwa dia tidak bercanda, dan akhirnya, Ananse mengerti bahwa ayah
mertuanya yang tercinta tidak ada lagi.
Sebelum Nana Petra pergi lagi, dia memberi tahu Ananse bahwa upacara pemakaman dan
ritus akan diadakan tiga hari kemudian di kediaman mendiang ayah mertuanya. Setelah Nana
Petra pergi, Ananse pergi menemui teman dekatnya, Tuan Anjing dan mengatakan kepadanya
bahwa dia sangat ingin menemaninya ke upacara pemakaman dan terakhir dari ayah
mertuanya yang telah meninggal. Tuan Anjing setuju. Ketika tiba waktunya untuk pergi ke
pemakaman, Tuan Laba-laba memberi tahu temannya, Tuan Anjing, dia harus membawa
gitarnya, agar mereka bisa memainkan lagu-lagu sedih di tempat pemakaman. Mereka
perlahan-lahan berjalan ke rumah tempat pemakaman berlangsung. Tuan Laba-laba telah
mengenakan pakaian yang sangat mahal dan mengenakan topi hitam besar untuk
menunjukkan rasa hormatnya kepada almarhum.
Ketika teman-teman tiba, semua orang sangat bersemangat, terlepas dari kenyataan bahwa
telah terjadi keributan karena Tuan Laba-laba memiliki kepribadian yang terkenal dan hebat.
Mereka sangat senang melihatnya di sana, dan dia ditawari salah satu kursi terbaik di rumah.
Tak lama setelah itu, Tuan Laba-laba meminta orang-orang untuk memaafkannya dan pergi
ke dapur, di mana dia menemukan panci besar kacang di atas api. Tuan Laba-laba melepas
topinya dan memasukkan banyak kacang ke dalam topi, yang kemudian dia taruh kembali di
kepalanya, meskipun kacang panas membuatnya juling. Ketika dia kembali ke tempat
duduknya, dia dan temannya Tuan Anjing ditawari makanan. Tuan Anjing memakan semua
makanan yang diberikan kepadanya, tetapi Tuan Laba-laba menolak untuk makan. Dia
menjelaskan: “Saya tidak pernah bisa makan karena saya sangat berduka karena ayah
mertuaku yang hebat tidak lagi hidup.” Tuan Laba-laba bersikeras bahwa dia tidak akan
menyentuh makanan apa pun. Orang-orang mencoba dan mencoba dan mencoba beberapa
kali untuk meyakinkannya, tetapi semua upaya mereka sia-sia dan dia dengan tegas menolak.
Setelah beberapa jam, Tuan Laba-laba berkata kepada orang-orang bahwa dia harus pergi,
karena ada upacara lain yang terjadi di rumah ayahnya sendiri di mana dia juga harus hadir.
Orang-orang sekali lagi mencoba membujuknya untuk makan sesuatu sebelum berangkat,
tetapi sekali lagi dia dengan tegas menolak.
Sementara Tuan Laba-laba berbicara dengan orang-orang, dia menganggukkan kepalanya.
Dia tidak ingin mengangguk, tetapi dia tidak bisa menahannya, gerakan itu memaksanya
karena panasnya kacang di dalam topinya. Beberapa orang memperhatikan bahwa dia
menganggukkan kepalanya agak banyak, dan salah satu dari mereka bertanya: “Tuan Laba-
laba yang terhormat, Tuan, mengapa kamu menganggukkan kepalamu begitu banyak?” Dia
menjawab dengan suara keras: “Ketika panas seperti ini, tidakkah kalian semua
menggelengkan kepala? ”
Setelah Tuan Laba-laba dan temannya, Tuan Anjing pergi dari tempat pemakaman. Dalam
perjalanan pulang, Ananse tidak dapat menahan penderitaan karena kacang panas itu
menyebabkan kepalanya yang malang. Panasnya sungguh terlalu! Dia akhirnya tidak punya
pilihan: dengan teriakan keras, dia melepas topi hitam besarnya dan biji-biji itu tumpah ke
seluruh jalan. Beberapa orang yang telah berjalan berhenti menatapnya, dan yang lain keluar
dari rumah mereka, tertarik oleh keributan itu. Seseorang berkata: “Pria ini, dia adalah pria
yang bodoh!”
Yang lain berkata: “Dia tidak normal! Orang normal apa yang membawa kacang di dalam
topinya dan menutupi kepalanya dengan itu? ”
Lalu Tuan Anjing berkata kepada temannya, “Laba-laba tersayang, apa yang terjadi pada
rambut indahmu?” Tuan Laba-Laba menyentuh kepalanya dan memperhatikan bahwa semua
rambutnya telah lenyap. Kacang itu begitu panas hingga mereka membakar habis rambutnya,
dan sejak saat itu, Tuan Laba-laba dan semua keturunannya berkeliling dengan kepala botak.

The woman who flew to the moon

In a very distant past, much longer ago than anybody can possibly remember, ten suns lived
in the sky. This meant it was always daylight, and the surface of the earth was scorching hot.
It was truly a very uncomfortable place to live, and the people who lived here at that time
must have been exceedingly miserable.
Some gods were quite happy to accept this situation because their homes were high up in the
sky, and the excessive heat down on the earth didn’t bother them too much. Some other gods,
however, saw all the problems these ten suns caused for the people down below and started
feeling rather sorry for them. They put their old wise heads together and tried to think of a
solution, but they discovered they were not very good at finding solutions, so in the end, they
decided to offer a reward to anybody who could solve the problem of the ten suns.
Down on earth, many wise men scratched their bald heads and searched their learned brains.
None of them could work out how to get rid of the suns. Some great warriors tried to start a
war against the suns, but those suns just kept on sailing merrily through the sky, stoically
refusing to be engaged in battle. Hou Yi was a giant of a man, who was both a wise man and
a warrior. He realized something very special, something quite extraordinary, would be
required, have any chance of removing the suns. He came up with the idea of using a giant
bow and giant arrows to shoot the suns out of the sky.
He traveled all over China to select just the right type of bamboo and cane and set about
constructing the largest bow and the largest and sharpest arrows anybody had ever seen. The
bow was so large that it took two thousand ordinary men to lift it up and carry it to the top of
the highest mountain. It took another two hundred men to carry up one of the arrows and put
it in place on the bow. Fortunately, Hou Yi was not just a giant of a man, he was also
incredibly strong. A hundred men helped him pull the bowstring tight, and taking careful aim,
he shot an arrow at the nearest sun. He shot it down!
Everybody was so exhausted by the effort that they had to rest for a week before attempting
the feat again. Again, two hundred men carried one of the arrows up the mountain, and a
hundred men helped Hou Yi to pull the bowstring tight, and taking careful aim, he shot the
arrow at the nearest sun. He shot that one down as well! And after another week’s rest Hou
Yi shot down the third sun, and then one was shot down every week, until they had shot
down nine suns altogether, leaving just the one that is still there today.
As you can imagine, life on earth changed dramatically. Suddenly there was day and night,
light and dark. Rivers that had dried up flowed from the mountain tops down to the sea.
Crops grew all over the land, forests flourished. The gods were very pleased indeed, and as a
reward for Hou Yi, they set about preparing a special magic potion for him. This was the
potion of long life. When they presented it to him, the gods told Hou Yi to only drink one
drop once a year, and that each drop would extend his life by ten years. They told him that he
should only ever drink just this one drop once a year, as to take more would lead to
something very, very bad indeed happening to him. They didn’t tell him what this something
very, very bad might be, but they had sufficient trust in Hou Yi’s wisdom that he would obey
them.
Hou Yi had a wife called Chang Er, and when her husband brought home the potion, she was
mightily intrigued. Hou Yi explained the potion’s powers to her, and what the gods had told
him. He forbade her ever to touch the flask. He promised that each year, he would give her
one drop, at the same time as he took his, and this way they could look forward to a very long
and happy life together. But Chang Er was a little greedy, and more than a little impatient.
She could see no reason why she should not have more than one drop. Perhaps if she took
one or two good mouthfuls, she might live forever. Perhaps even be young forever! Just
imagine that! She determined that she would have just a few mouthfuls. But of course, she
couldn’t do anything while her husband was at home. So one day she told Hou Yi that she
wanted to bake some very special cakes to offer to the gods and to celebrate their good
fortune, and presented her husband with a list of exotic ingredients. Hou Yi mounted his
horse and went off to collect the ingredients for his wife. As soon as she was alone, Chang Er
went to the large chest where the potion was kept and took out the flask.
She took a big gulp, the taste was quite pleasant, and it made her feel quite good. That’s not
bad at all, she thought and took another big gulp, which made her feel even better. “Pah!” she
snorted, “What awful thing could possibly happen to me from taking such a pleasant drink.
I’m sure the gods only told my husband that story because they don’t want us to live forever
as they do! They’d be jealous! Haha!” She took another gulp, and she thought she started
feeling quite different from normal. Much lighter on her feet. Taking a few steps to the left,
and a few to the right, felt like hardly any effort at all, and when she looked in the mirror she
was sure she already looked about ten years younger! Fantastic, she thought, wait till my
husband sees me like this! He’ll be so proud of me! She took another big gulp, and she felt so
light that she thought the only thing that was keeping her feet on the ground was the weight
of her dress. She loved feeling so light and young, and she took another gulp. When she
jumped out of delight, she almost bumped her head on the ceiling, that’s how high she
jumped! Effortlessly!
She spread her arms and did a few dance steps, and considered how graceful her movements
were now that she was so light. She felt so light and delighted that she took several more
gulps at once. Then she noticed that she was floating! She didn’t just feel weightless, she was
lighter than the air. Ephemeral!
Ever so gracefully Chang Er floated out of the window, and up, above her house, and up,
above the tallest trees, and up, above the tallest mountains, and up, into the clouds sailing
gracefully through the sky. Up she floated, and the city beneath her got smaller and smaller,
and she just kept rising and rising, up and up. If only Hou Yi could see her now! Chang Er
tried to look down below her, and tried to change direction, flapped her arms and legs and
tried to go down again. With a shock, she realized that whatever she did, she could not go
down. She just kept going higher up into the sky. Beyond the clouds and into that vast
expanse of sky surrounding the earth. She shouted, she cried, she pleaded. She clenched her
fists and swung her legs. She kicked at nothing with her feet and she kept on rising.
Eventually, she crashed into the moon, and that’s where she still is, to this very day. Every
year the gods send her the ingredients to make some special cakes for them, which they call
mooncakes!
Terjemahan
Wanita Yang Terbang Ke Bulan
Di masa lalu yang sangat jauh, jauh lebih lama dari yang mungkin orang ingat, sepuluh
matahari hidup di langit. Ini berarti itu selalu siang hari, dan permukaan bumi sangat panas.
Itu benar-benar tempat yang sangat tidak nyaman untuk ditinggali, dan orang-orang yang
tinggal di sini pada waktu itu pasti sangat menderita.
Beberapa dewa cukup senang menerima situasi ini karena rumah mereka tinggi di langit, dan
panas yang berlebihan di bumi tidak terlalu mengganggu mereka. Namun, beberapa dewa lain
melihat semua masalah yang disebabkan oleh kesepuluh matahari ini bagi orang-orang di
bawah dan mulai merasa kasihan kepada mereka. Mereka menempatkan kepala tua mereka
yang bijaksana bersama dan mencoba memikirkan solusi, tetapi mereka menemukan mereka
tidak pandai menemukan solusi, sehingga pada akhirnya, mereka memutuskan untuk
menawarkan hadiah kepada siapa saja yang bisa memecahkan masalah kesepuluh matahari.
Di bumi, banyak orang bijak menggaruk kepala botak mereka dan mencari otak mereka yang
terpelajar. Tak satu pun dari mereka bisa mengetahui cara menyingkirkan matahari. Beberapa
pejuang hebat mencoba memulai perang melawan matahari, tetapi mereka hanya berlayar
berlayar dengan riang melalui langit, dengan tenang menolak untuk terlibat dalam
pertempuran. Hou Yi adalah raksasa manusia, yang merupakan orang bijak sekaligus
pejuang. Dia menyadari sesuatu yang sangat istimewa, sesuatu yang sangat luar biasa, akan
diperlukan, memiliki kesempatan untuk melepaskan matahari. Dia datang dengan ide
menggunakan busur raksasa dan panah raksasa untuk menembak matahari keluar dari langit.
Dia melakukan perjalanan ke seluruh China untuk memilih jenis bambu yang tepat dan tebu
dan mulai membangun busur terbesar dan panah terbesar dan paling tajam yang pernah
dilihat siapa pun. Busurnya sangat besar sehingga butuh dua ribu orang biasa untuk
mengangkatnya dan membawanya ke puncak gunung tertinggi. Butuh dua ratus orang lagi
untuk mengangkat salah satu anak panah dan meletakkannya di haluan. Untungnya, Hou Yi
bukan hanya seorang raksasa, dia juga sangat kuat. Seratus orang membantunya menarik tali
busur itu erat-erat, dan dengan tujuan yang hati-hati, dia menembakkan panah ke matahari
terdekat. Dia menembaknya!
Semua orang begitu lelah oleh upaya itu sehingga mereka harus beristirahat selama seminggu
sebelum mencoba lagi. Sekali lagi, dua ratus orang membawa salah satu anak panah ke atas
gunung, dan seratus pria membantu Hou Yi menarik tali busur dengan kencang, dan
mengambil tujuan yang hati-hati, dia menembakkan panah ke matahari terdekat. Dia
menembak yang satu itu juga! Dan setelah istirahat satu minggu lagi Hou Yi menembak jatuh
matahari ketiga, dan kemudian satu ditembak jatuh setiap minggu, sampai mereka telah
menembak jatuh sembilan matahari sama sekali, meninggalkan yang masih ada hari ini.
Seperti yang Anda bayangkan, kehidupan di bumi berubah secara dramatis. Tiba-tiba ada
siang dan malam, terang dan gelap. Sungai yang mengering mengalir dari puncak gunung ke
laut. Tanaman tumbuh di seluruh tanah, hutan tumbuh subur. Para dewa memang sangat
senang, dan sebagai hadiah untuk Hou Yi, mereka mulai menyiapkan ramuan ajaib khusus
untuknya. Ini adalah ramuan umur panjang. Ketika mereka mempresentasikannya kepadanya,
para dewa mengatakan kepada Hou Yi untuk hanya minum satu tetes setahun sekali, dan
setiap tetes akan memperpanjang hidupnya sampai sepuluh tahun. Mereka mengatakan
kepadanya bahwa dia seharusnya hanya minum satu tetes setahun sekali ini, untuk
mengambil lebih banyak akan mengarah pada sesuatu yang sangat, sangat buruk terjadi
padanya. Mereka tidak mengatakan kepadanya apa yang mungkin sangat buruk, tetapi
mereka cukup percaya pada kebijaksanaan Hou Yi bahwa dia akan mematuhinya.
Hou Yi memiliki seorang istri bernama Chang Er, dan ketika suaminya membawa pulang
ramuan itu, dia sangat tertarik. Hou Yi menjelaskan kekuatan ramuan itu padanya, dan apa
yang dikatakan para dewa kepadanya. Dia melarangnya menyentuh labu. Dia berjanji bahwa
setiap tahun, dia akan memberinya satu tetes, pada saat yang sama saat dia mengambilnya,
dan dengan cara ini mereka dapat menantikan kehidupan yang sangat panjang dan bahagia
bersama. Tapi Chang Er sedikit serakah, dan lebih dari sedikit tidak sabaran. Dia tidak bisa
melihat alasan mengapa dia tidak boleh memiliki lebih dari satu tetes. Mungkin jika dia
mengambil satu atau dua suapan yang baik, dia mungkin akan hidup selamanya. Mungkin
bahkan muda selamanya! Bayangkan itu! Dia memutuskan bahwa dia hanya akan memiliki
beberapa suap. Tetapi tentu saja, dia tidak bisa berbuat apa-apa ketika suaminya ada di
rumah. Maka suatu hari dia memberi tahu Hou Yi bahwa dia ingin memanggang beberapa
kue yang sangat istimewa untuk dipersembahkan kepada para dewa dan merayakan
keberuntungan mereka, dan menyajikan kepada suaminya daftar bahan-bahan eksotis. Hou Yi
menaiki kudanya dan pergi mengumpulkan bahan-bahan untuk istrinya. Begitu dia sendirian,
Chang Er pergi ke peti besar tempat ramuan itu disimpan dan mengeluarkan termos.
Dia meneguk besar, rasanya cukup enak, dan itu membuatnya merasa cukup enak. Itu tidak
buruk sama sekali, pikirnya dan meneguk lagi, yang membuatnya merasa lebih baik. “Pah!”
Dia mendengus, “Hal mengerikan apa yang mungkin terjadi pada saya dari mengambil
minuman yang menyenangkan seperti itu. Saya yakin para dewa hanya menceritakan kisah
itu kepada suami saya karena mereka tidak ingin kita hidup selamanya seperti yang mereka
lakukan! Mereka cemburu! Haha! ”Dia meneguk lagi, dan dia pikir dia mulai merasa sangat
berbeda dari biasanya. Jauh lebih ringan di kakinya. Mengambil beberapa langkah ke kiri,
dan beberapa ke kanan, terasa seperti hampir tidak ada usaha sama sekali, dan ketika dia
melihat ke cermin, dia yakin dia sudah tampak sekitar sepuluh tahun lebih muda! Fantastis,
pikirnya, tunggu sampai suamiku melihatku seperti ini! Dia akan sangat bangga padaku! Dia
meneguk besar lagi, dan dia merasa begitu ringan sehingga dia berpikir satu-satunya hal yang
menahan kakinya di tanah adalah berat gaunnya. Dia senang merasa begitu ringan dan muda,
dan dia meneguk lagi. Ketika dia melompat kegirangan, dia hampir menabrak kepalanya di
langit-langit, itulah seberapa tinggi dia melompat! Dengan mudah!
Dia membentangkan lengannya dan melakukan beberapa langkah dansa, dan menganggap
betapa anggun gerakannya sekarang karena dia begitu ringan. Dia merasa sangat ringan dan
senang bahwa dia mengambil beberapa tegukan lagi sekaligus. Kemudian dia menyadari
bahwa dia mengambang! Dia tidak hanya merasa ringan, dia lebih ringan dari udara. Tdk
kekal!
Dengan sangat anggun, Chang Er melayang keluar dari jendela, dan naik, di atas rumahnya,
dan naik, di atas pohon-pohon tertinggi, dan di atas, di atas gunung-gunung tertinggi, dan
naik, ke dalam awan yang berlayar dengan anggun di langit. Sampai dia melayang, dan kota
di bawahnya menjadi semakin kecil, dan dia terus naik dan naik, naik dan naik. Kalau saja
Hou Yi bisa melihatnya sekarang! Chang Er berusaha melihat ke bawah, dan mencoba
mengubah arah, mengepakkan lengan dan kakinya dan mencoba turun lagi. Dengan terkejut,
dia menyadari bahwa apa pun yang dia lakukan, dia tidak bisa turun. Dia terus naik ke langit.
Di atas awan dan ke dalam hamparan luas langit yang mengelilingi bumi. Dia berteriak, dia
menangis, dia memohon. Dia mengepalkan tinjunya dan mengayunkan kakinya. Dia
menendang apa-apa dengan kakinya dan dia terus naik. Akhirnya, dia menabrak bulan, dan di
sanalah dia masih ada, sampai hari ini. Setiap tahun para dewa mengiriminya bahan-bahan
untuk membuat kue khusus untuk mereka, yang mereka sebut kue bulan!

The tale of the sad Queen

Once upon a time, there was a great king of China. This king had everything he wanted. He
had rare treasures, a beautiful palace, fine horses, the bravest warriors and a people who
loved him. But one thing the king lacked. He didn’t have a wife. So one day he gathered
seven of his most trusted warriors, saddled his strongest horse, and departed in search of a
wife. They traveled many moons and called in at all the great palaces and cities on their way,
and met many beautiful princesses and great ladies, but nowhere did the king see a lady who
made his heart beat faster. After a long days’ ride, the party arrived at a lake, and the king
decided to halt there and make a camp for the night. As he was taking his supper he heard the
faint strains of a tune coming from the direction of the lake. He got up and walked towards
the water. There he saw a boat drifting by and on the boat the figure of a woman. By the light
of the moon, he saw her face and he knew immediately that here was the woman he had set
out to find. He called his warriors, and they waded into the water and pushed the craft to the
shore. The king helped the lady step onto the land and introduced himself. He asked the lady
to be his guest and join him for some supper. The king stated the purpose of his quest and
asked the lady if there was any reason why she could not travel back with him to his palace to
be his wife. The poor woman was taken somewhat aback, You wish to marry me, she asked
when I am a complete stranger to you?
The king was adamant. He declared that he had never seen a more comely woman with such
fine features, and she would make him very proud indeed if she consented to be his wife. He
promised her a life of luxury and comfort, maidservants to see to her every little need, and his
own undying lifelong devotion if only she would agree to be his wife. The woman bowed her
head and said Yes, my king, in that case, I shall be very happy to accept your offer of
marriage.
On the journey back to the palace, the king talked to his bride-to-be ceaselessly, but she did
not say very much. She disclosed that her name was Jin-a and that she had traveled far, but
she would not say whence or why. The king noticed that she never once smiled, but he did
not pay this too much regard, putting it down to the strains the long journey was imposing on
her. He was sure that once they were back at his palace and married, her mood would
improve. The marriage took place days after their return to the palace, and the country
celebrated for three days. The new queen took to her duties very well, and the whole court
was impressed by her demeanor and grace. But still, Jin-a would not smile. The king asked
her if anything was the matter, but she replied that everything was perfect and she could not
be happier. The king asked if there was anything at all he could do to make her smile, but she
told him not to worry, it was just a matter of time. The king, of course, tried everything: he
had jesters from far afield brought to the court, and traveling players were summoned to
appear before him and his queen; he played tricks on his courtiers and warriors, but the queen
never smiled. Then one day he had an idea which he felt sure would definitely do the trick.
He instructed his most trusted courtier to come into his private quarters that evening, and tell
him that the enemy was at the gate, ready to take the palace!
That evening after supper the king and the queen were together in their bedroom. The queen
was brushing her hair, and the king was practicing his calligraphy, when suddenly the door
burst open and a courtier appeared, apparently out of breath, his dress disheveled. Sire, he
shouted, sire, there is an army of foreign warriors at the gate, preparing to fire their cannon!
The king jumped up, his ink and brushes scattering over the floor tiles. He threw his arms up
in the air, Where are my warriors, he shouted, where is my guard? When the courtier had
entered the room, the queen had turned to her husband, and now, seeing the expression on his
face, she suddenly burst out laughing. She covered her mouth with both hands, but the king
was overjoyed. He jumped up and down and shook the courtier’s hand. It worked, it worked!
She laughed! At last, she laughed! He then confessed to his wife the trick they had played on
her, and to his great relief, she smiled again at this revelation.
The next day, however, the queen had reverted to her sad demeanor. The king once more
tried all the tricks he knew to make her smile but to no avail. Several days passed, and the
king himself was becoming sad, coming to the belief that perhaps there was something in his
wife’s part of such great unhappiness that he would never be able to make her forget. He
watched his wife read a book of poems. Suddenly there was a loud bang, and the door to the
room was thrown open, a courtier appeared, out of breath, waving his arms and shouting:
Sire, Sire, there is an army of foreign warriors at the gate! They are firing their cannon!
The king shook his head and walked up to the courtier, and took his arms, My good man, he
said, you mean well, but it won’t work a second time. But the courtier continued: No sir, this
time the enemy really is here! The man was telling the truth, the king stepped outside, and
heard the sound of cannonballs smashing into the palace walls; he called out to his guard, but
it was already too late. Enemy warriors were already in the palace, killing everybody they
came across. Half a dozen of them came running down the corridor just then, and slew the
king and his faithful courtier. They spared Jin-a, and the victorious warlord, who proclaimed
himself the new king at the end of the battle, took her as his queen.

Terjemahan
Kisah Ratu yang sedih
Dahulu kala, ada seorang raja Cina yang hebat. Raja ini memiliki semua yang dia inginkan.
Dia memiliki harta langka, istana yang indah, kuda-kuda yang bagus, prajurit paling berani
dan orang-orang yang mencintainya. Tapi satu hal yang tidak dimiliki raja. Dia tidak punya
istri. Jadi suatu hari dia mengumpulkan tujuh prajuritnya yang paling terpercaya, membebani
kuda terkuatnya, dan pergi mencari seorang istri. Mereka melakukan perjalanan berbulan-
bulan dan memanggil semua istana dan kota besar dalam perjalanan mereka, dan bertemu
dengan banyak putri cantik dan wanita hebat, tetapi tidak ada raja yang melihat seorang
wanita yang membuat jantungnya berdetak lebih cepat. Setelah perjalanan yang panjang,
rombongan tiba di sebuah danau, dan raja memutuskan untuk berhenti di sana dan membuat
perkemahan untuk bermalam. Saat dia mengambil makan malamnya, dia mendengar suara
samar-samar nada yang datang dari arah danau. Dia bangkit dan berjalan menuju air. Di sana
ia melihat sebuah perahu melayang di atas dan di atas perahu sosok seorang wanita. Dengan
cahaya bulan, dia melihat wajahnya dan dia segera tahu bahwa di sini adalah wanita yang dia
cari. Dia memanggil prajuritnya, dan mereka mengarungi air dan mendorong kapal ke pantai.
Sang raja membantu wanita itu melangkah ke tanah dan memperkenalkan dirinya. Dia
meminta wanita itu untuk menjadi tamunya dan bergabung dengannya untuk makan malam.
Raja menyatakan tujuan dari pencariannya dan bertanya kepada wanita itu apakah ada alasan
mengapa dia tidak dapat melakukan perjalanan kembali bersamanya ke istananya untuk
menjadi istrinya. Wanita malang itu agak terkejut, Anda ingin menikahi saya, dia bertanya
ketika saya benar-benar asing bagimu?

Sang raja bersikeras. Dia menyatakan bahwa dia belum pernah melihat wanita yang lebih
anggun dengan wajah bagus, dan dia akan membuatnya sangat bangga jika dia setuju untuk
menjadi istrinya. Dia menjanjikan kehidupan mewah dan nyaman, pelayan untuk melihat
setiap kebutuhan kecilnya, dan devosi seumur hidup seumur hidupnya jika saja dia setuju
menjadi istrinya. Wanita itu menundukkan kepalanya dan berkata Ya, raja saya, dalam hal
ini, saya akan sangat senang menerima tawaran pernikahan Anda.
Dalam perjalanan kembali ke istana, raja berbicara kepada calon pengantinnya tanpa henti,
tetapi dia tidak banyak bicara. Dia mengungkapkan bahwa namanya adalah Jin-a dan bahwa
dia telah melakukan perjalanan jauh, tetapi dia tidak akan mengatakan dari mana atau
mengapa. Sang raja menyadari bahwa dia tidak pernah tersenyum, tetapi dia tidak terlalu
memperhatikan hal ini, meletakkannya di bawah tekanan yang telah ditimbulkan oleh
perjalanan panjang itu padanya. Dia yakin bahwa begitu mereka kembali ke istananya dan
menikah, suasana hatinya akan membaik. Pernikahan itu terjadi beberapa hari setelah mereka
kembali ke istana, dan negara itu merayakannya selama tiga hari. Ratu baru itu menjalankan
tugasnya dengan sangat baik, dan seluruh istana terkesan oleh sikap dan rahmatnya. Tapi
tetap saja, Jin-a tidak akan tersenyum. Raja bertanya padanya apakah ada masalah, tetapi dia
menjawab bahwa semuanya sempurna dan dia tidak bisa lebih bahagia. Raja bertanya apakah
ada sesuatu yang bisa dia lakukan untuk membuatnya tersenyum, tetapi dia mengatakan
kepadanya untuk tidak khawatir, itu hanya masalah waktu. Sang raja, tentu saja, mencoba
segalanya: ia memiliki banyak lelucon dari jauh ke lapangan, dan para pemain keliling
dipanggil untuk tampil di hadapannya dan ratu; dia bermain trik di istananya dan prajurit,
tetapi ratu tidak pernah tersenyum. Kemudian suatu hari dia memiliki ide yang dia yakin pasti
akan melakukan triknya.
Dia menginstruksikan punggawa yang paling dipercaya untuk datang ke tempat pribadinya
malam itu, dan katakan padanya bahwa musuh ada di gerbang, siap untuk mengambil istana!
Malam itu setelah makan malam raja dan ratu berkumpul di kamar tidur mereka. Ratu sedang
menyisir rambutnya, dan raja sedang berlatih kaligrafinya, ketika tiba-tiba pintu terbuka dan
seorang punggawa muncul, tampaknya kehabisan napas, bajunya acak-acakan. Paduka, dia
berteriak, Paduka, ada sepasukan prajurit asing di gerbang, bersiap untuk menembak meriam
mereka! Sang raja melompat, tinta dan kuasnya berhamburan di atas ubin lantai. Dia
melemparkan tangannya ke udara, Di mana prajurit saya, dia berteriak, di mana penjaga
saya? Ketika punggawa memasuki ruangan, ratu beralih ke suaminya, dan sekarang, melihat
ekspresi di wajahnya, dia tiba-tiba tertawa terbahak-bahak. Dia menutup mulutnya dengan
kedua tangan, tetapi sang raja sangat gembira. Dia melompat-lompat dan menjabat tangan
punggawa. Itu berhasil, itu berhasil! Dia tertawa! Akhirnya, dia tertawa! Dia kemudian
mengakui kepada istrinya tipuan yang mereka mainkan padanya, dan sangat lega, dia
tersenyum lagi pada wahyu ini.
Keesokan harinya, bagaimanapun, ratu telah kembali ke sikap sedihnya. Raja sekali lagi
mencoba semua trik yang dia tahu untuk membuatnya tersenyum tetapi tidak berhasil.
Beberapa hari berlalu, dan sang raja sendiri menjadi sedih, sampai pada keyakinan bahwa
mungkin ada sesuatu di dalam istrinya yang merupakan ketidakbahagiaan besar yang tidak
akan pernah bisa membuatnya melupakannya. Dia menyaksikan istrinya membaca buku
puisi. Tiba-tiba ada dentuman keras, dan pintu ke ruangan itu terbuka, seorang punggawa
muncul, kehabisan nafas, melambaikan tangannya dan berteriak: Baginda, Baginda, ada
sepasukan prajurit asing di gerbang! Mereka menembakkan meriam mereka!

Sang raja menggelengkan kepala dan berjalan ke arah punggawa, dan mengambil lengannya,
pria baikku, katanya, maksudmu baik, tetapi itu tidak akan berhasil untuk kedua kalinya. Tapi
punggawa melanjutkan: Tidak, raja, kali ini musuh benar-benar ada di sini! Pria itu
mengatakan yang sebenarnya, raja melangkah ke luar, dan mendengar suara meriam
menabrak dinding istana; dia memanggil penjaga, tapi itu sudah terlambat. Prajurit musuh
sudah ada di istana, membunuh semua orang yang mereka temui. Setengah lusin dari mereka
datang berlari menyusuri koridor saat itu, dan membunuh raja dan punggawa yang setia.
Mereka menyelamatkan Jin-a, dan panglima perang yang menang, yang memproklamasikan
dirinya sebagai raja baru di akhir pertempuran, membawanya sebagai ratu.

The Thieves and the Cockerel

Two thieves were prowling around the streets late one night, looking for a house to break
into. They were tired and hungry. They weren’t very good at their jobs; they usually made far
too much noise, so that they would wake up either the house owner, one of the servants or
worse still, a guard dog.
They came to a house that looked dark and empty. “Let’s try this one”, they said. They crept
around the corner, and they were in luck. One of the windows in the back was open, and they
climbed inside. They went around the house carefully, in the dark, but they could not find
anything. Then one of them stumbled over something, he bent over and found a cockerel
sleeping there. He picked up the bird and quickly put it in his bag. They made their way out
of the house and rushed back to their den. “At least we’ll be able to fill our stomachs
tonight”, they said.
One of the thieves started a fire, while the other got the cockerel out of the bag. The bird had
woken up in the meantime, and seeing the fire, immediately guessed what was happening.
“Please gentlemen”, said the cockerel, “please don’t kill me. I can be very useful. I crow
every morning to wake up the honest folk so they can get to their work bright and early!”
“Exactly!” said the thief who was stoking up the fire. “The likes of you make it impossible
for us poor thieves to go about our business and make a living. Into the pot, you go!”

Terjemahan
Pencuri dan Ayam Jantan
Dua pencuri berkeliaran di jalan-jalan pada suatu malam, mencari rumah untuk masuk.
Mereka lelah dan lapar. Mereka tidak pandai dalam pekerjaan mereka; mereka biasanya
membuat terlalu banyak kebisingan, sehingga mereka akan membangunkan pemilik rumah,
salah satu pelayan atau lebih buruk lagi, anjing penjaga.
Mereka datang ke sebuah rumah yang kelihatan gelap dan kosong. “Ayo coba yang ini”, kata
mereka. Mereka merangkak di tikungan, dan mereka beruntung. Salah satu jendela di
belakang terbuka, dan mereka naik ke dalam. Mereka berkeliling rumah dengan hati-hati,
dalam kegelapan, tetapi mereka tidak dapat menemukan apa pun. Kemudian salah satu dari
mereka menemukan sesuatu, dia membungkuk dan menemukan seekor ayam jantan yang
tidur di sana. Dia mengambil ayam itu dan dengan cepat memasukkannya ke dalam tasnya.
Mereka keluar dari rumah dan bergegas kembali ke sarang mereka. “Setidaknya kita akan
dapat mengisi perut kita malam ini”, kata mereka.
Salah satu pencuri mulai menyalakan api, sementara yang lain mengambil ayam jantan dari
tas. Ayam itu terbangun sementara itu, dan melihat api, segera menebak apa yang terjadi.
“Silakan Tuan-tuan”, kata ayam jantan, “tolong jangan bunuh saya. Saya bisa sangat berguna.
Saya berkokok setiap pagi untuk membangunkan orang-orang jujur agar mereka dapat
bekerja dengan cerdas dan cepat! ”
“Tepat!” Kata si pencuri yang menyalakan api. “Orang-orang seperti Anda membuat mustahil
bagi kita pencuri miskin untuk pergi berbisnis dan mencari nafkah. Ke dalam belanga, kamu
pergi! “

The Monkey who was made King

There was a time, so the story goes when all the animals lived together in harmony. The lion
didn’t chase the oxen, the wolf didn’t hunt the sheep, and owls didn’t swoop on the mice in
the field. Once a year they would get together and choose a king, who would then reign over
the animal kingdom for the next twelve months.
Those animals who thought they would like a turn at being king would put themselves
forward and would make speeches and give demonstrations of their prowess or their wisdom.
Then all the animals gathered together would vote, and the animal with the most votes was
crowned king. That’s probably where us humans got the idea of elections!
Now, monkey knew very well that he was neither very strong nor very wise, and he was not
exactly a great orator, but, boy, could he dance! So he did what he does best, and he danced
acrobatically and energetically, performing enormous leaps, back somersaults and cartwheels
that truly dazzled his audience. Compared to the monkey, the elephant was grave and
cumbersome, the lion was powerful and authoritarian, and the snake was sly and sinister.
Nobody who was there remembers exactly how it happened, but somehow monkey scraped
through with a clear majority of all the votes cast, and he has announced the king of the
animal kingdom for the coming year. Most of the animals seemed quite content with this
outcome because they knew that monkey would not take his duties too seriously and make all
kinds of onerous demands on them, or demand too much of a formal show of obedience. But
there were some who thought that the election of monkey diminished the stature of the
kingship, and one of these was the fox; in fact, the fox was pretty disgusted, and he didn’t
mind who knew it. So he set about concocting a scheme to make the monkey look stupid.
He gathered together some fine fresh fruit from the forest, mangos, figs, and dates, and laid
them out on a trap he’d found. He waited for the monkey to pass by, and called out to him:
“Sire, look at these delicious dainty morsels I discovered here by the wayside. I was tempted
to gorge myself on them, but then I remembered fruits are your favorite repast, and I thought
I should keep them for you, our beloved king!”
Dongeng Dalam Bahasa Inggris - The Monkey who was made KingThe monkey could not
resist either the flattery or the fruit, and just managed to compose himself long enough to
whisper a hurried “Why, thank you, Mr. Fox” and made a beeline for the fruit. “Swish” and
“Clunk” went the trap, and “Aaaay aaayyy” went our unfortunate monkey king, the trap
firmly clasped around his paw.
Monkey bitterly reproached fox for leading him into such a dangerous situation, but fox just
laughed and laughed. “You call yourself king of all the animals,” he cried, “and you allow
yourself to be taken in just like that!”

Terjemahan
Monyet yang dijadikan Raja
Pada waktu itu, begitulah ceritanya ketika semua binatang hidup bersama secara harmonis.
Singa tidak mengejar lembu, serigala tidak memburu domba, dan burung hantu tidak
menukik pada tikus di ladang. Sekali setahun mereka akan berkumpul dan memilih seorang
raja, yang kemudian akan memerintah kerajaan binatang selama dua belas bulan ke depan.
Hewan-hewan yang mengira mereka ingin berubah menjadi raja akan menempatkan diri ke
depan dan akan membuat pidato dan memberikan demonstrasi kehebatan mereka atau
kebijaksanaan mereka. Kemudian semua hewan yang berkumpul bersama akan memilih, dan
hewan dengan suara terbanyak dimahkotai sebagai raja. Itu mungkin di mana kita manusia
mendapat ide pemilihan!
Sekarang, monyet tahu betul bahwa dia tidak sangat kuat atau sangat bijaksana, dan dia
bukan orator hebat, tapi, bocah, bisakah dia menari! Jadi dia melakukan apa yang terbaik, dan
dia menari dengan akrobatik dan penuh semangat, melakukan lompatan besar, jungkir balik,
dan jungkir balik yang benar-benar membuat para pendengarnya terpesona. Dibandingkan
dengan monyet, gajah itu besar dan rumit, singa itu kuat dan otoriter, dan ular itu licik dan
jahat.
Tak seorang pun yang ada di sana ingat persis bagaimana hal itu terjadi, tetapi entah
bagaimana, monyet mengais dengan mayoritas yang jelas dari semua suara yang diberikan,
dan dia telah mengumumkan raja kerajaan binatang untuk tahun mendatang. Sebagian besar
hewan tampaknya cukup puas dengan hasil ini karena mereka tahu bahwa monyet tidak akan
terlalu serius menjalankan tugasnya dan membuat segala macam tuntutan yang memberatkan
pada mereka, atau menuntut terlalu banyak pertunjukan ketaatan formal. Tetapi ada beberapa
yang berpikir bahwa pemilihan monyet mengurangi status kedudukan raja, dan salah satunya
adalah rubah; sebenarnya, rubah sangat jijik, dan dia tidak peduli siapa yang tahu itu. Jadi dia
mulai meracik rencana untuk membuat monyet itu terlihat bodoh.
Dia mengumpulkan beberapa buah segar dari hutan, mangga, buah ara, dan kurma, dan
meletakkannya di atas perangkap yang dia temukan. Dia menunggu monyet itu lewat, dan
memanggilnya: “Baginda, lihatlah potongan-potongan kecil yang lezat ini yang saya temukan
di sini di pinggir jalan. Aku tergoda untuk menenggak diriku sendiri, tetapi kemudian aku
ingat buah-buahan adalah makanan favoritmu, dan kupikir aku harus menyimpannya
untukmu, raja kita yang terkasih! ”
Monyet itu tidak bisa menahan sanjungan atau buah, dan hanya berhasil menenangkan diri
cukup lama untuk berbisik dengan terburu-buru, “Mengapa, terima kasih, Tuan rubah” dan
langsung menuju ke buah. “Swish” dan “Clunk” pergi perangkap, dan “Aaaay aaayyy” pergi
raja monyet malang kami, perangkap itu dengan kuat tergenggam di sekitar cakarnya.
Monyet dengan sangat mencela rubah karena membawanya ke situasi berbahaya seperti itu,
tetapi rubah hanya tertawa dan tertawa. “Anda menyebut diri Anda raja dari semua hewan,”
teriaknya, “dan Anda membiarkan diri Anda diambil begitu saja!”

Telaga warna
Long long ago, there was a kingdom in West Java. The kingdom was ruled by a king named
His Majesty Prabu.
Prabu was a kind and wise king. But it was a pity that Prabu and his queen hadn't got any
children. The queen often cried. That was why Prabu went to the jungle. There he prayed to
God every day, begging for a child.
A few months later, the queen got pregnant. Nine months later, a princess was born. Prabu
and Queen loved their beautiful daughter so much. They gave whatever she wanted. It made
Princess turn into a very spoiled girl.
One day, the princess celebrated her 17th birthday party. Many people gathered in the palace.
Then, Prabu took out a necklace which was made from gold and jewel.
"My beloved daughter, today I give you this necklace. Please, wear this necklace," said
Prabu.
"I don't want to wear it! It's ugly!" shouted the princess. Then she threw the necklace. The
beautiful necklace was broken. The gold and jewels were spread out on the floor. Everybody
couldn't say anything. They never thought that their beloved princess would do that cruel
thing. In their silence, people heard the queen crying. Every woman felt sad and began
crying, too. Then, everybody was crying. Then, there was a miracle. Earth was crying.
Suddenly, from the underground, a spring emerged. It made a pool of water. Soon, the place
became a big lake. The lake finally sank the kingdom.
Nowadays, people called the lake "Telaga Warna". It means "Lake of Color". On a bright
day, the lake is full of color. These colors come from shadows of forest, plants, flowers, and
sky around the lake. But some people said that the colors are from the princess's necklace,
which spreads at the bottom of the lake.

Terjemah
Telaga warna
Dahulu kala, ada sebuah kerajaan di Jawa Barat. Kerajaan diperintah oleh seorang raja
bernama Yang Mulia Prabu.
Prabu adalah raja yang baik dan bijaksana. Tapi sayang sekali Prabu dan ratunya tidak punya
anak. Sang ratu sering menangis. Karena itulah Prabu pergi ke hutan. Di sana ia berdoa
kepada Tuhan setiap hari, memohon seorang anak.
Beberapa bulan kemudian, sang ratu hamil. Sembilan bulan kemudian, seorang putri lahir.
Prabu dan Ratu sangat mencintai putri mereka yang cantik. Mereka memberikan apapun yang
dia inginkan. Itu membuat Putri berubah menjadi gadis yang sangat manja.
Suatu hari, sang putri merayakan pesta ulang tahunnya yang ke 17. Banyak orang berkumpul
di istana. Kemudian, Prabu mengeluarkan kalung yang terbuat dari emas dan permata.
"Putriku terkasih, hari ini aku memberimu kalung ini. Tolong, kenakan kalung ini," kata
Prabu.
"Aku tidak mau memakainya! Itu jelek!" teriak sang putri. Lalu dia melemparkan kalung itu.
Kalung cantik itu patah. Emas dan perhiasan tersebar di lantai. Semua orang tidak bisa
mengatakan apa-apa. Mereka tidak pernah berpikir bahwa putri kesayangan mereka akan
melakukan hal yang kejam itu. Dalam keheningan mereka, orang-orang mendengar ratu
menangis. Setiap wanita merasa sedih dan mulai menangis juga. Lalu, semua orang
menangis. Lalu, ada keajaiban. Bumi menangis.
Tiba-tiba, dari bawah tanah, muncul mata air. Itu membuat genangan air. Segera, tempat itu
menjadi danau besar. Danau itu akhirnya menenggelamkan kerajaan.
Saat ini, orang menyebut danau "Telaga Warna". Itu berarti "Danau Warna". Pada hari yang
cerah, danau itu penuh warna. Warna-warna ini berasal dari bayangan hutan, tanaman, bunga,
dan langit di sekitar danau. Tetapi beberapa orang mengatakan bahwa warnanya berasal dari
kalung sang putri, yang menyebar di dasar danau.

olktale - The giant princess’s fan story

(Favourite story from Singapore)
In days long gone by, the world divided into two parts, and each part was rulled by a
powerful giant king. The Eastern lands were hot and wet, while the Western lands were cold
and dark. Sometimes there were wars between the giants of two the lands, but story takes
place when there was peace.
The youngest son of the king of the Western Lands wanted to travel, and so left father’s
palace. For many days, the prince travelled east, hiding whenever he saw soldiers. Many
weeks later, he came to a small lake in the Eastern lands.
Because it was hot, the prince went for a swim in the lake. Suddenly, he saw a beautiful girl
on the opposite side of the lake. He swam to her side, and they began to talk.
“I am a traveller from the Western Lands,” said the prince.
The girl’s eye grew wide. “Then you must leave,” she said. “My father, the king, will kill you
if he finds you here.”
The prince was about to swim away when the giant princess called him back. “Don’t go yet.
My ladies and I will hide you for a time, and we can swim together each day.”
After his long journey, the prince was glad to have chance to rest. The princess’s ladies hid
him in a small house in the forest near the lake. Each day they brought him food, and each
day he swam with the princess in the lake, before long, the prince and the princess fell in
love.
“I want to marry you,” said the prince.
“But my father would never agree to it,” said the princess. “He would never let me marry a
prince of the western Lands.”
“I’ll go and ask him anyway.” Said the prince, and he walked to the palace of the king of the
Eastern lands.
When the king heard the prince say he wanted to marry the princess, he immediately threw
the young man into prison. A few days later, the princes escaped, and he went to the lake.
There he saw the princess. “Come with me to the west,” he said. “we can be married in my
father’s palace, and my family will welcome you as my wife,”
“Are you sure it will be all right?” asked the princess. “Yes, but we must hurry.”
The princess wrapped her jewels and a beautiful fan in a length of silk. Then she took the
prince’s hand, and together they ran towards the west, away from her father’s guards. In her
hurry, the giant princess dropped her bundle. In the darkness, she was able to find her shiny
jewelry, but not her fan. “I’ve lost my fan, my beautiful fan,” she cried.
The princess could hear the guards coming closer. “Come, my dear,” he said “we cannot
waste any more time. I’ll buy you another they fled to the Western Lands where they were
married. The beautiful fan that the giant princess dropped, fell to earth in what is now
Malaysia. Some time later it flated down a river to the sea where it caught on some rocks and
turned into an island. This island is now called Singapore.

Terjemah

olktale - Kisah penggemar sang putri raksasa

(Cerita favorit dari Singapura)
Dalam beberapa hari yang telah lama berlalu, dunia terbagi menjadi dua bagian, dan masing-
masing bagian diperkosa oleh raja raksasa yang kuat. Tanah Timur panas dan basah,
sementara tanah Barat dingin dan gelap. Terkadang ada peperangan di antara raksasa dari dua
negeri, tetapi cerita terjadi ketika ada kedamaian.
Putra bungsu dari raja Tanah Barat ingin bepergian, dan karenanya meninggalkan istana
ayah. Selama beberapa hari, sang pangeran melakukan perjalanan ke timur, bersembunyi
setiap kali dia melihat tentara. Beberapa minggu kemudian, dia sampai di sebuah danau kecil
di tanah Timur.
Karena panas, sang pangeran berenang di danau. Tiba-tiba, dia melihat seorang gadis cantik
di seberang danau. Dia berenang ke sisinya, dan mereka mulai berbicara.
"Saya seorang musafir dari Tanah Barat," kata sang pangeran.
Mata gadis itu tumbuh lebar. "Maka kamu harus pergi," katanya. "Ayahku, raja, akan
membunuhmu jika dia menemukanmu di sini."
Sang pangeran akan berenang menjauh ketika sang putri raksasa memanggilnya kembali.
"Jangan pergi dulu. Tuan-tuan dan aku akan menyembunyikanmu sebentar, dan kita bisa
berenang bersama setiap hari. ”
Setelah perjalanan panjangnya, sang pangeran senang memiliki kesempatan untuk
beristirahat. Wanita-wanita sang putri menyembunyikannya di sebuah rumah kecil di hutan
dekat danau. Setiap hari mereka membawakannya makanan, dan setiap hari dia berenang
bersama sang putri di danau, tak lama kemudian, sang pangeran dan sang putri jatuh cinta.
"Aku ingin menikahimu," kata sang pangeran.
"Tapi ayahku tidak akan pernah menyetujuinya," kata sang putri. "Dia tidak akan pernah
membiarkanku menikahi seorang pangeran dari Tanah barat."
"Aku akan pergi dan memintanya," kata sang pangeran, dan dia berjalan ke istana raja tanah
Timur.
Karena panas, sang pangeran berenang di danau. Tiba-tiba, dia melihat seorang gadis cantik
di seberang danau. Dia berenang ke sisinya, dan mereka mulai berbicara.
"Saya seorang musafir dari Tanah Barat," kata sang pangeran.
Mata gadis itu tumbuh lebar. "Maka kamu harus pergi," katanya. "Ayahku, raja, akan
membunuhmu jika dia menemukanmu di sini."
Sang pangeran akan berenang menjauh ketika sang putri raksasa memanggilnya kembali.
"Jangan pergi dulu. Tuan-tuan dan aku akan menyembunyikanmu sebentar, dan kita bisa
berenang bersama setiap hari. ”
Setelah perjalanan panjangnya, sang pangeran senang memiliki kesempatan untuk
beristirahat. Wanita-wanita sang putri menyembunyikannya di sebuah rumah kecil di hutan
dekat danau. Setiap hari mereka membawakannya makanan, dan setiap hari dia berenang
bersama sang putri di danau, tak lama kemudian, sang pangeran dan sang putri jatuh cinta.
"Aku ingin menikahimu," kata sang pangeran.
"Tapi ayahku tidak akan pernah menyetujuinya," kata sang putri. "Dia tidak akan pernah
membiarkanku menikahi seorang pangeran dari Tanah barat."
"Aku akan pergi dan memintanya," kata sang pangeran, dan dia berjalan ke istana raja tanah
Timur.
Ketika raja mendengar sang pangeran berkata bahwa dia ingin menikahi sang putri, dia
segera melemparkan pemuda itu ke penjara. Beberapa hari kemudian, para pangeran
melarikan diri, dan dia pergi ke danau. Di sana dia melihat sang putri. "Ikut aku ke barat,"
katanya. "Kita bisa menikah di istana ayahku, dan keluargaku akan menyambutmu sebagai
istriku,"
"Apakah kamu yakin itu akan baik-baik saja?" Tanya sang putri. "Ya, tapi kita harus
bergegas."
Sang putri membungkus perhiasan dan kipas yang indah dengan sehelai sutra. Kemudian dia
mengambil tangan pangeran, dan bersama-sama mereka berlari ke arah barat, jauh dari
penjaga ayahnya. Dengan tergesa-gesa, sang putri raksasa menjatuhkan buntalannya. Dalam
kegelapan, dia bisa menemukan perhiasannya yang berkilau, tetapi bukan penggemarnya.
"Aku kehilangan penggemar, penggemar cantikku," serunya.
Sang putri bisa mendengar para penjaga mendekat. “Ayo, sayangku,” katanya, “kita tidak
bisa membuang waktu lagi. Saya akan membelikan Anda yang lain, mereka melarikan diri ke
Tanah Barat tempat mereka menikah. Kipas indah yang dijatuhkan sang putri raksasa, jatuh
ke bumi di tempat yang sekarang disebut Malaysia. Beberapa waktu kemudian ia melayang
menyusuri sungai ke laut di mana ia menangkap beberapa batu dan berubah menjadi sebuah
pulau. Pulau ini sekarang disebut Singapura.

How the Philippines was made story

Many thousands of years ago, a man and his wife lived in the Philippines, they were called
Angngalo and Angngarab.
One morning, they went to
gather some shellfish. Inside one, they found a pearl. It was an unusual yellow colour and
very large.
Angngalo gave it to Angngarab. “Oh!” she said, “I can find many more pearls than you!”
Soon they were quarrelling and shouting at each other. They ran along the seashore looking
for shellfish. Before, they had a big pile in front of them. They pulled open the shells and
looked in them for pearls.
“I’ve go more pearls than you!” shouted Angngalo.
“No, you haven’t!” answered Angngarab. “Anyway, my pearls are bigger than yours!”
Soon, they were fighting. They threw the shells and pearls at each other. (That is why there
are so many shells and pearls in the Philippines) They rolled on the ground and stamped their
feet.
There was aloud “Boom!” and “Crack!”. The mountains and hills began to split. The water in
the rivers and lakes flooded the land.
They still continued fighting. Suddenly, there was a great storm, with thunder lighting. The
land broke into several parts. Luzon was in the north, the Visayan Islands were in the middle,
and Mindanao in the south.
Because of this, there are now over seven thousand islands in the Philippines.

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Bagaimana Filipina dibuat cerita

Ribuan tahun yang lalu, seorang pria dan istrinya tinggal di Filipina, mereka disebut
Angngalo dan Angngarab.
Suatu pagi, mereka pergi ke
kumpulkan beberapa kerang. Di dalam salah satunya, mereka menemukan mutiara. Itu adalah
warna kuning yang tidak biasa dan sangat besar.
Angngalo memberikannya kepada Angngarab. "Oh!" Katanya, "aku bisa menemukan lebih
banyak mutiara daripada kamu!"
Segera mereka bertengkar dan saling berteriak. Mereka berlari di sepanjang pantai mencari
kerang-kerangan. Sebelumnya, mereka memiliki tumpukan besar di depan mereka. Mereka
membuka kerang dan mencari mutiara di dalamnya.
"Aku lebih banyak mutiara daripada kamu!" Teriak Angngalo.
"Tidak, kau tidak!" Jawab Angngarab. "Pokoknya, mutiara saya lebih besar dari milikmu!"
Segera, mereka berkelahi. Mereka saling melempar kerang dan mutiara. (Itulah sebabnya ada
begitu banyak kerang dan mutiara di Filipina). Mereka berguling-guling di tanah dan
menginjak kaki mereka.
Ada keras "Boom!" Dan "Crack!". Gunung dan bukit mulai membelah. Air di sungai dan
danau membanjiri tanah.
Mereka masih terus berjuang. Tiba-tiba, ada badai besar, dengan pencahayaan petir. Tanah
itu pecah menjadi beberapa bagian. Luzon di utara, Kepulauan Visayan di tengah, dan
Mindanao di selatan.
Karena itu, sekarang ada lebih dari tujuh ribu pulau di Filipina.

Edelweiss

Long time ago, there was a handsome young man who wanted to climb the Alp Mountain.
The mountain was so cold and covered with thick snow. People said that a beautiful fairy
lived in that mountain.
The young man wanted to meet the fairy. He also wanted to see the beautiful palace made of
ice. Many people tried to climb the mountain but all of them did not succeed. Some of them
gave up before they met the fairy and some others could not stand the cold.
This young man was different. He could climb the mountain and did not give up. He climbed
and climbed for the whole week. The weather as so cold, but he kept climbing to the fairy’s
palace.
He finally met the beautiful fairy, and they fell in love with other immediately. But, the fairy
was not happy.
“We can’t live together. My father would not allow me to marry a man,” said the fairy.
“Why not?” asked the young man.
“Because we live in two different worlds. I can’t stay in your world because it is too hot and
you can’t stay in my palace because it is too cold. I’m afraid you will die,” explained the
fairy.
Therefore, they had to separate. Since that day, the young man promised to himself that he
would not marry anyone. The beautiful fairy was so sad that she cried every day. Every time
her tears flowed down on the mountain, it became a beautiful white flower called edelweiss.

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Edelweiss

Dahulu kala, ada seorang pemuda tampan yang ingin mendaki Gunung Alp. Gunung itu
begitu dingin dan tertutup salju tebal. Orang-orang berkata bahwa peri yang cantik tinggal di
gunung itu.
Pria muda itu ingin bertemu dengan peri. Dia juga ingin melihat istana indah yang terbuat
dari es. Banyak orang mencoba mendaki gunung tetapi semuanya tidak berhasil. Beberapa
dari mereka menyerah sebelum mereka bertemu dengan peri dan beberapa lainnya tidak tahan
dengan dingin.
Pemuda ini berbeda. Dia bisa memanjat gunung dan tidak menyerah. Dia memanjat dan
memanjat sepanjang minggu. Cuacanya sangat dingin, tetapi dia terus mendaki ke istana peri.
Dia akhirnya bertemu dengan peri yang cantik, dan mereka langsung saling jatuh cinta. Tapi,
peri itu tidak senang.
"Kita tidak bisa hidup bersama. Ayah saya tidak mengizinkan saya menikah dengan pria,
”kata peri itu.
"Kenapa tidak?" Tanya pemuda itu.
“Karena kita hidup di dua dunia yang berbeda. Saya tidak bisa tinggal di dunia Anda karena
terlalu panas dan Anda tidak bisa tinggal di istanaku karena terlalu dingin. Saya khawatir
Anda akan mati, "jelas peri itu.
Karena itu, mereka harus berpisah. Sejak hari itu, pemuda itu berjanji pada dirinya sendiri
bahwa dia tidak akan menikahi siapa pun. Peri cantik itu sangat sedih sehingga dia menangis
setiap hari. Setiap kali air matanya mengalir di gunung, itu menjadi bunga putih yang indah
yang disebut edelweiss.

Why Female mosquitoes bite

Many years ago in Vietnam, a poor fisherman lived with his beautiful wife. The
fisherman was happy, but his wife was not. She wanted to be rich.
One day, when the fisherman was working, his wife became sick and died. The
fisherman came home and found his wife dead. He sat near her and prayed.
While he was praying he heard a voice. The voice told him how to bring his wife back
to life. The voice said, :Cut your finger and let three drops of blood fall on your wife.” The
man did what he was told. When the third drop of blood fell on his wife, she came back to
life. The fisherman was very happy to have his wife back.
 One day soon after that, the wife went to the beach to wait for her husband to come
back from fishing. While she was waiting, she met a rich man with a big boat. The rich man
told the woman, “You are very beautiful. Come with me on my big boat. I can make you very
wealthy.” The woman wanted to be rich, so she went with him.
When her husband came back, he saw two other fisherman. They told him that his wife
had left with the rich man. The husband went to find his wife. When hi found her, he was
very angry. He asked her to come back home, but she refused him. Then, he told her that he
wanted back his three drops of blood.
He cut her finger with a knife, and three drops of blood fell. Then, the woman changed.
She became very small and grew wings. She flew around her husband’s head angrily saying,
“Give me back the three drops of blood!”
To this day, female mosquitoes still fly around trying to get back those three drops of
blood.

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Legenda Nyamuk Betina

Beberapa tahun lalu di Vietnam, seorang nelayan miskin tinggal bersama istrinya yang
cantik. Nelayan senang, tapi istrinya tidak. Dia ingin menjadi kaya.Suatu
hari, ketika nelayan sedang bekerja, istrinya jatuh sakit dan meninggal. Nelayan pulang dan
menemukan istrinya sudah meninggal. Dia duduk di dekatnya dan berdoa.
Sementara ia berdoa ia mendengar sebuah suara. Suara itu mengatakan
kepadanya bagaimana menghidupkan kembali istrinya. Suara itu berkata,:
“Potong jarimu dan biarkan tiga tetes darah jatuh pada istri Anda "
Pria itu melakukan apa yang diperintahkan suara
tersebut. Ketika darah ketiga darah jatuh pada istrinya, tiba-tiba dia hidup
kembali. Nelayan itu pun sangat senang melihat istrinya hidup kembali.
Beberapa hari kemudian, istri nelayan tersebut pergi ke pantai untuk
menunggu suaminya kembali dari memancing. Pada saat dia menunggu, dia bertemu dengan
seorang pria kaya dengan perahu besar. Orang kaya itu berkata kepada wanita tersebut,
"Kau sangat cantik, ikutlah denganku di perahu besar saya ini. Saya akan
menjadikanmu wanita sangat kaya. " karena wanita itu ingin menjadi kaya, jadi dia pergi
dengan orang kaya tersebut.
Ketika suaminya kembali, ia melihat dua nelayan lainnya. Mereka mengatakan
bahwa istrinya telah pergi bersama dengan orang kaya. Sang suami pun pergi
mencari istrinya. Ketika dia menemukannya, dia sangat marah. Dia memintanya
untuk pulang kembali ke rumah, tapi ia menolaknya. Kemudian, ia mengatakan
bahwa ia minta kembalikan tiga tetes darah.
Dia memotong jarinya dengan pisau, dan tiga tetes darah jatuh. Kemudian, wanita
itu berubah. Dia menjadi sangat kecil dan tumbuh sayap. Dia terbang di sekitar kepala
suaminya marah mengatakan, "Berikan saya kembali tiga tetes darah!"
Sampai hari ini, nyamuk betina masih terbang di sekitar kita berusaha untuk
mendapatkan kembali tiga tetes darah.
 The name of Hongkong story
Do you know where the name Hong Kong comes from?
There are several interesting stories about this. A long time ago, there was a village
near Arberdeen called “Hong Kong Ts’un” or “Incense Harbour Village”. The incense grown
there was famous throughout China. Some of it was even sent to the Chinese Emperor.
Some people believe that the name Hong Kong comes from this village.
What happened to this village? One day, the Emperor wanted some incense sent to him
from the village. The villagers did not send it to him. The Emperor then ordered his officer to
arrest the village headmen and cut off their heads. After that, everyone ran away from the
village and no more incense was grown there.
But some other people believe that Hong Kong is named after a container for burning
incense. Long, long ago, this container was picked up in the harbor. It was kept in a tample at
Causeway Bay. The place where it was found was called “Hong Kong” or “Incense Harbour”
There is a third story that Hong Kong is named after a woman called Hong ku. She was
the wife of a pirate chief. After her husband died, she became the leader of the pirates. She
then moved to the island which is now called Hong Kong. If this story is true, the name
“Hong kong” means “Hong’s Harbour”.
According to yet another story, Hong Kong is named after a stream near Pokfulan
Road. The water was very pleasant to drink. Many years ago, people used to go there to
collect drinking water. The stream was called “Hong Kong” or “sweet stream”.

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Nama cerita Hongkong
Apakah Anda tahu dari mana nama Hong Kong berasal?
Ada beberapa cerita menarik tentang ini. Dahulu kala, ada sebuah desa di dekat Arberdeen
yang disebut "Hong Kong Ts'un" atau "Desa Pelabuhan Dupa". Dupa yang tumbuh di sana
terkenal di seluruh Tiongkok. Beberapa di antaranya bahkan dikirim ke Kaisar Cina.
Beberapa orang percaya bahwa nama Hong Kong berasal dari desa ini.
Apa yang terjadi dengan desa ini? Suatu hari, Kaisar menginginkan beberapa dupa dikirim
kepadanya dari desa. Penduduk desa tidak mengirimkannya kepadanya. Kaisar kemudian
memerintahkan petugasnya untuk menangkap kepala desa dan memotong kepala mereka.
Setelah itu, semua orang lari dari desa dan tidak ada lagi dupa yang tumbuh di sana.
Tetapi beberapa orang lain percaya bahwa Hong Kong dinamai berdasarkan wadah untuk
membakar dupa. Dahulu kala, wadah ini diambil di pelabuhan. Itu disimpan di sebuah tample
di Causeway Bay. Tempat ditemukannya disebut "Hong Kong" atau "Pelabuhan Dupa"
Ada cerita ketiga bahwa Hong Kong diberi nama setelah seorang wanita bernama Hong ku.
Dia adalah istri dari seorang kepala bajak laut. Setelah suaminya meninggal, dia menjadi
pemimpin bajak laut. Dia kemudian pindah ke pulau yang sekarang disebut Hong Kong. Jika
kisah ini benar, nama "Hong kong" berarti "Pelabuhan Hong".
Menurut cerita lain, Hong Kong diberi nama setelah aliran dekat Pokfulan Road. Airnya
sangat enak untuk diminum. Bertahun-tahun yang lalu, orang biasanya pergi ke sana untuk
mengambil air minum. Aliran itu disebut "Hong Kong" atau "aliran manis".

The mountain God and the River God

A long time ago in Vietnam, there was a beautiful princess. She was the king’s only daughter.
Both the mountain God and the River God wanted to marry the king’s daughter. The king
said, “You must fight, and the winner will marry the princess”.
So the two Gods fought. They fought with bows and arrows. The mountain God won the fight
and he married the beautiful princess
But the river God was very angry. He used his power to attack the mountain. The river got
higher, it covered the mountain. It came up to where the mountain God and princess lived.
Then, the mountain God used his power. The mountain got higher too, so the river couldn’t
get the princess.
Now, every year in July and August, when the rains come in Vietnam, the rivers rise, people
say that the River God is still trying to take away the princess

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Dewa Gunung dan Dewa Sungai

Dahulu kala di Vietnam, ada seorang putri cantik. Dia adalah satu-satunya putri raja. Dewa
Gunung dan Dewa Sungai ingin menikahi putri raja. Raja berkata, "Kamu harus bertarung,
dan pemenangnya akan menikahi sang putri".
Jadi kedua Dewa bertarung. Mereka bertarung dengan busur dan anak panah. Dewa gunung
memenangkan pertarungan dan dia menikahi putri cantik
Namun Dewa sungai itu sangat marah. Dia menggunakan kekuatannya untuk menyerang
gunung. Sungai semakin tinggi, menutupi gunung. Itu datang ke tempat gunung dewa dan
putri tinggal. Kemudian, gunung Dewa menggunakan kekuatannya. Gunung juga semakin
tinggi, sehingga sungai tidak bisa mendapatkan sang putri.
Sekarang, setiap tahun di bulan Juli dan Agustus, ketika hujan turun di Vietnam, sungai-
sungai naik, orang-orang mengatakan bahwa Dewa Sungai masih berusaha untuk mengambil
sang putri
15 DONGENG DARI LUAR NEGERI DAN TERJEMAHAN

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