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THE CAT ARROGANT A long time ago, in a dense forest lies the are very much. Among the animals, which live there is a cat arrogant very clean, hairy and smooth white. So many animals who liked it, but she was to proud and arrogant to excess. One day, the cat wants to live alone without family cat, because she felt it was great to rend for themselves without the help of her family. On her way she’s resting adjacent to the family chickens. Sunny morning, when the cat is angry because her voice has awakened chickens, “hi chicken presumptuous of you to wake coupled with your son, your son is ugly” said the cat. Chicken family very angry, they repel cats, with feeling annoyed cat it. With feeling so tired cat sleeping in the shoulders of an elephant, When elephant was about to wake up the elephant accidentally dropped the cat “ hi you fool elephant, why you dropped me,, you want to kill me?” elephant closer and said “oh you’re so beautiful”. Cat scratches elephant, rampage elephants...

 The Boy Who Cried Wolf There was once a young shepherd boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain near a dark forest. 1 It was lonely for him watching the sheep all day. No one was near, except for three farmers he could sometimes see working in the fi elds in the valley below. One day the boy thought of a plan that would help him get a little company and have some fun. 3 He ran down toward the valley crying, “Wolf! Wolf!” The men ran to meet him, and after they found out there was no wolf after all, one man remained to talk with the boy awhile. The boy enjoyed the company so much that a few days later he tried the same prank again, and again the men ran to help him. A few days later, a real wolf came from the forest and began to steal the sheep. The startled 6 boy ran toward the valley, and more loudly than ever he cried, “Wolf! Wolf!” But the men, who had been fooled twice before, thought that the boy was tricking them again. So no one came to help the boy sa...

                           The Tree and the Reeds There once was a mighty tree, with a big thick trunk, high strong branches, and roots that reached deep into the ground. All around the oak were hundreds of thin reeds. "You reeds are all so puny," said the tree. "I'm stronger than the whole lot of you put together." "Don't be so sure," answered the reeds. "Don't be so sure." Just then, a fierce wind whipped up. It rattled the oak's branches and blew off its leaves. But the tree stood straight and proud against the wind. The wind grew fiercer still, and the mighty tree began to creak and groan. All at once there was terrible sound of splitting wood. "Timber!" boomed the tree and fell down among the reeds. "You see, Mr. Tree," murmured one of the reeds. "You fight against the wind, so it knocks you down. But we reeds bow to even the gentlest breeze only to stand up straight again. H...

A RABBIT AND TWENTY CROCODILES Once upon a time, a Rabbit wanted to cross a river, but he could not swim. He had an idea, he saw a boss of Crocodiles swimming in the river. The Rabbit asked he cross of crocodile. “how many crocodile are there in the river?” the boss of crocodile answered, “we are twenty here”. “where are they?”the Rabbit asked for the second time. “what is it for?” the boss crocodile asked. “all of you are good, gentle and kind, so I want to make a line in order. Later, I will know how kind you are,” said the Rabbit. Then the boss of the Crocodiles called all his friend an asked then to make a line in order from one side to the order side of the river. Fust then, the Rabbit started to count while jumping from one crocodile to another: one…two… three… four…until twenty. And finally, he thanked all Crocodiles because he had crossed the river.

The White Bear and the Melted Ice It was the time when the earth was sick because of pollution. The earth was no more a suitable planet to live because it was too hot. At one of Island in the Northern earth, there was a white bear living alone. He was the only one that could survive and he lived in the last piece of small ice from that island. The bear was missing all of his family and friends. The bear could not do anything else except trying the best he could do to survive. Sometimes he swam at the sea to get some fish and after that he stayed again in his small piece of ice. The bear was waiting the time when he had no more place to step. He knew it as day by day the piece of ice in which he lived became smaller and smaller. One day, the bear was sleeping. In his sleep, he dreamed to be a bird. He flew around to see the earth from above. He was so happy because he was not worried anymore about the place to live because as the bird, he could fly and move from one pl...

                          PINOCCHIO          In the past, there was a puppeteer whose name is Geppetto. He eager to have a son very much but his wife passed away several years ago. One day, he got an idea to make a puppet in order to not be lonely again. He made puppet all day long. Finally, in the morning he had finished his work and he named the puppet Pinocchio. Soon, he felt lonely again since Pinochio couldn't walk or talk by itself. One night, Geppetto prayed to the God to become a real boy.           In the next morning, he was surprised that Pinocchio was alive. He taught Pinocchio how to talk, read, speak, and to do other things as human. He then studied at an elemantary school. One day, Pinocchio felt bored and he come late. When Pinocchio came home, Geppetto asked him. He said that he was on school but he wasn't. Instantly, Pinocchio's nose grew longer, and it...

A RABBIT AND TWENTY CROCODILES Once upon a time, a Rabbit wanted to cross a river, but he could not swim. He had an idea, he saw a boss of Crocodiles swimming in the river. The Rabbit asked he cross of crocodile. “how many crocodile are there in the river?” the boss of crocodile answered, “we are twenty here”. “where are they?”the Rabbit asked for the second time. “what is it for?” the boss crocodile asked. “all of you are good, gentle and kind, so I want to make a line in order. Later, I will know how kind you are,” said the Rabbit. Then the boss of the Crocodiles called all his friend an asked then to make a line in order from one side to the order side of the river. Fust then, the Rabbit started to count while jumping from one crocodile to another: one…two… three… four…until twenty. And finally, he thanked all Crocodiles because he had crossed the river. In the fable we can find massage is, before act, we think to do first, so that we can finish the difficult proble...

Fox and cat 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,' said the cat. '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...

The Pig and The Sheep One day a shepherd discovered a fat Pig in the meadow where his Sheep were pastured. He very quickly captured the porker, which squealed at the top of its voice the moment the Shepherd laid his hands on it. You would have thought, to hear the loud squealing, that the Pig was being cruelly hurt. But in spite of its squeals and struggles to escape, the Shepherd tucked his prize under his arm and started off to the butcher’s in the marketplace. The Sheep in the pasture were much astonished and amused at the Pig’s behavior and followed the Shepherd and his charge to the pasture gate. “What makes you squeal like that?” asked one of the Sheep. “The Shepherd often catches and carries off one of us. But we should feel very much ashamed to make such a terrible fuss about it like you do.” “That is all very well,” replied the Pig, with a squeal and a frantic kick. “When he catches you he is only after your wool. But he wants my bacon! gree-ee-ee!” Moral: It is ea...

Once upon a time, there lived an unhappy young girl. Unhappy she was, for her mother waa dead, her father had married another woman, a widow with two daughters, and her stepmother didn't like her one little bit. Unhappy Cinderella all the nice things, kind thoughts and loving touches were for her own daughters. And not just the kind thoughts and love, but also dresses, shoes, shawls, delicious food, comfy beds, as well as every home comfort. All this was laid on for her daughters. But, for the poor unhappy girl, there was nothing at all. No dresses, only her stepsisters' hand-me-downs. No lovely dishes, nothing but scraps. No nice rests and comfort. For she had to work hard all day, and only when evening came was she allowed to sit for a while by the fire, near the cinders. That is how she got her nickname, for everybody called her "Cinderella". Cinderella used to spend long hours all alone talking to the cat. The cat said, "Miaoww", which really meant...

                                            Hungry Wolf Oneday, a wolf was very hungry. It looked for food here and there. But it couldn’t get any. At last it found a loaf of bread and piece of meat in the hole of a tree. The hungry wolf squeezed into the hole. It ate all the food. It was a woodcutter’s lunch. He was on his way back to the tree to have lunch. But he saw there was no food in the hole, instead, a wolf. On seeing the woodcutter, the wolf tried to get out of the hole. But it couldn’t. Its tummy was swollen. The woodcutter caught the wolf and gave it nice beatings.

                The Origin of The Blue Lake                Folklore From North Maluku                         category of legend           Formerly residents Lisiwa, North Halmahera with water that radiates on the sidelines of rocks. The longer the water grows and forms the lake. the news of the formation of the lake was scattered everywhere. It is strange, in the area that the water difficulty suddenly appeared power. Efforts to uncover the mystery is done by holding a traditional ceremony.            Finally, the answer obtained from the lake caused by broken broken heart, shedding tears, flowing and flowing into a spring. Villagers of Lisiwa are urged through kentongan, after the people come out and gather the elders begins with the question, "who among you are absent and not at home?" T...

NEMO AND SHARK In the ocean, there is a beautiful Nemo fish. She always cares for her sickly mother. She can not bear to see her sick mother constantly. She continues to seek special remedies for the mother. One day while searching for medicine, she meets a creepy shark. Nemo directly hide in the seaweed. "Don't be afraid, I will not eat you, I hear your mother is seriously ill, I will help you find a drug." Shark is seduction to Nemo. Nemo approached the Shark slowly. "Is it true?" Nemo asked a little scared. And the Shark nodded. And then, Nemo and Shark searched for medicine here and there. In the heart, the Shark says "Whoever wants to help her, I just want her mother to die as soon as possible." A few minute later, Sharks find a medicinal plant. Actually the plant is not a medicine, but poisor. "I found the medicine, Nemo!" Shouted the Shark. "Is it true?" Nemo asked with a smile. "Yes, come here!". Nem...

The Little Crab and The Fox         Once upon a time there lived a mother crab with her baby in a pond. One day, the mother crab left her baby in the corner of the pond and went to search for food.         The baby crab that day grew disgusted with the sands in which he lived. He decided to take a walk to the meandow not far from the pond. There he would find better fare than salty water and sand mites. So off he crawled to the meandow.         But there was a fox who felt hungry. He roamed here and there in search of food but could not find anything to eat. To take some water it reached near to the pond. When it saw a baby crab roaming there his mouth began water and started thinking about the crab's meat. The fox catches the baby crab. The baby crab requested to fox leave him because he is very small. The baby crab said "If you eat me it will not fulfill your hunger. I can call my friends so you can eat all of us." ...

Rawa Pening ( Lagend Swamp Pening)     In the days of yore, there lived a pair of husband and wife. Both of them live with their simple, but very sad that to this day they have not been blessed with a son. Day after day they waited patiently, but has not yet granted by the Almighty. Because it is not the power of seeing his wife continue to grieve, the husband finally decides to go and asceticism on Mount Telomoyo had begged for a child.    After some time the husband meditation on the slopes of the mountain, his wife called Mrs Selakanta pregnant. Stomach Nyai Selakanta more days of increasingly enlarged until finally he gave birth to a son. But Mrs Selakanta surprise that was born by him is a dragon. The magic of the Dragon can speak like a human being. Mrs Selakanta else named Baru Khlinting. In fact Mrs embarrassed gave birth to a dragon, but nevertheless still treated him like a Mrs man.    Baru Khlinting day after day getting...

Camel and The Jackal Once upon a time there lived a camel and a jackal together in a forest. There was a river nearby the forest. On the other side of the river there were sugarcane fields. One day morning the jackal came today that camel and asked to cross the river and enjoy the sugarcane. The camel agree with the jackal. But the jackal did not know how to swim, so he requested the camel to carry him on his back.  The camel agreed to the jackal's request. They set out for the river and soon reached its bank. The camel carried the jackal on his back and crossed the river.  On reaching the other side, they began to eat the sugarcane. The jackal was satisfied with his food because he was very small but the camel was yet hungry. The jackal began to howl loudly after food. The camel asked him not to do so but the jackal said that it was his habit to howl after meals.  His howling listened by the farmers. They all reached the spot with long sticks. The jackal...

The Ant and the Dove One hot day, an ant was seeking for some water. After walking around for a moment, she came to a spring. To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell unintentionally into the water. She could have sunk if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly put off a leaf from a tree and dropped it immediately into the water near the struggling ant. Then the ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up there. Soon it carried her safely to dry ground. Not long after at that, there was a hunter nearby who was throwing out his net towards the dove, hoping to trap it in this way. Guessing what he should do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net and the dove flew away quickly from this net. The morality:  One good turn deserves another.

Dancing Princesses “There was a king who had twelve beautiful daughters. They slept in twelve beds all in one room and when they went to bed, the doors were shut and locked up but every morning their shoes were found to be quite worn through as if thy had been danced in all night and yet nobody could find out how it happened , or where they had been. Then the king made it known to all the land, that if any person could discover the secret , and find out where it was that the princesses danced in the night, he should have the one he liked best for his wife, and should be king after his death but whoever tried and did not succeed, after three days and nights, should be put to death. A king’s son soon came. He was well entertained , and in the evening was taken to the chamber next to the one where the princesses lay in their twelve beds. There he was to sit and watch where they went to dance and in order that nothing might pass without his hearing it , the door of...

LEGEND OF THE FIRST BANANA STORY Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl called Maria. She was tall, with black eyes, and long shining hair. The colour of her skin was a clear light brow. One morning, while she was collecting firewood, she met a young man. He looked like a hunter. He was tall, handsome and very neatly dressed. No one knew who he was or where he came from. Not did anyone know his name. Maria liked him. He liked her too. Maria did not know this but he was an anito or a spirit from the sky. They became friends. Although they were good friends for a long time, the young man never asked Maria to became his wife. This made Maria very unhappy. “I have no parents or brothers or sisters,” she said. “You too are alone. I am sure we could be happy together.” “I didn’t want to tell you this,” the young man said, “but I am an anito. I cannot marry a human being. I have to return to the sky.” Maria was surprised. She did not know what to say. She he...

The Forbidden Chamber Once there was an evil wizard who dressed as a beggar. He went from house to house asking for alms and stealing the pretty girls. One day he knocked on the door of a house. There lived a man with three beautiful daughters. The eldest daughter opened the door and the wizard hypnotized her. He took her to his house in the midst of the woods. Everything was magnificent there. The daughter had all things she wished for. One day, the wizard had to go on a journey. He left the keys of all rooms to the daughter. She could enter every room except one, otherwise she could die. He also gave an egg she needed to care. After the wizard left the house, the daughter looked into every room and found beautiful things. Then she was curious to know about the forbidden room. She entered the room and found hundreds of kidnapped girls who had fallen asleep. The daughter frightened and ran out of the room. In a hurry, she dropped the egg and the egg turned red. The wizard ...

Thumbelina Once upon a time, there was a kind woman who had no children, longed for a baby and would often say, “How I would love to have a baby girl, even a tiny little one." A beautiful fairy heard her wish one day, and gave her a little seed to plant in a flowerpot. When the seed bloomed into a tulip, the woman saw a tiny, beautiful girl inside, no bigger than her thumb. She decided to call her Thumbelina. She was so small that she had a walnut shell for a bed and used petals as a blanket. Then, an ugly toad fell in love with Thumbelina. One night when she was sleeping, he carried her off to his lily pad in a pond. Thumbelina was very unhappy. A swallow was passing by and saw how sad she looked, and said, “Come south with me to warmer lands." Young Thumbelina flew away on the swallow’s back. They flew across the seas and came to a land of sunshine. The swallow said, " This is my home. You can live in one of the loveliest and biggest flowers." When Thumbeli...

FABEL STORY THE PIG AND THE SHEEP One day a shepherd discovered a fat Pig in the meadow where his Sheep were pastured. He very quickly captured the porker, which squealed at the top of its voice the moment the Shepherd laid his hands on it. You would have thought, to hear the loud squealing, that the Pig was being cruelly hurt. But in spite of its squeals and struggles to escape, the Shepherd tucked his prize under his arm and started off to the butcher’s in the marketplace. The Sheep in the pasture were much astonished and amused at the Pig’s behavior and followed the Shepherd and his charge to the pasture gate. “What makes you squeal like that?” asked one of the Sheep. “The Shepherd often catches and carries off one of us. But we should feel very much ashamed to make such a terrible fuss about it like you do.” Moral value:  It is easy to be brave when there is no danger. Don’t compare two different situations without understanding them.

Ant and Cocoon              It is said there is a very dense forest, there lived an assortment of animals, ranging from ants, elephants, tigers, rhinos, birds and so on. On a day when very powerful storms. The storm came at once so make panic across the animal inhabitants of the forest. All animals panicked and ran terrified avoid the coming storm. The next day, the sun comes up with a very warm and the melodious sound of birds chirping, but what happened? many trees in forest uprooted making strewn forest into forest mess. A cocoon was crying and grieving for what has happened in a tree that had fallen. "Hu .. hoo ... how sad our storm but nowhere was safe for shelter .. huhu .." lamenting the sad state of the cocoon. From beneath the ground, there was an ant who arrogantly said "Hi cocoon, look at me, I'm protected from the storm yesterday, not like you were there on the ground, look at your body, you're just stuck in a t...