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Belief in Friendship021,L70

O IQnisius 1998

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Ilustrasi oleh Yulius Suryono

fsBN 979497{.41{.tsBN 979497€,434

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Introduction

eading is a good way of getting knowledge. It should be introduced

in early childhood, hence it becomes a habit in people's lifestyle. To encourage child-

ren to love reading, we provide interesting stories in a fable series. \We believe that

antlnal kingdom stories have their own ^ttr^ctiveness

to amuse children with fantas-

tic stories. Thus, children are also encouraged to build their own fantasies, to open

their mind to knowledge and different views, and to have in their soul good moral

values that arc always enriching every story.

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G^"Kangaroo family left their own land for several reasons. First,the land was barren with just little water. Because of the lack of warer, rhegrass and the trees could not grow well. As a consequence, the Kangarooswould sometimes go hungry. Second, they had a very nearby neighbour, theDeer family. The Kangaroos and the Deer fed on the same food, namely grass

and leaves. Very often they had to share the little food that there was. Third,since the Kangaroos could run and leap faster than the Deer, the duty of find-ing a more prosperous land area was entrusted to the Kangaroos. Before pdrting,the Kangaroos promised the Deer that they would come back someday.

Years passed. There was not any news about the Kangaroos. Flowever, the Deerwas waitingpatiently{orthe Kangaroo's coming. Theywere extremelyloyal friends.And so the Deer kept watching on the land where the Kangaroos had lived before.

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fa\-/ ne day, the Snakes came to the land. They were very surprisedro see

the vast land and intendedto stay. In no time at all, the Rats and the Rabbitsarrived atthatplace. They dug big holes to live in. The.Rhinoceros, The Bulls,the Buffalos, the Cows, the Horses and the Pigs were the four-legged familiesthat came later. They enjoyed the place very much. They were able to run arease. The Elephants, the Lions, the Tigers, the Foxes, the Dogs and the Catsjoined with them on the next day. The Chickens, rhe Birds and the Insecrswere the last comers.

Now, the vast land became very noisy because of the hundreds of ani-

mals. They chatted and danced joyfully. The Horses built stables. Nests were

on the branches. The animals, however, still faced the difficult problem ofhow irrigating the land to provide water for the plants. The Horses and the

Buffalos carried out the duty of searching for a springon the mountain land-

scape. The Rats and the Rabbits dug the land for the strea.nx. The Elephants,

the Rhinoceros, the Bulls and the Cows eaacuated stones and rocks. At last,

with good cooperation, the animals had irrigated the land. Trees and plants

grew well.

One day, all inhabitants gathered in a square. There was an importantthing to discuss. Parrot, who had a loud voice, became the speaker.

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"Ladies and gentlemen. How h^ppy we are no'w to have such an area. The

irrigation sysrem has been built succesfully. In my opinion, our land will be

prospero us. Howeoer, there is one thing we have to consider, that is forming a

counrr/, an animal counrry. \7e have a great population and a vast land. \flhat

we need now is to make a governmenr that rules and regulates the inhabitants.

It will run very well if we have aleadet. That's all I have to say".

parrot ended his speechand was applaudedby the audience. The gathered animal

then poted..For lots of reasons, one of them was considered the best candidate. Lion

was at last chosen as a leader.

As the chosen leader, Lion hadto elect some ministersto help himorganizethe

inhabitants. Then, he himself made some rules in orderthat the inhabitants would

livepeacefully.

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From year to year,the relationship among the animals became closer and

closer. They [e1 contented, with their friendship. Tiger might eat a little rabbit

whenever he wanted. Crow could take bird's eggs freely. No Protest. No ar-

gumenrs. No critics. No rebellion. This was because of friendliness. Even the

new leader, Lion, suggested "FRIENDSHIP IS ABOVE ALL" as their faoowr-

ite motto. \rith acclamation, a\l of the inhabitant s approrted their leader's sug-

gestion. It is a bright idea indeed. They all believed in friendship. Friendship

could encourd,ge a good social relationship among the animals. They were able

to take orher's things without the owner's permission. They called this"shar-

ingproperties".Every animal kept the motto "FRIENDSHIP IS ABOVE ALL"

deEly in their mind.

One day,theBuffalos were weeding in a vast square. They saw some animals

they had not seen before.

"\7hat animals are they? They are so strange'"

They ran as quickly ,, porrible to inform their friends about the presence of-

strange animals in the square.

"Look friends, there are some strange animals in the square. They leaplike frogs but eat grass. They are like Deer but srand on their two feet. Theyare like Rats but much bigger. They have a kind of bags, pouches I suppose.Their young are caffred in these pouches."

All of the animals, except the Deer, 'were wonderingabout the Buffalo'sstory. The Deer was very h^ppy to know that their friends were coming back.They had waited for them for many years. They missed them. \flith sbinyeyes, the Deer said,

"They areKangaroos. They are our belopedfnends."

"How do you know rhem?" asked one of the Rabbits"They once lived here long before you came to this land. To tell you rhe rrurh,

they are also the owners of the land you live in," explained the Deer."No way! They are not our friends. They are not the owners of this land

anymore," argued one of the Snakes. The Eagle added,

"Right. They are nor my friends, either.

Theyareneucontns!"

The Monkey added,

"Right. They are not my friends, either.

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They are newcomers!

They are strangersl"

The Tiger inrujeoed,

"Right. Th.y are nor my friends, either.

They are newcomers!

They are strangers!

Theyare outsid.us!"

All the animals resented the Kangaroos presence. They gatheredin the square rodemonstrate. They were in rows and shouted, like a choir, to drive the Kang aroos outof the land.

"FRTENDSHIP IS ABOVE ALL""You're not my friends!

You're newcomers!

You're strangers!

You'reoutsidssl

Go away... go away... go away... go away... go away ...

Go away... go away... go away... go away... go away ..."

The uproar woke up their sleeping leader. Lion tried to calm the situation.

"\7hat is happening?"

"There are newcomers.I mean outsiders. They are calledKangaroos. They are

not our friends but they ckimto be the owners of this land," explained a Tortoise.

Lion thought hard.

"If I let the Kangaroos live in this land, what about me and the other animals?

\7e will have to go. But where?"

At last, with a determined step the Lion shouted.

"Be cool. Remember our motto 'FRIENDSHIP IS ABOVE ALL'. The Kanga-

roos are nor my friends, either. They must leave this country. The sooner, the better!"

T ion's decision v/as applauded by all the animals. They were proud of

their leader. The Kangaroos, on the other hand, were very sad. They did not

know where ro go. They had to leave their own land. Only the Deer felt sorry

about Lion's decision. \fith tears they watched the Kangaroos leaving.

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Glossary

acclamatio n (n) suar a bulatapplaud, applauded (tt) memberi tepuk tangan,

bertepuk tangan

approve, approved (o) menyetuiui

argument (n) perbedaan pendapat

barren (adj) gersang

beloved (adj)tercintacandidate (n) calon

carrlt carried (t) membawa

chat, chatt"d (") berbincang-bincang

claim, claimed (r) mentntutconsequence (n) akibat, konsekuensi

consider, considered (v) mempertimbangkan

contented (adj) puas, bahagia

decision (n) keputusan

deep (adj) dalam

deeply (afut) mendalam

delicious (adj) enak, lezat

determine, determined (v) menentukan

determined (adj) pasti

duty (n) rugas

elect, elected (") mengangkat, memilih

encourage, encouraged (o) mendorong

entnrst, entrusted (o) mempercayakan

evacuate, evacuated fti) mengosongkan

extreme (adj) besar

extremely (adv) luar biasa

face, faced (v) menghadapi

favourite (n) kesenangan

feed, fed (v) memberi makan

gather, gathered (tt) berktmpul, mengumpulkan

however (ado) meskipun demikian

intend. intended (z/ bermaksud

interject, interjected (zt) menyela

irrigate, irrigated (v) mengairijoin, joined fu) bergabung' menggabungkan

lack (n) kekurangan

leap, leapt (o) melompat

minister (n) menterimotto (n) semboyan

newcomer (n) pendatang barg

organiz.e, organized (u) metgorganisir

outsider (n) orangluarowner (n) pemilikparting (n) perpisahan

patient (adj) sabar

patiently (a&t) dengan sabar

pouch (n)kantongpresence (n) keha&rarrpromise, promised (o) berjanli, menjanjikan

property (n) hartaprosperous (adj) makmtrprovide, prdvided (a) melengkepi, menyediakan

reason (n) alxanrebellion (n) pemberontakan

share, shared (o) berbagL, membagikan

shiny (adj) berbinar-binar

speech (n) pidaro

spring (n) ma",a urstable (n) kandang

strange (ad,j) aneh

stranger (n) orang xingstream (n) alirart

tear (n) air mata

vote, voted (zt) memberikan suara

wonder, -ing (o) berpikir

LI f',is book is one of the sixteen stories from fable series presentedfor children who learn English in the beginner to intermediate level.Each stories is delivered in an amusing way, illustrated with beautifulpictures and enriched with moral values. Have you had the completestories of fables series?

1. False Beauty2. Mr. lnvoice3. Broken Friendship4. Bat's Deed5. A New House6. Bad Habit7 . Be Yourself8. The Candidate Campaign

9. The Smartest1 0. Kikky Koala11 . Trouble Makers12. How the Tiger Got lts Stripes13. Missing Eggs14. Belief in Friendship15. Stairway to Heaven16. Mr. Stork's Big Scheme

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