Narative Text - Mouse Deer and Crocodile

Cerita rakyat from Central Java

Mouse Deer and Crocodile

One day, Mouse Deer went the river to take a drink. But he knew that the crocodile might be waiting underwater to eat him, so he said out loud. “I wonder if the water’s warm. I’ll put in my leg and find out.” Of course Mouse Deer didn’t put in his leg. He picked up a stick instead and put one end into the water. Chomp…! Crocodile grabbed the stick and pulled it underwater. Mouse Deer laughed. “Ha… ha…ha… Stupid crocodile! Cant you tell the difference between a stick and a leg?” Then Mouse Deer ran off to drink somewhere else.

Kancil & Buaya

In the next day, Mouse Deer wanted to cross the river. He wanted to eat the fruits on the other side of the river. He saw a floating log in the river. He knew that Crocodile looked like a log when he floated. Mouse Deer didn’t want to be eaten by Crocodile when he crosses the river. He had an idea. He called out loud, “Crocodile!” Crocodile rose from the water, “Hello, Mouse Deer. Have you come to be my lunch?” Mouse Deer smiled. “Sorry, not today, Crocodile. I have orders from the King. He wants to invite all the crocodiles in this river to a party. He wants me to count all the crocodiles so he could prepare enough meal for you.”

“Really…? Tell us what to do,” said Crocodile. “You must line up from this side of the river to the other side,” said Mouse Deer. Crocodile then got all his friends and family. They lined up across the river. Mouse Deer then jumped onto Crocodile’s back. “One,” he counted. He jumped onto the next crocodile, “Two.” And the next crocodile, “Three.” Mouse Deer kept jumping until he arrived on the other side of the river. “How many are there?” asked Crocodile. “Just enough,” said Mouse Deer. He laughed as he ran to the forest.***

TERJEMAHAN

Kancil dan Buaya

Suatu hari, Kancil pergi ke sungai untuk mengambil minum. Tapi ia tahu bahwa buaya mungkin menunggu di bawah air untuk makan dia, maka dia berkata dengan suara keras. "Aku ingin tahu apakah hangat air. Aku akan menaruh di kaki saya dan mencari tahu "Tentu saja Rusa Mouse. Tidak dimasukkan ke dalam kakinya. Dia mengambil sepotong kayu dan bukan menempatkan satu ujung ke dalam air. Chomp ...! Buaya menyambar tongkat dan menariknya di bawah air. Kancil tertawa. "Ha ... ha ... ha ... buaya Bodoh! Cant Anda membedakan antara tongkat dan kaki "Lalu? Kancil lari minum di tempat lain.

Pada keesokan harinya, Kancil ingin menyeberang sungai. Dia ingin makan buah di sisi lain sungai. Dia melihat log mengambang di sungai. Dia tahu bahwa Buaya tampak seperti log ketika ia melayang. Kancil tidak mau dimakan oleh buaya saat ia melintasi sungai. Dia punya ide. Ia berseru keras, naik "Buaya!" Buaya dari air, "Halo, Kancil. Apakah Anda datang untuk makan siang saya "tersenyum? Kancil. "Maaf, tidak hari ini, Buaya. Saya mendapat perintah dari Raja. Dia ingin mengundang semua buaya di sungai ini ke pesta. Dia ingin aku menghitung semua buaya sehingga ia bisa menyiapkan makanan yang cukup untukmu. "

"Benarkah ...? Beritahu kami apa yang harus dilakukan, "kata Buaya. "Anda harus berbaris dari sisi sungai ke sisi lain," kata Kancil. Buaya kemudian mendapat semua teman-teman dan keluarga. Mereka berbaris di seberang sungai. Kancil lalu melompat ke punggung buaya itu. "Satu," ia menghitung. Dia melompat ke buaya berikutnya, "Dua." Dan buaya berikutnya, "Tiga." Terus Kancil melompat sampai ia tiba di sisi lain sungai. "Berapa banyak yang ada?" Tanya Buaya. "Hanya cukup," kata Kancil. Dia tertawa sambil berlari ke hutan. ***