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How the Tiger Got Its Stripes021 168

@ Kanisius 1997

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Tahun 06 05 04 03 02

Ilustrasi oleh Yulius Suryono

tsBN 979497-836-1rsBN 979497-840-X

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Introduction

eading is a good way of getting knowledge. It should be introduced ineaily childhood, hence it becomes a habit in people's lifestyle. To encourage

children to love reading, we provide interesting stories tn a fable series. \)7e

believe that animal kingdom stories have their own ^ttracttveness

to amuse chil-

dren with fantastic stories. Thus, children are also encouraged to build theirown fantasies, to open their mind to knowledge and different views, and tohave in their soul good moral values that arc always enriching every story.

Fl) iger was a very respecled

^nlma|. Since he had

white skin, he was cailed Mr. \fhite by all of thejungle inhabitants, Llnfortunatefi, Mr. SThite

was famous for his cruelty. FIis white skin

did not show his sinceriry. Everyday, ^n

anl-nral had to be slaaghtered for his meal.

Grurlaalfi, thelangle population was gettingless. '"I'his situation worried Mr. Goat and

Mr. Mcrnl<ey. Tberefore, they discussed the

problem secretl1.

'T havc rnJy two children lrft]' sobbedMr. Goat"l hnow. I am really soffy to hear that,"

Mr. Monkey said.

"But what can 'we do? S7e

cannot fight against him,"Mr. Monkey added and

once in a whiiepattedMr.Goat.

@,we1etthishappen,oufdescendantwillbeextinct,,,Mf.Goatcried.Mr. Goat's crying was heard tbroagltout the jungle. It disturbed the squirrel's

peace. Quiedy, Mr. Squinel came down from his tree. He went to see Mr. Goat.He felt sad listening to Mr. Goat.'\Mhzit canl do for you? .

" Mr. Squirrel asked.

"Mr Squirrel, how carr westop the greedl tiger?" Mr. Goatasked.

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he situationwasfrightening. Mr. Buffalo was also sad.

Yesterday, his eldest son had become Mr. tMhite's meal.

Suddenly, they heard Mr. SThite's roar. It meant

:'r:.:; that he was hungty andwanted fresh meat fromthe jungle inhabitants for his meal. His roar

made all the animals frightened. All ofthem ran quickly into their

houses. But they heard an

everr louder roar."F{i, my people!

Have you prepared

ftesh meat forme? I am veryhungry today!"said l\ft. lfhitewith a thundering

foat.

1l of the animals were getting more frightened. Finally, they drewlots to determine whose family should become Mr. White's meal. Each family

head took turns to select a piece of paper.

Mr. Porcupine got the f:nst turn.' "Go d, guide my hand so that I won't be-come the uictim,"pnyedhim before taking thep^per.

Fortunately, he got blank paper.

"Thank you God. You answered my pta)rer," he

whispered.

Mr. Rat got the second turn. He walkedfrm/t."My beloved comrades. I am willing to take my chance.

Let the arrogant tiger eat my body. I will poison mybody so that he will be poisoned and die," he

said.

Aftet taking his chance, he opened itgot blank paper. He was very disap

inted andhe threw awq the paper.

He was not able to take reaenge against the. Then, he sat orr a storie watching his

iends queaeing to take the lots.f1

Time flew. Mr. Goat's turn car\e.

"My dearest friends. If it is my turn to be eaten, my descendant will be

extinct. For the sake of lustice, however, I will take my tufn," said Mr- Goat before

taking the paper.He took the paper slowly. He opened it with hts heart beating. He was very

shocked when he read'EATEN" on his paper. Mr. Goat bleated andran back-

ward and forward. His crying made all the

animals deeply sad. Poor Mr. Goat!

Suddenly Mr. Cat stePPed forwardcourageously.

"My beloved comrades, stop

crying! Let me take Mr.Goat's place. I am veryold. Moreover, my fam-ily has not had their turnyet. I rcally want to take

awry Mr. Goat's bad /ack,"he said with a loud voiceand hunbly.

"No, Mr. Cat. Though you did not get your turfl, I am sure that you will get itsomeday. Don't you realize that all of us are waiting to be eaten and to beextinct?" argued Mr. Snake who sat near him.

Soon, they tied Mr. Goat's legs with ratt^n. He was brought to the middle ofthe jungle where Mr. \flhite lived and was waiting for his victim. Having seenthe goat, he showed his strong and big frbnt teeth. Not far from hirn, a lot ofantmal bones'were scattered on the grass.

"Put the goat in front of me quickly! I cannot bear to wait any Ionger,"Mr. Sfhite shoated.

They put Mr. Goat in front of Mr. Tiger quickly and ran ^w^y.

Mr. Squirrel,on lhe other hand, watched from a shady tree. FIe thought hard about how to saveMr. Goat.

"Hm. What a delicious meal I have today," Mr. !flhite laughed. Again, hegrinned and showed his strong and sharp teeth.

,'Mr Goat. Do you have a requestbefore I eatyou?" Mr' \x4rite asked' Mr'

,Go.a--.-t:.G..e.P=1 bleat' F{e could not speak':.t: t-!:: t:i': ' : '

nl. u*o$eeiss.+l+ *itoution, Mr. Squirrel came down from the tree'

,ii ..il; . broirMf. whlte! you won't find it hard to pounce on the goat.

#fi:ay;:d,o4 you know that it wiil rain heavily very soon?" said Mr' Squirrel to

Mr. White was shocked

and look ed at the skY' The

sky was very cloudY'"Oh, damn!"

Mr. White saidworriedlY' :

"Mr Squirrel,what shouid I do?

Save me, Please!"he asked.

"Don't wof f y

Mr. \7hite. Iwill save*ou. I will

lrsk Mr. Monkey to take )rou ^way from this place. After the storm, surely, you

can eat the goat," said Mr. Squirrel.Mr Squirrel asked Mr. Monkey, Mr. Buffalo, Mr. Cow and Mr. Horse to unt'ie

thc rattan"Vind the rattan aroundMt.

rwal fu theflood. Take him to thethem.

Mr Monkey and his friends wound Mr. \White's body around with rattan.They took him to the mountain top. Mr.

White was happy because he would bestfe from the flood.

White's body so that his body will not be washed

top of the mountatn!" ordered Mr. Squirrel to

Time passed, but the flood had not come yet' The fatt^nmade Mr' $flhite's

body pamful. He, therefore, roated.loudly. He asked Mr' MonkeY anrd hisJriends

to untie it from his body. They, on the other

hand, enioyed Mr. \fhite's sffiring' They

mocked him."Help me, Please! Release me from

this rattan so that I can eat the goat'

It is really Pairful and I am very i

hungry," AzIr. White Pleadedhumbly.

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'You have killed lots of our friends! Now, it ison you," Mr. Buffalo said loudly.

time for us to take revenge

The words made Mr. S7hite sad. He regretted his eail deed. He sobbed and cried."Release me, please! I promise not to eat atimals anymore."

Mr. Squirrel and his friends kept silent for a moment. In their heart, theytook pity on Mr. \X{hite.

"It is too bad for aX, of us to let anyone suffer," said Mr. Horse.'lWhat do you think, then, Mr. Horse?" asked Mr. Cow.'1We11. I think we must release Mr. White. He has promised not to e^t an7-

mals again," said Mr. Horse wisely.They agreed with Mr. Horse's suggestion, except Mr. Buffalo."\fell. Considering yout sincere promise, we' will release you," said Mr.

Monkey.

"Thank you my dearest friends. You arc really kind. I swear that I won't ki1l

antmals," Mr. V4rite said haPPilY.

Mr. \7hite looked at his body after all the r^ttanwas untied. He saw serious

wound.s on his body. Unfortunately, his body was scarredby the stripes forever.

Since then, Mr. \White was called Mr. Stripe by all of the iungle inhabitants.

After recoueringfrom the painful wounds, Mr. Stripe forgot his promise. He

kept on killing anJ eating other animals. He was even ,proad of his stripes. He

broke his promise totally. He did not know how to show gratitude.

attogaTTt (adj) = sombongbad luck (n) = nasib burukbleat, bleated (v)= mengembikbrave (adj) = beranicame down (v) = tutuncomrade (r) = te-andamn (v) = sial

determine (v) = menentukandisappointed (adj) = kecewa

disturb, disturbed (v) = menggangguevil deed (n) = perbuatan jahat

except (prep) = kecualiextinct (adj) = punah{irmly (adv) = dengan gagah

flood (n) = baniitfor the sake of (n) = demifrightening (adj) = menakutkangndually (adv) = dengan pedahanJahangratitude (n) = terima kasih

greedy (rdj) = serakah

grin, grinned (v) = menyedngai

gutde (v) = membimbingheart beating ("dj) = berdebar-debarhumbly (adv) = dengan rendah hatijungle (n) = hutanjustice (n) = keadilankeep on, kept on (r) = t.tos--eneruslots (n) = lotere,

'ndianmock, mocked (v) = mengejek

on the other hand (conj) = sebaliknya

pai"fin (adj) = nyeri, sakitpat, patted (v) = menepuk-nepuk

poison (n) = racun, meracuni

porcupine (n) = tupaipounce on (v) - menerkamprepare, prepared (v) = menyiapkan

proud (adj) = bangga, sombong

queue (v) = antrirecover (v) = sembuh

regret, regretted (v) = menyesal

request (n) = permintaanrespect, respected (v) = menghormati

roar (n) = rarurgan

scar, scarred (v) = menggores

scatter, scattered (adj) = berserakan

secredy (adv) = secara diam-diam

shout, shouted (adj) = berteriak

sincere (adj) = tulussincerity (n) = ketglusan

slaughter, slaughtered (v) = menyembelih

sob, sobbed (v) = terisak-isak

storm(n) = badai

stripe (n) = belang, bergaris-garis

suddenly (adv) = tiba-tibasuffering (n) = penderitaanswear (v) = berjanji, bersumpah

take away (v) = menyingkirkan

take revenge (v) = membalas dendam

therefore (adv) = oleh karena ituthough (conj) = meskipun

tlrow away, threw away (v) = melempar

throughout (adv) = seluruhnya

thundering (adj) = menggelegartie, tied (v) = mengikat

turn (n) = giliran

unfortunately (adv) = sayangnya

untie (v) = melePaskan ikatan

victim (n) = korban

wash away, washed away (v) = terhempas

whd around (v) = mengikat

whisper, whispered (v) = berbisik

tn,, book is one of the sixteen stories from fable series presented

for 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 complete

stories of fables series?

1. False Beauty 9. The Smartest2. Mr. lnvoice 10. KikkY Koala

3. Broken Friendship 11 . Trouble Makers4. Bat's Deed 12. How the Tiger Got lts Stripes

5. A New House 13. 'Missing Eggs6. Bad Habit ' 1'4. Belief, in Friendship7. Be Yourself 15. Stainruay to Heaven

8. The candidate campaign 16. Mr. Stork's Big scheme

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