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Cetakanke- 6 5 4 3 2
Tahun 06 05 04 03 02
Ilustrasi oleh Yulius Suryono
tsBN 979497-831-0tsBN 979497-835-3
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Introduction
eading is a good way of getting knowledge. It should be intro-
duced in early childhood, hence it becomes a habit in people's lifestyle. To en-
courage children to love reading, we provide interesting stories in a fable series.
We believe that animal kingdom stories have their own attractiveness to amuse
children with fantastic 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 are always enriching every story.
Mrs. Pigeon flapped her wings. She perched on a branch. Later, she moved to
perch on other branches. She looked very nervous andrestless. Her behaviour attracted
Mr. Chameleon's attention.
"Dear Mrs. Pigeono whatos up?
You are so restless. You must be
very tired of flying from one branch
to another. Do you have something
in yourmind?"Mrs. Pigeon did not answer him.
"Where is
my othereoo?"f,6'
Couldit be
someone
has stolen it," she saad irritatedly."Are you sure that is your nest?"
asked Mr. Chameleon.
'oof course, it is. I have laid mytwo eggs here. Now, one of them lost,"she murmured.
"Be cool, Mrs. Pigeon. Imaybe it is on
am going to walk down to search for it. Who knows,Mr. Chameleon suggested. Patiently and carefully Mr.
Chameleon was searching for the missing egg. Buthe found nothing.
"ft hasn't hatched, has it?" enquired Mr.
"No way, Mr. Chameleon. That'simpossible because my baby wouldneed my help to hatch out of its egg.
Furthermore, if my egg has hatched,my baby cannot fly yet. If my baby
could fly, it would come back tothank me," argued Mrs. Pigeon.
I'My goodness. Whosefeather is this?" asked Mr.
Chameleon suddenly. He foundfeather on Mrs. Pigeon's nest."It must be the Crow's. Damn
Your egg must be taken by the
," exclaimed Mr. Chameleon.
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She could not lay anymore eggs in thisseason. She was able to lay eggs just
twice. Next to her was Mr. Chameleon.He felt bad because he could do
I trothing. Suddenly, they heard Mrs.Turtledove's crying.
"Where is my egg? I lost my.egg.Help me. Is somebody there?Help me. My egg is gone."
Both Mrs. Pigeon and Mr.Chameleo n hurrie dly ran towards
her.
"Where is your nest, Mrs.Turtledove?" asked Mrs. Pigeon.
"Over there. At the top of aCausarina tree. Let's go. I'll
show you," urged Mrs.Turtledove.
Both the birds were flying1- towards the tree, while Mr.
Chameleon was leaping fromone branch to another. Having arrived
at Mrs. Turtledove's nest, the three of them were st.artled. They saw a feather beside theeoo-bE'
"Damn Crow. How mean she is. Why didn't she eat me as well?" said Mr.Chameleon angrily. While Mrs. Pigeon and Mrs. Turtledove seemed disappointed.Witha soft voice, Mrs. Turtledove said.
"Let it be, dear friends.""No way!" shouted Mr. Chameleon.
"What can we do now? Should we go to the Crow's nest? We
-;'!, *#''"{'o,,#ffirN!# , i,,', don't dare. Will we fight against her? That's impossible.
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.ti"She is too strong for us," sighed Mrs. Pigeon.
,.'r-ii-, "lf's not you who should go there. It's too
dangerous for you. I will go".
Creeping on the trees, Mr.Chameleon went to the
Crow'snest.
The
birdswaited on the
Causarina tree forhis return.
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"Bad Crow. Give the eggs back to the birds. Otherwise, Iwill bite you. Do you hear me?" shouted Mr. Chameleon.
The sleepy Crow was startled. With a hoarse voice
she yelled,
"Chameleon, you're impolite. Why didn't you
knock at my door first? Moreover, whose eggs
did I take? You have accused me without any
proof."'oYou took Mrs. Pigeon and Mrs.
Turtledove's eggso didn't you?" asked Mr.Chameleon.
o'Do you have any witnesse.t?" asked
Mrs. Crow."None. But I found your feathers
in the birds'nests. Isn't that enough
proof?" demandedMr. Chameleon.
"Proof? Ha...ha...ha.... You'rea fool. Look down. Don't you see
my feathers scattered on theground? Who knows someone
taken some and put them in
nests. In addition, I would
never leave my own eggs. I am hatching. Also, I don't know where their nests are,'
argued Mrs. Crow.
Realizing that this was anacceptable explanation, Mr. Chameleon said nothing. His
mind questioned so much.
"Who took thebirds'eggs?"
Time passed. The Icase of the missingeggs was forgotten.'Hatching for the birds
came. All of the birds
stayed in their nests.
They spent their time
hatching their eggs.
Mr. Chameleonwho did not hatch
any eggs feltlonely.
To drive away hi
boredom, he
most of his timevisiting his friends,
Mrs. Pigeon and Mrs. Turtledove.
"Howcr6iously.
* "Iam
Mrs. Pigeon? Has your egg hatched?" asked Mr. Chameleon
hasn't hatched yet. Maybe it will hatch in four days," answered
MrsiPi
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To make the situation happier, Mr.Chameleon told her funny stories. They
.rriilI'i..,, 'i shared their experiences. The
ffi next day, Mr. Chameleon,',,, visited Mrs. Turtledove.:...'. "How's life, Mrs.rij
-Turtledove? Has your egg
hed?" asked Mr.
tntched yet. Maybe it. Will hatch in... I'm not'sure. More or less in
ven days, I suppose,"
answered Mrs. Turtle-
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frffiameleon curiously.
ffi "r'm fine. Thank;ffiry you. My egg hasn't
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f't"dove contentedly.
The two close friends shared their happiness as well. Mr. Chameleon also told Mrs.
Turtledove funny stories. They enjoyed being together. In fact, Mr. Chameleon's main
activity was conversing with the birds.
One day, Mrs. Pigeon cheerfully shouted,
"Look at my baby! I have one... I have one!""Wow. It's cute!I have one more friend, don't I?"
said Mr. Chameleon gladlY.' "Yes, you do have a new friend. Oh Mr.
Chameleon, you come to me in mY
sadness and happiness. You're'
my true friend. Come to mY
nest anytime whenever
you're alone and lone-
ly. You maY PlaYwith my child. I
rhink, itwillbe
!v"w happy to
. ffiave a friendlike you,"
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assured Mrs.
Pigeon.
"Thank you. But I think, being there is what
a friend for. I have to go to Mrs. Turtledove to
tell her the wonderful news.""All right, Mr. Chameleon. Give my
regards to her, " said Mrs. Pigeon.
Hurriedly Mr. Chameleon ran',i.,r:,ji, towards Mrs. Turtledove's nest.l't.u' ' while leaping from one branch to
another one, he composed a
poem.
Take away your sorrowA baby was born in the
Pigeon's nest
Why don't you come
and see now?
Don't go to the east,
north or south but west.
The baby's face is soinnocent.
Due to its presence
I will give it a present
To welcome its importance
"Hi Mrs. Turtledove.
about yours," questioned
too."
lucky you are to have a nice baby. How
am to have two new little friends now,"
Mr. Chameleon.
I have good news. Listen, Mrs. Pigeon has a new baby. what
Mr. Chameleon.
"Look Mr. Chameleon. I have a pretty baby
"Mi goodness ! Congratulations.
The two friends were laughing haP
However, aftet a f,ew moments, Mr.
stopped laughing. He looked surprised.
notic e d something strange about Mrs.
baby. It was bigger than a usunl
baby."It's a Pigeon, isn't it? But how
come? I remember now.' You took
one of Mrs. Pigeon's eggs,
didn't you?" gasped Mr.Chameleon.
Mrs. Turtledove nodded. She looked sad. Regretfully she said.
"Right. Mr. Chameleon. I took one of Mrs. Pigeon's
eggs. It was because my two eggs fell out of mynest and broke. I am so sotry. I really wanted
to look after ababy. I'll give this baby back to
Mrs. Pigeon as soon as it can fly. I promise
to let it go someday."
On learning that one of her eggs had
hatched in Mrs. Turtledove's nest. Mrs.Pigeon was not angry at all. She even
thanked Mrs. Turtledove for her
willingness to hatch her egg.
ince then Mrs. Pigeon, Mrs.
, and Mr. Chameleon
even closer friends.
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accePtable (ajd) = dapat diterimaaccuse, accused (v) = menuduh
argue, argued (v) = menyanggahassure' assured (v) = meyakinkanattract, attracted (v) = menarikboredom (n) = kejenuhancausarina tree (n) = Pohon cemara
congratulation (n) - ucapan selamat
contented (adj) = Puascontentedly (adv) = dengan Puasconverse, -ing (adj) = mengobrolconverse, conversed (v) = mengobrolcurious (adj) = ingin tahucuriously (adv) = dengan ingin tahu
cute (adj) = mungil, manisdemand' demanded (v) = memintadisappoint, disappointed (v) = mengecewakan
disappointed (adj) = kecewaenquire, enquired (v) = menanyakan
exclaim, exclaimed (v) = berseru
fall, fell, fallen (v) = jatuhflap, flapped (v) = mengepak-ePakkanfurthermore (adv) = lagiPulagasp, gasped (v) = berbicara terengah-engah
hatch, hatched (v) = menetas
hoarse (adj) = Parauhunied (adj) = cePat-cePat
huniedly (adv) = dengan cepat-cepat
hurry (n) = tergesa-gesahurry, hurried (v) = bergegas
impolite (adj) = tidak soPan
importance (n) = kepentingan, pentingnyainnocent (adj) = tidak bersalahirritate, irritated (v) = mengganggu
initatedly (adj) = dengan marah
leap, -ing (v) = melompatlonely (adj) = sstimaybe (adv) = mungkinmunnur, murmured (v) = berbisik, menggerutu
nervous (adj) = cemas, gugup
nice (v) = baiknicely (adv) = dengan baiknotice, noticed (v) = mengetahuiotherwise (conj) = kalau tidakpatient (adj) = sabarpatiently (adv) = dengan sabar
perch, perched (v) = bPrtenggerpresence (n) = kehadiranpromise, promised (v) = berjanjiproof (n) = buktiregard (n) = salamrestless (adj) = gelisahscatter, scattered (v) = bertebaran
search, searched (v) = mencari, memeriksa.season (n) = musimshare, shared (v) = berbagi, membagikan
sigh, sighed (v) = mengeluhsolrow (n) = kesedihanspend, spent (v) = menghabiskanstartle, startled (v) = mengejutkanstartted (adj) = terkejutupset (adj) = kaget, bingungusual (adj) = biasawillingness (n) = kemauanwitness (n) = saksiwitness, witnessed (v) = bersaksi
wonderful (adj) = sangat bagus
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?
3. Broken Friendship 11 . Trouble Makers
1. False Beauty2. Mr. lnvoice
4. Bat's Deed5. A New House6. Bad Habit7 . Be Yourself
9. The Smartest10. Kikky Koala
12. How the Tiger Got lts Stripes13. Missing Eggs14. Belief in Friendship15. Stainvay to Heaven
8. The Candidate Campaign 16. Mr. Stork's Big Scheme
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