Buggy Races
Once upon a time there lived two best friends, the
hare and the tortoise. They liked to race against each
other, but the hare always won.
One day, the hare asked the tortoise to race down
to the beach. The tortoise refused, he said that he will
loose anyway. The hare replied in a kind voice that he
felt sorry about it.
But the next day, the hare found a way to race the
tortoise that would be fair and lots of fun too. He asked
the tortoise to come with him. The tortoise was slowly
plodding over the sandhill towards the beach. Now
the two friends can race against each other all day and
something tells me that the tortoise might win this time.
The Prince and His Best Friends
Once upon a time, there lived a kind young prince
named Jonathan. He was loved, and adored by his people.
His two close friends were Peter Piper, the servant of the
palace and Franklin Greedy, the son of an Aristocrat.
One day, The Prince, Peter Piper, and Franklin
Greedy were walking through the forest. Suddenly a
group of bandits attacked the three boys near an old
house. They entered the old house and blockaded the
gate and doors. The three boys were trapped inside
the house.
Franklin was very terriÀ ed and asked the Prince
to surrender immediately, but Peter was not afraid.
He urged and supported the Prince not to give up. The
Prince decided not to surrender because he realised
that he would become a hostage for the bandits to
ask for ransom to his father, but Franklin was scared
and wanted to make a deal, it made Peter suspicious
about Franklin’s behaviour. So he quietly made up a
plan for him and the Prince to escape.
Early at dawn, Franklin opened the front gate and
unlocked the doors. The bandits entered the house
in search of the Prince. When they came to the room
where the Prince was supposed to be sleeping, no
one was there. Suddenly they heard a horse running
outside the house and saw over the window that
Peter Piper and the Prince were riding away on one
of the bandit’s horses.
It turns out, Peter Piper sneaked out of the house
and waited in the yard, while the Prince was hiding
behind the house. The bandits were very angry at
Franklin and took him with them while the Prince
and Peter went safely going back to the Capital.
Little Mantu lived in a village deep in the jungle
where elephants helped the men with their work.
These elephants were so big and strong. They could
lift up the heaviest logs with their trunks and toss
them high in the air.
Now, Mantu had an elephant of his very own. His
name was Opie. He was just a baby and Mantu loved
him very much. Mantu whispered to Opie’s ear that
someday he would become the biggest, strongest and
bravest elephant in the jungle. The other elephants
heard this. They began to laugh and made rude noises
with their trunks. “We’re so big and tall, but you’re
so small. You’re nothing at all,” said one of the big
elephants.Mantu looked up at the huge elephant with a
mishievous glint in his eye. “You’re so tall and can
see far away. We can see what is happening down
here in the jungle. In fact, we would be the À rst to see
any slithering snakes that may be a danger. “After
hearing the word snakes, the elephants screeched
and off they gwents thundering in fright.
“Did I say there were snakes?” giggled Mantu. “No,
I don’t think so,” smiled Opie. Mantu then climbed upon
his little friend’s back and went home to the village to tell
everyone about the foolish elephants.
The Friend Test
Below are three questions that will tell you
“what kind of friend you are.” Answer these
questions with your friend. Remember that each
answer has a point. If you have À nished, look at
the results part for your score.
After you finish, check your answers on
the next page, then match your score with the
descriptions given.
The Owl and the Nightingale
There was once a nightingale in a cage by a window,
that was his habit to sing only at night. An owl was
puzzled by this and went to ask the nightingale what
the reason was. “When I was captured, “ explained
the nightingale, “it was day and I was singing. In this
way I learnt to be more carefully and to sing only at
night.”
“Are you afraid you might be captured a second
time?” asked the owl. “Oh, it would have been better
if you had been more careful the À rst time when your
freedom was at risk. Now it doesn’t really matter any
more, right?”
The Caliph and the Clown
The Caliph of Baghdad hired an intelligent and
high spirited man as his court jester, and was much
amused by his clever, witty comments. The clown
was so well loved by his master that everyone at court
showed him great respect. And so the Caliph was
much surprised one day when he heard his beloved
clown crying out in distress from the throne room.
The Caliph hurried there and was astonished to À nd
the guards beating the clown badly.
“Leave him alone at once!” he ordered. “Why are
you beating him?”
“We found him sitting on your throne, O majesty!”
the captain of the guards explained.
“out of my sight!” commanded the Caliph. “For
sure the jester did not do it with the intention of
offending me.”
The clown, however, continued to weep and wail
even after the guards had left.“Stop it! Said the irritated Caliph.
“You’re still in one piece, aren’t you?
“I’m not crying for myself, my lord, I weep for
you,” the clown explained.
“For me?” exclaimed the Caliph in surprise.
“Certainly! If I get beaten so badly for having
been only a few minutes on the throne, how many
beatings must you have suffered in all the years that
you have been there?”
Telaga Warna
Long long ago there was a kingdom in West Java.
The kingdom was ruled by a king. People called their
king His Majesty Prabu. Prabu was a kind and wise
king. No wonder if that country was prosperous.
There’s no hunger in this kingdom.
It was a very happy condition. But it was a pity
that Prabu and his queen hadn’t got any children. It
made the royal couple very very sad. Some old menand women who was respected by Prabu suggested
the king to adopt a child. But Prabu and the queen
didn’t agree. “No, thank you. But for us, our own
daughter or son is better than adopted children.”
The queen was very sad. She often cried. That
was why Prabu decided to go. He went to the jungle.
There he prayed to God. Everyday he begged for a
child. His dream come true. A few months later, the
queen got fregnant. All people in the kingdom felt
happy. They sent many presents to the palace to
express their happiness.
Nine months later a princess was born. People
sent their presents again as a gift to a little princess.
This baby grew as a beautiful teenager then.
Prabu and Queen loved their daughter so much.
They gave what ever she wanted. It made Princess a
very spoiled girl. When her wish couldn’t be realized,
she became very angry. She even said bad things
often. A true princess wouldn’t do that. Eventhough
the princess behaved badly, her parents loved her, so
did the people in that kingdom.
Day by day, the princess grew more beautiful.
No girls couldn’t compare with her. In a few days,
Princess would be 17 years old. So, people of that
kingdom went to palace. They brought many presents
for her. Their presents gift were very beautiful.
Prabu collected the presents. There were really many
presents. Then Prabu stored them in a building. Some
times he could take them to give to his people.
Prabu only took some gold and jewels. Then
she brought them to the goldsmith. “Please make a
beautiful necklace for my daughter,” said Prabu. “My
pleasure, Your Majesty,” the goldsmith replied. The
goldsmith worked with all his heart and his ability.
He wanted to create the most beautiful necklace in
the world because he loved his princess.
The birthday came. People gathered in the palace
À eld. When Prabu and queen appeared, people
welcomed them happily. Prabu and his wife waved
to their beloved people.Cheers were louder and louder when the princess
appeared with her fabulous pretty face. Everybody
admired her beauty. Prabu got up from his chair.
A lady gave him a small and glamourous pillow.
A wonderful necklace was on it. Prabu took that
necklace. “My beloved daughter, today I give this
necklace to you. This necklace is a gift from people in
this country. They love you so much. They presented
it for you to express their happiness, because you have
growing to a woman. Please, wear this necklace,” said
Prabu.
Princess accepted the necklace. She looked at
the necklace in a glance. “I don’t want to accepted it!
It’s ugly!” shouted the princess. Then she threw the
necklace. The beautiful necklace was broken. The
gold and jewels were spread out on the Á oor
Everybody couldn’t say anything. They never
thought that their beloved princess would did that
cruel thing. Nobody spoke. In their silence people
heard the queen crying. Every woman felt sad and
began crying too. Then everybody was crying.
Then there was a miracle. Earth was crying.
Suddenly, from the under ground, a spring emerged.
It made a pool of water. The palce was getting full.
Soon the place became a big lake. The lake sank all of
the kingdom.
Nowadays the water on that lake is not as full as
before. There is only a small lake now. People called
the lake “Talaga Warna”. It is mean “Lake of Colour”.
It’s located in Puncak, West Java. On a bright day, the
lake is full of colour. So beautiful and amazing. These
colors come from shadows of forest, plants, Á owers,
and sky arround the lake. But some people said that
the colours are from the princess’s necklace, which
spreads at the bottom of the lake.
Babu and the Lion
One day, there was a slave whose name was Babu. His master was very, very
bad. You know, he often punched Babu and did not offer him food for days. Poor
Babu! So he escaped into a forest and slept in a cave.
Next morning, he heard a loud roar. In front of him...., at the mouth of the
cave..., was a very big lion. You see, Babu was scared to
death! Kind of scary, isn’t it? But he could not escape.
But the lion didn’t attack him. It was tame. There
was a large thorn in its right front foot. The lion looked
at Babu. It seemed to say something like:”Please help
me. It’s very painful.” Babu walked bravely to the lion
and pulled out the thorn. Babu and the lion turned out
to be friends.
Snow White
Long ago, in the Neverland, there lived a very
beautiful princess, Snow White. The Queen was her
stepmother. She was very jealous of her beauty. So she
wanted her to die.
Snow White knew about the evil plan. She escaped
into a forest. There she made friends with seven
dwarfs.
The queen turned Snow White into a witch. Snow
White did not realize it. The witch gave her a poisoned
apple. As a result, Snow White was put into sleep for
years.
Fortunately, in the end, Prince Charming revived
her with a kiss. They lived together happily ever after.
One day, a hunter caught an owl in his trap. It was a
paradise owl.
The owl begged the hunter to free it. In return, the
owl promised to grant him three wishes.
“Give me a large, luxurious, furnished house with a
beautiful garden,” said the hunter. And there, in front of
him, was the house he wanted.
“Give me a very huge box of gold coins,” he asked. And again he got
what he wanted.
“Give me a very beautiful, loving wife who is good at cooking.” And...
Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl called
Sarah, who lived with her step mother. Her step mother
was very bossy, greedy and arrogant. She hated Sarah a
lot.
One day when her father was working out side, the
step mother hit Sarah and expelled her from the house.
She went out side and walked far away from the house. Suddenly she saw a
big melon farm and went in it. After that she hid in a big melon. She used to
go out of the melon and get her food.
One day a prince visited the farm and saw the big melon. “Cut this melon
I want to eat it,’’ the prince said. The prince’s guards started to cut the melon
but they heard a voice from it. Sarah said “Don’t cut me please!” They were
all surprised at this situation. The prince said “Who are you? Calm down,
please come out.” After that she came out. He fell in love with her.
She told him her story so the prince decided to marry her and they lived
happily ever after.
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