An Ugly Chick

Orientation

One day, at the farm there was a hen with her 7 eggs. The one of those eggs
was too big for the usual hen’s egg. The hen did not understand how she
had that egg but she still took care of it.

Complication

At one morning, all of those eggs cracked. There were six cute yellow chicks
and one big black and ugly chick.

The mother did not understand why one of his chicks was too big and black
and ugly. That ugly chick also grew too fast than the other six chicks.

All chicken at that farm laughed at that ugly chick and every day they
mocked him.

That ugly chick was so sad. He felt different and ugly and he was so shy of
his appearance.

One day, the ugly chick decided to run away from the farm.

He asked the other bird about his kind but there was no bird knew about
him. He was more and more sad and lonely.

He walked slowly near the river to get food. He saw his appearance at the
river and it was true that he was so ugly and different from the other chicks.

When the ugly chick went alone, a man come and caught him. The man
took it home and kept it in a stall.

Every day that man gave some food and water for that ugly chick. He was
saved actually but he felt alone inside that stall.
He can see the other chicken outside the stall. He did not understand why
that man did not release him outside the stall.

The chick grew bigger and he did not know how long he had been in the stall
so far.

He did not know yet how he looked like after he grew bigger.

What he knew was that all chickens on that farm were afraid of him. That
made him became more and more sad and felt ugly.

One day, the man released him outside that stall because its stall was not
enough for his size.

He can feel a little bit happier because finally he could walk around.

Resolution

He saw a big and beautiful bird came close to him. That bird was as big as
him and has so very beautiful feather. He was afraid and the he run away.

Near the pool at that farm, finally he can see his appearance. He was the
same with the big bird he had seen before.

Then he understood that he was not a chicken but a bird. Then he came to
that bird and asked about his kind. He told all of his sad stories to that bird.

Finally, he knew that he was a peacock and he was happy because he was
not alone and ugly anymore. He was a beautiful peacock with his new
family.
 Anak Ayam Buruk Rupa

Orientasi

Pada suatu hari, di sebuah peternakan ada seekor induk ayam yang
memiliki 7 butir telur. Salah satu dari ketujuh telur tersebut berukuran
terlalu besar dari telur biasanya. Induk ayam itu tidak mengerti kenapa ia
memiliki telur tersebut namun ia tetap mengeraminya.

Komplikasi

Pada suatu pagi, semua telur itu menetas. Ada enam anak ayam berwarna
kuning dan imut serta satu anak ayam yang berwarna hitam dan besar.

Induk ayam tersebut tidak mengerti kenapa ada satu anaknya yang
berukuran terlalu besar, hitam serta buruk rupa. Anak ayam buruk rupa
itu juga tumbuh terlalu besar jika dibanding dengan keenam anak ayam
lainnya.

Semua ayam di peternakan itu menertawakan kehadiran anak ayam buruk

rupa dan setiap hari mereka menghinanya.

Anak ayam buruk rupa itu sangat sedih. Ia merasa berbeda dan jelek dan
malu atas penampilan tubuhnya.

Suatu hari anak ayam buruk rupa itu memutuskan untuk kabur dari
peternakan.

Ia bertanya kepada burung-burung lainnya tentang jenisnya namun tak

satupun yang tahu tentang dirinya. Ia merasa sangat sedih dan kesepian.

Ia berjalan perlahan di tepi sungai untuk mencari makanan. Ia melihat

penampilannya di sungai itu dan benar bahwa ia tampak sangat buruk
serta berbeda dengan anak ayam lainnya.

Ketika anak ayam buruk rupa itu pergi sendirian, seorang lelaki datang dan
menagkapnya. Lelaki itu membawanya ke rumah dan memeliharanya di
dalam kandang.

Setiap hari lelaki itu memberinya makanan dan air. Ia sebenarnya aman
namun ia merasa sendirian dan kesepian di dalam kandang tersebut.

Ia bisa melihat ayam-ayam lainnya berada di luar kandang. Ia tak mengerti

kenapa lelaki itu tidak melepasnya di luar kandang.
Anak ayam buruk rupa itu akhirnya tumbuh semakin besar dan ia tak tahu
sudah berapa lama ia tinggal dalam kandang tersebut.

Ia juga tak tahu bagaimana rupanya setelah ia tumbuh besar.

Yang ia tahu adalah semua ayam di peternakan itu takut padanya. Hal itu
membuatnya semakin sedih dan semakin merasa buruk rupa.

Suatu hari, lelaki itu melepaskannya ke luar kandang karena ukuran

tubuhnya tak lagi cukup untuk tinggal di dalam kandang itu.

Ia bisa merasa sedikit bahagia karena akhirnya ia bisa berjalan-jalan

keluar.

Resolusi

Ia melihat seekor burung besar yang cantik datang mendekatinya. Burung

itu berukuran sama besar dengan ukuran tubuhnya dan memiliki bulu-
bulu yang indah. Ia sangat takut dan kemudian ia berlari menjauh.

Di dekat kolam di peternakan itu, akhirnya ia bisa melihat wujudnya. Ia

sama dengan burung yang tadi ia lihat.

Ia kemudian paham bahwa ia bukanlah ayam, melainkan seekor burung.

Lalu ia mendekati burung tersebut dan menanyakan tentang jenisnya. Ia
menceritakan seluruh pengalaman menyedihkan kepada burung tersebut.

Akhirnya ia tahu bahwa ia adalah seekor merak dan ia sangat bahagia

karena ia tak lagi sendiri dan buruk rupa. Ia adalah seekor merak cantik
bersama dengan keluarga barunya.
 Narrative Text Fable – Fox and A Cat

One day, a cat and a fox were having a conversation. The fox, who was
a conceited creature, boasted how clever she was. “Why, I know at least a
hundred tricks to get away from our mutual enemies, the dogs,” she said.

“I know only one trick to get away from dogs,” said the cat. “You should
teach me some of yours!”.

“Well, maybe someday, when I have the time, I may teach you a few of
the simpler ones”, replied the fox airily.

Just then they heard the barking of a pack of dogs in the distance.
The barking grew louder and louder – the dogs were coming in their
direction! At once the cat ran to the nearest tree and climbed into its
branches, well out of reach of any dog. “This is the trick I told you about, the
only one I know”, said the cat. “Which one of your hundred tricks are you
going to use?”

The fox sat silently under the tree, wondering which trick she should
use. Before she could make up her mind, the dogs arrived. They fell upon
the fox and tore her to pieces.

Moral: A single plan that works is better than a hundred doubtful plans.
 Rubah dan Seekor Kucing]

Suatu hari, kucing dan rubah sedang mengobrol dengan asiknya.

Rubah adalah makhluk yang sombong, membual tentang betapa pintarnya
dia. “Kenapa, setidaknya aku tahu seratus trik untuk menjauhi musuh kita
bersama, anjing”, katanya.

“Saya hanya tahu satu trik untuk menjauh dari anjing”, kata si kucing.
“Kamu harus mengajariku beberapa trik mu!”.

“Baiklah, mungkin suatu hari nanti, ketika aku punya waktu, aku
bisa mengajarimu beberapa trik yang sederhana”, jawab si rubah dengan
santai.

Sesaat kemudian, mereka mendengar gonggongan sekawanan anjing

dari kejauhan, gonggongan tersebut semakin keras, anjing pun datang
menuju ke arah mereka! Seketika si kucing berlari ke pohon yang paling
dekat dan kemudian naik ke cabang-cabangnya, dan di luar jangkauan
anjing. “Ini adalah trik yang aku katakan tadi, satu-satunya yang aku
tahu”, kata si kucing. “Mana salah satu dari seratus trikmu yang akan
kamu gunakan?”.

Rubah pun duduk diam di bawah pohon, membayangkan trik apa

yang harus dia lakukan. Sebelum dia bisa mengambil keputusan, kemudian
anjing tiba dan menyergap rubah serta mencabik-cabiknya.

Pesan Moral: Satu rencana yang dilakukan akan lebih baik daripada
seratus rencana yang masih diragukan.
 Teks Narrative Fable The Ant and the Dove

One hot day, an ant was seeking for some water. After walking around
for a moment, she came to a spring. To reach the spring, she had to climb
up a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell
unintentionally into the water.

She could have sunk if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen her.
Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly put off a leaf from a tree
and dropped it immediately into the water near the struggling ant. Then the
ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up there. Soon it carried her safely
to dry ground.

Not long after at that, there was a hunter nearby who was throwing
out his net towards the dove, hoping to trap it in this way.

Guessing what he should do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel.
Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net and the dove flew away quickly
from this net.

The morality: One good turn deserves another.

 Semut dan Merpati

Suatu hari yang panas, seekor semut sedang mencari air. Setelah
beberapa saat berkeliling, dia sampai ke sebuah mata air. Untuk mencapai
mata air itu, dia harus memanjat rumput terlebih dahulu. Saat dia
memanjat ke atas, dia terpeleset dan secara tidak sengaja jatuh ke dalam
air.

Dia mungkin bisa saja tenggelam jika burung merpati yang sedang di
atas pohon di dekatnya itu tidak melihatnya. Karena melihat si semut
sedang dalam kesulitan, burung merpati pun cepat memetik daun dari
pohon dan langsung menjatuhkannya ke dalam air dekat si semut yang
mencoba menyelamatkan diri itu. Kemudian si semut pun bergerak menuju
daun dan kemudian naik ke atasnya. Daun itu membawanya ke darat
dengan selamat.

Tidak lama kemudian, ada seorang pemburu yang membuang jaring

ke arah burung merpati, berharap dengan cara ini bisa menjebak si burung
merpati.

Berpikir sejenak tentang apa yang harus dia lakukan, kemudian

semut cepat menggigit tumit orang tersebut. Karena merasa sakit, si
pemburu akhirnya menjatuhkan jaringnya dan kemudian burung merpati
terbang keluar dari jaring tersebut dengan cepat.

Pesan Moral: Satu perbuatan baik layak mendapat kebaikan yang lain.
 Narrative Text Legend Singkat – The Legend of Surabaya

A long time ago, there were two animals, Sura and Baya. Sura was the
name of a shark and Baya was a crocodile. They lived in a sea.

Once Sura and Baya were looking for some food. Suddenly, Baya saw
a goat “Yummy, this is my lunch,” said Baya. “No way! This is my lunch.
You are greedy” said Sura. Then they fought for the goat. After several
hours, they were very tired.

Feeling tired of fighting, they lived in the different places. Sura lived in
the water and Baya lived in the land. The border was the beach, so they
would never fight again.

One day, Sura went to the land and looked for some food in the river.
He was very hungry and there was not much food in the sea. Baya was very
angry when he knew that Sura broke the promise. They fought again.

They both hit each other. Sura bit Baya’s tail. Baya did the same thing
to Sura. He bit very hard until Sura finally gave up and went back to the
sea. Baya was happy.
 Legenda Surabaya

Dahulu kala, ada dua binatang, Sura dan Baya. Sura adalah nama
hiu dan Baya adalah buaya. Mereka hidup di laut.

Suatu ketika Sura dan Baya mencari makanan. Tiba-tiba, Baya

melihat seekor kambing "Yummy, ini makan siang saya," kata Baya. "Tidak
mungkin! Ini makan siang saya. Kamu serakah, ”kata Sura. Kemudian
mereka memperjuangkan kambing. Setelah beberapa jam, mereka sangat
lelah.

Merasa lelah berkelahi, mereka tinggal di tempat yang berbeda.

Sura tinggal di air dan Baya tinggal di tanah. Perbatasan adalah pantai, jadi
mereka tidak akan pernah bertarung lagi.

Suatu hari, Sura pergi ke tanah dan mencari makanan di sungai.

Dia sangat lapar dan tidak ada banyak makanan di laut. Baya sangat
marah ketika dia tahu bahwa Sura mengingkari janji. Mereka bertarung
lagi.

Mereka berdua saling pukul. Sura menggigit ekor Baya. Baya

melakukan hal yang sama pada Sura. Dia menggigit sangat keras sampai
Sura akhirnya menyerah dan kembali ke laut. Baya senang