There was once a king who ruled a large country in which
there lived a great number of mice. One year there was not enough rice. The
mice were very hungry. The king of the mice put on his best clothes and went to
see the king of the country.
“Good morning, Mr. Mouse,” said the king. “What can I do
for you?”
“O king, we do not have enough rice. We would like to
borrow some from you. If you can lend us what we need, we shall repay you next
year.”
“How much do you want?”
“About one hundred bags,” answered the mouse.
“How can you carry it away?”
“Your majesty, we shall find a way.”
The king ordered one hundred bags of rice to be given to
the mice. The mice bit through the bags. They carried away the rice in their
mouths. When the king looked the next morning, he was surprised to find the
rice had disappeared.
The next year, the king of the mice repaid the king. The
king was very pleased that he had kept his promise.
Not long afterwards, the king had wars with a
neighbouring country. His army was not very strong. It lost every battle. The
army of the other country reached the opposite side of the river. They were
ready to attack the capital. The king summoned the king of mice to see him.
“Can you help me?” asked the king.
The mouse asked the king to place thousands of stick.
Each one foot long, by the side of the river.
At night, all the mice used these sticks as boats to
carry them across the river. The soldiers of other country were fast asleep
when the mice quietly entered their camp. Some of them threw the soldier’s
swords and guns into the river. Other ate their food and bit their toes.
When the soldier woke up, they did not know what had
happened. They could not find their swords and guns and they thought they had
been attacked by the king’s soldier. They ran away as fast as they could.
“Mr. mouse, you
have saved my country,” he said. “Please tell me what you would like in
return.”
The mouse replied. “O King, we only want to live in
peace. Please send away all the cats from your country.”
The king did as he was asked. He gave orders for all the
cats to leave immediately.
-FIN-
Read the Indonesian translation HERE
Author: Unknown
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