One day, Kancil (name of a mousedeer) went down to the
river to take a drink. But he knew that the crocodile might be waiting
underwater to eat him, so he said out loud, “I wonder if the water’s warm. I’ll
put in my leg and find out.”
Of course Kancil didn’t put in his leg. He picked up a
stick instead and put one end into the water.
*Chomp! Sound of a crocodile biting*
Crocodile grabbed the stick and pulled it underwater.
Kancil laughed, “Hahaha. Stupid crocodile! Can't you tell
the difference between a stick and a leg?” Then Mouse Deer ran off to drink
somewhere else.
In the next day, Kancil wanted to cross the river. He wanted to eat the fruits on the other side of the river. He saw a floating log in the river. He knew that Crocodile looked like a log when he floated. Kancil didn’t want to be eaten by Crocodile when he crosses the river. He had an idea.
In the next day, Kancil wanted to cross the river. He wanted to eat the fruits on the other side of the river. He saw a floating log in the river. He knew that Crocodile looked like a log when he floated. Kancil didn’t want to be eaten by Crocodile when he crosses the river. He had an idea.
He called out loud, “Crocodile!”
Crocodile rose from the water, “Hello, Kancil. Have you
come to be my lunch?”
Kancil smiled, “Sorry, not today, Crocodile. I have
orders from the King. He wants to invite all the crocodiles in this river to a
party. He wants me to count all the crocodiles so he could prepare enough meal
for you.”
“Really? Tell us what to do,” said Crocodile.
“Really? Tell us what to do,” said Crocodile.
“You must line up from this side of the river to the
other side,” said Kancil.
Crocodile then got all his friends and family. They lined
up across the river. Kancil then jumped onto Crocodile’s back.
“One,” he counted. He jumped onto the next crocodile,
“Two.” And the next crocodile, “Three.” Kancil kept jumping until he arrived on
the other side of the river.
“How many are there?” asked Crocodile.
“Just enough,” said Kancil. He laughed as he ran to the
forest to eat the fruits he wanted.
-FIN-
Read the Indonesian translation HERE
Author: Unknown
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