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7. Pinocchio.

In the past, there was a puppeteer whose name was Geppetto. He was eager to have a son very much but his wife passed away several years ago. One day, he got an idea to make a puppet in order not to be lonely again. He made a puppet all day long.

Finally, in the morning he had finished his work and he named the puppet Pinocchio. Soon he felt lonely again since Pinocchio couldn't walk or talk by itself. One night, Geppetto prayed to God to become a real boy. He always thought it in his mind in his dream.

The next morning, he was surprised that Pinocchio was alive. He taught Pinocchio how to walk, how to read, how to speak and to do other things as human. He then studied at an elementary school.

One day, Pinocchio felt bored and it made him go home late. When Pinocchio finally came home, Geppetto asked him. He said that he was in school but he wasn't. Instantly, Pinocchio's nose grew longer and longer and it meant that Pinocchio had lied.

The next morning, Pinocchio was kidnaped by the owner of the circus. Pinocchio soon became a slave for the circus. He was so famous because he was a puppet which could talk. Geppetto worried about him because Pinocchio had not been going home for almost two days.

He tried to find Pinocchio everywhere but he found nothing. When he searched for him on the sea, a big wave smashed him. He was then in the whale's stomach when he awoke. He couldn't find the way to go out.

On the other side, Pinocchio finally could escape out from the circus. He came home but nobody was there. Later on, he searched Geppetto in the sea. He had the same accident as Geppetto and he met Geppetto in the whale's stomach.

Both of them got out of its stomach by making a fire. In the end of the story, they went home together and lived happily ever after.

Moral of the story: Do not ever lie to yourself or other people.

Sumber: sgitarhy.blogspot

8. The Crying Stone.

Once upon a time, in a small village in Borneo Island, there lived a mother and her daughter. The daughter was popular among villagers because of her beautiful face but she has bad behavior. She always spent her time in front of the mirror admiring her beautiful face. She never helped her mother to fulfill their daily needs. The daughter always made her mother sad. However, the mother still loved her very much.

One day, the girl asked her mother to buy her a new gown. The mother refused it because she had no money. Because the mother loved her daughter so much, she finally bought her a new gown.

Both went to the market. But the daughter asked her mother to walk behind because she was embarrassed if people saw them together. Once again, because of her love, the mother obeyed the daughter's request.

Along the way home, the daughter still walked in front of her mother. People passing asked about the woman behind her. The daughter answered that she was not her mother but her servant. The mother kept silent. But inside her deep heart, she prayed to God to punish her daughter.

Suddenly, her daughter's legs turned into stone. The daughter realized that it was because she had hurt her mother's feelings. She begged her mother to forgive but it was too late.

Slowly, her body also turned into stone. Though the daughter had become a stone, the tears were still seen, which was why the stone was called Batu Menangis.

Moral of the story: Never hurt your parents feelings or karma will pick you up fastly.

Sumber: www.englishbix.com

9. The Stingy and the Generous.

Long, long time ago there lived two brothers. They had completely different characters. The big brother was very stingy and greedy. He never shared his wealth with the poor people. The little brother was exactly the opposite. He was generous and kind to poor people. He even had no money left because he had shared it with the poor.

One day the generous brother was sitting in his garden when suddenly a little bird fell on his lap. It was wounded. He took care of it, fed it and put it in a nice cage. After the bird was healthy, the generous brother let it fly. After some time the bird returned to him and gave him a watermelon seed.

The generous brother, then, planted the seed and watered it until it grew into a good watermelon plant. Yet, the plant was very strange. It had only one fruit; a big and heavy one. When the watermelon was ripe enough, the generous brother picked it and cut it into two. How surprised he was. The watermelon was full of gold. The generous brother sold the gold and became very rich. He built a big house and bought a very large field. Still, he never forgot to share his wealth with the poor.

Moral of the story: Do good things no matter what your circumstances are, don't be arrogant when you are on top.

Sumber: Buku English on Sky