The Mouse Deer and the Crocodile

The mouse deer was a very tricky animal but he had many enemies. One of his enemies was a crocodile. The crocodile lived in a river near a forest.

One day, the mouse deer went to the river. It was a very hot day, and he was very thirsty and dirty. He wanted something to drink from the river and then he splashed about in the water.

Suddenly, the crocodile saw the mouse deer. “Hmm… a nice meal.” he thought. Then, he silently crawled behind the mouse deer and grabbed him. He caught the mouse deer’s legs.

The mouse deer startled and terrified as well. Then, he had an idea. He saw a twig floating near him. He picked it up and said, “You stupid fool! So you think you’ve got me. You’re biting a twig not my leg, you stupid crocodile! Here’s my leg.”

And with that, he showed the crocodile the twig. The crocodile could not see very well. He was a very stupid creature, too. He believed the cunning mouse deer. He freed the mouse deer’s leg and snapped upon the twig. The mouse deer ran outof the water immediately.

“Ha..ha..ha…”he laughed. “I tricked you!”

source : Look Ahead 2, an english course for senior high school student year XI

Mr. Kevin’s Hens

Mr. Kevin raises hens. He has many hens. Everyday his hens lay eggs. He sells the eggs. He also has some ducks. The ducks often lay eggs. Mr. Kevin is very happy.

He gets an invitation to a wedding party. The party is at Jalan Pajajaran 21. He feeds the hens and the ducks. Then he goes to the party.

Unfortunately, Mr. Kevin forgets to lock the stall. The stall opens itself because of the wind. The hens and the ducks go out the stall. They go along the road. Some of the hens go farther. They go around until the feeding time. They are hungry. But they cannot find the food. Finally, they go back to the stall.

source : First Step 4 an english book for elementary schools

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