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The Donkey and the Wolf
A donkey was eating grass in a meadow when he saw a wolf coming towards him. Thinking quickly, he started to limp pretending he was hurt.
The wolf came closer and asked,"My friend, I am sorry to see you are injured. Tell me what happened to your leg."
The donkey said,"I was very careless this morning. I jumped through a hedge and stepped on a thorn. You should pull it out before you eat me," he warned, "so you don't prick your mouth."
"I'll try," answered the wolf. "Just hold still while I look for it" But as soon as the wolf lifted the injured hoof the donkey kicked him in the face, knocking out many of his teeth. The donkey ran away as the wolf rolled on the ground in pain.
The wolf felt very silly for being tricked so easily. "Oh well," he said to himself, "I got what I deserved. My father taught me hours to hunt for a living, not how to take care of others."
Source:Practise Your English Competence, Erlangga
Once upon a time a Mouse, who always lived on the land, by an unlucky chance, formed an intimate acquaintance with a frog, who lived in the water.
One day, the frog was intent on mischief. He tied the foot of the Mouse tightly to his own. Then, the frog led his friend the Mouse to the meadow where they usually searched for the food. After this, he gradually led him towards the pond in which he lived, until reaching the banks of the water. He suddenly jumped in, dragging the Mouse with him.
The frog enjoyed the water amazingly and swam croaking about, as if he had done a good deed. The unhappy Mouse was soon sputtered and drowned in the water. Soon afterward, his poor dead floated on the surface.
A Hawk observed the floating Mouse from the sky. He dove down and grabbed it with his talons, carrying it back to his nest. The frog, being still fastened to the leg of the Mouse was also carried off a prisoner, and was eaten by the Hawk.
The Donkey and the Wolf
A donkey was eating grass in a meadow when he saw a wolf coming towards him. Thinking quickly, he started to limp pretending he was hurt.
The wolf came closer and asked,"My friend, I am sorry to see you are injured. Tell me what happened to your leg."
The donkey said,"I was very careless this morning. I jumped through a hedge and stepped on a thorn. You should pull it out before you eat me," he warned, "so you don't prick your mouth."
"I'll try," answered the wolf. "Just hold still while I look for it" But as soon as the wolf lifted the injured hoof the donkey kicked him in the face, knocking out many of his teeth. The donkey ran away as the wolf rolled on the ground in pain.
The wolf felt very silly for being tricked so easily. "Oh well," he said to himself, "I got what I deserved. My father taught me hours to hunt for a living, not how to take care of others."
Source:Practise Your English Competence, Erlangga
Once upon a time a Mouse, who always lived on the land, by an unlucky chance, formed an intimate acquaintance with a frog, who lived in the water.
One day, the frog was intent on mischief. He tied the foot of the Mouse tightly to his own. Then, the frog led his friend the Mouse to the meadow where they usually searched for the food. After this, he gradually led him towards the pond in which he lived, until reaching the banks of the water. He suddenly jumped in, dragging the Mouse with him.
The frog enjoyed the water amazingly and swam croaking about, as if he had done a good deed. The unhappy Mouse was soon sputtered and drowned in the water. Soon afterward, his poor dead floated on the surface.
A Hawk observed the floating Mouse from the sky. He dove down and grabbed it with his talons, carrying it back to his nest. The frog, being still fastened to the leg of the Mouse was also carried off a prisoner, and was eaten by the Hawk.
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