The Mousedeer comes to help — Chapter 2
Sang Kancil datang membantu — Bab 2
Kerbau menangis kerana kesakitan.
Tidak lama kemudian, Sang Kancil lalu di situ. Dia ternampak Buaya sedang menggigit kaki Kerbau.
“Apa yang berlaku ni?” tanya Sang Kancil.
Kerbau pun menceritakan segala yang telah terjadi.
“Saya menolong Buaya keluar dari bawah batang pokok itu. Lepas dia bebas, dia terus menggigit kaki saya,” kata Kerbau.
Sang Kancil mendengar cerita itu dengan teliti. Dia tahu Buaya telah berbuat jahat. Namun, Sang Kancil tidak terus memarahi Buaya. Dia mendapat satu akal.
Sang Kancil menggelengkan kepalanya.
“Saya tidak percaya,” kata Sang Kancil.
“Apa yang kamu tidak percaya?” tanya Buaya.
“Saya tidak percaya Kerbau dapat mengangkat batang pokok yang begitu besar,” jawab Sang Kancil. “Kerbau kelihatan terlalu lemah.”
Kerbau mahu membantah, tetapi Sang Kancil mengenyitkan mata kepadanya.
Buaya pula mula berasa marah.
“Kerbau memang telah mengangkat batang pokok itu!” kata Buaya tanpa melepaskan kaki Kerbau dari mulutnya.
“Betulkah?” tanya Sang Kancil. “Saya masih tidak faham bagaimana perkara itu berlaku.”
“Saya boleh tunjukkan kepada kamu!” jawab Buaya.
“Baiklah,” kata Sang Kancil. “Tunjukkan kepada saya keadaan kamu sebelum Kerbau menolong.”
Key Vocabulary
English Translation
Buffalo cried from the pain.
Not long after, Mouse Deer passed by. He saw Crocodile biting Buffalo’s leg.
“What’s going on?” asked Mouse Deer.
Buffalo then told him everything that had happened.
“I helped Crocodile get out from under that tree trunk. After he got free, he immediately bit my leg,” said Buffalo.
Mouse Deer listened carefully to the story. He knew Crocodile had done something wicked. However, Mouse Deer did not immediately scold Crocodile. He had an idea.
Mouse Deer shook his head.
“I don’t believe it,” said Mouse Deer.
“What don’t you believe?” asked Crocodile.
“I don’t believe Buffalo could lift such a large tree trunk,” replied Mouse Deer. “Buffalo looks too weak.”
Buffalo wanted to object, but Mouse Deer winked at him.
Crocodile began to get angry.
“Buffalo really did lift that tree trunk!” said Crocodile without letting go of Buffalo’s leg.
“Really?” asked Mouse Deer. “I still don’t understand how that happened.”
“I can show you!” replied Crocodile.
“All right,” said Mouse Deer. “Show me the position you were in before Buffalo helped you.”
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