Monday, November 1, 2010

The Ants and the Grasshopper

Dongeng bahasa inggris singkat ini berjudul " The Ants and The Grasshopper".
Moral dari cerita dongeng bahasa inggris singkat ini adalah bahwa untuk mencapai sesuatu yang diinginkan diperlukan usaha untuk mendapatkannya

 The Ants and the Grasshopper
The ants were spending a fine winter's day drying grain  collected in the summertime.
A grasshopper, quite hungry, passed by and begged for a little food.
The ants asked him, "Why didn't you gather up food during the summer?"  He replied, "I as too busy having fun to work. I passed the days singing."
They then said in mockery: "If you were foolish enough to sing all the  summer, you must dance without supper to bed in the winter."

Monday, October 11, 2010

Dongeng Bahasa Inggris Singkat : The Cat and the Fox

Moral cerita dongeng bahasa inggris singkat berjudul " The Cat and The Fox" ini adalah menggunakan akal/cara sehat selalu lebih baik daripada cara lick


Once a Cat and a Fox were traveling together. As they went along, picking up provisions on the way -- a stray mouse here, a fat chicken there -- they began an argument to while away the time between bites. And, as usually happens when comrades argue, the talk began to get personal.
 
"You think you are extremely clever, don't you?" said the Fox. "Do you pretend to know more than I? Why, I know a whole sackful of tricks!"
 
"Well," retorted the Cat, "I admit I know one trick only, but that one, let me tell you, is worth a thousand of yours!"
 
Just then, close by, they heard a hunter's horn and the yelping of a pack of hounds. In an instant the Cat was up a tree, hiding among the leaves.
 
"This is my trick," he called to the Fox. "Now let me see what yours are worth."
 
But the Fox had so many plans for escape he could not decide which one to try first. He dodged here and there with the hounds at his heels. He doubled on his tracks, he ran at top speed, he entered a dozen burrows, but all in vain. The hounds caught him, and soon put an end to the boaster and all his tricks.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Dongeng Bahasa Inggris Singkat : The Koala & The Kangaroo

Cerita dongeng bahasa inggris Singkat Hari Ini berjudul " The Koala & The Kangaroo". Pesan moral dari cerita dongeng bahasa inggris singkat ini adalah :  setiap harus berusaha untuk mencapai kesuksesannya


On the first sunny day of summer Lulu the grey and cute koala and Bella the jumpy and brown kangaroo had a nice sip at the cool, blue river.

"Hey Lulu. Do you want to go on a race?", asked Bella. "Okay", said Lulu with a certain feeling she would lose.

So they ran the race and of course fast Bella won and Lulu was right for once.

About an hour later Bella shouted at the top of her voice, "Let’s see who can touch the top of that tree first".

"Okay, but only if you don’t cheat", said Lulu. "I promise", said Bella.

Because Lulu was so determined, she climbed to the top faster than Bella could run. Lulu was so happy that she closed her eyes while she jumped down the tree saying "Yippy!"

Monday, October 4, 2010

Manfaat Cerita Dongeng Bahasa Inggris

Cerita dongeng bahasa inggris singkat merupakan salah satu cara untuk anak-anak belajar bahasa inggris dengan lebih mudah. Karena pada dasarnya manusia khususnya anak-anak akan lebih suka dan cepat memahami sebuah cerita. Sehingga kata-kata dalam bahasa inggris dalam cerita dongeng bahasa inggris tersebut dengan mudah diingat.

Selain itu cerita dongeng bahasa inggris singkat mengandung moral cerita yang bisa menjadi pelajaran penting bagi anak-anak mengenai kehidupan. Dalam sebuah dongeng terdapat karakter-karakter yang dibuat seperti dalam kehidupan nyata manusia. Misalnya seekor kancil yang cerdik, singa yang berani atau serigala yang serakah.

Karakter dan kepribadian dalam sebuah dongeng bisa menjadi contoh untuk anak-anak.

Dongeng Bahasa Inggris Singkat : The Sick Lion

A Lion, unable from old age and infirmities to provide himself with food by force, resolved to do so by artifice. He returned to his den, and lying down there, pretended to be sick, taking care that his sickness should be publicly known. The beasts expressed their sorrow, and came one by one to his den, where the Lion devoured them. After many of the beasts had thus disappeared, the Fox discovered the trick and presenting himself to the Lion, stood on the outside of the cave, at a respectful distance, and asked him how he was. "I am very middling," replied the Lion, "but why do you stand without? Pray enter within to talk with me." "No, thank you," said the Fox. "I notice that there are many prints of feet entering your cave, but I see no trace of any returning."

Friday, October 1, 2010

Dongeng Bahasa Inggris Singkat : You can't Please Everyone

Dongeng bahasa inggris singkat hari ini berjudul You can't please Everyone. Moral dari cerita ini adalah bahwa apapun yang dilakukan, kita tidak dapat memuaskan semua orang. Terkadang ada hal-hal yang harus dikorbankan.

Berikut ceritanya :

One day a man was going to market with his son and his ass. they met a couple on the way.

"Why walk when you have an ass to ride?" called out the husband, "seat the boy on the ass."

"I would like that," said the boy, "help me up father."

And the father did that willingly.

Soon they met another couple. "How shameful of you!" cried the woman, "let your father ride, won't he be tired?"

So, the boy got down and the father rode the ass. Again they marched on.

"poor boy", said the next person they met, "why should the lazy father ride while his son is walking?"

So, the boy got onto the ass too. As they went on, they met some travellers.
  "How cruel of them!" They are up to kill the poor ass." cried one of the travellers.

Hearing this, the father and the son got down. Now they decided to carry the ass on their shoulders. As they did so, the travellers broke into laughter.

The laughter frightened the ass. It broke free and galloped away

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Dongeng Bahasa Inggris Singkat : Fox and The Eagle

Dongeng bahasa inggris singkat hari ini  berjudul Fox and The Eagle. Moral dari cerita dongeng anak ini adalah bahwa kita hidup dalam kebersamaan dan harus saling berbagi dan tidak boleh serakah dengan menindas orang lain

The pact was made between the cunning fox and eagle. It was decided that the eagle will fly and track preys sleeping in their house while the fox will come and kill them. The meats will be shared equally between the two. It became easier for both now to have wholesome diet everyday until fox thought, he need to have more share as it is him who is actually making more efforts in killing the preys.

Next time when the eagle tracked a prey, fox refused to kill and asked eagle to first promise that he will be happy with whatever share fox gives him. Eagle unwillingly accepted. Henceforth, whenever a prey was trapped fox used to have the entire meat and leave little for the eagle.

The unsatisfied eagle now planned to teach a lesson to the fox. One day he saw a trap, made by poachers to catch elephant. The 20 feet deep trench was covered with grasses. The eagle as usual came to fox and said there lays 3 fat rabbits sleeping under the grass. The fox with water in his mouth rushed towards the said place and fall into the trench.