Tugas Bhs Inggris Miss Yuli

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."

Dongeng Bahasa Inggris Singkat : The Cat and the Fox

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.

Dongeng Bahasa Inggris Singkat : The Koala & The Kangaroo

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!"

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."

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.

 

A Young Queen

A young Queen was given a special present from a great wizard. It was a magic chest which would bring happiness to the whole kingdom whenever it was opened in a place where there was a spirit of generosity.

The Queen travelled all over her kingdom, looking for the most generous people. When she had collected them all, she opened the magic chest. However, nothing whatsoever happened.

That was, until one day when, returning to her castle, the Queen saw a poor little boy begging. The Queen would have given the boy some money, but she didn't have any with her. So the boy asked her if she could give him the old chest she had, so he could sell it for a little money, in town. At first the Queen hesitated, because she had been told the chest was magic. But on seeing how poor the boy was, she gave it to him. The boy took the chest and opened it.

Immediately, all the most wonderful things one could imagine started flying out of the chest, accompanied by the sound of singing: "Why look for it in others? Goodness always starts in yourself", went the song.

And as well as enjoying all the wonders of the magic chest, the Queen learned to set an example in virtue, and she became the best Queen ever to reign over that kingdom.

Blue Pinguiin

I woke in the night to a noise from the kitchen.

I went down the stairs on a fact-finding mission.

Whatever was there, I did not have a clue.

It was eating a meal (I knew from its chew).

The fridge door was open with food on the ground,

And a tiny blue penguin was looking around.

He looked through the food, and he tossed it aside.

He opened a can and dumped out the inside.

Something about this, just didn’t seem right,

But it wasn’t the oddest thing I saw that night.

Excuse me!” I said, but he seemed not to care.

I shut the fridge door, and he shot me a glare.

“Jelly” he said as he held up some bread

With smooth peanut butter, he must have just spread.

“Jelly?” I answered, “I think we ran out.”

The little blue penguin put on a blue pout.

“Jelly…” he said as he waddled away.

Without any jelly, why would he stay?

I followed him out through the squeaky backdoor.

An igloo was there, that was not there before.

He slid on his belly, inside out of sight,

But it wasn’t the oddest thing I saw that night.

I heard a loud ruckus and ran back to see

A giant giraffe flipping though my tv.

He munched on some chips and kept changing the channel.

The bathrobe he sported was made of red flannel.

“Excuse me!” I yelled, but he turned up the sound,

While most of the chips ended up on the ground.

He tossed up a few, and he took a big bite,

But it wasn’t the oddest thing I saw that night.

I heard water splashing the bathroom upstairs

And found a large octopus bathing in there.

She had my green shower cap on, just my luck.

I was sure she was using my new rubber duck.

said “Finish up!”, and she told me “All right,”

But it wasn’t the oddest thing I saw that night.

Back from my bedroom came a crash and a thud.

Two lemurs were throwing around balls of mud.

My room was a mess, and they both were to blame.

I swear, it was clean till those two lemurs came.

There was mud on the dresser, the desk, and the light,

But it wasn’t the oddest thing I saw that night.

Outside I looked up, and I know it’s bizarre,

But guess what flew by me? A bright shooting star!

I wished for the penguin to get all his jelly.

I wished the giraffe would stop using my telly.

I wished that the octopus there in my tub

Would exit the bathroom and give it a scrub.

I wished that my room would still somehow be clean.

I wished that the nonsense would all be a dream.

The lemurs both left, the giraffe had enough.

The octopus gave me back all of my stuff.

The blue penguin waddled right up to my feet.

He carried a sandwich, most ready to eat.

Then he flew off when he flapped both his wings,

And that, of it all, was the oddest of things…

Night Hippo

By an African river known as the Nile,

The sun fell away and it rested a while.

The rhinos were tired from the smoldering heat,

So they laid down to sleep and they wiped off their feet.

The elephants marched to their elephant beds

And gently they rested their elephant heads.

But the hippos were bathing in the shallowest pools,

Thinking the rhinos and elephants fools.

Slowly the hippos sank into the river,

The water so cold that it gave them a shiver.

(Hippos can’t swim, despite what you may think.

Since they also can’t float, they could easily sink.)

They dove underwater to the soft river bed,

Onto darkish green plants with a smidgen of red.

They strolled on the bottom, then bounced up for air,

And they did it for hours, without any care.

The fish followed closely, weaving in, weaving out,

Swimming under their bellies, and up to their snouts.

And then, one by one, hippos headed for shore

To feed on the grass by the river once more.

They dried off their bodies by shaking and stomping

And took bites of grass, chewing and chomping.

With the night fading fast, they were full from the feast,

As the sun returned back, rising up from the east.

The hippos crept off to collapse for the day

While the rhinos and elephants got up to play.

Enjoying the warmth of the sun and its light,

Never knowing the story of hippos at night. 

How the Philippines was made story

Many thousands of years ago, a man and his wife lived in the Philippines, they were called Angngalo and Angngarab.

One morning, they went to
gather some shellfish. Inside one, they found a pearl. It was an unusual yellow colour and very large.

Angngalo gave it to Angngarab. “Oh!” she said, “I can find many more pearls than you!”

Soon they were quarrelling and shouting at each other. They ran along the seashore looking for shellfish. Before, they had a big pile in front of them. They pulled open the shells and looked in them for pearls.

“I’ve go more pearls than you!” shouted Angngalo.

“No, you haven’t!” answered Angngarab. “Anyway, my pearls are bigger than yours!”

Soon, they were fighting. They threw the shells and pearls at each other. (That is why there are so many shells and pearls in the Philippines) They rolled on the ground and stamped their feet.

There was aloud “Boom!” and “Crack!”. The mountains and hills began to split. The water in the rivers and lakes flooded the land.

They still continued fighting. Suddenly, there was a great storm, with thunder lighting. The land broke into several parts. Luzon was in the north, the Visayan Islands were in the middle, and Mindanao in the south.

Because of this, there are now over seven thousand islands in the Philippines. 

Editya Dharmaanggara  ⓒ 2013