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Introduction

eading is a good way

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early childhood, hence

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of getting knowledge. It should be introduced a habit

in people's lifestyle. To encourage child-

ren to love reading, we provide interesting stories in a fable series. \We believe that antlnal kingdom stories have their own

to amuse children with fantas^ttr^ctiveness tic stories. Thus, children are also encouraged to build their own fantasies, to open their mind to knowledge and different views, and to have in their soul good moral values that arc always enriching every story.

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family left their own land for several reasons. First, the land was barren with just little water. Because of the lack of warer, rhe grass and the trees could not grow well. As a consequence, the Kangaroos would sometimes go hungry. Second, they had a very nearby neighbour, the Deer family. The Kangaroos and the Deer fed on the same food, namely grass and leaves. Very often they had to share the little food that there was. Third, since the Kangaroos could run and leap faster than the Deer, the duty of finding a more prosperous land area was entrusted to the Kangaroos. Before pdrting, the Kangaroos promised the Deer that they would come back someday.

Years passed. There was not any news about the Kangaroos. Flowever, the Deer

waitingpatiently{orthe Kangaroo's coming. Theywere extremelyloyal friends.

And so the Deer kept watching on the land where the Kangaroos had lived before. was

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ne day, the Snakes came to the land. They were very surprisedro see the vast land and intendedto stay. In no time at all, the Rats and the Rabbits arrived atthatplace. They dug big holes to live in. The.Rhinoceros, The Bulls, the Buffalos, the Cows, the Horses and the Pigs were the four-legged families that came later. They enjoyed the place very much. They were able to run ar ease. The Elephants, the Lions, the Tigers, the Foxes, the Dogs and the Cats joined with them on the next day. The Chickens, rhe Birds and the Insecrs were the last comers.

Now, the vast land became very noisy because of the hundreds of animals. They chatted and danced joyfully. The Horses built stables. Nests were on the branches. The animals, however, still faced the difficult problem of how irrigating the land to provide water for the plants. The Horses and the Buffalos carried out the duty of searching for a springon the mountain landscape. The Rats and the Rabbits dug the land for the strea.nx. The Elephants, the Rhinoceros, the Bulls and the Cows eaacuated stones and rocks. At last, with good cooperation, the animals had irrigated the land. Trees and plants grew well.

One day, all inhabitants gathered in a square. There was an important thing to discuss. Parrot, who had a loud voice, became the speaker.

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"Ladies and gentlemen. How h^ppy we are no'w to have such an area. The irrigation sysrem has been built succesfully. In my opinion, our land will be prospero us. Howeoer, there is one thing we have to consider, that is forming a counrr/, an animal counrry. \7e have a great population and a vast land. \flhat we need now is to make a governmenr that rules and regulates the inhabitants.

It will run very well if we have aleadet. That's all I

have to say".

parrot ended his speechand was applaudedby the audience. The gathered animal then poted..For lots of reasons, one of them was considered the best candidate. Lion was at last chosen as a leader.

As the chosen leader, Lion hadto elect some ministersto help himorganizethe inhabitants. Then, he himself made some rules in orderthat the inhabitants would

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among the animals became closer and closer. They [e1 contented, with their friendship. Tiger might eat a little rabbit whenever he wanted. Crow could take bird's eggs freely. No Protest. No argumenrs. No critics. No rebellion. This was because of friendliness. Even the

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new leader, Lion, suggested "FRIENDSHIP IS ABOVE ALL" as their faoowrite motto. \rith acclamation, a\l of the inhabitant s approrted their leader's suggestion. It is a bright idea indeed. They all believed in friendship. Friendship could encourd,ge a good social relationship among the animals. They were able to take orher's things without the owner's permission. They called this"shar-

ingproperties".Every animal kept the motto "FRIENDSHIP IS ABOVE ALL" deEly in their mind.

One day,theBuffalos were weeding in a vast square. They saw some animals they had not seen before.

"\7hat animals are they? They are so strange'" They ran as quickly ,, porrible to inform their friends about the presence ofstrange animals in the square.

"Look friends, there are some strange animals in the square. They leap like frogs but eat grass. They are like Deer but srand on their two feet. They are like Rats but much bigger. They have a kind of bags, pouches I suppose.

Their young are caffred in these pouches."

All of the animals, except the Deer, 'were wonderingabout the Buffalo's story. The Deer was very h^ppy to know that their friends were coming back.

They had waited for them for many years. They missed them. \flith sbiny eyes, the Deer said,

"They areKangaroos. They are our belopedfnends."

"How do you know rhem?" asked one of the Rabbits "They once lived here long before you came to this land. To tell you rhe rrurh, they are also the owners of the land you live in," explained the Deer.

"No way! They are not our friends. They are not the owners of this land anymore," argued one of the Snakes. The Eagle added, "Right. They are nor my friends, either.

Theyareneucontns!"

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"Right. They are not my friends, either.

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They are newcomers!

They are strangersl" The Tiger inrujeoed,

"Right. Th.y are nor my friends, either.

They are newcomers!

They are strangers!

Theyare outsid.us!"

All the animals

resented the Kangaroos presence. They gatheredin the square ro

demonstrate. They were in rows and shouted, like

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choir, to drive the Kang aroos out

of the land.

"FRTENDSHIP IS ABOVE ALL" "You're not my friends!

You're newcomers!

You're strangers!

You'reoutsidssl

Go away... go away... go away... go away... go away ...

Go away... go away... go away... go away... go away ..."

The uproar woke up their sleeping leader. Lion tried to calm the situation. "\7hat is happening?"

"There are newcomers.I mean outsiders. They are calledKangaroos. They are not our friends but they ckimto be the owners of this land," explained Lion thought hard.

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Tortoise.

"If I let the Kangaroos live in this land, what about me and the other animals? \7e will have to go. But where?"

At last, with

a determined step the

Lion shouted.

"Be cool. Remember our motto 'FRIENDSHIP IS ABOVE

ALL'. The Kanga-

roos are nor my friends, either. They must leave this country. The sooner, the better!"

ion's decision v/as applauded by all the animals. They were proud of their leader. The Kangaroos, on the other hand, were very sad. They did not know where ro go. They had to leave their own land. Only the Deer felt sorry about Lion's decision. \fith tears they watched the Kangaroos leaving.

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applaud, applauded (tt) memberi tepuk tangan, bertepuk tangan approve, approved (o) menyetuiui argument (n) perbedaan pendapat barren (adj) gersang beloved (adj)tercinta candidate (n) calon carrlt carried (t) membawa chat, chatt"d (") berbincang-bincang claim, claimed (r) mentntut consequence (n) akibat, konsekuensi consider, considered (v) mempertimbangkan contented (adj) puas, bahagia decision (n) keputusan deep (adj) dalam deeply (afut) mendalam delicious (adj) enak, lezat determine, determined (v) menentukan determined (adj) pasti

duty (n) rugas elect, elected (") mengangkat, memilih encourage, encouraged (o) mendorong entnrst, entrusted (o) mempercayakan evacuate, evacuated fti) mengosongkan extreme (adj) besar extremely (adv) luar biasa face, faced (v) menghadapi favourite (n) kesenangan feed, fed (v) memberi makan gather, gathered (tt) berktmpul, mengumpulkan however (ado) meskipun demikian intend. intended (z/ bermaksud interject, interjected (zt) menyela irrigate, irrigated (v) mengairi join, joined fu) bergabung' menggabungkan lack (n) kekurangan leap, leapt (o) melompat minister (n) menteri motto (n) semboyan

newcomer (n) pendatang barg organiz.e, organized (u) metgorganisir outsider (n) orangluar owner (n) pemilik parting (n) perpisahan patient (adj) sabar patiently (a&t) dengan sabar pouch (n)kantong presence (n) keha&rarr promise, promised (o) berjanli, menjanjikan property (n) harta prosperous (adj) makmtr provide, prdvided (a) melengkepi, menyediakan

reason (n) alxan

rebellion (n) pemberontakan share, shared (o) berbagL, membagikan shiny (adj) berbinar-binar speech (n) pidaro

spring (n) ma",a ur stable (n) kandang strange (ad,j) aneh stranger (n) orang xing stream (n) alirart tear (n) air mata vote, voted (zt) memberikan suara wonder, -ing (o) berpikir

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f',is book is one of the sixteen stories from fable series presented for children who learn English in the beginner to intermediate level.

Each stories is delivered in an amusing way, illustrated with beautiful

pictures and enriched with moral values. Have you had the complete stories of fables series?

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Beauty Mr. lnvoice Broken Friendship Bat's Deed A New House Bad Habit Be Yourself The Candidate Campaign

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Trouble Makers How the Tiger Got lts Stripes Missing Eggs Belief in Friendship Stairway to Heaven Mr. Stork's Big Scheme

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