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Stairway to Heaven Buku ini dinyatakan layak uniuk dipergunakan di sekolah dan tercantum dalam lampiran Surat Edaran Dirjen Pendidikan Dasar dan Menengah No. 8957/C.C6/PT/99 tertanggal 8 November 1 999.

@ PENERBIT KANISIUS

Stairway To Heaven 021,1,11,

O Kanisius

1998

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Ilustasi oleh Yulius Suryono

fsBN g7g4g7-841-8 rsBN 979497-844-2 Hak cipta dilindungi undang-undang.

DtTarangmemperbanyakkarya tulis ini dalam bentuk termasuk fotokopi, tarrp^ izin tertulis dari Penerbit.

Dicetak oleh Percetakm Kmisius Yogl'aktta

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Introduction eading is a good way

tn early childhood, hence it

of

getting knowledge.

It

should be introduced

becomes a habit in people's lifestyle. To encourage

children to love reading, we provide interesting stories rn a fable series. \7e to amuse believe that antmal kingdom stories have their own ^ttractt.veness children with fantasac stories. Thus, children are also encouraged to buitd theit own fantasies, to open their mind to knowledge and different views, and to have

in their soul good moral values that

are always enriching every story.

It was a bright day. The water of the river looked clear. At that time, all of the river inhabitants v/ere platrng ioyf,rlly. They realfi enioyed the nice day.

"Don't go too far my dear. Stay close to me," Mrs. Mujau remirtded her child.

She was always taking care of her only child. \Thenever her child v/ent away, she always followed her because Mrs. Mujair felt afrard that her child would go astr^y.

"Dofl't 'v/ofry, Mum. I am platrng hefe," her child would answef. Together

with them were Miss Blackmolly and Mr. I(okky.

"V/hat is it? It's a fat worm.It must be very delicious," said Miss Blackmolly. She wrc /ann1 fish.

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"$(/atch out!

Don't

touch

it. It's dangerous. Two days ago, Mr. Tombro

ate a

worm like that then he'v/ent

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and he didn't come back again," shouted Mr. I{okky. ^way the fish stayed away from that worm. No fish dared to apprcach or eat tt.

worm slowly started moving upwards,higher and higher above the place where the fish could swim and play. Of course, they were all surprised. How could a tlcad worm suddenly be able to move? Soon, there was a cockroach near them. It was rrlso dead. Quicldy, Mrs. Muja:r approached.It seemed that she was eagerto eatit beSucldenly, the

ciruse cockroach was her.fauounte food.

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"How delicious it is,"

she wbispered. Then she started eating its head. Other

fish were watching her. They were all worried. Nothing happened. No.t, Mrs. Mujair was about to finish eating the cockroach when suddenly there was a l<lud voice,

'o'How dare you eat the cockroach, Mrs. Mujair?"

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All the {tsh turned around to see who was coming. From a distance, they saw Mr. Lele swimming closer to them. They were aII fightened and su/am away to find a hiding place. All the fish were afraid of Mr. Lele. He often hurt fish who his orders. He had dark skin, a long moustache and two sharp weaporus on his head. He was not only cruel but also geedJ.He always took other fish's rlisobeyd

food.

"Damn it! Who dares to eat the cockroach's head? It's my favourite," h. growled

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"This is my meal. None of you is allowed to eat it!" he shouted. Quickly, Mr. Lele ate the cockroach. Other fish kept watching from their hiding places.

SLrcldenly, Mr. Lele's body went slowly upwards. The water of the river was .rl.trrking

fast but none

of them dared to leave their safe place.

After the water had become calm again, the fishes came out from their hiding 1;lrrces. They did not know that Mr. Cnb was watching everything with great interest.

Mrrst of the fish did not like Mr. Crab because hewasfusy and bad tempered. He was nls<> jealous of the fish' closed friendship. Wh at he wanted was to live alone in the rivcr without being disturbed by the frsh' existence, "Nfhere did Mr. Lele go?" asked Miss Blackmolly.

"I

don't know But he was a gre^t fish. He can ascend up there by his own l)()wer. Franldy speaking, I hate him, the greedy fish, but I admire him," repJied Mr. Kol<ky.

"I know where he is," Mr. Crab suddenly interrupted. All the fish turned their :rllcntion to Mr. Crab.

"My beloved comradeq Mr. Lele has got a wonderful life now. He is up on the ltnd. Don't you know what it is like up there? Up there, you will experience night and dty," explained Mr. Crab. A11 the fish came closer to him to l-isten to his interestino stofy.

"Duringthe days, it's very bright up there because

of

avery bnght lamp, namely

tlrc sun. The sun is hung in the rky," the tric@tMr. Crab said.

"What is the sky?" wondered Mrs. Mujair. "$7ell. The sky is mmm ..... It's real7y difficult to explain

it to you. In fact, it's

rt'tlly beautiful. You will understand and admire it if you see it by yourself," said N'lr. Crab. He found it difficult to explain the sky to the fish. Mrs. Mujair, however, ttorlrled though she was not quite satisfed with the answer.

"Go on telling me your story," urged Mr. I{okky. "\7ell, besides the sun, there are also clouds in the sky. A cloud rs a mass of trroving steam. The steam c fl move because the wind blows it. When the night ('( )rlrcs, there will be dark up there. However, there is still a lamp which ltghtens the rririlrt a little. It is called the moon. Besides the moon, there are also lots of stars. 'l lrcy're so beautiful," tricked Mr. Crab.

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"Foolish fish!" he thought arrogant[t.

"Come on Mr. Crab. Why do you keep silent? Don't stop telling me your rience.

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I like tt, " beged M:rs. Blackmolly, "In other words, there are lots of wonderful things up there. During the day,

there is the sun.

At night, there are the moon and the stars,"

said Mr. Crab ending his

story.

"I

wantto go up there. I want to experience day and night," shouted all the fish. Suddenly, there was a worm near them.

"Look. It's a worm," called Mrs. Mujair. The fish were frightened.

"Don't be afraid, my comrades. It's a stair to go up there. The up there is called beauen. So,

it's a stairway to heaven.

If

you want to go there, you must take the 'worm

irrto your mouth," said the me tt Mr. Crab.

"Do you believe

mq" said Mr. Crab. He pinched the worm. Sudtlcnly, Mr. Crab was going up. All the fish were surprised. When Mr. Crab was about t<r reach the surface of the water, Mr. Crab released his pinch. me? Look at

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"You see how marue/ouslt this stairway to heaven worked," promoted Mr. Crab.

"Whv didn't Mr. Lele come back here with you?" asked Mr. I(okky.

"Hmm. He is too happy in heaven," said the tricky Mr. Crab brirfb.

A1l the fishfowghtto take the worm into their mouths. They u/ere eagff to go to

heaven to see the day and the night, the gky, the sun, the clouds, rhe wind, the moon and the stars. One by one, the fish left the water. They v/ere all going up. At last, Mr. Crub was alone.

For many days, Mr. Crab eryoyd himself in the water. No one disturbed him anymore. He danced and sang joyfully. He ate the plankton as much as he could.

While laughing, he said,

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"I am happy now, aten'tI?" But there was no answer.

"I am huppy now, aren't I?" Mr. Cnb shouted.

No answet agalr'.

"Am I happy now?" Mr. Crab shouted even louder.

Still there'v/as no answer.

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Glossary

approach, approached (v)

= mendekati

aftogant ("di) = sombong anogandy (adv) = dengan sombong ascend, ascended (r) = nuik ke atas asftay (adv)

=

tersesat

bad tempered (adj) beg, begged (v)

= berwatak buruk

= meminta

brief (adj) = singkat briefly (adv) = dengan singkat bright (adj) = cerah cleat (adj) = tetaLng, bening cocktoach (n) = kecoa comtade (n) = sahabat dare, dared (v) = berani delicious (^dj) = enak,Iezzt disobey, disobeyed (v) = tidak mentaati distance (n) = jarak disturb, disturbed (v) = mengganggu during (n) = selama eager (adj)

= ingin sekali

enjoy, enjoyed (v)

= menikmati

existence (n)

= keberadaan experience (n) = pengalaman favourite (n) = kesukaan fight, fought (n) = berkelahi ftighten, frightened (v) = menakutkan frightened (adj) = 1rPo, funny (adj) = lucu fussy (adf)

= cerewet

greedy (rdj) = loba, rakus growl, growled (v) = menggeram hate, hated (v)

heaven (n)

=

= membenci

surga

interrupt, interrupted (v) = menyela jealous ("dj) = iri hati, cemburu lighten, iightened (v) = menerangi marvelous (rdj) = mengagumkan marvelously (adv) = dengan mengagumkan mass (n) = kelompok nod, nodded (v) = mengangguk

pinch, pinched (v) = menjePit promote, promoted (v) = mempromosikan reat (adj) = rryat^ teally (adv) = benar-benar remind, reminded (v) = mengingatkan satisfied (adj) = puas satisfii, satisfied (v) = memuaskan shake, -ing (v)

= berguncang shout, shouted (v) = berteriak stair (n)

=

tangg:a

succeed, succedeed (v)

surface (n)

= berhasil

= permukaan touch, touched (v) = menyentuh tricky (udj) = licik, Penuh akal turn, turned (v) = berbalik upward (adv) = ke atas weapofl (n) = senjata whisper, whispered (v) = berbisik wondeq wondered (v) = berPikir worm (n) = cacing

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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?

1. False Beauty 2. Mr. lnvoice 3. Broken Friendship

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5. A New House 6. Bad Habit 7. Be Yourself 8. The Candidate campaign

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4. Bat's Deed

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