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Sabtu, 04 Mei 2013
The Deer And The Sea Snail
A long time ago in a jungle in
Aru Islands, Maluku, lived a group of deer. They were very proud of their
ability in running very fast. They always stayed in different places. They
challenged other animals in a running match. If the deer won the match, they
took over the place and stayed there. Not far from the jungle, there was a
beautiful beach. A group of sea snail lived there. The deer heard about the
beautiful beach and planned to live there. They had a plan to challenge snails
in a running match. They were very sure to win the match. Sea snails were slow
in walking. “What’s the rule?” asked the leader of the sea snails after he
heard about the challenge. “Do you see all the capes there? There are twelve
capes, from here until there,” the deer leader pointed the capes. The distance
between one cape to another was very far. “We run from the first cape until the
twelfth cape. If my runner arrives first at the twelfth cape, we’re the winner.
And we stay here!” The sea snails then had a meeting. They set a strategy to
win the match. “My plan is to put the twelve of us in every cape. If their
runner arrives in every cape, you shout. So, the deer will never rest and gets
very tired,” said the leader. And the day of the match finally arrived. All
animals watched this unique match, the deer versus the sea snail. The runners
were standing side by side. Then, the deer ran very fast. In just a second, he already
left the sea snail. After a few hours of running, he arrived at the first cape.
He shouted, “Hey? Where are you?” “I’m here,” said the sea snail. He was
another sea snail that was hiding in the first cape. The deer was surprised. He
cancelled his plan to get some rest. He continued running. In every cape, there
was always a sea snail. And the deer always cancelled his plan to get some
rest. Finally, the deer almost reached the twelfth cape but he was exhausted.
He was really tired. And he gave up. He did not have any more strength to run.
He fell down on the ground. “Hooray!” said all the sea snails. The deer were so
embarrassed. They were just tricked by the clever sea snails. So the deer came
back to the jungle and never returned to the beach. ***
thank for your education
BalasHapus