Sampul The Fox and the Crow

One bright morning a Crow sat in a tree with a fine piece of cheese in her beak.

Pada suatu pagi yang cerah, seekor Gagak bertengger di atas pohon dengan sepotong keju yang lezat di paruhnya.

A Fox, passing below, caught the scent of the cheese and looked up hungrily.

Seekor Rubah yang melintas di bawahnya mencium aroma keju itu dan mendongak dengan lapar.

"Good morning, mistress Crow," he cried. "How well you look today! How glossy your feathers, how bright your eye. I am sure your voice must be sweeter than that of any other bird. Let me hear just one song, and I shall greet you as the Queen of Birds."

"Selamat pagi, Nyonya Gagak," serunya. "Betapa cantiknya engkau hari ini! Betapa berkilau bulumu, betapa cerah matamu. Aku yakin suaramu pasti lebih merdu daripada burung mana pun. Biarkan aku mendengar satu lagu saja, dan aku akan menyapamu sebagai Ratu Para Burung."

The Crow was so pleased by this flattery that she lifted up her head to sing. But the moment she opened her beak, the piece of cheese fell to the ground, and the Fox snapped it up at once.

Gagak itu begitu senang mendengar pujian itu sehingga ia mengangkat kepalanya untuk bernyanyi. Namun begitu ia membuka paruhnya, potongan keju itu jatuh ke tanah, dan Rubah segera menyambarnya.

"You have a voice, madam, I see," said the Fox. "What you lack is wit."

"Kau memang punya suara, Nyonya, aku lihat," kata Rubah itu. "Yang kau kurang adalah akal budi."

Do not trust those who flatter you.

Jangan percaya pada mereka yang menyanjungmu.

🧠 Cek pemahamanmu

  1. What is the Crow doing at the start of the story?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: Sitting in a tree with cheese in her beak

    A Crow sits in a tree holding a fine piece of cheese in her beak.

  2. Why does the Fox praise the Crow's feathers and voice?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: He wants her to sing so she'll drop the cheese

    The Fox flatters the Crow so she'll open her beak to sing, making her drop the cheese.

  3. What happens the moment the Crow opens her beak to sing?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: The cheese falls and the Fox snatches it up

    The instant she opens her beak, the cheese falls to the ground and the Fox grabs it.

  4. What does the story warn readers about?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: Trusting people who flatter you

    The fable ends with the moral: "Do not trust those who flatter you."

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