Sampul The Rat and the Elephant

An uncommonly small rat was watching an uncommonly big elephant and sneering at the slowness of his steps.

Seekor tikus yang sangat kecil sedang mengamati seekor gajah yang sangat besar dan mencibir kelambanan langkahnya.

The enormous animal was heavily laden. On his back rose a three-storied howdah, wherein were accommodated a celebrated sultana, her dog, her cat, her monkey, her parrot, her old servant, and all her household. They were going upon a pilgrimage.

Hewan raksasa itu membawa muatan yang berat. Di punggungnya berdiri sebuah tandu bertingkat tiga, tempat duduk seorang sultana yang terkenal beserta anjingnya, kucingnya, monyetnya, burung beonya, pelayan tuanya, dan seluruh rombongan rumah tangganya. Mereka sedang menempuh perjalanan ziarah.

The rat wondered why all the people should express astonishment at seeing this enormous bulk—"As if the fact of occupying more or less space implied that one was the more or less important accordingly! What is it you admire in him, you men? If it is only the weight of his body which fills the children with terror, then we rats, small as we are, consider ourselves not one grain less than the elephant." He would have said more; but the cat, bounding out of her cage, let him see in an instant that a rat is not an elephant.

Tikus itu heran mengapa semua orang begitu takjub melihat tubuh raksasa ini—"Seolah-olah menempati ruang yang lebih besar atau lebih kecil berarti seseorang menjadi lebih atau kurang penting! Apa sebenarnya yang kalian kagumi darinya, wahai manusia? Jika hanya berat tubuhnyalah yang membuat anak-anak ketakutan, maka kami tikus, sekecil apa pun kami, menganggap diri kami tidak kalah sedikit pun dibandingkan gajah." Ia hendak berkata lebih banyak lagi; tetapi kucing itu, yang melompat keluar dari kandangnya, membuatnya sadar seketika bahwa tikus bukanlah gajah.

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  1. What was the rat doing at the start of the story?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: Watching the elephant and sneering at its slow steps

    The rat was watching the huge elephant and sneering at how slowly it moved.

  2. Why was the elephant heavily laden?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: It was carrying a sultana and her household on a pilgrimage

    The elephant carried a three-storied howdah with a sultana, her pets, her servant, and her household, all going on a pilgrimage.

  3. What was the rat's argument about size and importance?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: He claimed that being big didn't make one more important than being small

    The rat argued that occupying more space didn't make the elephant more important, and that rats were just as significant despite their size.

  4. What stopped the rat before he could finish boasting?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: The cat leaped out and showed him a rat is not an elephant

    The cat bounded out of her cage, reminding the rat in an instant that a rat is not an elephant.

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