Sampul Why the Bear is Stumpy-Tailed

One day the Bear met the Fox, who came slinking along with a string of fish he had stolen.

Suatu hari Beruang bertemu dengan Rubah, yang datang menyelinap membawa seuntai ikan yang telah ia curi.

“Whence did you get those from?” asked the Bear.

"Dari mana kau mendapatkan ikan-ikan itu?" tanya Beruang.

“Oh! my Lord Bruin, I’ve been out fishing and caught them”, said the Fox.

"Oh! Tuanku Bruin, aku sedang memancing dan berhasil menangkapnya," kata Rubah.

So the Bear had a mind to learn to fish too, and bade the Fox tell him how he was to set about it.

Maka Beruang pun berniat belajar memancing juga, dan meminta Rubah memberitahunya bagaimana caranya.

“Oh! it’s an easy craft for you”, answered the Fox, “and soon learnt. You’ve only got to go upon the ice, and cut a hole and stick your tail down into it; and so you must go on holding it there as long as you can. You’re not to mind if your tail smarts a little; that’s when the fish bite. The longer you hold it there the more fish you’ll get; and then all at once out with it, with a cross pull sideways, and with a strong pull too.”

"Oh! itu keahlian yang mudah bagimu," jawab Rubah, "dan cepat dipelajari. Kau hanya perlu pergi ke atas es, membuat sebuah lubang, dan mencelupkan ekormu ke dalamnya; lalu kau harus terus memegangnya di sana selama mungkin yang kau bisa. Jangan pedulikan jika ekormu terasa sedikit perih; itu tandanya ikan sedang menggigit. Semakin lama kau menahannya di sana, semakin banyak ikan yang kau dapat; dan lalu tarik sekaligus, dengan sentakan menyilang ke samping, dan dengan tarikan yang kuat pula."

Yes; the Bear did as the Fox had said, and held his tail a long, long time down in the hole, till it was fast frozen in. Then he pulled it out with a cross pull, and it snapped short off. That’s why Bruin goes about with a stumpy tail this very day.

Ya; Beruang melakukan seperti yang dikatakan Rubah, dan menahan ekornya lama, sangat lama, di dalam lubang itu, sampai ekornya membeku kencang di dalamnya. Kemudian ia menariknya keluar dengan sentakan menyilang, dan ekornya patah begitu saja. Itulah sebabnya Bruin berjalan dengan ekor yang buntung hingga hari ini.

🧠 Cek pemahamanmu

  1. How did the fox trick the bear into fishing?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: By telling him to cut a hole in the ice and stick his tail into it

    The fox told the bear to 'go upon the ice, and cut a hole and stick your tail down into it' to catch fish.

  2. What did the fox tell the bear to do if his tail started to hurt?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: Keep holding it there, since that means the fish are biting

    The fox said, 'You're not to mind if your tail smarts a little; that's when the fish bite.'

  3. What happened to the bear's tail while he waited for fish?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: It froze fast in the hole

    The bear held his tail in the hole 'a long, long time... till it was fast frozen in.'

  4. Why does the bear have a short tail today, according to the tale?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: His frozen tail snapped off when he pulled it out

    When the bear pulled his frozen tail out 'with a cross pull, ... it snapped short off,' which is 'why Bruin goes about with a stumpy tail this very day.'

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