A boy was herding sheep. He would go out with them every day to a pasture near his town, so they could eat the green grass.
One day, he wanted to play a trick on the people of the town. So he shouted at the top of his voice: "The wolf!! The wolf!!". The men came out with their sticks to rescue him. But they did not find anything, so they returned from where they came, and the boy laughed at them.
On the following day, a wolf actually came. The boy was frightened and yelled once again: "The wolf!! The wolf!!". The people thought that the boy was mocking them again, just as he did the first time. Therefore, they paid no attention to his shouting. The wolf killed a great number of the sheep. Had it not been for his lie the first time, the people would have believed him when he shouted the second time, and they would have come to his rescue.
Sang Penggembala dan Serigala
Seorang anak laki-laki sedang menggembalakan kambing/domba. Ia keluar bersamanya setiap hari ke padang rumput yang dekat dari desanya, agar mereka dapat memakan rumput yang hijau.
Pada suatu hari, ia ingin mempermainkan penduduk desa. Maka ia berteriak sekuat suaranya: "Serigala!! Serigala!!". Para laki-laki pun keluar membawa tongkat-tongkat mereka untuk menolongnya. Akan tetapi mereka tidak menemukan apa-apa, maka mereka kembali ke tempat asalnya dan anak itu menertawakan mereka.
Pada hari berikutnya, seekor serigala sungguh-sungguh datang. Anak itu pun ketakutan dan berteriak lagi: "Serigala!! Serigala!!". Orang-orang mengira bahwa anak itu kembali mempermainkan mereka, seperti yang ia lakukan pada kali pertama. Oleh karena itu, mereka tidak mempedulikan teriakannya. Serigala itu pun membunuh (membinasakan) sejumlah besar kambing. Seandainya bukan karena kebohongannya pada kali pertama, niscaya orang-orang akan mempercayainya saat ia berteriak untuk kedua kalinya, dan mereka akan datang menolongnya.
Vocabulary / Kosakata
English | Indonesian |
To herd / To graze | Menggembala |
Sheep / Goats | Kambing / Domba |
Pasture / Meadow | Padang gembalaan |
Grass | Rumput |
To mock / To make fun of | Menghina / Mempermainkan |
Stick(s) | Tongkat |
Help / Rescue | Pertolongan |
To laugh | Tertawa |
Truly / Actually | Sungguhan / Benaran |
To think / To assume | Mengira |
To care / To pay attention | Peduli / Memperhatikan |
To kill / To destroy | Membunuh / Membinasakan |
Lie × Truth | Kebohongan × Kejujuran |
