Kisah Si Kucing Dan Si Tikus(The Story of The Cat And The Mouse)
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- Kisah Si Kucing Dan Si Tikus(The Story of The Cat And The Mouse)
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- Sri Rahayu
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The Story of The Cat And The Mouse. When I was little my father always told me different animal tales. One of the stories was about a cat and a mouse. This is that story. It is special to me because I have known it since childhood. My older brother helped me with the retelling of this story and some details have been changed. This is a comedic story about a friendship that is broken by hostility and greed. It teaches us about why cats and mice do not get along. In a village in Jenepoto lived two friends: a cat and a mouse. Jeneponto is a beautiful place. The temperature is stifling in the middle of the day but becomes much cooler in the mornings and evenings. The cat passed slowly by an old wooden house belonging to Dg Tonang. The house was well maintained and had potted flowers neatly arranged on the terrace. The cat’s stomach growled as he walked, his face lethargic from hunger. He glanced up and spotted lame (sweet potato) hanging along the front of Dg Tonang's house. The lame was shaped like an egg and purple in colour. The cat breathed in deeply, catching its sweet, refreshing scent. His eyes gleamed with excitement, and he began to salivate. He looked around for a way that he could reach the lame, but it was too high up. He called out to his friend the mouse, who lived nearby. ‘Mouse, I am hungry,’ said the Cat, ‘but the lame is too high for me to reach. I need your help.’ The mouse agreed, under the condition that the lame would be divided evenly between them. The mouse began to climb quickly. When he reached the lame, it looked so delicious and smelled so sweet, that he began to eat it. ‘I have to try it first,’ the mouse called down. The cat grew sleepy as he waited patiently for the mouse to return. The mouse ate and ate, until he was so full that he lost his balance and fell. In his half-conscious state, the cat picked up the fallen mouse, thinking he was lame. ‘I’m not a lame, I am your friend,’ the mouse yelled. But it was too late. The cat was so hungry that he swallowed the mouse whole.
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