Fabel : Greedy Dog / Anjing Yang Serakah

English :

Once upon a time, there lived a dog. One day, he was very hungry and went in search of food. To his delight, the dog found a juicy bone. The dog happily carried the bone back home. He held the bone tightly in his mouth and scowled at anyone who tried to take it away.

On his way home, he had to cross a bridge. While crossing the bridge, the dog saw his reflection in the water below. The foolish dog thought there

was another dog in the water, holding another juicy bone. The greedy dog wanted to have that bone too. He growled and barked at his own reflection in the water. “I’ll get that bone too,” thought the greedy dog, and he snapped his sharp teeth and barked at his reflection in the water.

But alas! The moment the foolish dog opened his mouth to snap his teeth, the piece of bone fell into the stream. The dog lost his bone and had to go home, hungry.

Indonesia :

Pada suatu hari, hiduplah seekor anjing. Suatu hari, ia sangat lapar dan pergi mencari makanan. Untuk kesenangannya, anjing menemukan tulang yang lezat. Anjing dengan gembira membawa pulang tulang. Dia memegang erat tulang di mulutnya dan merengut pada siapa saja yang mencoba untuk mengambilnya.

Dalam perjalanan pulang, ia harus menyeberangi jembatan. Sementara menyeberangi jembatan, anjing melihat bayangannya di air di bawah. Anjing yang bodoh mengira ada anjing lain di dalam air memegang tulang lezat yang lain. Anjing yang serakah ingin memiliki tulang itu juga. Dia menggeram dan menyalak di bayangannya sendiri di air. "Aku akan mendapatkan tulang itu juga," pikir si rakus, dan ia membentak gigi tajam dan menyalak di bayangannya di air.

Tapi sayangnya! Saat anjing bodoh membuka mulutnya untuk mengambil tulang itu, potongan tulang yang dimilikinya jatuh ke sungai. Anjing kehilangan tulang dan harus pulang, kelaparan.