Kancil and crocodile story

(Favourite Stories from Indonesia)

Kancil, the small but clever mousedeer, had many enemies in the forest.
Fortunately, he was quick-witted, so that every time his life was threatened,
he managed to escape.
One of his greatest enemies was Crocodile, who lived in the river that
bordered the forest. Many times Crocodile had tried to capture the small
mousedeer. Crocodile was big, but he was not very clever. Kancil was able to
trick him every time.
One day it was very hot. There was no wind at all to refresh the thirsty
plants and trees of the forest. It was in the middle of the dry season. For
many weeks no rain had fallen so that the little creeks where the small
animals used to drink had dried up. Kancil was walking alone in the forest; he
was very thirsty. He had walked a long way; looking for a brook where he
could quench his thirst, but he had found only dry mud in the once gay
rippling brooks. It was very quiet in the forest. All the animals seemed to
sleep. Even the birds did not sing in the trees. Kancil finally decided to go to
the river that bordered the forest. Usually he avoided going there as he knew
that Crocodile was always on the look-out for him, waiting for an opportunity
to catch him.
When he arrived at the river. Kancil looked cautiously around him. There
was no body to be seen. The clear river water mirrored blidingly the rays of
the sun. step by step Kancil approached the water. His sharp eyes looked
right and left; his pointed ears strained to catch the slightest sound. But no
danger seemed to threaten him this time. Relieved, he bent his head to
enjoy the cool water. Suddenly, his glance fell upon an object that was
floating not far away from where he stood. It was a blackish thing. It looked
like a fallen branch . Or, like the back of crocodile! Kancil jumped back,
surprised and thoughtful. But he was also very thirsty. How could he possibly
know whether the thing there in the river was really a log or a crocodile?
Then he smiled a little as he hit upon an idea. In a clear voice he shouted,
Hey! There, you who are in the river. If you are crocodile, dont answer me,
but if you are only a long of wood, tell me your name!
Now it was really Crocodile who was floating in the river. He had seen
Kancil approaching and he was waiting for him to bend his head to drink. At
the very moment when Kancil did not look. Crocodile would catch him.
Without thinking any further, Crocodile answered Kancil in his gruff voice,
Dont be afraid, Im only a harmless log!
Immediately, Kancil ran away as fast as his leg could carry him, while
shouting over his shoulder, O, stupid Crocodile, have you ever heard a log of
wood talk?
 A fortnight later, however, Kancil forgot this incident. The dry season was
not over yet and it seemed to be hotter than ever. Kancil remembered the
cool, fresh river water. How wonderful it would be take a bath in it! He
decidec to try his luck once again. This time there was nothing suspicious to
be seen, so Kancil went to the water and drank to his hearts content. It was
very quite, and also very hot. Without thinking any further Kancil went down
into the river and began to splash himself. In his delight he forgot all about
danger. He pick up a dry twig that was floating by and began to beat the
water with it. He made so much noise that he woke up.. who else, but old
crocodile who was sleeping in the neighbourhood.
Well, well, this seem to be my lucky day, thought Crocodile. In a flash
he shot out of his hiding place and all of a sudden. Kancil felt sharp teeth
biting into one of his legs. It hurt him very much, but though he was shocked
and frightened Kancil did not lose his wits. Without hesitation he dipped the
dry twig into the water and in a mocking tone he said, stupid old log of
wood, do you really think you have got me? It is only a twig you have in your
mouth, not my leg. Here is my leg catch it if you can!
Kancil moved the twig rapidly to and in front of Crocodiles eyes.
Crocodile could not see very well in the water and above all, he really was
blockhead! He believed the clever tal of the little mousedeer, released
kancils leg and snapped his jaw on the twig. Of course, kancil did not wait
one second to jump out of the water and run to the safety of the woods.
Though his leg was very sore, he laughed heartily. Once more he had tricked
Crocodile.

The analysis of generic structure in kancil and crocodile:

Orintation : The first paragraph and second paragraph is set to be story
introduction. Reading the orientation, reader will know that the
story is characterized with kancil and crocodile in the forest is set
as the place
Complication :
 Kancil dan cerita buaya
(Cerita Favorit dari Indonesia)

Kancil, yang sang pelanduk kecil tapi pintar, memiliki banyak musuh di
hutan. Untungnya, ia cekatan, sehingga setiap kali hidupnya terancam, ia
berhasil melarikan diri.
Salah satu musuh yang terbesar adalah Buaya, yang tinggal di sungai
yang berbatasan hutan. Banyak kali Buaya telah mencoba untuk menangkap
sang pelanduk kecil. Buaya besar, tapi dia tidak terlalu pintar. Kancil mampu
menipunya setiap waktu.
Suatu hari itu sangat panas. Ada angin sama sekali untuk me-refresh
tanaman haus dan pohon dari hutan. Itu di tengah-tengah musim kemarau.
Selama berminggu-minggu tidak ada hujan telah jatuh sehingga sungai kecil
di mana hewan-hewan kecil yang digunakan untuk minum telah mengering.
Kancil sedang berjalan sendirian di hutan, ia sangat haus. Dia telah berjalan
jauh, mencari sungai di mana ia bisa memuaskan rasa haus, tapi ia hanya
menemukan lumpur kering di brooks beriak sekali gay. Itu sangat tenang di
hutan. Semua binatang tampaknya untuk tidur. Bahkan burung-burung tidak
bernyanyi di pohon-pohon. Kancil akhirnya memutuskan untuk pergi ke
sungai yang berbatasan hutan. Biasanya ia menghindari pergi ke sana
karena ia tahu Buaya yang selalu di jaga untuk dia, menunggu kesempatan
untuk menangkapnya.
Ketika ia tiba di sungai. Kancil memandang hati-hati di sekelilingnya.
Tidak ada tubuh yang akan dilihat. Air sungai jernih dicerminkan blidingly
sinar matahari. langkah demi langkah Kancil mendekati air. Matanya yang
tajam tampak kanan dan kiri, menunjuk telinga nya tegang untuk
menangkap suara sedikit pun. Namun tidak ada bahaya sepertinya
mengancamnya saat ini. Lega, ia menunduk untuk menikmati air dingin.
Tiba-tiba, tatapannya jatuh pada sebuah benda yang mengambang tidak
jauh dari tempat ia berdiri. Itu adalah hal yang kehitaman. Itu tampak seperti
cabang jatuh .......... Atau, seperti punggung buaya! Kancil melompat
kembali, terkejut dan bijaksana. Tapi dia juga sangat haus. Bagaimana
mungkin dia bisa tahu apakah hal ada di sungai itu benar-benar log atau
buaya? Lalu ia tersenyum kecil saat ia memukul atas ide. Dengan suara jelas
dia berteriak, "Hei! Di sana, Anda yang berada di sungai. Jika Anda adalah
buaya, tidak menjawab saya, tetapi jika Anda hanya panjang dari kayu,
sebutkan namamu! "

Sekarang itu benar-benar Crocodile yang mengambang di sungai. Dia

telah melihat Kancil mendekat dan dia sedang menunggu dia untuk menekuk
kepala untuk minum. Pada saat ketika Kancil tidak terlihat. Buaya akan
menangkapnya. Tanpa berpikir lebih jauh, Buaya menjawab Kancil dalam
suara kasar nya, "Jangan takut, aku hanya log berbahaya!"
Segera, Kancil lari secepat kakinya bisa membawanya, sambil berteriak
bahunya, "O, Buaya bodoh, apakah Anda pernah mendengar log kayu
bicara?"
Dua minggu kemudian, bagaimanapun, Kancil lupa kejadian ini. Musim
kemarau tidak over belum dan tampaknya menjadi lebih panas dari
sebelumnya. Kancil teringat air, sungai sejuk segar. Betapa indahnya itu
akan mengambil mandi di dalamnya! Dia decidec mencoba peruntungannya
sekali lagi. Kali ini tidak ada yang mencurigakan harus dilihat, jadi Kancil
pergi ke air dan minum untuk isi hati nya. Itu sangat cukup, dan juga sangat
panas. Tanpa berpikir setiap Kancil lanjut turun ke sungai dan mulai percikan
dirinya. Dalam kegembiraannya dia lupa semua tentang bahaya. Dia
mengambil ranting kering yang mengambang oleh dan mulai memukuli air
dengan itu. Dia membuat begitu banyak kebisingan yang ia bangun .....
siapa lagi, namun buaya tua yang sedang tidur di lingkungan.
"Wah, wah, ini tampaknya menjadi hari keberuntungan saya," pikir
Buaya. Dalam sekejap dia menembak keluar dari tempat persembunyiannya
dan tiba-tiba. Kancil merasa gigi tajam menggigit salah satu kakinya. Ini
menyakitinya sangat banyak, tetapi meskipun ia terkejut dan ketakutan
Kancil tidak kehilangan akalnya. Tanpa ragu-ragu ia mencelupkan ranting
kering ke dalam air dan dengan nada mengejek ia berkata, "log tua bodoh
dari kayu, apakah Anda benar-benar berpikir Anda sudah punya aku? Ini
hanya ranting yang ada dalam mulut Anda, bukan kakiku. Berikut adalah
kakiku 'menangkapnya jika Anda bisa! "
Kancil memindahkan ranting cepat ke dan di depan mata buaya. Buaya
tidak bisa melihat dengan baik di air dan di atas semua, dia benar-benar
bodoh! Dia percaya tal pintar dari sang pelanduk kecil, dirilis kaki kancil dan
bentak rahangnya pada ranting. Tentu saja, kancil tidak menunggu satu detik
untuk melompat keluar dari air dan lari ke keselamatan hutan. Meskipun
kakinya sangat sakit, ia tertawa terbahak-bahak. Sekali lagi ia ditipu Buaya