Rats in Council
Once there lived many rats in their holes in a certain field. A cat came there everyday in search of her favourite food. She killed as many of them as she liked, and ate them to her heart’s content. They did not know to get rid of their enemy. They held a meeting to think over the problem. Many proposals came under discussion. But they were all turned down for one reason or the other. At last a young rat proposed to tie a bell round her neck. “ its Ringing
“, said the young rat, “ would tell us that she is coming towards us. This would give us a chance to run for our lives”. “ But who will bell the cat ? “asked an old rat. None could answer this question, and nothing useful came out of their meeting.
Proverb : What can not be Cured, must be Endured.
Vocabularies :
Rat : Tikus
Content : puas, selera
Get rid of : bebas, melepaskan diri dari Turned Down : Ditolak. Tidak diterima Tie a Bell : Mengalungkan sebuah bel
Came out : Keluar
Cured : Disembuhkan
Endured : Dirasakan, ditahan terus
Rapat para Tikus
Suatu hari hiduplah beberapa tikus-tikus di dalam lubang mereka di lapangan tertentu.
Seekor kucing datang setiap hari untuk mencari makanan kesukaannya. Dia membunuh
beberapa dari mereka sesuka dia, dan memakannya untuk memuaskan hati nya. Mereka tidak
tahu bagaimana untuk membebaskan diri dari musuh nya. Mereka mengadakan sebuah
pertemuan untuk memikirkan masalah tersebut. Banyak proposal/pengajuan datang dalam
diskusi. Tetapi mereka menolak semua untuk 1 alasan dan lain hal. Sampai akhirnya seekor
tikus muda mengajukan untuk mengikat sebuah bel melingkar di lehernya. “ itu berdering”,
kata tikus muda, “ akan memberitahu kita bahwa dia akan datang mengarah ke kita. Ini akan memberikan kita kesempatan untuk lari menyelamatkan hidup kita”. “tapi siapa yang akan men dering kan kucing nya”? tanya tikus tua. Tak ada yang bisa menjawab pertanyaan ini, dan tidak ada yang berguna yang keluar dari pertemuan mereka.
PEPATAH : apa yang tidak dapat disembuhkan, harus ditahan terus.
Latihan soal 2 :
1. Where did the rats live ?
The rats live in their holes in certain field.
2. What was their problem ?
The problem is the cat came every day in search of her favourite food.
3. What did the young rat propose to do ? Tie a bell round her neck.
4. What did the old rat say to young rat ? Who will bell the cat ?
5. What was the result of the meeting ?
Nothing, because non could answer the question and nothing useful came out of their meeting.
6. What was the PROVERB of the title “Rats in Council" ? What can not be cured, must be endured.
Daily Test
Reading Lesson
A. Answer the question !
1. Where did the rats live ?
2. What was their problem ?
3. What did the young rat propose to do ? 4. What did the old rat say to young rat ? 5. What was the result of the meeting ?
6. What was the PROVERB of the title “Rats in Council" ?
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