True Friends

Once upon a time, there were two close friends who were walking through
the forest together. They knew that anything dangerous can happen any
time in the forest. So they promised each other that they would always be
together in any case of danger.

Suddenly, they saw a large bear getting closer toward them. One of them
climbed a nearby tree at once. But unfortunately the other one did not
know how to climb up the tree. So being led by his common sense, he lay
down on the ground breathless and pretended to be a dead man.

The bear came near the one who was lying on the ground. It smelt in his
ears, and slowly left the place because the bears do not want to touch the
dead creatures. After that, the friend on the tree came down and asked
his friend who was on the ground, "Friend, what did the bear whisper into
your ears?" The other friend replied, "Just now the bear advised me not to
believe a false friend".

Moral of the story: True friend in need's a friend indeed.

Fox and A Cat

One day, a cat and a fox were having a conversation. The fox, who was a
conceited creature, boasted how clever she was. "Why, I know at least a
hundred tricks to get away from our mutual enemies, the dogs," she said.

"I know only one trick to get away from dogs," said the cat. "You should
teach me some of yours!".

"Well, maybe someday, when I have the time, I may teach you a few of
the simpler ones", replied the fox airily.

Just then they heard the barking of a pack of dogs in the distance. The
barking grew louder and louder - the dogs were coming in their direction!
At once the cat ran to the nearest tree and climbed into its branches, well
out of reach of any dog. "This is the trick I told you about, the only one I
know", said the cat. "Which one of your hundred tricks are you going to
use?".

The fox sat silently under the tree, wondering which trick she should use.
Before she could make up her mind, the dogs arrived. They fell upon the
fox and tore her to pieces.

Moral of the story: A single plan that works is better than a hundred
doubtful plans.
The Legend of Surabaya

A long time ago, there were two animals, Sura and Baya. Sura was the
name of a shark and Baya was a crocodile. They lived in the sea.

Once Sura and Baya were looking for some food. Suddenly, Baya saw a
goat "Yummy, this is my lunch," said Baya. "No way! This is my lunch. You
are greedy" said Sura. Then they fought for the goat. After several hours,
they were very tired.

Feeling tired of fighting, they lived in different places. Sura lived in the
water and Baya lived in the land. The border was the beach, so they
would never fight again.

One day, Sura went to the land and looked for some food in the river. He
was very hungry and there was not much food in the sea. Baya was very
angry when he knew that Sura broke the promise. They fought again.

They both hit each other. Sura bit Baya's tail. Baya did the same thing to
Sura. He bit very hard until Sura finally gave up and went back to the sea.
Baya was happy.

The Legend of Toba Lake

In the past, there lived a young orphan farm in the northern part of the
island of Sumatra. Syahdan, the young man made his life from farming
and fishing. One day while he was fishing he got a fish which was so
beautiful in golden brown. While he was holding it, the fish turned into a
beautiful princess. The princess was a woman who was condemned for
violating the prohibitions and it would turn into a kind of creature who first
touched it. Because at that time the human touched it, then it turned into
a princess.

Fascinated by her beauty, the young man asked her to be his wife. The
application was accepted on condition that the young man was not
allowed to tell the origin of the princess who came originally from fish.
The young man agreed to this requirement. Having got married for a year,
the couple got a boy but he had a bad habit that he never felt satisfied
while he was eating. He ate all the food.

One day the boy ate all the food that should be given to his father. The
young man then so angrily said: "basically you are the offspring of fish!"
That statement by itself unlocked the secrets of his wife and broke his
promise.
Shortly afterwards, his wife and son magically disappeared. Suddenly in
the land of their former footsteps went out the springs which were very
heavy. The water flew from these springs continuously and the longer it
happened the larger it would be. Finally, these springs became a vast
lake. The lake is now called Toba Lake

The Lion and The Mouse

When he was awakened by a tiny Mouse running across his body, a

mighty Lion was sleeping in his lair. The lion then grabbed the frightened
mouse with his huge paws and opened his mouth to swallow him directly.
"Please, King," begged the Mouse, "Spare me this time and of course I will
never forget your kindness. Someday I may be able to repay you. "The
Lion thought that it was such an amusing idea that he let the poor
creature go.

Sometimes later the Lion was caught in a net laid by some hunters.
Despite his great strength, the Lion could not break free. Soon the forest
echoed with angry loud roars.

The Little Mouse heard the Lion and ran to see what was wrong. As soon
as he succeeded to make the Lion free "There!" said the Mouse proudly, "
You laughed at me when I promised to repay your kindness, but now you
know that even a tiny Mouse can help a mighty Lion."

Moral of the story: Little friends may prove to be great friends. Friend in
need is a friend indeed.

One morning there was an ant who wanted to find water. The ant goes
around looking for water and finally finds a river. On the edge of the river,
ants are looking for ways to bring water to the nest. Then he tried to take
the leaves to make a container of water. But because the river flow was
very heavy, the ant was carried away by the river currents and almost
sank.

Ants ask for help to be saved. Near the river there are pigeons who see
ants in trouble. The dove picks a leaf and throws it near the ant. He
intends to help the ants through the leaves. Ants reach the leaves thrown
by pigeons. Not long after that the ants finally survived with the help of
pigeons.
Ants also thank the dove. Then the dove went and perched on a tree.
Soon there was a hunter who wanted to shoot the pigeon. Seeing that, the
ants want to repay the good of the dove by thwarting the hunter's plan.
When a hunter wants to shoot a dove, the ant immediately bites the
hunter's feet. Then the hunting bullet finally misses and can't hit the
dove. Merpati also immediately went away from the hunter's place. Finally
the ants and doves survived the catastrophe that happened to him.

Moral of the story: One good will be rewarded with the other good.

A Donkey and A Lapdog

Once upon a time there was a farmer who owned a little dog that he kept
constantly by his side and a donkey, which lived in a warm stable and got
plenty of fresh grain and sweet hay. But, unfortunately the donkey was
not satisfied with his condition.

"I slave all day long, hauling wood or pulling the cart to market while the
dog sleeps on the master's lap and eats from his plate!," the donkey
grumbled. "Perhaps, he thought, if he behaved like the dog, his master
would reward him with the same life of ease.

That very night, the donkey crept out of the stable and into the house
where the farmer sat at supper. "First I'll frisk about and chase my tail,
just as the dog does," thought the donkey. And he danced about the
room, flinging up his hooves until the table toppled over and dishes went
flying.

"Now I'll sit on his lap!" said the donkey, and he put his hooves up on the
master's chair.

"Help! Save me from this mad beast!" the terrified farmer bellowed. Then
his servants came running and, with shouts and blows, drove the donkey
back to the stable.

"I suppose I'm a fine donkey, "the donkey lamented," but I'll never be a
lapdog!"
Moral of the story: What's right for one may be wrong for another. So,
never try to copy another person in front of you.