Dongeng Fabel: Kancil & Buaya (The Mouse Deer & Crocodile Fable Folklore)
Dongeng kancil dan buaya adalah sebuah cerita rakyat yang berasal dari Indonesia.
Cerita ini menceritakan tentang seekor kancil yang pintar dan cerdik yang berhasil memperdaya buaya.
Kancil mengalahkan buaya dengan menggunakan akal dan kecerdasannya, bukan dengan kekuatan fisik.
Cerita ini mengajarkan bahwa kecerdasan dan kepintaran dapat mengalahkan kekerasan dan kejahatan.
Berikut adalah dongeng “Kancil dan Buaya” dalam Bahasa Inggris & Bahasa Indonesia.
The Mouse Deer & Crocodile Fable
The story of Kancil and Crocodile is about a mouse deer named Kancil who was very hungry. He searched for food everywhere but couldn’t find any.
He decided to go to the river to drink some water and saw a crocodile sleeping. He was very careful not to wake the crocodile up while he was drinking water.
But while he was drinking, he saw a garden of delicious cucumbers on the other side of the river.
Kancil wanted to go to the garden and eat the cucumbers but he knew that if he tried to swim across the river, the crocodiles would eat him.
He thought for a long time about how to get across the river without getting eaten.
He finally came up with an idea, he would trick the crocodiles by offering them fresh meat, so that they would help him cross the river by using them as a bridge.
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The story continues with Kancil trying to wake up the crocodile. He tried to wake him up slowly at first, but the crocodile wouldn’t wake up.
So, Kancil shouted loudly to wake him up. The crocodile was very angry because someone woke him up from his nap.
The crocodile asked Kancil why he was so brave to wake him up. Kancil confidently told the crocodile that he would give him and all the other crocodiles in the river fresh meat to eat. The crocodile was very happy because he hadn’t found any food all day.
The crocodile then called all the other crocodiles in the river. Kancil was secretly laughing because he had tricked the crocodile so easily.
Some of the crocodiles were excited because they hadn’t found much food, but others were suspicious because Kancil was known for being tricky.
But with a little convincing, all the crocodiles believed Kancil and were excited for the fresh meat.
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Kancil had a plan to estimate how many pieces of fresh meat he would distribute to them.
One of the crocodiles asked Kancil how he would know how many crocodiles there were in the river, so that he could make sure that everyone would get some fresh meat.
Kancil was very pleased with himself because all the crocodiles believed in him.
Kancil came up with a plan and told all the crocodiles to line up along the river.
They formed a bridge to the mainland across from where Kancil was standing. Once they were lined up, Kancil explained that he would jump over all the crocodiles while counting them.
This way, he would know how many crocodiles there were and make sure that each one would get some fresh meat.
Just as Kancil was about to jump, one of the crocodiles said, “Why don’t you just have me count? You don’t have to jump and make it hard for yourself.” Kancil was surprised by the idea and tried to act calm and natural.
The crocodile started counting, but he couldn’t remember the numbers and stopped at the count of three.
Finally, the crocodiles ordered Kancil to jump over them. Kancil jumped on the heads of the crocodiles while counting them. When he reached the end of the line, Kancil cheered and laughed happily.
He said that the fresh meat was just a trick and that he never had any to begin with.
The crocodiles were very disappointed, but one of them had a plan to catch Kancil the next time.
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After tricking the crocodiles, Kancil, ate as many cucumbers as he wanted from the farmer’s garden.
The crocodiles saw him eating and said, “Eat as much as you want, so there will be enough meat for all of us.” But Kancil didn’t pay attention to them because he knew they were planning something.
As he ate, Kancil thought about how he could cross the river again. Then, a sparrow appeared and Kancil asked him to talk quietly. The crocodiles tried to listen in but they couldn’t hear because Kancil and the sparrow were too far away.
While they talked, Kancil came up with a new plan to trick the crocodiles. He told the sparrow that if he asked, the sparrow should nod.
Then Kancil walked closer to the edge of the river and pretended not to be afraid. He said he heard from a bird that King Solomon was throwing a party and that he had an invitation.
The sparrow nodded and the crocodiles believed him, letting him jump over them.
But when Kancil reached the other side of the river, the sparrow said the party had actually been held a week ago.
The crocodiles had been tricked again.
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The crocodiles were mad that the mouse deer, Kancil, tricked them twice before. They had a meeting to think of a new plan to catch him. They decided to trick him again by saying there was an apple orchard on the other side of the river.
Kancil saw the crocodiles talking and knew something was up. One crocodile even asked him to come closer to the river and said they would help him cross to the apple orchard. But Kancil was smart and knew it was a trap. He said he was too full to eat more apples.
The crocodiles were upset but didn’t give up. They had another plan. The next day, Kancil saw no crocodiles in the river and felt safe. He sat on a rock near the river and thought the crocodiles were still asleep.
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Kancil, the mouse deer, was feeling happy and safe as he sat on a rock near the river’s edge. He was enjoying the cool morning air and drinking the clear river water. Little did he know, the crocodiles had a plan up their sleeves. They had tricked him before, but this time they were determined to catch him for sure.
The crocodiles had made a plan to lure Kancil to cross the river by pretending there was an apple orchard on the other side. They thought that if they could get Kancil to come closer to the river, they could jump out and catch him. To make their plan work, the crocodiles decided to hide and not appear in the morning, in hopes that Kancil would be lured closer to the river.
As Kancil sat on the rock, he noticed that the crocodiles were not around. He thought that it was a rare opportunity and decided to sit on a rock near the river’s edge. Without any suspicion, Kancil jumped onto the rock and thought that it was still too early for the crocodiles to wake up.
However, the crocodiles had not forgotten about their plan. They were watching from a distance and waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Suddenly, one of the crocodiles appeared between the rocks and the riverbank. Kancil was surprised and panicked at the unexpected appearance of the crocodile.
The crocodile tried to convince Kancil that he would not eat him because he had already eaten a lot of fish the night before. But Kancil knew better. He knew that the crocodiles had tricked him before and he was not going to fall for it again.
Kancil told the crocodile that he knew their plan and he was willing to be eaten if that was what the crocodile wanted. But he also had a plan of his own. He told the crocodile that if it really wanted to eat him, it would have to open its mouth wide.
When the crocodile opened its mouth, Kancil jumped on its head and walked as far as he could to the river’s edge. He then quickly ran away and escaped from the crocodiles once again.
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Dongeng Fabel Kancil dan Buaya
Cerita tentang Kancil dan Buaya adalah dongeng tentang seeokor kancil yang sangat lapar.
Kancil berusaha mencari makan, tapi tidak bisa menemukan makanan apapun.
Dia pun pergi ke sungai untuk minum air. Dia melihat buaya sedang tidur di sana.
Kancil sangat berhati-hati agar tidak membuat buaya bangun saat dia minum air.
Saat dia sedang minum air, dia melihat kebun mentimun yang sangat lezat di seberang sungai.
Kancil itu ingin sekali pergi ke kebun itu dan makan mentimun, tapi dia tahu jika dia berenang menyeberangi sungai, buaya itu akan memakannya.
Kancil itu berpikir lama bagaimana menyeberangi sungai tanpa dimakan buaya.
Akhirnya, dia mendapatkan ide yang bagus, dia akan mengelabui buaya dengan menawarkan daging segar, sehingga buaya itu akan membantunya menyeberangi sungai.
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Cerita berlanjut dengan Kancil berusaha membangunkan buaya. Dia mencoba membangunkannya perlahan, tetapi buaya tetap tidak mau bangun.
Jadi Kancil berteriak keras untuk membangunkannya. Buaya itu sangat marah karena seseorang telah membangunkan dari tidur siangnya.
Buaya bertanya kepada Kancil mengapa dia begitu berani membangunkannya.
Kancil dengan yakin memberi tahu buaya bahwa dia akan memberinya makan. Semua buaya lainnya di sungai akan dapat makan daging segar.
Buaya sangat senang karena dia sangat lapar, sudah seharian tidak makan.
Buaya itu kemudian memanggil semua buaya lainnya. Kancil diam-diam tertawa karena telah membodohi buaya dengan begitu mudahnya.
Beberapa buaya senang sekali karena hari itu belum makan juga, namun ada juga yang curiga karena Kancil dikenal suka menyusahkan.
Namun dengan sedikit bujukan, semua buaya percaya pada Kancil dan menunggu-nunggu daging segar tersebut.
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Salah satu buaya bertanya kepada Kancil bagaimana dia bisa tahu berapa banyak buaya yang ada di sungai.
Kancil punya rencana untuk menghitung berapa potong daging segar yang akan dia bagikan kepada buaya-buaya itu.
Kancil membuat rencana dan menyuruh semua buaya berbaris di sepanjang sungai.
Kancil sangat senang karena semua buaya percaya padanya.
Mereka berbaris membentuk jembatan ke daratan seberang sungai. Begitu mereka berbaris, Kancil menjelaskan bahwa dia akan melompati semua buaya sambil menghitungnya.
Dengan cara ini, dia akan tahu berapa banyak buaya yang ada dan memastikan masing-masing mendapatkan daging segar.
Saat Kancil hendak melompat, salah satu buaya berkata, “Kenapa kamu tidak menyuruhku menghitung saja? Kamu tidak perlu melompat dan mempersulit dirimu sendiri.” Kancil terkejut dengan gagasan itu dan berusaha bersikap tenang dan alami.
Buaya mulai menghitung, tetapi dia tidak dapat mengingat angkanya dan berhenti pada hitungan ketiga.
Akhirnya para buaya memerintahkan Kancil untuk melompati mereka. Kancil melompat ke atas kepala buaya sambil menghitungnya.
Ketika sampai di ujung barisan, Kancil bersorak dan tertawa bahagia.
Dia berkata bahwa daging segar itu hanyalah tipuan. Dia tidak pernah punya sejak awal.
Buaya sangat kecewa. Salah satu dari mereka punya rencana untuk menangkap Kancil di lain waktu.
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Setelah mengelabui buaya, Kancil memakan mentimun sebanyak yang diinginkannya.
Buaya melihatnya makan dan berkata, “Makan sebanyak yang kamu mau, jadilah gemuk dagingmu nanti untuk kita semua.” Tapi Kancil tidak menghiraukan mereka.
Sambil makan, Kancil memikirkan bagaimana dia bisa menyeberangi sungai lagi. Kemudian, seekor burung pipit muncul dan Kancil memintanya untuk berbicara pelan. Buaya mencoba mendengarkan tetapi mereka tidak dapat mendengar karena Kancil dan burung pipit terlalu jauh.
Sementara mereka berbicara, Kancil membuat rencana baru untuk mengelabui buaya. Dia memberi tahu burung pipit bahwa jika dia bertanya, burung pipit itu harus mengangguk.
Kemudian Kancil berjalan mendekati tepi sungai dan pura-pura tidak takut. Dia berkata bahwa dia mendengar dari seekor burung bahwa Raja Sulaiman mengadakan pesta dan dia mendapat undangan.
Burung pipit mengangguk dan buaya mempercayainya, kemudian membiarkan Kancil melompati mereka.
Namun ketika Kancil sampai di seberang sungai, burung pipit mengatakan bahwa pesta itu sebenarnya telah diadakan seminggu yang lalu.
Buaya telah tertipu lagi.
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Buaya marah karena Kancil telah menipu mereka dua kali. Mereka mengadakan pertemuan untuk memikirkan rencana baru untuk menangkap kancil.
Mereka memutuskan untuk menipu Kancil dengan mengatakan ada kebun apel di seberang sungai.
Kancil melihat buaya berbicara dan tahu ada sesuatu yang terjadi. Seekor buaya memintanya untuk mendekat ke sungai dan berkata bahwa mereka akan membantunya menyeberang ke kebun apel.
Tetapi Kancil pintar dan tahu itu adalah jebakan. Dia bilang dia terlalu kenyang untuk makan lebih banyak apel.
Buaya kesal tetapi tidak menyerah. Mereka punya rencana lain.
Keesokan harinya, Kancil tidak melihat buaya di sungai dan merasa aman. Dia duduk di atas batu di dekat sungai dan mengira bahwa buaya-buaya itu masih tertidur.
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Si kancil, merasa senang dan aman saat dia duduk di atas batu di dekat tepi sungai. Ia menikmati sejuknya udara pagi dan meminum air sungai yang jernih.
Dia tidak tahu bahwa buaya punya rencana di otak mereka. Buaya telah beberapa kali kena tipu, kali ini mereka bertekad untuk menangkap kancil.
Buaya telah membuat rencana. Mereka memancing Kancil untuk menyeberangi sungai dengan menceritakan cerita palsu bahwa ada kebun apel di seberang sungai.
Mereka berpikir jika berhasil membuat Kancil mendekat ke sungai, mereka bisa melompat dan menangkap kancil.
Agar rencana mereka berhasil, para buaya memutuskan untuk bersembunyi dan tidak keluar di pagi hari, dengan harapan Kancil akan terpancing mendekat ke pinggir sungai.
Saat Kancil duduk di atas batu, dia memperhatikan bahwa tidak ada buaya di sekitarnya.
Dia pikir itu adalah kesempatan langka dan memutuskan untuk duduk di atas batu di tepi sungai. Tanpa rasa curiga, Kancil melompat ke atas batu.
Buaya menonton dari kejauhan dan menunggu saat yang tepat untuk menyerang kancil. Tiba-tiba, salah satu buaya muncul di antara bebatuan tepian sungai. Kancil terkejut dan panik melihat kemunculan buaya yang tak terduga itu.
Buaya mencoba meyakinkan Kancil bahwa dia tidak akan memakannya karena dia sudah makan banyak ikan pada malam sebelumnya.
Tetapi Kancil lebih pintar. Dia tahu bahwa buaya telah menipunya dan dia tidak akan tertipu lagi.
Kancil memberi tahu buaya bahwa dia tahu rencana mereka dan dia bersedia dimakan jika itu yang diinginkan buaya.
Kancil juga punya rencananya sendiri. Dia memberi tahu buaya bahwa jika dia benar-benar ingin memakannya, dia harus membuka mulutnya lebar-lebar.
Ketika buaya membuka mulutnya, Kancil melompat ke atas kepalanya dan berlari sejauh mungkin ke tepi sungai.
