The Gnat and The Bull

 

The Gnat and The Bull

A Gnat flew over the meadow with much buzzing for a so small  creature and settled on the tip of one of the horns of a Bull.

Seekor Ngengat terbang di atas padang rumput dengan dengungan nyaring untuk makhluk sekecil itu dan hinggap di ujung salah satu tanduk Banteng.

After he had rested a short time, he made ready to fly away. But before he left he begged the Bull's pardon for having used his horn for a resting place.

Setelah dia beristirahat sebentar, dia bersiap untuk terbang. Namun sebelum pergi ia meminta maaf kepada sang Banteng karena telah menggunakan tanduknya sebagai tempat peristirahatan.

"You must be very glad to have me go now," he said.

"It's all the same to me," replied the Bull. "I did not even know you were there."

"Kau pasti sangat senang aku pergi sekarang," katanya. "Semua sama saja bagiku," jawab Banteng. "Aku bahkan tidak tahu kau ada di sana."

The Lesson of The story
Pelajaran dari ceritanya

“We are often of greater importance in our own eyes than in the eyes of our neighbor. The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.”

—Seringkali kita lebih penting di mata kita sendiri daripada di mata sesama kita. Semakin kecil pikiran semakin besar kesombongan.

Vocabulary :

1.      Meadow - Padang rumput

The herd of sheep was taken to a nearby meadow

Kawanan domba itu dibawa ke padang rumput terdekat

2.      Settle - Menetap / mengendap / menyelesaikan

They need to settle the dispute between them

mereka perlu menyelesaikan perselisihan di antara mereka

3.      Beg - Memohon

Should I beg you to stay with me?

Haruskah aku memohon agar kamu tinggal bersamaku?

4.      Conceit - Kesombongan / kecongkakan

You need to knock the conceit out of that guy

Kamu perlu menghilangkan kesombongan orang itu

 

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