Text Short Story Telling Unity is Strength
Once upon a
time, there was a flock of doves that flew in search of food led by their king.
One day, they had flown a long distance and were very tired. The dove king
encouraged them to fly a little further. The smallest dove picked up speed and
found some rice scattered beneath a banyan tree. So all the doves landed and
began to eat.
Suddenly a
net fell over them and they were all trapped. They saw a hunter approaching
carrying a huge club. The doves desperately fluttered their wings trying to get
out, but to no avail. The king had an idea. He advised all the doves to fly up
together carrying the net with them. He said that there was strength in unity.
Each dove
picked up a portion of the net and together they flew off carrying the net with
them. The hunter looked up in astonishment. He tried to follow them, but they
were flying high over hills and valleys. They flew to a hill near a city of
temples where there lived a mouse who could help them. He was a faithful friend
of the dove king.
When the
mouse heard the loud noise of their approach, he went into hiding. The dove
king gently called out to him and then the mouse was happy to see him. The dove
king explained that they had been caught in a trap and needed the mouse’s help
to gnaw at the net with his teeth and set them free.
The mouse
agreed saying that he would set the king free first. The king insisted that he
first free his subjects and the king last. The mouse understood the king’s
feelings and complied with his wishes. He began to cut the net and one by one
all the doves were freed including the dove king.
They all
thanked the mouse and flew away together, united in their strength.BACK TO STORY TELLING SINGKAT
