Cerita Bahasa Inggris, The Blowpiper

Cerita Bahasa Inggris, The Blowpiper - Masih dengan cerita berbahasa Inggris kali ini kita akan menikmati sebuah cerita dengan judul "The Blowpiper" yang masuk dalam kategori cerita rakyat. Cerita ini mengandung nasehat dan pesan yang sangat baik yaitu janganlah kita menjadi seorang yang serakah atau tamak. Sebuah ketulusan akan memberikan kebaikan kepada kita sedangkan keserakahan akan menjadi sumber malapetaka atau keburukan. Cerita ini bisa menjadi bahan untuk pelajaran bahasa Inggris kita semua.

Itulah sedikit yang diberikan oleh cerita rakyat ini. Sebuah pelajaran dan nasehat yang bagus untuk kita renungkan. Cerita Bahasa Inggris, The Blowpiper ini mengisahkan seorang pemuda yang pandai menggunakan sumpit untuk berburu. Selain itu ia juga memiliki ilmu pengobatan yang manjur yang diperolehnya dari mendiang ayahnya. Suatu hari ia diminta untuk mengusir babi liar yang memakan tanaman sang kepala suku. Dengan menggunakan sumpit ia berhasil melukai seekor babi pada saat pengintaian. Ia tak dapat melumpuhkan babi tersebut namun babi itu sudah terkena sumpit miliknya.

Paginya ia menyusuri jejak darah dari babi yang terluka tersebut dan akhir dia sampai di sebuah gua. Di dalam gua tersebut ia mendapati seorang wanita cantik yang sedang terluka. Ia menceritakan tujuannya sampai di gua tersebut dan akhirnya ia tahu bahwa babi yang terluka tadi malam adalah wanita tersebut. Babi yang ia temui tadi malam adalah jelmaan wanita itu. 

Mengetahui kenyataan tersebut sang pemuda pun merasa menyesal telah melukai gadis itu dan ia pun memohon maaf. Ia pun diminta untuk melepaskan mata sumpit tersebut dari tubuh gadis cantik itu. Ia pun melakukannya, ia juga berhasil menyembuhkan luka gadis itu dengan bekal ilmu pengobatan yang ia miliki. Sebagai hadiah, saat ia pulang ia diberi sebuah kotak yang isinya perhiasan, emas dan berlian. Ia pun menjadi kaya. 

Kejadian tersebut pun tersebar sampai ke telinga ketua suku yang memintanya mengusir babi hutan tersebut. Mengetahui sang pemuda menjadi kaya maka sang kepala suku pun berniat melakukan hal yang sama. Ia mengintai babi yang menyerang tanamannya. Sama dengan yang terjadi pada pemuda tadi ia pun berhasil sampai ke gua tempat tinggal para babi jadi-jadian tersebut.

Disana ia diminta melakukan hal yang sama, mencabut dan mengobati luka pada gadis cantik namun karena ia tidak memiliki kemampuan dalam pengobatan maka ia tidak dapat melakukannya. Akhirnya ia pun dikeroyok sehingga mengalami luka-luka yang cukup parah. 

Di akhir cerita bahasa Inggris ini, sang kepala suku di sembuhkan oleh pemuda tersebut dan sebagai imbalannya kepala suku meminta pemuda tersebut untuk menjadi kepala suku berikutnya. Sang pemuda pun menyetujuinya dan ia pun akhirnya menikah dengan putri kepala suku yang cantik jelita. Mereka pun hidup bahagia.

Itulah ringkasan cerita dari Cerita The Blowpiper, sekarang langsung saja kita baca cerita selengkapnya yang di tulis dalam bahasa Inggris berikut ini.

The Blowpiper

Cerita dalam Bahasa Inggris

Long time ago in a small village in Bangka Island, lived a young man who was an expert in using blowpipe, especially for hunting. That why people in the village called him the blowpiper. He also had excellent medical skill that was passed down from his late father. One day, the village chief Pak Raje came to the blowpiper’s house, asking him to chase away the fold of wild boars that entered and ruined his paddies. Pak Raje told the blowpiper that his father once owed him some money. Thus, the blowpiper should work for him voluntarily. The blowpiper took the job, though he would not be paid.

In the next day, the blowpiper went to Pak Raje‘s field. He watched the field and did some patrols to every side of the fields. He watched the field everyday, but he still not found any suspicious movements. Entering the seventh day of his work, the blowpiper noticed a suspicious movement from the far distance. He walked slowly to the source of voice where he saw a fold of boars trying to enter the field. The blowpiper then hid behind a big tree with a blowpipe in his hand. When the fold of boars ruined the paddies, the blowpiper pointed his blowpipe toward one of the boars that was closest to him. He blew his blowpipe. The dart hit the boar, but it didn’t paralyze the boar as the blowpiper expected. The fold of boars then runs outside the field and disappeared from the blowpiper‘s view. “Hmm... My dart had hit one of them, it must hurt it,” said the blowpiper curiously.

In the morning, the blowpiper went to follow the blood trail of the boar he shot last night. The trail led him to the forest and finally it ended in front of a big cave. Cautiously, the blowpiper entered the cave. He was surprised to found a beautiful lady bleeding on a soft bed, surrounded by some other beautiful ladies. One of them was an old lady, the mother of the fainted lady. “Who are you? What are you doing here?” asked the old lady. “I’m sorry to interrupt. I’m looking for my lost dart, it was stuck to a wild boar,” the blowpiper explained to the old lady. “The stuff you are looking for is on my daughter,” said the old lady angrily. “How come it is on your daughter?” asked the blowpiper surprised. “That’s because... the boar that you shot with your blowpipe last night is in fact my daughter‘s manifestation,” explained the old woman sadly.

The old woman‘s explanation surprised the blowpiper. “So..., all of you were the boars that I saw last night?” asked the young man. “What you have said is right young man,” answered the old woman softly. “I did not mean to…. I am so sorry to hear that. I would not do that if I knew that the boars were you,” the blowpiper apologized. “Never mind,” said the old woman. “Forget all about that. The most important thing right now is how to release the dart from my daughter‘s body,” added the old woman sadly. “I can help you with that,” said the blowiper. He came closer to the beautiful lady and uncovered the blanket. He then took out the dart from her body and with his medical skill he immediately stopped the bleeding.

In a short time, the wound recovered, leaving no traces. “Now, she has recovered. Let me go home now. May be we can meet again someday,” said the blowpiper politely. “Yes young man... But before you leave, I have something to give to you as my gratitude,” said the old lady while giving the blowpiper a wooden box. “Do not open the box until you’re in home,” added the old lady. “Thank you for your kindness,” said the blowpiper. He then left the cave and returned home. At his home, the blowpiper opened the wooden box. Surprisingly, the young man found jewelry, gold and diamonds inside the box. “Wow...! I’m rich,” murmured the young man happily.

In the next morning, the blowpiper sold all the precious stuff and used the money he got to purchase a field, garden, house, and paid all debt his father had owed to Pak Raje. The news about the blowpiper fortune quickly spread throughout the village. Everyone knew including Pak Raje. He intended to be like the blowpiper, so he went to borrow the blowpipe from the blowpiper to hunt a boar in his own field. On the way, he met with a boar, and shot it with the blowpipe. Then he followed the blood trail left by the boar until he entered the cave. It was like what happened with the blowpiper. Pak Raje was asked to cure the bleeding woman, but he could do that as he had no such skill. Suddenly, tens of boars attacked him, making him bleeding and seriously wounded. With all his strength, he escaped from the cave. He fainted when he finally arrived in front of his own house.

Pak Raje’s daughter informed what happened to her father to the blowpiper. Hearing the bad news, the blowpiper rushed to Pak Raje‘s house to help him. With his medical skill, he tried to cure Pak Raje’s injuries. Finally, Pak Raje could make it and recovered from his serious wounds. After thinking about what he had been through, Pak Raje realized his own bad intention. He felt sorry for being greedy. “Thank you, young man. You’ve help me once again. As my gratitude, I would like to appoint you as the next village chief. Would you accept?” asked Pak Raje. “Of course, Pak Raje. Thank you,” answered the blowpiper happily.

After a week, the blowpiper asked Pak Raje’s daughter to be his wife. They live happily as a couple. The blowpiper was a polite and kind person, and Pak Raje’s daughter was a beautiful woman. Under the leadership of the blowpiper, all the villagers lived in prosperous and harmony.

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Demikianlah tadi Cerita Bahasa Inggris, The Blowpiper, mudah-mudahan bisa menjadi tambahan bahan belajar bagi kita semua yang membutuhkan. Selain cerita ini silahkan baca juga beberapa cerita lainnya di bagian bawah tulisan ini. Sekian, sampai bertemu lain waktu.

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