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The Devoted Mother
Ibu yang setia

A mother duck and her little ducklings were on their way to a lake one day. 
Seekor induk bebek dan anak-anaknya sedang menuju ke sebuah danau pada suatu hari.

The ducklings were very happy following their mother and quack-quacking along the way.
Anak-anak bebek itu sangat gembira mengikuti ibu mereka dan berkwek-kwek ria sepanjang jalan.

All of a sudden, the mother duck saw a fox at a distance. 
Tiba-tiba, sang induk melihat seekor rubah dari kejauhan.

She was frightened, and shouted, "Children, hurry to the lake. There's a fox!"
Dia ketakutan, dan berteriak, "anak-anak, cepat ke danau. Ada rubah!"

The ducklings hurried towards the lake. The mother duck wondered what to do.
Anak-anak bebek terbirit-birit menuju danau. Sang induk tidak tau harus bagaimana.

Then she began to walk back and forth dragging one wing on the ground.
Lalu dia mulai jalan mondar-mandir melambaikan satu sayapnya ke tanah.

When the fox saw her, he became happy. He said to himself, "It seems she's hurt and can't fly! I can easily catch and eat her!" He ran towards her.
Ketika si rubah melihatnya, dia kegirangan. Dia berkata dalam hati, "sepertinya dia kesakitan dan tidak bisa terbang! Aku bisa dengan mudah menangkap dan memakannya!" Si rubah berlari mengejar induk bebek.

The mother duck ran, leading the fox away from the lake. The fox followed her. 
Induk bebek kabur,  mengalihkan si rubah jauh dari danau. Si rubah mengikutinya.

Now he wouldn't be able to harm her ducklings.
Sekarang si rubah tidak bisa menyakiti anak-anaknya.

The mother duck looked towards her ducklings and saw that they had reached the lake. 
Induk bebek melihat anak-anaknya dari kejauhan dan mereka telah sampai ke danau.

She was relieved, so she stopped and took a deep breath.
Dia merasa lega, kemudian dia berhenti dan menarik napas dalam-dalam.

The fox thought that she was tired and he came closer, but the mother duck quickly spread her wings and rose up in the air. 
Si rubah mengira kalau induk bebek itu kelelahan dan si rubah mendekat, tapi induk bebek dengan cepat mengepakkan sayapnya dan terbang tinggi ke udara.

She landed in the middle of the lake and her ducklings swam to her.
Dia mendarat di tengah-tengah danau dan anak-anaknya berenang menghampirinya.

The fox stared in disbelief at the mother duck and her ducklings.
Si rubah melongo tidak percaya pada sang induk bebek dan anak-anaknya.

The mother duck had tricked him cleverly. Now he could not reach them because they were in the middle of the lake.
Induk bebek telah mengelabuhi si rubah dengan begitu cerdiknya. Sekarang si rubah tidak bisa mengejar mereka karena mereka berada di tengah danau.

• Vocabulary

Devoted: setia, berbakti

Ducklings: anak bebek

Lake: danau

Fox: rubah

Frightened: takut (lebih ke bingung)

Shouted: teriak

Hurry: cepetan!

Toward: menuju

Wondered: bertanya-tanya harus bagaimana

Back and forth: bolak-balik

Catch: menangkap

Leading: memimpin (berlari di depan si rubah)

Reached: mencapai

Relieved: lega, plong

Took/take a deep breath: tarik napas dalam-dalam

Rose up: bangkit, terbang menuju ke atas

Stared: menatap dengan pandangan mendalam sampai ga kedip