The Kancil Tricks the Crocodiles

The Kancil (mouse-deer) Tricks the Crocodiles

Gist :
One day, Kancil wants to cross a river. But the river is full of hungry crocodiles. The crocodiles will eat Kancil if he crosses the river. Eventually, Kancil has an idea. He said to the crocodiles," If you want to eat me, you must queue and make a row!" "Why must we do that?" replys one of the crocodile. "I want to test your toughness. I don't want to be eaten by weak crocodiles!"said Kancil. Taunted by Kancil's words, the crocodiles follow his order and make a row of crocodiles. Kancil quickly hops from on crocodile to another until he reaches the other side of the river, leaving the angry crocodiles far behind.

Aktivitas :

• Impromptu classroom play.

Because the story is so short, the play can be repeated once or twice to give everyone a turn. Encourage the crocodiles to count in Indonesian (1-10: satu, dua, tiga, empat, lima, enam, tujuh, delapan, sembilan, sepuluh!)

• Shadow puppets

The students make their own shadow puppets and act as the puppeteers. When the kancil steps over the crocodiles, they count in Indonesian.

Kancil = mouse-deer

        Aim : to encourate students to enjoy Indonesian studies by incorporating drama into the lesson.

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