Three Fishes

Orientation
Once, three fishes lived in a pond. One evening, some fishermen passed by the pond and saw the fishes. 'This
pond is full of fish', they told each other excitedly. 'We have never fished here before. We must come back
tomorrow morning with our nets and catch these fish!' Then the fishermen left.
(Suatu ketika, terdapatlah tiga ikan yang hidup di sebuah kolam. Di suatu sore, beberapa nelayan melewati
kolam tersebut dan melihat ikan-ikan itu. "Kolam ini penuh dengan ikan", merka berbicara satu sama lian
dengan bergairah. "Kita belum pernah memancing di sini sebelumnya. Kita harus datang lagi besok pagi
dengan jaring kita dan manangkap ikan-ikan ini!" Kemudian nelayan-nelayan tersebut pergi.)
Complication
When the eldest of the three fishes heard this, he was troubled. He called the other fishes together and said,
'Did you hear what the fishermen said? We must leave this pond at once. The fishermen will return tomorrow
and kill us all!' The second of the three fishes agreed. 'You are right', he said. 'We must leave the pond.'
(Ketika ikan yang paling tua mendengar ini, dia gelisah. Dia memanggil ikan-ikan yang lain dan berkata,
'Apakah kamu dengar apa yang dikatakan nelayan itu? Kita harus meninggalkan kolam ini. Nelayan itu
akan kembali besok dan membunuh kita semua!' Ikan kedua setuju. 'Kamu benar', dia berkata. 'Kita harus
meninggalkan kolam ini.')
But the youngest fish laughed. 'You are worrying without reason', he said. 'We have lived in this pond all our
lives, and no fisherman has ever come here. Why should these men return? I am not going anywhere - my luck
will keep me safe.'
(Tetapi ikan yang paling muda tertawa. 'Kamu cemas tanpa ada alasan', dia berkata. 'Kita telah tinggal di
kolam ini semur hidup kita, dan tidak ada nelayan yang datang kesini. Kenapa harus orang-orang itu
kembali? Saya tidak akan pergi kemana-mana - keberuntunganku akan menyelamatkan ku.')
Reslution
The eldest of the fishes left the pond that very evening with his entire family. The second fish saw the
fishermen coming in the distance early next morning and left the pond at once with all his family. The third
fish refused to leave even then.
(Ikan tertua meninggalkan kolam tersebut pada sora hari dengan seluruh keluarganya. Ikan kedua melihat
nelayan datang di kejauhan pada pagi hari dan meninggalkan kolam tersebut dengan seluruh keluarganya.
Ikan ketiga tetap menolak untuk pergi.)
The fishermen arrived and caught all the fish left in the pond. The third fish's luck did not help him - he too
was caught and killed.
(Nelayan tersebut pun datang dan menangkap semua ikan yang tertinggal di kolam. Keberuntungan ikan
ketiga tidak menyelamatkannya - dia juga tertangkap dan dibunuh.)
The fish who saw trouble ahead and acted before it arrived as well as the fish who acted as soon as it came both
survived. But the fish who relied only on luck and did nothing at all died. So also in life.
(Ikan yang cemas dahulu dan bertindak sebelum nelayan datang dan ikan yang tertindak ketika nelayan
datang bershasil selamat. Tetapi ikan yang mempercayakan hanya pada keberuntungan dan tidak berbuat
apa-apa semuanya mati. Begitu juga pada kehidupan.)

Three Fishes
Once, three fishes lived in a pond. One evening, some fishermen passed by the pond and saw the
fishes. 'This pond is full of fish', they told each other excitedly. 'We have never fished here before. We must
come back tomorrow morning with our nets and catch these fish!' Then the fishermen left.
When the eldest of the three fishes heard this, he was troubled. He called the other fishes together and
said, 'Did you hear what the fishermen said? We must leave this pond at once. The fishermen will return
tomorrow and kill us all!' The second of the three fishes agreed. 'You are right', he said. 'We must leave the
pond.'
But the youngest fish laughed. 'You are worrying without reason', he said. 'We have lived in this pond
all our lives, and no fisherman has ever come here. Why should these men return? I am not going anywhere my luck will keep me safe.'
The eldest of the fishes left the pond that very evening with his entire family. The second fish saw the
fishermen coming in the distance early next morning and left the pond at once with all his family. The third
fish refused to leave even then.
The fishermen arrived and caught all the fish left in the pond. The third fish's luck did not help him he too was caught and killed.
The fish who saw trouble ahead and acted before it arrived as well as the fish who acted as soon as it
came both survived. But the fish who relied only on luck and did nothing at all died. So also in life.