Rajawali Yang Cerdik

Di Suatu hari yang panas seekor rajawali sangat haus dan ingin minum. Sungai
amat jauh dan sangat melelahkan jika terbang ke sana untuk minum. Ia tidak
melihat kolam air di mana pun. Ia terbang berputar-putar. Akhirnya ia melihat
sebuah buyung di luar rumah. Rajawali terbang turun ke buyung itu. Di sana ada
sedikit air di dasar buyung. Rajawali memasukkan kepalanya ke dalam buyung
tetapi ia tidak menggapai air itu. Ia memanjat ke atas buyung. Ia memasukkan
lagi kepalanya ke dalam buyung tetapi paruhnya tidak bisa mencapai air itu.
Kemudian ia mencari akal.
Rajawali itu terbang tinggi dan kemudian turun menuju ke buyung untuk
memecahkannya dengan paruhnya tetapi buyung itu amat kuat. Ia tidak dapat
memecahkannya. Rajawali itu keluar terbang kearah buyung kemudian ia
menabrakkan sayapnya. Ia mencoba memecahkannya, agar airnya akan keluar
membasahi lantai. Tetapi buyung itu amat kuat. Rajawali itu amat letih bila harus
terbang lebih jauh lagi. Ia berpikir ia akan mati kehausan.
Rajawali itu duduk termenung di sarangnya. Ia berpikir terus menerus Ia tidak
mau mati karena kehausan. Ia melihat banyak batu-batu kecil di tanah. Ia
mendapatkan ide. Ia mengambil batu itu dan memasukkannya ke dalam buyung.
Ia memasukkan dan memasukkan terus. Air itu naik lebih tinggi setiap kali batu
jatuh ke dalam buyung. Buyung itu hampir penuh dengan batu. Air telah naik
sampai ke permukaan. Rajawali yang pintar itu memasukkan paruhnya dan ia
mendapatkan air. Pepatah mengatakan bahwa Jika ada kemauan pasti ada
jalan. Rajawali itu telah membuktikannya.
The Ingenious eagle
On a hot day an eagle very thirsty and wanted a drink. The river is very remote
and very tiring if you fly there for a drink. He did not see any water in the pond.
He flew round and round. Finally he saw a pitcher out of the house. Eagle flew
down into the jug. There was little water in the bottom of pitcher. The eagle put
its head into the pitcher, but he did not reach the water. He climbed to the top
pitcher. He again put his head into the jug, but the beak can not reach the water.
Then he looked reasonable.

Eagle flying high and then down toward the pitcher to break it with his beak but
very strong pitcher. He can not break it. Eagle flew out toward the pitcher and
then he rammed his wings. He tried to solve it, so that water will come out over
the floor. But the pitcher was very strong. Eagle was very tired when it had to fly
farther. He thought he would die of thirst.
Eagle was sitting pensively in the nest. He thought he did not want to continue to
die of thirst. He saw a lot of small stones on the ground. He got the idea. He took
the stone and put it into a pitcher. He continued to enter and insert. Water rises
higher each time a stone falls into the pitcher. Pitcher was nearly filled with
stones. The water had risen up to the surface. Inserting a smart eagle's beak,
and he was getting water. It has been said that "If there's a will there's a way.
"Eagle has proven it.