Brilio.net -Sejak kecil kamu pasti pernah mendengar kisah-kisah dongeng tentang hewan sebagai tokoh utama dan umumnya kisah itu memiliki pesan moral. Kisah-kisah seperti ini dikenal dengan fabel. Fabel adalah cerita yang menggunakan binatang sebagai tokoh utama dan mengandung pesan moral atau ajaran hidup.

Fabel berasal dari kata Latin fabula yang berarti cerita. Fabel merupakan salah satu bentuk sastra tertua yang sudah ada sejak zaman kuno. Fabel banyak ditemukan dalam berbagai budaya dan tradisi, seperti Yunani, Romawi, India, Cina, Arab, dan Indonesia.

Fabel biasanya memiliki struktur yang sederhana, yaitu pengenalan tokoh dan latar, konflik atau masalah, penyelesaian atau akhir, dan pesan moral. Fabel juga menggunakan gaya bahasa yang khas, seperti personifikasi, metafora, hiperbola, dan ironi.

Nah biasanya dalam dunia pendidikan, kegiatan bercerita diajarkan sejak SD (Sekolah Dasar). Anak-anak diajarkan bercerita tentang banyak hal seperti cerita dongeng, cerita tentang teman, cerita tentang mimpi, cerita tentang keluarga, dan lain sebagainya.

Pelajaran bahasa Inggris di sekolah juga mengajarkan kegiatan bercerita atau yang lebih dikenal sebagai storytelling. Lantas apa itu storytelling?

Storytelling adalah seni dan keterampilan menciptakan dan berbagi cerita yang dapat menghibur, mendidik, menginspirasi, atau membujuk audiens. Storytelling dapat dilakukan dalam berbagai bentuk dan media, seperti lisan, tulisan, visual, atau digital. Storytelling juga dapat diterapkan dalam berbagai bidang dan tujuan, seperti pendidikan, perubahan sosial, empati, berpikir kritis atau pengembangan diri.

Storytelling dalam bahasa Inggris tentu membutuhkan contoh narasinya, bukan? Nah, maka dari itu brilio.net telah rangkumkan dari beberapa sumber tentang 15 contoh storytelling bahasa Inggris dilengkapi dengan pesan moralnya, Rabu (11/10). Contoh ini dapat dijadikan sebagai referensi dan pembelajaran.

Contoh storytelling bahasa Inggris dan pesan moralnya.

1. Fox and A Cat.

One day a cat and a fox were having a conversation. The fox, who was a conceited creature, boasted how clever she was. 'Why, I know at least a hundred tricks to get away from our mutual enemies, the dogs,' she said.

"I know only one trick to get away from dogs,' said the cat. "You should teach me some of yours!"

"Well, maybe someday, when I have the time, I may teach you a few of the simpler ones," replied the fox airily.

Just then they heard the barking of a pack of dogs in the distance. The barking grew louder and louder - the dogs were coming in their direction! At once the cat ran to the nearest tree and climbed into its branches, well out of reach of any dog. "This is the trick I told you about, the only one I know," said the cat."'Which one of your hundred tricks are you going to use?"

The fox sat silently under the tree, wondering which trick she should use. Before she could make up her mind, the dogs arrived. They fell upon the fox and tore her to pieces.

Moral of the story: A single plan that works is better than a hundred doubtful plans.

Sumber: bumagda.com

2. The Ant and the Dove.

One hot day, an ant was seeking some water. After walking around for a moment, she came to a spring. To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell unintentionally into the water.

She could have sunk if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly put off a leaf from a tree and dropped it immediately into the water near the struggling ant. Then the ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up there. Soon it carried her safely to dry ground.

Not long after that, there was a hunter nearby who was throwing out his net towards the dove, hoping to trap it in this way.

Guessing what he should do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net and the dove flew away quickly from this net.

Moral of the story: One good turn deserves another.

Sumber: moralstories.org

3. Malin Kundang.

A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra, a woman and her son lived. They were Malin Kundang and her mother. Her mother was a single parent because Malin Kundang's father had passed away when he was a baby. Malin Kundang had to live hard with his mother.

Malin Kundang was a healthy, dilligent, and strong boy. He usually went to the sea to catch fish. After getting fish he would bring it to his mother, or sell the caught fish in the town.

One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant's ship which was being raided by a small band of pirates. He helped the merchant. With his bravery and power, Malin Kundang defeated the pirates. The merchant was so happy and thanked him. In return, the merchant asked Malin Kundang to sail with him. To get a better life, Malin Kundang agreed. He left his mother alone.

Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a huge ship and was helped by many ship crews loading trading goods. Perfectly he had a beautiful wife too. When he was sailing his trading journey, his ship landed on a beach near a small village. The villagers recognized him. The news ran fast in the town; "Malin Kundang has become rich and now he is here".

An old woman ran to the beach to meet the new rich merchant. She was Malin Kundang's mother. She wanted to hug him, releasing her sadness of being lonely after so long a time. Unfortunately, when the mother came, Malin Kundang who was in front of his well dressed wife and his ship crews denied meeting that old lonely woman. For three times her mother begged Malin Kundang and for three times he yelled at her. At last Malin Kundang said to her "Enough, old woman! I have never had a mother like you, a dirty and ugly woman!" After that he ordered his crews to set sail. He would leave the old mother again but in that time she was full of both sadness and anger.

Finally, enraged, she cursed Malin Kundang that he would turn into a stone if he didn't apologize. Malin Kundang just laughed and really set sail. In the quiet sea, suddenly a thunderstorm came. His huge ship was wrecked and it was too late for Malin Kundang to apologize. He was thrown by the wave out of his ship. He fell on a small island. It was really too late for him to avoid his curse. Suddenly, he turned into a stone.

Moral of the story: No matter how good we are, never be ashamed of our parents and where we come from.

Sumber: englishadmin.com

Magang: Ricka Milla Suatin