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POWER

Once upon a time, a very strong lion saw a little cat in a big jungle." He looks like a member of my race. Why is it he is so small? Maybe something unpleasant has happened to him. I must find out the truth." The lion whispered to himself looking at the cat unbelievingly. He called the cat and said, "You look like a lion. Why is it that you are so small and weak?". 

The cat thought, "If I tell him that I'm not a lion he will probably hurt me." He then said, "Yes, I belong to your family. I used to be a real lion." Saying this he started crying. The lion sympatized with him. "Just tell me what's happened to you. I'll try to help you. I'm the strongest creature in this jungle," he said, showing off his muscles. The cat said, " I was caught by human being. He tortured me a lot. I became weaker and weaker day after day. I'm now so weak that I can't protect myself." The lion became red with wrath and said, "Shame on me that his should happen to a member of my family! Just show him to me and I'll take a revenge.

The cat took him to a farm where a mas was working. He pointed to the man and said "That is the man who did this to me." The lion walked towards the man and called to him angrily, "Hey you! How dare you treat a member of my family so beastly? Why did you torture him so? I'm here to take a revenge on you." 

The man thought a while and said, "OK. I'm ready to challenge you too. Let's fight!" They got ready to start fighting but the man stopped the lion and said, "Wait a moment. You have all your power with you. Give me a chance to bring my power too. It's on that old tree now." The lion turned to the old tree nearby but he could find nothing on it. Then he looked at his muscles again and said, "OK, But don't try to escape. I'll find you anyway." 

The man said, "I promise not to escape because you can find me very easily. But what if you run and flee when you see my power?" The lion laughed and said, "You're kidding. Why should I flee? I am the strongest in this jungle." The man said, "I don't believe you. I know that my power will scare you." He continued, "Let's do one thing. If you are sure that you are the strongest, let me tie you to that tree with a piece of rope. I just want to be sure you won't run away when you see my power." The lion looked at his muscles again and agreed.

The man tied the lion to the big old tree tightly. He then cut a very strong branch of the tree and started beating the poor lion with that.He beat him and beat him. The lion had no way to either fight or escape. He was totally helpless. Quite miserably, he turned to the little cat and said, "Will he be kind enough to free me if I become as small as you? His voice was now trembling.

KUASA

Pada suatu hari, seekor singa yang sangat kuat terlihat seekor kucing kecil di dalam sebuah hutan yang besar. "Dia kelihatan seperti termasuk dalam golongan saya. Kenapakah ia sangat kecil? Mungkin perkara buruk pernah berlaku padanya. Aku hendak tahu apa yang telah terjadi," bisik singa itu sambil melihat kucing itu dengan hairan. Singa itu memanggil kucing itu dan berkata, "Kamu kelihatan seperti seekor singa tapi kenapa kamu sangat kecil dan lemah?". 

Kucing itu berfikir, "Jika aku beritahu aku bukan singa, tentu dia akan menyakiti aku." Kucing itu menjawab, "Ya, aku termasuk dalam golongan kamu dan pernah menjadi singa." dan itu mula menangis membuatkan singa itu mula bersimpati terhadapnya. "Beritahu saya apakah telah berlaku pada kamu. Saya akan cuba membantu kamu. Saya ialah binatang yang terkuat dalam hutan ini," kata singa itu sambil menunjukkan ototnya. 

Kucing itu menjawab, "Saya pernah ditangkap oleh manusia dan setiap hari menyeksa saya. Saban hari saya menjadi lemah dan kini saya amat lemah sehingga saya tidak dapat melindungi diri saya." Singa itu menjadi marah sehingga mukanya menjadi merah dan berkata, "Saya berasa malu apabila perkara seperti ini berlaku pada ahli keluarga saya! Tunjukkan pada saya orang itu dan saya akan membalas dendam."

Kucing itu membawa singa itu ke sebuah kebun yang sedang diusahakan oleh seorang pemuda. Kucing itu menunjukkan singa itu pada lelaki itu dan berkata, "Itulah orangnya yang menyeksa saya." Singa itu berjalan ke arah lelaki itu dan memanggilnya degna marah, "Hei kamu! Berani kamu melayan  ahli keluarga aku dengan kejam? Kenapa kamu menyeksanya begitu sekali? Aku datang untuk membalas dendam." 

Lelaki itu berfikir sejenak dan berkata, "OK. Aku sedia terima cabaran kamu. Jom kita lawan!". Apabila mereka pun mula bersedia untuk lawan, lelaki itu berkata, "Tunggu sekejap. Kamu ada kuasa pada kamu, beri peluang pada aku untuk membawa kuasa aku. Ia berada pada pokok itu.' Singa itu menoleh ke arah pokok itu dan tidak dapat melihat apa-apa dan melihat semula pada ototnya dan berkata, "OK. Tapi jangan cuba lari, saya akan mencari kamu." Pemuda itu menjawab, ' Saya berjanji saya tidak akan lari kerana awak dapat mencari saya dengan mudah. Bagaimana jika kamu yang melarikan diri apabila kamu melihat kuasa saya?" Singa itu ketawa dan berkata, "Kamu pasti bergurau. 

Kenapakah saya harus lari? Saya ialah binatang terkuat dalam hutan ini." Pemuda itu menjawab, " Saya tak percaya. Kuasa saya akan menakutkan kamu." Pemuda itu berkata, "Jom kita buat sesuatu. Jika kamu amat yakin dengan kekuatan kamu, saya akan mengikat kamu pada pokok itu dengan seutas tali. Saya cuma hendak pastikan kamu tidak lari apabila melihat kuasa saya." Singa itu melihat ototnya sekali lagi dan bersetuju.

Pemuda itu mengikatkan singa tersebut pada pokok tersebut dengan kuat. Kemudian dia memotong cabang pokok yang kuat dan mula memukul singa tersebut. Pemuda itu terus menerus memukul singa itu dan singa itu tidak dapat melawan atau melarikan diri serta tidak dapat berbuat apa-apa. Dalam keadaan lemah, singa itu berkata pada kucing kecil itu, "Sanggupkah pemuda itu melepaskan saya jika saya menjadi sekecil kamu?". Suara singa itu mula terketar-ketar.

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