ADDITIONAL INFO:
Sang Kancil is a series of traditional fairytale about a clever mouse deer named kancil
They are famous and well known in indonesia and malaysia .
A weak and small yet cunning figure, Sang Kancil uses his intelligence to triumph over beings more powerful than himself.
Sang Kancil, a smart and sly mouse deer.
He can fool the other animals to escape from trouble.
This folk figure is similar to another folk figure, B'rer rabbit.
P/S: there is other story of sang kancil to such as Sang Kancil and the Farmer,Sang Kancil and the Elephant,Sang Kancil and the crocodiles and Sang Kancil and the Tiger.
as the title suggest i will write about sang kancil and the farmer,hope you enjoy.
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Kancil was tired of eating the same fruits and leaves of the forest. His monkey friends told him about a farm with plenty of fresh vegetables. One day he decided to went out from this place and went to the edge of the forest to look for this said farm that has plentiful of fresh vegetable.
He was eating the last cucumber when he heard the farmer's words. He quickly ran into the forest. The cunning mousedeer Sang Kancil pretended to drink while waiting for the farmer to leave.
When the farmer reached the cucumber patch, he found it completely destroyed.
"What happened to all the cucumbers?" said farmer in confused and preplexed
"I have to find the critter who did this." So the farmer set some traps and spread them on the ground. Sang Kancil decided to return to the farm next week. He missed those delicious juicy cucumbers. He returned to the property only to be caught. "Oh, silly me!" I should have been more careful. Now that old farmer is coming to make me dinner"
When the farmer heard noises outdoors, he went outside right away. When the mouse deer spotted him approaching, he rapidly devised a plan to save himself.
"Oh-oh, so it was you who ate all my cucumbers," said the farmer as he kicked Sang Kancil, but the mouse deer stayed still and pretended to be dead. "Is he dead?" He kicked the mouse deer again. Sang Kancil did not move, and his stiff body convinced the farmer that Kancil was dead.
"What a shame. He is probably dead for a while already. I can't have him for dinner now. I should have come out earlier to check," lamented the disappointed farmer.
He released the trap and threw the mouse deer back into the jungle. Sang Kancil quickly moved and ran away. He heard the farmer cursing and shouting back at him, "You rascal, you tricked me. You will not get away the next time around."
The greedy Sang Kancil kept thinking of the other vegetables that he hadn't eaten.
"The cucumbers were juicy and tasty. I must try the other vegetables. Hmm, should I or shouldn't I go?" thought Sang Kancil. The last time he went, he was caught in the trap.After a few minutes of thinking, he finally decided to try his luck again
When Sang Kancil arrived at the farm, he was disappointed. He saw the farmer standing next to the vegetable patch. He wasn't sure what to do next. He kept staring at the farmer to see if he would go away. But the farmer remained still and didn't move a single bit.
Sang Kancil was curious and decided to test the farmer. He moved in the direction of the farmer, but still, there was no movement.As Sang Kancil neared the farmer, he finally realized it was not the farmer but a scarecrow instead.Angry for being tricked, the arrogant Sang Kancil kicked the scarecrow.
He kept kicking until his leg got glued to the scarecrow.Apparently, the farmer had covered the scarecrow with the sticky fluid from the nearby jackfruit tree.
"Let me free!" said Sang Kancil. He yanked and yanked, but he was still stuck to the scarecrow.He used his other leg to pull himself away, but that leg got stuck too.
"Let me go!" He pushed and he pulled.Still no luck. He then used his two back legs, but those got stuck as well.When the farmer heard noises outside, he went out to check.
"Ah-ha! I finally got you," said the farmer. The mouse deer was trying hard to think. He needed to escape but was too scared to think properly.
The farmer pulled Sang Kancil from the scarecrow and took him back to his house.
"I will put you in this cage for the night, and tomorrow I will have you for my lunch and dinner," laughed the happy farmer.
All night long, Sang Kancil kept thinking of an escape plan, but he was too sleepy to think properly. In fact, he was so scared that he couldn't sleep at all.
When morning came, he heard something. It was the farmer's dog. The dog was curious and came to check what was in the cage. "So, my master finally caught you. Serves you right," said the dog.
Sang Kancil immediately thought of an idea. "No, your master didn't catch me. He put me here so that others will not know."
"What do you mean, others will not know?" asked the dog.
"Don't you know? Your master will be hosting a grand feast, and I am the guest of honor. He doesn't want others to know yet. It's supposed to be a surprise," bluffed Sang Kancil.
"I have been with my master for so many years now. It isn't fair that he chooses you over me. I should be his guest of honor. Others will definitely agree with me," said the dog
"Hmm, you are right. I feel sorry for you, and I know how you feel," said Sang Kancil. "Why don't I tell your master about this? I will talk to him and see if he will make you his guest of honor. I am sure he will listen and agree with me."
"You will do that for me?" asked the dog.
"Yes, of course, I will do that for you. Maybe it will be better if you get in the cage. That way, it will be easier for me to convince your master when he sees you in the cage," said Sang Kancil.
"Yes, you're right. I will unlatch the cage and let you out. Then, I will get in," said the dog.
"Yes, you better do it quickly, as I think the farmer is coming now. I want to see and talk to him before he sees you in the cage," said Sang Kancil.
The dog quickly unlatched the cage. The moment he got into the cage, Sang Kancil latched it back and quickly ran into the jungle.
From the edge of the jungle, Sang Kancil saw and heard the furious and angry farmer scolding the dog. "You idiot! Now I have to find something else to eat."
Sang Kancil laughed so loud that he almost choked. He ran and jumped and sang as he went back into the jungle happily.
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P/S: in the future i will also write other Sang kancil stories so stay tuned .