Once, there was a king of mice. He lived inside a banyan tree in a forest. He loved the tree as his home. He lived there happily.
One day, a poor man wanted to cut down the banyan tree. The king of the mice was frightened so he asked the woodcutter to leave the tree standing. In result, he would give the woodcutter a gold every day. The woodcutter agreed.
Every evening, the king of the mice gave a piece of gold to the woodcutter. The gold was taken out from the roots of the banyan tree. The woodcutter was happy and took the gold home.
After a few days, the woodcutter's wife asked him, “Where does the gold come from?” So he replied, “The king of the mice gives me the golds from under the roots of the tree.” “Oh, you are stupid!” his wife said and suggested. “Why don’t you cut down the tree and take the golds all away?” The woodcutter would do as his wife said.
The following day, the woodcutter cut down the banyan tree. Unfortunately, he did not find any gold there instead the king of the mice had run away and crept up to the woodcutter’s house. The king of the mice took back all the golds.
Dulu, ada seorang raja tikus . Dia tinggal di dalam pohon beringin di hutan . Dia mencintai pohon sebagai rumahnya . Dia tinggal di sana dengan gembira .
Suatu hari , orang miskin ingin menebang pohon beringin . Raja tikus takut sehingga ia meminta penebang kayu untuk meninggalkan berdiri pohon . Hasilnya, ia akan memberikan penebang kayu emas setiap hari . Penebang kayu itu setuju .
Setiap malam , raja tikus memberi sepotong emas untuk penebang kayu . Emas diambil keluar dari akar pohon beringin . Penebang kayu itu bahagia dan membawa pulang emas.
Setelah beberapa hari , istri penebang kayu bertanya , "Dari mana emas itu berasal? " Jadi dia menjawab , " Raja tikus memberi saya medali emas dari bawah akar pohon. " " Oh , Anda bodoh ! " kata istrinya dan menyarankan . " Mengapa kau tidak menebang pohon dan mengambil emas semua itu ? " Penebang kayu akan melakukan seperti kata istrinya .
Hari berikutnya , penebang kayu menebang pohon beringin . Sayangnya , ia tidak menemukan emas di sana bukannya raja tikus telah melarikan diri dan merangkak naik ke rumah penebang kayu . Raja tikus mengambil kembali semua medali emas .