The Fools and the well (Si Bodoh dan Sumur)

The fools and the well

Two fools, fatty and skinny, were looking down into a well
for whatever reason fools do what they do, when a coin fell out of fatty's pocket.
The coin fell several meters before plopping into the water below.
They could see the coin shining under the murky water.
"I really need my money back" said fatty "but I'm too afraid to go into the well"
"Ha, ha, ha" laughed Skinny, "You're a coward"
"OK, then you go into the well and get my coin, if you're brave!"
"Alright, I will. I'm not as easily frightened as you" replied Skinny.
And so, the brave fool reached into his pocket and grabbed some of his own coins
and threw them into the well. He continued this until all of his money had fallen into the water far bellow.
'Why did you do that?" asked Fatty.
"I'm brave, but I'm not stupid. I'm not going into the well to get just one coin"

Si bodoh dan sumur

Dua orang bodoh, si gendut dan si kurus, sedang melihat ke dalam sumur
entah apa yang mereka lakukan, ketika koin jatuh dari saku si gendut.
koin jatuh beberapa meter sebelum terjebur ke dalam air di bawah.
Mereka bisa melihat koin bersinar di bawah air keruh.
"Aku benar-benar butuh uang saya kembali" kata si gendut "tapi aku terlalu takut untuk masuk ke dalam sumur"
"Ha, ha, ha" si kurus tertawa, "Kau pengecut"
"OK, kalau begitu kamu masuk ke dalam sumur dan ambil koin saya, jika kamu berani!"
"Baiklah, aku akan masuk. Aku tidak mudah takut seperti mu" jawab si kurus.
Jadi, si bodoh yang berani itu merogoh ke dalam sakunya dan mengambil beberapa koinnya sendiri
dan melemparkannya ke dalam sumur. Dia melanjutkan sampai semua uangnya jatuh ke dalam air jauh di bawah sana.
"Kenapa kau lakukan itu?" tanya si gendut.
"Aku berani, tapi aku tidak bodoh. Aku tidak akan ke dalam sumur untuk mendapatkan hanya satu koin"

Taken from English is fun second edition ( David L. Larcom) Visipro
http://ceritalucuduabahasa.blogspot.com/2010/07/fools-and-well.html