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Learn Malay by reading along: The Lantern and the Little Fox by Bibooks.org, a free bilingual audiobook in Malay and English with synchronized text. Level A2.
A long time ago, in a village at the edge of a forest, there lived a girl named Mira.
Dahulu kala, di sebuah kampung di pinggir hutan, tinggal seorang gadis bernama Mira.
Mira was not tall and she was not strong, but she was very kind.
Mira tidak tinggi dan tidak kuat, tetapi dia sangat baik hati.
Every evening, her grandmother gave her a small lantern.
Setiap malam, neneknya memberinya sebuah tanglung kecil.
The lantern had a warm yellow light.
Tanglung itu mempunyai cahaya kuning yang hangat.
Mira carried it to the edge of the village and hung it on an old wooden post.
Mira membawanya ke pinggir kampung dan menggantungnya pada tiang kayu lama.
Why do we do this every night?
Kenapa kita buat macam ni setiap malam?
Mira asked.
Mira bertanya.
Her grandmother smiled.
Neneknya tersenyum.