Mawar Berduri

Pada zaman dahulu, seorang raja dan ratu memerintah di sebuah negeri yang sangat jauh, tempat para peri masih hidup pada masa itu.

A king and queen once upon a time reigned in a country a great way off, where there were in those days fairies.

Raja dan ratu ini memiliki banyak uang, banyak pakaian bagus untuk dikenakan, banyak makanan dan minuman lezat untuk dinikmati, serta sebuah kereta kuda untuk bepergian setiap hari. Akan tetapi, meskipun sudah menikah selama bertahun-tahun, mereka tidak memiliki anak, dan hal ini membuat mereka sangat sedih.

Now this king and queen had plenty of money, and plenty of fine clothes to wear, and plenty of good things to eat and drink, and a coach to ride out in every day: but though they had been married many years they had no children, and this grieved them very much indeed.

Namun pada suatu hari, ketika sang ratu sedang berjalan-jalan di tepi sungai di ujung taman, ia melihat seekor ikan kecil yang malang, yang telah melompat keluar dari air, dan terbaring megap-megap hampir mati di tepian sungai.

But one day as the queen was walking by the side of the river, at the bottom of the garden, she saw a poor little fish, that had thrown itself out of the water, and lay gasping and nearly dead on the bank.

Lalu sang ratu merasa kasihan kepada ikan kecil itu, dan melemparkannya kembali ke dalam sungai; dan sebelum berenang pergi, ikan itu mengangkat kepalanya keluar dari air dan berkata, “Aku tahu apa keinginanmu, dan itu akan terkabul sebagai balasan atas kebaikanmu kepadaku—kamu akan segera memiliki seorang anak perempuan.”

Then the queen took pity on the little fish, and threw it back again into the river; and before it swam away it lifted its head out of the water and said, ‘I know what your wish is, and it shall be fulfilled, in return for your kindness to me—you will soon have a daughter.’

Apa yang diramalkan oleh ikan kecil itu segera menjadi kenyataan; dan sang ratu melahirkan seorang bayi perempuan, yang sangat cantik sehingga sang raja tidak bisa berhenti memandangnya karena gembira, dan berkata bahwa ia akan mengadakan pesta besar dan bersuka ria, serta memperlihatkan anak itu kepada seluruh negeri.

What the little fish had foretold soon came to pass; and the queen had a little girl, so very beautiful that the king could not cease looking on it for joy, and said he would hold a great feast and make merry, and show the child to all the land.

Maka ia mengundang sanak saudaranya, para bangsawan, sahabat, dan para tetangga. Namun sang ratu berkata, “Aku ingin mengundang para peri juga, agar mereka dapat bersikap baik dan murah hati kepada putri kecil kita.”

So he asked his kinsmen, and nobles, and friends, and neighbours. But the queen said, ‘I will have the fairies also, that they might be kind and good to our little daughter.’

Ada tiga belas peri di kerajaan itu; namun karena raja dan ratu hanya memiliki dua belas piring emas untuk mereka makan, mereka terpaksa tidak mengundang salah satu dari peri-peri tersebut.

Now there were thirteen fairies in the kingdom; but as the king and queen had only twelve golden dishes for them to eat out of, they were forced to leave one of the fairies without asking her.

Maka dua belas peri pun datang, masing-masing mengenakan topi merah tinggi di kepala, sepatu merah berhak tinggi di kaki, dan tongkat sihir putih panjang di tangan: dan setelah pesta selesai, mereka berkumpul melingkar dan memberikan semua hadiah terbaik mereka kepada putri kecil itu.

So twelve fairies came, each with a high red cap on her head, and red shoes with high heels on her feet, and a long white wand in her hand: and after the feast was over they gathered round in a ring and gave all their best gifts to the little princess.

Yang satu memberinya kebaikan, yang lain kecantikan, yang lain lagi kekayaan, dan begitu seterusnya sampai ia memiliki semua hal yang baik di dunia.

One gave her goodness, another beauty, another riches, and so on till she had all that was good in the world.

Tepat ketika sebelas dari mereka selesai memberkatinya, suara ribut terdengar di halaman istana, dan tersiar kabar bahwa peri ketiga belas telah datang, dengan topi hitam di kepala, sepatu hitam di kaki, dan sapu terbang di tangan: dan tak lama kemudian ia melangkah masuk ke dalam ruang perjamuan.

Just as eleven of them had done blessing her, a great noise was heard in the courtyard, and word was brought that the thirteenth fairy was come, with a black cap on her head, and black shoes on her feet, and a broomstick in her hand: and presently up she came into the dining-hall.

Karena tidak diundang ke pesta itu, ia sangat marah, memarahi raja dan ratu dengan hebat, dan bersiap untuk membalas dendam.

Now, as she had not been asked to the feast she was very angry, and scolded the king and queen very much, and set to work to take her revenge.

Lalu ia berseru, “Putri raja, pada usianya yang kelima belas, akan tertusuk oleh jarum pemintal, dan jatuh mati.”

So she cried out, ‘The king’s daughter shall, in her fifteenth year, be wounded by a spindle, and fall down dead.’

Kemudian peri kedua belas yang baik hati, yang belum memberikan hadiahnya, maju ke depan dan berkata bahwa kutukan jahat itu harus terjadi, tetapi ia dapat memperingan bahayanya; maka hadiahnya adalah, bahwa putri raja, ketika jarum pemintal melukainya, tidak akan benar-benar mati, melainkan hanya akan tertidur lelap selama seratus tahun.

Then the twelfth of the friendly fairies, who had not yet given her gift, came forward, and said that the evil wish must be fulfilled, but that she could soften its mischief; so her gift was, that the king’s daughter, when the spindle wounded her, should not really die, but should only fall asleep for a hundred years.