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Malik berumur tujuh tahun. Dia tinggal bersama Mama, Papa, dan adik perempuannya, Sara, di Essaouira. Essaouira adalah kota di Maroko. Kota itu ada di dekat laut. Sara berumur lima tahun.

Malik is seven years old. He lives with Mum, Dad and his sister Sara in Essaouira. Essaouira is a town in Morocco. The town is by the sea. Sara is five.

Di Essaouira ada banyak angin. Angin selalu ada. Angin itu kuat dan agak dingin. “Kota kita adalah kota angin,” kata Papa.

There is a lot of wind in Essaouira. The wind is always there. It is strong and a little cold. “Our town is the town of the wind,” says Dad.

Hari ini hari Sabtu. Malik punya layang-layang baru. Layang-layang itu hadiah dari Paman Yusuf. Layang-layang itu merah dan tampak seperti ikan. Layang-layang itu punya dua mata kuning yang besar dan ekor yang panjang.

Today is Saturday. Malik has a new kite. The kite is a present from Uncle Yusuf. It is red and looks like a fish. It has two big yellow eyes and a long tail.

Paman Yusuf adalah saudara Papa. Dia nelayan. Dia punya perahu biru. Setiap hari dia pergi ke laut dengan perahu itu.

Uncle Yusuf is Dad’s brother. He is a fisherman. He has a blue boat. Every day he goes out to sea in the boat.

Papa, Malik, dan Sara pergi ke pantai. Pantai itu panjang dan kuning. Tetapi hari ini ada hal yang aneh. Tidak ada angin. Sama sekali tidak ada angin!

Dad, Malik and Sara go to the beach. The beach is long and yellow. But today something is strange. There is no wind. No wind at all!

“Tidak ada angin?” tanya Papa. “Di Essaouira? Itu tidak mungkin!”

“No wind?” asks Dad. “In Essaouira? That can’t be!”

Malik memegang layang-layang ke atas. Dia berlari. Dia berlari cepat. Ikan itu terbang sedikit. Lalu ikan itu jatuh ke pasir. Plop.

Malik holds the kite up. He runs. He runs fast. The fish flies a little. Then it falls into the sand. Plop.

Malik mencoba lagi. Dan lagi. Plop. Plop. Ikan itu ada di pasir.

Malik tries again. And again. Plop. Plop. The fish lies in the sand.

Sara tertawa. “Malik, ikan tidak terbang. Ikan berenang!”

Sara laughs. “Malik, fish don’t fly. Fish swim!”

“Sekarang aku berlari,” kata Papa. Papa mengambil layang-layang itu. Dia berlari sangat cepat. Dia sangat tinggi, dan kakinya panjang. Lalu dia jatuh. Papa berbaring di pasir. Ikan itu ada di atas Papa.

“Now I’ll run,” says Dad. Dad takes the kite. He runs very fast. He is very tall, and his legs are long. Then he falls over. Dad lies in the sand. The fish lies on Dad.

Sekarang Malik juga tertawa. Ada pasir di rambut Papa dan di hidung Papa. “Baiklah,” kata Papa. “Kita menunggu. Angin pasti datang.”

Now Malik laughs too. Dad has sand in his hair and sand in his nose. “Fine,” says Dad. “We’ll wait. The wind is sure to come.”

Mereka duduk di pasir dan makan roti serta jeruk. Mereka menunggu lama.

They sit in the sand and eat bread and oranges. They wait a long time.