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Rumah di Atas Bukit

The House on the Hill

Dulu ada seorang pria dari Pulau Hawaii. Aku akan menyebutnya Keawe. Sebenarnya dia masih hidup, jadi namanya harus tetap rahasia. Dia lahir dekat Honaunau. Dan tulang-tulang Keawe yang Agung tersembunyi di sebuah gua di sana.

There was a man of the Island of Hawaii. I will call him Keawe. The truth is that he is still alive, so his name must stay secret. He was born near Honaunau. And the bones of Keawe the Great lie hidden in a cave there.

Keawe miskin, berani dan rajin, dan dia bisa membaca dan menulis seperti seorang guru. Dia juga pelaut yang hebat. Dia bekerja di kapal uap antarpulau, dan dia mengemudikan perahu penangkap paus di pantai Hamakua. Lalu suatu hari dia ingin melihat dunia yang besar dan kota-kota asing. Jadi dia mencari pekerjaan di sebuah kapal ke San Francisco.

Keawe was poor, brave and busy, and he could read and write like a schoolmaster. He was also an excellent sailor. He worked on the island steamers, and he steered a whaleboat on the Hamakua coast. Then one day he wanted to see the big world and foreign cities. So he found work on a ship to San Francisco.

San Francisco adalah kota yang indah dengan pelabuhan yang bagus. Kota itu penuh dengan orang kaya. Di satu bukit, semua rumah seperti istana.

San Francisco was a beautiful town with a good harbour. It was full of rich people. On one hill, all the houses were like palaces.

Suatu hari Keawe berjalan naik ke bukit ini dengan saku penuh uang. Dia melihat rumah-rumah besar di kedua sisi. “Rumah-rumah yang indah!” pikirnya. “Orang-orang di sini pasti sangat bahagia, karena mereka tidak khawatir tentang hari esok!”

One day Keawe walked up this hill with his pocket full of money. He looked at the big houses on both sides. “What beautiful houses!” he thought. “The people here must be very happy, because they have no worries about tomorrow!”

Lalu dia sampai di sebuah rumah yang lebih kecil daripada yang lain. Tetapi rumah itu sempurna seperti mainan. Tangganya berkilau seperti perak, dan kebunnya penuh bunga. Jendela-jendelanya seterang berlian. Keawe berdiri diam dan menatap rumah itu.

Then he came to a house that was smaller than the others. But it was as perfect as a toy. Its steps shone like silver, and its garden was full of flowers. Its windows were as bright as diamonds. Keawe stood still and stared at it.

Lalu dia melihat seorang pria yang memandang keluar ke arahnya. Jendelanya sangat bersih. Jadi Keawe melihat pria itu seperti ikan di kolam di karang. Pria itu tua, berkepala botak dan berjanggut hitam. Wajahnya sangat sedih, dan dia menghela napas.

Then he saw a man who was looking out at him. The window was very clear. So Keawe saw him like a fish in a pool on the reef. The man was old, with a bald head and a black beard. His face was very sad, and he sighed.

Keawe memandang pria itu ke dalam, dan pria itu memandang Keawe ke luar. Dan sebenarnya kedua pria itu iri satu sama lain.

Keawe looked in at the man, and the man looked out at Keawe. And the truth is that each man was jealous of the other.

Tiba-tiba pria itu tersenyum dan mengangguk, dan dia melambai agar Keawe masuk. Dia menemuinya di pintu.

Suddenly the man smiled and nodded, and he waved to Keawe to come in. He met him at the door.

“Ini rumahku yang bagus,” kata pria itu, dan dia menghela napas lagi. “Apakah Anda mau melihat kamar-kamarnya?”

“This is a fine house of mine,” said the man, and he sighed again. “Do you want to see the rooms?”

Dia membawa Keawe berkeliling seluruh rumah, dari ruang bawah tanah sampai atap. Semuanya di dalam rumah itu sempurna, dan Keawe sangat terkejut.

He took Keawe all through the house, from the cellar to the roof. Everything in it was perfect, and Keawe was very surprised.

“Ini benar-benar rumah yang indah,” kata Keawe. “Berikan aku rumah seperti ini, dan aku akan tertawa sepanjang hari. Jadi mengapa Anda menghela napas?”

“This really is a beautiful house,” said Keawe. “Give me a house like this, and I will laugh all day long. So why are you sighing?”

“Anda bisa memiliki rumah seperti ini, atau yang lebih bagus, jika Anda mau,” kata pria itu. “Saya kira Anda punya uang?”

“You can have a house like this one, or a better one, if you want,” said the man. “You have some money, I think?”

“Aku punya lima puluh dolar,” kata Keawe. “Tetapi rumah seperti ini harganya lebih dari lima puluh dolar.”

“I have fifty dollars,” said Keawe. “But a house like this costs more than fifty dollars.”