Indonesian–English parallel text
Der graue Koffer
The Grey Suitcase
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Nama saya Paula, dan saya pernah mencuri keju. Yah, tidak sepenuhnya. Saya mengambil sebuah koper. Koper yang salah.
My name is Paula, and I once stole a cheese. Well, not exactly. I took a suitcase. The wrong suitcase.
Itu terjadi pada bulan Maret, di stasiun kereta di Frankfurt. Kereta saya terlambat hampir satu jam. Saya lelah dan lapar.
It happened in March, at the station in Frankfurt. My train was almost an hour late. I was tired and hungry.
Keesokan paginya saya ada wawancara penting. Wawancara kerja di Brandt Feinkost. Itu adalah perusahaan lama untuk keju, sosis, dan anggur. Saya sangat ingin bekerja di sana. Selama dua tahun saya menulis surat lamaran. Ini adalah kesempatan saya.
The next morning I had an important meeting. A job interview at Brandt Feinkost. It’s an old company for cheese, sausage and wine. I really wanted to work there. I had been writing applications for two years. This was my chance.
Di dalam kereta, koper saya berada di atas saya. Sebuah koper abu-abu, kecil, dengan roda. Begitulah yang saya pikirkan. Di Frankfurt, saya segera mengambilnya dan berlari keluar dari kereta.
On the train my suitcase lay on the rack above me. A grey suitcase, small, with wheels. Or so I thought. In Frankfurt I grabbed it quickly and ran off the train.
Di hotel, saya meletakkan koper itu di atas tempat tidur dan membukanya. Lalu saya terdiam cukup lama.
At the hotel I put the suitcase on the bed and opened it. And then, for a long time, I said nothing.
Tidak ada pakaian di sana. Tidak ada setelan jas, tidak ada blus, tidak ada sikat gigi. Di dalam koper itu ada keju. Keju yang besar, bulat, dan kuning, sebesar ban mobil. Yah, hampir.
There were no clothes. No suit, no blouse, no toothbrush. Inside the suitcase lay a cheese. A big, round, yellow cheese, as big as a car tyre. Well, almost.
Di samping keju itu ada sebuah amplop. Saya membukanya. Di dalamnya ada uang. Banyak uang. Saya menghitungnya: tiga ribu Euro.
Next to the cheese lay an envelope. I opened it. There was money inside. A lot of money. I counted it: three thousand euros.
Dan selembar kertas. Seseorang menulisnya dengan tangan:
And a note. Someone had written by hand:
Sabtu, jam 6 sore. Dia tidak boleh tahu apa-apa. Tidak boleh ada yang melihat keju ini!
Saturday, 6 p.m. He must not know anything. Nobody may see the cheese!
Saya melihat keju itu. Keju itu melihat saya. Yah, keju tidak punya mata. Tapi rasanya seperti itu.
I looked at the cheese. The cheese looked at me. All right, cheese has no eyes. But that’s how it felt.
Lalu koper itu berdering.
Then something inside the suitcase started ringing.
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