Indonesian–English parallel text

Peniup Seruling dari Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

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Kota yang Dipenuhi Tikus

A Town Full of Rats

Pada tahun 1284, Hamelin adalah sebuah kota kecil yang indah di utara Jerman. Dinding-dinding batu kunonya berdiri di samping sungai Weser, yang dalam dan lebar. Sebagian besar waktu, kota itu adalah tempat tinggal yang menyenangkan.

In the year 1284, Hamelin was a pretty little town in the north of Germany. Its old stone walls stood beside the river Weser, which was deep and wide. Most of the time, it was a pleasant place to live.

Namun pada musim panas itu, Hamelin menghadapi masalah yang mengerikan. Tikus! Ada tikus di mana-mana.

But that summer, Hamelin had a terrible problem. Rats! There were rats everywhere.

Mereka melawan anjing dan mengejar kucing. Mereka memakan keju di dapur dan menjilati sup dari sendok para juru masak. Mereka bahkan membuat sarang di dalam topi hari Minggu terbaik milik para pria.

They fought the dogs and chased the cats. They ate the cheese in the kitchens and licked the soup from the cooks’ spoons. They even built nests in the men’s best Sunday hats.

Pada malam hari mereka berlarian di atas tempat tidur. Pada siang hari mereka mencicit begitu keras hingga para wanita tidak bisa saling mendengar saat berbicara.

At night they ran over the beds. During the day they squeaked so loudly that the women couldn’t hear each other talk.

Warga Hamelin sudah mencoba segalanya. Mereka telah membeli lebih banyak kucing, memasang perangkap, dan menebar racun, tetapi tidak ada yang berhasil. Setiap minggu tampaknya ada lebih banyak tikus daripada sebelumnya.

The people of Hamelin had tried everything. They had bought more cats, set traps and put out poison, but nothing had worked. Every week there seemed to be more rats than before.

Akhirnya warga kehabisan kesabaran. Kerumunan orang yang besar dan marah berbaris menuju Balai Kota, tempat Wali Kota dan dewan kota sedang duduk di meja panjang mereka.

At last the people lost their patience. A large, angry crowd marched to the Town Hall, where the Mayor and the council were sitting at their long table.

“Wali Kota kita bodoh!” teriak seseorang. “Dan dewan kota tidak lebih baik! Kami membayar jubah bulu halus Anda, dan apa yang Anda lakukan untuk kami? Tidak ada!”

“Our Mayor is a fool!” someone shouted. “And the council is no better! We pay for your fine fur robes, and what do you do for us? Nothing!”

“Cari cara untuk menyingkirkan tikus-tikus ini,” teriak pria lain, “atau kami akan melemparkan Anda semua keluar dari Balai Kota!”

“Find a way to get rid of these rats,” another man shouted, “or we’ll throw you all out of the Town Hall!”

Wali Kota dan para anggota dewan menjadi pucat dan gemetar di kursi mereka. Mereka sama sekali tidak tahu apa yang harus dilakukan.

The Mayor and the councillors went pale and shook in their chairs. They had no idea what to do.

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