Indonesian–English parallel text
Tikus Kota dan Tikus Desa
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Aesop
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Fabel Aesop untuk Anak-Anak Tikus Kota & Tikus Desa Seekor Tikus Kota suatu hari mengunjungi seorang kerabat yang tinggal di desa. Untuk makan siang, Tikus Desa menyajikan tangkai gandum, akar-akaran, dan biji pohon ek, dengan sedikit air dingin untuk minum.
The Æsop for Children The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse A Town Mouse once visited a relative who lived in the country. For lunch the Country Mouse served wheat stalks, roots, and acorns, with a dash of cold water for drink.
Tikus Kota makan sangat sedikit, hanya mencicipi sedikit dari yang ini dan sedikit dari yang itu, serta lewat sikapnya memperjelas bahwa dia memakan makanan sederhana itu semata-mata agar bersikap sopan.
The Town Mouse ate very sparingly, nibbling a little of this and a little of that, and by her manner making it very plain that she ate the simple food only to be polite.
Setelah makan siang, kedua sahabat itu mengobrol lama, atau lebih tepatnya Tikus Kota bercerita tentang kehidupannya di kota sementara Tikus Desa mendengarkan. Mereka kemudian pergi tidur di sarang yang nyaman di pagar tanaman dan tidur dengan tenang serta nyaman hingga pagi hari.
After the meal the friends had a long talk, or rather the Town Mouse talked about her life in the city while the Country Mouse listened. They then went to bed in a cozy nest in the hedgerow and slept in quiet and comfort until morning.
Dalam tidurnya, Tikus Desa bermimpi dia adalah seekor Tikus Kota dengan segala kemewahan dan kesenangan hidup di kota yang telah digambarkan oleh sahabatnya.
In her sleep the Country Mouse dreamed she was a Town Mouse with all the luxuries and delights of city life that her friend had described for her.
Maka keesokan harinya ketika Tikus Kota mengajak Tikus Desa pulang bersamanya ke kota, dia dengan senang hati mengiyakannya.
So the next day when the Town Mouse asked the Country Mouse to go home with her to the city, she gladly said yes.
Ketika mereka sampai di rumah besar tempat Tikus Kota tinggal, mereka menemukan sisa-sisa perjamuan yang sangat mewah di atas meja di ruang makan.
When they reached the mansion in which the Town Mouse lived, they found on the table in the dining room the leavings of a very fine banquet.
Ada manisan dan jeli, kue-kue, keju-keju yang lezat, sungguh, makanan-makanan paling menggiurkan yang dapat dibayangkan oleh seekor Tikus. Namun tepat saat Tikus Desa hendak menggigit sepotong kecil kue yang lezat, dia mendengar seekor Kucing mengeong keras dan mencakar-cakar pintu.
There were sweetmeats and jellies, pastries, delicious cheeses, indeed, the most tempting foods that a Mouse can imagine. But just as the Country Mouse was about to nibble a dainty bit of pastry, she heard a Cat mew loudly and scratch at the door.
Dalam ketakutan yang hebat, Tikus-Tikus itu bergegas lari ke tempat persembunyian, tempat mereka berbaring diam untuk waktu yang lama, hampir tidak berani bernapas.
In great fear the Mice scurried to a hiding place, where they lay quite still for a long time, hardly daring to breathe.
Ketika akhirnya mereka memberanikan diri kembali ke pesta makanan itu, pintu tiba-tiba terbuka dan para pelayan masuk untuk membersihkan meja, diikuti oleh sang Anjing Rumah.
When at last they ventured back to the feast, the door opened suddenly and in came the servants to clear the table, followed by the House Dog.
Tikus Desa berhenti di sarang Tikus Kota hanya cukup lama untuk mengambil tas kain dan payungnya.
The Country Mouse stopped in the Town Mouse’s den only long enough to pick up her carpet bag and umbrella.
“Kamu boleh memiliki kemewahan dan makanan lezat yang tidak kupunya,” katanya sambil bergegas pergi, “tetapi aku lebih memilih makananku yang sederhana dan hidupku yang bersahaja di desa dengan kedamaian dan keamanan yang menyertainya.”
“You may have luxuries and dainties that I have not,” she said as she hurried away, “but I prefer my plain food and simple life in the country with the peace and security that go with it.”
Kemiskinan yang disertai rasa aman lebih baik daripada kelimpahan di tengah rasa takut dan ketidakpastian.
Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.
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