Empat Kucing Kecil

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Lena berumur tujuh tahun. Dia punya seekor kucing. Nama kucing itu Mimi. Mimi kecil dan abu-abu, dan dia punya telapak kaki putih.

Lena is seven years old. She has a cat. The cat is called Mimi. Mimi is small and grey, and she has white paws.

Tapi Mimi tidak sendirian lagi. Mimi punya empat bayi. Bayi-bayi itu sekarang berumur delapan minggu. Mereka kecil, bulat, dan sangat nakal.

But Mimi is not alone any more. Mimi has four babies. The babies are eight weeks old now. They are small, round and very cheeky.

Lena punya nama untuk setiap bayi. Kucing putih bernama Salju. Kucing hitam bernama Malam. Kucing abu-abu bernama Tikus. Dan kucing abu-abu dengan telapak kaki putih bernama Mini. Mini seperti Mimi, hanya lebih kecil.

Lena has a name for each baby. The white kitten is called Snow. The black kitten is called Night. The grey kitten is called Mouse. And the grey kitten with the white paws is called Mini. Mini is like Mimi, only smaller.

Setiap pagi sekarang lima kucing masuk ke kamar Lena. Mereka melompat ke tempat tidur. “Meong! Meong! Meong! Meong! Meong!” Lalu Lena bangun. Cepat.

Every morning five cats come into Lena’s room now. They jump onto the bed. “Miaow! Miaow! Miaow! Miaow! Miaow!” Then Lena gets up. Quickly.

Bayi-bayi itu bermain sepanjang hari. Salju bermain dengan kaus kaki Papa. Malam bermain dengan koran. Tikus tidur di dalam pot bunga. Dan Mini? Mini bersembunyi. Mini sangat pintar bersembunyi, seperti Mimi.

The babies play all day. Snow plays with Dad’s socks. Night plays with the newspaper. Mouse sleeps in the flowerpot. And Mini? Mini hides. Mini is very good at hiding, like Mimi.

Pada malam hari Papa duduk di sofa. Dia punya satu kucing di atas kepala, satu kucing di atas perut, dan satu kucing di dalam saku. Dia melihat Lena.

In the evening Dad sits on the sofa. He has a cat on his head, a cat on his tummy and a cat in his pocket. He looks at Lena.

“Lena, lima kucing terlalu banyak. Bayi-bayi ini sekarang cukup besar. Mereka butuh rumah baru.”

“Lena, five cats are too many. The babies are big enough now. They need a new home.”

Lena sedih. Tapi dia tahu: Papa benar. Rumah ini terlalu kecil untuk lima kucing.

Lena is sad. But she knows Dad is right. The house is too small for five cats.

“Baiklah,” katanya pelan. “Tapi bayi-bayi ini hanya pergi ke teman-teman.”

“Okay,” she says quietly. “But the babies only go to friends.”