12 Cerita Rakyat dalam Bahasa Inggris dan Terjemahannya
Bawang Merah and Bawang Putih
In the ancient time, lived a little family. The family
consists of father, mother, and a beautiful girl named Bawang Putih. They are a
harmonious and happy family despite his father worked as an ordinary merchant.
One day, the happiness in this family was lost because the mother died. Bawang Putih
was very sad because she was very fond of her mother. Her father was also so
sad because he loved his wife so much.
After Bawang Putih’s mother died, her house was visited
frequently by a widow who had a daughter named Bawang Merah. The widow often came with
Bawang Merah to the Bawang Putih’s home by bringing food, helping to clean the house, and
chatting with Bawang Putih’s father. Finally, the father thinks that he should marry
the widow and made the widow as a new mother for Bawang Putih.
He asked for
consideration of the proposal to Bawang Putih. After being allowed to get
married by Bawang Putih, then her father immediately carried out the marriage.
They become a new family and lived in a house. At first, the mother and Bawang
Merah’s behaved Bawang Putih very well. However, the good behavior did not to
be last long. Soon, the Bawang Merah and her mother began to show their bad
attitude. Bawang Putih was often scolded and given heavy works when the father
went to trade. She had to do a lot of housework while the Bawang Merahs just
sit and did not work at all. However, the situation was never told by her to
his father, so the Bawang Putih continued to be treated badly by Bawang Merah’s
and her mother.
One day, his
father was sick and passed away. Since then, Bawang Putih was treated worse
than before. Bawang Putih almost never had a break every day. In the morning,
she had to get up in order to prepare breakfast and the water for Bawang Merah
and her mother. Later, she also gave eating to the livestock, washing clothes,
and even watering the entire garden. Although she should do so many works, she
always did it happily. She hoped, with such sincerity, her mother would love
her sincerely someday.
On the morning, Bawang
Putih went to the river to wash the clothes. She was so excited and washed
vigorously. Because of getting too excited, she was not aware that there was a
shirt that washed away. She realized that the shirt had been washed away when
the flow carried it far enough. Later, she pursued but did not get the shirt.
She felt hopeless and immediately went home.
The shirt was her
mother's favorite. Of course, the mother was angry and told her to look for the
shirt until she could found it. Bawang Putih came back to the river and walked
to the west to seek her mother's favorite shirt. She walked along the river up
to tens of kilometers. After that, Bawang Putih suddenly saw someone who was
bathing the buffalo in the river. She asked the man about the clothes were
washed away. Later, she was informed that the shirt drifting and it was not far
from where she was standing. At that moment, Bawang Putih immediately ran down
the river to find the shirt.
It was getting
dark and the Bawang Putih found a home. Because of completely exhausted, she
decided to take a break in the house. Apparently, it housed an old lady who had
previously found the shirt. The old lady wanted to return the shirt to her, but
she should accompany the old lady during a week. She agreed to stay with the
lady for a week. Within a week, she made the old lady to be so happy because she
was diligent and never complained even though felt so tired.
After accompanying
for a week, she was given a pumpkin as the gift. When opening it, she was very
surprised because there were so much gold and gems. She immediately went home
and told the happening to her mother and also Bawang Merah. However, the gold
and jewels that she got immediately seized and she was forced to tell where the
jewelry could be obtained. Bawang Putih immediately said that she got it from
an old lady who lived near the river.
In the next day, Bawang
Merah came to that house and stayed for a week like what Bawang Putih did.
However, because Bawang Merah was a lazy girl, the old lady gave a different
pumpkin from Bawang Putih. Bawang Merah did not care and Bawang Merah
immediately went home to open the pumpkin with her mother. Apparently, the
content was not gems or gold, but the venomous snake that bit of Bawang Merah
and the mother. Both of them died because of their greed.
After the
happening, Bawang Putih was living alone, but she was more calm and lived
happily with its gold and gems.
Terjemahan :
Bawang Merah dan Bawang Putih
Pada zaman dahulu, ada
sebuah keluarga kecil yang hidup bahagia. Keluarga tersebut terdiri dari ayah,
ibu, dan seorang gadis cantik bernama bawang putih. Mereka adalah keluarga yang
harmonis dan bahagia meskipun sang ayah hanya bekerja sebagai seorang pedagang
biasa. Suatu hari, kebahagiaan yang ada di dalam keluarga tersebut hilang
karena sang ibu meninggal. Bawang putih sangat sedih karena ia sangat
menyayangi ibunya, begitu juga sang ayah yang sangat sedih karena sang istri
telah meninggal.
Setelah ibu bawang putih
meninggal, rumahnya sering dikunjungi oleh seorang janda yang mempunyai anak
bernama bawang merah. Ibu bawang merah sering datang ke rumah bawang putih dan
membawakan makanan, membantu membersihkan rumah, dan mengobrol dengan ayah bawang
putih. Akhirnya, ayah bawang putih berpikir bahwa sebaiknya ia menikah dengan
janda tersebut dan menjadikannya sebagai ibu baru untuk bawang putih.
Ia meminta usul dan
pertimbangan dari bawang putih. Setelah diizinkan untuk menikah oleh bawang
putih, maka sang ayah segera melaksanakan pernikahan dengan ibu bawang merah.
Mereka menjadi sebuah keluarga baru dan tinggal di rumah tersebut. Pada
awalnya, ibu bawang merah dan bawang merah sangat baik terhadap bawang putih.
Namun, perilaku baik tersebut tidak bertahan lama. Lama-kelamaan bawang merah
dan ibunya mulai menunjukkan sikap buruk mereka. bawang putih sering dimarah
dan diberikan pekerjaan berat ketika sang ayah pergi berdagang. Ia harus
mengerjakan banyak pekerjaan rumah sementara bawang merah hanya duduk dan tidak
bekerja sama sekali. Namun, keadaan tersebut tidak pernah diceritakan olehnya
kepada sang ayah, sehingga bawang putih terus diperlakukan secara buruk oleh
bawang merah dan ibunya.
Pada suatu hari sang ayah
sakit dan meninggal dunia. Sejak saat itu, bawang merah dan ibunya
memperlakukan bawang putih semakin buruk. Bawang putih hampir tidak pernah
istirahat setiap hari. di pagi hari, ia harus bangun untuk mempersiapkan air
dan sarapan bagi bawang merah dan ibunya. Kemudian, ia juga harus member makan
ternak, mencuci baju, dan bahkan menyirami seluruh kebun. Meskipun pekerjaan
yang harus ia kerjakan begitu banyak, namun bawan putih melakukan semua itu
dengan gembira. Ia berharap, dengan keikhlasan tersebut, sang ibu mau
menyayanginya dengan tulus dan menganggapnya sebagai anak kandung.
Pada suatu pagi, bawang
putih pergi ke sungai untuk mencuci baju. Dia begitu gembira dan mencuci dengan
penuh semangat. Karena terlalu semangat, ia tidak sadar bahwa ada sebuah baju
yang hanyut. Ia menyadari bahwa baju tersebut hanyut ketika telah terbawa
aliran yang cukup jauh. Kemudian, ia mengejarnya dan tidak mendapatkan baju
tersebut. Ia merasa putus asa dan segera pulang ke rumah.
Baju tersebut merupakan baju kesayangan ibu bawang
merah. Tentu saja, sang ibu marah dan menyuruhnya untuk mencari baju tersebut
hingga ditemukan. Bawang putih kembali lagi ke sungai dan berjalan ke arah
barat untuk mencari baju kesayangan ibunya. Ia berjalan menyusuri aliran sungai
hingga puluhan kilometer. Setelah itu, bawang putih tiba-tiba melihat seseorang
yang sedang memandikan kerbau di sungai. Ia bertanya kepada orang itu mengenai
baju yang hanyut. Kemudian, ia mendapat informasi bahwa baju ibu bawang merah
hanyut namun baju tersebut tidaklah jauh dari tempatnya berdiri. Saat itu juga,
bawang putih segera berlari menyusuri sungai untuk menemukan baju tersebut.
Hari semakin gelap dan bawang putih menemukan sebuah
rumah. Karena sangat lelah, ia memutuskan untuk beristirahat sejenak di rumah
tersebut. Ternyata, di dalamnya tinggal seorang nenek yang sebelumnya sudah
menemukan baju milik ibu bawang putih. Sang nenek ingin mengembalikan baju
tersebut kepada bawang putih, dengan syarat bawang putih harus menemaninya
selama seminggu. Bawang putih begitu iba dengan nenek tersebut, dan ia setuju
untuk tinggal bersama sang nenek selama seminggu. Dalam waktu satu minggu, ia
membuat nenek tersebut amat gembira karena bekerja dengan rajin dan tidak
pernah mengeluh.
Setelah bawang putih menemani sang nenek selama
seminggu, ia diberikan satu buah labu sebagai hadiah. Ketika membuka labu
tersebut, ia sangat terkejut karena didalamnya terdapat emas dan permata yang
begitu banyak. Ia segera pulang dan memberitahukan kejadian tersebut kepada sang ibu
dan juga bawang merah. Namun, emas dan permata yang ia dapatkan segera direbut
dan ia dipaksa untuk memberitahukan dimana perhiasan tersebut dapat diperoleh.
Bawang putih segera mengatakan bahwa ia mendapatkannya dari seorang nenek yang
tinggal di dekat sungai.
Esok hari, bawang merah datang ke rumah nenek tersebut
dan tinggal selama satu minggu. Namun, karena bawang merah adalah gadis yang
malas, maka sang nenek memberikannya labu yang berbeda dari bawang putih.
Bawang merah tidak peduli dan ia segera pulang dan membuka labu tersebut bersama
ibunya. Ternyata, isi labu tersebut bukanlah permata atau emas, namun ular
berbisa yang menggigit bawang merah dan ibunya. Kedua orang tersebut meninggal
karena keserakahannya.
Bawang putih kini hidup sendiri namun ia lebih tenang
karena tidak ada lagi orang yang menganggunya. Ia hidup bahagia dengan emas dan
permata yang dimilikinya.
The Golden Slug (Keong Mas)
In the ancient time, lived a
young man named Galoran. He was respected because of his wealth and honor. His
parents were nobleman so he could live with luxury. However, he was very
wasteful and every day just squandered the wealth of his parents.
One day, his parents died, but
he did not care and continued to spend money as well as before. Because his
life was so extravagant, all the treasure that he had was running out and he
became an unemployed person. Many people sympathized with him and offered a
job. But every time he got the job, he just dallied and it made him always be
fired. Several months later, there was a wealthy widow who interested him. He
married the widow and of course, he was very happy to be living in luxury
again.
The widow had a daughter who
was very diligent and clever to weave. Her name is Jambean, a beautiful girl
and had been famous because of her weaving. However, Galoran did not like the
girl, because the girl often scolded him because of his laziness. Finally, he
threatened to torture and kill Jambean. He revealed the plan to his wife and
the wife was very sad to hear of the threat.
