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12 Cerita Rakyat dalam Bahasa Inggris dan Terjemahannya

Onion and Garlic (Bawang Merah dan Bawang Ptih!

In the ancient time" li#ed a little $amily% The $amily consists o$ $ather" mother" and a &eati$l girl

named Garlic% They are a harmonios and ha''y $amily des'ite his $ather worked as an ordinary

merchant% One day" the ha''iness in this $amily was lost &ecase the mother died% Garlic was #erysad &ecase she was #ery $ond o$ her mother% er $ather was also so sad &ecase he lo#ed his wi$e

so mch%

)$ter Garlics mother died" her hose was #isited $re*ently &y a widow who had a daghter

named Onion% The widow o$ten came with Onion to the Garlics home &y &ringing $ood" hel'ing

to clean the hose" and chatting with Garlics $ather% +inally" the $ather thinks that he shold

marry the widow and made the widow as a new mother $or Garlic%

e asked $or consideration o$ the 'ro'osal to Garlic% )$ter &eing allowed to get married &y Garlic"

then her $ather immediately carried ot the marriage% They &ecome a new $amily and li#ed in a

hose% )t $irst" the mother and Onions &eha#ed Garlic #ery well% owe#er" the good &eha#ior did

not to &e last long% ,oon" the Onion and her mother &egan to show their &ad attitde% Garlic was

o$ten scolded and gi#en hea#y works when the $ather went to trade% ,he had to do a lot o$

hosework while the Onions jst sit and did not work at all% owe#er" the sitation was ne#er told

&y her to his $ather" so the Garlic contined to &e treated &adly &y Onions and her mother%

One day" his $ather was sick and 'assed away% ,ince then" Garlic was treated worse than &e$ore%

Garlic almost ne#er had a &reak e#ery day% In the morning" she had to get ' in order to 're'are

&reak$ast and the water $or Onion and her mother% -ater" she also ga#e eating to the li#estock"washing clothes" and e#en watering the entire garden% )lthogh she shold do so many works" she

always did it ha''ily% ,he ho'ed" with sch sincerity" her mother wold lo#e her sincerely

someday%

On the morning" Garlic went to the ri#er to wash the clothes% ,he was so e.cited and washed

#igorosly% Becase o$ getting too e.cited" she was not aware that there was a shirt that washed

away% ,he reali/ed that the shirt had &een washed away when the $low carried it $ar enogh% -ater"

she 'rsed &t did not get the shirt% ,he $elt ho'eless and immediately went home%

The shirt was her mother0s $a#orite% O$ corse" the mother was angry and told her to look $or the

shirt ntil she cold $ond it% Garlic came &ack to the ri#er and walked to the west to seek her

mother0s $a#orite shirt% ,he walked along the ri#er ' to tens o$ kilometers% )$ter that" Garlic

sddenly saw someone who was &athing the &$$alo in the ri#er% ,he asked the man a&ot the

clothes were washed away% -ater" she was in$ormed that the shirt dri$ting and it was not $ar $rom

where she was standing% )t that moment" Garlic immediately ran down the ri#er to $ind the shirt%

It was getting dark and the Garlic $ond a home% Becase o$ com'letely e.hasted" she decided to

take a &reak in the hose% )''arently" it hosed an old lady who had 're#iosly $ond the shirt%

The old lady wanted to retrn the shirt to her" &t she shold accom'any the old lady dring aweek% ,he agreed to stay with the lady $or a week% ithin a week" she made the old lady to &e so

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ha''y &ecase she was diligent and ne#er com'lained e#en thogh $elt so tired%

)$ter accom'anying $or a week" she was gi#en a 'm'kin as the gi$t% hen o'ening it" she was

#ery sr'rised &ecase there were so mch gold and gems% ,he immediately went home and told

the ha''ening to her mother and also Onion% owe#er" the gold and jewels that she gotimmediately sei/ed and she was $orced to tell where the jewelry cold &e o&tained% Garlic

immediately said that she got it $rom an old lady who li#ed near the ri#er%

In the ne.t day" Onion came to that hose and stayed $or a week like what Garlic did% owe#er"

&ecase Onion was a la/y girl" the old lady ga#e a di$$erent 'm'kin $rom Garlic% Onion did not

care and Onion immediately went home to o'en the 'm'kin with her mother% )''arently" the

content was not gems or gold" &t the #enomos snake that &it o$ Onion and the mother% Both o$

them died &ecase o$ their greed%

)$ter the ha''ening" Garlic was li#ing alone" &t she was more calm and li#ed ha''ily with its

gold and gems%

Terjemahan

Bawang Merah dan Bawang Ptih

Pada /aman dahl" ada se&ah kelarga kecil yang hid' &ahagia% 3elarga terse&t terdiri dari

ayah" i&" dan seorang gadis cantik &ernama &awang 'tih% Mereka adalah kelarga yang

harmonis dan &ahagia meski'n sang ayah hanya &ekerja se&agai seorang 'edagang &iasa% ,at

hari" ke&ahagiaan yang ada di dalam kelarga terse&t hilang karena sang i& meninggal% Bawang

'tih sangat sedih karena ia sangat menyayangi i&nya" &egit jga sang ayah yang sangat sedihkarena sang istri telah meninggal%

,etelah i& &awang 'tih meninggal" rmahnya sering diknjngi oleh seorang janda yang

mem'nyai anak &ernama &awang merah% I& &awang merah sering datang ke rmah &awang

'tih dan mem&awakan makanan" mem&ant mem&ersihkan rmah" dan mengo&rol dengan ayah

&awang 'tih% )khirnya" ayah &awang 'tih &er'ikir &ahwa se&aiknya ia menikah dengan janda

terse&t dan menjadikannya se&agai i& &ar ntk &awang 'tih%

Ia meminta sl dan 'ertim&angan dari &awang 'tih% ,etelah dii/inkan ntk menikah oleh

&awang 'tih" maka sang ayah segera melaksanakan 'ernikahan dengan i& &awang merah%

Mereka menjadi se&ah kelarga &ar dan tinggal di rmah terse&t% Pada awalnya" i& &awang

merah dan &awang merah sangat &aik terhada' &awang 'tih% 4amn" 'erilak &aik terse&t tidak

&ertahan lama% -ama5kelamaan &awang merah dan i&nya mlai mennjkkan sika' &rk

mereka% &awang 'tih sering dimarah dan di&erikan 'ekerjaan &erat ketika sang ayah 'ergi

&erdagang% Ia hars mengerjakan &anyak 'ekerjaan rmah sementara &awang merah hanya ddk

dan tidak &ekerja sama sekali% 4amn" keadaan terse&t tidak 'ernah diceritakan olehnya ke'ada

sang ayah" sehingga &awang 'tih ters di'erlakkan secara &rk oleh &awang merah dan

i&nya%

Pada sat hari sang ayah sakit dan meninggal dnia% ,ejak saat it" &awang merah dan i&nya

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mem'erlakkan &awang 'tih semakin &rk% Bawang 'tih ham'ir tidak 'ernah istirahat setia'

hari% di 'agi hari" ia hars &angn ntk mem'ersia'kan air dan sara'an &agi &awang merah dan

i&nya% 3emdian" ia jga hars mem&er makan ternak" mencci &aj" dan &ahkan menyirami

selrh ke&n% Meski'n 'ekerjaan yang hars ia kerjakan &egit &anyak" namn &awan 'tih

melakkan sema it dengan gem&ira% Ia &erhara'" dengan keikhlasan terse&t" sang i& mamenyayanginya dengan tls dan mengangga'nya se&agai anak kandng%

Pada sat 'agi" &awang 'tih 'ergi ke sngai ntk mencci &aj% 6ia &egit gem&ira dan

mencci dengan 'enh semangat% 3arena terlal semangat" ia tidak sadar &ahwa ada se&ah &aj

yang hanyt% Ia menyadari &ahwa &aj terse&t hanyt ketika telah ter&awa aliran yang ck'

jah% 3emdian" ia mengejarnya dan tidak menda'atkan &aj terse&t% Ia merasa 'ts asa dan

segera 'lang ke rmah%

Baj terse&t mer'akan &aj kesayangan i& &awang merah% Tent saja" sang i& marah dan

menyrhnya ntk mencari &aj terse&t hingga ditemkan% Bawang 'tih kem&ali lagi ke

sngai dan &erjalan ke arah &arat ntk mencari &aj kesayangan i&nya% Ia &erjalan menysri

aliran sngai hingga 'lhan kilometer% ,etelah it" &awang 'tih ti&a5ti&a melihat seseorang yang

sedang memandikan ker&a di sngai% Ia &ertanya ke'ada orang it mengenai &aj yang hanyt%

3emdian" ia menda'at in$ormasi &ahwa &aj i& &awang merah hanyt namn &aj terse&t

tidaklah jah dari tem'atnya &erdiri% ,aat it jga" &awang 'tih segera &erlari menysri sngai

ntk menemkan &aj terse&t%

ari semakin gela' dan &awang 'tih menemkan se&ah rmah% 3arena sangat lelah" ia

memtskan ntk &eristirahat sejenak di rmah terse&t% Ternyata" di dalamnya tinggal seorangnenek yang se&elmnya sdah menemkan &aj milik i& &awang 'tih% ,ang nenek ingin

mengem&alikan &aj terse&t ke'ada &awang 'tih" dengan syarat &awang 'tih hars

menemaninya selama semingg% Bawang 'tih &egit i&a dengan nenek terse&t" dan ia setj

ntk tinggal &ersama sang nenek selama semingg% 6alam wakt sat mingg" ia mem&at

nenek terse&t amat gem&ira karena &ekerja dengan rajin dan tidak 'ernah mengelh%

,etelah &awang 'tih menemani sang nenek selama semingg" ia di&erikan sat &ah la& se&agai

hadiah% 3etika mem&ka la& terse&t" ia sangat terkejt karena didalamnya terda'at emas dan

'ermata yang &egit &anyak% Ia segera 'lang dan mem&eritahkan kejadian terse&t ke'ada sang

i& dan jga &awang merah% 4amn" emas dan 'ermata yang ia da'atkan segera dire&t dan ia

di'aksa ntk mem&eritahkan dimana 'erhiasan terse&t da'at di'eroleh% Bawang 'tih segera

mengatakan &ahwa ia menda'atkannya dari seorang nenek yang tinggal di dekat sngai%

7sok hari" &awang merah datang ke rmah nenek terse&t dan tinggal selama sat mingg%

4amn" karena &awang merah adalah gadis yang malas" maka sang nenek mem&erikannya la&

yang &er&eda dari &awang 'tih% Bawang merah tidak 'edli dan ia segera 'lang dan mem&ka

la& terse&t &ersama i&nya% Ternyata" isi la& terse&t &kanlah 'ermata ata emas" namn lar

&er&isa yang menggigit &awang merah dan i&nya% 3eda orang terse&t meninggal karena

keserakahannya%

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Bawang 'tih kini hid' sendiri namn ia le&ih tenang karena tidak ada lagi orang yang

menganggnya% Ia hid' &ahagia dengan emas dan 'ermata yang dimilikinya%