Jack and His Comrades

Once there was a poor widow, as often there has been, and she had one son. A very scarce summer came, and they didn't know how they'd live till the new potatoes would be fit for eating. So Jack said to his mother one evening, "Mother, bake my cake, and kill my hen, till I go seek my fortune; and if I meet it, never fear but I'll soon be back to share it with you."

Dahulu kala ada seorang janda miskin, sebagaimana sering terjadi, dan ia punya seorang anak laki-laki. Tibalah musim panas yang sangat sulit, dan mereka tak tahu bagaimana bisa bertahan hidup sampai kentang baru siap dimakan. Maka Jack berkata kepada ibunya suatu malam, "Ibu, panggangkan kueku, dan sembelihlah ayamku, sampai aku pergi mencari peruntunganku; dan jika aku menemukannya, jangan khawatir, aku akan segera pulang untuk membaginya denganmu."

So she did as he asked her, and he set out at break of day on his journey. His mother came along with him to the yard gate, and says she, "Jack, which would you rather have, half the cake and half the hen with my blessing, or the whole of 'em with my curse?"

Maka ia melakukan seperti yang diminta Jack, dan Jack berangkat saat fajar menyingsing dalam perjalanannya. Ibunya menemaninya sampai gerbang halaman, dan katanya, "Jack, mana yang lebih kau inginkan, separuh kue dan separuh ayam beserta restuku, atau semuanya beserta kutukanku?"

"O musha, mother," says Jack, "why do you ax me that question? sure you know I wouldn't have your curse and Damer's estate along with it."

"Oh, Ibu," kata Jack, "kenapa Ibu menanyaiku pertanyaan itu? Ibu tahu aku tak mau restumu ditukar dengan harta sebesar apa pun."

"Well, then, Jack," says she, "here's the whole lot of 'em with my thousand blessings along with them." So she stood on the yard fence and blessed him as far as her eyes could see him.

"Kalau begitu, Jack," katanya, "ini semua bagianmu beserta seribu restuku menyertainya." Maka ia berdiri di pagar halaman dan merestuinya sejauh matanya bisa melihatnya.

Well, he went along and along till he was tired, and ne'er a farmer's house he went into wanted a boy. At last his road led by the side of a bog, and there was a poor ass up to his shoulders near a big bunch of grass he was striving to come at.

Nah, ia berjalan terus dan terus sampai lelah, dan tak satu pun rumah petani yang ia datangi membutuhkan seorang anak lelaki. Akhirnya jalannya melewati sisi sebuah rawa, dan di sana ada seekor keledai malang yang terbenam sampai bahunya di dekat seonggok rumput besar yang ia coba raih.

"Ah, then, Jack asthore," says he, "help me out or I'll be drowned."

"Ah, Jack sayang," katanya, "tolong keluarkan aku atau aku akan tenggelam."

"Never say't twice," says Jack, and he pitched in big stones and sods into the slob, till the ass got good ground under him.

"Jangan bilang dua kali," kata Jack, dan ia melemparkan batu-batu besar dan bongkahan tanah ke dalam lumpur itu, sampai keledai itu mendapat pijakan yang kokoh.

"Thank you, Jack," says he, when he was out on the hard road; "I'll do as much for you another time. Where are you going?"

"Terima kasih, Jack," katanya, ketika ia sudah berada di jalan yang keras; "aku akan membalasnya lain kali. Kau hendak ke mana?"

"Faith, I'm going to seek my fortune till harvest comes in, God bless it!"

"Sungguh, aku hendak mencari peruntunganku sampai musim panen tiba, semoga Tuhan memberkatinya!"

"And if you like," says the ass, "I'll go along with you; who knows what luck we may have!"

"Dan jika kau mau," kata keledai itu, "aku akan ikut denganmu; siapa tahu keberuntungan apa yang bisa kita dapatkan!"

"With all my heart, it's getting late, let us be jogging."

"Dengan senang hati, hari sudah semakin sore, mari kita jalan cepat."

Well, they were going through a village, and a whole army of gossoons were hunting a poor dog with a kettle tied to his tail. He ran up to Jack for protection, and the ass let such a roar out of him, that the little thieves took to their heels as if the ould boy was after them.

Nah, mereka sedang melewati sebuah desa, dan segerombolan anak-anak nakal sedang mengejar seekor anjing malang dengan ceret terikat di ekornya. Anjing itu berlari ke arah Jack untuk mencari perlindungan, dan keledai itu mengeluarkan raungan sedemikian rupa, sehingga para pencuri kecil itu kabur secepat kilat seolah dikejar setan.

"More power to you, Jack," says the dog.

"Terima kasih banyak, Jack," kata anjing itu.

"I'm much obleeged to you: where is the baste and yourself going?"

"Aku sangat berterima kasih padamu: hendak ke mana kau dan binatang ini?"

"We're going to seek our fortune till harvest comes in."

"Kami hendak mencari peruntungan kami sampai musim panen tiba."

"And wouldn't I be proud to go with you!" says the dog, "and get rid of them ill conducted boys; purshuin' to 'em."

"Betapa bangganya aku bisa ikut denganmu!" kata anjing itu, "dan terbebas dari anak-anak nakal itu; semoga mereka celaka."

"Well, well, throw your tail over your arm, and come along."

"Baiklah, baiklah, lipat saja ekormu di lenganmu, dan ayo ikut."

They got outside the town, and sat down under an old wall, and Jack pulled out his bread and meat, and shared with the dog; and the ass made his dinner on a bunch of thistles. While they were eating and chatting, what should come by but a poor half-starved cat, and the moll-row he gave out of him would make your heart ache.

Mereka keluar dari kota itu, dan duduk di bawah sebuah tembok tua, dan Jack mengeluarkan roti dan dagingnya, dan membaginya dengan anjing itu; dan keledai itu makan siang dengan seonggok tanaman thistle. Sementara mereka sedang makan dan berbincang, lewatlah seekor kucing yang setengah kelaparan, dan lolongan sedihnya bisa membuat hati siapa saja teriris.

"You look as if you saw the tops of nine houses since breakfast," says Jack; "here's a bone and something on it."

"Sepertinya kau sudah melihat atap sembilan rumah sejak sarapan," kata Jack; "ini ada tulang beserta sedikit daging padanya."

"May your child never know a hungry belly!" says Tom; "it's myself that's in need of your kindness. May I be so bold as to ask where yez are all going?"

"Semoga anakmu tak pernah tahu rasanya perut lapar!" kata Tom; "aku sendiri yang butuh kebaikanmu ini. Bolehkah aku bertanya, kalian semua hendak ke mana?"

"We're going to seek our fortune till the harvest comes in, and you may join us if you like."

"Kami hendak mencari peruntungan kami sampai musim panen tiba, dan kau boleh bergabung dengan kami kalau kau mau."

"And that I'll do with a heart and a half," says the cat, "and thank'ee for asking me."

"Itu akan kulakukan dengan sepenuh hati," kata kucing itu, "dan terima kasih sudah mengajakku."

Off they set again, and just as the shadows of the trees were three times as long as themselves, they heard a great cackling in a field inside the road, and out over the ditch jumped a fox with a fine black cock in his mouth.

Mereka berangkat lagi, dan tepat ketika bayangan pohon-pohon tiga kali lebih panjang dari diri mereka sendiri, mereka mendengar kegaduhan berkotek yang keras di sebuah ladang di dekat jalan, dan melompatlah keluar dari parit seekor rubah dengan seekor ayam jago hitam yang bagus di mulutnya.

"Oh, you anointed villain!" says the ass, roaring like thunder.

"Oh, dasar bajingan terkutuk!" kata keledai itu, meraung seperti guntur.

"At him, good dog!" says Jack, and the word wasn't out of his mouth when Coley was in full sweep after the Red Dog. Reynard dropped his prize like a hot potato, and was off like shot, and the poor cock came back fluttering and trembling to Jack and his comrades.

"Kejar dia, anjing baik!" kata Jack, dan belum sempat kata itu keluar dari mulutnya, Coley sudah melesat penuh mengejar si Anjing Merah. Reynard menjatuhkan mangsanya seperti kentang panas, dan lari secepat peluru, dan ayam jago malang itu kembali terbang-terbang gemetar ke Jack dan kawan-kawannya.

"O musha, naybours!" says he, "wasn't it the height o' luck that threw you in my way! Maybe I won't remember your kindness if ever I find you in hardship; and where in the world are you all going?"

"Oh, Tuan-tuan!" katanya, "bukankah itu keberuntungan yang luar biasa bahwa kalian melintas di jalanku! Mungkin aku tak akan lupa kebaikan kalian jika suatu saat aku menemukan kalian dalam kesulitan; dan kalian semua hendak ke mana di dunia ini?"

"We're going to seek our fortune till the harvest comes in; you may join our party if you like, and sit on Neddy's crupper when your legs and wings are tired."

"Kami hendak mencari peruntungan kami sampai musim panen tiba; kau boleh bergabung dengan rombongan kami kalau kau mau, dan duduk di pantat Neddy kalau kaki dan sayapmu lelah."

Well, the march began again, and just as the sun was gone down they looked around, and there was neither cabin nor farm house in sight.

Nah, perjalanan pun dimulai lagi, dan tepat ketika matahari terbenam mereka melihat sekeliling, dan tak ada gubuk maupun rumah petani yang terlihat.

"Well, well," says Jack, "the worse luck now the better another time, and it's only a summer night after all. We'll go into the wood, and make our bed on the long grass."

"Baiklah, baiklah," kata Jack, "sial sekarang mungkin beruntung lain kali, dan lagipula ini hanya malam musim panas. Kita akan masuk ke hutan, dan membuat tempat tidur kita di rumput panjang itu."

No sooner said than done. Jack stretched himself on a bunch of dry grass, the ass lay near him, the dog and cat lay in the ass's warm lap, and the cock went to roost in the next tree.

Tak lama setelah dikatakan, langsung dilakukan. Jack merebahkan dirinya di atas seonggok rumput kering, keledai itu berbaring di dekatnya, anjing dan kucing itu berbaring di pangkuan hangat keledai, dan ayam jago itu bertengger di pohon sebelah.

Well, the soundness of deep sleep was over them all, when the cock took a notion of crowing.

Nah, tidur nyenyak sudah menyelimuti mereka semua, ketika ayam jago itu punya keinginan untuk berkokok.

"Bother you, Black Cock!" says the ass: "you disturbed me from as nice a wisp of hay as ever I tasted. What's the matter?"

"Sialan kau, Ayam Hitam!" kata keledai itu: "kau mengangguku dari seonggok jerami senikmat apa pun yang pernah kurasakan. Ada apa?"

"It's daybreak that's the matter: don't you see light yonder?"

"Fajar sudah menyingsing itulah soalnya: tidakkah kau lihat cahaya di sana?"

"I see a light indeed," says Jack, "but it's from a candle it's coming, and not from the sun. As you've roused us we may as well go over, and ask for lodging."

"Aku memang melihat cahaya," kata Jack, "tapi itu berasal dari sebuah lilin, bukan dari matahari. Karena kau sudah membangunkan kami, kita mungkin bisa pergi ke sana, dan meminta tempat menginap."

So they all shook themselves, and went on through grass, and rocks, and briars, till they got down into a hollow, and there was the light coming through the shadow, and along with it came singing, and laughing, and cursing.

Maka mereka semua menggeliat, dan berjalan melewati rumput, batu-batu, dan semak duri, sampai mereka turun ke sebuah lembah, dan di sana ada cahaya menembus bayangan itu, dan bersamanya terdengar nyanyian, tawa, dan umpatan.

"Easy, boys!" says Jack: "walk on your tippy toes till we see what sort of people we have to deal with."

"Pelan-pelan, kawan-kawan!" kata Jack: "berjalanlah dengan ujung kaki sampai kita lihat orang seperti apa yang harus kita hadapi."

So they crept near the window, and there they saw six robbers inside, with pistols, and blunderbushes, and cutlashes, sitting at a table, eating roast beef and pork, and drinking mulled beer, and wine, and whisky punch.

Maka mereka merayap mendekati jendela itu, dan di sana mereka melihat enam perampok di dalam, dengan pistol, senapan tua, dan golok, duduk di sebuah meja, makan daging sapi dan babi panggang, dan minum bir hangat, dan anggur, dan wiski.

"Wasn't that a fine haul we made at the Lord of Dunlavin's!" says one ugly-looking thief with his mouth full, "and it's little we'd get only for the honest porter! here's his purty health!"

"Bukankah itu hasil rampokan yang bagus yang kita dapat di rumah Tuan Dunlavin!" kata salah satu perampok berwajah buruk dengan mulut penuh, "dan hanya sedikit yang bisa kita dapat kalau bukan karena penjaga pintu yang jujur itu! ini kesehatannya yang cantik!"

"The porter's purty health!" cried out every one of them, and Jack bent his finger at his comrades.

"Kesehatan penjaga pintu yang cantik!" seru mereka semua, dan Jack menekuk jarinya kepada teman-temannya.

"Close your ranks, my men," says he in a whisper, "and let every one mind the word of command."

"Rapatkan barisan, kawan-kawanku," katanya berbisik, "dan biarkan setiap orang mengikuti aba-aba."

So the ass put his fore-hoofs on the sill of the window, the dog got on the ass's head, the cat on the dog's head, and the cock on the cat's head. Then Jack made a sign, and they all sung out like mad.

Maka keledai itu meletakkan kaki depannya di ambang jendela, anjing itu naik ke atas kepala keledai, kucing itu di atas kepala anjing, dan ayam jago di atas kepala kucing. Kemudian Jack memberi tanda, dan mereka semua bersuara sekencang-kencangnya seperti orang gila.

"Hee-haw, hee-haw!" roared the ass; "bow-wow!" barked the dog; "meaw-meaw!" cried the cat; "cock-a-doodle-doo!" crowed the cock.

"Hee-haw, hee-haw!" raung sang keledai; "guk-guk!" gonggong sang anjing; "meong-meong!" jerit sang kucing; "kukuruyuk!" kokok sang ayam jago.

"Level your pistols!" cried Jack, "and make smithereens of 'em. Don't leave a mother's son of 'em alive; present, fire!" With that they gave another halloo, and smashed every pane in the window. The robbers were frightened out of their lives. They blew out the candles, threw down the table, and skelped out at the back door as if they were in earnest, and never drew rein till they were in the very heart of the wood.

"Arahkan pistol kalian!" seru Jack, "dan hancurkan mereka berkeping-keping. Jangan biarkan satu anak pun dari mereka hidup; siap, tembak!" Dengan itu mereka bersorak lagi, dan menghancurkan setiap kaca di jendela itu. Para perampok itu ketakutan setengah mati. Mereka meniup padam lilin-lilin, menjatuhkan meja, dan lari terbirit-birit keluar pintu belakang seolah nyawa mereka dalam bahaya, dan tak berhenti sampai mereka berada jauh di tengah hutan.

Jack and his party got into the room, closed the shutters, lighted the candles, and ate and drank till hunger and thirst were gone. Then they lay down to rest;—Jack in the bed, the ass in the stable, the dog on the door-mat, the cat by the fire, and the cock on the perch.

Jack dan rombongannya masuk ke ruangan itu, menutup daun jendela, menyalakan lilin, dan makan serta minum sampai lapar dan haus mereka hilang. Kemudian mereka berbaring untuk beristirahat;—Jack di ranjang, keledai di kandang, anjing di keset pintu, kucing di dekat perapian, dan ayam jago di tenggerannya.

At first the robbers were very glad to find themselves safe in the thick wood, but they soon began to get vexed.

Mula-mula para perampok itu sangat lega mendapati diri mereka aman di dalam hutan lebat, tetapi tak lama mereka mulai kesal.

"This damp grass is very different from our warm room," says one.

"Rumput lembap ini sangat berbeda dari ruangan hangat kita," kata salah satu.

"I was obliged to drop a fine pig's foot," says another.

"Aku terpaksa menjatuhkan sepotong kaki babi yang enak," kata yang lain.

"I didn't get a tayspoonful of my last tumbler," says another.

"Aku belum sempat minum seteguk pun dari gelasku yang terakhir," kata yang lain.

"And all the Lord of Dunlavin's gold and silver that we left behind!" says the last.

"Dan semua emas dan perak milik Tuan Dunlavin yang kita tinggalkan!" kata yang terakhir.

"I think I'll venture back," says the captain, "and see if we can recover anything."

"Kurasa aku akan mencoba kembali," kata sang kapten, "dan melihat apakah kita bisa mengambil kembali sesuatu."

"That's a good boy!" said they all, and away he went.

"Bagus sekali!" kata mereka semua, dan pergilah ia.

The lights were all out, and so he groped his way to the fire, and there the cat flew in his face, and tore him with teeth and claws. He let a roar out of him, and made for the room door, to look for a candle inside. He trod on the dog's tail, and if he did, he got the marks of his teeth in his arms, and legs, and thighs.

Lampu-lampu semuanya padam, jadi ia meraba-raba jalannya menuju perapian, dan di sana kucing itu melompat ke wajahnya, dan mencakarnya dengan gigi dan cakarnya. Ia meraung keras, dan menuju pintu ruangan, untuk mencari lilin di dalam. Ia menginjak ekor anjing itu, dan seketika ia mendapat bekas gigitan di lengan, kaki, dan pahanya.

"Thousand murders!" cried he; "I wish I was out of this unlucky house."

"Seribu pembunuhan!" serunya; "andai aku bisa keluar dari rumah sial ini."

When he got to the street door, the cock dropped down upon him with his claws and bill, and what the cat and dog done to him was only a flay-bite to what he got from the cock.

Ketika ia sampai di pintu depan, ayam jago itu turun menyerangnya dengan cakar dan paruhnya, dan apa yang dilakukan kucing dan anjing kepadanya hanyalah gigitan ringan dibandingkan dengan yang ia terima dari ayam jago itu.

"Oh, tattheration to you all, you unfeeling vagabones!" says he, when he recovered his breath; and he staggered and spun round and round till he reeled into the stable, back foremost, but the ass received him with a kick on the broadest part of his small clothes, and laid him comfortably on the dunghill.

"Oh, terkutuklah kalian semua, para bajingan tak berperasaan!" katanya, ketika ia bisa bernapas kembali; dan ia terhuyung dan berputar-putar sampai terjungkal masuk ke kandang, mundur ke belakang, tetapi keledai itu menyambutnya dengan tendangan tepat di bagian terlebar pakaian dalamnya, dan meletakkannya dengan nyaman di atas tumpukan kotoran.

When he came to himself, he scratched his head, and began to think what happened him; and as soon as he found that his legs were able to carry him, he crawled away, dragging one foot after another, till he reached the wood.

Ketika ia sadar kembali, ia menggaruk kepalanya, dan mulai berpikir apa yang menimpanya; dan begitu ia mendapati kakinya masih mampu membawanya, ia merangkak pergi, menyeret satu kaki demi satu kaki, sampai ia mencapai hutan.

"Well, well," cried them all, when he came within hearing, "any chance of our property?"

"Nah, nah," seru mereka semua, ketika ia sudah cukup dekat untuk didengar, "adakah harapan untuk harta kita?"

"You may say chance," says he, "and it's itself is the poor chance all out. Ah, will any of you pull a bed of dry grass for me? All the sticking-plaster in Enniscorthy will be too little for the cuts and bruises I have on me. Ah, if you only knew what I have gone through for you!

"Bisa kau bilang harapan," katanya, "dan itu memang harapan yang sangat tipis. Ah, maukah salah satu dari kalian menarik seonggok rumput kering untukku? Semua plester yang ada di Enniscorthy tak akan cukup untuk luka dan memar yang ada padaku. Ah, andai kalian tahu apa yang telah kualami demi kalian!

"When I got to the kitchen fire, looking for a sod of lighted turf, what should be there but an old woman carding flax, and you may see the marks she left on my face with the cards.

"Ketika aku sampai di perapian dapur, mencari sebongkah gambut yang menyala, siapa sangka di sana ada seorang nenek tua menyisir rami, dan kalian bisa lihat bekas yang ia tinggalkan di wajahku dengan sisir-sisirnya.

"I made to the room door as fast as I could, and who should I stumble over but a cobbler and his seat, and if he did not work at me with his awls and his pinchers you may call me a rogue.

"Aku bergegas menuju pintu ruangan secepat mungkin, dan siapa yang kutabrak selain seorang tukang sepatu beserta bangkunya, dan jika ia tak menyerangku dengan penusuk dan tang-tangnya kalian boleh sebut aku pembohong.

"Well, I got away from him somehow, but when I was passing through the door, it must be the divel himself that pounced down on me with his claws, and his teeth, that were equal to sixpenny nails, and his wings—ill luck be in his road!

"Nah, entah bagaimana aku berhasil lolos darinya, tetapi ketika aku melewati pintu itu, pastilah setan sendiri yang menerkamku dengan cakar-cakarnya, dan giginya, yang setara dengan paku enam peni, dan sayap-sayapnya—celakalah jalannya!

"Well, at last I reached the stable, and there, by way of salute, I got a pelt from a sledge-hammer that sent me half a mile off. If you don't believe me, I'll give you leave to go and judge for yourselves."

"Nah, akhirnya aku sampai di kandang, dan di sana, sebagai salam, aku mendapat pukulan dari sebuah palu godam yang melemparku setengah mil jauhnya. Kalau kalian tak percaya padaku, silakan kalian pergi sendiri dan lihat."

"Oh, my poor captain," says they, "we believe you to the nines. Catch us, indeed, going within a hen's race of that unlucky cabin!"

"Oh, kapten kami yang malang," kata mereka, "kami percaya sepenuhnya padamu. Jangan harap kami mau mendekati gubuk sial itu barang sejengkal pun!"

Well, before the sun shook his doublet next morning, Jack and his comrades were up and about. They made a hearty breakfast on what was left the night before, and then they all agreed to set off to the castle of the Lord of Dunlavin, and give him back all his gold and silver.

Nah, sebelum matahari mengibaskan jubahnya keesokan paginya, Jack dan kawan-kawannya sudah bangun dan bergerak. Mereka sarapan lahap dari sisa makanan malam sebelumnya, lalu mereka semua sepakat untuk berangkat ke istana Tuan Dunlavin, dan mengembalikan semua emas dan peraknya.

Jack put it all in the two ends of a sack and laid it across Neddy's back, and all took the road in their hands. Away they went, through bogs, up hills, down dales, and sometimes along the yellow high road, till they came to the hall-door of the Lord of Dunlavin, and who should be there, airing his powdered head, his white stockings, and his red breeches, but the thief of a porter.

Jack memasukkan semuanya ke kedua ujung sebuah karung dan meletakkannya di punggung Neddy, dan semua mengambil jalan di tangan mereka. Pergilah mereka, melewati rawa, naik bukit, turun lembah, dan kadang-kadang di sepanjang jalan raya berdebu kuning, sampai mereka tiba di pintu aula Tuan Dunlavin, dan siapa yang ada di sana, sedang mengangin-anginkan rambut bertepungnya, kaus kaki putihnya, dan celana pendek merahnya, selain penjaga pintu yang pencuri itu.

He gave a cross look to the visitors, and says he to Jack, "What do you want here, my fine fellow? there isn't room for you all."

Ia memberi pandangan sinis kepada para tamu, dan katanya kepada Jack, "Apa yang kau mau di sini, kawan? tak ada tempat untuk kalian semua."

"We want," says Jack, "what I'm sure you haven't to give us—and that is, common civility."

"Yang kami mau," kata Jack, "adalah yang aku yakin tak kau punya untuk diberikan—yaitu, kesopanan biasa."

"Come, be off, you lazy strollers!" says he, "while a cat 'ud be licking her ear, or I'll let the dogs at you."

"Ayo, pergilah, para pengembara pemalas!" katanya, "sebelum seekor kucing sempat menjilat telinganya, atau kulepaskan anjing-anjing itu padamu."

"Would you tell a body," says the cock that was perched on the ass's head, "who was it that opened the door for the robbers the other night?"

"Maukah kau memberitahu kami," kata ayam jago yang bertengger di kepala keledai, "siapa yang membukakan pintu untuk para perampok malam itu?"

Ah! maybe the porter's red face didn't turn the colour of his frill, and the Lord of Dunlavin and his pretty daughter, that were standing at the parlour window unknownst to the porter, put out their heads.

Ah! mungkin wajah merah sang penjaga pintu berubah warna seperti kerah bajunya, dan Tuan Dunlavin beserta putrinya yang cantik, yang berdiri di jendela ruang tamu tanpa sepengetahuan sang penjaga pintu, menjulurkan kepala mereka.

"I'd be glad, Barney," says the master, "to hear your answer to the gentleman with the red comb on him."

"Aku akan senang, Barney," kata sang tuan, "mendengar jawabanmu kepada tuan berjambul merah ini."

"Ah, my lord, don't believe the rascal; sure I didn't open the door to the six robbers."

"Ah, Tuanku, jangan percaya bajingan itu; aku sungguh tak membukakan pintu untuk keenam perampok itu."

"And how did you know there were six, you poor innocent?" said the lord.

"Dan bagaimana kau tahu ada enam, kau yang polos itu?" kata sang tuan.

"Never mind, sir," says Jack, "all your gold and silver is there in that sack, and I don't think you will begrudge us our supper and bed after our long march from the wood of Athsalach."

"Jangan khawatir, Tuan," kata Jack, "semua emas dan perak Anda ada di dalam karung itu, dan kurasa Anda tak akan keberatan memberi kami makan malam dan tempat tidur setelah perjalanan panjang kami dari hutan Athsalach."

"Begrudge, indeed! Not one of you will ever see a poor day if I can help it."

"Keberatan, sungguh! Tak seorang pun dari kalian akan merasakan hari yang buruk jika aku bisa mencegahnya."

So all were welcomed to their heart's content, and the ass and the dog and the cock got the best posts in the farmyard, and the cat took possession of the kitchen. The lord took Jack in hands, dressed him from top to toe in broadcloth, and frills as white as snow, and turnpumps, and put a watch in his fob. When they sat down to dinner, the lady of the house said Jack had the air of a born gentleman about him, and the lord said he'd make him his steward. Jack brought his mother, and settled her comfortably near the castle, and all were as happy as you please.

Maka semua disambut dengan sepenuh hati, dan keledai, anjing, dan ayam jago mendapat tempat terbaik di halaman peternakan, dan kucing mengambil alih dapur. Sang tuan membawa Jack dan mendandaninya dari ujung kepala sampai kaki dengan kain wol halus, dan kerah seputih salju, dan sepatu pantofel, dan menyematkan sebuah jam saku di sakunya. Ketika mereka duduk untuk makan malam, sang nyonya rumah berkata Jack punya sikap seorang bangsawan sejati, dan sang tuan berkata ia akan menjadikannya pengurus rumah tangganya. Jack membawa ibunya, dan mendudukkannya dengan nyaman di dekat istana itu, dan semua hidup berbahagia sesuka hati.