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The Story of the Three Little Pigs

A free B1-level English story for language learners, readable online in 7 languages, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.

Level
B1
Genres
fairy-tale, folklore
Reading time
5 min
Languages available
EN, VI, ES, ZH, PT, HI, ID
The Story of the Three Little Pigs cover

Three little pigs strike out on their own and each build a house — of straw, sticks, and bricks — while a hungry, huffing wolf comes calling to test which one will hold.

Once upon a time when pigs spoke rhyme And monkeys chewed tobacco, And hens took snuff to make them tough, And ducks went quack, quack, quack, O!

Pada zaman dahulu ketika babi bicara berirama Dan monyet mengunyah tembakau, Dan ayam betina mengisap tembakau agar tangguh, Dan bebek mengeluarkan suara kwek, kwek, kwek, O!

There was an old sow with three little pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune. The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him:

Ada seekor induk babi tua dengan tiga anak babi kecil, dan karena ia tidak mempunyai cukup makanan untuk membesarkan mereka, ia menyuruh mereka pergi mencari peruntungan mereka sendiri. Yang pertama pergi bertemu seorang pria membawa seikat jerami, dan berkata kepadanya:

“Please, man, give me that straw to build me a house.”

"Tolong, Tuan, berikan jerami itu untuk membangun rumah bagiku."

Which the man did, and the little pig built a house with it. Presently came along a wolf, and knocked at the door, and said:

Pria itu pun memberikannya, dan si babi kecil membangun rumah dengannya. Tak lama kemudian datanglah seekor serigala, dan mengetuk pintu, serta berkata:

“Little pig, little pig, let me come in.”

"Babi kecil, babi kecil, biarkan aku masuk."

To which the pig answered:

Yang dijawab oleh si babi:

“No, no, by the hair of my chiny chin chin.”

"Tidak, tidak, demi bulu daguku yang kecil."

The wolf then answered to that:

Serigala itu kemudian menjawab:

“Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in.”

"Kalau begitu aku akan mengembus, dan aku akan meniup, dan aku akan meniupkan rumahmu hingga roboh."

So he huffed, and he puffed, and he blew his house in, and ate up the little pig.

Maka ia pun mengembus, dan meniup, dan meniupkan rumah itu hingga roboh, lalu melahap si babi kecil.

The second little pig met a man with a bundle of furze, and said:

Babi kecil kedua bertemu seorang pria membawa seikat semak duri, dan berkata:

“Please, man, give me that furze to build a house.”

"Tolong, Tuan, berikan semak duri itu untuk membangun sebuah rumah."

Which the man did, and the pig built his house. Then along came the wolf, and said:

Pria itu pun memberikannya, dan si babi membangun rumahnya. Kemudian datanglah serigala itu, dan berkata:

“Little pig, little pig, let me come in.”

"Babi kecil, babi kecil, biarkan aku masuk."

“No, no, by the hair of my chiny chin chin.”

"Tidak, tidak, demi bulu daguku yang kecil."

“Then I'll puff, and I'll huff, and I'll blow your house in.”

"Kalau begitu aku akan meniup, dan aku akan mengembus, dan aku akan meniupkan rumahmu hingga roboh."

So he huffed, and he puffed, and he puffed, and he huffed, and at last he blew the house down, and he ate up the little pig.

Maka ia pun mengembus, dan meniup, dan meniup, dan mengembus, dan akhirnya ia meniupkan rumah itu hingga roboh, dan ia melahap si babi kecil.

The third little pig met a man with a load of bricks, and said:

Babi kecil ketiga bertemu seorang pria membawa muatan batu bata, dan berkata:

“Please, man, give me those bricks to build a house with.”

"Tolong, Tuan, berikan batu bata itu untuk membangun sebuah rumah."

So the man gave him the bricks, and he built his house with them. So the wolf came, as he did to the other little pigs, and said:

Maka pria itu memberinya batu bata, dan ia membangun rumahnya dengan batu bata itu. Lalu serigala pun datang, seperti yang ia lakukan kepada kedua babi kecil lainnya, dan berkata:

“Little pig, little pig, let me come in.”

"Babi kecil, babi kecil, biarkan aku masuk."

“No, no, by the hair of my chiny chin chin.”

"Tidak, tidak, demi bulu daguku yang kecil."

“Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in.”

"Kalau begitu aku akan mengembus, dan aku akan meniup, dan aku akan meniupkan rumahmu hingga roboh."

Well, he huffed, and he puffed, and he huffed and he puffed, and he puffed and huffed; but he could _not_ get the house down. When he found that he could not, with all his huffing and puffing, blow the house down, he said:

Nah, ia pun mengembus, dan meniup, dan mengembus dan meniup, dan meniup dan mengembus; tetapi ia _tidak_ bisa merobohkan rumah itu. Ketika ia menyadari bahwa dengan segala embusan dan tiupannya ia tidak dapat merobohkan rumah itu, ia berkata:

“Little pig, I know where there is a nice field of turnips.”

"Babi kecil, aku tahu di mana ada ladang lobak yang bagus."

“Where?” said the little pig.

"Di mana?" kata si babi kecil.

“Oh, in Mr. Smith's Home-field, and if you will be ready tomorrow morning I will call for you, and we will go together, and get some for dinner.”

"Oh, di Ladang Rumah milik Tuan Smith, dan jika kau bersiap besok pagi aku akan menjemputmu, dan kita akan pergi bersama, dan mengambil beberapa untuk makan malam."

“Very well,” said the little pig, “I will be ready. What time do you mean to go?”

"Baiklah," kata si babi kecil, "aku akan bersiap. Pukul berapa kau bermaksud pergi?"

“Oh, at six o'clock.”

"Oh, pukul enam."

Well, the little pig got up at five, and got the turnips before the wolf came (which he did about six) and who said:

Nah, si babi kecil bangun pukul lima, dan mengambil lobak-lobak itu sebelum serigala datang (yang datang sekitar pukul enam) dan berkata:

“Little Pig, are you ready?”

"Babi Kecil, apakah kau sudah siap?"

The little pig said: “Ready! I have been and come back again, and got a nice potful for dinner.”

Si babi kecil berkata: "Siap! Aku sudah pergi dan kembali lagi, dan mendapat satu panci penuh yang bagus untuk makan malam."

The wolf felt very angry at this, but thought that he would be up to the little pig somehow or other, so he said:

Serigala itu merasa sangat marah mendengar ini, tetapi berpikir bahwa ia akan bisa mengakali si babi kecil dengan cara lain, maka ia berkata:

“Little pig, I know where there is a nice apple-tree.”

"Babi kecil, aku tahu di mana ada pohon apel yang bagus."

“Where?” said the pig.

"Di mana?" kata si babi.

“Down at Merry-garden,” replied the wolf, “and if you will not deceive me I will come for you, at five o'clock tomorrow and get some apples.”

"Di bawah sana di Merry-garden," jawab serigala, "dan jika kau tidak menipuku aku akan datang menjemputmu, pukul lima besok pagi untuk mengambil beberapa apel."

Well, the little pig bustled up the next morning at four o'clock, and went off for the apples, hoping to get back before the wolf came; but he had further to go, and had to climb the tree, so that just as he was coming down from it, he saw the wolf coming, which, as you may suppose, frightened him very much. When the wolf came up he said:

Nah, si babi kecil bergegas bangun keesokan paginya pukul empat, dan pergi mengambil apel-apel itu, berharap kembali sebelum serigala datang; tetapi ia harus pergi lebih jauh, dan harus memanjat pohon itu, sehingga tepat ketika ia sedang turun darinya, ia melihat serigala datang, yang, seperti dapat kau bayangkan, sangat menakutinya. Ketika serigala tiba ia berkata:

“Little pig, what! are you here before me? Are they nice apples?”

"Babi kecil, apa! kau di sini sebelum aku? Apakah apel-apelnya enak?"

“Yes, very,” said the little pig. “I will throw you down one.”

"Ya, sangat enak," kata si babi kecil. "Aku akan melemparkan satu untukmu."

And he threw it so far, that, while the wolf was gone to pick it up, the little pig jumped down and ran home. The next day the wolf came again, and said to the little pig:

Dan ia melemparkannya sejauh mungkin, sehingga, ketika serigala pergi mengambilnya, si babi kecil melompat turun dan berlari pulang. Keesokan harinya serigala datang lagi, dan berkata kepada si babi kecil:

“Little pig, there is a fair at Shanklin this afternoon, will you go?”

"Babi kecil, ada pasar malam di Shanklin sore ini, maukah kau pergi?"

“Oh yes,” said the pig, “I will go; what time shall you be ready?”

"Oh ya," kata si babi, "aku akan pergi; pukul berapa kau akan siap?"

“At three,” said the wolf. So the little pig went off before the time as usual, and got to the fair, and bought a butter-churn, which he was going home with, when he saw the wolf coming. Then he could not tell what to do. So he got into the churn to hide, and by so doing turned it round, and it rolled down the hill with the pig in it, which frightened the wolf so much, that he ran home without going to the fair. He went to the little pig's house, and told him how frightened he had been by a great round thing which came down the hill past him. Then the little pig said:

"Pukul tiga," kata serigala. Maka si babi kecil pergi lebih awal dari waktu yang ditentukan seperti biasanya, dan sampai di pasar malam itu, serta membeli sebuah tong pengaduk mentega, yang ia bawa pulang, ketika ia melihat serigala datang. Maka ia tidak tahu harus berbuat apa. Jadi ia masuk ke dalam tong itu untuk bersembunyi, dan dengan berbuat begitu ia membuatnya berputar, dan tong itu menggelinding menuruni bukit dengan si babi di dalamnya, yang membuat serigala begitu ketakutan, sehingga ia berlari pulang tanpa pergi ke pasar malam. Ia pergi ke rumah si babi kecil, dan menceritakan betapa ketakutannya ia oleh sebuah benda bundar besar yang menggelinding menuruni bukit melewatinya. Kemudian si babi kecil berkata:

“Hah, I frightened you, then. I had been to the fair and bought a butter-churn, and when I saw you, I got into it, and rolled down the hill.”

"Hah, jadi aku yang menakutimu. Aku tadi pergi ke pasar malam dan membeli sebuah tong pengaduk mentega, dan ketika aku melihatmu, aku masuk ke dalamnya, dan menggelinding menuruni bukit."

Then the wolf was very angry indeed, and declared he _would_ eat up the little pig, and that he would get down the chimney after him. When the little pig saw what he was about, he hung on the pot full of water, and made up a blazing fire, and, just as the wolf was coming down, took off the cover, and in fell the wolf; so the little pig put on the cover again in an instant, boiled him up, and ate him for supper, and lived happy ever afterwards.

Maka serigala itu menjadi sangat marah, dan bersumpah bahwa ia _akan_ melahap si babi kecil, dan bahwa ia akan turun lewat cerobong asap untuk mengejarnya. Ketika si babi kecil melihat apa yang hendak dilakukannya, ia menggantungkan panci berisi penuh air, dan menyalakan api yang berkobar, dan, tepat ketika serigala sedang turun, ia membuka tutupnya, dan serigala pun jatuh ke dalamnya; maka si babi kecil segera menutupnya kembali seketika itu juga, merebusnya hingga matang, dan memakannya untuk makan malam, lalu hidup bahagia selamanya sesudah itu.

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