The Tale of Samuel Whiskers; or, The Roly-Poly Pudding

Once upon a time there was an old cat, called Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit, who was an anxious parent. She used to lose her kittens continually, and whenever they were lost they were always in mischief!

Pada zaman dahulu ada seekor kucing tua, bernama Nyonya Tabitha Twitchit, yang selalu cemas sebagai orang tua. Ia selalu saja kehilangan anak-anak kucingnya, dan setiap kali mereka hilang, mereka pasti sedang berbuat nakal!

On baking day she determined to shut them up in a cupboard.

Pada hari memanggang roti, ia memutuskan untuk mengurung mereka di dalam lemari.

She caught Moppet and Mittens, but she could not find Tom.

Ia menangkap Moppet dan Mittens, tetapi ia tak bisa menemukan Tom.

Mrs. Tabitha went up and down all over the house, mewing for Tom Kitten. She looked in the pantry under the staircase, and she searched the best spare bedroom that was all covered up with dust sheets. She went right upstairs and looked into the attics, but she could not find him anywhere.

Nyonya Tabitha berjalan naik turun ke seluruh rumah, mengeong-ngeong memanggil Tom Kitten. Ia memeriksa dapur kecil di bawah tangga, dan ia menggeledah kamar tidur tamu terbaik yang seluruhnya tertutup kain pelindung debu. Ia naik terus ke atas dan memeriksa loteng, tetapi ia tak bisa menemukan Tom di mana pun.

It was an old, old house, full of cupboards and passages. Some of the walls were four feet thick, and there used to be queer noises inside them, as if there might be a little secret staircase. Certainly there were odd little jagged doorways in the wainscot, and things disappeared at night—especially cheese and bacon.

Itu adalah rumah tua, sangat tua, penuh dengan lemari dan lorong-lorong. Beberapa dindingnya setebal empat kaki, dan dulu ada suara-suara aneh di dalamnya, seolah-olah ada tangga rahasia kecil. Memang ada pintu-pintu kecil bergerigi yang aneh di panel kayu dinding, dan barang-barang menghilang di malam hari—terutama keju dan daging asap.

Mrs. Tabitha became more and more distracted, and mewed dreadfully.

Nyonya Tabitha semakin gelisah, dan mengeong dengan mengerikan.

While their mother was searching the house, Moppet and Mittens had got into mischief.

Sementara ibu mereka sedang menggeledah rumah, Moppet dan Mittens telah berbuat nakal.

The cupboard door was not locked, so they pushed it open and came out.

Pintu lemari tidak terkunci, jadi mereka mendorongnya terbuka dan keluar.

They went straight to the dough which was set to rise in a pan before the fire.

Mereka langsung menuju adonan yang sedang dibiarkan mengembang di sebuah panci di depan perapian.

They patted it with their little soft paws—"Shall we make dear little muffins?" said Mittens to Moppet.

Mereka menepuk-nepuknya dengan cakar kecil mereka yang lembut—"Maukah kita membuat muffin kecil yang lezat?" kata Mittens kepada Moppet.

But just at that moment somebody knocked at the front door, and Moppet jumped into the flour barrel in a fright.

Tetapi tepat pada saat itu ada seseorang mengetuk pintu depan, dan Moppet melompat ke dalam tong tepung karena ketakutan.

Mittens ran away to the dairy, and hid in an empty jar on the stone shelf where the milk pans stand.

Mittens lari ke ruang susu, dan bersembunyi di dalam sebuah stoples kosong di rak batu tempat panci-panci susu berjejer.

The visitor was a neighbour, Mrs. Ribby; she had called to borrow some yeast.

Tamu itu adalah seorang tetangga, Nyonya Ribby; ia datang untuk meminjam sedikit ragi.

Mrs. Tabitha came downstairs mewing dreadfully—"Come in, Cousin Ribby, come in, and sit ye down! I'm in sad trouble, Cousin Ribby," said Tabitha, shedding tears. "I've lost my dear son Thomas; I'm afraid the rats have got him." She wiped her eyes with her apron.

Nyonya Tabitha turun ke bawah sambil mengeong dengan mengerikan—"Masuk, Sepupu Ribby, masuklah, dan duduklah! Aku sedang dalam kesedihan besar, Sepupu Ribby," kata Tabitha, meneteskan air mata. "Aku kehilangan anak lelakiku tersayang, Thomas; aku khawatir tikus-tikus telah menangkapnya." Ia mengusap matanya dengan celemeknya.

"He's a bad kitten, Cousin Tabitha; he made a cat's cradle of my best bonnet last time I came to tea. Where have you looked for him?"

"Dia anak kucing yang nakal, Sepupu Tabitha; ia menjadikan topi terbaikku sebagai ayunan tali kucing terakhir kali aku datang minum teh. Di mana saja kau sudah mencarinya?"

"All over the house! The rats are too many for me. What a thing it is to have an unruly family!" said Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit.

"Ke seluruh rumah! Tikus-tikus itu terlalu banyak untukku. Alangkah susahnya punya keluarga yang tak bisa diatur!" kata Nyonya Tabitha Twitchit.

"I'm not afraid of rats; I will help you to find him; and whip him too! What is all that soot in the fender?"

"Aku tidak takut pada tikus; aku akan membantumu mencarinya; dan memukulnya juga! Apa itu jelaga di penahan bara itu?"

"The chimney wants sweeping—Oh, dear me, Cousin Ribby—now Moppet and Mittens are gone!"

"Cerobong asapnya perlu dibersihkan—Oh, astaga, Sepupu Ribby—sekarang Moppet dan Mittens juga menghilang!"

"They have both got out of the cupboard!"

"Mereka berdua sudah keluar dari lemari!"

Ribby and Tabitha set to work to search the house thoroughly again. They poked under the beds with Ribby's umbrella, and they rummaged in cupboards. They even fetched a candle, and looked inside a clothes chest in one of the attics. They could not find anything, but once they heard a door bang and somebody scuttered downstairs.

Ribby dan Tabitha pun mulai menggeledah rumah lagi dengan teliti. Mereka mencolok-colok di bawah tempat tidur dengan payung Ribby, dan mereka mengacak-acak lemari-lemari. Mereka bahkan mengambil sebatang lilin, dan memeriksa ke dalam sebuah peti pakaian di salah satu loteng. Mereka tak menemukan apa pun, tetapi sekali mereka mendengar suara pintu berdebum dan seseorang berlari cepat menuruni tangga.

"Yes, it is infested with rats," said Tabitha tearfully. "I caught seven young ones out of one hole in the back kitchen, and we had them for dinner last Saturday. And once I saw the old father rat—an enormous old rat, Cousin Ribby. I was just going to jump upon him, when he showed his yellow teeth at me and whisked down the hole."

"Ya, rumah ini penuh tikus," kata Tabitha dengan berlinang air mata. "Aku menangkap tujuh ekor anak tikus dari satu lubang di dapur belakang, dan kami memakannya untuk makan malam Sabtu lalu. Dan sekali aku melihat tikus jantan tua itu—tikus tua yang sangat besar, Sepupu Ribby. Aku baru saja hendak melompat ke atasnya, ketika ia memamerkan gigi kuningnya kepadaku dan menyelinap cepat ke dalam lubang."

"The rats get upon my nerves, Cousin Ribby," said Tabitha.

"Tikus-tikus itu membuat sarafku tegang, Sepupu Ribby," kata Tabitha.

Ribby and Tabitha searched and searched. They both heard a curious roly-poly noise under the attic floor. But there was nothing to be seen.

Ribby dan Tabitha menggeledah dan menggeledah. Mereka berdua mendengar suara aneh berguling-guling di bawah lantai loteng. Tetapi tak ada apa pun yang terlihat.

They returned to the kitchen. "Here's one of your kittens at least," said Ribby, dragging Moppet out of the flour barrel.

Mereka kembali ke dapur. "Setidaknya ini salah satu anak kucingmu," kata Ribby, menyeret Moppet keluar dari tong tepung.

They shook the flour off her and set her down on the kitchen floor. She seemed to be in a terrible fright.

Mereka mengibaskan tepung dari tubuhnya dan menurunkannya di lantai dapur. Ia tampak sangat ketakutan.

"Oh! Mother, Mother," said Moppet, "there's been an old woman rat in the kitchen, and she's stolen some of the dough!"

"Oh! Ibu, Ibu," kata Moppet, "ada seekor tikus betina tua di dapur, dan ia mencuri sebagian adonan itu!"

The two cats ran to look at the dough pan. Sure enough there were marks of little scratching fingers, and a lump of dough was gone!

Kedua kucing itu berlari untuk melihat panci adonan. Benar saja, ada bekas jari-jari kecil yang mencakar, dan segumpal adonan telah hilang!

"Which way did she go, Moppet?"

"Ke mana ia pergi, Moppet?"

But Moppet had been too much frightened to peep out of the barrel again.

Tetapi Moppet terlalu ketakutan untuk mengintip keluar dari tong itu lagi.

Ribby and Tabitha took her with them to keep her safely in sight, while they went on with their search.

Ribby dan Tabitha membawanya bersama mereka agar tetap terlihat dengan aman, sementara mereka melanjutkan pencarian.

They went into the dairy. The first thing they found was Mittens, hiding in an empty jar.

Mereka masuk ke ruang susu. Hal pertama yang mereka temukan adalah Mittens, bersembunyi di dalam sebuah stoples kosong.

They tipped up the jar, and she scrambled out.

Mereka membalikkan stoples itu, dan ia pun merangkak keluar.

"Oh, Mother, Mother!" said Mittens—

"Oh, Ibu, Ibu!" kata Mittens—

"Oh! Mother, Mother, there has been an old man rat in the dairy—a dreadful 'normous big rat, mother; and he's stolen a pat of butter and the rolling-pin."

"Oh! Ibu, Ibu, ada seekor tikus jantan tua di ruang susu—tikus besar yang mengerikan, Ibu; dan ia mencuri seiris mentega dan penggilas adonan."

Ribby and Tabitha looked at one another.

Ribby dan Tabitha saling berpandangan.

"A rolling-pin and butter! Oh, my poor son Thomas!" exclaimed Tabitha, wringing her paws.

"Penggilas adonan dan mentega! Oh, anak lelakiku yang malang, Thomas!" seru Tabitha, meremas-remas cakarnya.

"A rolling-pin?" said Ribby. "Did we not hear a roly-poly noise in the attic when we were looking into that chest?"

"Penggilas adonan?" kata Ribby. "Bukankah kita mendengar suara berguling-guling di loteng saat kita sedang memeriksa peti itu?"

Ribby and Tabitha rushed upstairs again. Sure enough the roly-poly noise was still going on quite distinctly under the attic floor.

Ribby dan Tabitha bergegas naik ke atas lagi. Benar saja, suara berguling-guling itu masih terus terdengar dengan jelas di bawah lantai loteng.

"This is serious, Cousin Tabitha," said Ribby. "We must send for John Joiner at once, with a saw."

"Ini serius, Sepupu Tabitha," kata Ribby. "Kita harus segera memanggil John Joiner, dengan gergajinya."

Now this is what had been happening to Tom Kitten, and it shows how very unwise it is to go up a chimney in a very old house, where a person does not know his way, and where there are enormous rats.

Nah, inilah yang telah terjadi pada Tom Kitten, dan ini menunjukkan betapa tidak bijaksananya naik ke dalam cerobong asap di rumah yang sangat tua, di mana seseorang tidak tahu jalannya, dan di mana ada tikus-tikus yang sangat besar.

Tom Kitten did not want to be shut up in a cupboard. When he saw that his mother was going to bake, he determined to hide.

Tom Kitten tidak ingin dikurung di dalam lemari. Ketika ia melihat ibunya akan memanggang roti, ia memutuskan untuk bersembunyi.

He looked about for a nice convenient place, and he fixed upon the chimney.

Ia mencari-cari tempat yang nyaman dan cocok, dan ia memilih cerobong asap.

The fire had only just been lighted, and it was not hot; but there was a white choky smoke from the green sticks. Tom Kitten got upon the fender and looked up. It was a big old-fashioned fire-place.

Api baru saja dinyalakan, dan belum panas; tetapi ada asap putih yang membuat sesak napas dari kayu-kayu hijau. Tom Kitten naik ke atas penahan bara dan melihat ke atas. Itu adalah perapian besar bergaya kuno.

The chimney itself was wide enough inside for a man to stand up and walk about. So there was plenty of room for a little Tom Cat.

Cerobong asap itu sendiri cukup lebar di dalamnya sehingga seorang lelaki bisa berdiri dan berjalan-jalan. Jadi ada banyak ruang untuk seekor Kucing Tom kecil.

He jumped right up into the fire-place, balancing himself upon the iron bar where the kettle hangs.

Ia melompat langsung ke dalam perapian, menyeimbangkan dirinya di atas batang besi tempat ketel digantung.

Tom Kitten took another big jump off the bar, and landed on a ledge high up inside the chimney, knocking down some soot into the fender.

Tom Kitten melompat lagi, sekali lompatan besar dari batang itu, dan mendarat di sebuah tepian tinggi di dalam cerobong, menjatuhkan sedikit jelaga ke penahan bara.

Tom Kitten coughed and choked with the smoke; and he could hear the sticks beginning to crackle and burn in the fire-place down below. He made up his mind to climb right to the top, and get out on the slates, and try to catch sparrows.

Tom Kitten terbatuk-batuk dan tersedak karena asap; dan ia bisa mendengar kayu-kayu mulai berderak dan terbakar di perapian di bawah sana. Ia memutuskan untuk memanjat terus sampai ke puncak, dan keluar ke atap sirap, dan mencoba menangkap burung pipit.

"I cannot go back. If I slipped I might fall in the fire and singe my beautiful tail and my little blue jacket."

"Aku tak bisa kembali. Jika aku terpeleset aku bisa jatuh ke dalam api dan menghanguskan ekor indahku dan jaket biru kecilku."

The chimney was a very big old-fashioned one. It was built in the days when people burnt logs of wood upon the hearth.

Cerobong itu adalah cerobong besar bergaya kuno. Dibangun pada zaman ketika orang membakar batang-batang kayu di perapian.

The chimney stack stood up above the roof like a little stone tower, and the daylight shone down from the top, under the slanting slates that kept out the rain.

Puncak cerobong itu berdiri di atas atap seperti sebuah menara batu kecil, dan cahaya siang bersinar turun dari puncaknya, di bawah sirap-sirap miring yang menahan hujan.

Tom Kitten was getting very frightened! He climbed up, and up, and up.

Tom Kitten menjadi sangat ketakutan! Ia memanjat naik, dan naik, dan naik.

Then he waded sideways through inches of soot. He was like a little sweep himself.

Kemudian ia mengarungi ke samping melalui jelaga setebal beberapa inci. Ia jadi seperti seorang tukang bersih cerobong kecil sendiri.

It was most confusing in the dark. One flue seemed to lead into another.

Sangat membingungkan dalam kegelapan itu. Satu saluran asap tampak mengarah ke saluran asap lain.

There was less smoke, but Tom Kitten felt quite lost.

Asapnya berkurang, tetapi Tom Kitten merasa benar-benar tersesat.

He scrambled up and up; but before he reached the chimney top he came to a place where somebody had loosened a stone in the wall. There were some mutton bones lying about—

Ia merangkak naik dan naik; tetapi sebelum ia mencapai puncak cerobong ia tiba di sebuah tempat di mana seseorang telah melonggarkan sebuah batu di dinding. Ada beberapa tulang domba tergeletak di sana—

"This seems funny," said Tom Kitten. "Who has been gnawing bones up here in the chimney? I wish I had never come! And what a funny smell? It is something like mouse; only dreadfully strong. It makes me sneeze," said Tom Kitten.

"Ini rasanya aneh," kata Tom Kitten. "Siapa yang telah menggerogoti tulang-tulang di sini di dalam cerobong? Andai saja aku tak pernah datang ke sini! Dan bau apa yang aneh ini? Baunya seperti tikus; hanya saja mengerikan kuatnya. Membuatku bersin," kata Tom Kitten.

He squeezed through the hole in the wall, and dragged himself along a most uncomfortably tight passage where there was scarcely any light.

Ia memaksakan diri melewati lubang di dinding itu, dan menyeret dirinya melalui sebuah lorong yang sangat sempit dan tidak nyaman di mana hampir tak ada cahaya sama sekali.

He groped his way carefully for several yards; he was at the back of the skirting-board in the attic, where there is a little mark * in the picture.

Ia meraba-raba jalannya dengan hati-hati sejauh beberapa meter; ia berada di belakang papan pelindung dinding di loteng, tempat ada sebuah tanda kecil * dalam gambar.

All at once he fell head over heels in the dark, down a hole, and landed on a heap of very dirty rags.

Tiba-tiba ia terjatuh terjungkal dalam gelap, turun ke dalam sebuah lubang, dan mendarat di atas tumpukan kain-kain kotor.

When Tom Kitten picked himself up and looked about him—he found himself in a place that he had never seen before, although he had lived all his life in the house.

Ketika Tom Kitten bangkit dan melihat sekelilingnya—ia mendapati dirinya di sebuah tempat yang belum pernah ia lihat sebelumnya, meskipun ia sudah tinggal seumur hidupnya di rumah itu.

It was a very small stuffy fusty room, with boards, and rafters, and cobwebs, and lath and plaster.

Itu adalah sebuah ruangan kecil yang sangat pengap dan apak, dengan papan-papan, kasau-kasau, sarang laba-laba, dan bilah serta plester.

Opposite to him—as far away as he could sit—was an enormous rat.

Di seberangnya—sejauh mungkin ia bisa duduk—ada seekor tikus yang sangat besar.

"What do you mean by tumbling into my bed all covered with smuts?" said the rat, chattering his teeth.

"Apa maksudmu bergelimpangan di ranjangku dengan tubuh penuh jelaga begitu?" kata tikus itu, giginya bergemeretak.

"Please sir, the chimney wants sweeping," said poor Tom Kitten.

"Maaf, Tuan, cerobongnya perlu dibersihkan," kata Tom Kitten yang malang.

"Anna Maria! Anna Maria!" squeaked the rat. There was a pattering noise and an old woman rat poked her head round a rafter.

"Anna Maria! Anna Maria!" pekik tikus itu. Terdengar suara langkah kecil dan seekor tikus betina tua menjulurkan kepalanya dari balik sebuah kasau.

All in a minute she rushed upon Tom Kitten, and before he knew what was happening—

Dalam sekejap ia menerjang Tom Kitten, dan sebelum ia sadar apa yang sedang terjadi—

His coat was pulled off, and he was rolled up in a bundle, and tied with string in very hard knots.

Mantelnya ditanggalkan, dan ia digulung menjadi seonggok bundelan, dan diikat dengan tali dalam simpul-simpul yang sangat kencang.

Anna Maria did the tying. The old rat watched her and took snuff. When she had finished, they both sat staring at him with their mouths open.

Anna Maria yang mengikatnya. Tikus tua itu mengawasinya sambil mengisap tembakau serbuk. Ketika ia selesai, mereka berdua duduk menatapnya dengan mulut ternganga.

"Anna Maria," said the old man rat (whose name was Samuel Whiskers),—"Anna Maria, make me a kitten dumpling roly-poly pudding for my dinner."

"Anna Maria," kata tikus jantan tua itu (yang bernama Samuel Whiskers),—"Anna Maria, buatkan aku pudding gulung anak kucing untuk makan malamku."

"It requires dough and a pat of butter, and a rolling-pin," said Anna Maria, considering Tom Kitten with her head on one side.

"Itu memerlukan adonan dan seiris mentega, dan penggilas adonan," kata Anna Maria, memandangi Tom Kitten dengan kepala sedikit dimiringkan.

"No," said Samuel Whiskers, "make it properly, Anna Maria, with breadcrumbs."

"Tidak," kata Samuel Whiskers, "buatlah dengan benar, Anna Maria, dengan remah roti."

"Nonsense! Butter and dough," replied Anna Maria.

"Omong kosong! Mentega dan adonan," jawab Anna Maria.

The two rats consulted together for a few minutes and then went away.

Kedua tikus itu berunding beberapa menit lalu pergi.

Samuel Whiskers got through a hole in the wainscot, and went boldly down the front staircase to the dairy to get the butter. He did not meet anybody.

Samuel Whiskers melewati sebuah lubang di panel kayu dinding, dan berjalan dengan berani menuruni tangga depan menuju ruang susu untuk mengambil mentega. Ia tidak bertemu siapa pun.

He made a second journey for the rolling-pin. He pushed it in front of him with his paws, like a brewer's man trundling a barrel.

Ia melakukan perjalanan kedua untuk mengambil penggilas adonan. Ia mendorongnya di depannya dengan cakar-cakarnya, seperti seorang buruh pembuat bir menggelindingkan sebuah tong.

He could hear Ribby and Tabitha talking, but they were busy lighting the candle to look into the chest.

Ia bisa mendengar Ribby dan Tabitha bercakap-cakap, tetapi mereka sedang sibuk menyalakan lilin untuk memeriksa peti itu.

They did not see him.

Mereka tidak melihatnya.

Anna Maria went down by way of the skirting-board and a window shutter to the kitchen to steal the dough.

Anna Maria turun lewat papan pelindung dinding dan sebuah daun jendela menuju dapur untuk mencuri adonan.

She borrowed a small saucer, and scooped up the dough with her paws.

Ia meminjam sebuah piring kecil, dan menciduk adonan itu dengan cakar-cakarnya.

She did not observe Moppet.

Ia tidak memperhatikan Moppet.

While Tom Kitten was left alone under the floor of the attic, he wriggled about and tried to mew for help.

Sementara Tom Kitten ditinggalkan sendirian di bawah lantai loteng, ia menggeliat-geliat dan mencoba mengeong minta tolong.

But his mouth was full of soot and cobwebs, and he was tied up in such very tight knots, he could not make anybody hear him.

Tetapi mulutnya penuh jelaga dan sarang laba-laba, dan ia diikat dalam simpul yang sangat kencang, ia tak bisa membuat siapa pun mendengarnya.

Except a spider, which came out of a crack in the ceiling and examined the knots critically, from a safe distance.

Kecuali seekor laba-laba, yang keluar dari sebuah celah di langit- langit dan memeriksa simpul-simpul itu dengan kritis, dari jarak yang aman.

It was a judge of knots because it had a habit of tying up unfortunate blue-bottles. It did not offer to assist him.

Ia ahli dalam soal simpul karena ia punya kebiasaan mengikat lalat-lalat botol biru yang malang. Ia tidak menawarkan bantuan kepadanya.

Tom Kitten wriggled and squirmed until he was quite exhausted.

Tom Kitten menggeliat dan meronta-ronta sampai ia benar-benar kehabisan tenaga.

Presently the rats came back and set to work to make him into a dumpling. First they smeared him with butter, and then they rolled him in the dough.

Tak lama kemudian tikus-tikus itu kembali dan mulai mengerjakannya menjadi sebuah pudding gulung. Pertama-tama mereka melumurinya dengan mentega, lalu menggulungnya dalam adonan.

"Will not the string be very indigestible, Anna Maria?" inquired Samuel Whiskers.

"Bukankah talinya akan sangat sulit dicerna, Anna Maria?" tanya Samuel Whiskers.

Anna Maria said she thought that it was of no consequence; but she wished that Tom Kitten would hold his head still, as it disarranged the pastry. She laid hold of his ears.

Anna Maria berkata ia pikir itu tak jadi soal; tetapi ia berharap Tom Kitten mau menahan kepalanya diam, karena itu mengacaukan bentuk kuenya. Ia memegang telinganya.

Tom Kitten bit and spat, and mewed and wriggled; and the rolling-pin went roly-poly, roly; roly, poly, roly. The rats each held an end.

Tom Kitten menggigit dan meludah, dan mengeong serta meronta-ronta; dan penggilas adonan itu bergulir-gulir, gulir; gulir, gulir, gulir. Kedua tikus itu masing-masing memegang salah satu ujungnya.

"His tail is sticking out! You did not fetch enough dough, Anna Maria."

"Ekornya mencuat keluar! Kau tidak mengambil cukup banyak adonan, Anna Maria."

"I fetched as much as I could carry," replied Anna Maria.

"Aku mengambil sebanyak yang bisa kubawa," jawab Anna Maria.

"I do not think"—said Samuel Whiskers, pausing to take a look at Tom Kitten—"I do not think it will be a good pudding. It smells sooty."

"Aku tidak yakin"—kata Samuel Whiskers, berhenti sejenak untuk melihat Tom Kitten—"aku tidak yakin ini akan jadi pudding yang enak. Baunya seperti jelaga."

Anna Maria was about to argue the point, when all at once there began to be other sounds up above—the rasping noise of a saw; and the noise of a little dog, scratching and yelping!

Anna Maria hendak membantah hal itu, ketika tiba-tiba mulai terdengar suara-suara lain di atas—suara berderak dari sebuah gergaji; dan suara seekor anjing kecil, mencakar-cakar dan menggonggong-gonggong!

The rats dropped the rolling-pin, and listened attentively.

Tikus-tikus itu menjatuhkan penggilas adonan, dan mendengarkan dengan penuh perhatian.

"We are discovered and interrupted, Anna Maria; let us collect our property—and other people's,—and depart at once."

"Kita ketahuan dan terganggu, Anna Maria; mari kita kumpulkan barang-barang kita—dan barang orang lain juga—dan segera pergi."

"I fear that we shall be obliged to leave this pudding."

"Aku khawatir kita terpaksa harus meninggalkan pudding ini."

"But I am persuaded that the knots would have proved indigestible, whatever you may urge to the contrary."

"Tapi aku yakin simpul-simpul itu pasti akan sulit dicerna, apa pun yang mungkin kau bantah."

"Come away at once and help me to tie up some mutton bones in a counterpane," said Anna Maria. "I have got half a smoked ham hidden in the chimney."

"Ayo cepat pergi dan bantu aku mengikat beberapa tulang domba dalam sehelai selimut," kata Anna Maria. "Aku punya setengah ham asap tersembunyi di dalam cerobong."

So it happened that by the time John Joiner had got the plank up—there was nobody under the floor except the rolling-pin and Tom Kitten in a very dirty dumpling!

Maka terjadilah, pada saat John Joiner berhasil membongkar papan lantai—tak ada seorang pun di bawah lantai itu kecuali penggilas adonan dan Tom Kitten dalam sebuah pudding gulung yang sangat kotor!

But there was a strong smell of rats; and John Joiner spent the rest of the morning sniffing and whining, and wagging his tail, and going round and round with his head in the hole like a gimlet.

Tetapi ada bau tikus yang menyengat kuat; dan John Joiner menghabiskan sisa pagi itu mengendus-endus dan merengek, dan mengibaskan ekornya, dan berputar-putar dengan kepalanya di dalam lubang itu seperti sebuah gimlet.

Then he nailed the plank down again and put his tools in his bag, and came downstairs.

Kemudian ia memaku papan itu kembali dan memasukkan perkakasnya ke dalam tasnya, dan turun ke bawah.

The cat family had quite recovered. They invited him to stay to dinner.

Keluarga kucing itu sudah cukup pulih. Mereka mengundangnya untuk tinggal makan malam.

The dumpling had been peeled off Tom Kitten, and made separately into a bag pudding, with currants in it to hide the smuts.

Adonan pudding itu telah dikupas dari tubuh Tom Kitten, dan dibuat secara terpisah menjadi pudding kantong, dengan kismis di dalamnya untuk menyembunyikan noda-noda jelaganya.

They had been obliged to put Tom Kitten into a hot bath to get the butter off.

Mereka terpaksa memasukkan Tom Kitten ke dalam bak mandi air panas untuk membersihkan menteganya.

John Joiner smelt the pudding; but he regretted that he had not time to stay to dinner, because he had just finished making a wheel-barrow for Miss Potter, and she had ordered two hen-coops.

John Joiner mencium bau pudding itu; tetapi ia menyesal tidak punya waktu untuk tinggal makan malam, karena ia baru saja selesai membuat sebuah gerobak dorong untuk Nona Potter, dan ia telah memesan dua kandang ayam.

And when I was going to the post late in the afternoon—I looked up the lane from the corner, and I saw Mr. Samuel Whiskers and his wife on the run, with big bundles on a little wheel-barrow, which looked very like mine.

Dan ketika aku sedang pergi ke kantor pos pada sore hari yang telah larut—aku menoleh ke jalan sempit itu dari sudut, dan aku melihat Tuan Samuel Whiskers dan istrinya berlari-lari, dengan bundelan-bundelan besar di atas sebuah gerobak dorong kecil, yang tampak sangat mirip dengan milikku.

They were just turning in at the gate to the barn of Farmer Potatoes.

Mereka baru saja berbelok masuk ke gerbang gudang milik Petani Potatoes.

Samuel Whiskers was puffing and out of breath. Anna Maria was still arguing in shrill tones.

Samuel Whiskers terengah-engah dan kehabisan napas. Anna Maria masih berdebat dengan suara nyaring.

She seemed to know her way, and she seemed to have a quantity of luggage.

Ia tampak tahu jalannya, dan ia tampak membawa banyak sekali barang bawaan.

I am sure I never gave her leave to borrow my wheel-barrow!

Aku yakin aku tak pernah mengizinkannya meminjam gerobak dorongku!

They went into the barn, and hauled their parcels with a bit of string to the top of the hay mow.

Mereka masuk ke dalam gudang, dan menyeret bungkusan-bungkusan mereka dengan seutas tali ke puncak tumpukan jerami.

After that, there were no more rats for a long time at Tabitha Twitchit's.

Setelah itu, tidak ada lagi tikus untuk waktu yang lama di rumah Tabitha Twitchit.

As for Farmer Potatoes, he has been driven nearly distracted. There are rats, and rats, and rats in his barn! They eat up the chicken food, and steal the oats and bran, and make holes in the meal bags.

Adapun Petani Potatoes, ia hampir menjadi gila karenanya. Ada tikus, dan tikus, dan tikus di gudangnya! Mereka memakan habis makanan ayam, dan mencuri gandum dan dedak, dan membuat lubang-lubang di karung tepung.

And they are all descended from Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Whiskers—children and grand-children and great great grand-children.

Dan mereka semua adalah keturunan Tuan dan Nyonya Samuel Whiskers— anak-anak dan cucu-cucu dan cicit-cicit mereka.

There is no end to them!

Tak ada habisnya!

Moppet and Mittens have grown up into very good rat-catchers.

Moppet dan Mittens telah tumbuh menjadi penangkap tikus yang sangat baik.

They go out rat-catching in the village, and they find plenty of employment. They charge so much a dozen, and earn their living very comfortably.

Mereka pergi menangkap tikus di desa, dan mereka mendapatkan banyak sekali pekerjaan. Mereka memungut bayaran per lusin, dan mencari nafkah dengan sangat nyaman.

They hang up the rats' tails in a row on the barn door, to show how many they have caught—dozens and dozens of them.

Mereka menggantung ekor-ekor tikus itu berjejer di pintu gudang, untuk menunjukkan berapa banyak yang telah mereka tangkap—berlusin-lusin jumlahnya.

But Tom Kitten has always been afraid of a rat; he never durst face anything that is bigger than—

Tetapi Tom Kitten selalu takut pada tikus; ia tak pernah berani menghadapi apa pun yang lebih besar daripada—

A Mouse.

Seekor Tikus Kecil.