The Wolf and the Tailor

This story is a story of the past—of the days when Christ and the Twelve Apostles still walked on earth.

Kisah ini adalah kisah dari masa lampau—dari masa ketika Kristus dan Kedua Belas Rasul masih berjalan di bumi.

One day they were still on their road, going on a long, long road, and a wolf met them and said: “Lord, I am feeling hungry.”

Suatu hari mereka masih dalam perjalanan, menyusuri jalan yang panjang, sangat panjang, dan seekor serigala menemui mereka dan berkata: "Tuhan, aku merasa lapar."

“Go,” Christ said to him, “and eat a mare.”

"Pergilah," kata Kristus kepadanya, "dan makanlah seekor kuda betina."

So the wolf went to look for a mare.

Maka pergilah serigala itu mencari seekor kuda betina.

And he saw her going up and down, and said: “Mare, the Lord has bidden me eat you!”

Dan dia melihatnya berjalan mondar-mandir, dan berkata: "Kuda betina, Tuhan telah memerintahkan aku untuk memakanmu!"

So she answered: “Well, please do not eat me—it is not the proper thing. But I have a passport on me; only it is driven in very hard.”

Maka dia menjawab: "Baiklah, tolong jangan memakanku—itu bukan hal yang pantas. Tapi aku memiliki surat izin padaku; hanya saja itu tertanam sangat dalam."

“Well, show it me.”

"Baiklah, tunjukkan padaku."

“Just come near my hind feet!”

"Datanglah dekat kaki belakangku!"

So the wolf went up, and she kicked him with her hoofs, and knocked out his front teeth, so that the wolf was thrown, at a blow, three sazhéns away, and the mare ran off.

Maka serigala itu mendekat, dan kuda betina itu menendangnya dengan kukunya, dan merontokkan gigi depannya, sehingga serigala itu terlempar, dalam satu pukulan, sejauh tiga sazhen, dan kuda betina itu pun lari.

Back the wolf came with a petition, met Christ, and said: “Lord, the mare almost killed me!”

Serigala itu kembali dengan sebuah keluhan, bertemu Kristus, dan berkata: "Tuhan, kuda betina itu hampir membunuhku!"

“Well, go on and eat the ram.”

"Baiklah, pergilah dan makan domba jantan itu."

So the wolf ran up to the ram—ran up and said: “Ram, I am going to eat you—it is the command of the Lord.”

Maka serigala itu berlari menghampiri domba jantan itu—berlari menghampiri dan berkata: "Domba jantan, aku akan memakanmu—itu perintah Tuhan."

“Well, come and eat me up if you will. I will stand on the hill, and will jump up into your mouth all ready.”

"Baiklah, datang dan makanlah aku kalau kau mau. Aku akan berdiri di atas bukit, dan akan melompat masuk ke mulutmu, siap sedia."

So the wolf stood on the hill, and the ram told him to open his mouth. So the wolf went and stood on the hill and opened his mouth for the food, and the ram ran down and hit him hard with the horns on his forehead—whack! The wolf was knocked off his feet, and the ram went away. And the wolf got up, looked all round, and there was never a sign of the ram.

Maka serigala itu berdiri di atas bukit, dan domba jantan itu menyuruhnya membuka mulutnya. Maka serigala itu pergi dan berdiri di atas bukit dan membuka mulutnya untuk santapannya, dan domba jantan itu berlari turun dan menyeruduknya keras dengan tanduknya di dahinya—bletak! Serigala itu terjungkal, dan domba jantan itu pun pergi. Dan serigala itu bangkit, melihat sekeliling, dan tak ada tanda-tanda domba jantan itu sama sekali.

So he went up with another complaint. And he found Christ and said: “Lord, even the ram has deceived me. Why, it almost knocked me to bits.”

Maka dia pergi lagi dengan keluhan lain. Dan dia menemui Kristus dan berkata: "Tuhan, bahkan domba jantan itu telah menipuku. Kenapa, dia hampir membuatku hancur berkeping-keping."

“All right!” said Christ, “go and eat the tailor.”

"Baiklah!" kata Kristus, "pergilah dan makan si penjahit."

So the wolf ran up, and he met a tailor on the way. “Tailor,” he said, “I am going to eat you, by command of the Lord.”

Maka serigala itu berlari menghampiri, dan dia bertemu seorang penjahit di jalan. "Penjahit," katanya, "aku akan memakanmu, atas perintah Tuhan."

“All right. Let me say good-bye—I should like to greet my kin.”

"Baiklah. Biarkan aku mengucapkan selamat tinggal—aku ingin memberi salam pada sanak saudaraku."

“No, I cannot let you say good-bye with your kin.”

"Tidak, aku tidak bisa membiarkanmu mengucapkan selamat tinggal pada sanak saudaramu."

“Well, I cannot help it—it must be so. Come and eat me up. Only at least let me take your measurements. I only want to see whether I shall slip in easily.”

"Baiklah, aku tidak bisa berbuat apa-apa—memang harus begini. Datang dan makanlah aku. Hanya saja, setidaknya biarkan aku mengambil ukuranmu. Aku hanya ingin melihat apakah aku bisa masuk dengan mudah."

“All right!—measure away,” said the wolf.

"Baiklah!—ukur saja," kata serigala itu.

So the tailor went back, took hold of the wolf by his tail, twined his tail round in his hand, and began to whip the wolf. And the wolf struggled and tussled, roared and shrieked, and tore until he tore his tail loose, and he then took to his feet. So he ran away with all of his might, and he met seven other wolves. They said: “Why are you, grey wolf, tailless?”

Maka penjahit itu kembali, memegang ekor serigala itu, melilitkan ekornya di tangannya, dan mulai mencambuk serigala itu. Dan serigala itu bergumul dan meronta, mengaum dan menjerit, dan menarik-narik sampai dia merobek ekornya sendiri lepas, dan kemudian dia kabur secepat mungkin. Maka dia lari sekuat tenaga, dan dia bertemu tujuh ekor serigala lainnya. Mereka berkata: "Kenapa kau, serigala kelabu, tak berekor?"

“Oh, the tailor tore it out.”

"Oh, penjahit itu merobeknya lepas."

“Where is the tailor?”

"Di mana penjahit itu?"

“You see him there, on the road.”

"Kau bisa melihatnya di sana, di jalan."

“All right—we will hunt after him.” And they started after the tailor.

"Baiklah—kami akan memburunya." Dan mereka pun mulai mengejar penjahit itu.

When the tailor heard the chase coming after him, and saw that it was a disagreeable business, he scaled up a tree as fast as he could. So the wolves arrived there and said: “We will stop here, brothers, and wait until the tailor comes down. Do you, manx-wolf, stop below, and we will each of us climb on the other’s shoulders.” So the manx-wolf lay at the bottom, and all the seven wolves went after the others and climbed up.

Ketika penjahit itu mendengar kejaran yang datang mengejarnya, dan melihat bahwa itu adalah urusan yang tidak menyenangkan, dia memanjat pohon secepat mungkin. Maka serigala-serigala itu tiba di sana dan berkata: "Kita akan berhenti di sini, saudara-saudara, dan menunggu sampai penjahit itu turun. Kau, serigala manx, berdiri di bawah, dan kita masing-masing akan memanjat di atas bahu yang lain." Maka serigala manx itu berbaring di bawah, dan ketujuh serigala itu memanjat satu demi satu ke atas.

When the tailor saw his ill-fate coming so near him, for they were nearer and nearer, he cried out to the top one: “It is nobody’s fault, only the manx-wolf’s!” So the manx-wolf was frightened, and jumped out from below and ran off. All the seven wolves tumbled down and chased after him, caught him up, and tore him to bits. But the tailor slid down the tree and went back home.

Ketika penjahit itu melihat nasib buruknya mendekat begitu dekat kepadanya, karena mereka semakin dekat dan semakin dekat, dia berteriak kepada yang paling atas: "Ini bukan salah siapa-siapa, hanya salah si serigala manx!" Maka serigala manx itu ketakutan, dan melompat keluar dari bawah dan lari. Ketujuh serigala itu semuanya jatuh berguguran dan mengejarnya, menangkapnya, dan merobeknya berkeping-keping. Tapi penjahit itu meluncur turun dari pohon dan pulang ke rumah.