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Cerita Bahasa Inggris dan Artinya : PANGERAN KATAK - Joesin Translation

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The Frog Prince

 

There was a pretty little princess who lived in a castle near a dark forest. On hot days she liked nothing better than to play with her golden ball under the shade of the trees.

 

One day, she dropped the ball into a deep well. The princess wept bitterly at the loss of her ball. Suddenly, an ugly old frog appeared. “Whatever is the matter?” he asked. “I’ve lost my golden ball,” she cried.

 

“What will you give me if I get it for you?” asked the frog. “My jewels and my crown,” said the princess.

 

“No good to me,” said the frog. “But if you promise to love me, and let me eat from your plate and sleep in your bed, then I will get it.”

 

The princess promised without thinking. So the frog dove into the well and brought her back the golden ball.

 

But as soon as she had it in her hand, the princess ran off home. “Wait for me!” called the frog.

 

The princess forgot all about her promise. But the next day, when she was having dinner with her father, there was a knock at the door and in hopped the frog. The king made the princess tell him the whole story.

 

“Of course you must keep your promise,” he said sternly. “Lift the frog onto the table.” So the princess had to share her dinner with the frog, but it took her appetite away!

 

When it was time for bed, the king made his daughter carry the frog upstairs to her bedroom.

 

How the princess didn’t want a cold, clammy frog in her bed! But she knew that her father would be angry if she didn’t share her bed with the frog. So she let it hop onto her pillow.

 

“Now you must kiss me good night,” said the frog. The princess scrunched her face and closed her eyes. Then she gave him the smallest kiss. But when she opened her eyes, the frog had gone and in his place was a handsome prince. “You’ve broken the spell,” he said.

 

The prince was so grateful that he asked the princess to marry him. And since she liked him much better as a prince than as a frog, she said yes. He took her to his palace, where they lived happily ever after.


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Pangeran Katak

 

Ada seorang putri belia yang cantik yang tinggal di sebuah istana dekat hutan gelap. Setiap hari sedang cerah ia suka sekali bermain dengan bola emasnya dibanding lainnya di bawah naungan teduh pohon.

 

Suatu hari, ia menjatuhkan bola tersebut ke dalam sumur yang sangat dalam. Putri menangis dengan getir kehilangan bolanya. Tiba-tiba, seekor katak jelek muncul. “Ada apa?” tanya katak. “Aku kehilangan bola emasku,” tangis sang putri.

 

“Apa yang akan kamu berikan padaku sebagai imbalan jikalau aku mengambilkannya untukmu?” tanya katak. “Perhiasanku dan mahkotaku,” kata putri.

 

“Itu tidak menarik buatku,” kata katak. “Tapi jika kamu berjanji mencintaiku, dan membiarkanku memakan makanan di piringmu dan tidur di kasurmu, maka akan aku mengambilnya.”

 

Putri berjanji tanpa berpikir panjang. Lalu katak tersebut meluncur ke dalam sumur dan membawakannya kembali bola emas tadi.

 

Tapi segera setelah putri mendapatkan bolanya, ia berlari pulang. “Tunggu aku!” pinta katak.

 

Putri lupa semua hal terkait janjinya. Namun sehari kemudian, ketika ia sedang makan malam dengan ayahandanya, ada ketukan dari balik pintu dan meloncatlah masuk katak. Sang raja meminta putri memberi tahu seluruh cerita.

 

“Tentu saja kamu harus memenuhi janjimu,” kata raja dengan galak. “Angkat katak itu ke atas meja.” Lalu putri harus berbagi makan malam dengan katak, namun itu menghilangkan selera makannya!

 

Ketika waktunya tidur, sang raja meminta putrinya membawa katak naik tangga menuju kamar tidur.

 

Bagaimanapun putri tidak ingin masuk angin, katak yang basah lagi lengket itu di atas kasur! Namun  ia tahu bahwa ayahnya akan sangat marah jika ia tidak berbagi tempat tidur dengan katak. Lalu ia membiarkan katak melompat ke atas bantalnya.

 

“Kali ini kamu harus memberikanku kecupan pengantar tidur,” kata katak. Putri mengerutkan wajahnya dan menutup kedua matanya. Kemudian dia memberikannya sedikit ciuman. Namun ketika ia membuka matanya, katak tersebut lenyap dan muncullah seorang pangeran tampan dari tempat katak tadi. “Kamu telah meruntuhkan mantra jahat,” kata pangeran.

 

Sang pangeran sangat berterima kasih lalu melamar putri. Dan sejak saat itu putri mencintai pangeran lebih dalam sebagai pangeran daripada sebagai seekor katak. Pangeran membawanya ke istananya, dimana mereka hidup bahagia selamanya.


(Cerita diterjemahkan oleh Joesin Translation dari karya Mary Hoffman dalam "A First Book of Fairy Tales and Myths")