Choosing Between the Two Kittens

Vera visits the animal shelter to adopt one kitten. She wants just one, but two kittens catch her eye.

Vera mengunjungi tempat penampungan hewan untuk mengadopsi seekor anak kucing. Ia hanya ingin satu, tetapi dua anak kucing menarik perhatiannya.

The first kitten is orange and sleeps in a small ball. The second kitten is gray and climbs the cage bars.

Anak kucing yang pertama berwarna oranye dan tidur meringkuk seperti bola kecil. Anak kucing yang kedua berwarna abu-abu dan memanjat jeruji kandang.

"I can't decide," Vera tells the shelter worker, Amir. "They're both so cute."

"Aku tidak bisa memutuskan," kata Vera kepada petugas penampungan, Amir. "Dua-duanya lucu sekali."

"Take your time," Amir says. "Sit with both of them for a while."

"Jangan terburu-buru," kata Amir. "Duduklah bersama keduanya sebentar."

Vera sits on the floor. The orange kitten climbs into her lap and falls asleep right away.

Vera duduk di lantai. Anak kucing oranye itu naik ke pangkuannya dan langsung tertidur.

The gray kitten jumps on her shoulder and bats at her hair. Vera laughs out loud.

Anak kucing abu-abu itu melompat ke bahunya dan mencakar-cakar rambutnya. Vera tertawa terbahak-bahak.

"This one has a lot of energy," Amir says. "The orange kitten is calm and quiet."

"Yang ini sangat bertenaga," kata Amir. "Anak kucing oranye itu tenang dan pendiam."

Vera thinks about her small apartment and her busy work schedule. "Maybe a calm kitten is a good choice," she says.

Vera memikirkan apartemennya yang kecil dan jadwal kerjanya yang padat. "Mungkin anak kucing yang tenang pilihan yang bagus," katanya.

But the gray kitten won't stop playing with her shoelace. Vera watches it and starts to smile.

Tetapi anak kucing abu-abu itu tidak berhenti bermain dengan tali sepatunya. Vera memperhatikannya dan mulai tersenyum.

"Actually, I need some energy in my life too," she says. "Can I take them both?"

"Sebenarnya, hidupku juga butuh sedikit tenaga," katanya. "Boleh aku bawa keduanya?"

Amir laughs and checks his clipboard. "Two kittens, coming right up," he says. Vera fills out the papers for both.

Amir tertawa dan memeriksa papan jepitnya. "Dua anak kucing, segera datang," katanya. Vera mengisi surat-surat untuk keduanya.