The Cat in the Bakery Window

There are posters on every lamp post on Chen's street. They say, "LOST CAT. Orange, with one white foot. Please call." Under the words is a phone number.

Ada poster di setiap tiang lampu di jalan rumah Chen. Isinya, "KUCING HILANG. Oranye, dengan satu kaki putih. Mohon hubungi." Di bawah tulisan itu ada nomor telepon.

Every morning, Chen walks past the bakery on his way to school. Every morning, an orange cat sleeps in the window by the bread. Chen stops and looks at it for a long time.

Setiap pagi, Chen berjalan melewati toko roti dalam perjalanan ke sekolah. Setiap pagi, seekor kucing oranye tidur di jendela dekat roti. Chen berhenti dan memandangnya lama sekali.

"Is it the same cat?" he asks himself. Many cats are orange. He needs to see the foot.

"Apakah itu kucing yang sama?" tanyanya dalam hati. Banyak kucing berwarna oranye. Ia perlu melihat kakinya.

On Thursday, he gets to the bakery early. The cat sits up and stretches. One front foot is white, like a small sock. Chen's heart beats fast.

Pada hari Kamis, ia tiba di toko roti lebih awal. Kucing itu duduk tegak dan meregangkan badan. Satu kaki depannya putih, seperti kaus kaki kecil. Jantung Chen berdebar kencang.

He reads the number on a poster and calls it. A woman answers at once.

Ia membaca nomor di sebuah poster dan meneleponnya. Seorang wanita langsung menjawab.

"I think I see your cat," Chen says. "He is in the bakery on my street."

"Sepertinya saya melihat kucing Anda," kata Chen. "Ia ada di toko roti di jalan rumah saya."

"I will come now," the woman says. "My name is Olga."

"Saya datang sekarang," kata wanita itu. "Nama saya Olga."

Ten minutes later, she runs down the street. She opens the bakery door, and the cat jumps into her arms.

Sepuluh menit kemudian, ia berlari menyusuri jalan. Ia membuka pintu toko roti, dan kucing itu melompat ke pelukannya.

The baker comes out from behind the counter. "I feed him every morning," she says. "I give him a little fish. I thought he had no home."

Si pembuat roti keluar dari balik konter. "Saya memberinya makan setiap pagi," katanya. "Saya memberinya sedikit ikan. Saya kira ia tidak punya rumah."

"He has a home," Olga says. "But he found a second breakfast."

"Ia punya rumah," kata Olga. "Tapi ia menemukan sarapan kedua."

She thanks Chen and the baker. Chen walks to the nearest lamp post and takes down the poster.

Ia berterima kasih kepada Chen dan si pembuat roti. Chen berjalan ke tiang lampu terdekat dan mengambil poster itu.