The Farm Weekend

Bogdan lived in a big city. His uncle lived on a farm. One Friday, Bogdan took a train there for the weekend. He was nervous. He knew cats and dogs, but no farm animals.

Bogdan tinggal di kota besar. Pamannya tinggal di sebuah peternakan. Pada suatu hari Jumat, Bogdan naik kereta ke sana untuk akhir pekan. Ia gugup. Ia mengenal kucing dan anjing, tetapi tidak mengenal hewan-hewan ternak.

His uncle said, "We get up at five o'clock." Bogdan thought it was a joke. It was not.

Pamannya berkata, "Kita bangun pukul lima." Bogdan mengira itu lelucon. Ternyata bukan.

The next morning was dark and cold. In the barn, the cows were very big. They looked at him and breathed loudly. Bogdan stayed by the door.

Keesokan paginya gelap dan dingin. Di kandang, sapi-sapi itu sangat besar. Mereka menatapnya dan bernapas dengan keras. Bogdan tetap berdiri di dekat pintu.

A farm worker called Nestor saw him. "Come here," he said. "Cows are slow friends. Goats are easier. Take this bucket."

Seorang pekerja peternakan bernama Nestor melihatnya. "Kemari," katanya. "Sapi itu teman yang lambat. Kambing lebih mudah. Ambil ember ini."

Nestor showed him how to hold the food on a flat hand. Three goats ran to him. Their mouths were soft, and their eyes were strange and yellow. One goat tried to eat his sleeve.

Nestor menunjukkan cara memegang makanan di telapak tangan yang datar. Tiga ekor kambing berlari ke arahnya. Mulut mereka lembut, dan mata mereka aneh dan kuning. Seekor kambing mencoba memakan lengan bajunya.

Bogdan laughed. "She likes my jacket!"

Bogdan tertawa. "Dia suka jaketku!"

"She likes everything," Nestor said. "Give her more food, and she will leave your jacket alone."

"Dia suka semuanya," kata Nestor. "Beri dia makanan lebih banyak, dan dia akan membiarkan jaketmu."

On Saturday, Bogdan fed the goats by himself. Then he walked past the cows to get water. His legs were not so slow now. At night, he was very tired, and he slept well.

Pada hari Sabtu, Bogdan memberi makan kambing-kambing itu sendirian. Lalu ia berjalan melewati sapi-sapi untuk mengambil air. Kakinya tidak lagi selambat tadi. Malamnya, ia sangat lelah, dan ia tidur nyenyak.

On Sunday, he woke up in the dark. There was no alarm. He put on his boots and went to the kitchen. The light was off. Nobody was there.

Pada hari Minggu, ia bangun dalam gelap. Tidak ada alarm. Ia memakai botnya dan pergi ke dapur. Lampunya mati. Tidak ada siapa-siapa di sana.

Soon his uncle came in, with a surprised face.

Tak lama kemudian pamannya masuk dengan wajah terkejut.

"You are up before me," his uncle said.

"Kamu bangun lebih dulu dariku," kata pamannya.

"I know," Bogdan said. "The goats are hungry."

"Aku tahu," kata Bogdan. "Kambing-kambing itu lapar."