The Frog Statue That Moves

Sela had a new neighbor. He had a nice garden with a stone frog. The frog was gray and fat.

Sela punya tetangga baru. Ia punya taman yang indah dengan patung katak dari batu. Katak itu berwarna abu-abu dan gemuk.

On Monday morning, the frog sat by the gate. On Tuesday, it sat under the tree. On Wednesday, it sat next to the flowers.

Pada Senin pagi, katak itu duduk di dekat gerbang. Pada hari Selasa, ia duduk di bawah pohon. Pada hari Rabu, ia duduk di samping bunga-bunga.

Sela did not understand. A stone frog cannot walk. Who moved it every night?

Sela tidak mengerti. Katak batu tidak bisa berjalan. Siapa yang memindahkannya setiap malam?

She asked her friend. "Maybe the neighbor moves it," her friend said. But the neighbor was old and slow. That did not seem right.

Ia bertanya kepada temannya. "Mungkin tetangga itu yang memindahkannya," kata temannya. Tetapi tetangga itu sudah tua dan lamban. Rasanya itu tidak masuk akal.

On Thursday evening, Sela sat at her window. She watched the garden and waited. The sky got dark.

Pada Kamis sore, Sela duduk di dekat jendelanya. Ia mengawasi taman itu dan menunggu. Langit mulai gelap.

At eight o'clock, the garden door opened. A small boy came out. He was the neighbor's grandson.

Pada pukul delapan, pintu taman terbuka. Seorang anak laki-laki kecil keluar. Ia cucu si tetangga.

The boy looked left and right. He picked up the heavy frog with both hands. He put it in a new place by the pond. Then he ran back inside, and he laughed.

Anak itu menoleh ke kiri dan ke kanan. Ia mengangkat katak yang berat itu dengan kedua tangan. Ia menaruhnya di tempat baru di dekat kolam. Lalu ia berlari masuk lagi, sambil tertawa.

Sela smiled. It was a game. The boy wanted his grandpa to find it somewhere new.

Sela tersenyum. Itu sebuah permainan. Anak itu ingin kakeknya menemukan katak itu di tempat yang baru.

The next day, Sela bought a small toy frog. In the evening, she went to the garden fence. She put the toy frog next to the stone frog.

Keesokan harinya, Sela membeli katak mainan kecil. Pada malam hari, ia pergi ke pagar taman. Ia menaruh katak mainan itu di samping katak batu.

Then she went home and waited.

Lalu ia pulang dan menunggu.